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    Newbie episode, from a newbie writer, about a newbie Wonderbolt
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    One second opinion on No Second Prances, coming up! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbTUhJUWT_M

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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbTUhJUWT_M One second opinion on No Second Prances, coming up!
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    Hey, look! I can't sing!

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    Wary Opinion, and the Gauntlet of Fire: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-o2ZagG9kg

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    Wary Opinion, and the Gauntlet of Fire
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    Let's Watch On Your Marks:

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    Get set and go watch the new My Little Pony episode. Already have? Then let's watch it together.
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    Happy to go to bat for this one! I think Rarity was a great choice for a straight man here, because she has an eccentricity of her own, but it's brought out by the stuff she doesn't fully understand. Usually, her response is either to turn up her nose or (even funnier) try to go along with it and take every bit of it seriously. As far as when I like drama and when I don't, I'm sure I've been more positive overall when it's more subtle and not the whole focus, since that usually stops the team from overdoing it. But I did enjoy episodes like Party of One, Hearthswarming Eve, Hurricane Fluttershy, Flight to the Finish, Tanks for the Memories, and The Mane Attraction, so I'd like to think I can enjoy straight drama too. (In fact, Winter Wrap Up and Canterlot Wedding are two of my favorites.) I guess I just feel like drama should come from the story, not the other way around. If an episode seems like it started out just wanting to be dramatic, so the characters go through maximum tears and anguish and "touching" revelations, regardless of whether the story they came up with is anything that should ever lead to that, I'm not buying it. In fact, it feels condescending, like I'm just such a sap head, that all I really want to see is characters "like me" being validated in the most dramatic way possible. Why not go wherever your story actually would lead? (Or should?) There might be fewer tears, but they'll feel more real.
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    Actually, at 3:37, I did initially intend to write "though admittedly, they do emphasize the canon itself a lot," but doing so kinda seemed superflous. I still give them credit for never having Pinkie directly say anything about how much she loves her canon or show any extra affection for it before the trade. (You could make the argument that showing the canon more than once was just so first time viewers know it's a thing.)
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    What a gift it was:

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    What a gift it was, my little pony.
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    There're a lot of different directions they could take Flurry Heart, and plot-wise, there are many good possibilities. Character-wise, I just really hope they keep in mind that forced hijinks and cutesiness can get annoying.
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    To be fair, I'm not sure how much they could've done to connect Starlight back to her previous self, after that finale, but I do think they rightly decided not to go out of their way to much to try it. It's strange how often Spike ends up the redeeming factor of episodes that were partially seen as disappointments, but I also like the portrayal of him here much better than most of what he got last season. Thankfully, the team has an easy out with Flurry Heart, so they'd probably have to really go out of her way to make her a serious detriment. Basically though, if you know the story of Scrappy Doo, you know the kind of thing people are afraid of here.
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    Time to give baby Flurry Heart a spanking:

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    Time to give baby Flurry Heart a spanking...
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    Season 6 Preview:

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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GQCN3DNAOs New preview for Season 6 of My Little Pony, Friendship is Magic! (Complete with more from Starlight Glimmer.)
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    If it were by these guys, yeah, that'd be more of a curb stomp than those Epic Rap Battles where someone else has to show up at the end to save the guy who's losing.
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    I'm a bit late here, but anyway, yeah, I can't help but speculate on Sunburst myself. I have some good thoughts and some bad coming to mind... The nature of alicorns is something I would mind seeing the episode get into myself. (I think I mentioned that I wouldn't mind it as a way to explore Celestia and Luna's history.) And yeah, while I can't help but be aware of the potential pitfalls of in the upcoming season, I'm sure it will still have its share of pleasures to offer. Even season 3, still my least favorite to date, carried itself passably enough.
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    Let's watch the season 6 promo:

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    Who makes the best pony raps?

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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkWsbFN671c
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKLOTOlVeH8 Let's watch all the EPBoH and EPRBoE and see which series is best!
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