Don't know how many of you guys caught the writer's panel at BABSCon

Here is Equestria Daily's summary of what was said.

The most interesting bits I found were:

Failed pitches?
Amy: Some of (mine) ended up as journal passages in the Journal of the Two Sisters book.
Larson: A friendship between Luna and Applejack at the beach.

I don't know if it would have been a good episode, but Luna getting more screentime with her Luna Eclipsed personality would have been nice.

Will Maud Pie ever return?
They love her, and hope she can come back.

Look at how happy she is to hear this!

Will changelings return?
Meghan: How do you know (they) haven't?

Always the correct answer to this question.

What characters do you find the most difficult to write?
Meghan: Applejack because she's the most even keel. Its hard to push her to places that are fun.
Larson: Spike because he's a little bit generic.
Amy: Spike again. The interaction between the mane 6 is easier.
Natasha: Applejack again
Josh: Twilight due to how much needs to go into the character to keep the story solid. Shes more complex and hard to joke around with unlike Pinkie Pie who is more random.

Poor Spike and Applejack. Though it does explain a lot about the use of those two characters.

Favorite characters to write for as a pair?
Josh: Rarity and Applejack in simple ways, or Applejack and Rainbow Dash in Castlemania.
Meghan: Also Rarity and Applejack, because they have such contrasting personalities but still manage to be friends
Larson: Lyra and Bonbon
Amy: Rainbow Dash and Twilight

RariJack and AppleDash, RariJack, being a terrible troll, and TwiDash. Good to know the writers have good taste.

Though it would be nice to see all the pairings at least once.

What is your personal favorite aspect of the show?
Meghan: That its about something, and the lesson in each episode dealing with real life conflicts.
Amy: How happy it is compared to the more jerky shows out there in kids TV.
Josh: You can watch it with your younger kids without having reservations about them being exposed to inappropriate content.
Larson: Just how nice it is. He is sick of the cynical stuff. Everything is well timed jokewise

What do you guys think? Glad to hear what the writers had to say, or horrified that Meghan keeps turning down sea pony based plots?

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Uh, just so you know, your image at the bottom is broken.