Since Luna doesn't show up in a major roll until season 2, I think it would work better if she was the villain in the season 1 finale rather than the premiere...or alternatively have her show up in both and make the first rainbow blast send her back to the moon or something...or maybe have the enemy in the premiere be a shadow or minion of hers while the real Nightmare Moon shows up later.



That way, they could really make her time as a villain more meaningful and impactful. Maybe even have her turning out to be Celestia's sister be a twist even...or at the very least not have her be permanently defeated before we have memorised the mane six's names properly.