S05:E06 - Appleoosa's Most Wanted

[Foliha 395]

Anyone have a link to the episode? Cant seem to find it anywhere

I had a hard time too - I found it here:

https://www.facebook.com/MLPFIMSeason5

 

I thought Troubleshoes was just D'awwwwww!  He looked like he escaped from a Budweiser wagon team.  Want Troubleshoes stuffie! 

Edited May 2, 2015 by Foliha

[lomk 20,663]

1. He had only failed once, and if nothing else, general bonds of family would grant him a second chance. 

 

2. Applejack clearly did not appear to want to leave them with him. Look at her facial expression just as Braeburn closes the door. She appears worried. 

 

Okay so she gave him a second chance. But he blew it and blew it big. At the end of the episode, when she goes with the sheriff and Trouble Shoes, she lets Braeburn keep the CMC yet again (and that time no questions asked). I would think that after the whole "falling asleep and letting them run away and get lost in the woods" fiasco, she'd never let Braeburn handle children ever again. Not to mention that Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle aren't even her family. She's responsible for them. That is a big deal when you take on responsibility for someone else's kids. Those who aren't in your family, that is, and it shows a lot of negligence on the parts of both Applejack and Braeburn that it happened twice they got away. If Trouble Shoes was supposed to be this big bad outlaw guy, why did they not appear to fully grasp the gravity of the situation? Here you have someone who is viewed as a hardened criminal mucking about, and you flippantly let the three kids you're responsible for just run off? I guess they were just fortunate that Trouble Shoes was actually a nice guy. 

[mysticalnight 56]

its getting harder to find the episodes on youtube. if they really do start imposing that ****ing copyright ban on the new episodes too, ill end up missing out on season 5 altogether. at least til its on netflix, but thatd take months.

[lomk 20,663]

So yeah, this episode was... okay I guess.  It wasn't offensively bad, but I didn't find it particularly memorable either.  I can't really say why, people before me have probably explained it much better than I could.

 

Oh, and I'm just going to make a completely wild guess, but I think the theme of this season is going to be cutie marks.  Shocking I know, but deep analysis of the past few episodes has led me to this conclusion.  This probably means that we're going to be seeing quite a bit more of the CMC than usual, and I'm not sure if that's a good or a bad thing...

 

CMC episodes for me have always been hit or miss. 

 

I really hope that this isn't what we waited all the way til April for. 

its getting harder to find the episodes on youtube. if they really do start imposing that ****ing copyright ban on the new episodes too, ill end up missing out on season 5 altogether. at least til its on netflix, but thatd take months.

 

Ever hear of DailyMotion? It's usually up there within a few hours. 

[mysticalnight 56]

CMC episodes for me have always been hit or miss. 

 

I really hope that this isn't what we waited all the way til April for. 

 

Ever hear of DailyMotion? It's usually up there within a few hours. 

usually second place i look. if they start taking it off both, ill really get mad.

[Foliha 395]

I guess Big Macintosh isn't very big after all

 

 

Big Macintosh is big... for a pony.  Troubleshoes looks like a horse to me, and horses are bigger than ponies.

[Dynamo Pad 11,407]

I think this episode was pretty average. It was nice seeing Appaloosa again after not seeing it for a couple seasons, unless you count seeing it in Pinkie Pride. Troubleshoes was a pretty interesting character. He seemed to have a saddening feel to him, but only because he thought he had his cutie mark figured out when he couldn't see it as another way of meaning. It was interesting though to see his dream of wanting to be in the rodeo and how he got his cutie mark as well. I was also surprised how tall he was and also surprised that there is a pony that tall not including the princesses. When a friend of mine and I were watching this episode both of us were thinking the CMC were going to get their marks this episode. Even though they didn't there was a really good lesson at the end of the episode and gave the crusaders some good character development. Having a cutie mark and not knowing what it means is just the same as having no cutie mark. Even if you think it means one way you just gotta keep on searching for the true meaning behind the mark. All in all this episode was okay and I'm looking forward to next weeks episode. 

Edited May 2, 2015 by Kyubiki Tenchu

[Anilewe 2,178]

I've changed my opinion about this episode.

 

Previously I said that it was okay, but it turns out that the more I think about it, the more I realize how many problems I have with it. I usually avoid nitpicking, especially if the problems are minor, but this time quite the opposite. 

 

What I didn't like?

 

• Characterization of all the characters; CMC felt as if they became their old selves once again, too obsessed with getting their cutie marks to think about the consequences of their actions. I find their decision about leaving the house not only stupid and dangerous, but also selfish, because they were well aware that they shouldn't look for a wanted criminal and that Braeburn and AJ would be very worried after discovering that they disappeared. I'm also disappointed with Braeburn's role in this episode, because he was pretty much useless. I would understand this if he was at least funny, but no. And we never find out what happened to his leg! I'm also surprised that Applejack let him take care of them once again later and didn't keep an eye on them herself.
• Forced and unnecessary humor. I didn't laugh even once, even though the episode desperately tried to make me laugh.
• Troubleshoes... He had potential, but in the end I wanted to slap him for never doing anything to change his life! He didn't even try to defend himself when they arrested him. I find it rather unbelievable that all this time no one tried to help him and that he allowed himself to base his whole life on one failure.
• I find it surprisingly mean spirited for a show like MLP that ponies would treat Troubleshoes like that and just laugh at him.
• Who would call a kid Troubleshoes anyway?!
• I really think that after the last CMC episode (Bloom and Gloom) they should have finally get their cutie marks and start a new chapter in life. The episodes about them trying to get them are more and more repetitive and make them look like little kids, while they obviously grown a little and are more mature than at the beginning of the series. They learn their lessons to forget them a few episodes later. 

 

Of course, there're some things I liked, for example:

 

• The general concept of a misunderstood cutie mark. It's actually a little scary, considering how much cutie marks affect their lifes. 
• Wet mane Applejack.
• Braeburn; I'm not a big fan of his character, but it was still nice to see him again, even if he didn't really do much.
• Sweetie Belle slowly improving her magic skills.
• Animation and the atmosphere of the rainy night.
• Colt Troubleshoes was very cute.
• For once CMC got punished for their actions. I think that this episode handled it better than Somepony to Watch Over Me. 
• Braeburn's facial expressions. 
• Applecat

Edited May 2, 2015 by Anilewe

[Vox 870]

Braeburn, you adorable goof! 

[FirestormCAN 246]

Today's ep was okay, but I can give it praise for one thing: FREAKIN' CLYDESDALE. I demand a ponified Budweiser Clydesdale Cart!

[Emerald Star 513]

...A horse? An actual Clydesdale horse in My Little Pony?

 

I think this episode was...meh. Not exactly bad, but the weakest episode of season five so far.

I don't like mean-spirited humor and the ending and moral was saying that Troubleshoes should accept that his destiny is for ponies to laugh at his pain and misfortune? His character was so sad but they dodge that in favour of bad slap stick. It just made everyone involved except the CMC come across as mean or stupid.

 

There was one think I liked about it, the continuity with Sweetie Belle being able to use magic better and showing that she is the most mature one in the group. Other than that it was meh.

Edited May 2, 2015 by Emerald Star

[Holiday Agnaktor 1,436]

I just watched it, and it was really good! When I saw the teaser, my first thought was, "They are totally going to get out of his sight...". Aaaaand they did. >:3 I'm pretty surprised with the fact that everypony was laughing at Troubleshoes, and he was ohke with it. :/

[Foliha 395]

I hope Troubleshoes comes back.  I think being accepted as a rodeo clown will make him less clumsy and more confident.  I want to see him ice skate with Pinkie next Winter Wrap-Up!

[Vertigo-01 101]

I liked the episode. I almost chose "it was okay," because admittedly the structure was fairly shallow. But they did play into one significant concept, the idea of a misunderstood cutie mark. However, they could have carried the weight of the concept a little better. Troubleshoes simply did not have enough character development in the episode, spending too much time focusing on his self-deprecation.

 

But even with that said, Troubleshoes still stands out — and not just thanks to his awesome Clydesdale design. During the latter half of his appearance, they gave him a little more attention to detail, and I was impressed how they managed to keep him 'stable' in the sense that even after he discovered the true meaning behind his cutie mark, he didn't turn a full 180 degrees with his personality. He's definitely an enjoyable character, it's just a shame they didn't develop him a little more after his initial introduction.

 

And of course CMC for the win as always, though I agree with what some others have voiced: it feels very much like a return to form, in a bad way. They were more irresponsible than I believe they would have been given recent episodes focusing on their adventures. Then again, MLP episodes aren't always chronological, so who knows specifically when this was supposed to have taken place relative to previous episodes.

 

​Still liked it. Maybe giving it more credit than I should, but I liked it alright.

[Castle Bleck 19,377]

I can't be the only one to notice just how bucking huge Troubleshoes is.

 

Even Celestia would probably have to look up at him.

[Scootaloodle 1,623]

Troubleshoes was a fun character, and as much as I love episodes where Scootaloo gets a part I can't say I was that impressed by this weeks episode.

 

It just lacked something that I can't quite put my hoof on 

[Allen 1,387]

This episode takes place in Appleloosa from "Over A Barrel" episode. The Cutie Mark Crusaders and Applejack appears in this episode once again since it was from the latest S5 episode "Bloom and Gloom". It includes Braeburn got his arm broken and Sheriff Silverstar in Appleloosa Rodeo.

 

That includes the hay stack to reach the tallest record in the rodeo. 

[Luffyiscool 397]

For once CMC got punished for their actions. I think that this episode handled it better than Somepony to Watch Over Me. 

I dunno about that...

 

If I had to choose between an afternoon of manual labor, or at least a month of being grounded... I'd choose the manual labor.

[SteveMorison 404]

Half decent episode overall but imo one of the worst morals taught by MLP so far. Imagine you're clumsy (a symptom present in most with Aspergers btw) and you're being bullied for it, just embrace it you're making people laugh. I give it a 2.5/5, with one point deducted due to the moral.

Edited May 2, 2015 by DashBandicoot

[Gearbox10mm 794]

If I'm not mistaken this is the first time we've seen an actual horse in the show. A Clydesdale at that. This episode may have had some flaws but at least we get a little more world building.

 

So now we've got ponies, zebras, donkeys / mules, Arabian horses and regular horses.  

[Coco Pommel 669]

Yeah, this episode wasn't all that great.

[OtakuBrony 349]

Howdy all!

 

Good episode.

 

David Polsky wrote another dandy.

 

Big Jim Miller did fine as Troubleshoes.

 

The CMCs still looking for their cutie marks.

 

Fun to see Braeburn again.

 

At first I was like UH OH a dangerous desperado invades Appleoosa.

But NOPE its a misunderstanding.

 

Thanks to the crusaders they set Troubleshoes back on the right path on what his cutie mark means.

(Even though AJ made the three clean up the rodeo grounds for not listening to her first time since Hearts & Hooves Day they got punished)

 

See ya!

[FlutterDash4072 189]

Meh, kind of a middle of the road episode here. It wasn't exactly bad, but it wasn't good either. It had funny moments, sure, but I wound up feeling sorry for Trouble Shoes most of the time.

[Glaive9Gko 82]

Okay seriously, Trouble Shoes's parents have got to be the most neglectful parents ever! Your kid just got his cutie mark and his dreams crushed, best let him live in the middle of nowhere for a decade or so! Its not like he'd be hard to find. Just follow the trail of destruction!

 

I give this ep a keeptrackofyourgoddamnkids/10

[Batbrony 16,055]

OK, welcome back everypony to another "Batbrony Reviews".  This week's review should be pretty darn short, actually, just cause there's not a whole lot to say about this episode.  That's not to say that "Appleoosa's Most Wanted" was a disappointing episode or anything, it was just a... an average Slice of Life episode, that's all.  That's not a bad thing, no sir, every season's had its average episodes to be sure.  I guess I was personally hoping for some more references to Western movies given the setting and the fact that I love that genre of film, but ah well, it was still entertaining enough and had a nice message to boot.  So let's talk about the few things that stood out here.

 

First of all, the CMC were fine on the whole.  This wasn't a particularly great showing for them, there wasn't anything really notable that they did here, but they were characterized fine and entertaining as usual.  Scootaloo's cactus sombrero was undeniably, epically awesome and hilarious all at once, but other than that nothing really stood out about the trio this time around.  Their hearts were in the right places the whole episode for the most part, in fact everypony's hearts were; the whole conflict revolved around misunderstanding more than anything else.  It's always fun seeing Applejack in the role of protective big sister (not to mention I find it incredibly amusing how she doesn't trust the CMC further than she can throw them; even if she knows their hearts are in the right place, it seems she's more aware than anypony else, with the possible exception of Rarity, just how much trouble that trio is liable to get themselves into if nopony's watching them  ), and it was also good fun seeing other characters like Braeburn and Sheriff Silverstar return (I especially enjoyed the gag at the end where Braeburn kept getting hit in the noggin' by items accidentally sent flying by Troubleshoes into the crowd).

 

 

Ah, that's what the CMC needed to make this episode amazing: mustaches!   

 

Speaking of Troubleshoes, let's talk about the new character.  I liked Troubleshoes Clyde, I liked him a lot.  Poor guy seemed incredibly depressed (I was getting a real Eeyore vibe from him, ya know, the donkey from Winnie the Pooh?), and for good reason too; after all, he seemed to think he was just a troublemaking clutz and nothing else, and all thanks to his cutie mark to boot.  I've actually explored the very same thing with Derpy in my one fanfiction, so believe me, I can understand how a pony in his position would get depressed like that, and I think the writers did a good job explaining just why he's so down-in-the-dumps.  Dude didn't even seem cynical, just really, really bummed, and I can't really blame him; his heart was in the right place, and he was certainly passionate about something, but he thought for most of his life that he simply couldn't be a part of what he was passionate about.  So once again we got a character and the message of an episode revolving around cutie marks, and I thought that once again it worked effectively here as it has throughout Season 5.  We probably won't see him again this season, or at least not before the finale, but for a one-off character, he worked really well.  Also, I have to admit that I was just a little shocked to see a stallion bigger than Big Macintosh; gotta admit, I never thought I'd see the day. 

 

See what I mean, don't ya just see pony-Eeyore when you see this guy?   

 

All in all, there's not much else to say about this one.  I did like getting to see Appleoosa and its townsfolk again; I think both the town and the ponies living in it have very unique designs, and that's always a pleasure to see in the show.  It was also kinda funny how at home Applejack felt around all the mostly-earth ponies garbed in Western attire.    But other than those final thoughts, I don't have too much to say about this one.  It was an average episode, but in a good way; it had a nice message, was just as entertaining as it needed to be, and I can't really think of anything bad to say about it.  I liked this one, I liked it just fine.