TheSupremeLeaderOfChaos

I voted Lord Tirek, although I do think Pony of Shadows, Queen Chrysalis, and King Sombra are major contenders for darkest villain. I always was particularly creeped out by Tirek's ability to just drain all magic and energy out of anyone, and how the more he hurts others the more powerful he became. A similar argument could be made for how Chrysalis and the Changelings drained energy through love, but I personally think that Tirek's ability was on another level, compounded by his completely selfish and revenge-driven motives for his actions. I do also think that he got the closest to destroying Equestria as we know it, although there could be arguments made against that for sure. also, unrelated, just realized we don't have a Tirek emoji!!

I think everyone's already covered a lot of the technical stuff about the canonicity of the bat ponies, so I just want to pop in to say, I still *cannot believe* Fluttershy is canonically at least part bat pony after that apple-eating bat episode, and they just left us with that cliffhanger and it never came up again lmao

For Fast and Furriest, I enjoyed a competition episode focusing on Twilight and RD. I think in the past we've generally only seen AJ and RD compete, so that was an interesting twist. Loved how Fluttershy and Angel won in the photo finish. I got a kick out of Disappearing Act. I was so happy to see the Cutie Mark Crusaders!! I'm glad they also kept their original VA's. The void made a reappearance! sans mysterious entity this time, but still quite an interesting setting! Badge of Shame was cute, definitely nailed the feeling of putting something together from crappy instructions. I'm glad Pinkie got a new oven, she was really torn up over the other one. I was expecting her to put together a funeral or something for, Dr. Dolores I think she named it? lol And finally, the Discord episode!!!!! I was a bit nervous about there being a new voice actor for my favorite character and was also wondering how they would choose to characterize him. Although his original John de Lancie voice will always be his best voice to me, I think Peter New did a great job! I enjoyed his performance a lot! I'm also glad they didn't make him a total jerk. He's as nonchalant as ever, but in a way that's endearing instead of off-putting. I loved how excited he got about the idea of being a Solo Scout or whatever Fluttershy called it. I hope to see more of him in Pony Life in the future!! (Also LMAO at Fluttershy setting a whole volcano off just so Discord would show up) Another bit of foreboding at the end. I wonder when the ball is going to drop on this enormous lie about the troupe that is weaving through all these episodes.

I enjoyed The Trial Less Trotten/Death of a Salespony! I don't think I enjoyed it quite as much as some of the previous ones, but it was still entertaining. I know that Fluttershy is OOC compared to FiM, but this version of her can be quite entertaining! Did she learn her lesson by the end of the two parts? I don't think so! I bet we'll see more on this in the future, especially since the other Mane 6 still haven't told her that they aren't a real troupe. As for Big Hoof Walking/The Fluttershy Effect, those were both okay episodes. Pacing is still better than the first two episodes, although I'm unsure what exactly brought Rainbow back from the alternate future in the Fluttershy Effect. I did enjoy Tank's monologue though, lol! Big Hoof Walking was not too memorable, although the selfie at the end was funny. At the very least, I'm glad there is some continuity between episodes, with the arc now following Fluttershy's fake troupe. She's going to be so upset when she finds out her friends have been lying the whole time

For the first episode, Tabitha's voice performance with that Gollum moment was great! With the continuity we've been seeing through Pinkie's competition, I'm wondering if the magic bandana, or at least that strange dimension with the mysterious being, will make a reappearance at some point in the future! Each dark truth bit made me laugh, especially whatever that bit was with Fluttershy. For the second, I cannot believe they let Rainbow cook with them looking like that! Go home and sleep girl! I was surprised how sad I was when Pinkie got disqualified, so I'm happy she gets a second chance on a spinoff of the same cooking show. I enjoyed both of these!

I'm probably in the minority, but I'm genuinely enjoying these! Totally different tone than FiM, but the idea of it being a complete AU from FiM is pretty interesting. Although the pace is still very fast, I feel like it got better during these two episodes. I really enjoyed Applejack's episode; she may be my favorite character in Pony Life. And the Adorable Fight in Cute-Pocalypse Meow cracked me up. I think that cat died lmao Looking forward to more of these!

Just finished watching Episodes 1 and 2! I tried not to compare it too much to FiM, and I have to say, I actually kind of enjoyed it! It's very fast-paced, a bit ridiculous, but I laughed at several of the jokes and the animation style grew on me a bit as I watched. I like how they're taking full advantage of the animation medium, such as the gag of Twilight breaking into pieces. I'm looking forward to watching the rest of these, and I'm glad we have something to tide us over until Gen 5!