Episode review sleepless in ponyville. *SPOILERS* · 6:36pm Dec 8th, 2012
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This thought has pondered me for a while.
For a long time I wanted to give reviewing episodes a try but unfortunately I don't have the proper equipment to do it through youtube. So i thought to myself..."I could always do it through a blog".
So this will be the first chazzergamer review of a My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic episode and if you guys enjoy it then i might continue so please give me your feed back.
Chazzergamers MLP FIM review sleepless in ponyville
When Scootaloo was reviled to have a episode, I was both exited and a little bit nervous. Scootaloo is a personal favourite of mine and I know she is a favorite to many.
What if they muck it up? What if Rainbow acts like a jerk? What if they never let Scootaloo have the spotlight again???
But after watching the episode my fear were laid to rest. There is a slight feeling of fan pandering of Scootaloo getting Rainbow as a sister however this did not distract me from the overall quality of the episode and even though the "Scootaloo dash sister" thing has been bounced around this fandom like Pinkie Pie on coffee, it feels very unique and heartwarming here and does not feel like the writers have let a fan fic writer had lead the episode.
Animation:
The animation is at the same high quality it always is and I think at this stage MLP should not got anymore points for animation anymore...oh don't give me that look you know the drill.
Cat go meow, Dogs go bark, Cows go moo, MLP has very good animation.
However the nightmare sequences are defiantly worth a mention, they are just so creepy and it shows you how far the show has come.
Compare the nightmare scenes to the first second episode with "Giggle at the ghosties" while both are very good the background and surroundings are very, very good.
Humor:
I laughed quite a bit at this episode. Scootaloo's sleepless face brought some laughs my way and the old (but not nearly boring) Rarity being Rarity jokes are always fun to see. The sequence with sleepy Scootaloo on her scooter is one of my favorite scenes for humor and the fun doubles when she ends up going in a circle. This episode was not humor based like "Too many Pinkies" but still very humorous to watch (I have a sense that Scootaloo talking to branches are going to be a "Thing" in this fandom.
Conflict:
The conflict in this episode takes on the form as Scootaloos fear of telling Rainbow that she is a bit of a chicken (Sorry!) and she tries to hold it off for a time and I thought that she was gonna turn to Applejack to get advice after showing concern on multiple occasions.
Boy, did the episode send me for a loop!
When Luna first appeared my thoughts were "Oh crap its gonna be Canterlot Wedding fan service again" but then her scene with Scootaloo really made me change my original opinion and I felt like was given legitimate loyalty bonus in that scene since we know how its possible for Luna to appear in dreams.
On a side note, I love that Luna's face was in the moon.
Conclusion:
This episode is defiantly one of my "Top 5 Star Super Episodes Hall" after rearranging my previous 5.
You might feel a sense of "A fan fic writer has done this before" at the beginning but the overall execution of the idea is so good that it does not matter. The scene between Rainbow and Scoots made me "DAWWWW" a lot and will continue to do so when I watch this episode again.
Some people have said that Rainbow might be aggressive and unlikable in an episode like this. However the writers know that Rainbow may be aggressive but shes not mean and I had complete faith that the writers would handle RD in this episode in a likeable and lovable way.
This is the kind of episode that gives me a reason to love Scootaloo as much as I do and remind me why I love Rainbow Dash just as much (Until wonderbolt academy which i am REALLY looking forward to!)
My score
9/10
Some feelings of fan service that some of you might just not be able to shake but will quickly get over and forget about it.
Well thats my first review of an episode!! Please leave feedback on how i did but also tell me your thoughts on the episode. I love seeing other bronies views of episodes.
Until next time...
SAYONARA!!