Talk:A Canterlot Wedding - Part 2/@comment-3410511-20150210183044/@comment-5837525-20150211025703

You expect more of the main characters than they're reasonably capable of, Otherside86. Like Rallinale said, they're not perfect.

Should Twilight's friends have immediately agreed with her that there was something wrong with Cadance? Considering how close Twilight was purported to be with her brother, it's not illogical that they thought she was being possessive of him. Shining Armor should've shown her sympathy? He was under Chrysalis' mind control. He failed to realized that his bride was an imposter? Again, mind control. Should Celestia have been able to stop Chrysalis on her first attempt? It was explained in the episode that the love Chrysalis absorbed was enough to overpower her. Should the Mane Six have stopped the changeling attack? They were a group of six against an army of hundreds.

Twilight complained about her role as a princess all season? If you were suddenly dropped into a position of high authority with a MOUNTAIN of responsibility piled onto your shoulders, wouldn't you be just as anxious? Celestia advised Twilight to keep her friends in the dark to protect them -- that if Tirek knew about them, they'd become targets. And you say Twilight "dropped the ball" in her battle against Tirek -- as in, she chose her friends over all the magic in Equestria. Does that not invalidate your argument that "everything they've learned about friendship amounts to nothing"?

"With higher stakes, this new villain will allow the Mane 6 to learn a lesson that makes them mature just a little." Nightmare Moon taught Twilight to embrace friendship for the first time. Discord taught Twilight to fight for her friendship when it's put on the line. Chrysalis taught Twilight to follow her instincts and her friends to take her feelings and anxieties into more consideration. Sombra taught Twilight to rely on her friends when she's unable to do anything about her situation. You say the Mane Six haven't redeemed themselves? To that, sir, I say...