Talk:Wonderbolts Academy/@comment-32136229-20121214123004

Here are my thoughts on this episode.

When I saw the name Merriwether Williams during the beginning of the episode, I was worried that this episode would turn out to characterize Rainbow Dash badly. To my surprise, it didn't. This was actually quite an impressive episode that managed to characterize Rainbow Dash very well. This episode shows that she was determined and driven without being an asshole and she wasn't willing to pursue her dreams at the expense of her friends and other ponies.

Now, about Lightning Dust. Although she's not one of the best antagonists we've had, I think she's quite a good character and she played her role as a foil for Rainbow Dash well. Her character was portrayed as a great contrast to Rainbow Dash's in terms of ego and recklessness.

On Spitfire, I didn't really mind about how she was portrayed in this episode. After all, she was just playing the drill sergeant role, so it's justified that she acts like a jerkass in this episode and not showing any favoritism towards Rainbow Dash. I also didn't mind her voice on my first watch, but when I rewatched it, it does seems to be weird, but it wasn't too bad. I do kinda wish that she would at least show that she recognizes Rainbow Dash just so that we know she's still Spitfire and not some other character with the same skin and mane color, but I didn't find it too problematic.

On Pinkie Pie, I didn't really like how her character was exaggerated throughout this episode. Her scenes didn't really add anything to the plot and was just made for the sake of humor. Had her character been written better than she was, this episode would have been a bit better.

Overall, despite some criticisms, this was an awesome episode. I would rate this a 9.5/10. This was definitely one of the best Rainbow Dash episodes in the series. Good job, Williams!