Gotta admit, the way they portrayed the heart to heart between her an Celestia showcasing pretty much every past episode up until that point, coupled with her flying into the screen at the end, certainly gave the feeling that it was the end of the series. A toure de force if you will.

Add in the fact that most cartoon shows get 65 episodes before going into syndication and ending their original content means at one point in the Hasbro offices the suits really where all about ending it at that point. But season 4 has already been confirmed and Amy Keating is confirmed to be back as a writer so its full speed ahead! Till next season guys!