I think the reason Izzy reminded Discord of Fluttershy was because of her kindness. Hitch has a bond with animals like her, but Discord liked Fluttershy for her accepting nature, like Izzy.

Just gonna say: according to the canon and how much time has passed, it means that Discord literally had to watch all of his friends and then his WIFE die… :(

I don't think discord really wants to make magic disappear I'm sure he just wants to test Sunny and his friend to see if they deserved to have and protect the crystal
I mean he like do to weird stuff like that to the mane 6 in G4

I LOOOOVE Discord's design in this! He looks terrifying and wise at the same time

If I had to sum up Discord's monologue it would be just this: "Harmony MUST be maintained without magic". That still leaves me wondering what happened before the movie in all of its comic, cause the REAL problem again was for one misterious alicorn (I guess after saw the comic) who ruined the peace at that time and got everyone to blame each other again with the pretext of having magic or not... hope Discord consider it later.

Got to say that I love Discord's new design. Despite being older and wornout, he still has that presence that shows that he is indeed one of, if not the most powerful magic user in all of MLP.

Just realized now that we not only have spike back we have discord now I wonder what their reaction will be when they see each other again.

This actually made me feel really bad for discord:( he lost practically everything.

Just a little something I noticed. In the flashback all the ponies from the G4 timeline look the way they did in the show, yet the G5 ponies still maintain their G5 features, things like having more accurate horse hooves, and the swirl patterns in Izzy’s horn, and the lack of fur in the inner part of their ears. Did ponies just evolve these new physical traits over time? Though they do now have two cutie marks here instead of just one like in the movie and tell your tales series.

Fluttershy and Discord taking protégés literally melt my heart ♥️

Hasbro: Discord is back.

Me: A blessing from the lord.

I think it's worth mentioning Discord's thousands of years old, he's looking extra old ON PURPOSE.

I hope they keep with this as if there gonna make him a "antagonist" one last time, its a way to do it without making him truly revert, as his character post S4 has been defined as 'misguided but wants to be good'. The only thing that really makes him the antagonist here is having a different idea of how to make the world a better place than the other characters. He tried to get the mane 5 to understand were he was coming from and all he did was tie them because they were trying to stop him from doing what he feels needs to be done. He didn't really hurt them in any way and going by discords first appearance, if he was trying to be evil again, he would have just said so.

Also remember he was very mean towards animals back when he was a villain and now here he has them as pets.
I do think Discord is telling the truth although possibly exaggerating the truth and/or leaving stuff out a bit. This is my thoughts and response after watching the video.

I feel sad for Discord now, thinking of all the years he had spent without Fluttershy by his side! Somewhat remind me of that fanart of a fanfic in that Discord wished to be turned to stone again after Fluttershy passing as he no longer bare the will to lived!

Canonically discord has seen a cell phone and I will not let this go

For somepony like Twilight Sparkle herself, the idea of sealing all of the magic away just become 1 pony starts spreading false ideas because of it seems... suprisingly idiotic. Something's not right about this story. Perhaps, Discord is hiding some pieces of it.

Wonder how long before Discord brings up how all his friends are dead.

Sorry in advance for killing the mood.

I appreciate that they are finally giving us some answers as to what happened between the events of G4 and G5, but there seems to be one massive issue with this. The comics and the show are two separate mediums, and not everyone who watches the show is going to read the comics. I personally have never read a single G4 comic before and it didn't hinder my ability to enjoy the show. If all the exposition is coming from an area that the majority of the audience is unfamiliar with, they will be left in the dark and confused.

Everything of importance should be shown through the series. Fans should not be expected to watch Make Your Mark, read the comics, watch Tell Your Tale, play the video game, watch FIM, and whatever else they add onto this franchise just for the sake of understanding what's going on. These other forms of content can exist and build off of Make Your Mark, but they should not be required for the viewer in order to properly enjoy the show.

I also still have trouble enjoying a story that's telling us the previous cast failed when The Last Problem basically told us that they were prepared to face any threat that comes their way, and now we are being shown that they immediately failed after the final episode. It just really undermines the ending completely if you ask me.

Looks like Sawtooth was right! Twilight was indeed heavily involved in the creation of the crystals, good for them!

That mysterious unicorn was the reason all ponies been apart in the first place I know Discord had to hold it together for Fluttershy he cares so much for her.