ponylover1957

It was alright. As far as openers to seasons go, it was by far the worst the show has thusly put out. With the most forced plot and conflict ever, it didn't introduce the themes of the season like the last, nor did it really give us any memorable villains. It was a pile of mediocrity, saved only by the interaction of glimmer and Spike, with her and starbursts interaction retreading amending fences. Haber wasn't lying when he said keep your expectations lower, and while it wasn't steven universe levels of bad, it wasn't that great of a premier.

The crystaling was without a doubt, the worst premier the show has had. While it was in of itself, a mediocre episode, it didn't introduce any of the themes of the season (ie "explore equestria") And completely fucking stomped on any good developed interaction between glimmer and sunburst. Overall just a waste of an episode, and it didn't even give us a single good villain or new waifu.