Well folks, it's been quite a ride but Season 9 is over and with it the show. I know that was a lot to take in last night, but let's try to step back and think. After all we've been through, all we saw, how well did Season 9 fare in its second half? Did it send the show off on a high note, make us wish we'd get another season, or just make us glad the show ended now? Well first, we're going to look at how all thirteen episodes in the half stack up. And as always, this list is purely the result

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Season 9 definitely gave us some memorable songs (only two really bombed in my opinion), though "Rainbow Roadtrip" for the most part didn't have much oomph behind its songs. Still, there were enough songs I felt worth adding to bump this list up to a top thirty five one. If I tried to explain why each song ended up where it did we'd be here forever, so just ask if you're curious, and as always this list is purely the result of my personal opinion.

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With Season 9 halfway over, it's time to yet again update the episode rankings so we can see where the newcomers fall and what has changed. With 209 episodes to get through, you'd better believe this list is gonna be a doozy. Of course, simply explaining why every episode ends up where it does would take forever, so just ask if you wanna know why something ends up where it does. And as always this list is purely the result of my personal opinion so please respect it.

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I held off on doing this list until now because I thought "Rainbow Roadtrip" at least was going to debut a new antagonist, but it didn't (which is not necessarily a bad thing, you can have a compelling story without needing an antagonist) and the new villains in "Sunset's Backstage Pass" were so forgettable even by twist villain standards, so there was no point in adding them to the list. So we're back to villains that have already existed or been established, no newcomers. And considering

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Yes, folks, it seems like China is indeed going to air the second half of Season 9 in its enterity, and that means the show will be over even sooner than we thought. By the time the show comes back to the U.S. airwaves it's gonna be all but done in China, and we'll have English audio rips circulating for anyone who wants to see. And unless the synopsis' are revealed in the near future we'll be going into these upcoming episodes blind. Of course you know the drill, if you're waiting for the U.S.

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Just when you thought the leaks were done, they come roaring back with a vengance! Portugal got Episodes 22 through 26 with English subtitles, denying any possibility of the end of Season 9 being spoiler free. But then it seemed like English fans would be in luck after Australia and China both pulled their planned early airings of the remaining episodes. Until a few days ago when an outright hack caused the episodes to pop up in full English. However, I'm only reviewing this episode and the

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Well, this is the only other early review you're getting out of me from the last batch of episodes. I'm waiting to watch the last three episodes when they air in the U.S., for I decided up front not to see the season and series finale early if it should air or be leaked ahead of schedule. And with Episodes 24 and 25 being the season finale and Episode 26 being the series finale, my decision has been made. Anyway, Josh Haber and Michael Vogel teamed up for this episode, and after the last couple

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... about the episode "Daring Done?"... In fact, I have opinions about that, and most Daring Do episodes... I know these won't exactly make me universally loved, but I'm simply stating my opinion.

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For all of those who have read my Harem Boy series, I will have to go out on a limb and say that, despite your love or hate on it, it has hit the final wall at this point. I know I was unable to finish it, but it occurred to me, someone's gonna hate on it, even though some of you people love it or not. So many ideas for a clopfic series has been in my head, but I figured that I should pause and finish something worthwhile... If you have any opinions on what you want to say about Harem Boy, just

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I just love writing characters a lot. From heroes, to anti-heroes, to supporting characters, etc. But if there's one thing I'd love to write more, it's the villains and anti-villains. Whether big or small, serious or goofy, sympathetic or monstrous, villains are one of my breads and butters in terms of character writing. I'm not saying that I don't like writing hero characters or any other characters. I just think that villains are the most interesting types of characters from my point of

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So... as a disclaimer, the opinion I'm about to give on this matter may be of the unpopular sort from both ends of the spectrum. I admit I don't know enough to be sure of whether it will be one way or the other, but I felt I should issue this warning.

Mind you, though: as always, all I'm about to say is just my opinion.

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So, with the show's fourth season and the end of the micro series looming large over the fandom, "Neigh Anything" really didn't have much of a chance to hope to change the subject or stand out. But how did its second half go? Did it wrap up the arc decently, or did it just indicate that this was an arc done solely because no one had any ideas and needed to fill space? Well, let's find out.

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Well, folks, we've got less than a month before the final season is upon us. But we're still nowhere close to being done with these blogs, they're going to run on until at least the back half of this month. Maud Pie has earned a place in the fandom alongside such popular original one-off characters like Trixie and Coco Pommel, so popular they had to bring her back. She's had one episode to herself every season since her debut in Season 4, and even had appearances in other episodes and specials.

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The final season of the show certainly gave us some more songs to talk about, some of which even managed to make it into my Top Thirty Five Songs ranking list. But what about the songs as a whole, just the ones Season 9 treated us to? Which ones left a lasting impression and which ones (if any) fell flat? Well, let's find out. There's a total of seven songs to consider for this list, and remember that it is purely the result of my personal opinion.

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So after "Power Ponies" floundered, Season 4 needed to get back on track fast if it didn't want to end up stuck in the doldrums. Previous seasons had shown how it only took one bad or underwhelming episode to kill a season's momentum for a considerable period of time, given how Season 1 hit an abrupt dry spell after "Sonic Rainboom" that wasn't broken up for good until "Party of One", and Season 2's first half tumbled down hard with" Hearth's Warming Eve" with "Family Appreciation Day" and

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No random facts today. Also, I keep forgetting that the Daily Blog is a thing.

Welp. Swimming lessons didn’t go as I expected, but in a good way. My friend wasn’t there, ‘cause turns out he signed up for a swim team, not lessons. As for me, I found myself surrounded by a buncha kids around 5-7 years younger than me.

The swimming lessons are just a refresher course for me, since the last time I had lessons was back when I was like, 8.

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No movie is perfect; no franchise is perfect; no television series is perfect; no cartoon is perfect. They all have their flaws in whatever category. You can perfectly love a movie or show while also admitting its flaws.

Take The Lion King for example. Just because I love the movie and grew up with it doesn’t mean it doesn’t have flaws. Listen, that movie has several issues such as the butchered moral at the end, but I still love it for the precious gem it truly is.

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While all the mane six have their moments of cuteness, Fluttershy effortlessly takes the crown for the most. Lots of fans still think it's a crime not to find her adorable on some level. Fluttershy has also had quite the interesting run of episodes, and today we'll be looking at all 19 of them.

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Just two episodes left now, and you all know what to expect.

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