Talk:The Mean 6/@comment-1031724-20180621191955/@comment-29981995-20180623195035

Well, in a way it's kind of understandable that Chrysalis is in a sorry state, as she's completely out of her element. For an unspecified amount of time-1000+ years going by the comics-she's been used to relying on an army of obedient minions to facilitate any and all plans. I would also imagine that the swarm has always provided her with shelter-the protection of numbers if not actual physical protection in the Changeling Kingdom-as well as enabling her to prey upon sources of love with little to no fear. The season six finale changed all of that: she's now completely alone, (hopefully) pursued by forces looking to bring her to justice, and undoubtedly much less well-fed on love than she's used to since she's probably having to pick and choose targets carefully to avoid drawing attention to herself.

Chrysalis' fear of taking on the Mane 6 alone seems pretty legitimate; I mean, Fake Twilight nearly bested her before the Tree of Harmony did the clones in, and that was without any help. The real Mane 6 would definitely have jumped in to help Twilight, as would Starlight; given that Twilight and Starlight together managed to force the retreat of a weakened Pony of Shadows, I doubt Chrysalis would have fared much better. As for screwing up her plan, Chrysalis is acting from desperation, and seems to have expected obedient minions like the Changelings used to be when she got free-thinking individuals. I would imagine-as I think others have proposed-that her desperation will only increase and lead her to even more drastic action, undoubtedly with far more dire consquences.

Maybe the creators are foreshadowing her eventual fate? The moon's a pretty handy prison with a vacancy...