Talk:Father Knows Beast/@comment-1711382-20181006184408

Honestly, not my favorite episode this season. While it was nice to see Spike and Smolder bond a little more, and for it to be confirmed that Twilight really is a parent figure to Spike, this episode just feels like a retread of "Dragon Quest"; Spike tries to learn more about being a "real dragon", only to realize he's been led astray by a bad influence, and decides he's fine the way he is.

And Sludge was just a terrible character overall. A lazy con artist, taking advantage of the ponies' goodwill and lying to Spike so he could stay in the castle. He may actually be a worse dragon than Garble in that respect.