Is there ever a time where Twilight Sparkle isn't cute? Even her hypnotized form is adorkable. The second installment of The Crystal Empire actually aired immediately after the first one, giving us loads of stuff to chew on to start off our new season. And on top of that, a new villain!
Sombra was a mixed bag for many. Pony was always pretty heavy on the characterization for their villains. This black unicorn with glowy green eyes kinda shattered that, acting more as an evil object than someone we can really understand fully. He rolled in as coalesced black smoke, and rolled out without so much as the classic villain speech. Hell, the number of words he uses can be counted on one hand. We still ended up adopting him for the world of fanon, but nowhere near as much as some of the fan favorites out there.
Another question left on people's minds was his fallen horn at the end of the episode. It was pretty heavily implied that Twilight was going to be sprouting wings either this season or the next, and the idea that Sombra would get a bit more characterization via a later episode was a popular one. To this day, we still haven't seen anything done with that little cliffhanger. Maybe season 4 will reveal a bit more? Or maybe it was simply a way to show that Sombra was vaporized?
Anyway, get some Crystal Empire part 2 below!
