DM: Do you mean you want to turn the tables and befriend the ponies instead? That would be one way to–
Discord GM: *BAAAHAHAHA!!* Good one! Your wit knows no bounds!
DM: ...I see.
Discord GM: Yes, I thought about doing a heel-face turn only to betray them later. They'd see that coming a mile away, and it would just drag everything out. I don't want to make friends with *them.* I want to make a *new* friend. A fellow villain who, with my help, can defeat those pesky Elements once and for all.
DM: ...And that's why you want me on your side. You want me to conjure up and play a second villain for you to team up with.
Discord GM: Hope it's not too *challenging* for you, Dungeon Master.
DM: No no, I can figure something out, just... I'm gonna go check on the party. My brain needs a few minutes to rev up.
What About Discord? is another episode full of Really Good Faces for me to pull from. You can tell they really focused on the strength of their key expressions in the later seasons.
Interesting. I was wondering how the comic would continue after this. The next chapter couldn’t be King Sombra due to having unicorn Twilight. Tirek would mean involving Discord again so soon. Starlight Glimmer depends on the cutie map set up at the end of Twilight’s Kingdom. Chrysalis and the Pony of Shadows involve Starlight. And skipping to season 9 would just be ridiculous. But if this is going to pivot into Twilight’s Kingdom as the finale of the Discord arc, then that transitions perfectly into season 5.