Talk:The Parent Map/@comment-10390252-20180505160902

Okay, who's up for Parental Glideance, the Unicorn Edition? Seriously, this episode's key conflict is mostly a re-tread of Rainbow Dash's problems with her parents but with a slightly different flavour to make it look like it isn't essentially a retread.

It's a genuine shame because the initial feel of Sire's Hollow and the clash of preservation vs. development or established vs innovation was quite interesting. I particularly liked the possibility that, in their domineering and controlling ways, Firelight and Stellar Flare may have inadvertently taught Starlight her dystopic vision and made Sunburst the neurotic wreck that he seems to be.

The big problem for me was that they literally jammed the resolution into the last five minutes after wasting most of the episode with the red herring. It would have been nice if the resolution had been something other than a 60-second heartfelt declaration. It was that quick 'solution button' ending that really spoiled this episode for me. It was a shame because I really liked the inhabitants of Sire's Hollow. There could be a lot of interesting adventures here and I'm hoping that, even if the series does not return here, fan-fiction writers will at some point.

So, yeah, a big let down after last week.

BenRG's Rating: 6/10