Ah! Here, lemme elaborate! I actually don't think the PLAN itself was bad. Taking advantage of a highschool filled with hundreds of kids is very smart, and being able to hypnotize is a dangerous power! That's great! I'm certain the demon design would look a liiiittle better for an animal like a pony, and I'm sure her take over would've been really fascinating from there.



But everything leading UP to it is what was poorly done. <xD Take into mind I'm aware this is a kid's movie so logic doesn't have to make sense, and I'm solely talking from a writing and character standpoint.

Sunset Shimmer is a brilliant mind, and they've established that (mainly after her villain arc) time after time. Yet for someone who's supposed to be near equal to Twilight in magic and knowledge, you REALLY did not feel that in the movie. She could've been Twilight's equal and foil; an example of what Twilight could've been if she had taken a darker path. She could've been dangerous, endearingly clever, even with a highschool setting. But it was hard to take her seriously, and there was no real sense of danger. Not like the sense of danger they gave to Starlight's villain arc. Even in a world without magic, I think it's possible to give Sunset's arc the same feeling of urgency and danger it deserved.



SO AGAIN her plan itself wasn't bad. It was how she was established and written as a villain that didn't feel right. <xD It doesn't flow well into the redeemed character that she is now either. At least for me they feel like two completely different characters.