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Friendship is Magic Review by Obake

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The End in Friend is in an odd place. It has the same issues as many recent episodes. At the same time, it also hearkens back to the feel of earlier seasons, particularly in regards to its moral. The episode is like an unpolished leftover from season 02.

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Friendship is Magic first impressions review: The Break Up Break Down (s08e10)
by Obake

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This episode is a blend of good and bad, much like a love potion. Or is it love poison?

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Friendship is Magic first impressions review: Non-Complete Clause (s08e09)
by Obake

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Non-Complete Clause is essentially a more annoying version of Fall Weather Friends. Where that episode succeeded, Clause fails. Maybe upon another watch I will find more to praise, but even so, it is the first bad episode of the season.

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Friendship is Magic first impressions review: Marks for Effort (s08e12)
by Obake

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Friendship is Magic first impressions review: The Mean Six (s08e13)
by Obake

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While the Mane Six and Starlight head to a friendship retreat, Queen Chrysalis makes clones of our heroes, vowing to find and steal the Elements of Harmony.

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Friendship is Magic episode review by Obake

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This is one of the better episodes of season 08, at least until the ending. There are no pacing issues or poor editing. It is the writing (like usual) that lets it down.

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Friendship is Magic review by Obake

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This would be the strongest of the school episodes, were it not for a few choice line of dialogue and strange ending. To be fair, the ending may turn out to be part of a bigger plot involving the season's villain, in which case it makes somewhat more sense.

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Friendship is Magic first impressions review: Molt Down (s08e11)
by Obake

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Since I have a full schedule this afternoon, I figure getting this review out early would be a good idea. Hence, I haven't had time to find a completed version of the episode, only the leaked version, which should suffice.

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Friendship is Magic review by Obake

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This is yet another episode with a botched message. Discord tricks the Mane 6 into going on a fake map quest, so he can harass Starlight at the school. Twilight put Starlight in charge, not bothering to hire more teachers while the Mane 6 are away. Quite a massive oversight. But it is the least of the episode's problems.

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Friendship is Magic first impressions review: The Mean Six (s08e13)
by Obake

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Multiple sources have called this one of, if not the, worst episodes of season 8. Given the "yak" in the title, I was expecting a lot of annoyance and/or boredom. There indeed was some annoyance. But not as much of a disaster as I anticipated.

Yakity-Sax is bad, but The Mean Six is worse. Sax at least has a few funny moments in its favor.

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Friendship is Magic review by Obake

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I agree with what this episode is trying to teach. Which is why it is so frustrating that its handle of a real world issue is so clumsy.

Flim and Flam open their own school of friendship in Las Pegasus. Because it only accepts ponies as students, it receives accreditation from Chancellor Neighsay, to Twilight's chagrin. Much worse, she and Rarity find that Starswirled the Bearded is one of the school's students (yes, really.)

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