I've been rewriting the episodes of seasons 8 and 9 for my au by copy-pasting the transcripts and rewriting them, and revisiting those episodes... I'm still floored by how terribly the characters were written...
Why is Pinkie Pie such an asshole in the Maud Couple?
Why are Applejack and Rainbow Dash such assholes in Non-Compete Clause?
Why are Discord and Cranky Doodle Donkey such assholes in A Matter of Principals?
Why did Pinkie Pie become depressed that she couldn't play that yak instrument? She turned back into Pinkamena over it.
Why is Chancellor Neighsay's character written so terribly? Why is Cozy Glow such a completely incomprehensible character?
Why is Rainbow Dash such an asshole in 2, 4, 6, Greaaat. I guess you could argue that Rainbow has always kinda been an asshole, but the way she acted in this episode... that was too much.
These are just off of the top of my head. Reading through these transcripts has convinced me more than ever that this is like, an alternate universe or something. Because it all just feels so disconnected from what came before. It's really insulting, and they feel more like twisted fun house mirror versions of the characters (I guess that's what flanderization means).
I really want to know what was going down behind the scenes, because it seems like MLP as a franchise kinda fell off a cliff after the movie...
