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> This comic was pretty good. Not a 10/10 but I like some of the dynamics
obviously it isn´t certainly a big deal nor a masterpiece that everyone should read. However, out of the ones released that could explore a little bit more these characters that ended up a little bit in the middle on the road, this one fills a few holes and goes back to the formula that we know from the show, without any awkward formulas nor questionable twists for reaching that objective.

> Ocellus finally got something devoted to herself.
and she truly needed that in some form even if very few get to notice this. What could be so special about her that the show has offered? Not much really and this doesn´t only show her dedication and passion but her fear of letting down the public.

> I like it as a driving dynamic here. A good arc (that maybe possible in the comics) would have been to have it a thing to have her slowly overcome.
> It would still be a bit of a Fluttershy clone but give more of a twist.
in fact, she is the closest one that reminds a lot of Fluttershy even though she doesn´t manage to get on that level. They sort of exposed that with What Lies Beneath and 2,4,6 Great at earning confidence but what I complain the most about her is not about her struggles reminding a lot of Fluttershy´s, but the lack of dedicated attention for those struggles. But yeah, I agree a lot with that idea for an arc but she could get a few detours during that development considering that she has 5 friends who are there to support her all the time, not to mention that she could overcome them quicker unless she finds herself truly alone. 

> I'm trying to recall if she had any hints of this in the show or has she really been only goofy.
that catches me off guard. I mean, one could foresee this attitude coming out from her in an implied way but when it comes to explicit moments of this kind, I suppose that Student Counsel comes as the closest material that you can get from her.Almost everything else is delivered with the rest of her friends.

> I would have liked to have seen this somewhat more strongly in the show.
> I think if they had this stronger in season 8 it would've helped with the whole feel of transition to the thrown not feeling to sprung on her.
> they tried to put her in that roll since Dolores but Dolores has often helped and consoled Twilight more than the other way since her reformation.
Dolores ends up halfway there between a Twilight´s student and a loyal partner for Twilight´s castle, so she is more like a royal supporter for her plans (that School Daze scene comes to my mind) but she is also learning from her lessons, placing herself in a lower level that Twilight does in terms of knowledge (but not in terms of power).

Anyway, I am pretty sure as well that if there were connection of this style thrown at the show instead of episodes like Non Compete Clause where the students grow a genuine connection with their teachers and even remind of those past events that they experienced in the past, this would have closed the circle of the mane 6 acting like the past and the students coming as the future generations.

In this case, Twilight could have received a few positives if this comic were thrown onto the table and transmitting that feeling of a elder pony, prepared for higher stakes without having to use a plot device of Luna and Celestia calling for their replacement all of a sudden in The Beginning of The End. This would spoil a little bit the premiere but as you say, the transition would feel a lot more natural (especially when you consider how many radical changes this show has faced over time). 

This secondary material proves how eclectic the show is and moves onto something else without going further with the established material. It doesn´t only apply to the students but they are the most recent and visible case that one can point out from this gen. The show has been using the 5th or 6th gear when it could have gone a little bit slower even though it carried all the responsibility at establishing the canon material.