Dungeons and Discords and Ogres and Oubliettes, oh my!

I liked the new episode, but I felt like it was a mixed bag. On the one hand, I love the concept of a D&D episode, but I felt like it was poorly executed. The episode felt like it was 2/3 setup. By the time they actually got to the point and Discord put them in the game, I looked at my clock, and it was already 22 minutes into the episode. And then they went to another commercial break. Then they had to pack the fun part, the conflict, and the moral into about five minutes, and then a minute for resolution. But a couple of specifics I noted:

-I'm glad they're saying to girls, "Hey, RPGs are fun and it's alright to like them. It's not just for mouthbreathers anymore." Even Dash was into it. On that note:
-> Dash confirmed for NERRRRRRD!
-> MLP is owned my Hasbro. D&D is owned by... Hasbro. Bitch, this ain't nothing but cross promotional product placement.

-The usual fun Discord sight gags. Discord as Legolas was gawwwgeous. And Barkley himself would shut up and approve of his slamjammin' entrance.

-Sir McBiggen was a unicorn. Is this the second or third time we've seen Big Mac imagine himself as a unicorn? Maybe he has a secret desire or an inferiority complex? Or maybe I'm just reading too much into it like all the "Mac is trans" people and he just has a healthy imagination.

-My new favorite breakout character.
It's like I had Merlos the Mad's baaaaby! And look at his cloak clasp! It's the world's most famous S!

-Pinkie at the beginning: "I brought yeti food! ...Did I not mention there's a pony-eating yeti?" ...Did Pinkie bring pony meat? I'm now imagining a drifter chained up in Pinkie's secret basement, missing two legs and praying for death. Someone recommended I do a one shot of this "Pinkie Pie butchered a hobo for yeti bait" concept, but it would be straight up grimdark torture porn, which is not my bag. But if anyone else wants to use the idea, go right ahead.