Rainbow Dash wrote:It's fine to comment on the game but make sure it's not spammy!~AnimalAddict~ wrote:I feel the new episode catered to fans a bit more than is needed, but I did like it. Zecora magic, mouthless pinkie, filly AJ and Rairity, rule 63 AJ, and Arabian horses. Yeah, I'd say this episode was pretty sweet.
I was hoping for more than just a glance of those Arabians, though. I mean, you can't introduce a new species and have them do nothing but gawk at Twilight. It's times like these that Sweetiebelle's "Ah, C'mon!" runs though my head.
Also, I was really hoping they'd make up for the terrible first couple episodes by adding Sombra in here. NOPE. -_-
Second wanting more of the Arabians. But yeah, the episode reeked of catering to the fans. I'm hoping this won't continue because some fans are already entitled enough as is and giving them more power is making it worse.
Twilight Sparkle wrote:Okay, here are my thoughts on the episode.
I loved Twi's character in this episode. I loved it. She refused to fight Trixie at the beginning, and told her to stop instead of fighting back. She only agreed to the duel to protect her friends and to stand up to them, which I think really says a lot about her character. But she didn't win the duel, which also says a lot. I'm happy that they're fixing the fact that she had some mary-sue qualities, and in this episode you see she can't do all types of magic.
When Twi was thrown out of Ponyville by Trixie's magic, I felt like we had a missed oppertunity for Twi to have some great character developement. If she had told her friends she lost fair and square, I feel as if it would have been better for Twi's character. Instead, we did get a moment when they spoke through the glass, where Twi said she would go {Any other Whovians feel pangs of sadness because of Doomsday?}, but I feel as if that scene of her leaving could have been better played out.
When she went to Zecora I was really happy, and although I don't get Star Wars, I loved seeing Zecora and the realtionship between her and Twi. These scenes were further proof Zecora is just a boss. {Uh hello, did you see her nifty magic?} She played such a great character in this episode, and her whole lecture on focus actually reminded me of Master Shifu in Kung Fu Panda. Speaking of that scene, I enjoyed Twilight breaking down in the water because of the almost bullying, I would call it, that she recieved from Trixie. It was a defining character trait for her, and it gave her a character flaw that we haven't really seen before- she's affected by bullying when people tell her she's a failure. That really got to me.
I loved Fluttershy in this episode, especially her lines as the animals drag her away into the forest. She talks about wanting to hide in her closet with her teddy bear, and I just loved that. It was really sweet and she was very much in character this episode, which I enjoyed. Also, the nail biting gag was a nice little comic relief at the beginning.
The way the problem of the amulet being solved was handled was actually something I really enjoyed. I knew Twi's amulet was going to be a dud, but I did suspect that Twi was going to have her friends pose as each other. Look, I think we can agree that it would have been awesome if Twi could have done the magic, but it would have made her a mary-sue. Instead, she and Zecora used their smarts to solve the problem different, and proving, that Twi can't do all types of magic, which makes her not a mary sue. Here in this episode we get to see that Twi's magic isn't perfect, and sometimes she has to rethink her problems because of this. This, I loved.
What I did not enjoy about this episode was Trixie. While Twi, Zecora and Fluttershy really shined in this episode, Trixie was the stuck up little brat she normally is. And don't come crying to me that she 'was possesed, it isn't her fault.' That's crap. The intro into the episode clearly showed she was full of rage and just wanted to harm Twi in anyway possible and take away everything she cared about. Trixie obviously understood what the amulet was and what it would do, and bribed the store owner to give it to her. She isn't innocent, and she knew what she was doing. Maybe she didn't mean to go so far, but she set out to hurt Twi. And for what? Revenge that wasn't even deserved. Twi didn't meant to humliate Trixie, she was protecting her town. If you watch Boast Busters again you'll see it was never about showing up Trixie, as she had self confidence issues and only acted when her friends were in danger. Trixie, while the rudeness she got afterwards wasn't really deserved, wasn't Twi's fault. It was the other ponies in the cities. And really, what it all stems down to, is that it was Trixie's fault for bragging so much.
In this episode Trixie bullied, abused and turned characters into her slaves. She changed their bodies, physically abused them (she whipped Snips and Snails, remember?) and emotionally abused them too by being so mean. She created a dictatorship, and while she may have been under the influence, remember, she knew what she was getting into. Trixie was a butt awful, terrible character who only looked out for herself and was hardset on revenge.
In the end, Trixie apologized to Twi. I was not pleased. After everything she's done she gets away with just an apology? Really? After abuse that's what she gets away on? Ridiculous. Blaming it all on the amulet was not only innaccurate, but a bad choice. Trixie should have learned her lesson the hard way, not by being kicked out, but by being forced to do community service or the like. Or she should have been left up to the mercy of Celestia. The handling of the episode was not done well in this sense. Besides, what message does it teach kids? "If you do something bad, claim that something influenced you and you won't get in trouble." No. Just, no.
This episode had buckets of shipping fuel. Buckets and buckets full. I don't ship any of the mane six, but for all of you who do, enjoy lots of Rarijack, Rainbow Shy, TwiDash, SpikexFluttershy, Twishy and SpikexTwi. You can read a lot of things into this episode if you're a hard core shipper. Rarijack was in there a lot, I noticed, though, and it makes me wonder why the writers seem to be angling this way. We've been getting a lot of it this season.
All in all, I enjoyed certain characters in the episode, but the ending with Trixie saying she was sorry was terrible and wasn't handled well. I would rate it a 3.5/5 stars because of Trixie and the ending. Based on the characterization of everyone but Trixie, I would give it a 4.25/5 stars.
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