I have continued this journey by joining the MLP forums and obtaining the Equestria Daily app for my Android phone. Figure it might help to keep an eye on new developments so I don't fall further behind while trying to catch up with what was new two days ago.

I also finished episode 3, "The Ticket Master." Poor Twilight was so overwhelmed by her friends fighting over something they wanted that she didn't have enough of. They all wanted to go to the gala with her, and all had good reasons for it, which complicated the situation. It really wasn't possible to narrow it down by who needed it more. And Spike was no help. He was too busy eating. Gotta love him, though. As comedic relief, he is top notch.

The whole incident is very reminiscent of how people can be in real life. When you suddenly come into something desirable, like money or power or even just something in short supply, everyone has a reason to do you favors. How many lottery ticket winners get contacted by ex girlfriends they haven't spoken to in years, or old friends from school they can't remember? I've heard a lot of stories about kids pretending to like the unpopular kid because he's got cool toys and video games. Of course he does. He has stuff because he doesn't have friends. And when there are a lot of people wanting that something you have-- whatever it may be-- it can make you feel as bad as Twilight did.

But I digress.

This episode wasn't really about being used. It was about trying to make everyone happy. Twilight desperately wanted to make sure that none of her friends were disappointed, even though she only had two tickets to split between the six of them (seven if you count Spike). No matter what she did, she was going to have to hurt somebody. In her case, the solution was as simple as sending her tickets back. She got this note back that said, "Why didn't you say something?" More on that later.

In her case, it was simple, but in life it isn't always so easy, and the matter isn't always something as festive as a gala. Suppose you have only enough food for one person, but you have three hungry children. What do you do? Do you feed one and tell the others how sorry you are? Do you divide what is already a small amount of food three ways? Or perhaps there is not enough money to buy your daughter a Christmas present and pay the gas bill. Do you deal with her disappointed face and tell her to be grateful she is warm? Or do you do the opposite?

I like that this show deals with issues that people actually face in their lives. What I found comical, however, was the fact that the princess not only knew Twilight has five close friends, but she actually met them in the previous episode. When Twilight sends her tickets back and says she won't go if she can't take all her friends, she gets back this ridiculous message that says, "Why didn't you say so?" Like she needed to spell it out for you? Really? How many times does six go into two?

But that is more of an amusing observation than a criticism. I look forward to seeing what happens next. I am really eager to reach the two episode Discord story. He's voiced by one of my favorite actors, and I cannot wait to see how he portrays the character.

Till next time, bronies.

Source