S04:E20 - Leap of Faith

[Shanks 10,816]

That song is awesome, they actually topped the last Flimflam brothers song. It is going to be stuck in my head for a long time.

Edited March 29, 2014 by EarthbendingProdigy

[Will Guide 21,360]

Wow! That's a lot of scary-looking injuries and diseases I've seen animated in a show like this!

[lomk 20,663]

Flim Flam Brothers songs are always so good lol

 

Also they're gonna play SPACE JAM?!?! Gyah! That movie was half my childhood!

[Batbrony 16,053]

The song itself was delightful, classic Flim Flam Brothers, but holy crap, I couldn't get past how miserable some of those ponies looked!   That was some terrifying imagery in that scene!!! 

[lomk 20,663]

It's hope in a bottle. But it figures it was just the placebo effect.

[Ianpiersonjdavis 512]

Doctor, what happened to your hooves?

 

Sore from all that running? 

[ninjamon102938 222]

This episode was amazing, one of season 4s best in my opinion

[Kawaii Besu 28,011]

I missed the episode because of DST, so no review just yet. Maybe I should petition the Philippine government to observe DST to avoid missing an MLP episode during the DST times of the US.

[Batbrony 16,053]

Alrighty, the site's back up!!!  Well, I for one loved this episode!  Perfect in its execution and had a great message to boot (one that most if not all of our politicians should listen to).

 

Speaking of politics, I swear, when the Flim Flam Brothers first showed up, I thought they were about to try and sell Obamacare.   Anyways, off to write my full review on this one; definitely got a lot of good things to say about it, that's for sure.

Edited March 29, 2014 by Batbrony

[Golden Muse 15]

Big Mac looks weird without his yoke 0_o and LOL Applejack LIED!!!!!!!!!! I can't believe it. I didn't think a mane 6 would ever deviate from their element so obviously, of their own will.

[Megas 27,575]

Yeah, it thought it was kinda dull, not the worst episode, but nothing very noteworthy either. It's smack dab in the middle as far as key episodes

[man dude man 555]

IMO, Applejack didn't directly lie, she just didn't own up to the truth because she didn't want to hurt everyponys feelings. Overrall good message. Honesty is always good in the end.

[Fluttershyfan94 5,742]

That was a great episode, also Doctor Hooves reference. Then the Flim and Flam brothers were great, good song. Also, Applejack approved was funny. When Granny Smith asked Big Mac if he was willing to do some apple bucking and he said: "Nope". Lol, it made me laugh. This was a great episode.

 

[Kip the Dip 56]

Well crap. I was watching this episode outside my local library (bumming off their wi-fi), when a train went by and I missed most of the song! Although what I did hear, I liked. Much more catchy than the last song.

[Commander Hurricane 170]

This episode was super predictable. I didn't even watch the trailers. xD

[Castle Bleck 19,334]

Can't get enough of Flam's porn-star 'stache.

[SomariFeyWright 776]

That was a... good episode.

 

I do like the theme it put up in the first place. Honesty IS the best policy, and no matter what good a lie can do, a lie is a lie. The problem doesn't come in the placebo that the tonic came from, but that the Flim-Flam brothers were achieving success without putting in actual effort to making something that would actually go as far as to truly help the general populace recover from their ailments.

I mean, the Placebo effect only goes so far.

 

That said, there was little outside of that truly worth noting about this episode. It was fairly straightforward and simple.

 

Nothing bad, but nothing amazing. I still think it was worth the time, though.

 

I give this episode a 7/10.

[Shanks 10,816]

I think this episode made me like Granny Smith even more, I always like her and pretty much the entire Apple Family but I found myself relating to her in a way I didn't expect in this episode when Applejack talked about what you can do if you believe in yourself. I have been struggling with my bad knee for over 4 years with it continuing to get worse and I have been having doubts that I can even physically handle my own job anymore with me once again having to see the doctor for what will now be the 5th knee injury that has required medical attention with my last major injury which took me out of work for 6 weeks being as recent as last November. Seeing Granny Smith bounce back like that reminded me of how I bounced back from my first knee injury which so far has been my most serious injury, I healed in half the time the doctor said I would and was the most glad I have ever been to be back to work. She was never completely the same and I am not either but to see her like that might just have been what I needed to make me feel a bit better about my situation. I am still scared and uncertain but I will find a way to get through this, I always do.

[Shift 4,272]

We're back!
 

Though predictable episode is predictable.

[Doctor XFizzle 8,669]

This is probably a nit-pick but I don't like how Applejack's key is a bit coin. The other keys have some sentimental value to them but a straight bit makes it seem cheap for Applejack like she's greedy or something. She deserves a better key.

[Obsidian Sky 14,004]

Well, lets hope Flim and Flam drop the snake-oil business for good and don't start to look for alternative sources... The Mane6 may need to hide Spike!

 

[M'aiq the Liar 5,804]

"Belief can be great, but if you found that belief on a lie they you don't know what trouble it can cause" *Aj's fedora tipping intensifies*

[Castle Bleck 19,334]

Granny Smith was best part.

[DryGuy84 (Inactive) 927]

I loved this episode, it was interesting, it had heart, nailed all the characters, had a great message, was pretty funny. It was great to see Applejack finally get a truly great episode to herself, but I wasn't too thrilled with the imagery during the song, but that's a nitpick. I feel like Josh Haber really does have a solid understanding of the characters, and this is probably his best outing this season imo.

This is probably a nit-pick but I don't like how Applejack's key is a bit coin. The other keys have some sentimental value to them but a straight bit makes it seem cheap for Applejack like she's greedy or something. She deserves a better key.

 

Nah, it isn't greed. It symbolizes her prowess as a salespony.

[Castle Bleck 19,334]

This is probably a nit-pick but I don't like how Applejack's key is a bit coin. The other keys have some sentimental value to them but a straight bit makes it seem cheap for Applejack like she's greedy or something. She deserves a better key.

 

It's a metaphor for "honest business" or something.