This week’s forecast: A drama front is sweeping into central Equestria, escalating minor conflicts and bringing long-simmering issues to a boil. Everyone is advised to stay as far from Castle Canterlot as possible. Maybe visit Ponyville for a while. It’s not like the Bearers will be—

Breaking news, I have some words to eat.

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One of the hazards of posting reaction blogs shortly after the episode is that they capture volatile opinions that may mellow over time and rewatching the episode. “28 Pranks Later” is a lot better on the second watch, when you know how long scenes will last when before they seemed interminable. (I’m looking at you, Pernicious Prank Polka.) At leafst, that’s how it felt for me.

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Well, this is bittersweet. May well be the last time I ever watch Discovery Family. Pony’s pretty much the only reason I watch TV anymore. Or was, anyway.

But enough gloom. We have perhaps the last bit of televised G4 animation to cover, and cover it I shall.

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We reach the halfway point of the Legends of Magic series by covering the last two remembered Pillars (as opposed to Stygian, Pillar of Logistics. Thanks, Shadow Lock.) Let’s begin.

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Kind of funny how Tempest’s story consists of a movie bookended by comics. Time to look at her personal third act.

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Sorry I’ve been relatively quiet. I got Pokémon Shield for Christmas, and I’ve been preoccupied in Galar. Given that, rather fitting that we’re looking at the latest holiday comic.

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Turns out Thorax’s leadership woes had more immediate payoff than some of us had anticipated. Let’s see how the changelings are getting along. Or not, as the case may be.

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It’s back to the sequential grind for the next four weeks. Funnily enough, Season 8 will start just before I get to the first comic storyline that ties in with Season 7. For now, though, we have a pony thanklessly dealing with a demanding, cantankerous soul. Also Shining Armor and Prince Blueblood.

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It’s all about pride this week, from Applejack defending the sanctity of her orchard to two of the show’s biggest egos colliding and collaborating. Let’s see if these issues have anything to be proud of.

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This week, we have one of those awkward one-shot main issues wedged between an even number of one-shots and a multi-issue storyline. Thus, we’re going half-and-half on this one and throwing in a Friends Forever as well. Let’s begin.

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It’s about time we got back to focusing on the Student Six. We're an episode behind the point that Season 5 gave us the first two-pony map mission, so we're overdue on the show revisiting this season’s new gimmick.

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It’s Christmas Eve. When better to review a holiday special, especially one that isn’t trying to pull double duty as a cyberbullying PSA?

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This week, we’re focusing on some of the more unusual characters. Whether through species, tribe, or humor, these characters are far from the average pony.

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The two hundredth episode! Such wonder! Such promise!

Of course I had to go get my car’s brakes replaced that morning!

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We return to the Legends of Magic miniseries, with the other two "Campfire Tales" lead-up issues. Let's see what tales lie forgotten.

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In this final week before we go back to long-form animation for a while, we conclude the story of the young trainer Stygian as he tries to assemble a Ponymon team capable of taking on a legendary trio.

What? He is putting together a group of six.

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This week, we’re branching out a little, to a library under a tree and the story that the RCL very scientifically determined was the best story on the site. Spoilers ahead for TEL and the early bits of TEK.

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Before we cover the OEL manga, let’s look at one from Japan. You can actually find most of this one at varying levels of translation on Derpibooru, but that’s no reason not to dig into it. Let’s begin.

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Just because I’ve found Pony Life deeper than expected doesn’t mean I’m going to put other media aside. I’m absolutely finishing off Friendship is Forever, and I just started that manga storyline. We have a triple rotation for the next few months, and next up is the Rainbow Dash clip show.

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When last we left the manga, Pinkie hadn’t quite grasped that she was in a time loop, opting for the far more logical conclusion that the entire town was pranking her. Let’s see what it takes to disabuse her of that notion.

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