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No need to blame the inventor for his works when others have abused for their own selfish purposes, as there were some things that not ever Starwirl could have foreseen.

Nah. It is not Starswirl's fault that some of his spells and devices have been used for ill gain, so he does not deserve a beat down for the wrong doings of others. Starswirl does need to make an appearance sometime during the show or even the MLPFIM is movie at some point, but from most sources he comes across as a good guy.

At the very least she will be a notable recurring cast member, and she does open up some dynamics for the show, so she has potential to work pretty well.

Appleoosa's Most Wanted- 7.3/10 Slice of Life-7.3/10 Made in Manehattan-7/10 Brotherhooves Social- 7/10 Crusaders of the Lost Mark- 6.7/10

Equestria was never a utopia in the first place even if some aspects of it tend to be idealized. To put it simply one can not destroy what never was or is.

The Cutie Re-Mark Part 1 Plot and Characterization "Starlight Glimmer, hoping to obtain revenge against the Mane 6, acquires a spell that could change the past, present and future of Equestria forever." Starlight ambushes Twilight at Twilight’s castle after Twilight returns home delivering a lecture about the importance of Friendship and Cutie Marks, and begins a sequence of time chases where Twilight tries in vain to prevent Starlight from preventing the Sonic Rainboom with each failed attempt leading to increased worse timeline as far as the situation of Equestria is concerned. It was an entertaining first act full of intriguing possibilities with these altered timelines with Twilight’s efforts to prevent Starlight’s scheme. Spike was a nice sidekick who managed to help Twilight from time to time in her earlier efforts. Starlight Glimmer came back for revenge and acted vindictive with her reasons remaining a mystery for such an act. She certainly is no slouch when it comes to magic as she was able to alter some of Starwirl’s spells. It was interesting to see how everyone else fared in the altered timelines, but one potentially missed opportunity concerned itself with the whereabouts of Twilight in such timelines, but it is not a gamebreaker. Great start to the the finale and as such this episode scores a 10 in this department. Animation and Music: Background music was solid and fit the episode appropriately enough. Animations wise there was some impressive spell effects, and they really went all out with the depictions of these altered versions of Equestria, and it was great to see the varying designs of the same characters in such altered realities. 10/10 Voice Acting and Dialogue Voice acting was par for course as it captured the struggle of ideology between Twilight and Starlight well enough, and the episode was ripe with some gems of memorable lines/ 10.10 Overall this episode nets another 30/30, or another 10. Excellent execution of said premise and excellent presentation sets the pace of this finale as off to a strong start with high stakes and plenty of tension between Twilight and Starlight. The Cutie Re-Mark Part 2 Plot and Characterization "Princess Twilight continues to fight against Starlight's attempts to alter the past, but they fear that their efforts may be in vain." Twilight was her usual self in refusing to give up to Starlight’s schemes even as things were starting to get worse, and the situation increasingly futile, but she managed to hang on while eventually being successful in appealing to Starlight. Apparently this experience was the strangest ordeal Twilight went through before encountering her human counterpart in the human world. If you can’t beat them then befriend them, and that is what Twilight did. Spike was less of a presence in this episode than he was in the first part. Starlight’s motivations were finally explained at long last. Nothing too fancy as she really believed in her ideology after a painful experience with losing a friend due to a Cutie Mark. Starlight’s reformation was widely known before this episode, but she does give Twilight another angle to Twilight’s character after being taken in as her student. Still nice to see how the other ponies fared in the altered timelines, and it was nice to see the four major ponies from The Cutie Map make an appearance as Starlight apologized for her actions at the end there. It was amusing to see the other five ponies show up wondering what happened between Starlight and Twilight. The plot was still exciting , and the clash over ideology was explained as both ponies presented their cases by showing the past and the consequences over the continued time war. The moral was pretty decent and it seems to further add clarification to Twilight’s mission as a princess as other bonds between other sets of friends are just as important to the well being of Equestria as much as the friendship between the Mane 6 is. 10/10 Animation and Music The background music was appropriate, but the one song they had towards the end there was pretty catchy while fitting pretty well with the theme of these two episodes. Definitely one of the stronger songs of season 5. Animation was superb with the continued depictions of the altered realities and the depictions of the characters therein, an impressive magic duel that wound up in a stalemate, and the depiction of the ultimate fate of Equestria as a result of this back and forth war stood out the most. Excellent. 10/10 Voice Acting and Dialogue Voice acting was as a sharp as ever, and the dialogue in this episode stood out even more so than the first one especially with the exchange between Twilight and Starlight over the futility 10/10 Overall this episode scores a 30/30, and another 10 which makes for a whooping total of 14 for me this season (Friendship Games included.) Entertaining and engaging plot with superb presentation makes this one another winner in my books, and the implications for Season 6 are quite intriguing in regards to Starlight’s character.

Most of the signs are pointing to Starlight being reformed.

The Mane Attraction Plot and Characterization "An old friend of Applejack's has become a huge pop star and Applejack fears that the singer's manager does not have her best interests at heart." Pretty basic and straightforward plow with the manager taking advantage of the product he created with Coloratura for his own gain, and it had an alright message as far the moral goes but a little bit weaker compared to the past several episodes in this department. One of the more predictable episodes in quite some time. Applejack was rather straight forward while calling things out as they are, and it was nice to see more of her past with her backstory with Coloratura. Coloratura was handled pretty well in regards to her Countess persona, and also her real self while struggling with some confidence issues as played the part of the Countess to the point where she might have been starting to believe herself it after her manager walked out on her. Svengallop, or was the classic sleazy manager taking advantage of his client to better his own gain. Similar to Zeb the Zebra from G1, but Svengallop may be worse as he was not working for anyone else. Everyone else was kind of there with Pinkie Pie, Rarity, and Twilight playing some of the more notable minor roles with Pinkie Pie handling the demands, Twilight using her skills to expose the manager, and Rarity trying convince Applejack over the creative process behind Countess Coloratura. The CMC’s were there too. 9/10 Animation and Music The music was pretty decent for an episode taking place around a charity event concert. I did not care for the first song used in the flashback and also as a reprise in the end of the episode, but the other two songs, Time for the Spectacle, and I am Just a Pony were somewhat memorable.. Animation was quite lovely with all those theatrics in the performances at the concert and initial run through, and seeing Pinkie Pie’s facial expressions as she was being worn down by the manager’s demands was nice. Nifty recording and projection spell used by Twilight as well, but this episode seemed rather toned down in this department compared to other episodes having things stand pop out in terms of such details. 8/10. Voice Acting and Dialogue Lena Hall did a nice job of voicing and singing for Colortura, and everyone else sounded spot on. There was not a whole lot in terms of memorable zingers, but the dialogue did its job in telling the story while conveying the emotions of such characters by keeping things simple. 9/10 Overall this episode scores a 26/30 or an 8.7/10 (after rounding up). A little weaker than the past five episodes, but a pretty good episode for what it is even if it has some flaws that drags it down a little bit for me. A pretty good way to end AKR’s tenure on the show, and a solid penultimate episode for this season, but next week is going to be crazy.

Limestone Pie and Moon Dancer.

No. There are too many unexplained discrepancies between the two characters for them to be the same character/

The premise of the finale sounds great, and so far I liked everything I have seen from the promo and images. It is looking like it is going to be easily the best of Season 5. My guess for the first picture is that Starlight is able to take control and equalize Ponyville, and that second picture may be Twilight and Spike trapped in a crystal during their time travel adventures.

No. Especially considering there still is a sixth season and a movie still to come.

No, however I think they are too small and not distinctive enough for my tastes. It could be better, but it could be worse.

Well she finished it off with that last part at the end after solving the issue with the casting the incomplete spell, so I am going to say yes.

She might not more than the show lets on, but she is no Twilight Sparkle when it comes to having master or rather knowledge of a wide array of spells.