Talk:Buckball Season/@comment-10390252-20160903160929

That was a good enough episode; nice and workmanlike without anything in the way of OOC. The writers found a completely plausible reason why Pinkie and Fluttershy should be good at Buckball, specifically they enjoyed it!

It really wasn't about Buckball at all, of course. It was a warning that I think many a gamer should be aware of: If the game starts becoming more of a chore or a source of negative feelings (such as "I've got to or everyone will be disappointed!") then you're probably missing the point somewhere along the line.

My big disappointments in this episode was the fact that (a) that this was a small team game and (b) it was recently-created rather than an Equestria-wide passtime and professional sporting events. However, these are purely aesthetic disappointments for me and did not detract from the overall experience of the episode.

Snails's part was nice too. It sort of reminds me of a bit in Code: LYOKO, when one of the bully's sidekicks (previously a monosyllabic non-entity) suddenly turns out to be an ace drummer and the lead characters recruit him for their band. A nice shot from off left field to keep us guessing and a sign of a writer who can think laterally (I'd have probably used Lyra or Minuette due to their greater fan-profiles).

So, overall, an average episode but a nice one nonetheless. No real complaints; my score really marks the fact that there is nothing really spectacular about it.

BenRG's Rating: 7/10