Well, one half of Season 7 has already come and gone, at least for those who've seen the episodes early. Let's see how Season 7 stacks up compared to the other seasons, but before we do that let's see how the episode of Season 7's first half stack up right now. Like always, this isn't official by any means.

13. Honest Apple
12. All Bottled Up
11. A Flurry of Emotions
10. Not Asking for Trouble

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Well, it's time to update the rankings again. Suffice it to say, the events of Season 8 (and to a lesser extent the movie) have really given me a lot to think about. You'll be surprised at some of the changes here. Here's version 5 from the end of Season 7, let's see what changed. It probably goes without saying, but this list is the result of my personal opinion so please respect it.

8. Applejack

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After the events of "A Rockhoof and a Hard Place" this list had to be updated, plus last time around I didn't really talk about Stygian and I feel like now it's imperative to do so considering what's been established in the Legends of Magic comics. So anyway here's the original version, from the end of Season 7. Let's see what changed.

7. Rockhoof

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I don't want to do a completely new version of this ranking, but after "The Best Gift Ever" I feel like it's only fair to re-examine the list and make a few updates. Did the number one spot change back to its previous champion, stay the same, or did somepony who's never been at the top before claim victory? Here's the previous version, from just after Season 8, let's see what changed.

8. Starlight Glimmer

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Well, the sooner I do this the sooner I can hopefully put that finale behind me. Maybe someday we'll know what the writers failed to convey that would've made it all better. Anyway, while the student six were unfortunately denied their chance to shine for most of the season, we did get a few opportunities to see them grow. So it's time to update the rankings and see what changed. Here's the previous version, from the

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Some nihilist has clicked the 'dislike' button on Letters From an Irradiated Princess, sending it down to be ranked 523rd on the site. Oh, how the mighty have fallen. Hubris, tragedy, etc. I suppose I am no longer best at pony.

(Still, I take entirely too much pleasure when my stories apparently are in the top 1% of fanfics on the site).

And now, time to go be productive on some other stuff! In theory.

I did this only once before, after Season 5, but I figured the list could be updated now that some new writers have been added and some of the old writers have had a chance to try and change the impressions they've gotten. So if you're interested, here's the original version. Like always, I mean no disrespect to the DHX staff, and just like before I'm not going to be counting Lauren

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We had a couple of new unicorns introduced to us this season, so I think it's time to update the list again. Here's the second version, from the end of Season 5. Time to find who made it onto the list this time around!

10. Coriander Cumin

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Spike and Discord weren't the only ones this season who got better roles in terms of male characters. This season, at least early on, had a ton of really strong male characters, even if we didn't get a whole lot of new stallions. Granted, it wasn't completely perfect, we still had male characters like Zephyr Breeze and Sky Stinger, but for the most part the good outweighs the bad. In any case, here's the

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Starlight Glimmer's reformation continues to remain a divisive subject among the fandom, with some people praising her, other condemning her, and many others (like myself) being more neutral to her while generally leaning more towards love or hate for her. One of the most common complaints is that Starlight's reformation pails in comparison to Sunset Shimmer's and that she was a bad attempt at creating a Sunset Shimmer character in the show since the writers and show staff said

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Time to see how the episodes of Season 5 stack up. Remember, this is just my opinion. This is going to be kind of tricky though, considering how good most of the episodes were.

26. What About Discord?
25. Appleloosa's Most Wanted
24. Castle, Sweet Castle
23. Princess Spike
22. Scare Master
21. Bloom and Gloom
20. Tanks For The Memories

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Another season has come and gone, and since we already saw how the episodes stack up, let's take a look and see how the songs faired. Season 5 offered some pretty good ones, including quite a few from two musical episodes. But we had some pretty long droughts between songs, as was evidenced by the gap between "Tanks For The Memories" and "Canterlot Boutique".

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By now the drill should be obvious, though this one probably won't see as significant of changes compared to the others. Here's the previous version, remember that this list is the result of my personal opinion, so feel free to disagree.

13. One Bad Apple
12. Spike at Your Service
11. Games Ponies Play

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Season 8 brought about a few interesting opening sequences that I think were worth talking about, and ultimately I felt like they didn't quite justify bumping off some other contestants for a Top Ten list. So I expanded it to a Top Fifteen list, and this is what we have. As always, feel free to disagree. If you're curious here's the top ten version, from a season ago. Let's see what changed.

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"The Best Gift Ever" brought in either two or three new songs depending on what you wanna count, and ultimately at least one of them was good enough to warrant being added to the list. I did consider a top Thirty Five, but I can't think of many other songs I haven't already included, so I just decided to go with Top Thirty Two (maybe there'll be a top Thirty Five or Top Forty even after Season 9). Just ask if you're curious as to why a certain song ends up where it does and as always this list

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I'll probably do another list like this covering other types of episodes (season premieres, season finales, mid-season finales, and if Season 9 is the last season maybe eventually the episodes for each of the main characters). Anyway, with today being Valentine's Day, I feel like it's worth covering one of the only other holidays to get a pony equivalent in Hearts and Hooves Day. Compared to Hearth's Warming and Nightmare Night, Hearts and Hooves Day definitely hasn't attracted as much

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With Season 8 came a brand new addition to the list of parents as we finally got to meet Starlight's dad. How much of an impression he left is up for debate, but considering it's been almost a year and a half since my previous families list I felt it was worth updating. Sadly, we still don't know about Spike's family (as in his actual birth parents, to say nothing of how we've never seen him interact with Twilight's parents). As always this list is purely the result of my personal opinion.

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The end is neigh, folks! We really are in the endgame now, and a matter of hours it will all be over! It's been quite a ride and one I wouldn't have wanted to miss for the world, and just because the show may be over doesn't mean the fandom has to pack it up and call it quits. Heck, that's partially why I'm doing this list, because it's inevitable that even when a show runs for long as this one did there are some characters that will be forgotten over time. That just means that their

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Just a quick little something I'm doing before I call it a night. The finale was quite an experience, folks. But just because the show ended doesn't mean the fandom has to! I'm gonna be here for a long time to come!

As for the episodes themselves, like always they're the result of my personal opinion on the rankings. Some of them were actually pretty hard to rank. But here's how they stack up for me:
26. A Trivial Pursuit
25. A Horse Shoe-In
24. Sweet and Smoky
23. Uprooted

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This list was due for an update after Season 8, and rest assured the same will happen to the Top Five Best Writers tomorrow. Here's the second version, from a season ago. Let's see what changed. And as always, I mean no disrespect to anyone at Hasbro or DHX. Also, before we begin, I should mention that I'll be leaving out Besty McGowen and Teddy Antonio since they left no impression one way or the other

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