The first 2 Episodes are usualy the ones which make or brake a show and episode 1 and 2 gave me mixed results. First of it introduced the mane characters (important), and gave us a general knowlage of their personality, and who they are. Secondly they gave a good build up to the apperance of the first antagonist and a good delivery of the apperance of nightmare moon. Finaly the defeat of the nightmare moon was great in the: build up, delivery, story, and even finding and using the Elements of Harmony to defeat nightmare moon was spot on. But loosing an antagonist so soon after meeting her was a bit of a downer, but the pros are more than cons, so all in all a good start. Almost everypony can agree on that.