S01:E17 - Queens for a Day

[Ashen Pathfinder 16,161]

Title: Queens for a Day
Release Date: July 7, 2022
Written By: Eric Branscum
Synopsis: The royal sisters and their friends spend the day taking on Queen Haven's duties.

 

 

[DivineMist1000 71,359]

I really enjoyed this episode! Another heartwarming episode about Zipp and Pipp and Queen Haven finally got an episode about her too.

Even with five of them, the duties of a queen can still be a handful, but Zipp and Pipp appreciate everything their mother does to keep them safe.

[Sparklefan1234 170,568]

Another GREAT episode of Tell Your Tale! I noticed Queen Haven's crown is a different color. 

[Savy 5,077]

Another great episode!! It was very much heartwarming and I always love to see more of Pipp and Zipp! <3

[Ashen Pathfinder 16,161]

Honestly this is probably a tired trope of an idea, BUT it was executed quite well! The humor was on point (Sunny crying with that "just go on without us" line was amazing) and the message, while predictable, was a good one. As usual; the sisters were the standout. <3

[RDDash 19,172]

Flash Sentry lived for many years only to show up in the new episode 

[Ganondorf8 11,303]

Queen Haven having a massive amount of royal duties to perform and being unable to keep up with them isn't anything new. This idea has been done many times in other media (Including FiM through the last issue of the Micro Series) but here I feel it felt like a fresh experience. Each of the Mane Five struggled with dealing with Haven's workload but they were able to learn something from it and can appreciate what it means to have obligations. Plus, Haven comes off as very kind in comparison to how she was portrayed in the G5 movie.

The humour was hilarious especially when Zipp and Pipp react to how many messages with royal instructions came their way. 

[The Nth Doctor 662]

I see the queen went to the Hokage School of Managing Your Paperwork, judging by the sizes of those piles...

[Misty Shadow 7,866]

Good take on a done-to-death idea, I was honestly enjoying every part. It's also funny how their version of Independence Day is celebrating a monarch. I loved Izzy's "It just keeps going and going..." line and the running gag with Pipp taking a picture in a photo she was in. 

[Toastypk 923]

Well that was cute and fun! Reminiscent of Between Dusk and Dawn, too.

Lot of fun interactions and mishaps, and always appreciate seeing more Thunder and Zoom.

Edited July 7, 2022 by Toastypk

[HereComesTom 2,267]

They did do a good job with this one; the more G-5 goes on, the more hope there seems to be!

Also:  Izzy wasn't an inconsistently characterized sociopath with no concept of boundaries or respect for other ponies' property in this one!  ...Probably because none of the jokes required her to be, but I'll still take it!

[Rosy Moonlight 369]

I really like Queen Haven being vain but deeply caring, especially to her daughters.

The newborn foals reminds me of the Newborn Foals of G1.

[Sparklefan1234 170,568]

Make Your Mark spoilers

Spoiler

Still no sighting or mention of the Make Your Mark dragon in Tell Your Tale, thank goodness. I'm starting to think the dragon is exclusive

to Make Your Mark. 

 

Edited July 8, 2022 by Sparklefan1234

[ExplosionMare 18,062]

It's nice to see how even though Zipp had her little issues with her mom, that they aren't affecting her enough to not want to help her mom. I'm glad that the sisters are very caring towards Queen Haven and that Queen Haven is the same towards them. Usually in media, the queen is overly strict or the princesses are overly rebellious, so it's nice to see a royal family where they can both get along well and still have their flaws every now and then.

I have always wondered about the king, though. Did he pass on like Sunny's father, did he get thrown out...is he the father?! Nah, probably not, not only would that be way too scandalous for Queen Haven to be with an earth pony at the time, Pipp and Zipp share no resemblance to Argyle.

[Sparklefan1234 170,568]

2 minutes ago, ExplosionMare said:

I have always wondered about the king, though. Did he pass on like Sunny's father, did he get thrown out...is he the father?! Nah, probably not, not only would that be way too scandalous for Queen Haven to be with an earth pony at the time, Pipp and Zipp share no resemblance to Argyle.

 

KIDS SHOW! KIDS SHOW! KIDS SHOW! /

 

Unless...  Argyle,  

[Toastypk 923]

Oh here's something someone noticed...

Is Zipp a left-handed hooved pony?

[Sparklefan1234 170,568]

6 minutes ago, Toastypk said:

Is Zipp a left-handed hooved pony?

 

Is there ink on Zipp's arm in the next shot? /

[Misty Shadow 7,866]

6 hours ago, ExplosionMare said:

I have always wondered about the king, though. Did he pass on like Sunny's father, did he get thrown out...is he the father?! Nah, probably not, not only would that be way too scandalous for Queen Haven to be with an earth pony at the time, Pipp and Zipp share no resemblance to Argyle.

Heh, Argyle. When it comes to speculations about what happened to the king, the other guy with the name beginning in "A" and ending with "le" fits the bill better. Alphabittle and Haven bicker like a married couple in the movie, after all. 

I'm only joking, there's no way Haven had a relationship with a pony that wasn't a pegasus. I'm pretty sure Haven's husband passed on like Argyle. Or, considering Haven's normally less likable personality, they got divorced.  Since there's so much focus on Pipp and Zipp in this show, I wouldn't be surprised if the staff have already come up with their own explanation. 

[Landi 600]

This episode is an example of a good concept that doesn't have enough screen time to make it fully work without feeling rushed. Only having five minute episodes can really hurt this series because of this. However, while this episode doesn't stack up to most other animated media, for TYT's low standards it is one of the better ones. While it's a very common concept, it fits the scenario set up in the series. Plus, it allows some character development, albeit little, for the royal family. Plus, it is nice to have an episode take place in Zephyr Heights.

Overall, the episode has some aspects and scenes that work, but it still is strongly hindered by its short runtime. 

[Skylight Scintillate 2,031]

I think that it was a pretty decent episode. There was some nice royal family character development.

[Rushing cash 836]

It was a nice episode, more character development for the royal family. I think the humor was on point, the callback with the scissors and the ribbon was great, they should have done what Luna did .

 

[Fluttershutter 2,454]

Great episode. I still wish they were longer but they manage to cram a lot of good stuff into these.

Okay so what the hoof happened to Hitch that he was in all those casts? And did a picture flash by before that where he was trying to cut the ribbon with a lightsaber??? Is that how he got injured?

[Clawdeen 14,096]

That was a great episode. I really enjoyed it.

[AlbaTross 1,586]

Once again, this is a solid enough episode.  It's still not the one to change my mind about this series, but I'll take it.  The latest episodes have all been at least alright, and I'm content with that for now.