Talk:A Rockhoof and a Hard Place/@comment-10390252-20180828093404

It's about time that we catch up with the Pillars. I'm glad that at least one has not got a 'happily ever after' ending and is having to work to deal with living in an utterly different world with very different cultural assumptions and standards. Star Swirl doesn't really count as his problems were just as bad in his original time-period to the point where, in Magical Mystery Cure, Celestia remembers him as not properly understanding friendship.

Rockhoof was nicely characterised and this episode entrenched my view that he is the Pillars' equivalent of the MCU's Thor. His genuine niceness and massive clumsy streak with his super-strength were never overdone and, in retrospect, it is obvious that Yona would be the student who was most impressed by his nature. When you think about it, Rockhoof's culture is very Yak-like in many ways.

This episode also makes me appreciate Meadowbrook (already one of the best-characterised Pillars) all the more. Her wisdom and the friendship she offered her suffering colleague was the most heart-warming part of the story.

BenRG's Rating 7/10

Still waiting for EqG Flash Sentry to discover his world's Flash's shield and become Captain Canterlot whilst Sandalwood discovers Rockhoof's shovel and joins him as another magical protector of the EqG world.