Talk:Shadow Play - Part 1/@comment-30947559-20170724142440/@comment-24245960-20170724223412

I try to still have faith in the creative powers-that-be of MLP: FiM. I believe they do listen to us and, while they don't always give us exactly what we want or as much (or little) of it as we want, I think they do try to give us what we want. Starlight's rise to prominence on the show has been a bone of contention with many fans ever since The Crystalling, and I think the fact that she thus far appears to have no major role in the upcoming box office film may very well be proof that the creative staff has paid some heed to those moans and groans of the fandom. (Personally, I think they are moving toward shipping her off to either the Crystal Empire or to Canterlot High, where she will then be seen no more often than the other characters residing in said places, but what do I know?)

As for fan favorites like Spike and Discord, well, like I said, we may not get them all the time in as many of their own episodes as we'd like. But still, Spike is one of the few characters in the series that appears in almost every episode. That's got to be worth something.