One of the things I was unsure about with Trixie Times Two was Derpy's inclusion. She didn't really do a lot plot wise or character wise and I feel on reflection like there was no need for her to even be there. I figured if I'm going to keep her in this series, her character needs to be explored a lot more. But what is her character? Being obsessed with muffins to me is not a character trait; it's just a quirk. The main thing I got from her portrayal in Slice of Life, is her bond with Doctor

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Part of the challenge I gave myself with Muffins at the End of the Universe was writing an a confined environment. When your resources are limited it can sometimes lead to the best ideas, so for the first two stories I limited myself to working within the interior of the crashed pod, the Doctor's laboratory being a prime source of plot material. Rules are there to be broken however, and so Year Zero sees Twilight, Trixie, Derpy and Doctor Whooves venture outside the pod for the first time. Of

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So what is Muffins at the End of the Universe? It is a series, which came about because of a number of ideas converging, as is often the case. First of all I wanted to write a comedy involving Twilight Sparkle in which the princess of friendship is taken away from her friends, and cut off and isolated somewhere where her status as a princess means nothing. I was just curious to see how she would react (and I guess I'm kind of evil that way).

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