S01:E01+E02 - Friendship is Magic

[GloryForShame 26]

Ahh the first two episodes, man, it has been only like 9 months i started watching Mlp and became a brony, but it already feel like it has been years haha.

i don't have a lot to say about it, if i be honest, it's also just a episode where i can't hate it because of how iconic and special it is to me, i feel like the only problem i have with it, is just how Twilight easily and like really rushed turned into one of the mane six, it just felt like "oh hey we barely have any ideia who the hell you're, we barely had any conversation that important, but i guess we are best friends now since u will defeat Nightmare Moon.".

I really enjoy how the 2 ep plot keeps going showing each character their element by their personality and how they handle specific situations, i also enjoy the adventures vibe it has, Lauren wanted the show to be named "mlp: adventures" and i'm pretty sure she was going to focuse more on the Mane Six exploring Equestria around, i'm not sure if i like how this ideia didn't go far in the show, because i love episodes like "Dragonshy" and some few others, it shows that she was still trying to put the original 80s Mlp story style but less childish as hell and something enjoyable for everyone.

Oh and yeah, the vibes that both episodes have are kinda unique to me, the first episode has some few tracks that never played in the show again, and they are so "2000s cartoon" vibe, the second ep with the Everfree Forest at night with that beautiful colorful dark blue sky and overall just the colors that i don't feel it has been used in any other episode like it did with this one, you can really see how they were trying their best to find what would make the show great and definitive, both episodes in general feel like a pilot, it shows us the main characters their personalities, ponyville and a little of Equestria lore itself, it's bland and simple, but in a way that made these two episodes so iconic to me. 

[Twinkie Pie 96]

Man I loved it. Honestly, one of the only reasons I ever watched it was that I have an obsession with all things lasery and glowy and I also thought the plot was decent.

[LittleEpona 34]

I loved it! It got me hooked on the show. I also really liked the storybook introduction with Celestia and Luna and how it introduced us to the characters. 

[Snow 7,080]

Aahhhhh where it all begins, all in all pretty solid episodes, Twilight isn't the most enjoyable character for the first few minuets but that soon changes, and while the pacing does seem a bit quick I do enjoy all the mane 6's introductions and their adventure to defeat Nightmare Moon

Overall a pretty good introduction to the characters and series 

8.5/10

[Antiyonder 1,159]

YouTube upload of the episodes:

[LilAntwanP 106]

It Was Ok Kinda Sad Twilight Didnt Wanna Make Freinds But Its The 1st Episode So Lol Duh We Needa Plot First!  

[Night Sky 34]

A strong series opener. It was an interesting decision that Twilight Sparkle was not so interested in friendship. It was not exactly that she was shy, she was more aloof, though only because she took her studies very seriously. But framing the series pitch with a rebalancing of reconciliation between Princess Celestia and Princess Luna was a masterstroke. It was a strong hint of future world building to come and served as a suitably epic problem for the first episode to solve.

[Dawnshine Wonder 157]

Honestly this was a cute episode, and to see Princss Luna reunite with her sister Princess Celestia, with Pinkie Pie crying in the background overwhelmed by joy from their reconciliation, shows the beautiful power of forgiveness. I wished it were that easy to end conflict in real life, but despite the whimsical storytelling of MLP, from a cultural standpoint it makes sense why some villains would reform, and honestly, I don't believe Luna truly was a monster, Nightmare Moon, though scary, was a manifestation of the pain that had built up from her isolation and not being appreciated as much as her sister, she just needed to be shown kindness that was probably never shown to her before, definitely not a one dimensional villianess like some stories portray. I think the moral of this episode is, take care of family, because neglect can be a terrible thing to do to somebody.