Talk:Ponies of Dark Water/@comment-27078261-20180117060125/@comment-26478829-20180224154130

I think a big part of the problem stemmed from the fact that the comic could never pick a tone. It bounced back from being a serious story to a black comedy but it was never done skillfully, so instead it came off as incredibly messy and weak. It had its good moment near the end when it was finally picking up steam, but the conclusion was to quick and unsatisfying.

Plus I really don't like it when the comics turn our established, kind-hearted heroic ponies into "Unsympathetic Comedy Protagonists" to use TVTropes lingo. Even before they officially became evil, they were apparently wanted criminals in foreign kingdoms. It was the same problem I had with "Night of the Living Apples", "The Root of the Problem" and "The Good, the Bad, and the Ponies", where our heroes just never felt like heroes. Granted, this comic was so crazy and bonkers that it was at least fun IMO. The other comics I mentioned were just plain bad.