User blog comment:Thomasfan502/Season 8 Discussion Blog/@comment-26122857-20190407213303/@comment-29197449-20190408212402

A reboot probably would've been a better idea if they were going in ready to fix up all the problems the show had even in its earlier seasons (Flora and Tecna being neglected outside of romance-based character development, the heavy emphasis on Bloom in S3 in spots where it was unnecessary, etc. etc.), but that clearly isn't what they have in mind. Like, this is still just me being a Nitpicky Nancy but them bringing back Valtor after he was obliterated from the inside out still really bugs me, especially when one of their main baddies is the embodiment of all evil in the universe in the form of a PHOENIX. It just looks like such an easy out.

I also feel like the creators don't want to save the show. Apparently, it's still really big in most places so there wouldn't be any need to save it, much less by roping in older fans when they've already had WoW do it and even have a live-action Netflix adaptation waiting in the wings to do the same.