To everyone who insisted that I write out a Shining/Sombra clopfic this month as part of my Patreon-winning poll, let me just say...
Y'all picked a reeeeeaaaallllllllly poorly-timed ship to dabble into so soon after the events of the Season 9 premiere. 
In which Twilight goes Twileynanas about a library book she never returned...in Canterlot.
I saw it. I can’t really go into a lot of depth about my opinion because my current responsibilities aren’t giving me that kind of time, so I’m just going to make a list. 
In which Twilight abandons all her responsibilities to act like a bratty little sister again with Shining Armor and EVERYPONY has best face.
Well, figured it was about time I got around to doing this, now that I'm taking a very short break from writing.
So let's get it outta my system - I don't like season 9. No, at the level of individual episodes it not that bad. The problem starts at the overarching plot - this whole transfer of power.
First of all there literally no explanations why the heck Luna and Celestia chooses to step down. No one even bothered to give them believable reasons to do this. It's a change for the sake of change - the whole Celestia speech at Twilight coronation pretty much this.
In which Celestia and Luna vastly overestimate Twilight Sparkle's capabilities, old villains return for revenge, and the Tree of Harmony gets kerblammed.
In which the Token Six carry on last season's proud tradition of remaking episodes from seasons past only not as good.
I don't feel sad that this is the last season of MLP. I suppose it may hit me when I watch the final episode, but that will depend on how good the season is overall. But before the season premieres, here is what I'd like to see happen before the show ends...and what I hope doesn't happen. Warning: these ramblings contain mild spoilers – nothing earth-shattering, just information from the S9 episode synopses.
Want to happen:
1.) As of this weekend, I managed to catch up with the entirety of Season 9 so far (I haven't watched the premiere until Friday, and I saw the other two episodes on Saturday night). So for the first time in a long time, I am officially up to date with the show, AND haven't been spoiled on upcoming details! That means I can be more engrossed in the show, and can do things like my next announcement...
2.) Expect to see something unexpected this morning. ;)
1 minute... one fucking minute. They've had years to prepare and it only take Sombra one Celestia damn minute to conquer the entire Crystal Empire. So what do the Princesses do in light of Shining Armor's defensive failure? Why, the only reasonable thing one could do in their position and put him in charge of their castle's total security system!
Okay, so. Naomi Novik's Temeraire series are fun enough, as they're basically "Horatio Hornblower meets Pern," but those books kind of pale in comparison to her feminist take on fairy tales, Uprooted. Rightly lauded when it came out, Uprooted has a lot of cool stuff going on, subverting various tropes-- and even subverting the subversions of those tropes, and--
https://www.equestriadaily.com/2019/02/season-9-confirmed-to-be-final-season.html
I guess we had a good run, right?
Personally, the saddest thing is we won't see Tempest Shadow again. I was kinda hoping she'd return for the next movie, unless they somehow squeeze her in for an episode.
I'm not sure what to expect, but you always worry that MLP: FiM would end... but what if we were wrong? I'm not saying that season 9 isn't gonna end the show. I'm talking about a new generation of My Little Pony which had the same characters, but in a different plot. What if there's gonna be a new season coming soon? Or what if there's gonna be a new fanfic series or movie with similar characters? It's like the Star Trek series, but only in an MLP way. We can't end this brony age... it remains
Going To Seed- One of the better Applejack focused episodes, with some nice bonding between her and Bloom. Poor Big Mac. Felt like another nice throwback to simpler times, not much more to say. 3 out of 5.
Student Counsel- Another Josh Haber episode I like? It's a miracle! Of course I love Trixie and Starlight so I'm biased, plus I enjoy Maud and Sunburst and Maude. (You can keep Briar and Silver Stream though!) Trixie in particular had some priceless reactions here. 3 and a half out of 5.
Well, My Little Pony has gone and done the impossible: they reformed Angel. (Believably!)
True, he's hardly a villain, but for 9 years, he has still been a complete and total jerk - borderline abusive! And now, after all this time, he doesn't have to be that way anymore. It's the redemption story we didn't know we needed.
If you have a late entry, you can drop it into this folder:
Late Entries (Season 9 Bingo Writing Contest)
It won't be eligible to win, but you may get an honourable mention.
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