Talk:Twilight's Kingdom - Part 2/@comment-7562999-20140511015523/@comment-7345250-20140511021830

"They are overdesigned, like Keyrum White and Keyrum Black."



But really, with consideration to past episodes, were you really hoping for anything better? If you ask me, everything went nearly flawlessly. You ask "Why go in depth on someone who isn't much of a character?" when the obvious answer is that they wanted to give that figure a certain measure of character. You cannot say that Tirek had no character when they clearly displayed plenty of it with the Scorpan sequence. He would rather continue his conquest than spare his sibling. Doesn't that mean something? I can see that you aren't satisfied with this type of villain, since it has been done many times before, but that does not mean it was done poorly. As for "Why not just give it to Celestia?" the answer was literally spoken aloud on the show, so I'm not even going to waste any time on that...

As for Twilight's test and the key, I disagree. It was not by any means glossed over; instead it spanned the entirety of the story. The medallion was first shown as an ironic gift, so it was by no means lacking in richness of significance. Bearing in mind friendship = magic, Twilight passed her test by staying loyal to both the other ponies and Discord. For the love of... she even forgave Discord. Sure, the moral implications of her decision are rather dire, but she proved that she was more of a friend than a princess. Isn't that what her struggle is supposed to be about? She would rather render surrender Equestria to Tirek's tyranny than fight it without her companions.

Test: PASSED

Now you say "Wow. Then Discord give Twi the key, and they rush off" but they spent all of part one figuring out just how the keys worked. In fact, it would have been weird if this part did not go quickly. They spent plenty of time on it before. Part one was all about this thought process that you apparently believe was "glossed over." Rushing down to the chest was both logical and fitting, given the circumstances.

And yes, the Rainbow designs were terrible, but they weren't permanent and they were onscreen for only the climax, so there is no reason to complain.