Rank the episodes of S8.

[CastletonSnob 3,080]

Now that Season 8 is officially over, how would you rank the episodes, from best to worst?

[Dark Qiviut 22,511]

1. A Rockhoof and a Hard Place: A+
2. The Break Up Break Down: A+
3. The Hearth's Warming Club: A
4. On the Road to Friendship: A
5. The Washouts: A
6. The Mean 6: A
7. Surf and/or Turf: A
8. Grannies Gone Wild: A
9. Sounds of Silence: A-
10. Horse Play: A-
11. Molt Down: A-
12. What Lies Beneath: A-
13. Friendship University: B+
14. Marks for Effort: B+
15. The Parent Map: B+
16. The End in Friend: B
17. School Raze: B
18. School Daze: B-
19. Yakity-Sax: B-
20. Father Knows Beast: B-
21. The Maud Couple: C+
22. A Matter of Principals: C-
23. Non-Compete Clause: D-
24. Fake It 'Til You Make It: F

[Thrond 3,264]

(with scores out of 100)

Loved

1. Horse Play (100) - like an alternate universe where this show didn't go off the rails 
2. The Mean 6 (85) - closest thing to a great pure comedy episode this show's offered yet
3. Marks for Effort (83) - sweet and charming, with the best Starlight appearance ever
4. The Hearth's Warming Club (83) - cute until it's suddenly heartbreaking
5. Molt Down (80) - unexpectedly mature and funny puberty story
6. The Break Up Break Down (78) - funny character interactions in this one
7. Road to Friendship (78) - immensely charming even with its problems

Liked

8. Grannies Gone Wild (75) - funny Golden Girls homage
9. School Daze (75) - kind of a mess but won me over with sheer charm
10. Friendship University (73) - dubious Twilight characterization, but very funny
11. What Lies Beneath (70) - a bit forced but cute and funny
12. Father Knows Beast (70) - clumsy but emotionally evocative
13. The Maud Couple (68) - goes on a bit long with the shtick but pretty funny
14. A Rockhoof and a Hard Place (65) - simplistic and repetitive but charming
15. The Washouts (65) - might have loved this if Dash weren't so obnoxious

Meh

16. School Raze (58) - cookie-cutter MLP finale; still better than "Shadow Play"
17. Surf and/or Turf (55) - cute but lacking in drama and not particularly comedic
18. Yakity Sax (53) - borderline inept but well-intentioned and interesting. 

Didn't like

19. A Matter of Principals (43) - weirdly lacking in creativity for a Discord episode
20. The End in Friend (43) - totally screws up an underutilized pairing, and for what?
21. Sounds of Silence (43) - lots of irritating dialogue
22. The Parent Map (35) - seems to be unfamiliar with the concept of subtlety
23. Fake It Til You Make it (35) - sort of dull and perversely inept
24. Non-Compete Clause (25) - how did this even happen

Edited October 15, 2018 by AlexanderThrond
more categories for clarity

[Here No Longer 5,281]

(Scores out of 10, from best to worst)

GOOD

1. A Rockhoof and a Hard Place (9.75/10)
2. The Mean Six (9.75/10)
3. The Break-Up Break Down (9.5/10)
4. Grannies Gone Wild (9.5/10)
5. What Lies Beneath (9.5/10)
6. The Hearth's Warming Club (9.25/10)
7. Road to Friendship (9/10)

DECENT

1. Molt Down (7.5/10)
2. Sounds of Silence (7.5/10)
3. A Matter of Principals (7.5/10)
4. Surf and/or Turf (7.5/10)
5. Friendship University (7.5/10)
6. School Daze (7/10)
7. The Parent Map (7/10)
8. School Raze (6/10)
9. Marks for Effort (6/10)

BAD

1. Horse Play (5.5/10)
2. The Washouts (4.5/10)
3. The Maud Couple (4/10)
4. Father Knows Beast (4/10)
5. Yakity-Sax (4/10)
6. The Non-Compete Clause (3.5/10)
7. The End in Friend (3.25/10)
8. Fake It 'Til You Make It (2.5/10)

Not a good season overall... Down below Season 6 in my opinion.

Edited October 15, 2018 by ~Dusky~

[DonMaguz 1,023]

Without a definite grade, but in order...

Loved:

- A Rockhoof and a Hard Place.

- On the Road to Friendship.

- Sounds of Silence.

- Marks for Effort.

- The Washouts.

- Horse Play.

- What Lies Beneath.

- The Break Up Breakdown.

- The Hearth's Warming Club.

- Surf and/or Turf.

Liked:

- The Parent Map.

- Molt Down.

- School Raze.

- The Maud Couple.

- A Matter of Principals.

- Fake It 'Til You Make It.

- The Mean Six.

- Friendship University,

Barely liked:

- Yakity Sax.

- School Daze.

- The End in Friend.

- Grannies Gone Wild.

- Father Knows Beast.

Disliked:

- Non-Compete Clause.

[Misty Shadow 8,023]

Straight from my full review of every episode of the season in my blog...

Episodes I Loved

School Daze (both parts) 9/10

The Maud Couple 8.9/10

Horse Play 8.5/10

The Break-up Breakdown 8.8/10

Molt Down 9.1/10

Marks for Effort 8.6/10

The Mean 6 9.3/10

A Matter of Principals 8.9/10

The Road to Friendship 8.9/10

The Washouts 8.7/10

A Rockhoof and a Hard Place 8.6/10

What Lies Beneath 8.8/10

The Sounds of Silence 9/10

School Raze (both parts) 9.3/10

 

Episodes I Liked

Surf and/or Turf 8.3/10

The Parent Map 8.2/10

Non-Compete Clause 8/10

The Hearth’s Warming Club 8.1/10

Friendship University 8.3/10

Yakity-Sax 8.2/10

Father Knows Beast 8.4/10

 

Episodes I Didn’t Mind

Fake It Till You Make It 7.2/10

Grannies Gone Wild 7.3/10

The End in Friend 7.4/10

Yeah, my grading system is harsh with high ratings, but lenient with low ratings. Only like to give ratings close to 10 for episodes I thought really, and I mean really deserved it, and I only like to give ratings lower than 6 and 7 to episodes that I thought were significantly, and I mean significantly below average. I don't mind anything within 5.5-7.5 territory, like anything above 7.5, and love anything above 8.5. This is the way I've done my rankings since I reviewed every episode of Season 5, and it still works for me perfectly fine to this day. I just don't like to overrate or overhate episodes. 

From worst to best, it would go like this... 

26. Fake It Till You Make It

25. Grannies Gone Wild

24. The End in Friend

23. Non-Compete Clause

22. The Hearth's Warming Club

21. Yakity-Sax

20/19/18. Surf and/or Turf/The Parent Map/Friendship University (tie)

17. Father Knows Beast

16. Horse Play

15/14. Marks For Effort/A Rockhoof and a Hard Place (tie)

13. The Washouts

12/11. The Break-up Breakdown/What Lies Beneath

10/9/8. The Maud Couple/A Matter of Principals/The Road to Friendship

7/6/5. The Sounds of Silence/School Daze (both parts)

4. Molt Down

3/2/1. The Mean 6/School Raze (both parts)

Edited October 15, 2018 by CloudMistDragon

[Lambdadelta 1,462]

Score numbers confuse me so...

Great

- School Raze 

- What Lies Beneath

- Sound of Silences

- Break Up Break Down

- The Hearth's Warming Club

- Road to Friendship

- A Rockhoof and a Hard Place

- School Daze

Good

- The Washouts

- Horse Play

- Grannies Gone Wild

- Mean 6

- Mark for Efforts

- Molt Down

- Friendship University

- The End in Friends

OK

- Maud Couple

- Matter of Principal

- Parent Map

- Surf and/or Turf

- Father Know Beast

- Yakity-Sax

Bad

- Fake it 'til You Make it (guilty pleasure)

- Non-compete Clause (very very terrible)

8 great episodes (even include premieres and finale), 8 good episodes, 6 OK episodes, 2 bad episodes, very good season.

 

 

 

Edited October 15, 2018 by Lambdadelta

[Oleks 1,993]

My top ten:
1. Horse Play
2. Road to Friendship
3. Sounds of Silence
4. Molt Down
5. A Matter of Principals
6. Marks for Effort
7. The Parent Map
8. Fake it till you make it
9. The Hearth's Warming Club
10. School Raze

I don't want to make the worst episodes rating, as there's already enough negativity regarding some episodes even without my input.

[TheAnimationFanatic 3,597]

Very Good/Great:
1. What Lies Beneath
2. Surf and/or Turf
3. The Washouts
4. The Hearth's Warming Club
5. Molt Down
6. Road To Friendship
7. A Rockhoof And A Hard Place
8. Sounds Of Silence
9. The Break Up Breakdown
10. Horse Play
11. School Raze: Part 2 
12. School Raze: Part 1

Decent/Good:
13. School Daze: Part 2
14. The Parent Map
15. School Daze: Part 1
16. The Mean Six
17. Father Knows Beast
18. Grannies Gone Wild
19. Friendship University

Average/Okay:
20. Marks For Effort
21. A Matter of Principals
22. The Maud Couple
23. The End In Friend

Mediocre:
24. Fake It Til' You Make It

Bad/Terrible:
25. Yakity Sax
26. Non-Compete Clause

Edited October 15, 2018 by Theanimationfanatic

[bigbertha 415]

1. The Washouts (10/10)

2. Road to Friendship (10/10)

3. Horse Play (10/10)

4. The Break Up Breakdown (10/10)

5. Non-Compete Clause (9/10) (Guilty Pleasure)

6. A Rockhoof and a Hard Place (9/10)

7. The Parent Map (9/10)

8. The Maud Couple (8/10)

9. A Matter of Principals (8/10) (Guilty Pleasure)

10. Grannies Gone Wild (8/10)

11. Fake It 'Till You Make It (7/10)

12. School Daze (5/10)

13. Molt Down (5/10)

14. The Hearth's Warming Club (5/10)

15. Surf And/Or Turf (5/10)

16. Friendship U (4/10)

17. Sounds of Silence (4/10)

18. School Raze (4/10)

19. Marks for Effort (4/10)

20. What Lies Beneath (3/10)

21. The End in Friend (3/10)

22. Yakity-Sax (2/10)

23. The Mean Six (2/10)

24. Father Knows Beast (1/10)

[Ashen Pathfinder 16,162]

I actually found season 8 to be quite stellar; if you ask me. Plenty of great or good episodes and very few that were below quality!

Without actually using numerical or alphabetical ranks; from best to worst:

1. A Rockhoof and a Hard Place
2. Sounds of Silence
3. What Lies Beneath
4. On The Road to Friendship
5. The Washouts
6. Surf and/or Turf
7. Grannies Gone Wild
8. The Hearths Warming Club
9. Horse Play
10. The Mean 6
11. School Raze
12. School Daze
13. Frienship University
14. The End in Friend
15. The Parent Map
16. Molt Down
17. The Break Up Break Down
18. A Matter of Principals
19. Marks for Effort
20. The Maud Couple
21. Father Knows Beast
22. Yakity-Sax
23. Fake It Till You Make It
24. Non-Compete Clause

[Cash In 22,724]

I should establish that I liked every episode in some sense:

1. School Raze

2. Sounds of Silence 

3. The Parent Map

4. A Rockhoof and a Hard Place

5. Road to Friendship

6. What Lies Beneath

7. Surf and/or Turf

8. Grannies Gone Wild

9. School Daze

10. The Break Up Break Down

11. The Washouts

12. Molt Down

13. Horse Play

14. The Mean 6

15. A Matter of Principals

16. Marks for Effort

17. The Hearth's Warming Club

18. The End in Friend

19. Friendship University

20. The Maud Couple

21. Father Knows Beast

22. Yakity-Sax

23. Non-Compete Clause

24. Fake It 'Til You Make It (It aired on my birthday ironically)