Unicorn.Kaomii said:
... especially since Derpy might end up as a real character! xD I'm very much looking forward to Derpy episodes... just imagine the possibilities!
Personally, I much prefer Derpy as just a background character. The fanbase has already given her more personality than the show ever could, and that the creators have essentially given the fans their own character was one of the things that made Derpy so fun to begin with.
That, and the constant Easter-egg hunt for derpeyes.
Edit:
Allspark said:
"Her role in season 2 (to my understanding) is the same as season 1. A kind of 'Where's Waldo' visual gag for the fans. Instead of being edited into the scenes in post production she's actually showing up in the storyboards. I don't know if she will get an official name or speaking lines, but the Derpy joke scenes are now being planned out ahead of time instead of just thrown in as we go. I'm certainly not in the decision making process, this is just what I'm seeing from my perspective."