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Season 2, Episode 15: The Super Speedy Cider Squeezy 6000

Writer: M. A. Larson



"Well you've got opportunity in this very community! He's Flim, he's Flam, we're the world famous Flim Flam brother! Travelling salesponies nonpareil!"

The best thing that I liked about this episode is the Flim Flam brothers, and let me tell you guys, they are, in my opinion, one of the best antagonists that has ever been featured in the show. From their characterization to their musical number (which, by the way, is one of my favorite songs of the series), nearly everything about them was just awesome. I have to thank Samuel Vincent and Scott McNeil for giving such a great performance to each of their respective characters.

Another thing I did liked about this episode is Applejack. I am mostly going to focus on the third act of the episode because that's where her character really shines through. What I liked about this part of the episode is that it actually acknowledges the lesson that she learned in Applebuck Season. The episode didn't ignore the character development that she got in said episode, unlike certain episodes. Not to mention this also leads to possibly the funniest friendship letter of the entire series. The ending is pretty much Applejack's crowning moment of awesome.

Number 24
Season 1, Episode 26: The Best Night Ever

Writer: Amy Keating Rogers



Number 23
Season 2, Episode 23: Ponyville Confidential

Writer: M. A. Larson



Number 22


Season 1, Episode 19: A Dog and Pony Show

Writer: Amy Keating Rogers



Number 21
Season 3, Episode 7: Wonderbolts Academy

Writer: Merriwether Williams



Number 20
<p style="text-align: center;">Season 1, Episode 13: Fall Weather Friends

<p style="text-align: center;">Writer: Amy Keating Rogers

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Number 19
<p style="text-align: center;">Season 1, Episode 9: Bridle Gossip

<p style="text-align: center;">Writer: Amy Keating Rogers

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Number 18
<p style="text-align: center;">Season 2, Episode 4: Luna Eclipsed

<p style="text-align: center;">Writer: M. A. Larson

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Number 17
<p style="text-align: center;">Season 3, Episode 3: Too Many Pinkie Pies

<p style="text-align: center;">Writer: Dave Polsky

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Number 16
<p style="text-align: center;">Season 2, Episode 3: Lesson Zero

<p style="text-align: center;">Writer: Meghan McCarthy

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Number 15
<p style="text-align: center;">Season 2, Episode 5: Sisterhooves Social

<p style="text-align: center;">Writer: Cindy Morrow

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Number 14
<p style="text-align: center;">Season 1, Episode 20: Green Isn't Your Color

<p style="text-align: center;">Writer: Meghan McCarthy

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<p style="text-align: center;">Season 1, Episode 7: Dragonshy

<p style="text-align: center;">Writer: Meghan McCarthy

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Number 12
<p style="text-align: center;">Season 2, Episodes 25 & 26: A Canterlot Wedding - Parts 1 and 2

<p style="text-align: center;">Writer: Meghan McCarthy

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Number 11
<p style="text-align: center;">Season 3, Episode 10: Keep Calm and Flutter On

<p style="text-align: center;">Writer: Dave Polsky

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Number 10
<p style="text-align: center;">Season 1, Episode 14: Suited for Success

<p style="text-align: center;">Writer: Charlotte Fullerton

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Number 9
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<p style="text-align: center;">Season 2, Episode 18: A Friend in Deed

<p style="text-align: center;">Writer: Amy Keating Rogers

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Number 8
<p style="text-align: center;">Season 1, Episode 16: Sonic Rainboom

<p style="text-align: center;">Writer: M. A. Larson

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Number 7
<p style="text-align: center;">Season 3, Episode 6: Sleepless in Ponyville

<p style="text-align: center;">Writer: Corey Powell

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Number 6
<p style="text-align: center;">Season 3, Episode 13: Magical Mystery Cure

<p style="text-align: center;">Writer: M. A. Larson

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Number 5
<p style="text-align: center;">Season 2, Episodes 1 & 2: The Return of Harmony Parts 1 and 2

<p style="text-align: center;">Writer: M. A. Larson

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Number 4
<p style="text-align: center;">Season 2, Episode 9: Sweet and Elite

<p style="text-align: center;">Writer: Meghan McCarthy

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Number 3
<p style="text-align: center;">Season 1, Episode 25: Party of One

<p style="text-align: center;">Writer: Meghan McCarthy

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Number 2
<p style="text-align: center;">Season 1, Episode 23: The Cutie Mark Chronicles

<p style="text-align: center;">Writer: M. A. Larson

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And my Number 1 favorite episode of all the first three seasons is....
<p style="text-align: center;">Season 2, Episode 22: Hurricane Fluttershy

<p style="text-align: center;">Writer: Cindy Morrow

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Number 10
<p style="text-align: center;">Season 2, Episode 24: MMMystery on the Friendship Express

<p style="text-align: center;">Writer: Amy Keating Rogers

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Despite being a highly entertaining episode with great humor and great dialogue (seriously, there is so much alliteration in this episode), this episode was really weak when it comes to the characterization and plot, and let me tell you why.

The first thing that I want to talk about is Pinkie Pie. On one hand, she's actually really funny in this episode. Amy Keating Rogers is definitely a master when it comes to writing comedy, and it definitely shows. Pinkie was entertaining all the way through, just like all her other episodes. On the other hand, I didn't like how she was characterized throughout the investigation. Before this episode, she has been shown that, despite being what we can basically call the embodiment of randomness, has also shown to have some degree of intelligence. She has been shown in Swarm of the Century to be quite knowledgeable of the parasprites. She has rarely been shown as being dumb throughout the first season. I wouldn't have complained about Pinkie's characterization here had her character been established as dumb early in the series. However, they didn't, and because of that, her stupidity in this episode doesn't make sense in context to her established character.

Now, let's talk about the plot. This is the show's first attempt at writing a mystery episode, and I'd say it was a pretty mixed bag. On the positive side, the premise did leave us with some great pop-culture references, some genuinely funny jokes and it also allows Twilight to shine, utilizing her central character trait in order to move the investigation along very nicely. On the negative side, however, the plot just seemed to drag during the middle parts as the investigation itself was not an investigation and more like "Pinkie jumping to conclusions as to who the culprit is without having any actual evidence at all".

In conclusion, despite its problems, it wasn't really that bad of an episode. I thought it was a pretty good episode that offered some great entertainment and great humor, but weak characterization of Pinkie and weak plot.

Number 9
<p style="text-align: center;">Season 1, Episode 3: The Ticket Master

<p style="text-align: center;">Writer: Amy Keating Rogers and Lauren Faust

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Like MMMystery, this wasn't really that bad of an episode, and I can't really find that much to complain about it, nor can't I find that much to praise.

I guess what I can say is that I did liked the characterization of all the Main 6. I think it did well in making the personalities of each of the main ponies distinct from each other. This was shown pretty well through their dreaming about what would they do in the Grand Galloping Gala. I give this episode credit for establishing a bit more of their characters and for starting the "season-long" story arc, continued with Suited for Success and The Best Night Ever (both of which are a lot better than this episode).

For the most part, I don't think I had any actual problems with this episode. It's just that there wasn't really anything special in this episode that would have made this a very memorable episode, but that's understandable considering it's one of the earliest episodes of the series and it doesn't exactly meet the quality standards that later episodes have set.

Overall, good episode, but nothing special.

Number 8
<p style="text-align: center;">Season 1, Episode 6: Boast Busters

<p style="text-align: center;">Writer: Chris Savino

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Oh, Chris Savino...

This episode was riddled with some bad executions. I didn't like how she was made as some sort of an antagonist throughout the episode and was viewed by the main cast as being in the wrong. Now the problem I have with this is the fact that they seem to dislike her for being such a braggart, even though her job is supposedly being a friggin' showpony! Of course she's going to brag because she's supposed to put on a show and brag over how great and powerful she was because it's her job and somehow she's a bad guy? I think the main cast were more in the wrong than Trixie was for heckling a pony who's only doing her job to earn some money, and yet the one who gets punished here was Trixie herself just because two colts believe her made up story and decides that waking up an ursa minor is a good idea, and all the punishment they get is a moustache. Wow. Just wow.

Another thing I didn't like was Snips and Snails. You know how much I don't like these kind of characters, so this one is no different .While not as bothersome as the teenage dragons in Dragon Quest, they were still pretty bothersome in that they were portrayed as obnoxious stereotypical dumb males.

Now, let's go on to the good things about this episode. The best thing that came out of this episode is, of course, Trixie. I didn't really like her that much back when I first watched this episode during my Season 1 marathon back in October 2011, and she still isn't one of my favorite ponies. However, after a while, my opinion on her has improved (and even greatly improved after Magic Duel). I think I can agree with the fans who found her to be quite an appealing character. I think Savino really did well in establishing her character in the episode, and she is certainly one of the best antagonists in the show. The episode also entertainment value, from (obviously) Trixie to the ursa fight scene, so there's that.

So yeah, while the execution was bad, the episode still managed to be good.

Number 7
<p style="text-align: center;">Season 1, Episode 22: A Bird in the Hoof

<p style="text-align: center;">Writer: Charlotte Fullerton

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Yeah, this was a pretty forgettable episode.

Like The Ticket Master, there wasn't really anything in this episode I would have called special. The premise itself was actually pretty good, as it is the first time that a Fluttershy episode does not focus on her shy nature, but her animal-caring nature. However, the execution just wasn't really that great, and thus, it resulted from probably one of, if not, the most bland episodes of the series. Seriously, this could have been an opportunity to give Fluttershy more character development, and all we got was her taking care of the bird for at least more than a third of the episode. The second act is my least favorite part of the episode because of that as it felt dragged and didn't move the plot any further. The episode only gets better when Twilight comes into the spotlight, and this is where some of the enjoyable moments come, from the "Twilight trying to shove the pill into Philomena's throat" scene to the Benny Hill-themed chase scene, but even then, it still didn't make what could've been a great episode.

Still, it has its good moments, like the Celestia trolling scene at the beginning and, as I've already said, the pill scene and the Benny Hill chase scene. Also, I have to say that Philomena's "death" scene is one of the darkest and saddest moments of the show (the sad part, in which, was brought down a bit by the fact that said bird was a phoenix). So, it's still a pretty good episode, but like I said with The Ticket Master, it was nothing special.

Number 6
<p style="text-align: center;">Season 2, Episode 16: Read It and Weep

<p style="text-align: center;">Writer: Cindy Morrow

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Yeah, this wasn't a great episode.

So, what didn't I like about this episode? Well, the main thing I didn't like about it was Rainbow Dash's characterization. This episode did so much wrong with her portrayal in this episode. At the beginning, she just simply comes off as your average stereotypical jock who would deny anything that he or she deems "uncool". She also came off as pretty dumb during the second half of this episode from pretending that her wings are hurt to committing theft by stealing a book, when she should have just went to Twilight's home and get permission to borrow the Daring Do books from her. I understand that they were trying to deliver an aesop that you shouldn't be ashamed for reading a book, but it wasn't executed very well in context of Rainbow's character, and thus, it leaves us with a weak plot.

Regarding the "reading is good" premise, this is one of those premises that has been done several times before in other shows. It would have been nice if the show took a new spin of it like it did with other overdone premises in most of the previous episodes. Instead, it was just another generic "reading is good" episode. It felt like the whole episode was made just to teach a lesson, and not to genuinely develop Dash's character in a meaningful way. Heck, this episode could have focused on Twilight and Rainbow and maybe that would have made the episode even better. It was a missed opportunity for the show to explore more of their relationship.

With all that said, I don't actually think it was a bad episode. In fact, I thought it was good. Sure, Rainbow wasn't characterized well, and the story comes off as generic, but it did have its redeeming factors, such as the Daring Do scenes. These, in my opinion, are the best parts of the episode and was what saved the episode for me. So for me, it was flawed, but still a pretty good episode.

Number 5
<p style="text-align: center;">Season 3, Episodes 1 & 2: The Crystal Empire - Parts 1 and 2

<p style="text-align: center;">Writer: Meghan McCarthy

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Well McCarthy, you've done it. You have written the weakest two-parter in the entire series.

So, what didn't I like about these episodes? Well, first of all, I didn't like how the episodes focus entirely Twilight and Celestia's test (which I'm going to talk about later), putting aside the other characters, which are her friends, from the spotlight. Now, this wasn't a problem in A Canterlot Wedding due to the fact that it focuses on mostly on Twilight's relationship with Shining Armor and Cadance (well, at least the first part), so it's pretty justified that those episodes would mainly focus would be Twilight (though I'm still disappointed that the Main 6 didn't have any actual roles). THIS two-parter, however, focuses on an empire that has been lost for a thousand years due to a curse put by an evil unicorn pony, and is about to be attacked by said pony in the form of a Smoke Monster.

And this is where the story falls apart: Celestia's test. I'm going to take a look at the transcript and read what she said at the beginning:
 * Princess Celestia: But Twilight, in the end, it must be you and you alone who ultimately assists Princess Cadance and Shining Armor in doing what needs to be done to protect the empire.

You see why I have a problem with this episode? Basically, Celestia wants only Twilight to assist Princess Cadance and Shining Armor to protect an entire empire all by themselves just so that she can learn a lesson about self-sacrifice, ignoring what her friends can contribute to the whole cause. This whole test just goes against the theme that the show has established since the start of the series: friendship. I can understand what McCarthy was intending to do during the writing of these episodes, but don't you think they would approach it better without having to put aside her friends in favor of making this entire two-parter a Twilight Sparkle Power Hour? So yeah, there were some major problems in the story, and it could have been written better.

My other problem with the episodes is how the main characters were just simply reduced to their core traits just to get some laughs, such as with Pinkie's randomness, Rarity's obsessiveness with crystals, Fluttershy's shyness and Rainbow's arrogance and "jerkiness". Speaking of which, have I mentioned that I didn't like the way Rainbow treated Fluttershy in the second part? I think the only characters that were done right was Applejack, Spike and Twilight.

So yeah, the episodes had their issues when it comes to its plot and characterization, but even then, I still thought it was pretty good. I did like that the second part focuses a bit more on the relationship between Twilight and Spike, and I also like how it delves into the fears of both of the characters through Sombra's door. Did I mention that I liked Sombra in this two-parter? I remember being very disappointed for the lack of actual characterization for Sombra, but after reading comments from other fans, my opinion on him has improved. I think he played a role as a villain too well, and he is no doubt the most evil of all the villains that we've seen so far, and definitely the most competent. So, in my opinion, I don't think he is as bad as many people make him out to be.

Overall, it provided a very entertaining experience from start to finish, and I feel that they are episodes worth rewatching, despite their problems.

Number 4
<p style="text-align: center;">Season 2, Episode 19: Putting Your Hoof Down

<p style="text-align: center;">Writer: Merriwether Williams

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Oh boy, this episode.

So, where to begin? Well, let's start off with Fluttershy. Let me just say that she was terribly handled in this episode. I didn't like how she was characterized before and after her transformation. I didn't like how painfully unassertive she was before her transformation. I mean, I know she isn't quite an assertive pony, but don't you think that the writers might be overdoing it a bit? I mean, it's just a pain to see her getting treated this badly, and it's especially painful to see her being this unassertive. I also think that her transition from being a doormat into a big mean assertive machine is pretty unrealistic. Maybe they could have showed us a montage to see how she progressed in the assertiveness seminar under the guidance of Iron Will. Because the transition was unrealistic, so does the rest of the episode. It's pretty hard to believe that Fluttershy's meanness would be overblown to a very high extent, especially considering how much of a doormat she was in the episode's first act. It was even harder to believe that she would have realized her mistake that fast after seeing her reflection in the puddle, and also the fact that she became assertive towards Iron Will correctly at the end in a pretty sudden way after her realization scene. Seriously, her characterization was both unrealistic and all over the place. This is no doubt the worst portrayal of Fluttershy in the entire series.

So, what other things I didn't like? Well, I didn't like how Ponyville suddenly became jerks to Fluttershy. This is also made worse by the fact that Ponyville in the previous episode were shown to be very happy and nice. This is one of those cases in Merriwether, where something is changed for the sake of plot convenience. It happened to her first episode by having Ponyville suddenly turn into a disaster town and it happened too in this episode with Ponyville suddenly becoming jerks.

Now, as for the good things of this episode, I thought both Pinkie and Rarity played their roles as a good friend to Fluttershy very well. This is pretty evident in the beginning of the episode when they try to teach her how to become assertive in their own ways. Even after they were verbally insulted by Fluttershy, they still decide to come to her cottage and try to convince her that being assertive doesn't mean being totally mean to everypony.

Perhaps the best thing that has ever come out of this episode is Iron Will. He is, without argument, the most awesome character of the entire series. He's pretty much the reason why I was still able to like this episode anyway. He's awesome, he's funny, and overall, he's just another great one-shot character.

In conclusion, while there were some huge flaws, there is at least some redeeming factors, so it was a pretty fair episode for me.

Number 3
<p style="text-align: center;">Season 2, Episode 21: Dragon Quest

<p style="text-align: center;">Writer: Merriwether Williams

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Another big disappointment from Merriwether.

I was very, very disappointed about this episode. This episode had a lot of potential to explore more of the dragon culture and Spike's origins, because at this point, we don't really know much about them or where Spike came from. Instead, all this potential was wasted on making an episode about peer pressure, a premise that has been used a million times before in other shows. It was also made worse by the fact that the teenage dragons were portrayed as the dumb obnoxious stereotypical male teenagers that we've seen many times in other shows. I would go far as to say that they are the worst characters of the entire show. Yes, even worse than Snips and Snails.

As for the other aspects of the episode, there were some problems with the characterization of some of the main ponies. I didn't like how Rainbow was portrayed during the first third of the episode. From her forceful attitude towards Fluttershy in the beginning to insulting Spike because of her aprons, this part of the episode pretty much continues the trend of bad characterizations that Rainbow has gotten throughout the second season. However, I did find her to be well-characterized in second to last third, as it plays up her loyalty a bit more by showing concerns to Spike and wanting to go after the dragons who take him into the forest, and it totally makes up for her characterization during the first third. I also didn't like how Rarity was exaggerated in this episode. The fact that she decides to wear a dress that would expose her to the dragons instead of a camouflage and that the second thing she was concerned during the latter half was the dragon costume being damaged just bugs me.

Now, on to the things that I liked about this episode. Despite his origins not being explored in any way, Spike was characterized surprisingly well. I thought his scenes during the first third really carried some emotional weight and how it delves a bit deeper into his character. Too bad the rest of the episode didn't explore further his character, but still, it's really great to see him characterized this well, which is more than I can say with one of his later episodes (I'm looking at you, Spike at Your Service).

Overall, while disappointing, it was still a pretty fair episode for me. While it does have some major flaws, Spike's characterization certainly makes up for it.

Number 2
<p style="text-align: center;">Season 1, Episode 24: Owl's Well That Ends Well

<p style="text-align: center;">Writer: Cindy Morrow

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Morrow, what have you done?!

Before Spike at Your Service, there was this episode. There were some really major problems with this episode, and let me start off with Spike's characterization. I didn't really like how much he comes off as a big unlikable jealousy-pants throughout this episode. Sure, I guess they were trying to teach a lesson about not being jealous when someone who is apparently beter than you, but it just doesn't work when the character you're supposed to be rooting for is a big jerk. Let's compare his jealousy to Rarity's in Green Isn't Your Color. The reason why I liked her portrayal in that episode was because even though she was jealous at Fluttershy's success, she was actually aware of her jealousy and actually wanted to be happy for her, and because of that, she does maintain to have some degree of likeability, and thus we can root for her easier. This is opposite to Spike in this episode, where he is just being jealous and is showing no signs of wanting to improve (up until the end). Because of this, he ended up being an unlikeable jerk for the majority of the episode.

However, that's not the only thing wrong with this episode. I am going to talk about that freakin' owl! He is the sole freakin' reason why this episode sits so low on this list. He's pretty much the epitomy of a Mary Sue/Gary Stu in that he is all-around superior to Spike, lacking any sort of flaws, gets all the attention after only being Twilight's new "assistant" for only a day and overall just an uninteresting character. I mean, I know what you're trying to do, Morrow. You're trying to create a "foil" to Spike in, as I like to call it, the Twilight-assisting business, but if you want the viewers to be more interested with this character, at least give him some personality. It's almost as if the character was only featured in this episode just to sell some Owlowiscious toys, which they freakin' did. Buuut despite its flaws, this episode at least had its good moments. I did like that the episode at least have some sort of focus on Spike's relationship with Twilight Sparkle. I liked the shooting stars scene, I liked dastardly Spike (which, in my opinion, is one of the best moments of the first season), I liked Spike trying to find a quill for Twilight and overall, I really liked the humor.

Overall, it was a fair episode.

Runner-ups
Now, before I talk about my #1 least favorite episode of the first three seasons, I'm going to talk about the runner-ups, as in the episodes that didn't make into this list. Now, before I talk about #1, I have to say that despite these episodes being my least favorites, they weren't actually bad. Sure, they have their own flaws, but they were at least some good things that prevented them from being a totally bad episode, so they were still likeable.
 * Baby Cakes: It was a pretty good episode. I thought Pinkie had great character development, but the overall plot of it was just weak.
 * Friendship is Magic, parts 1 and 2: Being a series premiere, I can understand why this wasn't as good as the later episodes, but there's just wasn't really anything spectacular about it. I do have to give it credit for being a good introduction to the characters and the world the ponies live in.
 * The Cutie Pox: It's pretty much the same episode as Call of the Cutie, with the exception of the fact that it involves a disease. I did like the humor, but that's pretty much the reason why it was good.
 * One Bad Apple: I thought they tackled the issue of bullying rather well in one angle, but Babs Seed was just made out as an unlikeable character for the majority of the episode. Nevertheless, there's still some good to it.
 * The Show Stoppers: The CMCs were unbearable in this episode, but you have to give the episode credit for at least making the personalities of each of the Crusaders different, unlike Hearts and Hooves Day and Ponyville Confidential.

I think most of you already know what my #1 least favorite episode is if you read some of my previous comments, and even if you haven't read them, you have probably guessed right what my least favorite episode is going to be. Without further ado, let's move on to #1.

And my Number 1 least favorite episode of the first three seasons goes to...
<p style="text-align: center;">Season 2, Episode 8: The Mysterious Mare Do Well

<p style="text-align: center;">Writer: Merriwether Williams

<p style="text-align: center;"> Yeah, this episode sucks.

I could go on and on about why I didn't really like this episode, and I'm going to start off with the main issue I had with it; the Main 5's treatment towards Rainbow Dash. I don't really need to talk more about this since almost everybody in the fandom have pointed this out and why they think their actions were wrong, but I guess I should talk about it anyway. The reason why I do think is wrong is due to the fact that they decide to go with extreme measures of creating a masked vigilante character in order to shove their lesson about humility inside Rainbow Dash's throat without even trying to talk to her that her arrogance is going too far. What makes this even worse is that each of the Main 5 about what they did as Mare Do Well throughout the day just to make Rainbow Dash angry, thus contradicting the lesson that they were trying to teach. It would have been better if they just complimented each other's accomplishments and it wouldn't contradict the lesson. You know what makes it even worse? While Rainbow Dash learns a lesson about humility for bragging, the Main 5 didn't. It seems that the episode portrays Rainbow Dash's bragging as a big deal, yet her friends bragging gets a free pass. This just goes to show just how badly executed the lesson was. Now, I'm going to talk about another issue with this episode; Rainbow Dash's characterization. I just didn't like how arrogant she was in this episode. I know that that's kind of the point, and she has been shown to be arrogant at times before this episode, but I don't really think that she would really be this arrogant. Another problem I had with her characterization is that her transition from being humble to arrogant seems too fast, thus making it feel unnatural and unrealistc. Watch the baby-rescuing scene again and you know why. Her characterization was so bad that it's hard to like the character, which is why I consider this to be her worst characterization of the entire series.

Now, another issue I had with this episode is how Ponyville, for some reason, suddenly turn into a town full of disasters. This is one of those cases where some of the elements were put into the episode for the sake of plot conveniences. Seriously, Ponyville has been shown before to be quite a peaceful town with rarely any disasters happening (well, most of the time). So, to see this many disasters happening in just one day is just too hard to believe. It's also weird how, for some reason, many of the roads in Ponyville lead to the cliffs. The Mayor's poor administration or Merriwether's bad writing? I pick the latter.

So, that's pretty much all what I can say is wrong about this episode. What about the good stuff? Well, first of all, I love the superhero references in this episode. From the Darkwing Duck costume to the Batman poster, this is pretty much a fun episode for superhero fans who are watching the show. There were also some funny moments here and there, especially during the latter half of the episode when Rainbow Dash was trying to retain her former glory by doing some rather mundane tasks. I also have to point out the thundercloud scene, where Dash wonders why she isn't popular anymore. I feel that this scene really dives in a bit to Rainbow's character and why she doesn't like being alone. It is definitely one of the most emotional moments of the entire series. It's too bad that they didn't explore this trait more, because if they did, it would have probably made this episode better for me.

So overall, it was simply just a mediocre episode. It was a very flawed episode, but it does have a few good moments here and there.

And that's all I have to say here. I hope you have fun reading this blog. --->

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