Talk:To Where and Back Again - Part 2/@comment-11461452-20170118040935/@comment-27161581-20170118044259

"Why is it that not very many people have said positive things about Seasons 5 and 6."

Season 5 I would argue is a very solid season but Season 6 had a new batch of writers, which resulted in several weakened themes and occasionally awkward characterization. The musical episodes I would argue are some of the weakest of the show, and one of them came out of nowhere as a christmas in July episode, but failed to add originality to the timelessness of A Christmas Carol. Much of the morality felt forced in an I'm right, you're wrong manner which ultimately failed to capture subtleties as prior episodes did, where there was usually an emphasis on communication.

Instead of expanding the lore in the Explore Equestria theme that was offered at the start of Season 6, the season itself had few new locations, and didn't explore the culture of Equestria as much as some people wanted. When compared with the map episodes of Season 5, Season 6 was lacking in exploration even though it was advertised as such.

Many characters were handled with a heavy hand in order to fulfill certain plot points, or make a moral more blatant. Due to this, some of the episodes felt less relevant or lifelike, and more imaginative.

Spike's change in character was jarring, even if it was very much needed.

Regardless, the comics are very different from the TV episodes.Even between comics the quality and art style varies immensely, with the content ranging from light and heartwarming, to as bittersweet and dramatic as Reflections. I disagree with the thought that RoQC is worse than To Where and Back Again, but hey, you can say whatever you want.