S04:E04 - Daring Don't

[lomk 20,663]

@@Batbrony, you always make the best episode reviews Just saying 

[Batbrony 15,994]

@@Batbrony, you always make the best episode reviews Just saying 

 

 

Thank you Sadistic Luna, that's very kind of you to say.  Glad you like my reviews so much! 

[Jokuc 8,172]

I loved this episode! I liked it way more than the other 3 eps we have seen in season 3 so far!

 

I thought it was really entertaining. The episode was very funny and cool and was never boring. I liked how Dashie was being a fangirl, it reminded me of the brony fandom and the new mlp episodes

 

I like how they put in a lot of action in the episode, though I don't think it's something that I want to see much more of. This is mlp after all.

 

Indiana Jones references and hilarious quotes and facial expressions.

 

As someone said in this thread, I like how Twilight finally uses her ability to teleport. I mean come on she needs to use her magic more

 

 

And this...

Time for the best line in the episode!

srs bsns.

 

Give her an oscar or something for that.

 

 

 

The only negative thing about the episode is that the ending felt rushed. Though, they only have 22 mins to run the episode on after all

Edited December 8, 2013 by Jokuc

[TailsIsNotAlone 3,694]

OH MY GOD DARING DO IS REAL AND SHE'S AWESOME

 

*ahem* Okay, there's something important I have to say. This episode is an obvious shout-out to big fans of any book or TV series really, including bronies. Rainbow Dash is an adorable nerd, and I think it expands her character in a way that even people who don't like her have to acknowledge. She's not just a loud jock anymore, folks. She loves Daring Do as much as we love MLP!

 

As the plot thickens and Dash is in the rare position of doubting herself, Twilight's comment resonates with me: "It's fine to look up to Daring Do. But you put her so high up on a pedestal, you can't even see your own worth anymore." After the awesome ending, my first thought is "new wave of DaringDash shipping," which I have no objection to...but many things are left unexplained.

 

So it's not a joke? The Mane 6 didn't just stumble on a movie set, and it wasn't just a story Dash was writing herself? Daring Do is an honest-to-Celestia, 100% real pony who writes her own books about her own adventures? Yes, it's an interesting idea, but what bearing does this have on the rest of Equestria? If all these characters are real, how come there wasn't any foreshadowing and they never factored into the show before this? We sure could have used her help in some season finales, don't you think?

 

It's odd that MLP indulges the typical fantasy of our favorite characters being real, because in the end it kind of obscures the hard reality of the original message. Don't get me wrong, I'm relieved that it didn't go the way of Rainbow Dash driving 'A.K. Yearling' nuts for 20 minutes, but the writers had a very realistic, matter-of-fact first half and a totally out-there, fantastic second half, and there was no effort to reconcile the two or tell us what the hay it all means. And as this episode clearly demonstrated that they understand some of the fan mentality, they should know how important that is.

 

So I liked the episode and I love Daring Do being real, but it raised a lot more questions than it answered. I don't like the idea that just anything can happen on this show just because it's a cartoon. I'm pretty sure that philosophy wasn't anywhere in Lauren Faust's 'bible', and for good reason. Quibbles about Daring Do's attitude (which I didn't mind) are nothing next to this. Is the 'super-ponies' episode going to be like this too? Just anything goes? That's what I'm afraid of, unless it all turns out to be a dream Spike was having.

Edited December 8, 2013 by TailsIsNotAlone

[Octavia's Melody 128]

This episode was by far my favorite of the season so far which is ironic because I'm not an Indiana Jones fan to begin with. It was pretty awesome that Dash was able to meet her hero and bust out the   face, I can definitely relate with her as I was smacking sense into myself when meeting my idols last year   It's just felt off for Dash to fangirl since she was srs bsns when training under Spitfire, which is one of her other idols 

[NavelColt 22,876]

Yay, more Dash episodes :3

 

I was internally laughing at the 'Dash=impatient bronies waiting for a new season' correlation that was shown throughout this entire episode. It was everywhere, and it was glorious. More than that though, all the great expressions and lines from Dash and others (especially Fluttershy) were all great. So were those hats.

 

 

This episode managed to combine slice of life with adventure elements, which is an awesome combination, for sure And, as many have said already, has beaten Castle Maneia as the best single episode so far. Though, I know the plot of the next one, and it's gonna be hard to top that <3

 

As always, I'll make something longer sometime later on.

[ReverseFaller 2,483]

It was a decent episode. I loved the plot twist of having Daring Do be real. I was totally expecting Twilight's mom to be the author. One thing I noticed was that Tenochtitlan was mentioned. That's pretty neat how they referenced an ancient Aztec city. I also enjoyed all of the ponies decked out in tribal gear inside of the pyramid.

 

Rainbow Dash having her fangasm was pretty adorable. One thing I might add is that I didn't expect Daring Do to be so stand offish, and stubborn about the whole "Working alone" thing. Alas, it was still a great episode. Maybe we'll get to see more of Daring Do in the future? You know what else I'd like to see more of in the future? Rainbow Dash's sweet house!

[TailsIsNotAlone 3,694]

Really awesome episode!

 

It was kind of predictable though. Rainbow Dash was just lionizing Daring Do too much, which I believe is why Daring Do blamed her for her being captured. 

 

Daring Do kinda had that Gilda attitude, at least Rainbow Dash taught her that working alone isn't always the best, and that it's never good to trust nobody. 

 

Daring Do does not have a Gilda attitude at all, and this needs to be addressed because you're not the only one who's been saying it. Gilda is a bully. Daring is a loner. They're not the same thing. xD

[Courageous Thunder Dash 7,809]

Daring Do does not have a Gilda attitude at all, and this needs to be addressed because you're not the only one who's been saying it. Gilda is a bully. Daring is a loner. They're not the same thing. xD

Well still, she had that jerky attitude, which proved to hurt Rainbow Dash's feelings. 

[Metemponychosis 1,236]

I just realized I have a question about this episode...

Why are all "evil ponies" male even if there seems to be a lot more female in the general population? What? Are all the males in the royal guard or stealing artifacts from explorers and living in weird tribes?!

[Radiance64 7,051]

You know, one twist that I kind of wished would happen while watching the episode was a reveal that Rainbow Dash and Daring Do were related somehow- I mean seriously, together they look so much alike that it was kind of distracting for me. Yeah I know it's kind of silly to think, but still, would have helped justify some of Daring's annoyance towards Dash I think, if they were like secretly sisters or something.

[Carbon Maestro 1,003]

I do think this is the first episode where we really see flash animation doing wonky things. Also the Rainbow Dash face in this episode is hilarious.

 

Whoops, boner?

 

 

What is this face RD lol

Edited December 8, 2013 by Carbon Maestro

[Away 2,077]

I love how Rainbow and Twilight were fangirling all over Daring Do. And that hug that Rainbow and Daring shared at the end was so adorable.

[Inactive01 5,298]

I loved this episode. The feels were so amazing and I found the characters here to be very believable as always. Another aspect I loved a lot was how Twilight and Rainbow Dash were establishing closer ties despite their paradoxical characteristics. We haven't seen much of Twilight and Rainbow Dash by way of interactions, so this was a wonderful change.

[Oblivion 20,265]

OMG, this episode  was AMAZING, and what the heck was that face that Dashie made? It was SO adorable!!!

[Argumedies 1,748]

What I wanna know is where the heck did Equestria get all these freaking temples of doom!!!

 

No ones asked this question and now that DD is "real" and everything she's written on is "real"

 

What kinda of twisted history does Equestria have???

 

Are these things left over from Discord days or even ferther back.

 

And WTF on this 800 years of unrelenting sweltering heat!!!!

 

Seriously!!.. have we so forgotten about Princess Sun Butt already...

 

Hmmm

Edited December 8, 2013 by Argumedies

[Moonbacon 384]

mah god rainbow dash has a big ass house.

[FadedSkies 1,874]

Daring don't is by far my favourite episode as of now. As a big fan of Rainbow Dash this episode has almost everything i wanted from a Rainbow Dash episode. Not only did we see Rainbow's adventurous side we also saw her adorableness (even though we all know she already is) in the episode. 

 

My favourite parts of the episode was the return of the AWESOME face /)^3^(\

 

that face she did when Daring Do said "But i can't give you the right until i properly propose"

 

And at the end when Daring Do wanted a hoof shake when she said "I couldn't have done it without you Rainbow dash" RD hugged her instead it was so adorable 

 

I also liked how they write their own diaries from now on, i think this is a very good replacement from handing in a lesson of friendship to Celestia. I think its a great way to end an episode.

 

All in all this is my favourite episode and it made me love Rainbow Dash x100000000 more!

Edited December 8, 2013 by Dashie~

[PonyRocker95 106]

I thought it was a really good episode, even though I was expecting Power Ponies I thought it was awesome how Daring Do was the actual author of her own adventures and the fact that dash made it onto the cover! XD

[Tan 91]

Pretty damn cool. AK Yearling was bucking brilliant. Seeing Dash and Twi fangirl over daring was awesome. I cannot express how much i love this one. Its def top ten in the whole series of my favorite eps. This ep raises alot of questions though. Like why isn't Celestia doing anything about Arizotyl if he is such a big threat to the ponies? Is he even a threat? Did the daring do adventures REALLY happen? so many questions. All in all really fantastic episode!

[Rainbow Dash Loyalty 1,274]

This episode...wow...

I can't explain how much I loved this episode! ^.^ I just loved seeing RD and DD adventuring together, it really was a dream come to life to meet your favorite hero, especially knowing that the stories weren't fictional

And this is only the beginning of Season 4! I can't wait to see all the rest!

[Sunny Fox 5,929]

I didn't like it much. Maybe because I'm not a Rainbow Dash fan. The whole "Daring Do is actually real" part is also an annoying cliché. Rainbow Dash (and all of the Mane 6, really) spent too much time fangasming and not actually stepping in and helping. The second half, when they actually did shit, was much more entertaining, I'll admit, but by that time, I just wasn't into it. Maybe a few repeat viewings will change my mind, but this one is at the bottom of the list in Season 4 so far for me.

[Rainboom Dash 1,055]

My favorite of the season so far. I'm glad Daring Do is now officially a real character.

[Whatevs 376]

It was good. Nothing special.

 

If I didn't know better they threw in so many of those 'cute widdle Dashie faces' to cover for this.

Didn't do much to make me like Dash more (I already like her so that's not too big of a deal) but was still good.

[dash3835 20]

i love this episode probably cause i love rainbow dash