Best to worst Season 9 episodes so far

[FirePuppy 621]

Why do people keep voting for Frenemies and Student Counsel as their top 2??? I hate those episodes!

[ShootingStar159 2,155]

3 hours ago, FirePuppy said:

Why do people keep voting for Frenemies and Student Counsel as their top 2??? I hate those episodes!

Here’s a crazy thought... maybe because they liked them?

[Conred 274]

Frenemies and Beginning of the End were the best episodes so far. The rest were kind of Meh

[Castle Bleck 19,163]

Currently, my worst is The Beginning Of The End — for ruining Sombra, my favorite villain.

R.I.P., Pony Sauron (S3-S5) and Umbrum Vader (IDW).

Edited September 1, 2021 by Anti-Villain

[Landi 597]

My list just counting the first half:

1. Common Ground

2. Sparkles Seven

3. Frienemies

4. Between Dark and Dawn

5. The Beginning of the End

6. Sweet and Smokey

7. The Point of No Return

8. The Last Crusade

9. Student Council

10. Going to Seed

11. She's all Yak

12. Uprooted

[Here No Longer 5,270]

As of 2,4,6 Greaaat (I'll probably edit this as I watch more episodes, as you can tell I'm a ways behind):

 

01. Student Counsel (9.5/10)

02. Beginning of the End (9.25/10)

03. Common Ground (9.25/10)

04. Sparkle's Seven (8.5/10)

05. Between Dark and Dawn (7.5/10)

05. The Point of No Return (7/10)

06. Uprooted (6.5/10)

07. Frenemies (5.5/10)

08. That's a Laugh (5.5/10)

09. She's All Yak (5/10)

10. The Last Crusade (5/10)

11. Going to Seed (4/10)

12. Sweet and Smoky (4/10)

13. 2,4,6 Greaat (NOT) (3/10)

 

Edited October 9, 2019 by Spider Demon

[JMTV99 1,348]

Best: The Last Problem and Going to Seed (for guilty pleasure reasons)

Worst: 2, 4, 6 Great, The Last Crusade, The Beginning of The End, The Ending of The End and A Trivial Pursuit

Edited May 12, 2021 by JMTV99

[Dark Qiviut 22,160]

On 2019-06-22 at 1:36 PM, Dark Qiviut said:

1. Last Crusade
2. Sparkle’s Seven
3. Dark and Dawn
4. Common Ground
5. Frenemies
6. She’s All Yak
7. Point of No Return
8. Beginning of the End
9. Student Counsel
10. Uprooted
11. Sweet & Smoky
12. Going to Seed

Every episode up to Yak is great, and the worst is better than past seasons’ most average ones like Cutie Pox or Look Before You Sleep.

Well, this needs an update! Good, average, bad.

1. Big Mac Question
2. Last Crusade
3. Sparkle's Seven
4. The Last Problem
5. Dragon Dropped
6. Summer Sun Setback
7. Between Dark and Dawn
8. Common Ground
9. Frenemies
10. She's All Yak
11. The Last Laugh
12. Point of No Return
13. Beginning of the End
14. She Talks to Angel
15. A Horse Shoe-In
16. Student Counsel
17. Uprooted
18. Daring Doubt
19. Sweet and Smoky
20. Going to Seed
21. Trivial Pursuit
22. Ending of the End
23. Growing Up Is Hard to Do
24. 2, 4, Suuuux, 8

The first half of S9 was better than the second; many of the season's worst episodes occur there. Grogar being Discord in disguise to "aid Twilight's confidence" is one of the worst moments of the show. Yet, even though Rainbow Dash's petulance and Twilight's artificial lesson to Dash really soured Greaaat, it's nowhere nearly as insufferable as, say, Mare Do Well, Complete Crap Clause, Newbie Dash, or Owl's Well. Season 9 has a ton of highs outside of The (Excellent) Last Problem, from the hilarious and adorable BMQ to the CMCs, Scoot's aunts, and Ponyville successfully convincing her parents to let their daughter stay home to Rarity having her best episode of the entire series. On top of that, it's the most consistently good season, improving from Seasons 8 & 7. BMQ, TLC, Sparkle's Seven, and Last Problem are among the all-timers of this series.

It's a smaller downgrade from 8, but it's better than 7 and belongs as one of FIM's best seasons.

[Thrond 3,257]

OK, updated for the end of the show... I'm gonna use the same good/average/bad system as @Dark Qiviut instead of my usual binary, but having had no chance to rewatch any of these episodes, here's my list from 2019.

1. The Point of No Return
2. Going to Seed
3. Frenemies
4. Common Ground
5. Sparkle's Seven
6. Growing Up is Hard to Do
7. The Last Problem
8. Between Dark and Dawn
9. The End of the End, Parts 1 and 2
10. A Horse Shoe-In
11. Uprooted
12. She Talks to Angel
13. The Last Crusade
14. Daring Doubt
15. The Beginning of the End, Parts 1 and 2
16. The Big Mac Question
17. Student Counsel
18. She's All Yak
19. The Last Laugh
20. Sweet and Smoky
21. The Summer Sun Setback
22. A Trivial Pursuit
23. 3, 2, 1, Greaaat!
24. Dragon Dropped

[Rushing cash 824]

Overall it was one of my favorite seasons, the big episodes certainly delivered and there were many great regular episodes as well.

Great:

1. The Beginning of the End - my favorite 2 parter.

2. Frenemies

3. The Ending of the End - my favorite finale.

4. Student Counsel 

5. Between Dark and Dawn

6. The Last Crusade 

7. The Big Mac Question

8. The Last Problem

 

9. The Summer Sun Setback

10. Sparkle's Seven

Good:

11. A Horse Shoe-In

12. She Talks to Angel

13. Common Ground

14. She's All Yak

15. The Point of No Return

Mediocre :

16. A Trivial Pursuit

17. Daring Doubt

18. 3, 2, 1, Greaaat!

19. Going to Seed

20. Growing Up is Hard to Do

21. Dragon Dropped

Bad:

22. Sweet and Smoky

23. The Last Laugh

24. Uprooted

The first half was better (not to say the 2nd half was bad, but it was a slight downgrade from the first), but the last few episodes really ended the show with a bang.

 

[Paleopony 690]

Best: Sparkle's Seven

Worst: 2, 4, 6, Great! 

[Landi 597]

Here are my rankings as of now updated with both halves of the season:

1. Common Ground
2. Summer Sun Setback
3. Sparkles Seven
4. Frenemies
5. Between Dark and Dawn
6. The Big Mac Question
7. The Point of No Return
8. Growing Up is Hard to Do
9. The Last Problem
10. The Last Laugh
11. The Beginning of the End
12. The Ending of the End
13. Going to Seed
14. The Horse Shoe-In
15. Student Counsel
16. She Talks to Angel
17. Daring Doubt
18. Sweet and Smokey
19. The Last Crusade
20. Dragon Dropped
21. Trivial Pursuit
22. She's all Yak
23. Uprooted
24. 2, 4, 6, Greaaat

To be honest, this is one of my least favorite seasons in the show. After my top five, the rest of the episodes this season range from average to downright bad. Considering that this was the final season of the show, it's unfortunate it felt so lackluster overall.

[bigbertha 410]

The only episodes worth salvaging: 

-Going to Seed

-The Big Mac Question

-She Talks to Angel

 

The episodes almost worth salvaging:

-Student Counsel

-Frenemies

-Sparkle's Seven

-The Point of No Return

 

Bleh:

-Most of the season

 

Dumpster fires:

-A Trivial Pursuit

-The Beginning of the End

-The Ending of the End

-The Summer Sun Setback

[Astralshy 23,396]

Okay, I'm trying to ..... Always hard to order episodes 

1. The Last Problem
2. The Ending of the End        (1+2)
3. The Beginning of the End   (1+2)
4. Frenemies
5. A Trivial Pursuit
6. The Summer Sun Setback
7. Uprooted
8. Sparkle's Seven
9. The Big Mac Question
10. Between Dark and Dawn
11. The Last Laugh
12. A Horse Shoe-in
13. The Point of No Return
14. Dragon Dropped
15. She Talks to Angel
16. The Last Crusade
17. Sweet and Smoky
18. Student Counsel
19. She's All Yak
20. Common Ground
21. Growing Up is Hard to Do
22. Daring Doubt
23. Going to Seed
24. 2, 4, 6, Greaaat