Equestria Girls Blog 3: “Mirror Magic”

          So, I saw “Mirror Magic.”  I know a lot of people didn’t really like it and had some gripe or another regarding it, but I’m not one of those people.  Then again, I might have liked it more than most people because of my apparent bias towards relatable fiction.
          Let me explain.  For starters, quite a few people didn’t like how Sunset sort of stepped back into being an insecure worrywart.  I didn’t really mind.  I found panicky, overthinking a lot Sunset to be EXTREMELY relatable.  I make efforts to be calmer and less worrying, but like Sunset in this special, I still have a hard time keeping my head in the present.  My head is either in the past contemplating something that I can’t even do anything about anymore, or it’s in the future planning my 50th move when I haven’t even made my 0th one yet.  I don’t know why, but there’s something oddly comforting about a strong character like Sunset sharing one of your flaws.
          Another aspect of the special that a lot of fans didn’t really like was the new antagonist wasn’t really all that scary and/or dangerous.  She was just crazy and insecure and crazy because she’s insecure.  I actually kind of liked that.  I mean, okay, I can’t really relate to being crazy since I’m usually sane except for the occasional short bursts of craziness that I’m sure everyone gets, but I can totally relate to being insecure and being driven crazy by insecurity.  I’m not proud this, but during high school, I had a habit of comparing myself and my achievements to other people and their achievements, and I never felt like I really measured up.  All that comparison and the resulting insecurity stressed me out so bad that I would cry and throw tantrums at home roughly once every two months or so.  I mean, I know it’s not anywhere near as bad as getting corrupted by magic, but I did end up causing problems for myself and my family like how the new antagonist ended up causing problems for everyone, herself included.
          There were also a bunch of other details that quite a few fans didn’t like, such as the main protagonists getting rather unceremoniously incapacitated and Starlight saving the day and teaching Sunset a lesson.  However, my not minding those details doesn’t really have anything to do with my bias towards relatable fiction.  I will say, however, that those details do make sense within the story.  I mean, how was the Mane 7 supposed to know that the antagonist had access to magic?  Okay, Sunset eventually discovers she had access to magic, but honestly, how’s Sunset’s magic even going to be effective in countering the antagonist’s?  Furthermore, the particular lesson Starlight ended up teaching Sunset was one that Starlight had learned firsthoof in the season 6 finale.  I know Sunset’s stronger and more developed than Starlight, but last I checked, Sunset’s always been very proactive and forward-thinking, and in this special, she just happened to be placed in a situation where those particular characteristics end up causing her problems.  It happens and is totally normal.  It’s also totally normal for life to work out in such a way that the person who usually has everything all together ends up learning from the person who usually makes a lot of mistakes.  Just saying.
          Anyway, I had fun with all three of the Equestria Girls specials, but I enjoyed this one the most.  They don’t quite make up for the disappointment that is Legend of Everfree, but I don’t regret watching them, and I especially don’t regret giving this episode a chance.  It made a positively delightful Saturday diversion regardless of other people’s negative opinions.

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[Bookish Delight]

Randomly found this.

Thank you for being an oasis in the desert of... badly misinformed opinions that surrounded these specials. I loved them too, for a lot of these same reasons. More of these, less of LoE, please.