Batbrony Reviews "S01:E16 - Sonic Rainboom"

Entry posted by Batbrony November 2, 2013

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I really think that "Sonic Rainboom" was a turning point for me in my estimation of Rainbow Dash. I guess before this episode, I'd really only seen Rainbow Dash, while certainly talented, as also a bit of a hot-head, impatient, and sometimes cocky and arrogant. However, the uncertainty and fear of failure that she displayed throughout the episode here gave us a dramatically different RD from the one we'd seen all season, and it actually made me finally realize why her competitiveness isn't a bad thing. The way I now see it, Rainbow Dash is undoubtedly an extremely competitive pony, but, she's not competitive because she simply wants to win; she's competitive because she wants to know and prove to both herself and her friends that she has done and is doing the best she can do and being the best she can be. RD is very, very talented and gifted, and she's very much aware of this, so obviously she doesn't want to squander her talents, but rather use them to the best of her ability, for both herself and for the benefit of those around her (after all, she is the loyalest of ponies). This is quite simply excellently highlighted throughout this episode from start to finish.

Woah, calm the buck down Fluttershy, there's no need to scream your head off!!!

So, aside from that great bit of character development we got from Rainbow Dash, this episode had A LOT of other great things to offer. Fluttershy's 'yay' scene (still classic ). Seeing the lengths that the earth-bound Mane 6 were willing to go to in order to support Rainbow Dash was rather touching, and a sure sign that the Mane 6 were growing ever closer by the day; even Rarity, despite the fact that she got rather annoying as the episode went on (and don't even get me started on her absolutely terrifying costume!!!!! ), had a fantastic moment when she showed herself willing to actually risk her own neck in order to help RD (seriously, she could've probably gotten hurt if that spell had gone wrong!!!!!). Cloudsdale and all the pegasi were really cool to see, and I wish the show would spend a little more time in Cloudsdale, since I think it's one of the coolest locations we've yet seen in the show!. Finally, the sonic rainboom; what else is there to say, other than... AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!