_Kurtis 636 February 8, 2015 Share February 8, 2015 I have my top three, but I won't rank them (because I can't choose which is better than which). In random order: ❤ Friendship is Magic ❤ A Canterlot Wedding ❤ Crystal Empire (I know the topic title is "which is THE best", but I can't choose between them, I'm sorry). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpc8169 238 February 8, 2015 Share February 8, 2015 Twilight's Kingdom hands down for me. I find Tirek to be a great villain and the fight is quite epic. Also, "You'll Play Your Part" is an amazing song. I've definitely re-watched this episode more than any other. Here's my list 1.Twilight's Kingdom 2.A Canterlot Wedding 3.The Return of Harmony 4.The Crystal Empire 5.Princess Twilight Sparkle 6.Friendship Is Magic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoisonClaw 8,172 February 8, 2015 Share February 8, 2015 (edited) 1. Return of Harmony 2. Twilight's Kingdom 3. A Canterlot Wedding 4. Friendship is Magic 5. Princess Twilight Sparkle 6. The Crystal Empire When it first aired, I said that A Canterlot Wedding was easily the high point of the series thus far. But since then I've split my opinion on it. The second part is fantastic, if not a tiny bit rushed near the end, but the first part though...is kinda cringeworthy in many places. Return of Harmony on the other hand is number one because it is a solid two-parter through and through and Twilight's Kingdom takes #2 largely because of Twilight's DBZ style beatdown against Tirek, although the songs don't hurt either. The pilot, while basic and easily overshadowed by what would come after was still a great way to hook people in from the start. Lastly, Princess Twilight Sparkle and The Crystal Empire aren't that spectacular. Yes, we have the introduction of the Tree of Harmony, The Crystal Empire and the smog King Sombra but as far as two-parters go both don't have much in the way of "wow" factor for me. Edited February 8, 2015 by PoisonClaw 2 MLPForums "Self-Proclaimed" Kamen Rider NutNow, count up your sins!I do Traditional commissions, by the way! See them HERE! Banner was done by the wonderful Kyoshi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Second Opinion 270 February 8, 2015 Share February 8, 2015 (edited) 1. A Canterlot Wedding: Great themes, great visuals, great characterization, and good pacing that brings it all to a very satisfying conclusion, all at the cost of only a couple minor hiccups (like not giving Shining Armor the most convincing introduction). 2. Friendship is Magic: Very underrated. If you went purely by pacing and structure, this would probably have to rank as the best one. Every step builds on the last one, and nearly all the segues are smooth. This is the only time we see Twilight as a loner firsthand, and yet we bear it in mind through the rest of the series, because this episode made her so identifiable and painted such a strong image of her friends gradually pulling her out of it. 3. Return of Harmony: Its strengths are sort of the opposite of FIM. The pacing isn't very good. (Part 1: Discord leads the gang in circles while they put up virtually no fight at all, so we're just waiting for him to finish them. Part 2: Discord waits off to the side while the gang goes about the surprisingly easy task of undoing everything he did and then defeats him.) But it has some of the best individual moments of the entire show. The visual creativity and the obstacles Discord thinks up are knockouts. About equal to FIM. 4. Princess Twilight Sparkle: Much more emotional investment than The Crystal Empire, but part 2 is a little bit of a mess, and the conflict (evil plants) just isn't as interesting as those above. 5. The Crystal Empire: Very good visuals, and it does a great job building the tension bit by bit, but it's all treated much more methodically than the others (and The Failure Song is THE worst). It's the only two-parter that's only good.(I'm not allowed to talk about Twilight's Kingdom yet, so I'm leaving that out, if you were wondering.) Edited February 11, 2015 by The Second Opinion 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ActualMelon 32 February 9, 2015 Share February 9, 2015 Well this is a hard one I think... 1. Return of Harmony-When I first watched mlp I was completely unaware discord was a thing but when I heard the voice of John De Lancie the same actor that plays Q from Star Trek TNG it was an ultimate nostalgia and in this episode especially he perfected his act and the writer nailed the his lines. He was exactly what I could want him to be in a show like MLPFiM. Like the moment when you first here discord's voice when celestia finds out the elements are missing is like the best thing ever in the entire show. 2. Princess Twilight Sparkle-I really liked this episode because of the way it worked on the effects of the past and it was sort of like the beginning of when Twilight Sparkle had to take up her responsibilities as an allicorn. I thought it was pretty well put together and I thought discord was a good comic relief and was used in just moderation. 3.The Crystal Empire-The Crystal Empire was probably the only two part episode that made gave me the feeling that something bad could happen. You know that feeling that's sort of tricks you into thinking the main characters could lose due to the fact that they face several inconveniences throughout the episode. That's my top three right there I would've rated em all if I wasn't so lazy. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twilightsparkle3562 145 February 9, 2015 Share February 9, 2015 For me, its: 1. A Canterlot Wedding 2. The Crystal Empire 3. Princess Twilight Sparkle 4. Friendship is Magic 5. Return of Harmony 6. Twilight's Kingdom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buttonmash1973 1,026 February 9, 2015 Share February 9, 2015 The Crystal Empire and A Canterlot Wedding. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jangocoolguy 433 February 9, 2015 Share February 9, 2015 (edited) Twlight's Kingdom.The return of Tirek, which I thought would NEVER happen; an ACTUAL reformation for Discord; and that awesome "Ponyball Z" fight scene (not to mention 4 singing princesses at once. Suck it Disney!) Edited February 9, 2015 by Jangobadass 1 "It's like I found a piece of myself I didn't even know was missing!" How do you think WE feel?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperBrony87 506 February 10, 2015 Share February 10, 2015 This thread reminds me of something I saw... and I had a little laugh. Well for one, DBZ has never beaten their villains in only two episodes. This took like sagas to do. In fact any villain seen on DBZ was called either "The Vegeta Saga", "The Freiza Saga, "The Cell Saga" that was followed by "The Cell Games" and lastly "The Magin Buu Saga"... All these villains had forms... Still, Goku had forms too and the stronger they got, he met their strengths and doubled them... Kakarot would always beat them in the end... However he never beat any of them guys in only an hour or two 30 minutes episodes Hence this picture meme thing...... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poetic Stone 1,041 February 10, 2015 Share February 10, 2015 I like the "return of Harmony" one of my all time favorites for sure, also love, "Twilight's Kingdom", awe heck I love them all. 2 Signature created by Starlight Glimmer Avatar made by ConcorDisparate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZRD WZRD 1,929 February 10, 2015 Share February 10, 2015 A Canterlot Wedding - The closest thing we have to a pony movie. Well produced and thoroughly entertaining. Twilight's Kingdom - Strong character moments marred by some poor dialogue and a resolution that quite frankly feels a little too contrived for my taste. The Crystal Empire - Even though I've seen it several times, I'm having a hard time thinking of positives or negatives. It had a nice lesson though and was a nice moment for Spike. The songs are also underrated imo. Friendship Is Magic - Part one sets everything up perfectly only to fall flat in part two. That said, it wasn't terrible, just kind of stupid. Return of Harmony - While Discord was awesome here, there are some major narrative holes that bother me and just some weak writing in general. Check out my blog on the episode if you want to know more. Princess Twilight Sparkle - Over indulgent and fails to be memorable for me. Paper thin plot. However, I've only seen it once so maybe I'm just forgetting awesome things in it. Check out my channel for awesome video reviews and analysis! https://www.youtube.com/c/LZRDWZRD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainboom Dash 1,056 February 10, 2015 Share February 10, 2015 Twilight's Kingdom. Totally blew me away on first watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odyssey 5,718 February 10, 2015 Share February 10, 2015 Here's my list. :3 Return of Harmony Twilight's Kingdom A Canterlot Wedding Princess Twilight Sparkle Friendship is Magic The Crystal Empire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banul 3,831 February 10, 2015 Share February 10, 2015 1. Canterlot Wedding - not only my favorite two parter, but probably my favorite episode in general. The introduction of Cadence and Shining armor is a little weird (I'm so close to my big bro even though I have never ever mentioned him!) but the drama is really good. 2. Return of Harmony - I'm glad he's reformed now, but Discord was a great villian. I'm always drawn to villains that are just huge trolls. Seeing all the ponies at their worst was interesting. 3. Crystal Empire - I really like the atmosphere in this episode. Sombra himself may not have done much, but he was good at instilling sense of danger while the ponies tried to figure out what to do about him. Also: Wife Tossing. 4. Twilights Kingdom - The highlight of this episode, for me, is Discord. He's betrayal made a lot of sense to me, and I could see that he was conflicted about it (at least with Fluttershy, anyway). Discord discovering friendship for real this time was cool to see. Also, dragon ball ponies 5. Princess Twilight Sparkle - eh 6. Friendship is Magic - eh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RainbowTashie 379 February 14, 2015 Share February 14, 2015 My favorite is A Canterlot Wedding, I loved the plot, the ambiance, the new characters... Here's my ranking: 1. A Canterlot Wedding 2. Twilight's Kingdom 3. The Crystal Empire 4. Return of Harmony 5. Princess Twilight Sparkle 6. Friendship is Magic I think i pretty much agree with your list here but that's mainly because of chryssie Sig tweaked to perfection by Coby! My facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bronies-Pegasisters-and-Pok%C3%A9mon-masters/901873019878238 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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