Talk:The Mysterious Mare Do Well/@comment-76.19.41.146-20111127165917

Also, while some have complained about ponies acting "out of character" my chief complaint with this season is the *lack* of character for most of the protagonists. What happened to the deadpan wit and slow-burn straight-man (um, pony) frustration that I cherished in Twilight Sparkle? Since the breakdown in "Lesson Zero" she is thoroughly generic. I can sympathize with those who found RD annoying in these last 2 episodes, but at least she still has character. There's been precious little of the pattented Pinkie Pie lunacy (the ghost gag in this ep. was pathetic), Fluttershy might as well not even show up. I agree with the YouTube comment that there's been an emphasis on showy setpieces over the character interactions and personality quirks that made Season 1 shine. There are many things to like about this episode (everything involving RD's increasingly "lame" attempts to get back in the populace's good graces is gold) but it's held back by the generic characterizations. -Grant Joon