For information on stopping the spread of COVID-19, and on what to do if you are quarantined, have a look at the World Health Organization site.
Not going to lie, I had goosebumps at the end of this issue. The climax of this four-issue story manages to capture the magic of the television show in a palpable way. Though the previous four issues have been mostly humour, wrapped around the occasional action sequence, in the background there have been the main tenets of the series popping up, lessons of love or friendship or caring. But during the final battle with Queen Chrysalis, these tenets crystalize into Twilight's support from her friends, which translates directly into magical power.
At one point, Twilight, imbued with magical energies, says "We fight because we know about things worth fighting for! Love! Friendship! We have things that you can't hope to have!" For me, this is the main thrust of the series. The world right now is in a very difficult place, and you can see that it is dividing people into two groups. You have the ones who hoard supplies, or raise prices on essential items. These are the Queen Chrysalis people, the ones who will never know (well, hopefully one day they will) that there are greater, better things to fight for than possessions and wealth. The other group are the people who are trying to mitigate the spread of the disease, despite personal difficulty, and who are willing to help when the situation warrants it. Hopefully, when (if?) the worst of it passes us by, those will be the people who rise to the top and help us forge a new way forward.
Though, sadly, I won't be holding my breath for that to happen.
More to follow.
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