Talk:Episodes, films, and shorts/@comment-10390252-20160310113508

IMO, Starlight's return and the avent of Baby Flurry Heart are both indicative of falling confidence on the part of the show-runners in the show's appeal to the fans. They're adding an 'exciting new character' and a 'cute widdle baby' to the cast in an attempt to 'freshen up its audience appeal'. Having suffered through three presses of the total reset button (one in the Pokémon animé and once on Ben 10), the thought that the showrunners want to 'freshen up' the show sends a thrill of dread down my spine.

I will tolerate and possibly even accept Starlight if she's a very occasional guest Friendship Student like Discord. If she becomes a regular cast member, I will be less tolerant. I will tolerate and possibly even accept Flurry Heart if she becomes a recurring joke driver (basically, a cute and disturbingly precocious foal for a main cast member/group to baby-sit). I will be less tolerant if she becomes a regular focus character.