It's the holidays! And you know what that means!

 

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VIDEO GAMES!

 

That there episode is the biggest bumper crop o' writing I ever laid eyes on until Look Before You Sleep gets here.

 

The Game

 

Look before you sleep!

 

The Objective

 

Escape the Hurricane and make friends with your friends before both kick you in the nuts.

 

Our Players
TWILIGHT SPARKLE

The ONLY purple pony in town! She is completely oblivious to friendship, sleeping, and racial discrimination.
Motto: "How do I use this bed?"

 

RARITY

She's the local slut. If there's something that sucks, blows, or bites, "Boast Busters" for example, she's there!
Motto: "I'll show you how to use the bed, Twilight."

 

APPLEJACKLEHARPLEFARKLESKMNhjughnjmle.

She's fresh out of rehab for being addicted to apples and celery stalks. She sometimes partakes in colorful flowers too.
Motto: "Fuck you, I can eat all these apples!"

 

WE'VE MET OUR PLAYERS! WE KNOW THE OBJECTIVE! LET THE GAMES...

 

...BEGIN!SPOILERS AHEAD

 

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LEVEL 1

 

INFO: APPLEJACK IS MAKING A TERRIBLE MESS OF THE TOWN SQURAE, APPLEJACK!

 

This game is off to a great start. Anyway, it appears there is a storm approaching, and there are a bunch of trees with, err, some extra limbs that need to be cut off. As Rarity and Applejack have a little bicker about how to get the job done, as Rarity wants to bite the twigs off and Applejack wants to unleash her compulsions on them, the promised lighting storm ensues a little earlier than expected. Only on the Hub. Don't worry, though. After more bickering and the title sequence plays, Twilight Sparkle invites the two sickos into her house to stay dry from the rain.

 

Sorry, Rarity! Spike is in another castle!

 

APPLEJARK: "WHOA, NELLY! IS IN SIDE A TREE THE BEST PLACE TO BE IN A LIGHTNING STRUM?"

 

As Twilight assures her guests that she has a magical lightning rod protecting her house (because, you know, of course), Applejack gets annoyed that she has to wipe her hooves before she makes Twilight's floor muddy. Since she's all alone and she has friends visiting, Twilight decides to commence a slumber party! Both guests are reluctant to stay because of each other, but it is for Twilight that they try to make ends meet. Meanwhile, Rarity stares in jealousy as Applejack bites a hose to get herself clean.

 

Lucky bastard.

 

:LEVEL CLEAR: YOU CLEANED YOURSELF! (Thank God, when's the last time you showered?)

 

LEVEL 2

 

INFO: MUD MASK HAS INVADED YOUR CASTLE!!

 

The team partake in many slumber party-ish events, such as makeovers, ghost stories, and snacks! Applejack was disappointed that the snacks did not include any apples or celery stalks, and Rarity was disappointed that the snacks didn't include any "apples" or "celery stalks." Too bad, Twilight just has smores. I mean, what did you expect when you enter a purple pony's treehouse, fucking CAVIAR?? SHE'S PURPLE!!!

 

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I digress. After partaking in the snacking of non-name brands, Twilight commenced the next item on the agenda: Truth or Dare. Both Applejack and Rarity had a lot of fun with this minigame, challenging each other to events that should mildly inconvenience them but due to their insanity, they both find their dares mind-numbingly painful to endure. Applejack dared Rarity to get wet, which is a daily occurrence for her, except this time the wetness comes from the rain. Subsequently, Rarity dared Applejack to get into a frilly dress without the influence of celery!

 

Achievement Get (20 Points): Marsellus Wallace. "Look like a bitch."

 

RARITY: "I AM NOT AT ALL INSERTED IN PARTICIPATING IN SOMETHING SO CRUDE, UNLESS ITS crude."

 

Here comes the pillow fight, do-do-do-do, as Applejack and Rarity have fun beating the shit out of each other. AND SO THE BATTLE ENSUES! HOLY CRAP, WHAT'S THE COMBO? X-X-B-B-Y? B-A-B-Y? C-O-M-E-B-A-C-K-R2? I DON'T KNOW HOW TO BEAT HER!!!!!!!!!!!! Wait. I can just google the cheat codes. Nevermind.

 

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Let's see...ah, that makes sense.

 

UP DOWN UP DOWN UP DOWN UP DOWN LEFT RIGHT A B B UP DOWN A A A A A A A A A A A A A A!!!!
It's a joke because Rarity goes up and down and at the end she goes AAAAAAA...............get it???

 

:LEVEL CLEAR: GET REKT RARITY! GET REKT!

 

Ahem...anyways, Twilight thinks its time to just go to bed. Twilight gets her own bed because nobody wants to sleep with a purple pony, but that means Applejack and Rarity are forced to squeeze together.

 

"I could...you know...suck something else if you wanted." "I'm 'bout ready to buck you in the nuts I know you have!"

 

Level 3: THE FINAL BOSS

 

INFO: FIGHT THE EVIL TREE GOD OF EQEUSRTIA!

 

After Twilight jinxes shit with her magic purple voodoo, a tree breaks due to a lightning strike and its everyone else's job but the magical powerful future demigod to fix the issue. But Applejack is a fuck-up herself, and lasso's the tree right through the bedroom window. Now, at a time of urgent need, it is time for Rarity and Applejack to come together, right now, over me, and save Twilight's library! Since Applejack lost her chance, though, Rarity turns the tree into a bunch of Ch-ch-ch-chia pets.

 

Rarity has a couple of these at home, but they have longer branches. Alright, alright, I'm done with the slut jokes (for this review).

 

:LEVEL COMPLETE: YOU TUNED THE TREE GOD INTO!

 

In the end, Rarity and Applejack learn an important lesson about how embracing each others differences can be a good thing, and Twilight learns that slumber parties are a terrible idea and that she should never do it again. And that was "Look Before You Sleep."

 

CONGRATULATIONS! YOU WIN! WOULD YOU LIKE TO PLAY AGAIN?

 

No. Fuck off and learn English.

 

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I have to say, this episode is one of my favorite episodes of season one. I love the dynamic of Applejack and Rarity, and at the time, this was the first example of them interacting in any form. This is the episode that sparked many a fun episode in the future with these two, but I especially love this episode for how well developed their relationship becomes through the course of the episode. There's no last-minute cramming moral or any bullshit like that, it all just falls into place perfectly. And their friendship delves further on as the series continues, because of this fantastic story. On top of that, this is one episode I constantly re-watch not only for its great story, but its huge enjoy-ability. I'd only complain about Twilight at the end, for when crisis ensued, she was completely oblivious to anything going on. However, that tidbit of nitpick is not going to stop me from giving this awesome episode a...*drum roll*

 

10/10

 

WOOHOO! THE FIRST 10/10 I'VE GIVEN! Congratulations, "Look Before You Sleep," your prize is my approval!

 

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No seriously, that's all you get. Go away now.

 

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Well, that was such a great episode. But that made for a shitty game. Don't ever play that, even though I made it up and it's impossible for you to play anyway. I'm excited for the follow up to this genius.

 

 

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*Hears the Dark Qiviut Army approaching*

 

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SON OF A BITCH, NOT THIS SHIT AGAIN!