Thread:TheRealIcestorm/@comment-37185495-20190321212204/@comment-63.155.193.58-20190412201753

Sussettey1 wrote: Okay but like... here’s the thing. The villains in MLP were meant to be threatening. More than half the time, the villains get reformed anyway. The villains in WordGirl are generally very comedic. Sure, they’ve got evil plans, but they’re not really supposed to be threatening. Also, the format of MLP is episodic, but continuous. WordGirl has no continuous story. There is literally no possible way you could compare the two.

Furthermore, villains are pretty much supposed to die. They’re evil. The reason why you don’t want villains in WordGirl to die is because they’re comedic. But actual villains that are supposed to be threatening, such as those in MLP, are portrayed as truly evil. And while you like villains because they’re threatening (it’s called liking a well written character), you still want to see the protagonists win above all in the end.

That was honestly, the stupidest comparison you could possibly make. No offense. But. It’s just not a valid comparison at all. I'll admit, you have some valid points. But if you look into it, the villains in Word Girl have some "dark moments," too.

Take Miss Power, for example. Just the fact alone that she got that close to killing Dr. Two Brains, should be counted as threatening. She also had a main motive: Taking over Earth.

And speaking of Dr. Two Brains, I'd say he's pretty "dark" himself. Did you know that he was originally based off of a character from a musical that litirally went insane and became and cereal murderer? For PBS Kids, that's pretty shocking. And the whole story of how he became evil, in and of itself, is kinda disturbing and sad. Not only that, but Fan Fiction writers, such as myself, have taken that story, and went deeper, undoubtedly taking things up a notch.

Nevertheless, you re right about one thing. While villains can be entertaining and likable, good always triumphs over evil, and for that, I'm glad. It's nice whenTV shows have good role models, and heroines, who win above the big baddies. And it's even better when the villains and antagonists learn from their mistakes every once in a while.

Also, I wasn't making a comparison between Word Girl and MLP. I was just being silly and overdramatic. {As usual! Lol!}   But still, it was fun discussing this with you!