Talk:All Bottled Up/@comment-10390252-20170415191933

Wow! I do mean that! Wow! The Starlight/Trixie dynamic worked perfectly in this episode!

We get lots of insight into Starlight and about her fears about her dark side. We also learn a lot about how Trixie thinks and reacts (especially on how her ego makes her take huge missteps). Teaching Trixie self control and forethought is going to be Starlight's burden, I think.

Oddly enough, the B-plot with the Mane Six could have been left out although it was a great little comic turn. The song was nicely written but has the feel of a late addition, possibly taken from the track-list of an upcoming original album or something.

I have no real complaints about this episode. There were some interesting little moments about the risks of trying to deny your emotions when we see how badly Starlight was being drained by her attempt to magically circumvent her problems (again). I suspect that she's going to have learned a fantastically important lesson from this.

As for Trixie? Well, as Twilight feared, she's that friend that gets Starlight into trouble but she's not malicious so I guess things aren't as bad as they could be. It's pretty obvious that they're tight with each other and Trixie really does want to be a good friend; she just doesn't think about her actions enough. Today might have taught her that lesson.

What of the future? I'm still hoping that Starlight and Trixie go on tour together. I think that the two of them being in different places and encountering different ponies (and their problems) could be an interesting character arc in its own right.

BenRG's Rating 8.5/10

Season 7 has had a great start! I'm looking forward to seeing more and I hope they can keep up the momentum!