![]() When I first watched the season 4 opener, I thought for a couple minutes that it was the best two-parter yet, but then I remembered that The Return of Harmony happened-and then I remembered that A Canterlot Wedding also happened. With that in mind, let’s hop to individual episode reviews! Episodes 1 and 2: Princess Twilight Sparkle Parts 1 and 2 (By contrast, season 3 mainly built Rainbow Dash, Spike, and maybe Fluttershy.) These were the characters who faced challenges unlike anything they’d already dealt with, so we didn’t merely have a good time with them, but learned more about them. This is best exemplified by two facts: extensive use of brand new writers (10 out of 26 episodes were written fully or partially by people who had never touched the previous three seasons) and extensive use of concept-driven episodes.įrom an in-universe perspective, I’d say season 4 was about building up the Cutie Mark Crusaders, Rarity (especially compensating for season 3 missing a Rarity episode), and Pinkie Pie-and attempting to build up Applejack. That and I’m an emotionless robot or something.įrom a meta-perspective, I’d say season 4 was about taking the show in many new and unexpected directions. What does that mean in pragmatic terms? Evil beats boring. I knew what they were going for and it was awesome. I agree that around there is when the show solidified its core values and consistency, but when the opening theme played for the first time and suddenly we’ve got an electric guitar in the background right after watching that fairy tale storybook intro, I got it. I know some people take a while to warm up to My Little Pony, citing episodes like Bridle Gossip, Swarm of the Century, or Winter Wrap Up (episodes 9, 10, and 11 respectively) as when the show started to click for them. I love Iron Will Fluttershy and she trashed my two favorite ponies. I love Sleepless Applejack, Gilda, Discord, Lightning Dust, and Sunset Shimmer. I love Pinkamena, Crazy Twilight, Gala Fluttershy, Discord Fluttershy, and Hero Rainbow Dash (in The Mysterious Mare Do Well). What does that mean in pragmatic terms? I love Nightmare Moon, the Flim Flam Brothers, Angel, Queen Chrysalis, and Diamond Tiara. There are two ways of interacting with fiction: what I call being a relational fan, who projects herself into the situation as an empathizer, or an entertainment fan, who watches from a greater emotional distance as a mere observer. ![]() See that banner on the left? Discord knows what's up. In every episode, I’ll give a take on any of the three who show up. My opinions do change-Applejack’s moved down, Fluttershy’s moved up, and individual episodes get better or worse as I rewatch them-but those three have always been the bedrock of the show, at least as I experience it. (How do I know that? Because I saved the log of when I first talked about the show with the friend who recommended it! So I can say this next part in all confidence…)Įven as early as midway through season 2, my favorite three ponies were always Pinkie Pie in first place, then Rarity, then Rainbow Dash. I started watching MLP on Novemand by the end of November 20th, I’d binged on the first two seasons and the first three episodes of season 3. The sacred brony question is, as always, who are your favorite ponies? I’ll tackle that topic and also my general approach to enjoying MLP. Just a few words about myself since this is my first show review… And probably the only show I’ll review! (Until season 5.) I don’t watch TV other than this. Almost every episode was just like this! Open the envelope expecting a letter, get an explosion of fun! Personal Introduction
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