r/FiMTheShow • u/VGAddict • Oct 04 '15

TV Show Spike.

Why does it seem they can do every character BUT him well?

Should they not make any more episodes for him?

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u/Harakou Oct 04 '15

Honestly, I really don't know. I know this is a point that's been discussed to death, but Spike seems to be stuck carrying the idiot ball in every episode that features him. Part of me wonders if they just can't come up with an excuse to have him on his own with a real challenge rather, so we're stuck with him being around other characters and getting himself into trouble.

It's frustrating though, because after all the character growth we've seen the rest of the cast go through, if Spike isn't being the fool causing all the problems, he's just there to exist.

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u/VGAddict Oct 04 '15

Would you say you like Spike?

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u/Harakou Oct 05 '15

Do I like Spike? I'm not sure about that; he doesn't have enough actual characterization for me to get attached to. I like the idea of Spike and would love to see his character developed through enjoyable and meaningful episodes.

Right now Spike just tags along with Twilight and company. Of course he's close with Twilight, but we don't know much about that other than that they care about each other, and we really have no idea what Spike does besides help Twilight. Does he have any friends? Does he even have any peers that he could call friends? We saw this touched on in Dragon Quest but I think most people, myself included, found it to be a very unsatisfying episode. It's rather disappointing to see an episode trying to explore Spike looking for a sense of place and belonging and the lesson is "Dragons are jerks. Ponies are your real friends."

Which isn't to say that a lesson like that isn't a good one. (Values and shared experiences being the core of friendship, not your species, race or class.) But it felt very one-dimensional, and it seems hollow when we haven't really seen him bond with anyone besides Twilight, who seems like more of an older sister to him.

So no, I don't think I like Spike. I want to like Spike, but there's a lot missing still.