Miss Koi Reviews "Newbie Dash" · 11:53pm May 7th, 2016

Ah! The Feels!:0

All my feels!:0 All my Rainbow Dash feels!X0

Oh Rainbow Dash, I feel you! I feel you man!X0
That's it, review over. That's all my thoughts. Cue the credits!

Haha lol jk;) But seriously though, I was so sympathetic towards Rainbow Dash in this episode and felt every painful step she went through in this journey <3 I mean, for Celestia's Sake, we got the origin story on why those Flight School bullies called Rainbow as Rainbow Crash :0! And it turns out that the nickname Rainbow Crash actually severely hurts Rainbow whenever she hears it :0 This, in a subtle way, shows why Rainbow Dash stands up for weak characters like Fluttershy and young Gilda...because she was bullied herself:'( Aww Rainbow:'(

And to top it all off, the Wonderbolts didn't know this backstory and kept calling her that anyway (even though they had a good reason to by the end of the episode, but we'll get to that). I especially felt bad for Rainbow when she was trying out her Main Six impressions on the Wonderbolts. It was cringeworthy, but also hilariousXD! She nailed them all down, with matching mane styles (except for Twilight's but I think she didn't do it because she already did her Twilight impression in the "Lost Treasure of GriffonStone";)) I didn't know whether to laugh or just cringe for poor RainbowXD However, in my opinion, the funniest part of this episode is when Pinkie made that poor Cotton candy pony make a huge cotton candy treat for her towards the end of the episode, lol!

Anyway, not only do we get an episode with Rainbow at one of her most sympathetic, but we also finally see the Wonderbolts as actual good guys for once!:D We learned that the reason why the Wonderbolts kept calling Rainbow as Rainbow Crash is because it's a non-spoken tradition of calling each Wonderbolt team member by the nickname they earned on their first day as a newbie, usually emphasizing their own mistakes as a newbie. This non-spoken tradition is an excerise to help humble the newbies on the Wonderbolt team, and this humble excerise is essential if you want to fly as a team member not just as as solo flyer. They shared not only shared stories of their first day failures, but also how excited they were in having Rainbow as their member and why they were so excited:D This probably one of the first episode where we truly see the Wonderbolts at their best, and I hope this episode sparks new episodes exploring the true team dynamic of the Wonderbolts and explore each personality of it's team members:) Just like with Rarity, Sassy Saddles, and the epsidoe "Canterlot Boutigque", I hope we get more episodes exploring Rainbow's growing career as a Wonderbolt and learning how to be a proper one this team. She now realizes that she no longer has to keep proving she's the best on her own as a solo flyer. Now, she has to learn how to fly with a team and be a team player. Even though the Main Six work as a team, Rainbow still likes to act out on her own and she plays her own unique role which doesn't always require the efforts of the other five to make it happen. Even though Rainbow has made great strides since the episode "Wonderbolt Academy" to develop more as a character and become more humble, she still needed this episode to realize she needs to humble herself to the point that she needs to work as a team flyer, learn to laugh at myself and my mistakes, and not take everything about flying too seriously. I love how Rainbow finally learns to accept Rainbow Crash and overcome the bully memories that came with that nickname<3 Before this episode, I didn't really wanted Rainbow Dash become a Wonderbolt because I didn't appreciate the attitude and the character that the Wonderbolts represent. Now, I fully support Rainbow Dash being a Wonderbolt and I seriously cannot wait how this episode will start a whole new journey for Rainbow:D

While I understand why people will not appreciate or like this episode, I still give this episode a strong 8 hearts out of 10<3
Enjoy this awesome actual screen shot from the ending of the episode:)

And enjoy my favorite fan song for Rainbow Dash<3