Talk:Twilight Sparkle/@comment-26973802-20140308062638/@comment-26973802-20140308190505

For the first four two-parters, yes. But why did they do what they did in Princess Twilight Sparkle (the "main villain" being just these vines that Discord created in the past that the Tree of Harmony suppressed until its power went away for no apparent reason) instead of having a new villain create the vines to choke the tree in the present day? Nightmare Moon was more of the Chrysalis or Sombra in this episode, when it showed her first defeat, and she's the main reason it's my favorite episode of the season.

They still can come up with new villains like The Mane-iac and the chimera, but only seem confident using them in one-part episodes instead of two-parters, because antagonists of two-parters and movies are considered main villains of the show. Nightmare Moon, Discord, Chrysalis, Sombra, Sunset Shimmer, I think they lost confidence after the reception to King Sombra for his lack of screentime and Sunset Shimmer for not being as evil or epic as her predecessors (demon form aside), even though each has what the other lacks.