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Well, I had to miss the premiere of Season 5 because of my job. But, how was it?

And no, I don't mind spoilers.

Meh. Really felt like a filler, this one, and I can't help noticing that its writer was Neal Dusedau, whose previous work was on the teleplay for "Princess Spike". It probably doesn't help that Bob Ross isn't a big pop-culture phenomenon in the UK. (I don't think we even got his show on British TV back in the day.) I felt sorry for Twilight, especially as I've been in her position here, and it's not at all enjoyable. I actually felt her friends (and Discord) were being

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Time is short (because of UK PonyCon looming), so this will be a short one, and I'll leave the spoilery waffle for Louder Yay in a day or two's time. This was a pretty weird episode, but in the end it was well worth it. It was great to see an Apple Family ep that (mostly) didn't involve Applejack; not that I have anything against AJ, but she's not everything. Big Mac got to talk a whole lot (in a way...) and we got a really interesting look at his character for the first time. There was

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Right in the feelz. That's the phrase I'd use to describe this one ^^

I really dig MA Larson's writing. Most of the episodes he's written for MLP have been enjoyable (say what you will about Slice of Life, I like it, same goes for Ponyville Confidential ^^). I don't get why he sometimes gets a bad wrap, unless the critics are being facetious. Anywho...

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Warning: excessive use of swearing and foul language beyond this point

Viewer discretion is advised

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A "Christmas" episode in October? Okay then. It was a rather strange episode, and occasionally a bit disjointed, but reasonably heart(hs)warming. Actually, it had similarities to "Hearth's Warming Eve" itself from back in S2. A few interesting bits of worldbuilding and new characters, but not an episode you need to concentrate too intensely on. It might turn out to be ideal for Boxing Day, actually. ★★★

A few more thoughts, with spoilers, past the break.

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Princess Twilight and Fluttershy are called by the map to settle a dispute between two feuding families who can't even remember why they are fighting.

This is what I get for having a messed up sleep cycle....apologies! I thought I was getting better at this :(

Not bad, and made a solid farewell episode for AKR. One of the songs (the penultimate one that was previewed months back) was outstanding, the others were okay. Wasn't nearly as much of a fan of the modern-style one as many people seem to be. Having "Rara" not referring to Rarity is going to confuse me now every time I read a certain type of fanfic. Story felt like it was trying to fit too much into 22 minutes minus whatever the songs took up. Svengallop was one of the dullest "villains"

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A Fluttershy episode that, for the most part, didn't do anything new. In fact, it was heading straight for a two-star rating until near the end, despite Applejack and Big Mac. (I was not a fan of Granny Smith in this: never mind Angel, she was worse.) The final few minutes were very nice, with a moral that I approve of. And of course it's a Fluttershy episode, and she gets extra points just for being Fluttershy. So it should have been an easy three. However, the really scared one now is

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This episode is one of those that seemed alright at first, then grows on me after watching it. I think I might like this episode more than "MMMystery on the Friendship Express", and that is one of my favorites from Season 2.

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Episode got leaked via iTunes, so here's another episodic discussion. Knighty, in this case, may or may not make an official version; we'll see.

UPDATE: Yup.

Good night, and good luck.

When does the onslaught of Rarity end?

Not bad, I guess. Rarity episodes are rarely terrible, and this one wasn't, but nor was it one of her greatest hits. "Suited for Success" and "Rarity Takes Manehattan" were both a class above Amy Keating Rogers' latest effort. ★★★

Spoilers from here on in!

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Fascinating season finale, and one that very sensibly didn't try to outdo S4's finale but went in a different direction. Masses going on, but it mostly managed to keep the pacing right. The exception was the ending, which really did feel rushed. One line in particular (from Spike) will have caught the attention of many fanfic readers in particular, and was a hay of a coincidence given the setting, hmm Mr Haber? Astonishing new scope for fanfics from this one, too!

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Hey there, everypony. Just a little something I felt I needed to get off my chest - I'd recently been viewing the Season 5 episodes already out, and having seen "The Lost Treasure of Griffonstone", a rather worrying notion has occurred to me regarding one of my future fanfictions. I won't give too much away, but for the storyline to work, the Changeling Kingdom would still be in a sort of "cold war" with Equestria, and what worries me is that the series itself might end up making it redundant.

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The pacing was a little odd and confusing and I feel like Pinkie deserved more praise for I don’t know the prevention of a war (Hello Celestia? Seriously praise the pink horse a little more instead of the purple one)? However the expressions, comedy and our main characters in general were great, so I had fun watching this one. S\We deal with some of the rudest and cruelest Yaks ever like how intelligence this episode made her. She was even smart enough to know that the Yaks weren’t going to

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