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"She Talks to Angel"

Entertainment: 8/10
Characters: 7/10
Story: 6/10
Themes: 6/10
Overall: 68/100

Apparently, Fluttershy being a dick is all that it takes for this show to win me back. 

New MLP episode review found here: http://bit.ly/1VZMI57 / Summary: Touches vaguely upon interesting character traits but rather than make anything of them, it strands them in a really boring episode.

"The Beginning of the End"

Entertainment: 7/10
Characters: 8/10
Themes: 4/10
Story: 6/10
Overall: 63/100

"The Summer Sun Setback"

Entertainment: 6/10
Characters: 5/10
Story: 4/10
Themes: 5/10
Overall: 50/100 

"The End of the End" 

Entertainment: 9/10
Characters: 8/10
Themes: 5/10
Story: 7/10
Overall: 73/100

"The Last Problem"

Entertainment: 9/10
Characters: 8/10
Themes: 9/10
Story: 6/10
Overall: 80/100

If they had only given me any reason why Twilight needed to become Ruler of All Equestria - that is, why she couldn't have just said "no" and gone back to the friendship school - I would only have minor nitpicks with these episodes. Probably should have done that instead of that crappy "Summer Sun Setback" episode. These three episodes feel pretty close to the best possible way to do this sort of ending. 

You win, My Little Pony. Good job.