Talk:Princess Cadance/@comment-5153052-20120531130151/@comment-5109093-20120604012449

^ All right, I respect your opinion. (Slippy may have been irritating, but somehow I still ultimately liked the little guy; guess he was lucky he was cute.)

Anyways, with regard to Cadence. I understand what you mean; I don't usually want to see characters who are totally one-dimensional and only there to try and look like an ultimate stereotype, either--unless such a character is needed for the plot. I just think it's unfair to judge Cadence so harshly and quickly, especially since half the time it wasn't even her we were seeing. Yes, she does have quite a few extraordinary things going for her--but again, they're not her fault. I didn't find myself shaking my head in disbelief or failing to enjoy her scenes. I don't think that she's absolutely perfect and flawless (but it's hard for anyone to be that way, because as soon as you're placed into a story, some less-than-"perfect" quality is probably bound to emerge.) In fact, she seems a bit more on the pessimistic side, particularly during the aria--not that you'd necessarily blame her for nearly giving in to despair, but still. She was captured, imprisoned, and pretty darn desperate, and it took her former sitting charge to help her escape.

Since we didn't get to know Cadence THAT well, we haven't quite gotten to see whatever else there is to her; she's not nearly as developed as the mane six and many other characters (yet, anyway.) True, we managed to learn more about others in an episode or two than we did about her--but the finale WAS kind of busy, with a lot going on. Perhaps they may not have had enough time to clearly demonstrate other Cadence qualities, and so left them to the imagination for the time being. I think we'd eventually be able to detect more obvious flaws in her. Overall, I found her likable, instead of just being a dull superpowered character who can very easily show up, fix any problem, and do anything--although she didn't leap to the top of my favorite-character list. I'm not trying to make excuses for anything, just to explain why I didn't think they did a poor job with her...I think it's kind of easy to get a little hung up on having to see the flaws of a powerful royal Alicorn princess...so I can definitely understand what you guys mean.