Finale and my Future on the Site

So with the finale having happened almost two weeks ago, I decided to sit down and compose my thoughts. I feel this was beneficial because I didn’t want this blog to be one among hundreds that came out shortly after it aired.

I liked the finale

Perhaps not loved. I felt the whole experience was bittersweet. MLP has been such an important part of my life since I began watching in late 2012. It got me through some extraordinarily stressful times in my life. It was an escape to a world where things were less complicated, something that generally lacked the cynicism I often felt permutated my life at points. It was a welcoming comfort.

Now it’s over.

I suppose that it is a bitter pill to swallow.

I never felt the show had massively declined in quality as some fans alleged and I always looked forward to the show and the adventures the girls went on. But now that chapter has ended for the foreseeable future. It feels like an old friend has decided to leave or is it you leaving your friend for something else? I don’t know; this is just a stream of thoughts rambles and late-night caffeine ups.

I liked the finale. It was good. I think that some of the reaction to it is incredibly unjust. Though I agree that twist felt incredibly forced, it was bizarre. Discord suffering no consequences, as a result, was also very baffling.

Otherwise, I felt the finale hit a lot of the points that I wanted. The massive Avengers-style team-up was terrific as well as the cameos. The villains were good albeit entirely predictable. There was a good lesson in there, and ultimately the climax was satisfying.

The epilogue episode broke me.

It was such a nostalgia rush and seeing all of the characters grow old, and change was just so beautiful and heartbreaking. I suppose it encapsulated that this was the end of the show.

Some part of me was happy. Another was devastated.

I didn’t sleep much that night.

I sat there and went

“What now?”

That’s why I sat in silence for two weeks. I wanted to answer that question.

My concluding thoughts about the show and the fandom has been that I have never regretted a thing.

I will say this show has the most beautiful community I have ever had the privilege of being a part of. This show brought together some of the most talented writers and artists I have ever seen.

It goes beyond the show.

This has become something more. Something truly beautiful that will reverberate long after the show no longer replays on airwaves. Saying goodbye to the show was difficult, but I know that this place has the strength to carry on the lessons and memories of the show for many years to come.

If I could do one thing anew, it would be not to have taken a sabbatical from writing for three years. To finish the stories I started. To be more active in the community. To reach out to others in the spirit of friendship more often. But alas the past is the past.

My penance will be that I will continue to hold this show close to my heart, to continue to write my stories for the benefit of all that will take a look at them and to patiently wait until G5 launches and I can start this whole crazy adventure over again.

Thank you, you beautiful bastards.

Hope you stick around.

PS: I SAW THAT KISS LUNA GAVE TWILIGHT. YOU CANNOT ESCAPE THE ALL SEEING EYES. IT'S CANNON IN MY EYES...in my...eyes [sobs in shipping]