The apple family dynamic was absolutely brillant in this episode from start to finish. I have always enjoyed the apple family episodes because of this tight knitted way. Apple Bloom and AJ were brilliant in this one, especially in the final act of the episode. Overall, it had a really good pace, a nice story, and the flashback which tied into the story about AJ. I really hope the address this again later in the season.
Grade: A
First is is Frenemies. I really enjoyed the different look of this episode with the episode focusing on the villains, rather than the heroines of the series. The musical number sounded like something you'd hear from a Disney villain from the 80s and 90s. Love that they were basically forced to work together and the near/aborted heel/face turn happened. I also love the new undercurrent of a betrayal by the three against Grogar. This will make things much more interesting as we approach the end of
Here's my review of the last two MLP episodes, so I don't fall behind any more than I already have.
Starting with Common Ground. First off, I love that they had Patton Oswalt, his daughter and current wife in this episode. It was super adorable and his daughter's character was cute as well. I liked that Quibble was trying to bond with his 'daughter' in the episode over Buckball. Good continuity to the earlier Buckball episode (dispite AJ not being involved). Overall, I really did like this
This was a very typical Twilight freaks out about something episode (aka twilighting), pairing with Spike, and her going crazy trying to find answers. It was an episode that had a good pace, good writing, and an overall a good episode.
My grade: B
First of all, it was a brilliant move to have the voice actors pitch ideas for this episode. I loved much of the episode, and twilight twilighting like she always does. It was overall a great episode for the 200th episode, and at the same time very funny. I loved every second of it.
My grade: A+
This was the season debut of the Student 6. I really enjoyed this one. It showed the difference of ideas that each of the 6 had, with Yona yet again being the big player in this episode. We also had the first new song of the season. I won't give anything away here, but it was a good episode that showed the differences that friends can have. But, when you get through those differences, friendship can create something beautiful.
My grade: B+
This was a heck of a way to start the final season. Based on the last image of season 8, I had a feeling that Cozy and Tirek would be involved. Love the return of Sombra and the gen 4 debut of Grogar. Thought that Sombra's voice left a bit to be desired, but that's just a little nitpick. Discord was the true MVP of this episode. Overall, it had a good pace, a good story, and a whole lot of Twilight being Twilight. Joanne Lewis and Kristine Songco did a fantastic job parcing out this in a well th
Here's my thoughts on the massive 16 match card of Wrestlemania 35.
1. Women's Battle Royal (Kickoff Show)- With no true title defense of the Smackdown Women's Championship this year, this will have a lot of women superstars from Raw, Smackdown, and NXT, and perhaps even some legends returning for a one off. Winner - Asuka
2. Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal (Kickoff Show)- This one will, like the Women's battle royal, feature a slew of talent from all three brands. The stupid sto
Been meaning to do this for a while. With the next several blogs or so, I'll be giving my ranking of the Doctor Who main theme song, from the original version first heard in 1963 to the newest version. I'll start off with a special mention and my least favorite of the several reversions. I'll be going from my least favorite to my favorite, with no number ranking.
The special mention is a theme that was never meant to ever be aired. This particular theme, however, did air in a pair of episod
This is Patrick S. speaking here. Please pray for my hometown of Taylorville, IL. We were hit head on by a large, damaging tornado earlier this evening, and much of the west side of town has been damaged and even destroyed.
Thank you in advance
-Patrick
The season finale started off very slow and brooding but really picked up by the end of the first half of the two parter. It was so obvious to me that Cozy had ulterior motives, especially in the aftermath of What Lies Beneath. The build was very good, albeit slow in the beginning. I liked seeing the return of the creatures that the Mane 6 had previously defeated, and the return of Tirek was pretty interesting as well. Neighsay was his usual, racist self in this one, but did a heel face turn fa
Sounds of Silence
This was a very good episode. Another AJ and Fluttershy centered episode, with both doing well to really fill their roles. I loved the new species, the Kirin, that where introduced in the show and also the Character Autumn Blaze, voiced by Rachel Bloom. I loved her song as well. It was a bit rushed in the resolution however. But overall, the episode was very good. Good establishment of the newest species to the series and a good song to go along with it.
My grade: 9.1/10
This episode started and had a focus throughout on the Student 6, and their problems with studying (college problems, am i right?). A series of funny moments occurred in this part of the episode, with Ocellus mocking AJ and Twilight, along with the realization that Silverstream likes... plumbing. The group goes into the cave, and are met by a creepy, glowing version of Twilight. Following, the 6 were separated, causing them to face their biggest fears. The fears ranged from claustrophobia and sp
This episode started off with Rockhoof trying to find his place in Equestria by trying various jobs, especially over the first 10 minutes. The episode was a slow building through the early part. The moments with Rockhoof trying various jobs were very funny. This episode also featured the return of a few of the Pillars, showing what they where doing as their job following their return and integration. The star of this episode was Yona, who admitted to him that she wan'ts to be like him when she g
This episode started with a concept we've not seen in a long time, the Rainbow Dash fan club, with devolved into the fan club for "The Washouts". It was a good cold open, featuring Scoots and RD prominently. The first segment featured a good pace, and a return of Lightning Dust, who hadn't be in an episode since her appearance in season 3. RD and LD both let their rivalry be known. A couple of funny moments were sprinkled into the episode in the first segment. Heading into the second segment, Sc
