MLP: FiM ratings from Best to Worst with short reviews for most. Will not be adding on new content once G4 ends. I am composing my final list and try to add in Seasons 8 and 9. I might just post a link to my ratings and final episode ranks when ready.

10 stars. 4.25-4.26 Twilight's Kingdom- Awesometacular Good: This is a fantastic season finale to a great show, and it also feels like a masterpiece. The first song is fantastic by all means of the word, and it’s still in my Top 5 of all time. Tirek’s intro scene is the best villain intro scene in the entire show, yes even better than Discord’s. First of all the dialogue isn’t redundant, it’s supposed to recap previous events that were significant leading up to this point. Yes Discord is still very funny in this episode. Tirek persuading Discord and Discord turning evil again makes sense because at no point in previous episodes did his reformation come around in full circle. The princess’s plan is in desperation, it’s the best plan they have suddenly came up with the dire scenario presented. Yes, Discord betraying the Mane 6 especially Fluttershy is very emotionally tugging and Andrea Libman deserves an Annie award for this episode, just saying. Discord betrayed his friends, only to be betrayed by Tirek; wow the emotions are getting much more hard hitting. Holy *beep* Twilight’s house gets destroyed; things become mega intense, if you think they were intense before we then get a 4 minute tense fight scene that reminds me of the one from Man Of Steel except here you really feel the protagonist fighting for something. Best Moment: Pretty much the entire episode. Bad: Nothing! Gripe: The ending song is forced. The rainbow designs are ugly. Standout Star VA’s: Andrea Libman as Fluttershy and Tara Strong

10 stars. 4.25-4.26 Twilight's Kingdom- Awesometacular Good: This is a fantastic season finale to a great show, and it also feels like a masterpiece.. The first song is fantastic by all means of the word, and it’s still in my Top 5 of all time. Tirek’s intro scene is the best villain intro scene in the entire show, yes even better than Discord’s. First of all the dialogue isn’t redundant, it’s supposed to recap previous events that were significant leading up to this point. Yes Discord is still very funny in this episode. Tirek persuading Discord and Discord turning evil again makes sense because at no point in previous episodes did his reformation come around in full circle. The princess’s plan is in desperation, it’s the best plan they have suddenly came up with the dire scenario presented. Yes, Discord betraying the Mane 6 especially Fluttershy is very emotionally tugging and Andrea Libman deserves an Annie award for this episode, just saying. Discord betrayed his friends, only to be betrayed by Tirek; wow the emotions are getting much more hard hitting. Holy *beep* Twilight’s house gets destroyed; things become mega intense, if you think they were intense before we then get a 4 minute tense fight scene that reminds me of the one from Man Of Steel except here you really feel the protagonist fighting for something. Best Moment: Pretty much the entire episode. Bad: Nothing! Gripe: The ending song is forced. The rainbow designs are ugly. Standout Star VA’s: Andrea Libman as Fluttershy and Tara Strong

10 stars. 2.25-2.26 A Canterlot Wedding- Awesometacular Good: Good dialogue between the characters. There’s a very big emotional core for Twilight. Another great cliffhanger. Pt 2 > Pt 1. The crystal cave scene was intense. Great songs. Celestia actually doing something, and revealing that she is vulnerable; extra credit to the writing and acting to show that everyone was worried about her being seriously injured (maybe even in a coma). The fight scene is adrenaline pumping and awesome. Is it me or did Lauren Faust personally animate the whole sequence because it is very reminiscent of the Powerpuff Girls. The illogical components of this episode can be completely ignored thanks to the entertaining and great overall execution of the episode itself. So yeah to those who hate it, why? This is one of the best Season finales and still one of the best two parters to this day. Best Moment: The entire fight scene, maybe even the entire second part. Bad: Everyone quickly turns against Twilight, quick conclusions are never always conclusions. Cadance is obviously an imposter to the viewer in the beginning. Couldn’t someone have done something while she was monologuing. Deus Ex Machina. Gripe: The floating heads. Both of Twilight’s songs make her feel like two different characters because of the voice change. Standout Star VA: Britt McKillip, Tara Strong, and Rebecca Shoichet

10 stars. 2.25-2.26 A Canterlot Wedding- Awesometacular Good: Good dialogue between the characters. There’s a very big emotional core for Twilight. Another great cliffhanger. Pt 2 > Pt 1. The crystal cave scene was intense. Great songs. Celestia actually doing something, and revealing that she is vulnerable; extra credit to the writing and acting to show that everyone was worried about her being seriously injured (maybe even in a coma). The fight scene is adrenaline pumping and awesome. Is it me or did Lauren Faust personally animate the whole sequence because it is very reminiscent of the Powerpuff Girls. The illogical components of this episode can be completely ignored thanks to the entertaining and great overall execution of the episode itself. So yeah to those who hate it, why? This is one of the best Season finales and still one of the best two parters to this day. Best Moment: The entire fight scene, maybe even the entire second part. Bad: Everyone quickly turns against Twilight, quick conclusions are never always conclusions. Cadance is obviously an imposter to the viewer in the beginning. Couldn’t someone have done something while she was monologuing. Deus Ex Machina. Gripe: The floating heads. Both of Twilight’s songs make her feel like two different characters because of the voice change. Standout Star VA: Britt McKillip, Tara Strong, and Rebecca Shoichet

10 stars. 4.12 Pinkie Pride- Awesometacular Good: We get a really good opening song. We finally get to hear Mr. and Mrs. Cake, and Diamond Tiara sing for the first time (I’ve got to be completely honest, I love it whenever Amy Keating Rogers writes for Diamond Tiara; it just works on so many levels). Every joke in this episode hits the bullseye hard. The singing from Weird Al is perfect, it captures everything I like about him and fits him into this universe perfectly. As a 22 minute episode it’s the best in the series. Ooh and this episode fixes the problem I had in The Super Speedy Cider Squeezy 6000 with the rest of the Mane 6 dancing and singing to an opposing character’s song, because here Cheese Sandwich at no point wants to ruin or hurt Pinkie Pie; thus no betrayal. The foil of the protagonist was amazing and gotten right to a tee. Many great visuals. Live action mixed in. The clever reference to the smile song. Cheese’s revelation is very sweet. All the songs are great. Best Moment: Every second of the episode. Bad: The ending joke wasn’t needed. Gripe: The fact that Shannon Chan-Kent does most of Pinkie’s singing and Andrea Libman only sings The Goof Off Song. The two different voices makes me feel like it’s two different characters, and it really shows here. Standout Star VA’s: Weird Al and Shannon Chan-Kent/ Andrea Libman as Pinkie Pie

10 stars. 5.12 Amending Fences- Awesometacular Good: The connections and continuity to the very first episode. Pretty much the entire episode. Moondancer is a great reversal/reflection of Twilight’s character. I love everything single character and second of this episode. Moondancer’s breakdown at the party actually made me tear up. The last 5 minutes of this episode are outstanding. This ending (and in a way the episode) feels a lot like a Disney Pixar movie, a lot like Monsters Inc, Up and Toy Story 3. Calling Having it be close to a Disney Pixar (a really good one) is such high praise. Best Moment: Moondancer’s breakdown. Bad: The other ponies in the library scene, it just annoyed me a bit. Gripe: That this is M.A Larson’s last episode. Standout Star VA: Kazumi Evans as Moondancer

10 stars. 5.18 Crusaders of the Lost Mark- Awesometacular Good: Everything came to fruition. I predicted that this episode would happen beat for beat. It doesn’t get much better than calling a future episode and then having it surpass your expectations while at the same time surprising you! I for one always liked Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon (yes, come at me for saying that). I felt as soon as Diamond Tiara made her first appearance, I honestly felt like that there was a true reason she was picking on Applebloom and holy crap this episode answered my prayers. I could not believe that Diamond Tiara was actually legitimately redeemed, it felt so sincere and true. The fact that I was right in that she wasn’t bullying Applebloom for the sake of bullying, and that it was because of her mom that she was a bully, finally she came to realize by the truthfulness of being a sort of puppet for her mom to finally break free and say that she wished she gotten her cutie mark not so early (and that it was different. From previous appearances I knew Diamond Tiara wasn’t being a bully out of spite I felt like there was being something that wasn’t being explaining; really the only episode that made me doubt this in the slightest was Ponyville Confidential because I felt she was going way too far in that episode (LARSON!). Also I would like to point out that I absolutely love Chantal Strand the voice of Diamond Tiara because I grew up listening to her; so that might explain why I’m being a little bias. Also I find it even better that Chantal Strand voiced Diamond Tiara’s mom Spoiled Rich, it added a great reflection considering how the same pony is the problem for the other pony having been voiced by the same person. Going back to Silver Spoon, as foreshadowed by that one glimpse given in Family Appreciation Day Silver Spoon wasn’t really a bully at heart and that she was going along with Diamond Tiara, because I’m guessing they met and realized how much chemistry they have; and oh my god I was actually right in when Silver Spoon sang and said that she doesn’t want to be friends no more (holy crap I was right, yet again.) It was great getting to hear Chantal Strand and Shannon Chan-Kent finally get to sing fully as their characters. The songs in this episode are beautiful and this episode is pretty much flawless for me. For those who disagree with me I say “good day!” Best Moment: Diamond Tiara’s turning point. Bad: If your opinions don’t change about Diamond Tiara or you still don’t like her (this is more for people who never liked her). Gripe: Tabitha St. Germain is surprisingly not in this episode, yet Kazumi Evans sings for Rarity. Standout Star VA’s: Chantal Strand as Diamond Tiara and Spoiled Rich, and Shannon Chan-Kent as Silver Spoon

10 stars. 7.10 A Royal Problem- Awesometacular Good: Well it took time, but we finally got a Celestia and Luna episode; and yes it is amazing. The old switcheroo cliche doesn’t well like a cliche here, what I mean is it is very well executed cliche. Wow talk about feeling very sorry for both the Princesses, more Luna than Celestia. Evil Celestia is canon! Ok yeah this entire episode is Awesometacular. Best Awesometacular episode since Season 5. I’m reminded of a very good episode of DragonTales. Best Moments: The Royal Canterlot voice returning, “That only took 3 hours.” Luna’s bad pancake. Bad: Spike apparently knows the plot of everything, really that’s it I can’t think of anything else that’s bad. Gripe: We should have gotten this episode in Season 6. Standout Star VA’s: Nicole Oliver, Tabitha St. Germain, Kelly Sheridan, Tara Strong

10 stars. 1.23 The Cutie Mark Chronicles- Awesometacular Good: The stories of how the character's got their cutie marks is great. Literally the only problems that I can find are bad little nitpicks. The fact that it was Rainbow Dash that brought the Mane 6 together hit all the right emotions and makes one of the most touching moments of the show, and it doesn't come off as overly sappy (unlike in another later episode). Just watch this episode it is not only important for the show, but fantastic storytelling. Best Moments: Rainbow Dash being the key. "And that's how Equestria was made." -Pinkie Pie Bad: Scootaloo's "NOOOO!" The fact that Rainbow Dash of course was going to be the last to tell her story, it’s too predictable. Standout Star thing: M.A Larson

10 stars. 2.22 Hurricane Fluttershy- Awesometacular Good: It is funny. The tree joke. The Bulk Biceps joke is funny. Everyone is in character. RD actually feels like a true friend to Fluttershy in this episode. The emotional pull for Fluttershy is there. The internal conflict is perfect. This episode is basically perfect. Best Moment: “Do I look like I speak squirrel?” - Twilight Bad: The wind speed record served no purpose in the end. Spike really doesn’t serve a purpose for being in this episode. Gripe: Sound-byte recycling. Standout Star VA: Andrea Libman as Fluttershy

10 stars. 4.18 Maud Pie- Awesometacular Good: The humor hits just about everywhere, it might be a little dry but it is still absolutely funny. Maud reminds me of Raven. There are several great things about this episode and I’m pretty sure I laughed as much in this episode as I did in Pinkie Pride. Maud saving Pinkie is awesome. Pinkie is shown to have sheer vulnerability in going so far to getting her friends to befriend Maud that she also gets herself killed. Maud’s small smiles feel so lovely. Best Moments: The subtle reference to the clown scene in Goodfellas by Rarity and Maud. “It doesn’t talk, it’s a dress.” -Maud. “He’s a rock!” - Rainbow Dash. Bad: Pinkie Pie’s deflating mane doesn’t make much sense here. Standout Star VA: Ingrid Nilson

10 stars. 5.07 Make New Friends But Keep Discord- Awesometacular Good: Funniest Discord episode to day. Every single Discord just hits the bullseye. I don’t recall a single dull moment from this episode. Best Moment: Celestia laughing at Discord’s joke. Bad: The Mane 6 being stopped by the smooze to quickly, it could’ve met that Discord might not have stopped had Fluttershy just so conveniently of happened to not be caught in the smooze. Gripe: That I managed to find something that wasn’t particularly great about the episode. Standout Star VA’s: Nicole Oliver as Treehugger and Princess Celestia, and John De Lancie

10 stars. 4.21- Testing 1,2,3- Awesometacular Good: The facial expressions in this episode are gold! All the jokes hit the mark hard. It’s chock full of great moments. AJ is at her funniest. Best Moments: Pinkie’s rap. Rarity’s face. Bad: How is it that all her friends seem to know about the history of the Wonderbolts except her? Gripe: RD is the one learning the moral. Standout Star VA’s: Tara Strong and Ashleigh Ball as Rainbow Dash

10 stars. 1.16 Sonic Rainboom- Awesometacular Good: One of the character's life is put into immediate danger. Great pacing. Fear of stage fright being a relatable concept to many people and it being executed greatly and creatively. Things make sense with Rarity's wings. Great comedy. First episode to actually surprise me at one point. Best Moment: Fluttershy's cheers Bad: Rarity showing off and not being completely considerate to her friends. Standout star VA: Andrea Libman as Fluttershy

10 stars. 7.25-7.26 Shadow Play- Awesometacular Good: Interesting story. Didn’t expect to see Campfire Tales, A Health Of Information and Daring Done connect to this plot. So much cool stuff. Manages to have some great comedy. Best season finale since season 4. Best Moments: Derpy Applejack. Pinkie bright lights. Bad: I’ve got nothing bad to say about this episode. It made previous episodes in the season better, maybe even more so than season 4. Standout Star: Josh Haber

10 stars. 7.25-7.26 Shadow Play- Awesometacular Good: Interesting story. Didn’t expect to see Campfire Tales, A Health Of Information and Daring Done connect to this plot. So much cool stuff. Manages to have some great comedy. Best season finale since season 4. Best Moments: Derpy Applejack. Pinkie bright lights. Bad: I’ve got nothing bad to say about this episode. It made previous episodes in the season better, maybe even more so than season 4. Standout Star: Josh Haber

10 stars. 7.13 The Perfect Pear- Awesometacular Good: The overall episode. Really this episode is flawless. Best Applejack episode, probably in the entire series. It seems like Johanna Lewis & Kristine Songco can do no wrong. Best Moments: Digging up the floor, Goldie’s cats Bad: The show is restricted when dealing with death. Standout Star VA: Felicia Day

10 stars. Don't listen to the Imdb average for this episode, people are giving it 1 star just for the sake of doing so.

7.01 Celestial Advice- Awesometacular Good: Every character is very well written and funny. Discord putting Trixie in check. The comedy is so great. The meta humor and references. I love the inner workings of Twilight’s mind, it’s like watching great movies, and then everything exaggerating to just falling apart. By the way a reference to Predator is snuck in. Wow, Garble actually is given an ounce of likability, it only took 7 years for me to feel this. Finally, getting to see more character from Princess Celestia, like the fact that she has big flaws too. This is the first episode to acknowledge a wide arrange of characters and using them. Best Moments: Changeling Starlight, Twilight’s mind, Celestia laughing. Bad: Discord being used as a plot device. Gripe: The entire cast not getting to record together, Thorax’s design. Standout Star VA’s: Just about everyone.

10 stars. 4.24 Equestria Games- Awesometacular Good: I was laughing pretty hard through this entire episode. I don’t care the cringe humor in this episode made me laugh, most because the facial expressions I found to be absolutely priceless. The moral is excellent. Spike being treated with respect. Best Moments: “Nailed it!” -Pinkie Pie. Rainbow Dash’s face. Bad: Apparently Fluttershy still forgot she had stage fright. Spike’s stage fright comes out of left field. Gripe: Princess Celestia and Luna are present, but have no lines. Standout Star VA: Cathy Weseluck

10 stars. 1.26 The Best Night Ever- Awesometacular Good: This episode is so fulfilling towards the arc that was started in the ticket master. This episode has funny moments and shocking moments that are still memorable to this day. This episode is not afraid to take risks in showing that the Mane 6 can’t always get what they want. Spike shines in his short screen time. Just like the Cutie Mark Chronicles, it does a great job of balancing out 6 stories and having them connect in the end Best Moment: Fluttershy’s rage Bad: Some of the background characters are unlikable. Gripe: The song isn’t all that great. Making the Mane 6 miserable went overboard a little bit. Standout Star VA: Andrea Libman as Fluttershy

10 stars. 4.8 Rarity Takes Manehattan- Awesometacular Good: I honestly found both parts of the song to be great. Rarity’s first breakdown. The dialogue feels perfectly natural. There are some really funny moments. The moral is great. The acting here is absolutely top notch from Tabitha St. Germain talking to herself to Kazumi Evans and Andrea Libman’s fantastic singing. It’s great to see the Mane 6 enjoying themselves. Rarity has a reason to be guilt tripping her friends, therefore no contrivance to the plot. The humor seems to be coming more from the characters and VA’s than Dave Polsky himself, which I must say is an impressive feat. I know I sound like I’m praising this episode on every point, but if people can love Magic Duel for reason I don’t get, then I can love this episode for reason you don’t get. Best Moment: “Isn’t friendship magic?!” - Rarity Bad: Suri doesn’t get her comeuppance. Gripe: The rude background pony. I partially don’t care for Coco Pommel and her final monologue. Standout Star VA’s: Tabitha St. Germain/Kazumi Evans as Rarity and Suri

10 stars. 4.4 Daring Don't- Awesometacular Good: The comedy is spot on. The bird joke is very funny, for real. The dialogue between the Mane 6 is great. The moral is awesome. Yeah this episode is so underrated, it’s awesome. Best Moments: Twilight and RD fangirling out. Bad: So if you want to keep your life and identity a secret you publish it in a book series, yeah that sure makes sense; yes that makes Daring Do seem hypocritical. Gripe: The rest of the Mane 6 feel kind of irrelevant Standout Star VA’s: Ashleigh Ball as Rainbow Dash and Chiara Zanni

10 stars. 7.24 Uncommon Bond- Awesometacular Good: Love seeing how important Sunburst is to Starlight. Twilight flipping the game board. Hey continuity. First time Maud is in an episode without Pinkie Pie. Best Moment: “I’m very funny.” Bad: Must Trixie be in every episode Starlight is in. The first half of this episode feels rinse and repeat. Standout Star VA: Kelly Sheridan

10 stars. 6.13 Stranger Than Fan Fiction- Awesometacular Good: Patton Oswalt can really make anything 10x better. Quibble’s stubbornness makes for great comedy. Daring Do is 3 for 3 whenever she’s in an episode, this just makes an episode automatically great and here is the third time it has happened. Hey remember that RD ego problem, it’s not here (I’m only pointing it out because it has been a negative part of every episode her inflated ego is in). Quibble Pant’s character is so refreshing for this show. Respecting others opinions is one of the best morals the show has ever put at the forefront. Best Moments: RD’s face, Quibble being stubborn, and the improved ending. Bad: The villains feel like a nuisance. Gripe: Patton Oswalt and Ashleigh Ball not getting to record together. Standout Star VA: Patton Oswalt

10 stars. 6.18 Buckball Season- Awesometacular Good: It fixes all the problems that were in Spongebob’s The Great Snail Race and poses as it’s complete opposite in which this episode is the great version of an otherwise awful pre-first movie episode of Spongebob. For an episode that feels pretty grounded it managed to throw in some surprising and shocking moments. I can’t really find any legit problems here. Best Moments: Fluttershy snapping at AJ and RD, the facial expressions. Bad: Snails really didn’t feel completely necessary. Standout Star VA: Andrea Libman both Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy

10 stars. 3.13 Magical Mystery Cure- Awesometacular Good: The singing and animation is fantastic. Great emotional weight. Point on point execution. Good intervening of dialogue and song. This episode is one of many to show that good can totally out tilt the bad of an episode, if any. And yes this episode just like the Cutie Mark Chronicles, The Return of Harmony, and Canterlot Wedding hit my emotions hard. The act structure of the episode makes the moral feel complete. Hilarious spit take at the end. Best Moment: Celestia’s ballad. Bad: It feels kind of rushed, this was probably meant to be a 2-parter. The logic feels jumbled. Wait, aren’t memories connected to who you truly are? Gripe: The fact that Rebecca Shoichet does Twilight’s singing and Tara Strong does only the speaking line. The two different voices makes me feel like it’s two different characters. Cliched final shot. Standout Star VA’s: Rebecca Shoichet and Tara Strong

9 stars. 2.3 Lesson Zero- #1 Buy on itunes Good: Twilight’s best episode for a while. Spike is at his best, and this is his best episode for a long time. Rarity’s scene was great, and she ends up finding her ribbon which is actually kind of funny. Applejack actually asking Rainbow Dash to destroy the barn for her is played up for great laughs. The Fluttershy fight scene that’s actually not a fight scene was gold! Twilight begins to absolutely lost it and Spike is shown off at his best telling her to snap out of it. The facial animation just keeps getting better. Everything about the writing and voice acting is just great. From crazy Pinkie Pie too crazy Twilight; who’s the most craziest pony take your pic. Cuckoo, cuckoo, cuckoo. Big Mac running off with Smartypants is so funny. Good moral to go along with it. Best moment: “Hi Girls.” - Twilight Bad: Celestia’s “punishment,” maybe if it were rephrased I wouldn’t find it to be so contrived. The spell goes too far because of course it does. Gripe: The magic Kindergarden thing makes no sense, it felt like an excuse for Twilight to make up a very bad consequence, sort of the same problem that was in A Bird In A Hoof. Standout Star VA: Tara Strong

9 stars. Definitely a #1 buy on itunes

9 stars. 1.25 Party of One- #1 Buy on itunes Good: The comedy is spot on. Pinkie Pie is at her best and the same goes for every character in this episode. Pinkie Pie driving herself to madness is very entertaining and a very interesting way of showing us the inner workings of her mind and it's also shown by her Mane's deflation. Aside from the one flaw with this episode, there is not a single dull moment here in this episode as there is always something happening. The fact that this is Andrea Libman’s favorite episode still to this today makes we like this episode even more because not only is it a fun episode for the viewer, but also a blast for the VA’s to record. Pinkie Pie’s paranoia makes sense, how her friends seem like that are busy with other things and don’t have time for her anymore is a common paranoia we all face, despite throwing one party 24 hours after another. Best Moments: Pinkie Pie's eyes going crossed. Bad: Transitions; there is one flaw that no one seems to address when talking about this episode. Immediately after Gummy's party Twilight says we should have another party real soon and Pinkie Pie decides to invite her friends to a party the very next day, I understand it's in her character, but the fact that she didn't stop to think about her friends probably being busy at one point adds to the problem this episode carries. Standout Star VA: Andrea Libman as Pinkie Pie and the voices of the objects

9 stars. 5.24 The Mane Attraction- #1 Buy on itunes Good: Every second that that prick Svengallop isn’t anywhere to be found. Applejack’s sister is awesome. Great moral. Lena Hall was perfectly casted. Best Moment: The ending concert. Bad: Svengallop, Svengallop, Svengallop!!!! This *beep* pony is a complete and total *beep* a**hole who deserved huge consequences for his actions (also it doesn’t help the fact that he’s voiced by Colin Murdock, one voice actor who I don’t particularly like). Just like in Filli Vanni an episode written by Amy Keating Rogers that is almost flawless is ruined by one character! Gripe: Almost a perfect episode. Standout Star VA: Lena Hall as Rara Standout worse thing: Colin Murdock as Svengallop

9 stars. 2.1-2.2- The Return of Harmony- #1 Buy on itunes Best: Best season opener to this day. Discord is hilarious, entertaining; and Lauren Faust casting John De Lancie who played Q in Star Trek: TNG to play this character who basically has the exact same character traits as Q is genius. Probably the best comedy on the show. For a majority of the episode I felt emotionally involved. The corruptions of the Mane 6; Fluttershy actually resists Discord (hinting at the future). Best cliffhanger. There was an actual fight scene in the library. Twilight was actually almost defeated, that’s is where the emotional core hits hard. Pt 1 > Pt 2. This episode would’ve been perfect had it not been for the climax. Best Moments: The corruption of the Mane 6 and the exploding chocolate milk. Gripe: When did the palace get a labyrinth?! This is the only time it’s here. Pinkie Pie’s mane didn’t deflate for some reason. Bad: The climax it’s rushed and anticlimactic because of Discord’s cockyness. Discord’s defeat is very rushed. Twilight is saved by Spike’s ability to barf up letters. Standout Star VA: John De Lancie

9 stars. 2.1-2.2- The Return of Harmony- #1 Buy on itunes Best: Best season opener to this day. Discord is hilarious, entertaining; and Lauren Faust casting John De Lancie who played Q in Star Trek: TNG to play this character who basically has the exact same character traits as Q is genius. Probably the best comedy on the show. For a majority of the episode I felt emotionally involved. The corruptions of the Mane 6; Fluttershy actually resists Discord (hinting at the future). Best cliffhanger. There was an actual fight scene in the library. Twilight was actually almost defeated, that’s is where the emotional core hits hard. Pt 1 > Pt 2. This episode would’ve been perfect had it not been for the climax. Best Moments: The corruption of the Mane 6 and the exploding chocolate milk. Gripe: When did the palace get a labyrinth?! This is the only time it’s here. Pinkie Pie’s mane didn’t deflate for some reason. Bad: The climax it’s rushed and anticlimactic because of Discord’s cockiness. Discord’s defeat is very rushed. Twilight is saved by Spike’s ability to barf up letters. Standout Star VA: John De Lancie