I did some soul-searching, and I realize the problem with The Mane Attraction is Coloratura. She's got Princess Cadence Syndrome. Here, let me show you what I mean.

A Canterlot Wedding

Me: "Hey, who's this Princess Cadence supposed to be? Why should I care about her?"

Show: "She's an alicorn princess!"

Me: "Um, excuse you, there are only two alicorn princesses, I do not want another. Also, she's a bitch."

Show: "That's not really her, though!"

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Here are some thoughts on the Season Five finale that I wrote while watching, including my immediate reactions as the episode was ongoing and a summary of my reaction to the episode as a whole.

Spoilers below the break:

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Damn. Damn. Not the most amazing episode, or even the most amazing finale (I'd rank it third overall), but a good episode, bordering on great.

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I was hearing that this episode was mostly medicore, so I decided it was best to watch it early and see if that was true. This is currently the last episode that has been released early, but apparently Australia will be getting episodes 12 and 13 later this month. In any case, if you're still waiting on the official U.S. release:

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Well, that was pretty dull for the most part. Not actively terrible, but really pretty unexciting; it felt like one of the less involving Season One slice-of-life episodes. Applejack was weirdly portrayed, Spike didn't do anything of note and there's what seems to be a glaring continuity error. Forgettable filler. ★★

Hey, there's five more of these little things, and they all have the same theme. Let's go see what the queegees are up to!

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Meh. Really felt like a filler, this one, and I can't help noticing that its writer was Neal Dusedau, whose previous work was on the teleplay for "Princess Spike". It probably doesn't help that Bob Ross isn't a big pop-culture phenomenon in the UK. (I don't think we even got his show on British TV back in the day.) I felt sorry for Twilight, especially as I've been in her position here, and it's not at all enjoyable. I actually felt her friends (and Discord) were being

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Time is short (because of UK PonyCon looming), so this will be a short one, and I'll leave the spoilery waffle for Louder Yay in a day or two's time. This was a pretty weird episode, but in the end it was well worth it. It was great to see an Apple Family ep that (mostly) didn't involve Applejack; not that I have anything against AJ, but she's not everything. Big Mac got to talk a whole lot (in a way...) and we got a really interesting look at his character for the first time. There was

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Hello, Everybrony!

I’m not going to make excuses for any episodes I missed. Right now, I’m only reviewing the ones that matter to me.

LIKE THIS ONE!

Part 1: Plot
Oh look, another festival. Didn’t Firebrand have Silver Quill make festivals into a drinking game once? I mean seriously, I’m starting to believe that these events are actually nationally funded.

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Y'know what bugs me most about the season 6 premiere? The fact that it's been eight episodes since the announcement of Cadence's pregnancy (Episode 110 - The One Where Pinkie Knows), and one since Starlight's hasty reformation, and in all that time, Twilight hasn't come up with a friendship report for her. Okay, actually, realizing that Starlight was only just reformed makes it bother me less, but still. You gotta fit at least nine months in that eight-episode gap (Cadence wasn't

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That bit at the end of Stranger Than Fan Fiction, with Quibble talking over the credits, is one of the best jokes to ever come out of this show. And apparently it was improv! :D That opening scene has so much TwiDash potential (best horse girlfriends!) I'm just so very glad this episode ended up being nowhere near as cringey as I'd been anticipating. It gives me a tiny, feeble flame of hope to burn yet again. (Also, I never noticed it previously, but Daring kinda sounds super-sexy in

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Very quick, non-spoilery review: I really liked it. Okay, not the most original idea for an episode, but done very nicely and with much better pacing than some eps I could name. A couple of relatively minor faults, but it was good enough to overcome the weirdness of being shown in May. This might be my favourite ep of the season, and it's close enough to a five that it stands a chance (a small one, admittedly) of being upgraded on re-watching. Edit: it was indeed upgraded! This is a

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Greetings, Everybrony!

As you all should already know, the hiatus is now over! Episode 14 came out on Saturday! I know I’m probably behind on the curve when it comes to analyzing, but I was busy!

I must admit, it was hard to avoid spoilers, but I’ve managed to restrain myself from looking at Wikipedia and YouTube Bronies until I actually watched this episode and posted this. Whew, I'm glad that this over. I've been dying to get back to Dr Wolf's videos.

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I haven't forgotten about my liveblog! I've just been horribly busy recently. It will be back, though, within a week I hope.

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Lena Hall? No clue who she is, but let's go!

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So, much as I am sympathetic to the plight of the trans fans who weren't, shall we say, keen on Brotherhooves Social, I really can't help liking the episode. Big Mac is just so into being Orchard Blossom. (I'm surprised more people haven't gotten hung up on the anti-stallion sentiment suffusing the episode. Finally, confirmation of headcanon!) Also, that song totally reminds me of the one MandoPony did for the original

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Other than the sad lack of a Looney Tunes joke to go with the title, I don't have many complaints about this one. This is the sort of old-season stuff I really like, and for the most part I thought it worked very well. Fluttershy was great, Pinkie was great... and Snails(!) was great too. Rainbow and Applejack were a tad more uneven, but mostly they got away with it. Another filler episode, I suppose, but in my view a very good filler episode. I'll definitely be rewatching this one.

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Yes, I've seen the finale. Of course I have! Review coming after the US airing, however. As for episode 23, which was dropped from Tiny Pop because of cider referenes, I really enjoyed it. More than quite a few other people, so it seems from initial reactions. There are a few obvious plot holes, but it was another of the "could almost have been S2" episodes that this season has done quite a bit now. Three stars on first viewing, but a high three. Has potential to be a four if I really

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Hmm. I appreciate the innovation, but it's not as successful in that regard as "The Saddle Row Review" was. There are some great bits, and Applejack has a fantastic episode, but they don't quite add up to a great whole. Part of this is because the resolution is colossally stupid. Unfortunately, I'll know it's coming now, and it'll irritate me every time. As a mystery, "Rarity Investigates!" blows this -- ahem -- out of the water. ★★/★★★

Hard to believe this season is winding down already, it's been quite a ride but for the most part it's actually been pretty smooth (we've only really had one terrible episode and one lackluster episode, everything else has at least offered something that had promise it's just that some episodes had the potential and didn't take it). It's also worth mentioning that, for some reason, the last few episodes of the show are going to be airing super early in the U.K., with the finale

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