This is an old review I wrote when it first came out, but I stand by the Wedding being the best damn episode of whole show, it created the feeling of the animated movies I grew up with so perfectly that I actually got Nostalgia off of it, and I didn't even think getting that feeling off something you're watching for the first time was possible.

I just re-watched the Royal Wedding in 720p. I stand by my opinion that its the best episode so far by an long shot. It's far more than what Studio B was obligated to give us, and I applaud them for it.

 

The music is top notch. "B.B.B.F.F really sets the tone for how good it's going to be. "This Day Aria" is a awesome villain song up there with Disney's best. Finally, "Love is in Bloom""(The singer for Twilight has a beautiful voice) reminds me of the awesome, beautiful music I heard in toons in the 90s as a kid. It feels like hearing "Circle of Life" for the first time all over again.

 

The animation and writing are awesome to. The way Cadence and Shining armor have their little "power of love" moment is actually quite beautiful as cheesy as it sounds, the music and animation bring the moment to life perfectly.

 

I remember when I watched i for the first time with the MLP facebook group I hang out in, it was the first episode I watched streamed. I almost cried tears of joy. For that brief time I felt like a kid in elementary school again, sitting in front of the TV during summer vacation watching Disney movies in awe on VHS.

 

It reminded me of why I grew to love this show in the first place.

I'd also like to add after a few more viewings, that it holds up to. I can still go listen to This Day Aria or Love is in Bloom and get the same feeling off of it.