Not bad, not bad. Not the greatest CMC episode in history, but it was fun and amusing for the most part. The guest character is going to divide fans, I suspect, but I'm mostly pro. One particular disappointment, however. Another episode not to pick apart too much, but just to sit and enjoy, I feel. Not quite up to "Buckball Season", but generally solid. ★★★

More, with spoilers, past the break.

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A good Spike episode. A good Spike episode. I'm going to go and lie down now. ★★★★

Very quick, non-spoilery review now, as I haven't had much time this weekend. Three stars again, but in the upper reaches of that band. I liked the concept, which explored some interesting territory, as well as the song. Pacing was a bit off, and one of the early secondary characters is someone I just don't much like. May come to be seen in the future as a jumping-off point for other things. Surprisingly short on funny quotes for a Dave Polsky episode, but some nice visual gags. So far, this

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Seriously, why are we having an episode this week, with the movie premiering? I mean, it's a nice bone for the folks in other countries who aren't getting the movie yet... Who also don't get the episodes on the day they air in the US. <.< Someone explain this to me.

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(That's what the episode was called on-screen. Not "Saddle Row & Rec", despite what some sources suggested beforehand!) And I'm... not sure what to make of it, really. A provisional three-star review, but it could easily end up anywhere between two and four by the time my blog review goes up on Monday. Edit: I was obviously in a bad mood when I watched it first. I laughed more second time around and, though it's still not perfect, it can have the fourth star now. ★★★★

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Salutations, my good friends.

This is your friendly film, TV show, and episode reporter here. And before I get into my newest episode review, I'd like to wish you all a very happy Thanksgiving.

To celebrate this special occasion, I'm gonna present my 10th episode review, as well as my 12th and final "Thanksgiving Treat" for this year, by reviewing another Charlie Brown classic:

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Happy New Year, Pals!

This is your friendly film, TV show, and episode reporter here with another review.

Today, for my 20th episode review and New Year's Eve gift to you guys, I'm gonna be analyzing "Happy New Year, Charlie Brown".

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Hello, Everybrony!

Yes, I didn’t analyze the last two episodes. Here’s why:
1. The One Where Pinkie Knows didn’t stand out
2. Hearthbreakers didn’t move me enough to convince me to take time out of my busy schedule

Now both of the episodes are worth reviewing, but I don’t have time to review every episode, so I’ve been sticking to the important ones.

Now this episode…
Seems standard…
Getting boring…
Selective humor…
Wait, what…
Huh?
Hold on!

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This episode... it was okay. Remember all the weird awkwardness of Maud's debut? Imagine that, but with the rest of the Pie family.

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Fun.

A little unbalanced and a little ropey, but fun, although Pinkie Pie is clearly either delusional or a god of some sort. I'm leaning toward the former. That said, she wasn't the annoying little idiot that some previous episodes had turned her into.

I honestly though the sledge would be the thing that made the Yaks feel at home. Very pleased that they didn't go that cliché route. Also... Pinkie's Batcave is kind of creepy when you think about it.

Y'know, I was thinking I wasn't going to enjoy PPOV as much the second time around, but no, it's still lots of fun. "Substanceless" would be a valid criticism, and I'd agree, but the main problem with it is that the excitement level is a downward slope. The intro is dull, Piratejack kicks things into high gear, then the continuing stories get less and less interesting (if still funny), to leave us with a dull third act. That's definitely a problem. Still, Piratejack is entirely amazing,

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Well, that was an episode. :B

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It's rare for me these days to find my thoughts on a new episode echoed by more than a few people around the fandom. The Cart Before the Ponies is a rare victory for me in this regard, but that victory is ultimately pyrrhic, since everyone agrees with me that the episode was just okay, with the only dissent being whether or not that makes it bad. I have thought of one thing, however, that makes this ultimately mediocre episode worth watching, in case you needed some pushing into the "it

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So, I didn't actually see The Fault in Our Cutie Marks on TV last week. So, am I crazy, or did Discovery Family just not show it at all? Because it didn't DVR, and this week, the 'last week's episode' timeslot is Buckball Season again. Did I just imagine that episode or something? @_@

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The second half of Season Six seems to be doing pretty well, and this episode is no exception. It's about time Fluttershy and Applejack had a team-up (well, there's "Bats!", but they're at each other's throats for most of that) and it's done nicely. 'Shy in particular was great this time around; these writers seem like keepers. The layered nature of the reveal was interesting, though inevitably a little hurried in a programme this length. I liked the fact that Flim and Flam weren't... well,

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Horrible title pun aside, I enjoyed this one, despite one character being unbearable almost throughout. The main reason I liked it was that they did something both interesting and believable with Fluttershy -- something they couldn't possibly have done in the early days. I'm currently thinking it's a high three rather than a low four, though there's not much in it. ★★★

More, with spoilers, past the break.

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My Little Pony, as a fantasy setting, is prone to depicting some of its races as consistently evil, or at least consistently unpleasant. While the griffons and dragons aren't necessarily evil, they are stereotyped with negative traits, and the changelings - one of the most fascinating and enigmatic of the show's races - is distinctly shown as almost exclusively villainous. "The Times They Are a Changeling" is the show's third - and, to date, most successful - attempt to give one of its

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I couldn't actually bring myself to rewatch Newbie Dash. I caught up on Steven Universe instead. Now there's a show, lemme tell ya. :)

As for this week's episode, Big Jim's tweet about how great it is felt like preemptive ass-covering and set me ill at ease.

I needn't have worried. Dude wasn't lying. :D

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Another three-star episode, though in this case it starts rather poorly and gets better. More past the break. ★★★

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Yeah, I'm not going to sugarcoat anything here, I really didn't like this episode. The writers have no excuse for this kind of mistake after they managed to avoid rehashes of "Princess Spike" and "What About Discord"? David Rapp, who only previously wrote for FBI drama live action television shows penned this episode with help from Dave Polsky, and it seems Polsky may have gone back to his old comedic ways again. If my above opinion is a gamebreaker for any of you, it's not

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