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* CondemnedByHistory: The story was originally praised for its deeper look into the political aspects and effects the conversion/xenocide campaign on Earth and Equestria, addressing the premises CanonDefilement by making it an AlternateUniverse to canon Equestria that [[PointOfDivergence explained how it turned out different]], and a lot of epic action. Over time, fans and even the [[CreatorBacklash authors]] turned against the story for such flaws as the DesignatedHero nature of the protagonist, poor characterizations of canon Princess Celestia and Discord, and TBC Celestia treated as pure evil despite being brainwashed into it making her the biggest victim. Once CreativeDifferences led to its cancelation, the reveals of the TroubledProduction highlighted the works flaws that led to its implosion such it was the point similar Anti-TBC fics started falling out of popularity. While ''The Other Side of the Spectrum'' still has well-received parts and fans, but even they acknowledge that the overall story is ''very'' flawed.
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* CondemnedByHistory: The story was originally praised for its deeper look into the political aspects and effects the conversion/xenocide campaign on Earth and Equestria, addressing the premises premise's CanonDefilement by making it an AlternateUniverse to canon Equestria that and [[PointOfDivergence explained how it the alternate Equestria turned out different]], and a lot of epic action. Over time, fans and even the [[CreatorBacklash authors]] turned against the story for such flaws as the DesignatedHero nature of the protagonist, poor characterizations of canon Princess Celestia and Discord, and TBC TCB Celestia treated as pure evil despite being brainwashed into it it, [[UnintentionallySympathetic making her the biggest victim. victim]]. Once CreativeDifferences led to its cancelation, cancellation, the reveals of the TroubledProduction highlighted the works work's flaws that led to its implosion such it implosion. Not helping its popularity was that the point similar Anti-TBC revelation was at the time Anti-TCB fics started falling out of popularity. While ''The Other Side of the Spectrum'' still has well-received parts and fans, but even they acknowledge that the overall story is ''very'' flawed.
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* CondemnedByHistory: The story was originally praised for its deeper look into the machinations of the Solar Empire, the effects the conversion/xenocide campaign would have on the Empire, and for the addition of a third faction that is not the HLF or the PER. Over time, fans and even the [[CreatorBacklash authors]] turned against the story for the DesignatedHero nature of the protagonist, Marcus Renee and the poor characterization of Princess Celestia and Discord. The story still has its good moments and there are fans of it, but even they acknowledge that the story's ''very'' flawed.
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* CondemnedByHistory: The story was originally praised for its deeper look into the machinations of the Solar Empire, the political aspects and effects the conversion/xenocide campaign would have on Earth and Equestria, addressing the Empire, and for the addition of a third faction premises CanonDefilement by making it an AlternateUniverse to canon Equestria that is not the HLF or the PER. [[PointOfDivergence explained how it turned out different]], and a lot of epic action. Over time, fans and even the [[CreatorBacklash authors]] turned against the story for such flaws as the DesignatedHero nature of the protagonist, Marcus Renee and the poor characterization characterizations of canon Princess Celestia and Discord. The story Discord, and TBC Celestia treated as pure evil despite being brainwashed into it making her the biggest victim. Once CreativeDifferences led to its cancelation, the reveals of the TroubledProduction highlighted the works flaws that led to its implosion such it was the point similar Anti-TBC fics started falling out of popularity. While ''The Other Side of the Spectrum'' still has its good moments well-received parts and there are fans of it, fans, but even they acknowledge that the story's overall story is ''very'' flawed.
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* CondemnedByHistory: The story was originally praised for its deeper look into the machinations of the Solar Empire, the effects the conversion/xenocide campaign would have on the Empire, and for the addition of a third faction that is not the HLF or the PER. Over time, fans and even the [[CreatorBacklash authors]] turned against the story for the DesignatedHero nature of the protagonist, Marcus Renee and the poor characterization of Princess Celestia and Discord.
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* CondemnedByHistory: The story was originally praised for its deeper look into the machinations of the Solar Empire, the effects the conversion/xenocide campaign would have on the Empire, and for the addition of a third faction that is not the HLF or the PER. Over time, fans and even the [[CreatorBacklash authors]] turned against the story for the DesignatedHero nature of the protagonist, Marcus Renee and the poor characterization of Princess Celestia and Discord. The story still has its good moments and there are fans of it, but even they acknowledge that the story's ''very'' flawed.
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* CondemnedByHistory: The story was originally praised for its deeper look into the machinations of the Solar Empire, the effects the conversion/xenocide campaign would have on the Empire, and for the addition of a third faction that is not the HLF or the PER. Over time, fans and even the [[CreatorBacklash authors]] turned against the story for the DesignatedHero nature of the protagonist, Marcus Renee and the poor characterization of Princess Celestia and Discord.
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* SalvagedStory: [[spoiler:Prime Discord's chewing out of the Princesses for sealing him away and preventing him from using his chaos to make ponies stronger rang hollow, considering his liberal use of MindRape and warping reality around him ForTheEvulz in his first prime appearance. His trips through TheMultiverse ''do'' eventually force him to reconsider this view, and in "Sons of Legacies, Part 1", he takes responsibility for his own role in failing to stick to the Scribe's plan for Equestria's future.]]
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* CrossesTheLineTwice: Evidently, [=DoctorFluffy=]'s mention of Stalwart Heart (the ponified form of Marcus' little brother) giving TCB Twilight [[WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers a Rusty Venture]].
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* CrossesTheLineTwice: Evidently, [=DoctorFluffy=]'s mention of Stalwart Heart (the ponified form of Marcus' little brother) giving TCB Twilight [[WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers [[WesternAnimation/TheVentureBros a Rusty Venture]].
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** Marcus and Celestia give [[RoyalBrat Blue]blood]] a ''very'' brutal and well-deserved [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech verbal beatdown]] in Chapter 11 before Discord turns him to stone temporarily, which serves as [[BreakTheHaughty a wake-up call for him to improve his ways]] after he's freed. Also, TCB Blueblood is revealed to have been [[TakenForGranite turned to stone]] and [[LiterallyShatteredLives smashed to pieces]] by Queen Celestia because even ''she'' couldn't stand him.
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** Marcus and Celestia give [[RoyalBrat Blue]blood]] Blueblood]] a ''very'' brutal and well-deserved [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech verbal beatdown]] in Chapter 11 before Discord turns him to stone temporarily, which serves as [[BreakTheHaughty a wake-up call for him to improve his ways]] after he's freed. Also, TCB Blueblood is revealed to have been [[TakenForGranite turned to stone]] and [[LiterallyShatteredLives smashed to pieces]] by Queen Celestia because even ''she'' couldn't stand him.
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* AuthorsSavingThrow: As of the "Sons of Legacies" arc, the writers are clearly trying to fix some of the controversial depictions of canon characters.
** [[spoiler:Prime Discord's chewing out of the Princesses for sealing him away and preventing him from using his chaos to make ponies stronger rang hollow, considering his liberal use of MindRape and warping reality around him ForTheEvulz in his first prime appearance. His trips through TheMultiverse ''do'' eventually force him to reconsider this view, and in "Sons of Legacies, Part 1", he takes responsibility for his own role in failing to stick to the Scribe's plan for Equestria's future.]]
** [[spoiler:Prime Discord's chewing out of the Princesses for sealing him away and preventing him from using his chaos to make ponies stronger rang hollow, considering his liberal use of MindRape and warping reality around him ForTheEvulz in his first prime appearance. His trips through TheMultiverse ''do'' eventually force him to reconsider this view, and in "Sons of Legacies, Part 1", he takes responsibility for his own role in failing to stick to the Scribe's plan for Equestria's future.]]
