Talk:Spike at Your Service/@comment-67.193.110.70-20121229163801

Episode review--- Spoiler alert

I'd have to say that this is the weakest episode of this season so far. It looses a lot of points for going with such a cliched and predictable plot that has been done note-for-note a million times before. I've come to expect more from this show. Even when the premise seems predictable, the writing always managed to surprise me. But not this time.

The characterization of Spike was really off-putting. I don't understand why he was so comically clumsy and oblivious in this one episode when his profession is that of an assistant. For instance, we know that Spike knows how to cook as illustrated in episodes "Owl's Well that Ends Well" and "Dragon Quest". And he's really good at it. So why does he lose all of that skill when baking a pie in this episode? It's all just very inconsistent.

I noticed that the Timber Wolves were 3D in this episode (except for the big one). It blends in well with the other animation and I can understand their reasoning behind it. I just thought that I'd point that out given that the show has never made anything 3D before. Comedy is a tab down on this one. With Rarity and Pinkie Pie's brief moments giving most of the laughs. All in all, I'd feel better about this episode if I didn't know that it was the last one we'll have for 3 weeks before the much anticipated return of Discord. Hopefully teasers of that episode and of the season finale will keep us satisfied until then.

