I will put this more clearly, then:
Faust designed FiM based on her personal idea of what the show should be, derived from her preferences and her enjoyment of G1+.
Hasbro, by contrast, tends to design shows by committee with input from marketing.
It is not surprising that S1 FiM was much better than quite a few of Hasbro's other offerings, given this.
"Credit" in your original post belongs to Faust, not Hasbro, resolving the contradiction that you were commenting on.
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I will put this more clearly, then:
Faust designed FiM based on her personal idea of what the show should be, derived from her preferences and her enjoyment of G1+.
Hasbro, by contrast, tends to design shows by committee with input from marketing.
It is not surprising that S1 FiM was much better than quite a few of Hasbro's other offerings, given this.
"Credit" in your original post belongs to Faust, not Hasbro, resolving the contradiction that you were commenting on.