Fun Fact: Unicorns, earth ponies, and pegasi are meant to be friends.

Don't believe me? Watch My Little Pony: A New Generation for incontrovertible evidence.

This is science.

-Sprocket

A lot of people are left with questions following the G5 movie, and rightfully so.

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REFLECTIONS ON SUNNY'S ACTIVISM
{CAUTION SPOILERS BELOW}

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The Mane Attraction tells a story that's beautiful on many, many levels.

For those who don't remember, this is the one where Pinkie Pie books a charity musical festival, and manages to land the #1 pony of pop, (not Sapphire Shores), the Countess Coloratura.

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Normally, I write essays about episodes or themes, or characters, but I want to take a moment to reflect upon the phenomenon as a whole. This thing we call My Little Pony - it's bigger than a toy line - bigger than four generations of a corporate franchise - bigger than nine seasons of earth-shattering entertainment.

It's a culture.

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Last night, my house flooded and I lost more than half of all I own. I am currently in the process of getting my life back together.

I am very grateful to have a roof over my head, and consider myself fortunate that my family is safe, (including my dog and cats).

The water finally receded this morning, so the next couple of days is going to be spent hauling out debris and trying desperately to fight the looming threat of mold.

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When I first saw "Sleepless in Ponyville," it was my favorite episode for obvious reasons. However, there was always one worldbuilding flaw I intentionally overlooked.

If Princess Luna has the power to trot between our dreams, why did she get angry 1000 years ago when ponies slept through her beautiful nights?

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I, like most of you, have seen the preview for the upcoming film, My Little Pony: A New Generation. It stirred up some unexpected emotions in me.

The trailer is clever, well-polished, funny, and remarkably modern. It looks good. But it's not FIM. It never will be. It never can be.

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Having re-watched Crusaders of the Lost Mark, what strikes me now (with the benefit of hindsight) isn't what grabbed me the first time. It's not the music, or the symmetry in the storytelling (where the CMC's earn their marks by extending kindness to the very pony whose anti-blank-flank cruelty had brought them together in the first place).

No.

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