Benna

This is a really tough one for me because I love the episode as a whole there are just a few things that stick out to me that could have been done better. First I think the writing was great even when it felt a bit forced at the beginning. I feel like the intent of the whole thing was to lead to the crossover rather than explore any kind of relationship with the ponies in ponyville. This is why I believe the writing was lack luster in the beginning and felt like it was dragging. But honestly that’s all I can really point out about the story being done better. Over all I loved the cross over and I understand what the team was trying to do. The cameos were great and made me smile the whole time. But in terms of the actual story, it was lack luster in my opinion. 6/10 The music I thought was terrific and was right up there with any MLP episode to date. Music was spot on with characters and made sense in the grand scheme. 10/10 The animation was not perfect. There were a couple of spots I think could have been cleaned up but overall I can tell that the team really put in the hours to make it shine. The glitter was there for me. 8.5/10 The sound effects and voice acting was where it really disappointed me. I won’t comment on the quality of the voice actors as they are not professional and I think they did a good job with what they had. The sound effects didn’t pop like they should have in my mind. They were a little dull and flat with the overall soundscape feeling two dimensional. But the big problem I had when it comes to sound is the echo in Rainbow Dash’s voice over. During the first two minutes of the video it is blatantly obvious next to Twilights voice. I don’t know if they used a different mic or where in a different room recording but it sounds like she’s in a submarine and is very distracting. I really don’t know why this happened either as Twilight’s voice over is very well done. The echo goes and returns through out the episode and it frustrates me as it was something that could have been easily avoided. It is possible that the actress voicing Rainbow sent in voice recordings from across the internet and was using a personal mic. This would explain the difference in sound quality compared to Twilight. I just wish they had spotted this and tried to fix it as it will be something everyone points to because it is so obvious. 5/10 Please remember that this is an overly critical review and I loved the video overall and think that the director has done a great job in what he has put out. I in no way am trying to bring him down I just think it’s good to put out some constructive criticism. I will definitely be sharing this video and wish him the best in his future of which looks very bright. Overall Score 8/10

I don't think we need to take Scootaloo's wings away I think its more like she just can't use them to fly. Like when you clip a birds wings so they can't escape your house or whatever. I like the fact that she can't fly. It makes her unique like Derpy, They are both one of a kind ponies. Who else in ponyville or Equestria for that matter can shread like Scootaloo!

Although it would be nice to see this happen but I wouldn't hold my breath. It would change the show a little to much. This could work in a show like Adventure Time where minor characters can have episodes devoted to them with out disrupting the show to much but this would require a lot of set up unfortunately.

This is the prime opportunity to develop her as a character. I don't care if this is the one and only episode we ever hear her talk again in. I just think she needs some love.

Absolutely she is adorable and wonderful! She has always been my favorite and her character design is something of pure genius.

Yeah I think your right and yes it is a dumb argument lol I apologize. But my love for Derpy is great. Passion overtook me for a second there.

She was never intended in the first place. She was noticed by a fandom and not created by the writers. So her eyes were never intended to be used as a comedic element. She simply is what she is. People who think her eyes are there for comedy are the same people who caused this controversy in the first place. Finally the reason I added IMO at the end of my post is to infer sarcasm at her being a part of the main 6. That is all I'm going say about that because its not worth arguing about. Good day to you sir.

I disagree her eyes are considered a disability. Wall eyed or cross-eyed is a legitimist disability. Furthermore I don't think anyone considers Derpy to be a background pony anymore. She is just as much a part of the Main 6 as any other pony IMO

THIS! You are probubly the closest yet to the true form the episode is going to take. Maybe Derpy has lost her voice because all the trolls keep saying "I don't belive in Derpy" We have to clap ours hands! I DO BELIVE IN DERPY I DO! I DO!!!

The biggest problem I have with getting rid of things like Scootaloo's wing disability and Derpy is that it is basically trying to ignore the disabled in our world. Like many people do in real life they pretend that these people don't exist either out of pity or because they don't know how to act around them. This is precisely why we have discrimination in the first place. We need to teach kids and adults alike that people with disabilities are just that they are people first and not just disabled. Unfortunately many adults are not ready for this message and they see a cartoon portraying this type of message as offensive. I know this has all been said before but...ug it’s just disheartening you know? Anyway I love the show and will fight to my dying breath over this topic.

I saw this post as well and the idea of Derpy being brought back into the spotlight got me all giddy. I'm wearing a shirt with her on it right now!!!! I doubt this will be the case though since she is controversial and all. Plus I don't think the writers have the horse apples to take on the soccer moms again. Scootaloo is a better possibility as it has been said before that her wings don't work correctly by Faust (I'm Paraphrasing.) Maybe we will get to see where Scootaloo lives and what her parents are like. This brings up another interesting point though. As the writers begin to deal with more sensitive topics like disabilities the shows overall feel could change. For better or for worse. But ultimately it opens up the possibility of Alicorn Twilight to deal with more sensitive topics like pony welfare and kingdom management now that she is a princess. With more responsibilities the stakes are higher putting more stress on Twilight to succeed or ponies could be hurt more than just emotionally Pretty much could blow the show wide open or completely destroy it. In any case should be interesting to see what happens. On a side note I was thinking about this today. Why is Goofy from the Disney series considered OK and Derpy is considered offensive when they both have almost the same character type. I'm sure this has been brought up just saying...

I usually watch one or two a night before I go to bed. It helps me relax and melt the stress of the day away so I look forward to them each night.