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>Except for most ponies visibly being uncomfortable and abrasive whenever he's in the room.
His appearances after "Keep Calm" and prior to turning on the ponies are:

1. Summoned after the Plundervines under suspicion that he was the cause of them, which was, in fact, true;
2. Getting rid of Pinkie Pie and then inserting himself into Twilight and Cadance's hangout uninvited;
3. Being called to Canterlot Castle to help deal with Tirek

And that's it. That's his only on-screen appearances prior to him deciding to turn on the ponies. But dialogue makes it plain that he's been otherwise hanging out with the M6, RE: tea parties with Fluttershy and being influenced by Rarity.

So no, it's not understandable, as there had been no evidence of the other ponies mistreating him or being abrasive towards him.

>A bit of a risk for a noble cause
There was nothing noble about it an the episode itself points out that it was fucking retarded. Even the Season 9 writers couldn't cover up how stupid and ill-conceived his plan was down to its very foundation.

>which was the point he was redeemed at
I feel like you're kind of neglecting something here. He only showed remorse because he was given at least several hours and possibly several days to express it. An active effort was made to make him better. Chrysalis, Cozy, and Tirek never received similar action. No one hung out with Cozy for hours or days trying to help her be better.

>Nothing prevented them from giving themselves up for reformation once they were freed by Discord
Nothing prevented Discord from deciding not to screw with Equestria after being released from stone. Twice.

You see why any argument against the Trio is such a nonstarter yet as long as Discord is running around free?

>Why are they treated as different things in the first place then?
They *aren't*. Luna constantly refers to Nightmare Moon's crimes as her own. She talks about the terrible things SHE did, not the terrible things Nightmare Moon did. The idea of a split or division between the two is a pure fan invention.

>Transformation implies change.
Is Twilight a different person when she's a breezie or a human? Is Spike a different person after growing wings?

>You conveniently left out that he looks away as Tirek is draining them.
Fair enough: he still DID it, and was still more than willing to keep working with Tirek.

>To show that there are things worse than chaos?
He isn't merely Chaos, Anon. He's DISCORD. His name means pain, strife, confusion, conflict, and war. He LIKES chaos, but "The Return of Harmony" shows plainly that he's willing to micro-manage and meticulously plan out his schemes when it suits his purposes. He isn't just some mischievous scamp, he's literally comprised of everything that is antithetical to Harmony, and yet he's reformed. The reformation of such a character is narratively pointless. unless it's to make it plain that anyone can be reformed if given the chance.

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