Chapter 4 Does the Unexpected! - MLP Make Your Mark

My Little Pony Make Your Mark Chapter 4 is out! And it does SO much! MLP G5 has now delivered us a chapter with much higher quality episodes than we have previously gotten!

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MLP Make Your Mark Chapter 4 is out! How will this set of episodes from My Little Pony turn out? We shall see!

[GrimWolf]

In defense of Misty's magic. The show never stated that you needed a cutie mark to have magic. Sweetie Belle learns magic before having her cutie mark, and its so instinctual that even a baby can do it. The only thing a unicorn needs to do instinctual magic is having a strong desire to do something. Like Pumpkin Cake just wishing to be out of a cage or fly. With the help of a cutie mark controlling magic becomes easier.

[JJ-yoyq]

Honestly i'm surprised how little people have questioned the fact that if Opaline knew Celestia and Luna since they were fillies (and was presumably around the same age) then how come she is still alive but they are dead.
Unless they were killed (which i doubt the series will ever confirm) or there's gonna be some massive twist near the end of MYM that reveals all the Alicorns from FIM are still alive somewhere, it just continues to make the way G4 and G5 are connected confusing.

[DanknDerpyGamer]

1:06 - 1:15 That pony followed by that clip of AJ asking "what kind of fertilizer have you had your nose in?" made me spit my coffee all over my screen. 😂

[sekarramanathaniss-student]

Here is something literally NOPONY noticed:
Misty's cutie mark is a butterfly and butterflies are caterpillars that break out of their cocoon. Misty got it when she joined the mane 5, breaking out of her cocoon(Opaline).

[magicalmonoceros]

Considering how Sunny feels about property rights, maybe Opaline is actually the good guy.

[oceanmythjormundgandr]

I found Misty so realistic. She is an example of what happens when someone is raised by a narcissist. She realizes that Opaline is no good and that she deserves better, but she still deep down hopes and strives for Opaline's acceptance. I actually cared about Misty in this chapter, I actually wanted her to be happy. So, yeah, good chapter (at least in comparison to the rest).
I did like Opaline's brutality I the last episode tho. THAT is the villain I have been waiting for! But indeed, why just leave her there? WHY?

[everythinggirly]

Misty suddenly being able to use magic reminds me of how Rarity's horn dragged her to the rock before she got her cutie mark. The magic system has never made much sense tbh. And maybe Twilight's castle turned back into a chest since she didn't live there anymore? Idk. It really bothers me that G5 is set in the same universe as G4 when there is no logical explanation for it.

[rowanrawlz]

A few points:
-Yeah admittedly the punishment isnt very intimidating, but it is fitting for belittling and infantilizing misty in opalines eyes. And plus they couldnt have her physically hit her, theyve already been depicting parental emotional abuse and its affects on misty.
-It is a bit anticlimactic for them to leave, but its not like they could do anything else. They beat her by the skin of their teeth, they cant kill her obv, and the focus is sparky being safe. Yes she will be a problem later but they are aware of it and preparing to counteract her, as they cant actually beat her in the moment

[GrimWolf]

I think I have an explanation why the Defense Factory isn't from the Cloverleaf's. After the construction of the Giant Robot, Canterlogic savings went extict, and after Sprout destroyed the Lighthouse and was found guilty of the act, considering the factory wasn't useful anymore, they decided to sell it to the town to pay for the crystal Lighthouse and have enough income to live.

That's why its considered a public place, and hitch is Ok with remodeling it.

[jaanhavi_]

It was actually much better than earlier chapters. I think the series is improving and become genuinely wholesome at times. Apparently Misty got her cutie mark in helping the mane 5. Her destiny helping? I guess? Whatever, but there's still one thing, JAZZ IS STILL MISSING HER EARS.
Also, Queen Haven literally ships her daughters with Hitch in the jinxie games episode.

[lemody-YT]

Something tells me in future chapters the animation and general writing will get better as we are already seeing. I think the best way to summarize the quality of writing is like building a house. You can have a great structure and design but if the foundation was not made correctly the house will fall apart. If the story was not made correctly, it is going to fall apart. ANG had a lot riding on it. It was the start of g5 and the foundation to the house. But the world building had holes in it and the more the holes were shown, you see the story fall apart. We'll still see some episodes like "Izzy Does It" but we'll also see "Portrait for a Princess" kind of episodes. I am optimistic that the writers will find their footing, showing more episodes that focus on the characters and less episodes that focus on world building (since g5 shows it can't seem to do too much basic world building.)

...so Opalines a fire alicorn confirming element magic for alicorns which makes ZERO sense. Sure, her and Celestia both are fire alicorns. Opaline shoots fire out of her horn while Celestia moves THE LITERAL SUN. The rest of the alicorns don't have elemental magic though.

also: i envy your ability being able to record perfectly for a full 26 minutes straight with complete consistency throughout, despite the yelling which i'd imagine can put a strain on the vocals-

[dragonpokemonlover]

If I was going to fix the second episode I would have Sunny see the photo of Sprout and His mum together and realise that the Cantalogic Factory is very precious to Sprout. I would have loved it if the main five had not only included Sprout but given him a new purpose and goal to strive for.

[thegamergrookey]

If you go back to what Twilight said, Magic is stronger then ever, so i guess it kinda made cutie marks, and items EXTREMELY OP, Also it would have been cooler if Opalin was called a Pheonix Alicorn instead of just...Fire Alicorn, i just think the name is a little bland

Maybe the reason the six-sided chest is there is because maybe the castle got destroyed and reverted back to default and when she defeated Twilight she took it as a victory trophy???

[BobHershey]

When Ovaltine -- I mean *Opaline* -- was talking about killing Sparky, I figured Star Strike would make a joke about her finally doing something good for the world that everyone would be grateful to her for.

But in the context of the episode it really did come off as perversely cruel and therefore making a joke would have been in really bad taste.

[ИванГайнулин-ур]

Imagine if Opaline wasn't alicorn from the beginning (or at least, became one at the same time with Celestia and Luna), but rather was a unicorn from twilight's era with great knowledge and mind, surpassing those of even Twilight, that she was able to ascend to alicornhood on her own. That would have explained how she was able to defeat Twilight and why getting rid of magic was best solution. And then the reason why she acted so weird and dumb in the present is due to her mental degradation from being alone and not able to fulfill her desire for magic for a few thousand years.

Sunny is unredeemable tho. She is just annoying bland character 🥀. Even Pipp is soo much more compelling and she is supposed to be this typical influencer

[kerrygligorovic]

I would like to hear Princess Celestia and Luna's side of the story if they do return in the next MLP: Make Your Mark Chapter because I'm getting a feelings that Opaline wasn't telling the whole truth about her past. I mean the way she discribe her backstory to Misty she looks bitterly jealous and angry as for Misty at the end of this episode I'm hoping that she had left Opaline's castle for good now that she finally got her cutie mark at last and join the 5 maines into help them to defeat Opaline once and for all.

[mylife-]

She got her cutie mark because she realized who she as a pony was instead of being blinded by opaline. Butterflies symbolize transformation.

[joesaotome]

This is the show that Hasbro wanted G4 to be. Inane writing directed at 4 to 14 year old girls and 3D animation that sells toys to said kids. If Lauren hadn't pulled a fast one on Hasbro the Brony fandom would never have happened.

[Toontastic_Juju]

I’m super glad and surprised that Chapter 4 is better and enjoyable than what I anticipate. The people actually put in more effort into it. I’m really hoping Chapter 5 would continue to bring in more interesting stuff. Great video Star!

[mariahs]

This chapter was definitely an improvement! Loved the finale too. I’m very invested in what lies in store for Misty and her newfound freedom along with what Opaline plans to do with the other dragons!
But yeah, Sunny and her friends stealing Sprout’s family factory was pretty unacceptable, especially when it’s clear that the place wasn’t completely abandoned.