mega thread Your Favorite Episode?

[Dynamo Pad 11,270]

I would have to say my favorite episode is Lesson Zero. It was that episode that I truly liked Twilight as a character, and the moments with Twilight, the mane 6 and the want it need it spell were amazing.

[The Awesome One 1,315]

I liked Rainbow Falls because Wonderbolts and Rainbow Dash.

[Brainstorm 4,107]

I'll have to go with Feeling Pinkie Keen, Luna Eclipse, and Dragon Quest.

[DaliaMarina 46]

luna eclipsed and lesson zero

[Kivil 1,721]

5th season 1+2 episodes! They were both very adventurous and entertaining! I hope to see Starlight Glimmer again!

[Guest]

"Maud Pie" from season 4 by far. I really enjoyed seeing Pinky getting to interact with her family in this episode.

[Positively Pinkie 109]

Pinkie pride probably.

 

It was a superb episode to display all sorts of emotions Pinkie goes through. Weird Al took a near perfect guest roll for a well handled guest pony. The songs were great, the dynamic was good, it had Pinkie's cutest gags in there, the resolution was amazing and the climax was near grand finale levels great. It was both really funny and very heartbreaking. 

 

(second up, not surprising Too many Pinkie Pies)

[Superstars111 79]

There were several episodes that I really liked. Cutie Mark Chronicles is a good one, but I traditionally list Dragonshy as my favorite. Fluttershy was adorable from episode one, but I really liked this episode because it showed off who she was. She doesn't like the spotlight, but she's willing to take it for her friends, as we see early on, when she's trying to warn the town. But based on her personality, she's not able to take the stage effectively, and nobody pays attention to her. I found the whole episode to be great, because she was not only adorable, but also strong.

[Grepper 3,192]

I have a hard time choosing just one favorite episode. My favorite season 5 episode so far is Make New Friends but Keep Discord.

[DasCapschen 7,766]

Tough choice... there are so many great moments and episodes...

But I think I have to give my absolute favorite to "Magical Mystery Cure" cuz I cried watching it, it's such an amaizing episode :')

[superdogz1999 551]

I like the episode For Whom the Sweetie Belle Tolls. Why? Due to the fact it has an amazing storyline and nice voice acting from Claire Corlett. It also shows the sistery bond between Rarity and Sweetie Belle.

[AmberDust 1,118]

Probably Suited for Success, Return of Harmony, Hearth's Warming Eve...

There are a lot of episodes I really like. ^^' I really enjoy episodes with good character development and minimal cringe worthy moments.

They aren't all fresh in my mind, but maybe if I had a list in front of me it'd be easier.

[maximofc 2]

My top three would be:

 

3- Party of one: A classic episode with Pinkie Pie at her best and lots of moments for the posterity.

 

2- For whom the sweetie belle toils: I don´t know why but I love these episode although I usually don´t enjoy the obligatory Christmas Carol episode in all the series. I specially love when Sweetie discover what her sister did for her at her birthday, all the scene is so cute.

 

1- Twilight's Kingdom: This episode have really all the ingredients to be one of the bests episodes in all the show; Action, fun, an strong villian, Discord, A great ending...

 

I would also like to include Pinkie pride, It's about time, make new friends but keep discord, testing testing 1,2,3, over a barrel and more.

[Ziggy + Angel + Rain 11,302]

It's possible I've already responded to this topic, but I'mma just go ahead and say it...

 

All the Rainbow Dash episodes.  All.  Of.  Them.  Yes, including the ones the fandom dislikes.  YES, even "Mysterious Mare Do Well."  What about "Daring Don't," you ask?  I once watched it twice back-to-back; we might go for three someday.  Sure, there are non-Dash-centric episodes I really enjoy.  Some of which still have plenty of Dash.  "Flight to the Finish" and "Hurricane Fluttershy" being prime examples.  But episodes the likes of "Make New Friends but Keep Discord" don't feature near enough of her and will never make my favorites list.

[Kerberossz 1,929]

Tough question. I would say I have my favorite episode in every seasons.

 

Season 1: Party of One - Just look at that face...that face...

 

Season 2: Lesson Zero - Seeing Twilight's anguished expressions made me laugh more than it should have.

 

Season 3: Magic Duel - The solution to beat Trixie was so ingenious, I really like fights where not the power decides who wins.(I wanted The Crystal Empire to be my favorite, but Sombra didn't do anything interesting like Discord or Queen Chrysalis so I can't really like the plot here, but the idea of an evil magician who enslave an epire was awesome)

 

Season 4: Twilight's Kingdom - Woah...S4 was the typical season where I have a lot favorite episodes, but I think the finale was the best. Tirek was the typical "I need power to destroy thing cuz...I like destroy things?" So I understand that Tirek's rampage had a reason but still. His first appearence and his voice made me wow and seeing an actual fight scene was delight for the eyes. Discord was also epic here and I really liked how Twilight decided when she marked Discord as a friend. I wished that this time they will beat the evil in an another way but it was okay a guess.

 

Also in Season 5 The Lost Treasure of Griffonstone is far my favorite one, it included everything I wanted to be in an episode, good humor, adventure storyline, new area+griffons, a huge, badass monster(I was sooo disappointed that they didn't have a fight here with that creature )

Edited May 31, 2015 by Kerberossz

[Rainbow Cloud 17,925]

My favourite episode is Sleepless in Ponyville, it's also the episode where Scootaloo became my favourite pony.  I liked it because I could associate with Scootaloo having to face up to her fears, I also really liked how Luna and Rainbow Dash helped her in the episode.

[bumperappledash 8]

The last roundup... Or bats. Applejack for days really.

[Magic Note 2,748]

My favourite episodes by season, and why:

 

Season 1 - The Cutie Mark Chronicles. Why did I like it? Because of the writing and the storytelling that made it the best episode of that season. Thank you, M.A. Larson for giving us this episode.

Season 2 - A Canterlot Wedding. Why did I like it? Because of the storytelling, and a villain who has one of the more well-known songs in the series so far.

Season 3 - Sleepless in Ponyville Why did I like it? There were a lot of great moments, like Scootaloo's character development, Princess Luna also getting development and screen time was a plus.

Season 4 - Pinkie Pride. Why did I like it? There was a great character dynamic between Pinkie and Cheese Sandwich, and other crazy moments.

Season 5 (so far) - Make New Friends but Keep Discord. Why did I like it? The Smooze returns, and a lot of crazy moments from Discord. The humour has so far been some of the best this season.

Edited July 1, 2015 by Kelldrick

[Rainboom Shocks 110]

My favorite episode is probably Maud Pie, since it featured all of the Mane Six, introduced a truly awesome pony and the magnificent Boulder, and had that amazing moment about how loving Pinkie Pie can bring ponies closer together!

[prism55 20]

Hard choice... Either Party of One, Maud Pie, Twilights Kingdom or Make New Friend but Keep Discord. Those are my favorite ones!

[Strider 58]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsBlQ0gdo5o

 

This episode was f***ing awesome

[Spikey-Wikey 378]

My favourite episode is Magical Mystery Cure.

 

Don't ask why

[Sunwalker 981]

My favorite episode was "The Crystal Empire". The story struck the right balance between lightheartedness and seriousness, it got its darker moments but it wasn't too dark. I liked to see Twilight and Spike facing and overcoming their fears, which ads a human element, and I found King Sombra to be an interesting villain.

[Nyan Neon 50]

Twilight's Kingdom. Why? LASERS BATTLE GIANT RED DEMON OMG TWILY IS BEST PONY DISCORD IS AWESOME THE SONG IS FANTASTIC CELESTIA IS BEST PRINCESS... that's about it 

Pinkie Pride, Lesson Zero, Party of One and Magical Mystery Cure are awesome as well 

[Prince Firemane 309]

So many... but in order to accurately state it, I'd have to state my favorite episodes of each season and even then most of these are ties.

 

Season 1: Friendship is Magic. Aside from introducing us to the characters we've all come to grow and love, it was great to see an example of dark subtext right from the get-go in the form of Nightmare Moon. It gives us a dose of psychology, more than implying that Nightmare Moon was a product of Luna's own deranged mind. It gives us technical attempted genocide as Nightmare Moon wanted to bring eternal night. Even if lack of sunlight doesn't bring extinction to Equestria like it would here on Earth, it probably would cause irreparable damage to the duality of balance that Celestia and Luna represent. It's light-hearted in a lot of places, dark in others. It even pokes fun at itself as Rarity and Twilight basically face-hoof when Pinkie starts singing.

 

Season 2: A tie. First is Lesson Zero. Twilight going nutty is always funny. But it's also incredibly tragic too. One has to wonder what Twilight's life was like before she came to Ponyville. What could've possessed Twilight to think her relationship with Celestia was so fragile that a single late assignment would ruin it? Again, another example of dark subtext.

Second is A Canterlot Wedding. I like how the first part played Twilight as the antagonist. True, "Cadance" was being a bitch, but she didn't do anything outright evil ((as far as we knew at the time)). It got so bad that even Celestia showed deep disappointment after Shining Armor's vicious "reason-you-suck" speech. Then of course, we were shown that Twilight was right all along. But the thing I like the most about this is that "Cadance" being evil actually didn't come out of left-field. There were subtle hints that could've been easily missed; like her horn glow being acid green when Twilight's flashback showed it to be a soft blue. Not to mention that the actual animation of her horn glowing green was subtly different than any other. Then of course in part two, we get the awesomeness of This Day Aria, which was on a level shared with Frollo's lust-filled tirade of Hellfire in The Hunchback of Notre Dame.

 

Season 3: Another tie. First is The Crystal Empire. This was the first time we were given a real society outside of Equestria with its own culture and customs. The animation was cranked up a notch and you can see the subtle, appealing aesthetic differences between Equestrian ponies and the Crystal Ponies; even before their coats got all crystal-y. But I really liked King Sombra. Even though he didn't get a lot of appealing screen-time, we know a lot about him in spite of inactivity. He's ruthless, powerful, fiercely intelligent, and a master of psychological warfare. He set up many traps and obstacles, many of which were designed to psychologically destroy whoever got caught in it. Hell, his very presence and memory is enough to cause physical pain to the Crystal Ponies. Not to mention, he was able to launch a successful coup d'atat against the Empire. The lack of Royalty when the Empire returned and Twilight mentioning its first Queen heavily implies that the Crystal Empire was ruled by a traditional mortal monarchy and that Sombra killed them all in his bid for power. Kinda reminds me of the Romanovs.

Second is Magical Mystery Cure. Despite how rushed and musical it was, I thought it was a really good episode. It was the completion of a subtle story arc of Twilight's ascension that began all the way back with Nightmare Moon. It was an episode fraught with the idea of completion, so much so that it easily could've been FiM's series finale. For a time, I feared it was. It also showed great growth for Twilight. Sure, she fucked everything up once again; but after dwelling on it for a little bit, she picked herself up and did what she needed to do without freaking out. It was also really nice to finally hear Celestia sing, Nicole Oliver has a really beautiful singing voice.

 

Season 4: Yet another tie. First is Princess Twilight Sparkle. Just as Magical Mystery Cure had the theme of completion, this episode had the theme of new beginnings. Twilight having difficulty learning to fly lent itself to some humorous moments. But it didn't stop there. Throughout season 4, Twilight's skill slowly got better in the background. It's a nice and realistic way to show growth. Less noticeably, Twilight's magical skill did the same thing in seasons 1-3. I really liked the come-around of the Summer Sun Celebration, this time with Luna's participation. It was nice to see a more vulnerable side to Celestia, actually seeing her pain as the Celebration was an annual reminder that she had to banish her own sister. Speaking of Luna, gotta love the Nightmare Moon flashback. It showed a side of Nightmare Moon that we hadn't seen before. She not only wanted eternal night, she was actively trying to kill her own sister. Then we saw more of Celestia's pain as we saw the banishment itself. But more, we got a short recap of Discord's imprisonment as well. Then there was the Tree of Harmony... we still don't know the deal on that one. But it was neat to see that the mane six actually had to give up the Elements in order to save the Tree, effectively taking away Equestria's most important means of defense.

Second is Twilight's Kingdom. The thing I like right from the get-go is that we bronies were played like a damn fiddle. We were all less than impressed with how Twilight's title had been handled up to this point, but it was intentional and even our reaction was planned out; that they wanted us to feel exactly how Twilight was feeling at that moment. Then of course there was the song which was very beautiful ((yay! Luna finally got to sing!)). But then we were introduced to Tirek. Unlike a lot of people, I was more impressed with him in part 2 than in part 1. Though he had the traditional villain mindset, he was much more ruthless about it than any other in this show's history. He single-mindedly powerhoused his way into getting what he wanted and for a time, actually succeeded in his goals. I also liked the growth and sides shown of Twilight here. After giving their Alicorn magic to Twilight, Celestia told her not to tell her friends about it. From that moment on, Twilight was acting on her own, which has been shown to be detrimental. While Princess Twilight Sparkle stated that the mane five are lost without Twilight, it was shown here that she's completely useless without them. The fight scene proved that as much, even with the power of four Alicorns on her side, she still failed to defeat Tirek because she was acting alone. Speaking of the fight scene, it showed a dark side to Twilight that had never been seen before. She went all out after the library was destroyed. She said in Trade Ya!, all the books she had accumulated held precious memories of her life when she was reading them. With one fireball, Tirek took that away from her. At that moment she knew that Tirek was trying to end her. She also knew what she wanted to do. She wanted to kill. But she wasn't lost in some kind of violent psychosis; she was calm, cold and calculating. Tirek was screaming and hollering while Twilight was chillingly silent and focused. She even took the offensive role here, constantly hammering Tirek with all she had while he was only able to get a few hits in. It shows that even though Twilight is usually docile and will only take the necessary action; if pushed hard enough she will cut a bitch.

 

As for season 5... well, I'll reserve judgment until the season is finished airing.