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Just a quick announcement before getting into the blog. I'll probably be dedicating the Monday blog post to talking about the last episode. Other updates will be put into another blog later in the week (probably Friday). This'll make things easier for me as I don't have to worry about spoilers.

With that said let's get into this week's episode, check on after the break.

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Well, it's not really a review per se, but below the break are some thoughts on the episode, and of course, some ships to set sail.

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Now I got a Cutie Mark because
I finished my Crusade!
I am gonna help you get your marks
Now my choice has been made!

If you need some help with a story
I'll try to write some words!
Not just for my personal glory
But so you'll break your curse!

Let's all dance with victory twirling
We're happy that we're done!
Time to pwn foes with Geno Whirling
Or Flash them with the sun!

I'll continue writing the chapters

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This is a genetic disorder whose exact causation is poorly understood, and whose consequence is that the sufferer's Cutie Mark either never appears (Type I Adermosignia, true "Adult Blank Flank Syndrome") or appears late, generally in mid to late adolescence (Type II Adermosignia, or "Adolescent Blank Flank Syndrome"). The initial condition required for Type I Adermosignia is a paired recessive gene (meaning that both parents must have the same recessive); some other genetic requirement seems

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In b4 Mane Six cutie marks are retconned through time shenanigans.

So, this was pretty much the definition of "okay".

The new cast is definitely still learning their roles. Hope things become better as time goes on. This special was certainly Zipp's moment. Izzy in the movie was the perfect blend of serious and funny, but here she veers just a little too close to Pinkie Pie. Hitch was just... Off, somehow.

Animation budget definitely took a hit. There was like... About ten ponies attending the concert.

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decided to dick around,

AND WELL, WE HAVE A NEW CHAPTER MADLADS. Well, sort of. It's still a work in progress. Gonna be real short and sweet. if you care to take a peek, lemme know! Be out within a day or two.

-Scott Grimm

Having re-watched Crusaders of the Lost Mark, what strikes me now (with the benefit of hindsight) isn't what grabbed me the first time. It's not the music, or the symmetry in the storytelling (where the CMC's earn their marks by extending kindness to the very pony whose anti-blank-flank cruelty had brought them together in the first place).

No.

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And here we are, the finale of G5 plus the Secrets of Starlight special.

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Rabbits grew horns, but they're still just as defenseless as ever.

Breaking news, Pipp grew a third eye.

I hate it when the stream starts, but it's just another countdown until the stream.

A pony looks for a charger as if that could do her any good in the middle of the street. And why would a charger be in the middle of the street?

Pipp breaks everything because taxpayers pay for it all anyway.

Pipp prepares at the last minute.

She didn't prepare enough...

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"This war's not supposed to be happening! ... This timeline must not be allowed to continue."
- Zecora Guinan, to Twilight Captain Picard in an alternate timeline

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Look it up. Like, right now.

Spoilers below!

Well, first off, happy 5th anniversary to Friendship is Magic. Just try to think for a minute. If it wasn't for this show, what would you be doing?

As for this episode...

Just...

Look. I don't want to call it best episode and dethrone Amending Fences, but...

Holy. Fucking. Shit.

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O.k. I'm most likely going to make a review video on this, but this episode (Crusaders of the Lost Mark) need to be talked about.

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I’m not one to write reviews. I’m much better at communicating through the telling of stories. Still, for Crusaders of the Lost Mark I’m going to give it a shot, simply because I feel like I might have something useful to say. Real life has also worn me down to the bone lately, and that means I'm not above blasting out opinions riddled with adverbs and copyedit errors.

Spoilers ahead! Go watch Crusaders of the Lost Mark already!

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We all know that cutie mark appears when ponies make a realization of something about themselves, usually regarding their innate talents and abilities, but that's only part of the equation. There's actually a question regarding them that has yet be addressed, by fans (to my knowledge) and the series proper, one that's been bugging me for some time now.

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While we're in the break between "Off The Mark" books, I thought that perhaps we could have a bit of fun with the characters from the story.

Mark Wells is here to answer all your questions as honestly and completely as he can. (In other words, totally in character!)

EDIT: Future events are in the future! Mark has not got a crystal ball.