History YMMV / MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicIDWIssue48To50

* FanDislikedExplanation: Accord's ability to NoSell and take over the Elements of Harmony due to being absolute order which, to the Elements, is perfect harmony. Fans have not taken well the Elements being treated as fallible tools of order as opposed to the omniscient/omnipotent forces of good previously assumed.

* FanDislikedExplanation: Accord's ability to NoSell and take over the Elements of Harmony do to being absolute order which, to the Elements, is perfect harmony. Fans have not taken well the Elements being treated as fallible tools of order as opposed to the omniscient/omnipotent forces of good previously assumed.

* BrokenBase: While most people agree that the third issue is the weakest of the arc, people are divided on its quality beyond that. Some find it flawed, but still a good read and doesn't ruin the arc, with the twist involving Accord and the Elements being dark and surprising. Others find it a poorly written, story-breaking AssPull in an issue that completely ruins the entire arc.

* EndingAversion: Notice how #50 seems to be responsible for nearly all of the backlash?

* {{Asspull}}: Double example: Accord's [[OrderVersusChaos Order]] allowing him to control the Elements (when even the narrative itself contradicts such reasoning), and Starlight being able to shield herself from them (a normal Unicorn can somehow do what several {{Physical God}}s couldn't?).
* BrokenBase: While most people agree that the third issue is the weakest of the arc, people are divided on its quality beyond that. Some find it flawed, but still a good read and doesn't ruin the arc, with the twist involving Accord and the Elements being dark and surprising. Others find it a poorly written, [[BrokenAesop story-breaking]] AssPull in an issue that completely ruins the entire arc.

* FanonDiscontinuity: The final issue's definitely been getting this -- what with the sheer ContinuitySnarl regarding the Elements of Harmony (thus outright rendering the Rainbow Power a complete ShaggyDogStory), Starlight seemingly having enough StoryBreakerPower to actually invoke DeflectorShield against them (when even {{Physical God}}s like Nightmare Moon, Discord, Lord Tirek at full power, etc., couldn't avoid being CurbStompBattle'd by them), Accord being immune to the Elements because of him being absolute order in direct contradiction of everything said about the Element both in this story and outside it, etc. It doesn't help that the "villain is immune to the Elements for some reason" is an ''incredibly'' overdone fanfic plot line.

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* FridgeHorror:
** Celestia's NotSoDifferent-related HeroicBSOD visibly begins only after she sees Twilight and Luna fall to Accord. Is she contemplating just surrendering so that she can at least be with her sister and surrogate daughter -- i.e., DrivenToSuicide logic?
** Some have speculated that the Elements of Harmony were uncomfortably close to KnightTemplar in their methods, what with subjecting victims to millennia-long AndIMustScream and possibly reverting Nightmare Moon to Princess Luna via HeelFaceBrainwashing.[[note]]The alternative interpretation that Nightmare was a separate entity exorcised from Luna proved unpopular when the comics ran with it.[[/note]] Given their empowering effect on [[LawfulEvil Accord]], it may be worth second guessing the OmniscientMoralityLicense they're treated with.
* FridgeLogic: ''So much'' with the Elements of Harmony coming back into play.
** The cast has the option to just go take back the Elements any time they want? Why didn't they do so sooner? What's the point of Rainbow Power, then?
** Wasn't it a major plot point that Celestia and Luna had their connection to the Elements broken once the Mane Six took them? So how is Celestia able to wield Magic as a blatant stand-in for the brainwashed Twilight? Suddenly "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E2TheReturnOfHarmonyPart2 Congratulations, Spike, you're the new Rainbow Dash]]" doesn't sound so outlandish. [[FridgeBrilliance Maybe the reason why using the Elements backfired wasn't because they're "made of order", but because of Celestia trying to stand in for Twilight]].

* HilariousInHindsight: Note all criticism regarding how retrieving the Elements of Harmony clashes with the shows continuity and logic, guess what the show did in the [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS7E26ShadowPlayPart2 season 7 finale]]? [[note]]Granted, the execution there was widely seen as far better than the one here.[[/note]] Extra points for [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicIDWIssue51To53 the very next comic arc]] tying heavily into said finale.
* ItsShortSoItSucks: ZigZagged. It looked to subvert the critique of the more action focused stories not having the time to give characters satisfying roles by having an extra length final issue, only to double subvert it since the extra length was from the short "For the Pony Who Has Everything", which inverted it by being better received than the main arc due to its criticized ending.

* HilariousInHindsight: Note all criticism regarding how retrieving the Elements of Harmony clashes with the shows continuity and logic, guess what the show did in the [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS7E26ShadowPlayPart2 season 7 finale]]? Extra points for [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicIDWIssue51To53 the very next comic arc]] tying heavily into said finale.

** The cast has the option to just go take back the Elements any time they want? What's the point of Rainbow Power, then? As well, the question of "why not go get the Elements?" will inevitably be brought up now against any future major villains they may face.

* TaintedByThePreview: Right before the first issue of the arc was released, the synopsis for the final installment was released; "When the Elements of Harmony prove ineffective, the final gambit rests in Starlight Glimmer’s hoofs!" Starlight Glimmer is a [[BaseBreakingCharacter hugely divisive character]] in part due to accusations of [[CharacterShilling shilling her]] over the Mane Six to make her look better, especially in the Season 6 finale, which has an almost identical premise. The controversy over this has overshadowed nearly any other exceptions for the arc, and the ending did not help.

* HarsherInHindsight: Discord switching from [[OrderVersusChaos Chaos to Order]]. The episode "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS7E12DiscordantHarmony Discordant Harmony]]" eventually made this (sans the SplitPersonality) canon; only this time, Discord nearly '''''faded from existence''''' as a drawback -- yikes!