iPonyLover27th

Uhm, what did I say not on topic ?

This show has one of the subtler character developments ever shown in a cartoon, and it makes sense given the slice of life format. Yes sometimes it feels like the characters re-learn the same lessons over and over again, but rl works like that: people often makes the same mistakes more then once, because acting like that is part of their personality, part of what they are; you don't change who you are in the snap of a finger. I don't expect to see Rainbow Dash ever stopping bragging about how awesome she is, or Rarity never being a drama queen for the most little thing anymore; what's most obvious after all this seasons however, is that they know there are times when acting like that is more detrimental for them, and those around them, then positive. I think the song "Works in Progress" says it better: they are always learning on how being better, just like most people do ^^

Sunset represented someone Walflower could've never become anymore; she fought her own demons and was beloved by everyone in the school, while Walflower thought she could never be like her because for the fear of screwing up and removing everyone's memory of her because of that, like she did many times before. I'm sure it was the entire school, since everyone else was avoiding her for fear.

Sigh, still a whole month . ... But at least I have time to catch up with season 7

Ok, I finally saw it. It was pretty amazing, much better then previous specials. Thanks to this I now appreciate Sunset in a whole new light. She going back being "mean" told us more about her then most post-Rainbow Rocks stuff ever did; being isolated is most probably what caused being worse, which explains why Celestia insisted for Twilight making friends; she feared she would have become like her. Oh, and Celestia reuniting with Sunset was just as heartwarming as I imagined x3. Speaking of Twilight... DEAR GOD, TWILIGHT! Seeing her being her squeaky geek-self again after such long time was epic. I missed her being like that. About Wallflower, she's basically like a Fluttershy gone mad with power. I'd like to point out though that she's the most teenage character I saw in EqG, since she suffers in a way typical of a girl her age. Finally, about the humane 6, I've found the scenes where we see interacting with eachothers pretty good: we don't see them doing anything we don't expect them to do, but is nice seeing them dealing with irl problems using irl world words. Special mention goes to Pinkie; seeing her using some tough girl attitude instead of just her usual baby talking was surprising. Also, never expected to find a drone cute x3. I give it a 4.5\5.

If you mean her asking forgiveness at the end of the second movie, well, I've always seen that as her "dark side" taking over after she got the crown, making her saying and doing things she would've never tried (I mean, taking over Equestria with an army of zombie students? Yeah, that was too far even for her). But I agree with the way the movie and specials have treated her, which is why I tend to prefer Starlight Glimmer the most; while Sunset have been reduced to just the hero, Starlight still shows that she has her own issues to deal with, which leads her to screw up often, similarly to Twilight in the early seasons. (admittedly though, I love Sunset's voice the most <3)

Well, worked the same way for me, so I guess it was acid slime xD

Personally, the episode was pretty good until the end of Somnambula's legend. Daring Do wanting to retire isn't so far fecched; if one adventure caused many collateral damages, who knows how many others her adventures might have caused without she noticing, and how many others she would've cause if she wasn't going to stop now. Similarly, Dash wasn't being inconsiderate of the town usances and traditions, she was just being unaware of what the statue represented for the ponies there; she changed attitude after learning about Somnambula's story. Toward the end of the episode however it feels like things were made in a rush; Caballeros kidnapping Dash without being sure that Daring and Pinkie were far off was stupid, Pinkie's trust of hope by leap of faith was ill advised (having hope doesn't imply not checking your surrounding and how many chances you have) and it wasn't specified that the Sphynx's curse was directed to all pregasi inside the pyramid, not just Somnambula. This is hardly the first episode in the series to feeling rushed in how it concludes its story, I guess some writers have an hard time finding the perfect balance between the three acts structure. In the end, I give it a 3/5. (Oh, and Dash screaming for help made sense in that situation; her wings are her biggest strength and not being able to use them has a crippling effect on her. Plus, she's not above pleading her biggest hero for help :P)

This episode gave AJ a bad reputation to some, because of her treatment of the 3 fashion ponies. Sure, she didn't made the best of figures, but that comes from a combination of her down-to-hearth/practical thinking and the fact of having her position as judge going a little too much in her head; I have great respect of AJ as she is, but even the greatest can fail when out of their usual ground . Same goes for Rarity: choosing AJ as a judge was decided while thinking she have opened her mind a little bit in the world of art and fashion, given the time they've spent together. Again, anyone can make a miscalculation. Finally, I liked the three fashionistas, especially in design ^^. Overall, a 3.5/5 for me. PS: I'm also curious on seeing the strawberry eating pony again, I bet she and AJ can have some fun rivalry xD