PoisonClaw

Troll, no doubt about it. This isn't the first satirical site masquerading as a religious agenda to exist (GodAgainst____ sites for example) and it certainly won't be the last. And, as with those sites, half the fun is pointing out both the stretches made to somehow connect to actual quotes from the bible or the times the writer in question purposely fudged their facts in order to try (miserably I might add) to prove their point. Take this for example: With that logic, every children's show that uses animals as main characters is satanic or sinful. FAIL.

An alright episode, though that might be just because I was really looking forward to this episode. My only problem with the episode is the fact that Dash is about as subtle as a jackhammer in her attempts to get back to her book, especially in regards to Twilight and Fluttershy. Yes, I can understand desperately wanting to get back to a good book (I do it too), but she could have at least played along for one game or something. Also, during the trap sequence, all I could think of was... "If the sliding spike walls don't get her, the deadly spiders will! Not to mention the poisonous snakes and the tons upon tons of sand threatening to bury her up to her nec-. Oh look, there's the Pendulum of Doom. What's the Pendulum of Doom doing there!?! I did not order the Pendulum of Doom! It's OVERKILL!! Get rid of it!"

Technically, the first episode I watched was "Look Before You Sleep". Well, not really watch as manage to catch a few minutes of it while mindlessly channel surfing. Not the best first episode in my opinion...almost stopped me from giving the show a chance entirely. Key word being almost.

Why mess with perfection? Fluttershy is Fluttershy and I love her just the way she is. Same for the rest of the cast, why change or fix what isn't broken?

Moderate for me, with sprinkling of unhappy. While I did watch the show only after seeing it everywhere, it has since proved to cheer me up no matter how bad I may be feeling at the time.

Best. Villain. EVER! When I first saw Discord, he reminded me a bit of the Joker in how he only seemed to do all this for his own amusement. But the way he carries this out is downright bone chilling. As several have already pointed out, Discord was in complete control about 95% of the time and when he did lose his cool and brainwash Fluttershy through brute force, you realise he could have done that from the very beginning and instantly removed any opposition to his power. Hell, at the maze entrance he pretty much comes into contact with all 6 of them, so brainwashing all of them before they could react would have taken seconds. But of course, where's the fun in that? Not only that, but Discord is straight-up Nightmare Fuel to the Nth degree. He's a mish-mash of parts that don't even remotely work together, has the ability to alter reality to his very whim including altering a pony's physical form, can take on numerous forms and even seperate parts of his body to act independantly, openly laughs in the face of others misfortune AND, to top it all off, uses psychological warfare to completely crush those who could possibly stand in the way of his glorious fun.

There's a reason Gallantry's wearing armor afterall.

"That...Big...dumb...MEANIE!!"

I'd have to say no. Don't get me wrong, I'd probably pace my room long enough to leave grooves in the floor before I came to this decision, but I'm just not the kind of person who could just throw away everything to jump into the uknown like this. No matter what I chose, regret would follow me for the rest of my days, either regret in leaving my family and friends behind to possibly deal with what is essentially the equivalent of my death, or regret in casting aside what can only be described as a once in a lifetime chance for true happiness. Not to mention I'd be leaving behind eveything I actually enjoy about this world, which I'm completely unsure of could exist in Equestria. Then, as I thought this through, my mind stumbled onto a grim parallel to this exact situation that made it clear why I would choose no. This is essentially like suicide. The act of abandoning the world you have come to live in, all in the pursuit of an imaginary cure-all world that may infact not be all the rainbows and sunshine it's made out to be. This alone is why I would never open the box, but instead would look for someone who would better appreciate this gift. Someone who has hit rock bottom with no hope of ever climbing their way back up and having already contemplated ending it. This way, I can atleast take solace in knowing that someone was able to find happiness in their new life.

Song was too long for my tastes. So much Berry Punch focus in this episode too...

Tabitha voices Derpy, as well as Luna, Rarity, Granny Smith, Nightmare Moon, Photo Finish, Mrs. Cake and Pound Cake (How?). In short, she voices a good quarter of the cast. Talented doesn't do her justice.

This was a pretty solid episode. Sure, I guessed to the plot early on, but that didn't stop it from still being a funny and enjoyable episode. I'd give it an 8/10, not my favorite episode but certainly rewatchable. Highlights DERPY SPOKE!?! (There goes my fan theory of her not being a clumsy oaf...) Mayor: MONEY! MONEY! MONEY! (Read that in Mr.Krabs voice. I dare you not to.) Aww...Big Mac`s sad. Official: Pinkie is Weapon-Grade annoying. Return of the Pinkie Pie Promise. Demon Pinkie Rarity, catch me! *Smack*

Fluttershy for sure. She looks so awkward that it's just adorable and the sheer look of wonder on her face after she's saved by the butterflies is concentrated awww.