Everything before this issue was average. Here, it all falls apart, mainly because of how Queen Chrysalis was done.

If she could already acquire enough magic from the Secretariat Comet to obliterate a whole town, what did she need Twilight's magic for? Chrissy could have instead used a changeling(s) as a wolf in sheep's clothing to ask around for info on the Secretariat Comet, confirming its legend as truth. And then she could have used the Comet's magic to blast an entire town; once it becomes vacant they could build a changeling colony and start conquering Equestria. But then some incompetent changeling goofs up, drawing attention and raising suspicion from the Mane Six, leading to their adventure; the CMC's get taken AS HOSTAGES to keep the Six from interfering. Price and Cook could go crazy with what the Six encounter, and still manage to write a coherent story.

Instead they had Chrissy kidnap the CMC's and use them to bait the main characters; who then must trudge through traps and forces of nature; all so she could leech extra magic from Twilight.

Price and Katy's portrayal of Queen Chrysalis in the "official" comics makes the one in A Canterlot Wedding look like Ursula the Sea Witch. I keep hearing that the comics aren't canon, and hopefully so. I refuse to believe that Chrissy would be so clueless. more