I.I.t.M.T.A.Y./A Health of Information reviews

(I had to make an acronym for the title since it's so long)

It Isn't the Mane Thing About You
While not the most necessary of episodes (not to mention having a rather confusing time paradox), it was still pretty entertaining all the way through. I liked the message, the humor was good, Rarity's mane looks fricking awesome. Look at it!

7/10 Good

A Health of Information

*Imitating David Wenham (narrator from 300)*

Swamp Fever. A rare, yet deadly disease that spreads like wildfire. Originating from spotted blue flowers that bloom on a special tree in a swamp. With symptoms such as coughing bubbles, sneezing bolts of lightning, spots appearing all over the body, until it reaches it's final and most fatal stage: the infected slowly morph into the very tree that drops the disease-spreading flower. Thought to have no known cure, how many innocent victims succumbed to this horrible tragedy... and how many of those trees inhabit Equestria? We may never know.

For such a (mostly) lighthearted episode that teaches a rather interesting moral about taking care of yourself to take care of others, the dark implications of Swamp Fever is hard not to make a note on.
With that said, this episode is really interesting. Mage Meadowbrook's flashback scene was pretty cool.
Compared to episodes like Campfire Tales and Daring Done, this episode actually makes this Plague, Mage, Witch Doctor important to the plot of the episode. Oh, and also every time I hear that she disappeared I think: "Foreshadowing".
Fluttershy's determination throughout the episode was also pretty great; a side to her that we need to see more of in the future! Zecora's not in it much (like in It's Not the Mane Thing About You), but I'll give that a pass.
Somepony should examine that doctor's abysmal bedside manner, though.

9/10 Great