My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic Discussion

[RainySunshine]

Some things cannot be redeemed. As a basic teaching for kids though, it is good to forgive.

But at the level some of these criminals were doing things, they should be locked up in prison or worse.

How about at how Starlight Glimmer was redeemed?

She should have been charged with major crimes and locked up.

But she apologized and changed for the better, and isn’t that a good thing and a good message to kids?

For a kid's show... I guess.

But if that were real, they should be locked up for good... or worse.  Imagine subjugating a population and trying to kill Twilight, and her only punishment is.... nothing.  Simply because she apologized.  That wouldn't fly.

But what about for social media?

People don’t even decide to unblock someone after they apologized and say that they have changed and instead leave them blocked permanently.

I'm not sure where you are going with this unless you want this to actually be about you and something you did.  Social media is far from the premise of your question involving Starlight enslaving a populace and how she deserves redemption because she said sorry.

[DEEcat98]

It's about how someone gets blocked on social media (like how I did) after harassing someone and they permanently stay blocked as well as not getting another chance even after they apologized.

But everyone deserves another chance, and Starlight Glimmer deserving forgiveness and another chance after she apologized and changed after enslaving a town and almost changing the timeline is supposed to suggest a message to kids as MLP is a kids show.

[Wolfwood]

Not everyone deserves a second chance (at least in an earthly sense, not spiritually).  Simply asking for forgiveness does not guarantee you will get it.

[NostradamusTheSeer]

A lot of MLP villains had terrible childhoods... Perhaps that was what they call a "mitigating circumstance".  Remember, dear Dee, what it was that made Twilight Sparkle decide to show mercy to start with. Suppose, though, instead she had called for Starlight Glimmer to be imprisoned or executed for her crimes. Would this be the decision that created one of the bad futures Twi saw where Equestria succumbed to a terrible apocalypse-level event and was reduced to an uninhabitable waste?

 

[MasterXtreme]

It's about how someone gets blocked on social media (like how I did) after harassing someone and they permanently stay blocked as well as not getting another chance even after they apologized.

Ahh, the source of all this questions comes out.  It's really about redemption on yourself.  Not all these random questions about show's and their characters.

It depends on what you or your that "someone" did.  But you can't compare that to someone enslaving a population.

[Graymist]

Simply asking for forgiveness does not guarantee you will get it.

Agreed. Starlight should have been locked up and the key thrown away. (This is coming from someone who love's her character).

[NostradamusTheSeer]

She was remanded to Twilight's custody, who acted as her parole officer, and, I presume, sent weekly reports to Celestia about her progress... But for a slight hiccup, Starlight never tried again to control and manipulate Ponies. Realistically, there's a little something called "recidivism", and the chances of poor Glimmy returning to her bad behavior within three to five years and being shipped off to Tartarus are pretty high. Sadly, the chances of Dee returning to her bad behavior seem to also be pretty high, because she keeps harping on this thing and trying to play the victim here.

As I always say, princess, if you want to see something out of your favorite franchise so bad, and they aren't delivering, then write it'cha damn self.  I personally have been kicking around some thoughts on ALF for better'n thirty years, and when they finally launch that long-awaited reboot, dammit, I'll be red'-tah-go.   

[Anyponedrawn]

That voice I am going to forever associate with what is going on right now.

[NostradamusTheSeer]

Yep.  All hail Tabitha St. Germain, queen of the "bitch pitch".

[Grapefoot]

Tabitha St. Germain played Rarity for all you MLP buffs out there.

[NostradamusTheSeer]

[Source for quote--here. And, yes, she was in this series too.]

And Granny Smith, Princess Luna, Derpy Hooves, Spike (in Pony Life), plus dozens of incidental characters.   
Chances are, pretty much in any cartoon* you've watched in your life, you've heard her voice without even knowing it.

*produced in Canada

[MasterXtreme]

It's weird how she can be so prominently in so many shows, yet there are not many pictures of her floating around.  I mean this in a nice way, but she could probably play a irl Ms. Frizzle.

[Anyponedrawn]

  I mean this in a nice way, but she could probably play a irl Ms. Frizzle.

Wow, I cannot unsee that now.

[Anyponedrawn]

EQG is reporting a "Total Brand Evolution" in 2026.

https://www.equestriadaily.com/2024/09/hasbro-confirms-retro-vibes-for-mlp.html

n a new magazine article, Hasbro appears to have confirmed that there will be an all-encompassing revamp of the My Little Pony brand in 2026.
Hasbro has divulged few details about what will come after G5. For now, though, their licensing team is focused on nostalgia; the MLP brand has recently been buoyed by the success of G4 licensing in China.

The magazine article, "Retro Vibes Boost Pony", appeared on September 15 in the trade publication Licensing Source Book. Much of the article is basically a list of MLP brand partnerships from the last 2 years, but Hasbro has also taken the opportunity to spell out their current and future strategy for MLP.

Hasbro's Marianne James is quoted saying that MLP's focus on nostalgia will continue "into 2025" and will include more Basic Fun pony figurines.  "Our focus for licensing into 2025 is celebrating MY LITTLE PONY across the generations with some fantastic partners, collabs and products, including retro figures from Basic Fun!, along with an array of licensed items across categories."

In 2023, G1 and G4 were already being featured more as part of the 40th anniversary theming, and they have continued to become more prominent within the brand. My Little Pony: Make Your Mark has now fully released in mainland China, but of the Chinese licensing partners mentioned in the 2nd-last paragraph of the article, Reesee, Costa and Kayou focus solely on G4, and only Miniso and Xtep have done anything with G5.

In Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks's remarks to investors in July 2024, Kayou's G4 trading cards were specifically mentioned as a driver of good financial results for Hasbro's consumer products licensing, and were framed as part of MLP's "resurgence" in China.

As for what to expect after 2025, Marianne James states that in "2026 and beyond", there will be a "total brand evolution" encompassing multiple aspects of the MLP brand. She also says that this revamp will be "insight-led". Based on how marketers use the term "brand insights", this likely means that the revamp's direction is to be determined by Hasbro's understanding of the target audience. Ideally, this data would allow Hasbro to create something with wide appeal.

"We will continue to drive retro demand and the pop culture trend by leaning into fashion, home and health and beauty brand partnerships, like what we've done with Bums and Roses and Catrice Cosmetics. These loud and proud celebrations of MY LITTLE PONY’s glorious 40+ year heritage will springboard us into 2026 and beyond, with the launch of our insight-led total brand evolution across content, branding, products, and marketing. Watch this space!"

[Smiles2us]

I have no idea what they could be doing.... bringing back G4? Original cast, writers, etc?  Lol. One can dream.