MLP: MYM Chapter 6 Was A Trainwreck

MLP G5 Doesn’t Respect It’s Audience. That's it lol
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[@Snomwithaknife420]

I believe the biggest problem with G5 is that it’s both trying to be something new and be G4. But both fails in being new AND understanding the *why* of why MLP g4 worked.

[@beatfox15]

It’s true, I wish I had more time in the video to go in depth on certain things but I was in a time crunch to get this out ASAP lol

[@shadamyandsonamylover]

@@beatfox15apparently hasbro lost all the rights to G4 Seasons 4-9. That’s why it’s not connected properly. The question is…WHY would they connect a new show with an old show they CANT EVEN USE.

[@Mirani.]

@@shadamyandsonamylover that would be the second time hasbro lost the rights to the mlp franchise generations

[@JeffUni]

⁠@@shadamyandsonamylover So that’s why only season 1-3 is on Netflix?! How did they even lose the rights if that’s their series?

[@TheFunnyGuy9000]

Don’t forget cameo p*rn, I guess James Gunn was right about that cuz all of G5 is “hey remember Twilight yeah she is just….there” or “hey remember Spike oh yeah he was in cryosleep and he doesn’t do anything”

[@Markiz93]

It is so sad, that Hasbro did not really care. They even stopped translating songs into different languages. They sang only in English.

[@cubitodeice5352]

Is funny cuz in Spanish, they always say, "Sing it in english", "But in English" or "I'll sing in english" every time ther are about to sing, I find hilarious how they try to "justify" it 😂

[@Markiz93]

@@cubitodeice5352 this thing is in other languages too.

[@alexandramcginnis8872]

@cubitodeice5352 Sorry, do they think it’s like a show like word world where the goal is to teach kids English?! Like isn’t the goal about teaching friendship or some bs?!

[@floralfancy7814]

Hasbro was blessed to have Lauren Faust work for them. She literally revitalised one of their declining brands and brought in a ton of money for them. Looks like the people working for them now also want to make money but without the creativity or effort Lauren and the rest of G4's team had.

[@crazyXninjaXfishy]

Changing an art style is one thing. But changing a whole character’s anatomy is something else

[@KageTenshiiRyuu]

I paused and screamed at the screen when I first saw Spike. And I became almost livid when I saw how easily he was done in by Opaline. You'd think a dragon that old would have more tricks up his sleeves

[@chonky9586]

Bro why the dragons have missing fangs? It’s disturbing 💀😭

[@bigj1905]

I also love how they gave away the origins of the Allicorns in a throwaway line. Since, you know, it definitely wasn’t like one of the most debated and theorized topics in all of G4.

[@Ninisalazarrobertsss]

I hated it. They make alicorns not superior anymore. Even allura mocks sunny as an alicorn. UGH I hated everything the g5 writers made!! They're not acknowledging everythinggg g4 has left.

[@blazefa519]

It was explained in supplementary before this point, this show was written by the same author of the G4 novels that explained it.

[@Catpaw616]

“Hold on to your cutie marks!” Somehow that was the most cringeworthy thing I’ve heard in this entire show, and that says something.

[@AxsorXI]

I'm gonna be honest with you. Currently MLP isn't an interesting and entertaining franchise and its G5 seems so poor and bland. There isn't nothing interesting. The first seasons of MLP:FIM were funny in a way. Lauren Faust's vision of MLP was good and interesting. But now that vision is gone for MLP. Hasbro has done it and changed it in worse. Hasbro really ruined MLP. They destroyed the original vision of Lauren Faust about this franchise and turned it in something made without creativity and passion to sell toys. They could make it a good franchise for families (kids and even adults), but they made it something for people without good taste. Bronies ruined it too because of their obsession for it and their trollism as MLP fans. Hasbro and bronies really didn't carry on the legacy of Lauren Faust. Hasbro is just a bad, greedy, incompetent and awful company which doesn't care so much about their IPs. They don't even deserve support from fans. They're the worst. And bronies are also a bad fandom. You have to accept it. Gosh! I don't even care about MLP G5. For me Hasbro can keep to ruin its IP, but I'm sorry for Lauren Faust. She knew how to draw a dragon. Instead those animators of this animated series can't even draw dragons with a good design. Talk about incompetence. That's it.

[@XLR8wuzhere]

So uh…why the fuck do the dragons have cutie marks…?! And why does Spike NOT have one if he’s the dragon lord after Ember. Speaking of Ember…where the fuck is she and the other previous dragons!?

[@twinArmageddons11]

'Make Your Mark' is the black sheep of EVERY MLP generation

[@AxsorXI]

I'm gonna be honest with you. Currently MLP isn't an interesting and entertaining franchise and its G5 seems so poor and bland. There isn't nothing interesting. The first seasons of MLP:FIM were funny in a way. Lauren Faust's vision of MLP was good and interesting. But now that vision is gone for MLP. Hasbro has done it and changed it in worse. Hasbro really ruined MLP. They destroyed the original vision of Lauren Faust about this franchise and turned it in something made without creativity and passion to sell toys. They could make it a good franchise for families (kids and even adults), but they made it something for people without good taste. Bronies ruined it too because of their obsession for it and their trollism as MLP fans. Hasbro and bronies really didn't carry on the legacy of Lauren Faust. Hasbro is just a bad, greedy, incompetent and awful company which doesn't care so much about their IPs. They don't even deserve support from fans. They're the worst. And bronies are also a bad fandom. You have to accept it. Gosh! I don't even care about MLP G5. For me Hasbro can keep to ruin its IP, but I'm sorry for Lauren Faust. She knew how to draw a dragon. Instead those animators of this animated series can't even draw dragons with a good design. Talk about incompetence. That's it.

[@alexanderliu9376]

@@AxsorXI I aint reading all that bro

[@JRAUSports]

Bro forgetting G2 and G3 were a thing

[@maravreloaded]

​@@JRAUSportsno generation was good besides G4 and you all are coping.

[@JRAUSports]

@@maravreloaded bro wdym, G1 is still pretty beloved and and some solid animation

[@jamie4707]

One thing i liked about each mlp generation is that THEIR PLOTS NEVER OVERLAPPED AND DID NOT CONNECT TO EACH OTHERS STORIES!!! I have literally watched every other mlp generation (including gen 3.5) and non of the other generations plots connected, it should have stayed that way.

[@RollingDodge]

It seems that G5 was made before and was intended as a sequel but they lost the rights. It should of been it's own thing. Also don't know they have Spike as the leader when Ember was in charge.

[@tylermccaw8092]

Because Rolling Dodge, Spike has to be in the series for the sake of fan service. Also, apparently the writers just forgot that Ember existed last generation considering how they don’t even explain what happened to her years later. Like, WTF IS THIS SHOW?!?!

[@freetimesketchbook9485]

Marketability

[@moon4236]

Well you see Ember had to leave so we could have fan service Spike. I mean everyone knows Spike so let's just make him the leader and not put a single line explaining what happened to the last leader or something. She should have tried to be more marketable if she wanted to appear /s

[@XxFlamexX14]

I think the biggest problem with G5 is how it heavily relies on G4's success and doesn't try anything new. Sure I like the modern world in G5 with the technology and stuff but it really should've been it's own thing.

[@sophiebubbles07]

G4 had 9 seasons over the course of 9 years, starting in 2010 and ending in 2019. G5 had 6 seasons over the course of a year, starting in 2022 and ending very recently in late 2023. G4 took its time pumping out seasons and it turned out, G5 just rushed them out over the course of a year and we all know how it turned out. This feels like what happened with Dragons: The Nine Realms, where there were 8 poorly written and poorly made seasons pumped out over about 2 years. In other words, they should’ve spread the seasons out to take the time to actually make them good instead of rushing them out so quickly.

[@beatfox15]

That Netflix money go brrrr lol

[@prettycuresoundz]

I wish they'd go more in-depth with everything. If they really are continuants of G5, why not explore Canterlot one episode and discover secrets of the past, especially if they're trying to do this whole "Twilight" thing. I'd be much more interested in having the characters explore the past and find the answers to these things, instead of where one of the characters sings, and they just bounce around. Overall, I just wish G5 was its own thing. This is embarrassing.

[@Fallen._.Cheshiraphim]

Hasbro doesn't own all of G4 and they have to pay legal fees every time a G4 character is mentioned.

[@prettycuresoundz]

@@Fallen._.Cheshiraphim Is that so? I wasn't aware of that. Still, even with that in mind, they should've had G5 just be its own thing.

[@Fallen._.Cheshiraphim]

@@prettycuresoundz FR

[@DragonChapFluff]

G5 Spike reminds me about Spyro Reignited.

[@beatfox15]

How????💀💀💀

[@TrashXX287]

@@beatfox15 they have the same face

[@dazzling_meteor_wonder]

I think it makes sense that Opaline chased after her cutie mark cuz of her blindgreed for power, not realizing it’s a trap

[@floppsiemates]

Dude I cant imagine of utterly DISSAPOINTED Lauren Faust and the og creators of mlp would be if they saw this 😭😭😭 also Pipp randomly singing to wake the dragons up was so embarrassing I wanted to die

[@SilverSpoonRiche]

Man, they had a GREAT setup for Opaline to just say she knew all along Misty was hanging out with her friends and IT WAS ALL PART OF THE PLAAAAAN because it was their friendship power that fed the f-ing tree! OML HOW CAN THE WRITERS BE THIS DUMB!!?

[@user-bj9bc7gb4m]

The main 6 has beaten many villians and they were better ones than clown alicorn

[@LeeKokYiPl]

yes this is not 'official' to g4 continuity i reject g5

[@maravreloaded]

Hasbro in G4: Hey our brand isn't selling much, we should make a show with a broader appeal to not feel annoying to parents. Hasbro in G5: Who cares, those Brownies will buy every sh(i)t we produce with a color horse on it. Also don't forget the fanservice.

[@mexy04]

1st I can’t f*kin stand this new style of MLP. 2nd it still is so weird that dudes watch this show. 3rd it’s refreshing that dudes watch this show and I love how the edits are in this video (first time watcher). I don’t get the story at all but then again I only started watching recently because my daughter started watching. It’s a show I saw as a kid but didn’t get to watch because we were too poor to get Disney channel.

[@wysteriafox2977]

Nice run down. I tried to give G5 a chance. I felt like the movie was a pretty high note. Perfect? No but it still gave me those first episode G4 vibes. And then they absolutely ruined any premise they had and wrecked the magic system. Couldnt even keep characters consistent so we could have at least some emotional growth

[@M3m3T1m3]

I'm not even joking, I thought the student (I forgot her name) from the MLP g4 finale was gonna be the new character for G5. but it's not and we got possibly one of the worst MLP shows i've ever seen

[@ghostcrackers]

I cannot express exactly how much i HATE that the pony's have HUMAN LIPS *WHYYYYYYYYYYY?!?!?!!!??!?!?!?!!?!??*

[@beatfox15]

Idk why but all of it just comes off as uncanny

[@user-vi7zk8xv7r]

It amuses me how people reflect on what the series lacked. That he should not have made a connection with G4, that the project does not know who he wants to be, all these arguments would make sense if G5 met at least the most basic quality standards that apply to the story, such as a coherent narrative, clear characters and motivation of the characters and simply the presence of there is logic in what is happening, this is a base that is obvious to everyone and should be even in a story written by an amateur. But there's not even that here! It's not even fan fiction, it's just rambling nonsense. The quality of the script is so low that I think they deliberately wrote a complete crap out of the thought: "children are stupid and they need a stupid story."

[@YaBoiGuzma]

My biggest question will always be why not have G5 just be it's own thing? Hasbro didn't even own all of G4 anyway so why not just create a new series not related to it?

[@basedimperialism]

Because that would have required some form of creativity, which Hasbro very clearly lacks in the modern day.

[@prettycuresoundz]

@@basedimperialism Literally PREACH.

[@_kiseki_]

I think they reference G4 all the time because they know it was likely their most successful iteration of MLP and they want to keep capitalizing off of its popularity even though it’s over. What’s sad is that if they had kept all the things that made G4 stand out in quality and applied it to a new world with new ponies, they wouldn’t have to keep referencing a stronger work because their new show would stand on its own, but the constant “remember G4 guys??” made G5 tank harder than if the world/characters had no relation to FiM.

[@prettycuresoundz]

@@_kiseki_ Oh yeah for sure! G5 is supposed to “take place in the same universe as G4” but the issue is, they’re changing all the lore and stories that they spent nine seasons building up, while not even having the rights to half of G4 for G5’s story, which is why they’re referring to Twilight as “the Princess” and such. They’re so trying to capitalize on G4 still, by having little Easter eggs like the breezies and even Spike appear. It’s so messed up, especially since Hasbro’s using this as just a cash grab.

[@basedimperialism]

@prettycuresoundz The worst part is, Hasbro spent so long bashing its male fanbase who actually spends a ton of money collecting pony merchandise, then they went and tried to capitalize on G4's success as if they hadn't just spent a full year trying to make it abundantly clear that bronies were NOT wanted or appreciated by Hasbro.

[@Juniperkatzis]

i think ive heard that the va of spike said she dont wanna continue voicing him as g4 has been closed and for her the story has ended😭

[@beatfox15]

Funny enough I talk about that in my Pony Life video (kzbin.info/www/bejne/bpDVY3d3oNSgjqcfeature=shared) somewhere at 5:34… I don’t really blame her honestly because of what MLP has become as of late lol

[@devonwhite4706]

I knew G5 would be a complete train wreck from day one. Believe me, I wanted it to be good, to be better than what we got, but Hasbro just doesn’t care enough to put any god damn effort into this so called sequel. It fails at literally every level of its existence. I just don’t have the energy to be mad anymore, this Gen is just so painful.🤦🏾‍♂️

[@Commenter839]

I gave up on G5 the moment I saw they were hiring celebrities to voice the characters in the pilot, and that it would take place in the G4 universe. Both of those things told me they had no faith in G5 standing on its own

[@devonwhite4706]

@@Commenter839 Me too, I didn’t even bother to put any of my time watching this garbage, I had to watch the reviews of G5 to see how else Hasbro’s gonna ruin our childhoods and screw up children’s mental capacity. They didn’t make this crap for us but still, kids and adults deserve better than this! They should’ve stuck with their original plans for G5 but still focus on the mane six and made its own separate thing instead of making bland, forgettable characters, and ruining the continuity of G4. Misty Moonbright is literally the only good character in this train wreck but it still doesn’t save the show from mediocrity.

[@PIxXIE_DUST]

My problem with G5 is that they don’t really add anything new. My example is how opaline is a alicorn of fire. So why didnt they add the other 3 elements? It would’ve been cool if we saw an earth, water, and air alicorn. That is something new and could be great. But no, instead they deeply rely on G4 since it was a hit. But you might say “why would there be element alicorns, that doesn’t make sense” well if they did add element alicorns we couldve started there and continue on to G6 and that could be the new mark and it would’ve have an already started plot line like G4 did. But also, it could be how MLP G1 started but that is just a thought. But on a serious note it would be awesome seeing element alicorns

[@RarutoUchiha2]

I'm so thankful for your sacrifice of watching this trainwreck so I don't have to. Hopefully G5 ends here or sooner rather than later to save us all the torture.

[@swordboy-ie1gc]

Bro that’s so dumb spike doesn’t remember well at least he remembered some of it

[@hellistheunderworld]

Im pretty sure that a toddler good write a better storyline for g5 than Hasbro did. Should've gotten Lauran Faust to start it for them, yeesh.

[@Snomwithaknife420]

Please homie… this is the only way I can stand G5… you are a saint

[@chingi420]

I am just fine considering G5 non-cannon to G4. I don't care what the makers/creators want to say. It is just a bad dream world.

[@EgonDaLatz]

As much as I considered Chapters 4-6 an improvement over the first half of MYM, many of your points are pretty valid. Opaline's off-screen turn from a pathetic, whiny b*tch to a flat-out monster was pretty stupid and made this chapter feel even more rushed than it already was. For the dragons and the reintroduction of Spike, I just rolled my eyes because, at this point, I'm used to G5 creating plot holes when it comes to forcefully tying itself to G4. Anyway, I'm still glad that I watched MYM - I gave up on Tell Your Tale after MYM's 4th chapter as it was that irritating for me - and I'll miss it with all its flaws. At least it gave us Misty. BTW, one thing I realized that resulted in MYM and, by proxy,G5 being the way they are: Gillian Berrow, MYM's showrunner, worked on some G4 materials, particularly the comics and books. That's where details like the Isle of Scaly and Skyros were mentioned. Basically, G5 is built upon the extended G4 universe, not just FiM. The problem is that most fans are only familiar with the FiM cartoon; only hardcore G4 fans read the comics and consumed any adjacent media to the OG show. Of course there will be anachronisms because G5 isn't a sequel to FiM but everything pony that came out between 2010 and 2019. Which is why I wish G5 would be its own thing instead of being an extension of something that cannot be topped for many years to come.

[@Crystalkitzoku]

Hoping some mlp fans make a project of remaking G5 honestly, it couldve been a cool series if hasbro just tried

[@samuelofei2994]

Chapter 6 felt very rushed they met the dragons, defeated the main villain, and traveled to starlight ridge, and made a new enemy. If they had spread this out it would have been better, imagine if all the 2 part episodes in G4 were thrown into one season, that’s basically chapter 6 of G5

[@user-nl6sj1hp1e]

I heard what some people believe what G5, it's a alternative universe, so they could not explore by trying to explain that lore holes

[@Bloomkyaaa]

Dragons??? They just look like bigger ponies with bat wings, horns, and scales.

[@beatfox15]

Everybody was telling me that before hand 💀

[@Lucios1995]

@@beatfox15 They also have cutie marks now, surprised you didn't mention it

[@maravreloaded]

Batponies confirmed?

[@soniquefus]

I find it quite funny that even those who defended G5 before gave up after this chapter. So they were fine with G5 shitting all over Twilight's legacy and making her a complete dumbass ruler, but giving Spike a new look and deep voice is where they draw the line, lol Also I'm sorry but Izzy's attempt at vehicular mareslaughter on Opaline was hilarious

[@Pjo_Fan_And_A_Winion]

I sorta defended G5 at the start and then just stopped completely after MYM. I knew it was bad. I watched the first episode on Netflix and I just stopped watching it not even a minute into the episode. Same thing with TYT. I just… ugh

[@omegabr5257]

spike should've kept the gigachad design

[@Ashaira]

G5 commits the biggest sin any show or movie can commit. It's boring and forgettable.

[@LeeKokYiPl]

g5 should officially just stay a reboot for me, i treat g5 like a different continuity where physics works differently(the day night cycle is autonomous, weather cannot be controlled, no other species exist, etc)

[@devonwhite4706]

Even if Hasbro continues Make your Mark or Tell your Tale, I will not care. Nothing about this Generation tells me that they’re trying at all.😒

[@Ninisalazarrobertsss]

They also mocking alicorns

[@AxsorXI]

I'm gonna be honest with you. Currently MLP isn't an interesting and entertaining franchise and its G5 seems so poor and bland. There isn't nothing interesting. The first seasons of MLP:FIM were funny in a way. Lauren Faust's vision of MLP was good and interesting. But now that vision is gone for MLP. Hasbro has done it and changed it in worse. Hasbro really ruined MLP. They destroyed the original vision of Lauren Faust about this franchise and turned it in something made without creativity and passion to sell toys. They could make it a good franchise for families (kids and even adults), but they made it something for people without good taste. Bronies ruined it too because of their obsession for it and their trollism as MLP fans. Hasbro and bronies really didn't carry on the legacy of Lauren Faust. Hasbro is just a bad, greedy, incompetent and awful company which doesn't care so much about their IPs. They don't even deserve support from fans. They're the worst. And bronies are also a bad fandom. You have to accept it. Gosh! I don't even care about MLP G5. For me Hasbro can keep to ruin its IP, but I'm sorry for Lauren Faust. She knew how to draw a dragon. Instead those animators of this animated series can't even draw dragons with a good design. Talk about incompetence. That's it.

[@dani52803]

I don’t want to say that this series is insulting to people who grew up with g4, but you can really tell in this final part especially that the writers who worked on this do not know a whole lot about the previous series. It just kinda feels to me that they were initially given a synopsis of g4 and the main characters, but weren’t paid enough to care about the rest. In all seriousness, the main characters, Misty especially, deserve so much better and it’s a shame how bad g5 went downhill since the movie.

[@maio0077]

I don't know if they don't know about g4 stuff, they lost the rights to more than half of the series, It's impossible for writers to have all their glory when they are forbidden to do it, it must be hell to write something for that

[@Fanwithnblades]

​@@maio0077dog how does hasbro keep losing its rights are they sped??

[@swisscheese821]

@@Fanwithnbladesmust be

[@tylermccaw8092]

I post this comment on almost every G5 rant because honestly, I imagine they make it like this: Imagine a kid trying to build a block tower, but he doesn’t know what to do because he doesn’t have enough blocks so he takes the blocks from another kids tower to make his bigger, and as he takes more blocks away, the other kid’s tower is slowly collapsing, only making it pointless for him to build in the first place.

[@sailor6842]

as a former g5 defender i cannot express how disappointed i am with the series as a whole i thought the movie was good but everything after that was just blunder after blunder i dont even have the motivation to catch up on it bc im so tired of trying to force myself to like it it fails on every level to recapture the magic of g4, the writing is atrocious, the character assassination of twilight is absurd opaline is honestly one of the worst villains ive ever seen in animated history i literally have been rewatching all of g4 just to remind myself what a good mlp show looks like

[@sailor6842]

anyways fuck this generation, and i hope if g6 happens, they'll put people who know what they're doing in charge

[@TheFunnyGuy9000]

@@sailor6842Yeah I agree MLP needs to reboot just like DC because G5 wasn’t working at all

[@gondoravalon7540]

IMO they should start again - get people who love the franchise and have creative spirit, know the right kind of people to make a show and aren't afraid to not talk down to people even in the intended target audience (and not be afraid to get people of all demographics able to enjoy it). Basically, we need another Lauren Faust in charge of a generation - and we need whoever that person may be to have creative freedom without Hasbro's shenaniganery.

[@DiamondT-rex]

All I hope is that tyt ends already. I can’t deal with this anymore

[@Bombonribon]

I like to think MYM and g5 are actually set in a parallel world of g4... Like is the oy explanation possible. Like I can't accept that crap to be the actual continuation if such an amazing show...

[@pugglebiscuit9600]

legit, like theyre telling us Opaline was somehow more dangerous than tirek, chrysalis and cozy glow and yet she cant even successfully manipulate one pony on her own so its just... sad and pathetic. Like i feel as though just a pair of the original 6 could take her. I saw someone say that this series was either Twilights feverdream after too many haycakes, or alternate universe like the starlight-magic table theory so its not the 'real future' as you said, which both make SO much more sense than anything the show actually gave us. the fact it contradicts its OWN lore that it brings in is just wild, writers be sniffing lines before getting to the office i swear

[@Bombonribon]

@@pugglebiscuit9600 It could be an alternative universe even because per example many if the things in this show are scrapped concepts of pre G4 show... Like dragons walking on all 4s per example...

[@SilverSpoonRiche]

You know, it's weird that the character I did not even see in the shadows as I stared at Opaline's butt-ugly CGI face in the beginning (or rather the end of the first special) is now the ONLY character I care about it. And it's going to hurt me when they inevitably f her up to. -_-

[@willowthelyxra]

Let's all pretend that this show never existed...

[@tylermccaw8092]

What show? 😉

[@willowthelyxra]

@@tylermccaw8092 👀

[@lavender_productions]

I enjoy how they add “skyros”though. It gives origins to Luna, cadence, and celestia. Who knows what other Alicorns are there now?

[@beatfox15]

Yea I just wish it got its own episode instead of just being mentioned in the series finale. Like imagine a flashback episode with Opaline when she was living there. You could have explained her backstory more AND it would’ve been fun to see in detail. Idk I’m just a guy on internet complaining about horses lol.

[@lavender_productions]

@@beatfox15 I see what you mean lol

[@XxEcho_SongxX]

the only good thing g5 did was canonize celestia and luna as born alicorns and canonize that one fan theory.

[@NateFroge]

Holy shit the random reference to gokus weighted clothing at 6:40 caught me SO off guard, had me laughing for a hot minute. First proper laugh of the new year

[@beatfox15]

Thanks, I try lol

[@user-bj9bc7gb4m]

She had the most powerful magic ever and has an army of creatures as aillies

[@phlox238]

the dragons look like oversized ponies with horns and different wings and it makes me so mad

[@NeonJamlin]

If they would have kept Spike in his original adult shape and had the horse dragons be his and rarity's 'kids' then sure. i would have accepted it... this show is so bad. BLEEEH

[@serenitymiralador]

I just found your channel today and I am falling off the edge of my seat with the edits holy crap :laughing: I have subbed! this chapter was just so bad... this generation should just end, its clear that they don't know how to make a good story anymore anyway, happy new year everyone

[@purplecat911]

THE WAY IM INTERANLLY SCREAMING HAVING NOW JUST SEEN THAT HEART NECKLACE. THAT NECKLACE IS THE ' MOST POWERFUK' MAGIC. (acc. to Gen 1 MLP lore!!!!) im so excited for this series having not watched it yet. it has so much potential. unfortunately none of the mlp generations have everything in common, so you have to not compare it to enjoy it.

[@Megara.x]

I’m so confused, are they really animating the same story in two different styles..?? That is sooo fucking weird to do.

[@kanankanji2335]

I wish my relationship lasts as long as beat fox's sanity

[@NobodieZ26]

I'm glad I didn't watch this series.

[@ger1000]

Yk what would be fire? If we ignored gen 5’s existence 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@LiminalOutOfTheBox]

Good thing about g5: We now know from where alicorns comes! Bad thing about g5: The entire g5 itself.

[@SilverSpoonRiche]

All Sunny had to say is that the Breezie gave her the locket for a reason. She saw Misty use the damn key that was given to her by those abominations in the Nightmare Market! She could have said "maybe it will bring me luck." and that would been a REASON for her to take it. It still would have been an a$$ pull but... heh heh a$$ butt. I lost train of thought 9_6 I just don't know what went wrong! /)_-

[@cow1816]

My biggest problem after the movie was the direction of the story they chose to explain what happened to Equestria. From the comics and show, they've made it so that there is no reason to watch Gen4, as *everything* Twilight and the Mane 6 did meant nothing in the end. It sucks, and it feels like they're choosing the worst ways to explain the lore of gen5.

[@YB-zx9uf]

Exactly, they just made the show with nothing to back up, and made some nonsense last minute, they clearly didn't think it through

[@pugglebiscuit9600]

right, near the end of G4 twilight is devastated saying "look around, nothing we have done has made a difference" and the company is like yes lets make sure of that

[@Fanwithnblades]

Lmao ​@@pugglebiscuit9600

[@dazzling_meteor_wonder]

think it makes sense that Opaline chased after her cutie mark cuz of her blind greed for power, not realizing it’s a trap

[@matthunter4826]

Thank god G5 is almost over! When it was first announced in February 2021, my mental health and anxiety worsened. It tried to destroy G4 but only made it stronger. I just can’t wait until I’m pissing on G5’s grave.

[@SaturnSenshi3105]

Every time I try to give the show a chance it shows me I can always be disappointed further

[@tanandalynch9441]

They wanna connect it to G4 so desperately but Also wanna ignore that in G4 Alicorns were made not born untill Flurry Heart.

[@SilverSpoonRiche]

Gotta admit, your opening for Opaline made her look like a bada$$! I'm not even kidding. She missed her calling. Should have been in music videos.

[@notfurry4259]

I feel like G5 should’ve been its own thing, I feel like the reason they connected G5 to G4 was for fan service. I love G1 because it has a cool kind of charm to it, if they gave G5 its own unique charm and didn’t connect it to the last generation then maybe it’d be better.

[@DanknDerpyGamer]

(Copied my comment MadMunchkin's vid to here because, IMO, it fits my feelings and I'm too lazy to word it all in a new/unique way) If Hasbro would allow the sort of freedom, time, and effort, and care that went into FiM to be put into more of the MLP franchise (with as little corporate meddling as possible - hard as THAT may be), I'm sure more generations moving forward could be awesome in their own right. Just watching TobbyMLP's vid on FiM's planning, concept art, concepts, etc, I got the idea that this - combined with it being in the hands of people who were good at fleshing out ideas, planning, but loved the franchise too, was a huge part of MLP being successful (on top of not being afraid to be more than just some girly frou frou show that only pandered to little girls) helped make it as big a success as it was (combined with, to some degree, the fanbase, fandom being nurtured, of course). IMO this should be something that fans/the fandom push for - for whatever future generations bring to be able to come out with care, dedication, planning, and creative freedom (and focus on quality) that allowed not just FiM, but many other shows in many franchises, to FLOURISH over the past decades.

[@KageTenshiiRyuu]

I thought at first Twilights dumb plan was because her friends had... expired. Then I thought maybe it was because they were too old, but that'd ignore the Student Six. The writers did a character assassination. I know this is an older video but you just popped up in my recs today

[@sam_toritos]

Opaline edit went hard asf 💥💥🔥🔥🔥

[@tylermccaw8092]

6:54 No no no no no no no! We are not gonna bring Cathy Weseluck into this! That woman is too pure for this series! She does not deserve to be in this shit series.

[@Hiidesu]

You know what I don't understand? If you are going to create a new mlp generation, why don't you create a brand new and original world that can stand on its own, with meaningful characters and story flow, right? I really don't understand. If you are going to spend money on something, wouldn't it make more sense to do it with people who actually care about storytelling? It can't even be a show on its own, it constantly quotes the story from g4 and makes the characters we love look like idiots. Like Boruto, they're just out there for money and babies, plus they destroy the characters we love to upgrade these stupid new ones.

[@gondoravalon7540]

Gonna slightly disagree in that the idea of having a gen take place in the world of another isn't inherently bad, and can still have a LOT done to make it work. The problem is doing this, while being as corporate-risk-adverse as they have been, and also failing to grasp how it all worked together (or being hamstringed by Hasbro incompetence).

[@jonathangrant480]

Cool you were able to get the last video of the year out by my birthday🎉🎉🎉Also happy New year!!!

[@beatfox15]

Happy birthday and Happy New Year to you! 🎉🎊🎊

[@parycartoons6840]

I genuinely convinced the people behind G5 hate G4 and the fandom it cultivated and wanted to revert the franchise back to generic stereotypical kid’s shows. There’s no way to accidentally spit in the face of your predecessor this much. I feel so bad for the crew of G4. Imagine working for 10 years to craft a show for all ages with all your heart and soul, give it an amazing ending, and then immediately the people behind the sequel to go “LOL UM ACTUALLY-,” and then stomp all over that for money while you’re forced to just watch.

[@lostpony4885]

Bad guy always tells james bond his evil plan

[@Ellathemelonfella]

HOW COULD THEY DEFEAT OPALINE IF TWILIGHT COULDNT 💀💀💀💀

[@lostpony4885]

Not just a random alicorn but a banished one oooooo scary.

[@xeno6773]

Why does some random ass Breezie have what I'm assuming is the Rainbow of Light from G1

[@WhopperMan725]

ok wth why does every Rigga have wigs of the princesses 💀💀dam where can I get mine I'm about go ask discord for some ☹️

[@CeltycSparrow]

So not only did G5 make Spike REALLY UGLY....they also totally disrespected the episode in G4 where Spike competes to be the Dragon Lord (only to protect his friends because the other dragons were planning to destroy Equestria) and he helped Princess Ember through the Gauntlet challenge and gave EMBER the honor of being the Dragon Lord and gained Equestria a new friend and a powerful new ally in Princess Ember....soo....why rip that beautiful story to shreds and give us THIS? Spike was the Ambassador of Friendship. So shouldn't he be a BIT more shocked and upset that thousands of years have passed, his friends are all gone and everything he and his friends worked to create in the name of friendship has now been completely destroyed and replaced with THIS?

[@lostpony4885]

Why are they Spyro?

[@lostpony4885]

G3 scooter is back

[@ariannablu741]

It's been 6 chapters, but Jazz's 3d model still doesn't have ears.

[@SilverSpoonRiche]

I'm so mad. I was ready to give this sh!t up after g4. But then they roped me back in with a very decent movie making sweet little lies. Nothing about this show's characters resemble those from the movie. But I'm still here for Misty. Buck my life 🔫

[@LizzieGuay-xx6pn]

Sometimes i feel like G5 is just G4 but someone inserted their oc into it and gave it way to much extra lore that doesn’t fit with the original plot.

[@adreamworksemployee]

I really hate how G5 forces itself to be alive while no real creative Ideas to earn the right to stay alive cuz even the writers don’t know what to do even though they have so many endless possibilities 😭

[@nebula288]

i always had this one question after opaline finally got a hold of magic... why is her chest shiny and glowing? timestamps: 1:01 gyatt damn 9:32-9:37 i love this scene idk why lmao 12:30-12:37 just yes. also plot twist: allura is opaline

[@elijahwalton2248]

I love your Jet set radio soundtrack

[@herefornothing2110]

The biggest glaring problem I got from G5 is that it presents so much worldbuilding and lore, that it was downright confusing. It's been said by a lot of people already, but it definitely could not make up its mind on what exactly it wanted to be and to have in it. It was all just one big clusterfuck of different species and concepts that the writers just did not bother meshing with enough thought. On top of that, with everything that was introduced, the show just rushed through fucking ALL of it. It needed so much more time to just... exist. The characters, just needed more time to simply exist in their world and to be allowed to live and breathe. I noticed the first time I watched G5, that the pacing of just about every episode is so unbearably fast, it's genuinely like it's just fast forwarding through itself. Nothing ever gets the chance to just sit, or even be explained and implemented properly, for that matter. It's just "Hey here's a new thing. Saw that? Okay cool, now here's this other concept we had, and then here's MORE concepts we had-" Like, the show was more interested in presenting ideas rather than actually using them to their fullest extent. It was all showing and no telling, ironic given TLT's title. If they had just taken their time with G5 and let everything have time to breathe, then it would've been so much better and more gripping. G5 is just missing that borderline "slice of life" essence that G4 had. G4 had dozens of episodes focusing on individual characters, establishing personalities and powers and abilities, establishing the world they live in and how locations and species affect each other. It actually allowed its characters to live their lives and to take pride and joy in seemingly mundane things. But G5 just... spits out a bunch of loose concepts with pop-y song and dance numbers and dramatic moments with little build-up into the mix, just to, idk, drag some kind of emotional response out of children? I guess? G5, to me, was a disappointment and a failure. And it failed because they didn't, or weren't able to, put enough time into the ideas they had. They just wrote them and threw them out with pop songs attached.

[@unripetheberrby6283]

Agreed!! G5 being allowed the time and effort to expand on the characters and world well was my primary hope, and it wasn't given those years or at least more prep time. :(

[@Someguy6571]

The problem with G5 is Hasbro plain and simple. Changing Studios mid production between the movie and the show. Bumbling their own IP and losing control of it instantly hamstringing G5's lore building. Incompetent writing, or just a lack of interest in general. Hasbro wanting the show to target kids. Hasbro thinking kids don't need quality content with lore and story building. Hasbro pretty much talking down to its audience thinking they only want a show with silly colorful ponies on screen doing silly childish things. EDIT: That locket is actually Megan's Locket from G1. I am wondering are humans going to make a re appearance in MLP now? Probably not...

[@maio0077]

Damn man, if the 3d design of dragons is like this, I don't want to see what humans would be like

[@Someguy6571]

@@maio0077 Some Jimmy Neutron level stuff I'd imagine.

[@_kiseki_]

The G1 locket was either just another nostalgia bait reference, or someone on the writing team was a fan and wanted to integrate a little bit of MLP’s legacy in G5. But considering how heavy-handed the G4 elements in G5 are, I’m inclined to be cynical about it :/

[@Domidonia]

Wait, what happened to Spike?

[@TheFunnyGuy9000]

Cryosleep happened 😂

[@Fanwithnblades]

Right and twilight,in the hologram she wasn't even an alicorn

[@Hiidesu]

Btw, HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE 💗💫🕺🏻😩🥳

[@okaforfamilygaming]

its not that g5 is bad I blame the studio because in the new generation movie you can argue that the old studio knew what they were doing but hasbro decided it was smart to move it to a different studio with lazy writers and animaters and you can tell these writers have no idea what they are doing its literally looks like they are searching up random stuff from g4

[@Lucios1995]

Spike is voiced by Rodrigo, the jailer from Code Veronica. Which seems very random to say but the voice director since the beginning of MYM is Claire Redfield herself Hitch's "Not in my town" line reminded me of that Duke Nukem Forever line "Not my babes, not in my town!"

[@anthonyblack7244]

how tf is Opaline alive if shes the same age as Princess Celestia

[@AidanSuperStudios]

hasbro really should have sticked with generation 4.