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A review of "The Washouts"


Patty Thundersnow

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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, Scoots does a tweener turn, becoming a Washouts member. The pacing, and RD saving the day were what made this episode a great episode. The ending was cute as well,

It, overall, was a great episode, one of the best of the season thus far. The return of Lightning Dust made the episode good, but what really made this a great episode was the emphasis of the sisterly relationship that RD and Scootaloo have. There has not been enough of these kind of episodes to be honest. It had good writing, a good pace to it, a couple of funny moments, and a great resolution to the episode. 

My grade: 9.3/10 A

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One of my favorite episodes in season 8! :yay:

I think this is one of the episodes that really show how Rainbow Dash has developed as a character. Sure, Scootaloo liking the Washouts more than the Wonderbolts was a big deal to her, so being number one is still important to her, but more importantly, she genuinely cares about Scootaloo and her wellbeing, while acknowledging she has to let her make her own decisions. I agree with you on this being the highlight of the episode. :) It had both funny and emotional moments, which is something I've always thought MLP does well.

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It really focused on that sister bond that both RD and Scootaloo have. That, and It was honestly good to see Lightning Dust return. I don't like her recklessness and disregard for others safety, but she makes for a very good foil to RD. I'm hoping they have her involved somehow next season.

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