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  2. Patty Thundersnow
    First is is Frenemies. I really enjoyed the different look of this episode with the episode focusing on the villains, rather than the heroines of the series. The musical number sounded like something you'd hear from a Disney villain from the 80s and 90s. Love that they were basically forced to work together and the near/aborted heel/face turn happened. I also love the new undercurrent of a betrayal by the three against Grogar. This will make things much more interesting as we approach the end of the season and the series.
    My grade: A-
    Lastly is Sweet and Smoky. This was a pretty good episode. Love the dueling storylines, and the focus on the dragonlands. Love the integration of Garble into the episode's story and his new foils to his character. And of course... Fluttershy being Fluttershy to the extreme in this one. It did work very well, as the storylines played off each other well. Garble was the absolute hero in this episode, there is no denying that. And... That last 10 seconds of the episode... SOOOOOOOOOOOOO CUTE!
    My grade: A
  3. Patty Thundersnow
    Alright. I've been doing this on Fur Affinity for about 5 years now, and I wanna give it a trial run on the MLP Forums this week.

    The rules are simple. Ask me whatever you want, and you can ask more than one question. I'll be on after I get home from work today to answer.
  4. Patty Thundersnow
    The Ticket Master is a good example of following up a great premiere with another good episode, even though it was fairly unnecessary. With the overarching storyline being the Grand Galloping Gala, this episode basically starts the season long. This was also Amy Keating Rogers first episode, and knowing what we know now... her episodes are good for the most part. Each of the 5 coming up with reasons why the should go (besides Rarity and RD) were pretty good. Pinkie's antics (and the typical early series song break from her) just added to the greatness that this episode had. The drawback is the extreme persistence of each pony vying for the second Gala ticket. They just did not get it that Twilight couldn't choose. It ends in the best way possible of course, but this episode felt like filler despite starting off the Gala story arc. Overall, a decent to good follow up to the series premiere and did a good job to establish the season long story arc. However... it felt more fillerish than anything. The song breaks with Pinkie were fun, but overall it could have been better.

    Grade: B
  5. Patty Thundersnow
    This was the first instance of Applejack being EXTREMELY stubborn, which is one of the reasons why I really enjoy this episode. It's a comedy of errors brought on Applejack and her insistence to finish the harvest following the stampede of cows in the first segment of the episode. The episode is made that much better with each of the 6s (besides Twilight) things to do throughout the episode, which made her more and more loopy by the second. Plus... DASHFACE!   The second segment featured her doing the trick with RD and the botched muffins AKA baked bads with Pinkie Pie (and Derpy in the background) made this segment a fun watch followed up by AJ and Winona botching the 'Bunny Census' and the ensuing bunny stampede (didn't really care for this part). Twilight with all the alliteration followed up by AJ FINALLY accepting help ended this episode on a positive note. Overall, this was a quality early series episode focused on a character flaw of one of the mane 6. Not a classic, but certainly not awful either. 

    Grade: B+
  6. Patty Thundersnow
    First of all, it was a brilliant move to have the voice actors pitch ideas for this episode. I loved much of the episode, and twilight twilighting like she always does. It was overall a great episode for the 200th episode, and at the same time very funny. I loved every second of it.
     
    My grade: A+
  8. Patty Thundersnow
    This episode started off fast with all kinds of students needed help, Silverstream in particular. It just got more and more annoying as the first segment went on. Trixie was certainly not helping the episode either. It also featured the return of the MLP universe's version of ShAmy and the return of Terramar. The second segment featured the entire party helping to find Silverstream in the Everfree Forest. The final segment of the episode features the return of the friendship treehouse and Silverstream working hard on her project with a willing Cockatrice. Overall, I thought this episode was very noisy and had a pretty predictable ending to it. It felt rushed, and made Starlight realize she doesn't need to be there for her students 24/7.
    Grade: C+
  9. Patty Thundersnow
    I know hate is a strong word, but I seriously hate Scootaloo's parents. They single hoofedly ruined what could have been a great finale to the series long story arc of the CMCs. The episode was a bit of a throwback to when the CMCs would do everything and the kitchen sink to get their cutie marks and then find the message with their cutie marks. Scootaloo's aunts were a great addition to the episode, a sort of calming voice for this episode. The ending was certainly the mark of the end of the series, with the town and others showing great appreciation for the CMCs. But, Scootaloo's parents absolutely killed this episode for me. The CMCs were great throughout the entire episode, and the ending was great with the town showing their appreciation for the three fillies.
    My grade: C
  10. Patty Thundersnow
    This episode is very typical of the early series CMC episodes. Love all the great facial features. The new character models for the adult CMC are recognizable with a slightly different main and tail styles. The song isn't overly great, just basically bragging that they are adults. The song is catchy through, and I love the wink and nod to the production of the show during the song. The voices of the actor even sound a bit older for the episode. The two new characters in the episode seemed like typical siblings. Overall, this was a bit of a weak way to end the CMC's story arc in the show. I liked the song somewhat, but it was overall a fairly weak end to the CMC story arc for the show.

    Grade: B-
  11. Patty Thundersnow
    This won't be like my typical reviews to be honest. Rainbow Roadtrip was a pretty good special for the show. Loved that they used the artstyle of the movie (Supposedly, this was supposed to be the sequel of the MLP movie from 2 years ago). I really enjoyed the build up, and the romance storyline. It was overall a good way to send us fans off into the US summer haitus (unless you watch the chinese airing of the next episode).
  12. Patty Thundersnow
    This was a heck of a way to start the final season. Based on the last image of season 8, I had a feeling that Cozy and Tirek would be involved. Love the return of Sombra and the gen 4 debut of Grogar. Thought that Sombra's voice left a bit to be desired, but that's just a little nitpick. Discord was the true MVP of this episode. Overall, it had a good pace, a good story, and a whole lot of Twilight being Twilight. Joanne Lewis and Kristine Songco did a fantastic job parcing out this in a well thought out and well paced way. However, the fact that they basically killed Sombra off... yet again, ticks me the heck off. Hopefully this will lead to him returning later this season, although not really expecting that.
    My Grade: A
  13. Patty Thundersnow
    The rewatch starts today. Beginning back at the start... with the series review.
    Part 1: Seeing the book open up gave me chills. And of course I sang the theme when it played. The opening segment was peak Twi being Twi of course. Seeing pinkie appear on the screen put an instant smile on my face (best pony FTW!). Apple Bloom's puppydog eyes and expression... totally peak her. Rainbow's introduction is pretty much why I got interested in the show... the moment she started laughing is why I got interested. Rarity's intro is typically Rarity, and of course Spike... Fluttershy was being peak cute and adorable, totally one of my favorite moments of the entirety of part 1. Pinkie Pie's party is, of course, Pinkie being Pinkie. Seeing the background be repeated on this scene shows just how far the show has come over the 9 year run. Plus... CMCs huddled up before they were officially friends. Overall, the first part of the series premiere was a very solid start for the show, introducing each member of the 6 individually doing what they would go on to do best throughout the show. Grade: A-
    Part 2: While part one was all about establishing the main players and the plot for the remainder of the episode, part two was all about defeating Nightmare Moon and how to find the Elements. For the first time that these 6 being together, I forget how great they were together almost right off the bat and how they weren't going to abandon Twi even through they hadn't known her for that long. The episode shows off each of the 6's main traits... which sets up the plot for the rest of the series really. Fluttershy's was particularly adorable (because that's the type of pony she is). Pinkie's was my favorite of the bunch... because it was the first of her many random song breaks (and the first official song of the series). Twi going through each of the 5's representations really shows how great they were together right off the bat. For it being early in the series, the animation quality is fairly good. The moment with Celestia and Luna always makes me tear up because it's such a touching moment Yes there were a few animation errors here and there, but those will happen early in new series. Overall, part two was a solid way to end the series premiere with the 6's first challenge and enemy to defeat. My grade: A+
  14. Patty Thundersnow
    This was the season debut of the Student 6. I really enjoyed this one. It showed the difference of ideas that each of the 6 had, with Yona yet again being the big player in this episode. We also had the first new song of the season. I won't give anything away here, but it was a good episode that showed the differences that friends can have. But, when you get through those differences, friendship can create something beautiful.
    My grade: B+
  15. Patty Thundersnow
    The cold open sets up that this is gonna be our first Pinkie/Dash centered episode. This is peak early series pinkie being pinkie and one of the episodes that made me a huge fan of her. It also led Pinkie to bond with RD over their mutual enjoyment of pranks (and of course the hiccups with Spike and Pinkie). Much of this first segment was peak RD/Pinkie pranking fun, which is what made the episode enjoyable to begin with. Gilda joins the fray and instantly I got transported into 'dweeb' land. THis part of the episode where Gilda is basically trying to pull RD away from Pinkie is one of my least favorite parts of the season. Gilda wasn't exactly a great antagonist to begin with, with her only defining variable being her 'friendship' with RD. Pinkie being persistent in her attempts to appear to Gilda als makes this episode pretty good. But... the only one worse is the part where Gilda basically screamed at Fluttershy for getting in the way. This does not make her a good antagonist, this just makes her a jerk. I know that's how they wrote her, but that's no excuse. The party was just one large prankfest to attempt to ingratiate Gilda into her new friends was a great way to end this episode. Overall, it was a nice early series episode establishing a bit of RD's past and the start of the RD/Pinkie dynamic seen throughout the entire rest of the series. It's just a shame that Gilda was in so few episodes, because she had so much potential as a character.

    Grade: B
  16. Patty Thundersnow
    This episode started with a concept we've not seen in a long time, the Rainbow Dash fan club, with devolved into the fan club for "The Washouts". It was a good cold open, featuring Scoots and RD prominently. The first segment featured a good pace, and a return of Lightning Dust, who hadn't be in an episode since her appearance in season 3. RD and LD both let their rivalry be known. A couple of funny moments were sprinkled into the episode in the first segment. Heading into the second segment, Scoots does a tweener turn, becoming a Washouts member. The pacing, and RD saving the day were what made this episode a great episode. The ending was cute as well,

    It, overall, was a great episode, one of the best of the season thus far. The return of Lightning Dust made the episode good, but what really made this a great episode was the emphasis of the sisterly relationship that RD and Scootaloo have. There has not been enough of these kind of episodes to be honest. It had good writing, a good pace to it, a couple of funny moments, and a great resolution to the episode. 

    My grade: 9.3/10 A
  17. Patty Thundersnow
    This episode allows Fluttershy to shine, and shine she does in her timid and cute way. The start of the episode consists with the typical Angel Bunny actions and ends with the first indication of the episode's subject. Good opening to the episode.
    THe start of the first segment features Flutters trying to get everyone's attention and the subplot of RD bouncing the ball. Of course everyone is listening to Twilight and not fluttershy. Twilight doing Twilight things with the books. The montage that follows was a brilliant way to show how each of the mane 6 prepared for their mission. And the mandatory Spike cameo for this episode takes place. 

    Segment two begins with the ascent of the mountain. Flutters of course is being extremely timid of course. And cue the mandatory early series Pinkie breaking into song trope as well. And of course... the quietest pony causes the avalanche. This was a good segment with RD of course being a complete and total jerk to Fluttershy following the avalanche.

    Segment three starts off with an assessment of what each pony needs to do to save Equestria from the dragon. The other members of the mane 6 try to convince the dragon to leave the cave, eventually ending in a complete and total failure with Rainbow Dash going in and basically ticking the dragon off to the point of him charging at the problem. This was very emplicmatic of RD's egodriven personality in the early seasons of the series. But what makes this episode great is of course Fluttershy standing up to the dragon and being selectively assertive. That made this first mane 6 centered episode (outside the series opener) great.

    Overall, this was a great episode that set the stage for later Fluttershy assertiveness moments. RD was very overbearingly jerky in this one, but other than that, it was a very good episode.
    Grade: A-
  18. Patty Thundersnow
    This episode started off with Rockhoof trying to find his place in Equestria by trying various jobs, especially over the first 10 minutes. The episode was a slow building through the early part. The moments with Rockhoof trying various jobs were very funny. This episode also featured the return of a few of the Pillars, showing what they where doing as their job following their return and integration. The star of this episode was Yona, who admitted to him that she wan'ts to be like him when she grows up. By the end, he's anointed the Keeper of Tails. 

    Overall, this was a very good episode. It had an overall good pace, through it was rushed a bit toward the end. Yona was the star in this episode as well. I hope we see more episodes that focus on the individual members of the student six.

    My grade: 8.9/10 B+
  19. Patty Thundersnow
    This episode started and had a focus throughout on the Student 6, and their problems with studying (college problems, am i right?). A series of funny moments occurred in this part of the episode, with Ocellus mocking AJ and Twilight, along with the realization that Silverstream likes... plumbing. The group goes into the cave, and are met by a creepy, glowing version of Twilight. Following, the 6 were separated, causing them to face their biggest fears. The fears ranged from claustrophobia and spiders to being cute. Speaking of, Smolder is very cute in her dress. I wanna see more moments with her being cute. By the end, we find out that the glowing version of Twilight was the tree manifesting her. And yet again... Cosy Glow screws up and it ends with a sense of foreboding. Overall, this episode had a lot of layers to it. From each of 6 facing and conquering their fears, to the gentle nod to what is to come, this episode was fantastic. It was a bit rushed at times, but overall, the episode was a good "face your fears" type of episode.

    My grade: 9.3/10 A
  20. Patty Thundersnow
    Sounds of Silence

    This was a very good episode. Another AJ and Fluttershy centered episode, with both doing well to really fill their roles. I loved the new species, the Kirin, that where introduced in the show and also the Character Autumn Blaze, voiced by Rachel Bloom. I loved her song as well. It was a bit rushed in the resolution however. But overall, the episode was very good. Good establishment of the newest species to the series and a good song to go along with it.

    My grade: 9.1/10 A-

    Father Knows Best

    This episode started off well enough, with spike flying WORSE than Twilight did when she first got her wings. As soon as Sledge was introduced, I knew that it was going to be a fairly meh episode. Turns out that I was right. The episode overall was about meh at best. To be honest, this is probably the worst episode of the second half of the season. The song was good, but I didn't care for how Sledge took advantage of Spike.

    My grade: 6.9/10 D+
  21. Patty Thundersnow
    The season finale started off very slow and brooding but really picked up by the end of the first half of the two parter. It was so obvious to me that Cozy had ulterior motives, especially in the aftermath of What Lies Beneath. The build was very good, albeit slow in the beginning. I liked seeing the return of the creatures that the Mane 6 had previously defeated, and the return of Tirek was pretty interesting as well.  Neighsay was his usual, racist self in this one, but did a heel face turn faster than almost any other character in the show. I love the fact that the Friendship 6 where the ones to save the day here, with assistance from the CMCs. 

    Overall, this was a great wrapup to the end of season 8. It sets up season 9 well, with many possibilities moving forward for what is (supposedly) the final season of MLP: Friendship is Magic.

    Grade: 9.1/10 A-

    Season 8 was a tale of two halves. The first half was significantly worse than the second half, which worked in its favor. There was a fair amount of continuity between episodes, but I feel like there could have been better continuity between all the episodes. Overall, the season was pretty good. A very good amount of new content, including the new species, new locales, and return of all the pillars of equestria. 

    Overall grade: 91% A-
     
  22. Patty Thundersnow
    The cold open is fantastic. Love the very start of it, and of course Starlight being adorable is never a bad thing. It also wouldn't be a Starlight focused episode without at least one nervous chuckle. Trixie is being particularly overly herself in this. As usual, Spoiled Rich has forgotten the lesson she learned in the earlier episodes. The others definitely seem competent... except for Trixie and Spoiled Rich. The other three choices were interesting in their own ways. Good seeing the guardians and parents again as well. The return the Octavia/Vinyl Scratch duet from Slice of Life was a fun little interlude, along with the facial expressions of Gallus. Trixie louces everything up as usual. The facial expressions are amazing as usual. Starlight is being a bit mean spirited to Trixie, but that was needed. Twilight is amazing as usual. Sunburst being thrown into the role of Vice Headstallion was a great choice in the end. Overall, a very good episode that features one of the better pairings in the series.
    Grade: A-

     
  23. Patty Thundersnow
    Oh the cold opening is absolutely brilliant. Angel is being his usual self, and that's what makes the episode that much better. Seeing Fluttershy interact with all the animals in the sanctuary is great. Loving the continuity between the earlier episodes pertaining to the Sanctuary. Love the bodyswapping aspect of the episode here. The cadence of Fluttershy (as Angel) is absolutely phenomenal. Love that they went this way on the episode. Angel is being just as cruel as he previously was as a bunny. Love the ending to this episode with the entire population of the sanctuary helping to swap them back. Overall, this was a very good episode exploiting the bodyswap trope that has been used in many cartoons. It was a great episode with a great ending.
    My grade: A
  24. Patty Thundersnow
    Been meaning to do this for a while. With the next several blogs or so, I'll be giving my ranking of the Doctor Who main theme song, from the original version first heard in 1963 to the newest version. I'll start off with a special mention and my least favorite of the several reversions. I'll be going from my least favorite to my favorite, with no number ranking.
    The special mention is a theme that was never meant to ever be aired. This particular theme, however, did air in a pair of episodes in the Jon Pertwee serial "Carnival of Monsters" in Australia. This is the "Delaware" version of the theme
     
    Now into the main crux of this. The first theme of this series Is the Patrick Troughton revision that was recorded for his three seasons. I will preface this by saying that I love all these themes, just some more than others. That being said, the Troughton era theme isn't bad, but it's not great. The sort of stutter heard in the theme I personally don't really care for. It's a good version, just not my favorite.
     
    Thanks for reading. Next one should be posted sometime tomorrow (depends on how fast I get homework done).
  25. Patty Thundersnow
    The cold open was pretty good, featuring Rarity and Spike. AJ being the replacement in the gem cave was brilliant. The montage of things that she normally does with Spike with substitutes was interesting as well. The middle segment features Rarity's envy and jealousy coming out, keeping Spike from spending time with Gabby. It's the main 6 ponies relearning issues that they should have learned yet again. Rarity is the main antagonist here, letting her major jealousy and envy of Gabby come out. It was an okay episode, but Rarity's character here was not great. The main 6 taking turns with Rarity was probably the best part of the episode.
     
    Grade: B-
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