Honestly, I like the og spirit better. The only reason I love the show tbh is bcz of how I was a major horse girl growing up and I was open to anything related to horses that catches my eye. Even though it has many aspects that doesn’t make sense and it downplays the og spirit, it was only a show. And your opinion matters, I totally agree, but at the same time, they were aiming for something that horse girls would watch and the name is aesthetically pleasing.
Can’t blame Dreamworks for trying. I love it bcz at the time, I couldn’t watch many cartoons on how some cartoons were getting woke, and Spirit plus Riding free were ones that I grew up with. I love it because I grew up with it, but they really did do spirit dirty and make an irritated MC. I’m on both sides but I can’t pick since I really can’t say anything else. I would’ve loved a simple show of horse girls but safe to say that they didn’t do Spirit justice since his whole thing was supposed to be untamed like his movie and he’s now owned by a 12 year old girl?? Wht😂?
Overall, I would give this show a 4, since the 4 represents my love and childhood for the show, and the unmarked one represents my bitter problems with it and thoughts. I’m not coming after ppl when I write this comment. The show holds a special place in my heart and at the same time hatred. But it doesn’t fully say which side I’m not because my side is my side. And I’ll keep it like that.