Talk:The Mane Attraction/@comment-10390252-20151121171242

Well, that was unexpectedly good!

At first, this episode seemed to be determined to just play it by the numbers right down the line with cliché characterisation and cliché plot devices. Then they had Coloratura be Applejack's old friend and, in the last reel, turned it into a parable about the power of the Magic of Honesty to change you for the better. In that single reel, the character of the episode changed utterly and, instead, we had one of the strongest... if not the strongest AJ episode ever shown, showing how Honesty works for her and how she makes it work for others.

So it is that Amy Keating Rogers signs of from Pony with arguably the two best episodes of the season (this one and Crusaders of the Lost Mark) and the best characterisations of their main characters too! As I've said before, whatever Disney paid for her services, they got a bargain because she is that good.

What else can I say? Lena Hall did an excellent job for her first VA on Pony and I hope that 'Ra-ra' will be seen again. Maybe she and Sapphire can team up for a future episode to rock off everypony's socks!

Daniel Ingram shows his musical flexibility again and we see again the quality that makes this show have its longevity. So the season comes to an end; next week we have the finalé and, after that, not too much of a hiatus.

BenRG's Rating: 9/10