Talk:One Bad Apple/@comment-5209907-20130513212655/@comment-26973802-20130626045836

Well, not just Chrysalis and Sombra, but small stuff like references to Lord of the Rings, James Bond, Indiana Jones, Harry Potter, Monty Python, The Big Lebowski (which is rated R), you can't seriously think those references were intended only for people unlikely to have seen them and therefore would not get them?

We know who Hasbro initially intended it for, but Lauren Faust wanted it to be for all audiences. Though Hasbro wouldn't have it be a "magical girl anime" like Sailor Moon, apparently they let there be a villain no longer than two episodes and somehow approved all the references and appeal. And when they realized who formed the majority of the audience, they continued to make it appealing to us while still (mostly) appropriate for younger viewers. And they're pandering to what they think we want in Season 3 since Lauren Faust left. Chrysalis and Sombra are really dark and while they were subtle with killing Chrysalis (which the comics retconned on account of her being a fan favorite villain) they killed Sombra for real