Now it was time for another new writer to debut, Scott Sonneborn. His writing credentials were not as well known, making him something of an enigma. Considering Sweetie Belle had taken the lead more or less for "Twilight Time" that meant it was now Apple Bloom's turn to be in the spotlight. But this episode was and still is widely regarded as a disappointment among fans. Has it deserved that reputation, or perhaps is it overhated? Well, let's find out.

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With Season 4 half over it looked like things were on a roll, nothing could possibly stop it. This episode was heavily touted ahead of time for what it was, a return appearance by Flutterguy. And it was written by Amy Keating Rogers, the very same Amy who had rose to new heights with "Pinkie Pride". But by the time the dust settled on this episode, controversy would rear its ugly head once again with Amy at the center of it. Has that controversy overshadowed the episode? And if so does that

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Although she had been seen frequently throughout the season, Twilight had yet to get an episode centered around her since the premiere. Well, that was all going to change. And it was also going to be a Discord episode and a sort of sick day episode. Suffice it to say, the title for the episode was incredibly accurate because there was a lot on this episode's plate. Ed Valentine was on tap to write it, but strangely enough Meghan McCarthy was helping him. Considering Meghan had already done a

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So we had what would be a key episode and an episode continuing the plot for the Equestria Games. An episode like this should've been a top priority, but for whatever reason it was given to relative newcomer Corey Powell who had never written a focus episode for any mane six member before. And keep in mind that Corey had gone from "Sleepless in Ponyville" which was highly praised to "Just For Sidekicks" which was rather forgettable and disappointing. So Corey was definitely out of her league

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So after "Power Ponies" floundered, Season 4 needed to get back on track fast if it didn't want to end up stuck in the doldrums. Previous seasons had shown how it only took one bad or underwhelming episode to kill a season's momentum for a considerable period of time, given how Season 1 hit an abrupt dry spell after "Sonic Rainboom" that wasn't broken up for good until "Party of One", and Season 2's first half tumbled down hard with" Hearth's Warming Eve" with "Family Appreciation Day" and

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So, with Spike's own story taken care of, Dave Polsky was ready to write what at the time seemed likely to be the show's penultimate episode and a nod to Fawlty Towers in plot. Yet this episode was almost guaranteed to be overshadowed by what came next and what it would mean for the show and the fandom. Dave's most recent work had included "Too Many Pinkie Pies", the story for "Spike At Your Service" (which Merriweather Williams horribly revised) and a collab for "Keep Calm and Flutter

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Although this episode was the eighth in production order, it was bumped to the eleventh episode to air so that it could directly tie in with the episode coming immediately after it (something the show would only do once more throughout its run). It was a Spike episode, one written by newcomer Corey Powell at that who had penned the impressive "Sleepless in Ponyville" all by herself. So now she was moving from Scootaloo to Spike, a big step up even if the episode was labeling Spike a sidekick

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Poor Spike just couldn't catch a break. Just when it seemed like things were finally looking up for him in Season 3, this episode came along. It's rather interesting to note that it started life as a Rarity episode and was written originally by Dave Polsky, who is still credited with the story here. However, Meghan McCarthy rejected the script because she thought Rarity came across as too mean. She then had Merriweather Williams (not sure why you'd pick her) rewrite it into an Applejack episode

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So, after getting a Twilight focused episode I guess it was natural to have a Spike focused one too (probably not by design, just like I don't think they meant to have Sweetie Belle and Apple Bloom focused episodes back to back). But Merriweather Williams was in the writer's seat, and by this point Merriweather didn't seem to have anyone willing to defend her writing. So, is it possible that time has lessened the sting of this episode like some of her other works? Well, let's find out.

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Well, at long last the show decided to do a Spike episode. He had kind of gotten "A Dog and Pony Show" but nothing where he was the solo star. But who did he get to write his first focus episode? None other than Cindy Morrow, the woman who had gone from average at best with "Griffon The Brush Off" and "Winter Wrap Up" to just plain awful with "The Show Stoppers". But hey, M. A. Larson and Amy Keating Rogers could bounce back from missteps, so who's to say Cindy Morrow couldn't do the same?

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Well, by quirk of the scheduling or something the show decided to have two CMC episodes back to back. The difference being that this one would feature the Crusaders directly with no one else sharing the spotlight with them. Cindy Morrow was tapped to write this episode and her track record had been just above average at best. So was this episode able to make the CMC look better and prove that Hasbro was right not to pick up their planned spin-off? Well, let's find out.

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Today is Christmas, a day of great importance for young and old alike. Many of us eagerly look forward to this day, for many reasons. Some of us love opening presents from Santa or loved ones, while others look forward to the holiday meals they get to eat. Still others enjoy Christmas simply because they get to spend time with family members they may otherwise not see.

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Well, it's finale time, and it looks like Season 6 won't be here for a whole year.

(Stay strong fandom, we'll get through it one way or another)

With Josh Haber coming back from having written "Friendship Games" to pen this two part finale, did he end the season on a high note, or bring it crashing down?

Well, let's find out.

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