Talk:Queen Chrysalis/@comment-3410511-20120426052315/@comment-24.65.118.164-20120430014625

The ponies must've thought they couldn't return, otherwise they'd have put the barrier up again. They portrayed her defeat in a way that made it possible for her to either stay gone (if they can't get around to bringing her back) or for her to make a reappearance at the beginning of Season 3