Twi became an Alicorn presumably because of all the good things she’d done for Equestria and completing Starswirl’s spell… she couldn’t have done that without her FRIENDS. What I’m saying is, they deserve to be Alicorns just as much, if not more, as Twilight. (PREPARES FOR COMMENT ASSAULT)

@Brony-Tux  
Because it’s just as silly as all the rest of the drama.

They will merge together and become Princess Harmony.

@Background Pony  
I ask you one question with regards to the possible future seasons. Would you not enjoy an episode with Rainbow Dash teaching Twilight to fly?

How is this Alicorn Drama? It’s a silly theory based on confirmed facts.

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@Dark_Horst  
The episode summary and Meghan’s comments seem to suggest different things.
 
The synopsis suggests a single-episode problem, or perhaps a change that would be resolved near the beginning of a possible Season 4 or in the mysterious “movie” project. Meghan’s comment to EW suggests that we’re stuck with Twilicorn for the rest of however long the show runs.
 
Lauren just wants to be left alone (for good reason!), M.A Larson busted out the popcorn, Meghan isn’t shocked about the reaction except its intensity, Jayson and the DHX staff are eerily silent, and Tara’s trolling everyone.

I sure hope so.

I beg of Studio B to furiously press the B button!

@A Sad Pony  
Agreed.
 
The question is whether this “new normal” is a bad thing. And if so, how much so?
 
I argue that it is probably a bad thing. My reasoning is that it places Twilight on a pedestal above her friends, even moreso than she was since the beginning. Basically, Twilight had shades of Mary Sue from the first minute of the first episode, but this change would likely place her so far beyond her friends that it would wreck the dynamic of what is essentially an ensemble show (yes, Twi is the lead and has the most screentime, but the other five are just as interesting and usually get better episodes). FiM has always been Twilight’s show, but it’s never been “The Twilight Show”.
 
It’s a class thing. Twi “ascends” to quasi-royalty; how do the other five react? If they genuflect to her, it destroys the dynamic. If they don’t, it strains suspension of disbelief.
 
I wonder if the comics will have to adapt to the whims of Hasbro’s marketing department as well, or if they’ll still have the creative freedom that Studio B used to have.

If it means more toys to sell, you bet they’ll do it.

@sixtyfour215  
pinkie pie, most deffinitely pinkie pie

@Dark_Horst  
nope

Hasbro’s suits are already jizzing themselves at the thought of only needing one mold.

and that not might simply imply that they’re doing something similar to a story arc in the next season whyyyyyy?
 
has anyone here read the episode summary?

@Dark_Horst  
The way Meghan McCarthy worded something in an article about Twilight facing new challenges seemed to imply permanence.

oh for fucks sake, would you people please get your heads out of your asses? what gives you the idea that this will be permanent anyway?

Keanu just got fired from sales team of Hasbro and is giving out the secrets to Hasbro’s christmas toy lineup for girls.

@GreenHair Carrot Top  
Indeed.

a beacon of light in an otherwise bleak and dreary world

I don’t know which one would be the more frightening.

Don’t give them any ideas!