Talk:Horse Play/@comment-26855152-20180430190211

...Why? No seriously. I swear, this show... is it trying to make me love it more than I already do? Because come on. This is the third time in a row that I've been tempted to say "This is my favorite episode of the season so far". I loved it.

Celestia has always been a special and interesting character to me, and I appreciate every new detail that we get about her in this episode. She wasn't infallible, but she still had her trademark mentor/motherly wisdom. She showed how at her core, she is a dedicated and and hardworking ruler but wants to loosen up and connect with her subjects. She wasn't above them, she was working with them. Twilight might have made a few mistakes, but the scene where she apologizes was great. Speaking of which, you know who didn't slip up once but was still amazing to watch? Applejack. I know, I'm biased, but I could go on and on about how much I loved her this episode and then there's the fact that she won't be the first thing that comes to mind when most people think of this episode but that's okay because it's a testament to her character that she... sorry, where was I?

The play was really fun to watch, especially when you know the original story from the Journal of the Two Sisters. The return of Fluttershy playing Celestia was a nice touch. The sunrise might have been something most people could see coming, but that didn't make it any less beautiful, same goes for the moral. Everyone had a moment to shine and something to do, no exceptions. I especially loved Pinkie's slightly unsettling interest in pyrotechnics. And Spike's obvious solutions to everything.

Overall, great fun to watch. Humor, heart, great character moments, it was the full package and it was glorious.