Talk:A Royal Problem/@comment-27578467-20170719041327/@comment-27578467-20180216063452

I'm afraid I haven't been moved on it since last year. I did watch the intro when it aired, which dampened my excitement to watch the rest for two reasons - 1, the conflict is very obvious telegraphed (sisters acting passive aggressive towards each other) but plays as if its discovery is a point of interest (judging by the camera position and length of time on each shot) and 2, the sisters' passive aggressive behavior seems quite out of character to me (compared to, for example, Celestia's obvious emotional maturity in episodes like A Bird in the Hoof... Luna perhaps not so much), both being very standard conventions in post-S05 episodes which led me to assume the rest of the episode would be as unentertaining as usual for the season.

Also, though I don't necessarily dislike Starlight, she didn't really become anything incredible after season 5 in my book (yes I would say I thought she was at her best as an antagonist). She certainly doesn't annoy me like many of the new characters like Zephyr Breeze and Feather Bangs, and in fact I tend to relate to her the most in certain episodes, but that's mostly because the other main characters feel so bizarre now that she seems like the only relatively normal one around, and not terribly entertaining at that.

I would say that Celestia is a character I wouldn't consider in need of development, being the sort of ultimate parental figure (which to me makes sense seeing how long she's lived), but I could see myself being wrong there.

I still see daybreaker artwork... so I'm not sure. Honest Apple was almost really worth watching, so I don't exclude the possibility of me liking a newer episode, but I've also just lost faith in the series. I'm fairly sure I won't watch more than an episode or two of S08 if that.