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Even if Encounter at Farpoint was kind of stupid.
I haven't seen anything that would lead me to believe it'll be significantly worse than season 1 yet.
But needless to say, I am not one.
To be truthful, I didn't think Discord was that fun. He came off a little like he was trying too hard.
I should admit though, I don't really care for "trickster god" characters. I feel like a good villain has to be strong, but within the context of the fictional setting. If I may use a nebulous term, they have to have an air of "credibility." Like Jason "a van is coming at me, I better jump out of the way" Vorhees of Friday the 13th Part III versus the "I was inside a camper when it went offroad, overturned and burst into flames but I climbed out unscathed and held my sword aloft like I was channeling the effing power of Grayskull" Jason Vorhees of Part VI. The former, because he jumped out of the way (implying that the van could have worked) is more credible and, oddly, more scary because of such. The latter is just so over-the-top that its hard to take him seriously no matter how many kills he racks up.
I didn't really like the Nightmare Moon story arc (or at least not the second half of it--the first half was fine) but I'm sold on Nightmare Moon herself for several reasons: We have a rough idea where she comes from, we know what she's doing, and why she's doing it. Even though she's a goddess, she comes off as vulnerable--notice her aghast reaction the first time she thinks the "spark" has been ignited. I also get some mileage out of her and Twilight's almost-a-joust, because a part of me wonders if Twilight couldn't have simply impaled her. The very fact that this is left up in the air lends her some further credence (we don't really know how gods work in this world--for all we know it could be the Eastern interpretation, where a god can be killed just like any man could). Finally, I really like Nightmare Moon's design. I think I said this before, but that blue helmet, that sleek black body, that mane and tail made up of essence of night sky--no look you could choose has the presence or makes quite the statement that makes!
My problem with "Trickster Gods" is that they're a cop-out. They're basically the writer saying that the character doesn't have to make sense or be credible--in fact, they're saying the very fact that he doesn't is a strength, a mental sleight of hand that I've seen third-graders and fanfic writers try to use to defend bad drawings and awful fanfics, casting their lack of any talent as "a unique personal style." There is no better way to develop a bullshit filter than to hang around kids (or parents).
Anyway, getting back to the point, as far as we know (and I know I might be being presumptuous) Discord has no motive outside of just... he's there and he likes causing chaos. He has no history outside of he was in charge before Luna and Celestia dethroned him. Basically, we don't know what he's about. He's not so much a character as he is a walking plot device with a(n IMO bad) sense of humor. As for his design, well there's only one way a god of chaos who likes chaos and represents chaos can look, and that's like *ahem* a piled-on mishmash of everything but the kitchen sink (and I'm honestly surprised they didn't include one just to be safe). He's bland. He's creative diarrhea. He's not even on the level of Q--Q, at least, had a purpose and a clear ideology behind him even if he had a sense of humor about it. On top of that, to fully buy him you have to buy some of the questionable premises that go with him, like that he somehow existed before Luna and Celestia (you know, the people who created the day and night) and that he's more powerful than Nightmare Moon even though Nightmare Moon escaped on her own and Discord didn't. If I were writing this story, I would've made Discord a servant of Nightmare Moon who showed up late for whatever reason, rather than trying to make him the next higher tier.
And if I may make a low blow, having a God of Chaos character is redundant in the show that gave us Pinkie Pie.
Anyway, what I thought was going to be a two or three line response wound up becoming a dissertation on what makes a good villain. I better go play some more shmups before I end up writing a thesis on Cutie Marks. Ta!
Or did no one else realize that Ms. School teacher called Discord a "Species"?
I just now noticed this while going over the thread again:
Moe, are you certain you're not me under an alternate account?
This may or may not have to do with the fact that Q is also one of my favorite bad guys.
I... could have developed a split personality after all the times I got high.
I noticed, but I didn't think much of it.
...
That's not a really smart thing to do lol.
>Children's Show
Yes, I was.
Hey, do you think the Brain will conquer the world today?
If you answered yes, then you obviously don't watch the show.
If you think they were "unpredictable" then I've got a Dr. Seuss book with a twist ending you probably won't see coming.
Found the problem.
Me, I always watch a show again before declaring it excelled in anything.