TheThunderPony 
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And those fans are right. Because of the rating and episodic format of the show, the writers are not able to give the premiers and finales the amount of attention they deserve. Most of these stories (Nightmare Moon and King Sombra for example), should have had an entire season dedicated to them. But they didn't, because of the shows episodic format, and TV-Y rating. Ultimately this show, from Season 4 and on especially, has been trying to pack more lore into it than it can handle. Even the comics (although not canon) can't go into the depth they really should be, again, I feel, because of the target audience.
This is why the vast majority of Anime use the Arc/Myth Arc format, since that allows for deep, interconnected storytelling. Another thing Anime does that I feel we (the US) should start doing at some point, are OVAs. They would allow either deeper explanation of the lore, or at least the characters and their relationships (if the OVAs' storyline is unrelated to the main plot).
An arc-based MLP would benefit from this greatly.
MLP really is one of those shows that, because of the huge amount of lore, should be done in an Arc based format.
There are so many characters, and areas of Equestria and beyond that haven't been explored as in-depth as they should be. I think they might,_*if_* it were Aarc -based (with possible OVAs included) rather than episodic. As well as a higher rating (PG maybe?).
The Pank is dank.
And those fans are right. Because of the rating and episodic format of the show, the writers are not able to give the premiers and finales the amount of attention they deserve. Most of these stories (Nightmare Moon and King Sombra for example), should have had an entire season dedicated to them. But they didn't, because of the shows episodic format, and TV-Y rating. Ultimately this show, from Season 4 and on especially, has been trying to pack more lore into it than it can handle. Even the comics (although not canon) can't go into the depth they really should be, again, I feel, because of the target audience.
This is why the vast majority of Anime use the Arc/Myth Arc format, since that allows for deep, interconnected storytelling. Another thing Anime does that I feel we (the US) should start doing at some point, are OVAs. They would allow either deeper explanation of the lore, or at least the characters and their relationships (if the OVAs' storyline is unrelated to the main plot).
MLP really is one of those shows that, because of the huge amount of lore, should be done in an Arc based format.
There are so many characters, and areas of Equestria and beyond that haven't been explored as in-depth as they should be. I think they might,