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    Welcome and enjoy yourself! I can at least promise that there's lots to do around here.
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    Many fans would say "no." And they would also rank the episodes in which she has a major role as anywhere from passable to personal favorites, with just one or two exceptions. I think the fact of the matter is, the writers know exactly what they're doing with her. Other villains have gotten scenes portraying them as cool, or thoughtful, or sympathetic, or something other than "mean," but that's because they're not the same kind of obstacle Diamond Tiara is. When your life is being made a little bit worse by some jerk who has no real need to do these things to you, you don't wish you knew more about them so you could feel sorry for them or understand them; you wish you knew how to brush them out of your hair once and for all. And the reason you feel the crusaders' pain the same way when she picks on them is because that's the light you see her in, which you wouldn't if she were "enjoyably" bad or sympathetic/understandable. (Though we do know enough to assume why she does these things, since she's spoiled girl who seemingly never had to work hard for anything.) Queen Chrysalis, Trixie, the Flim Flam Brothers, they're all characters that you hate to love. Diamond Tiara is a character that you love to hate.
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    Laugh, sing along, laugh some more... mainly just laugh:

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    Thanks, but I have to give credit to that one to the wiki
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    Appleoosa's Most Wanted:

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    Is Appleoosa as much fun as it was last time, when it was spelled "Appleloosa?" This episode of My Little Pony Friendship is Magic adds The Cutie Mark Crusaders in attempt to make it so. But... To subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=TheSecondOpinion11
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    I knew it! Troubleshoes was partly based on Eeyore!

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    Eh, nobody wants to see my attempt to draw that thing making 10 different smiley and frowny faces
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    This one seems to be getting some extreme reactions, but personally, I think there's a reason it's beating the other episodes in these polls. (And we were due for a comfirmation that Rainbow loves her tortoise so much after the hinting at it from Just for Sidekicks.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBx-UGAT4_Q
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    My Tanks for the Memories review:

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      SkullcandyPegasus

      *2 hooves up*

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      The Second Opinion

      @SkullcandyPegasus

      XD Thank you!

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    And tanks for this episode, Cindy Morrow! Maybe there's hope for you yet...
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    Sadly, I have to agree with Mr. Enter on this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B104Pw-8JaY
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    I thought this was a long-overdue episode for Apple Bloom, very well done. It's not the best of the Luna/Crusader episodes (which is still Sleepless in Ponyville as far as I'm concerned), because there's not much driving the narrative beyond reiterating the fears Apple Bloom already told us about, but it was definitely interesting and fun.
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    Apple Bloom was never my favorite, but...

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      @SkullcandyPegasus

      Thanks, I appreciate it :)

      And I'm betting if you posted your analyses around here, there'd be people who'd want to talk.

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      SkullcandyPegasus

      Never actually posted my videos ... maybe someday but I tend to be rather insecure about my art.

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      The Second Opinion

      Understood. I can vouch for this fandom being fairly supportive, if it matters. (Also, this website here, which doesn't permit trolling, is a great fit for these things: http://www.manic-expression.com/)

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    Actually, now that she doesn't have to be anyone special in the Apple family, it'll probably be really easy to have her make appearances as just one of the extended family members and maybe give her a side role when it happens. But the only way I see her having a main role again is if one of the writers just happens to decide that there's something they really want to do with Babs in particular. Well, at least now the show doesn't have to pretend that she doesn't exist.
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    On one hand, it was sweet and funny enough. On the other hand, as "transitional" third episodes go, I thought it was the most gimmicky and formulaic one so far with the whole redecorating "too much/too little" thing. (At least Ticket Master managed not to be too wooden when reusing the old "one extra ticket, lots of friends who want it" plot).
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    About time I reviewed Castle Sweet Castle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsC8GXIDRxY

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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsC8GXIDRxY Castle? Sweet, castle! What kind of tone will it set for the new season of My Little Pony, Friendship is Magic? To subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=TheSecondOpinion11
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    It's actually the cover of a book. I might have to turn it to a different angle next time
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    The best and worst of Cutie Map:

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    The 5 best and 5 worst moments of The Cutie Map (My Little Pony, Friendship is Magic.) To subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=TheSecondOpinion11
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    As far as knowing that "something was up" goes, we knew that, because we wouldn't be watching an episode about going to this town otherwise, and because Starlight Glimmer kept doing her evil smile at the audience. To the main characters, it was just a town trying a new approach that insisted on always getting along, avoiding any possible confrontation, and being pleasant, even when that wasn't entirely what they felt like doing. 5/6 of the friends didn't like the sound of that very much, but their only reason to think something might actually be wrong was because their map sent them there. As for what it speaks to in Fluttershy, I think it's important to remember that "nice" and "shy" are not the same thing. There's no real reason (that I see) to think Fluttershy doesn't sincerely like being nice, but doing it to dodge confrontation like she does means she's using it as a crutch. It makes sense that she'd like a town that makes a rule of going out of your way to be nice and pleasant, because that's how she operates every day, and she's not prone to calling foul in the first place (a major reason I like that the climax begins with her finally calling out Starlight Glimmer's ruse in front of everyone).
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    Thanks. And that last one's news to me, but I'll take it.
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