>>109844790I've never been in love with this post as much as /co/ (not that I disagree; just that other complaints about the show stuck with me more), but reading over it again, it does really hit on why S4 especially was so frustrating to watch for someone who actually gives a fuck about Star the character.
For most of S4, Star's just a tool to help Eclipsa accomplish her goals. It feels like there's no real character arc or sense of purpose anymore. Maybe a sense of purposelessness could've been deliberate if they'd touched on it more, but it was only done like once (before Star returns to Earth) and feels more like the writers just addressing a specific point from the episode outline than something that's actually developed and built on.
It's not even like Eclipsa receives that development in place of Star (which also wouldn't have been good for the last season of STAR Vs., but still), as she remains completely static and never truly challenged, like ideologically/morally/as a character, and is consistently rewarded for that in-universe until the finale arc. The way things end for her, no magic or kingdom, indicates the actual intent of the storyline was for Star to realize no one deserves magic or the crown, but because of Eclipsa never being challenged, all of Star's frustration with the system is heaped on Moon and so the idea of Eclipsa being less than perfect in Star's eyes doesn't take.
So by the end, it's understandable that so many feel like destroying magic comes out of nowhere because of the lack of a real arc for Star. She just spends S4 as Eclipsa's devoted servant and then decides to destroy magic because she does. It's clear why she did going by the army attacking, but it's not really blended with any kind of character arc in a way that feels satisfying.
At the risk of sounding crazy, it started to really feel like the writers just didn't give a fuck about Star and her development and status as the main character by the end. And it sucks.
