Bye bye brony

Published June 14, 2019 3:00am ET



Nine seasons after Hasbro relaunched its iconic ’80s franchise “My Little Pony,” the decade of the “brony” is coming to an end.

A brony is, or was, a (nominally) grown young man who took a liking to Twilight Sparkle, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, and their four-hoofed friends. Bronydom never proved persistent, and the show’s expiration this spring is hardly garnering fanfare. The showrunners are trying to capture some rainbow magic, though, and go out with a bang. June being Pride Month, the penultimate episode, “The Last Crusade,” features, for the first time in the history of Ponyland, lesbian ponies.

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