Okay, so I've already posted my thoughts about these two episodes in the Littlest Pet Shop thread. Is it sad that I think I have more to say about these two episodes than I have to say on any new episode of MLP recently? Anyway:

Gailbreak: Okay, so this is the only episode so that made me think, "Wow, this show may actually give MLP a run for it's money." The plot, although cliched (aren't all of the episodes for this show just massive cliches?) is an excellent setup for action and humor, and allows the characters to show off and develop. Who really shined in this episode though was Sunil, who is now best pet in my opinion. The music-including an extremely catchy earworm that will be compared to Babs Seed without a doubt-is excellent, and it showcased some of the most awesome background music I've may have ever heard in a kids cartoon during the scene when Sunil was fighting the "cobras". Also, some of the animation showcased here, as well as the references they made were really well done. So, yeah, this episode was truly by far my favorite. Good job M.A. Larson.

Penny for your Laughs: Isn't it funny how this episode aired on the same day as Magic Duel? Because now humanized Trixie as a basketball player is totally now my headcannon. Aside from that, this episode....wasn't very good.

Okay, so this episode has two subplots, one centering around the pets and one centering around Blythe's typical teen subplot. I wouldn't mind this if these subplots were actually good, but sadly, they did indeed disappoint. I don't really care about Blythe as a character. All I see her as is an author avatar being used as a way to get the pets to talk/a typical teen character that girls could relate to. Therefore, I care about her less than the pets.

Now, about the pets, this episode (aside from the Blythe/Biskit subplot) was about Pepper accidentally upsetting Penny due to her use of insult humor, and then having to make it up to her. Yes, it is indeed as predictable as it sounds, but what really annoyed me was the jokes themselves. They weren't funny, and just plain bad insults. The "joke" that Pepper told to Penny that got her upset was hardly even an insult. Seriously, Fluttershy is like a tank compared to Penny's emotional imbalance.

Now about Blythe, the moral of her subplot really, REALLY annoyed me. We don't know why Blythe's friends hate the Biskit twins so much, nor if the Biskit twins are mean to everybody aside from Blythe. They're just snobs who are mean to Blythe, but recall back to the first episode. The first time the Biskits met Blythe they asked her if she wanted to hang out. They just wanted to be friends with her, but Blythe said no due to their snobbish attitude. The reason they're so mean to Blythe was because she rejected them and they're used to being given everything. Blythe's friends were being hypocritical and rude when Blythe started hanging out with the Biskits, but WHY? Are the Biskits mean to everyone? I mean, I get it if maybe they showed the Biskits as mean to everyone-like seriously everyone. Humanized Trixie the tall basketball player doesn't count. The Biskits seemed accepting of Blythe when they first met her. I think they have social problems, and they have no clue how to make or have friends so they "buy" them. I don't know about anyone else, but Blythe and her friends seemed more like the bullies in this episode rather than the Biskit twins. It's like Mysterious Mare Do Well all over again. This could have been a much better episode if it was handled like Griffon the Brush Off, if Blythe's friends hadn't given her the cold shoulder and at least tried to accept the Biskits. At the end, Blythe would still realize that her friends are her "true friends".

Finally, the two songs in this episode weren't very good either. The Biskit twins one was better, and had some good remix material, but was very "meh" overall. Extremely catchy, but repetitive and annoying. I strongly disliked the song that Pepper sang, and thought that the scene would have been handled better in a montage. It just was a very forced song, and Pepper's/Tabitha's voice just didn't suit it.

You know what's funny? This show has already spawned it's own version of Equestria Daily-The Pet Shop Insider- in only a few episodes. Like it or not, this show is going to be big, it just needs more time to improve itself.... and better plots...and Biskit twins as less unintentionally sympathetic characters.

Would I consider myself to be part of the fandom? I seriously have no clue.

The only episodes I've truly enjoyed so far are Gailbreak and kind of Bad Hair Day. Then again, it took me about 10 or 11 episodes until I realized how good MLP was. I guess I'll keep watching, and see how I feel maybe about halfway through the season.