An episode that was funny in places, but was also tiresome and repetitive. Pretty much a rehash of an earlier episode, and this one also annoyed me for trampling on show canon. A real disappointment. ★★, just for the amusement value.

The pegasus soldier sighs, going back to listening to the wilderness than watching his companion continuing his stretches… That was when he heard it. Or in this case, the lack of noise; the whole forest as a whole went eerily silent in an instant. “Hold on… Do you hear that?”

The unicorn stops his stretching and grabs his spear with his magic, walking up to where his fellow soldier is looking at. “Hear what? I hear nothing-“

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Yeah, that one. The one everyone's been wondering about -- and yet it turns out that the answer has been hidden in plain sight, and in officially licensed media at that. Past the break to see...

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Man, I completely forgot that S8 of MLP started today. Plus the fact that Season 8(!) of Pony just sounds unreal in itself. I don't think I have to summarize the plot, because everyone reading this probably saw it and many others already do this. So, going straight to the point, I liked it. Season 8 definitely has great potential. Behind the break more in-depth and random thoughts on the two-parter.

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Terramar: "I have to choose soon. Every other griff my age already knows where they belong. I'm still not sure." This suggests to me that, however obvious the episode's resolution might be to us, it isn't obvious to the hippogriffs themselves, and that they do expect to have to choose in such a situation. Maybe there's some cultural reason why splitting environments hasn't been a thing up until now, but that's pure speculation.

A reasonably entertaining episode, though not quite as entertaining as the last two. I've never really found Sunburst all that interesting. Starlight I do like, and actually I think she's possibly the season's most consistently fun character. The plot was so-so but executed well enough, but I wasn't that fond of either parent. I know we weren't supposed to be, but they didn't really grab me. So, a solid episode rather than an amazing one, which means ★★★ again.

This one's going to be a(nother) base-breaker. I found it interesting, but with flaws, some more annoying than others. New characters are variable. Is this the Pony we knew in S1? Nope. Is it still fun? Yep. Songs were okay without being classics. This is a provisional three, as I need more time to process everything but don't want to leave this blog post too long. Biggest complaint: where was Cheerilee? ★★★

A pretty entertaining episode this week. Very predictable at times, but the journey was fun enough that knowing the destination didn't really matter. I'm not generally a great fan of romance in FiM, but Big Mac and Sugar Belle are a cute couple. The CMC subplot was amusing, too. ★★★, but a high one. Update: upgraded to ★★★★ after a second watch.

Chapter 8 of The Slash Of Truth is out now.

Please enjoy!

Cheers.

Which of the 24 O.C.s will Win ?

2 cannon shots can be heard in the distance.

Fighter Swan
District 3

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I just read some interesting headcanons presented by Winter Quill in their most recent blogpost, and I decided to share my own headcanons as well:

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Synopsis

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Character development? Pah, who needs a silly thing like that? Thank Celestia for the Student Six. And Fluttershy. Because the stuff with AJ and Dash was pretty dire. Watch "Fall Weather Friends" again instead. It's basically this, but better. ★★

Not sure.

All I remember is a Dead Poet's Society reference and Starlight now in the running for best faic of Season 8.

Taking a shot at this kind of reviewing thing. I’m no analyst or professional. Just a guy telling you all what I thought of things. Let me know if you like to see more:

The Short

MLP tackling racism? Well done. Chancellor Neighsay looks to be a promising recurring villain that’s for sure.

The Long

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Hello everybody!

Its finally happening! The Nameless Queen chapter 8 is finished and off to editing! The raw document reached the 6k Word mark, not the longest, but not the average either This chapter is only part 1 of the Cicada story arc, which is expected to be around 2 to 3 parts.

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G. M. Berrow doing what G. M. Berrow does well -- light, fluffy, entertaining filler. Nothing too deep or meaningful in here, and (as I always do) I missed most of the little pop culture nods (though even I got the main crossover theme!), but I had fun. It's not enormously memorable and I'd hope there'll be better eps this season, but no real complaints about this one. ★★★

Apparently most of the fandom thinks this was quite good at best. Oh well, looks like I'm out of step, then, because I adored it. Even its little flaws made it more lovable to me. It's far and away my favourite episode of S8 so far, and quite possibly top 20 of all time. Admittedly I'm biased because of Scootaloo swimming, but still. ★★★★

Izzy crazy.
Izzy makes up a holiday?
Izzy invents science.
A wheel levitates. That's how wheels work.
Hitch can't handle the truth.
Unicorns had friendship? Since when? Could have fooled me.
Pasta makes your magic weak. We now know what happened to magic. Ponies just ate too much pasta.
Robot is still best pony. I ship him with Izzy.