Season 8 Episode Discussion [Spoilers, possible leaks, rumours etc.]

@Jarkes  
Either that or they figured it would be better to just add the whole season at the same time this time around.

So the Best Gift Ever will NOT be airing early in the UK

@EotD  
Hasbro probably hasn’t sent it out to countries besides the US and Canada yet, given early airings in the past three seasons…

@Wiimeiser  
Don’t the people who air shows on TV channels get episodes way ahead of time, regardless of how early or on time they air a episode? Does Hasbro care if an episode of MLP FiM airs a day or a week early?

@Ping_chan  
Probably, and no they don’t care.
 
The idea that Pop would be airing it early was just down to an error on the epg though.

if  
 
then does that mean…  
 
…HMMMMMMMMMM….

@MrXemnas1992  
I wouldn’t mind that.

@MrXemnas1992  
It’s a very long shot.

@MrXemnas1992  
Nah; you can’t reform every villain that would be ridiculous.

So what’s everyone’s thoughts on Neighsay having a change of heart?

@Mikey  
I didn’t think it would go that way but I didn’t have any problem with it. He would have been the biggest hatesink ever without it.

@Mikey  
Neighsay had it coming. But I forgive him anyway.

@Mikey  
Makes sense and was rather refreshing.

@Mikey
 
“You are a credit to your race” ain’t really a change of heart.

So what exactly is the deal with people saying that Starlight was basically being used as a conduit to send the magic to wherever Cozy was sending it?

@Jarkes  
A misunderstanding of a plot element that i don’t think was thought out as it could be.

@Mikey  
Neighsay was just doing his job. I think the change of heart was nice and made sense, even if it wasn’t the most subtle thing ever.

@Mikey  
While it was nice to see the normal jerk not be unfiltered evil and get redeemed as well as close up the story thread from the beginning of the season, it was far too rushed, ignored any of the legitimate criticism Neighsay had on the school in favor of him just accepting it as 100% good and outside giving Cozy a chance to play Mark Anthony is kind of pointless to the plot and just sort of filler.
 
 
@Jarkes  
First I’ve heard of this

@EotD
 
Some people are theorizing that since her magic bubble’s right in the center of the artifacts that were being used to drain the magic, that her own power was being used somehow to do it.

Well, I just asked Jim Miller about it on Twitter, but he rarely responds to questions unless he’s doing a Q&A.

@Jarkes
 
But that’s like, literally not what was happening. At all. MAgic was being drained BEFORE Starlight was captured. Her magic was the first magic we saw failing in fact. Twilight was struggling, Celestia and Starswirl bring up reports of magic failing, all before Cozy imprisoned her. And the way she’s imprisoned isn’t even unique to her. Anyone who stood inside Cozy’s magic circle ended up in the exact same position.
 
I can only assume that people who think this didn’t watch or pay attention to the entire first act of the finale.

@gingerninja666
 
Still though, weird that she’d happen to be imprisoned in the same place where the magic was being drained.

@Jarkes
 
It happened to everyone who got too close to the ritual. magic talons emerged from the ball of magic and dragged them insdie.

@gingerninja666
 
Still though, being so close to the focal point was probably pretty painful.

@Jarkes
 
I wonder what the overlap between the people who think this and think Starlight is a sue would look like.