My thoughts on the new Season 6 developments. · 5:36pm Jan 29th, 2016
Personally, I fall somewhere in between the two camps of love/hate for the new foal. The prospect of a new alicorn in Equestria is interesting and is sure to turn the heads of even those who have left the fandom behind, but it brings with it a number of risks. I have faith that the show writers can make this into a good thing, but all it screams at me currently is poor merchandising, and I am wary of the new development because of that.
Of course, we can't make any judgments until Season 6 releases this Spring. (Such a short hiatus also makes me wonder if the show's quality might be taking a hit in order to get more pony out faster. But that too remains to be seen.) So, we'll see where this leads. Here's hoping that it turns out to be one of the better developments in the show's history!
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In the clip, Shining and Cadance look/talk as if something's amiss with the foal. I'm still mildly suspecting there to be something to that.
Guess we'll see! :)