Talk:Queen Chrysalis/Gallery/@comment-24.3.45.255-20120422143914/@comment-69.153.121.218-20120501070608

I think there were two reasons the creators had Chrysalis defeated the way she was:

1. Nightmare Moon was defeated EASILY with the Elements of Harmony and Discord was defeated with the Elements of Harmony when Twilight was able to believe in her friendship and help them believe in themselves. The creative team had already used the elements twice, so they wanted to have Chrysalis INSTEAD defeated by love: the one thing she once THRIVED off of. It was cheesy, but it worked and left an opening for Chrysalis to possibly return. Nightmare Moon would be less likely to return because she reverted back to being Princess Luna and watching over the night with Princess Celestia. Discord MIGHT return, but his only methods of escape would be if the Elements of Harmony were to be connected to another group of ponies or if there was enough disharmony among the main six and the other ponies in equestria for him to break free of his stone prison.

2. To provide a way to bring her back if they needed to re-use her as a villain. My Little Pony doesn't have any OFFICIAL villains who come back every so often. Just big baddies who show up at the beginning or end of the show to battle the main characters. It's possible that the creators hadn't come up with a plan on how the Elements of Harmony could be used a third time after the Discord incident and they didn't want to repeat EITHER one with Chrysalis, so intead they provided the scenario that the protagonists couldn't reach the elements in time. Perhaps in season 3, the fans might see Chrysalis return, or another villain emerge and the "Mane Six" will have to find another clever way to use the Elements of Harmony yet again, but maybe this time it won't be Twilight who has to get everyone back together. Who knows what sort of tricks the writers will pull? We'll find out when season 3 comes!