What Can I Say About "Castle-Mania"? · 10:33pm Nov 30th, 2013
I quite liked it. Nice way to tide the fans over while Hasbro works on the rest of season four's plot. I can appreciate the writers not trying to force us into the quest for the six keys, mainly because that's not why I watch the show. The action/adventure stuff is fun, but the show's primary goal (morals on friendship) are best expressed through everyday activities. Exploring a haunted castle is hardly ordinary for most people, but it's pretty normal compared to many of the events the Mane Six have gone through. It was a cute story, it had funny moments (AJ and RD wearing bees), and Twilight had a geek-out moment. Though, I don't think anyone was surprised when Pinkie was revealed to be the organist.
Season four is off to a rock-solid start, and Castle-Mania gets four and a half clarinets out of five for an amusingly spooky story, Pinkie being Pinkie, and bees.
Funny story: before I saw the episode, I saw a comic relating to a scene in it. Given that NSFW posts are no longer allowed, I feel it's best I not describe the comic publicly.
Vivat nox.
-ClarinetOverlord
