S8E12 Marks For Effort Review · 4:02pm Jun 2nd, 2018
The CMC decide public school sucks and want to go to a private school.
The CMC decide public school sucks and want to go to a private school.
Meet episode 15. Or 14. The one that aired in Australia first. In case you’re spoiler averse, you might want to look at this later.
A few months ago, I wrote an essay about consciousness, free will, and sapience in relation to the Mean Six. It prompted a pretty great discussion from everypony here.
I wanted to give you guys this post because for some reason...it sort of clicked in my head that there were some episodes of MLP: FiM’s eighth and ninth season that hold no mentioning or share a certain element of continuity with the other episodes of those seasons. I figured it’d be fun to show you guys what episodes I found that can very much be considered prequels to both those seasons and the movie.
So, without further ado, here they are:
…..So an MLP villain FINALLY gets punished for their actions? No bullshit sob story? Their actions actually have consequences?
Holy crap, either the MLP staff have finally gotten around to reading everyone's hate mail, or I'm in the Twilight Zone.
….Still, it kinda sends a mixed message, doncha think? "It's only ok to punish someone for acts of treason if they don't immediately apologize for what they did?"
The greatly coveted time has come at last. The next season of MLP:FiM begins. And now, with its premier, we have two new episodes. Enter School Daze, Part One and Part Two. If you read the title, then you clearly know this is a review. Let's get on with it, then...
I'm watching later Season 8 eps leaked on Dailymotion...
And I'm going to try a little experiment.
The episodes are there, they just doesn't have any background music, but if next week the episode plays out exactly the same as I see it now... then I will be reviewing the episodes I watch from LEAKED episodes. It'll save me a HECK of a lot of waiting.
You don't want to see LEAKED SPOILERS, then stay off my blogs, and don't give me the old "Wait like the rest of us to watch it properly"
Just deleted someone's nice comment on one of my fics I hate... telling them to bug off... and now this
THE BREAK UP BREAKDOWN
(Watching it Leaked)
Oh, crap! A Heart's and Hooves Day ep is bad enough. Still, I don't ship Big Mac with anyone, so break up or not, he's not on my shipping chopping block, but I'm already constantly reminded of BB and Terra.
This ep just may get a low score.
SCORE: 8000
Mandatory declaration: any episode involving Discord is pure gold!
I'm so done with this season I just wanna get it over with. I kept waiting for the season to start getting good and there's only four episodes left so I doubt...
...oh my stars.
Say hello to one of the best episodes of the season!
WARNING! UNTAGGED SPOILERS AHEAD!
This is one of those episodes which does exceptionally well in the first and third act, yet falters in the middle by a sudden and unexplained shift in characterisation. I understand the set up, with Fluttershy taking up a particular archetype for the different types of customers who visit Rarity For You. It's a theatrical act, using each outfit to form the basis of her persona's,
I'm two seasons behind on the show; an unconscionable status for a fanfic writer. So, you know, I'm drawing a lot lately, and I have time to background watch shows. So I'm trying to catch up.
Now season 8 is over and done with, I think we can say it wasn't one of the stronger seasons. A handful of great episodes, but only one that really stands up alongside the best of the other seasons. So I wasn't in much hurry to get this second half blog written, and I've only rewatched one of the episodes since it aired, so some may be fading a bit from my memory.
A Matter of Principals
So I'm back, all sobered up and ready to get this clankety pony train rolling once more. I was gonna do more of an intro and maybe put up a snazzy title caption, but I had just watched the first forty seconds of the first episode and I have a more befitting title/reaction to kick things off, so here goes. *Deeeeeeeeeeeeeeep Breath*
Uh so I actually finished my rewatch of the whole series a long time ago and was just lazy writing my thoughts on a couple episodes which delayed the whole posting so uhhhhhhh woops hopefully the Season 9 review is out in much less time. Anyways.
SmugDash is back!
Kind of an abrupt turn there eh Scootaloo?
Ok RD, getting a little possessive, doncha think? Also, eavesdropping on every meeting? Not really painting yourself in the most non-creepy light....
HHHHHNNNNGGG!
I'll say this about Starlight, she really knows how to work up a crowd and amp up the drama.
Umm.... was Granny Smith not aware of what she signed up for when she volunteered?
Aww! Little Flurry Heart is here!
Starlight : "Don't stare at their butts, don't stare at their butts, don't stare at their butts..."