Talk:To Where and Back Again - Part 1/@comment-29310952-20161001191622/@comment-1031724-20161004214230

Here's what I think The Cutie Remark has going for it:

Many criticized her redemption for being rushed, but given her tragic backstory, that made it understandable for some, and remember this is the kind of show where things turn out. Besides, they wanted to put a lot of time into Sombra, Chrysalis, and Nightmare Moon's futures, to show them again. If anything was rushed it was Tirek and Discord's futures, though we've already seen them mostly in power.
 * 1) Sombra and Chrysalis - Shows them again in alternate futures, when it's extremely unlikely we see Sombra again. I thought they were unwilling to show Chrysalis again, but of course there is chance she'll return here. Still, first time we saw either since their Seasons 2 and 3.
 * 2) Mentioning Chrysalis's name (Fluttershy's the first to say her name )
 * 3) Intense - Shows what Equestria would look like with each villain in power - Sombra's future with an all-out war, the fight with Chrysalis led by Zecora, Nightmare Moon's shadowy castle, and the Ashlands timeline where you can easily predict what happened.
 * 4) Continuity - Going back to the Mane 6 getting their cutie marks, all the way from Season 1.
 * 5) Resolution - The timeline is completely restored by the end, and Starlight reforms. I was afraid either she'd destroy the scroll, or the episode would end in cliffhanger and make us wait another year.