Story Review #21: Embrace Your Demon —by EileenSaysHi

A reward for getting 3rd place in the Sunset x EG/MLP Villains “Bad Romance” contest!

Character’s:

Sunset Shimmer: You can really feel just how F’ed up this whole situation is and the hopelessness of her impending death followed by her possession. And despite its darker tone this story depicts Sunset in the most canon way it possibly can. Everything about it from her lines, emotions, to even her despair is very well executed.

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Story Review #22: It’s Just Us —by Spyder27

Reward for winning one of the competition’s in the Sunset X Villain competition group!

Character’s:

Adagio Dazzle:

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After re-watching Stare Master and Show Stoppers back-to-back, I remember why I disliked the crusaders in the early years. Looking back, I find these two episodes delightful for what they are, and I, of course marvel at how far Sweetie Belle, Apple Bloom, and Scootaloo have come.

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A few days ago, I was rewatching "School Daze" to give the episode some more thoughts, because there is quite a lot to see in it and a lot that invites you to deeply think about it. One sentence in particular stuck out to me:

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You know what I like about Glimmer? Her first appearance. She was smart, charismatic, and good at suckering ponies into giving up what made them who they were so they could fit her shallow definitions of equal and good. She was a villain, a brilliant, twisted, incredibly despicable villain. She thought she was right, and she outlawed free thought to keep her ideological control on her ponies crushingly tight, and she didn't see what was wrong with that. And you could argue that maybe she is

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I still remember how the pilot to My Little Pony forced me to re-evaluate my relationship with the Sun and the Moon. It was a wake up call - an invitation to see them, not as GIANT BALLS OF SCIENCE AND STUFF (as had previously been believed), but as the magical horse princesses that they are!

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Grrrrrrrrrrrrreetings everypony, and welcome back to Deconstruction is Magic, my Retrospective/Review/Analysis of every episode of My Little Pony: Friendship is magic ever. I'll admit, yesterday, I dropped the ball a bit with my Look Before You Sleep analysis, as there was a bit more I could say about the worldbuilding details. So today, I will make up for it by including some of that discussion in today's analysis, discussing the nature of prejudice and skepticism, with Bridle

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Grrrrrrrrrrrrreetings everypony, and welcome back to Deconstruction is Magic, my Retrospective/Review/Analysis of every episode of My Little Pony: Friendship is magic ever. Today, we have a minor epic on our hooves. It's The Cutie Mark Chronicles! Without wasting any more time, let's get on with the analysis! I am the Mage of Mind, reminding you, as always, that even a cheeseburger can be deconstructed to its source.

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Grrrrrrrrrrrrreetings everypony, and welcome back to Deconstruction is Magic, my Retrospective/Review/Analysis of every episode of My Little Pony: Friendship is magic ever. Today, I have an episode I've been looking forward to re-analysing for some time. It's the ever-controversial Feeling Pinkie Keen! Without wasting any more time, let's get on with the analysis! I am the Mage of Mind, reminding you, as always, that even a cheeseburger can

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Grrrrrrrrrrrrreetings everypony, and welcome back to Deconstruction is Magic, my Retrospective/Review/Analysis of every episode of My Little Pony: Friendship is magic ever. Today, it's time to take a quick look at another CMC episode, the Show Stoppers! Without wasting any more time, let's get on with the analysis! I am the Mage of Mind, reminding you, as always, that even a cheeseburger can be deconstructed to its source.

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Okay, the excitement of air travel is behind us. Theresa can now proceed to meet her parents unscathed.

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Looks like I was wrong about Theresa being back on her feet already. Hey, even the best of us are wrong sometimes. Instead, something very unexpected happens. In fact, it’s so unexpected because there was absolutely no evidence to suggest that any such thing would ever happen at any point in the book. Especially not in the second to last chapter! All of a sudden, hundreds of HALs come drifting down out of the sky like little snowflakes. That came out of nowhere. This might be a clever plot

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Grrrrrrrrrrrrreetings everypony, and welcome back to Deconstruction is Magic, my Retrospective/Review/Analysis of every episode of My Little Pony: Friendship is magic ever. Today, I'm tackling a Fluttershy/CMC combo episode, The Stare Master! Without wasting any more time, let's get on with the analysis! I am the Mage of Mind, reminding you, as always, that even a cheeseburger can be deconstructed to its source.

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Story review #17: The Opposite Reaction —by EpicGamer10075

Character’s:

Coco Pommel: Alright as sad as I am to say this I don’t like Coco in this story despite her being the main focus. She is just a very OOC insert nerd/teachers pet trope here. Plus she’s a simp!!!!! Overall not my favorite main character.

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