Chat thread to spark ideas- Fame And Misfortune

If you're going to write a review about it, the least you should do is mention the real background behind it, namely:

MA Larson did write this episode in its entirety, HOWEVER, he was given the premise and forced to write it the way it turned out (even originally writing a Pinkie Pie focused draft in the style of "It's a Wonderful Life" that showed all the people of Ponyville disregarding her feelings because of how she's presented in the Journal, but realizing that they were wrong and slowly but surely all coming to apologize to her, being an allegory for how we tend to forget there are people behind the news and writing we read. This idea was terminated and the idea of having everyone be assholes was pushed forward). He does not agree with the ideas of the episode and knew and felt it was mean-spirited and would be perceived poorly. He personally loves the Brony fandom and believes his true feelings are best expressed by Slice of Life and personally does not feel good about Fame and Misfortune at all.

/r/mylittlepony Thread