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obake


I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, a Doom wad author, and avid brony. I both write and review fanfcitions, and I can't wait to begin submitting.

Sep
20th
2018

Shout to the World: NO to Articles 11 and 13! · 6:05pm Sep 20th, 2018

Hello, this is Obake. Please read this whole message, and spread the word.

Normally I don't get political. However, with recent events in the European Union (EU), I need to make my voice loud and clear: NO to Articles 11 and 13!

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Sep
15th
2018

School Raze · 5:50pm Sep 15th, 2018

Friendship is Magic review by Obake

(SPOILERS!)

Credit where credit is due, this special has the funniest ending of the series, which was likely unintentional. I was laughing for awhile.

School Raze is the two-part finale of season 8, and exactly as I expected, takes itself too seriously. The antagonist of the episode is Cozy Glow.

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Sep
11th
2018

What Lies Beneath · 4:32pm Sep 11th, 2018

Friendship is Magic review by Obake

(SPOILERS!)


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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Sep
6th
2018

On the Road to Friendship · 6:27pm Sep 6th, 2018

Friendship is Magic review by Obake

(SPOILERS!)

On the Road to Friendship is overall okay. For an episode revolving around Starlight and Trixie on a road trip, it was not a total wash like I thought it might turn out to be.

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Aug
21st
2018

The Washouts · 7:03pm Aug 21st, 2018

Friendship is Magic review by Obake

I am reviewing episode 20 first, as I have had trouble finding a decent version of 19.

(SPOILERS!)

The Washouts is all over the place, starting quite bad, only to mellow out. I appreciate parts of the episode. The rest...not so much.

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Aug
14th
2018

The End in Friend (s08e17) · 7:00pm Aug 14th, 2018

I'm here! Thanks for starting things out :pinkiesmile:

Friendship is Magic Review by Obake

(SPOILERS!)

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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Aug
9th
2018

Friendship University · 6:45pm Aug 9th, 2018

Friendship is Magic review by Obake

(Spoilers!)

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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Aug
9th
2018

A Matter of Principals · 6:43pm Aug 9th, 2018

Friendship is Magic review by Obake

(SPOILERS!)

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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Aug
6th
2018

Hearth's Warming Club · 4:48pm Aug 6th, 2018

Friendship is Magic episode review by Obake

(SPOILERS!)

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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Jul
24th
2018

Yakity-Sax · 4:40pm Jul 24th, 2018

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

(SPOILERS!)

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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