Talk:The Break Up Break Down/@comment-4531340-20180520091035

This episode basically shot down Fluttercord as a possibility, and I'm happy about that.

Of course, it also shot down really any other ships involving Discord, but I can live with that.

Alright, but in all seriousness, I did definitely enjoy this episode. It's kinda weird, though - unlike the last episode, there was no one thing I really, really enjoyed (like the Young Six of the last episode), but overall, with the interactions, the humor, and how balanced the subplot with the CMC helped the episode to feel, I think it was a better overall episode. I liked the B-plot with the CMC - it was very light and fun, didn't overstay its welcome or anything like that, and helped to balance out the episode (I felt that had the whole episode been about Big Mac and Sugar Belle's misunderstanding and Spike teaching Discord about love, it would've suffocated).

And then of course the gags/moments - I mean, it was a Confalone episode, so of course it had those in spades. From Scootaloo asking Button Mash if he was Sweetie's secret admirer, to Sweetie really hoping it wasn't either Snips or Snails, to Derpy working in the post office and screwing up the label, to Lyra and Bon Bon giving each other presents (as "best friends", no doubt ), there were so many great ones. And those last two were another great example of Confalone incorporating background ponies wonderfully into the episode.

And then Discord - I loved his cynical attitude throughout the episode. His line about Sugar Belle surprising Big Mac after the whole "We're finished" misunderstanding absolutely killed me. I liked the interactions between him and Spike as well.

Overall, even though this episode had a cliche, predictable storyline, it was still enjoyable, which goes to show how execution is sometimes what makes the difference.