New series is great *spoilers*

So I put spoilers in the title, but just in case of babies. I'll spoiler the rest of the post.

So I thought MLP couldn't actually get much better than the season 4 ending, with an epic fight scene and a great premise and a good song to go with it. I thought the season 4 was one of the better episodes (Ignoring the stupid models of their rainbow powers). But now MA Larson, the writer for the season 5 opening had to give us a darker opening than I could ever have expected from a my little pony episode.

From dealing with the heavy subject of brainwashing, to a powerful brand of magic which not only steals the cutie mark, but also shackles and suppresses the ponies natural talents. This episode was dark and gritty indeed. Did I forget to mention this is the show I've been bullied for watching cus it's aimed at little kids? Because Kids would have totally understood all the depth of the episode...

They even went so far as to have Fluttershy's timidness and the fact she's afraid to offend ponies be a relevant plot point.

Also, I don't know why, but the fact Applejack can't speak southern without her mark is just adorable.

Anyway, I'm not sure what people's head canon is going to be about the magic presented in this episode. And I'm sure I'll disagree with some of it, since you know, I'm the person who disagrees with the whole Changelings are insects who need love to survive.

In my head canon, changelings eat food like normal ponies, except their magic is powered by love, a point supported by the whole love of shining armour giving her the power to fight and beat Celestia. Not that I'd force anyone to follow that canon of course.

So anyway, I hope the rest of the season can keep up with the quality of this episode, because I'm hyped.

PS. I just had to mention that this is the first time in 5 seasons of the show that they went out of their way to have the whole town singing a song make sense as a plot point... It was an actual orchestrated piece for once. Bravo Hasbro, bravo.