Talk:The Beginning of the End - Part 1/@comment-27578467-20190412063756/@comment-5632707-20190501235020

The writing styles differ from episode to episode. And they heavily depend on a writer most of the times. So, not sure it's proper to judge the whole season just by one episode (especially considering the unusual fast pace in it, which isn't everyone's thing).

What I recommend, is that you really should watch episode 5 "The Point of No Return" of season 9. It's an episode focusing on Twilight, btw. (Though some things might not be understood since you missed a few seasons, but nothing major).

The most important reason I recommend it, is because it really feels as a season 1 episode, (not in a bad sense, but as if it was written that early in the show), and it's a very good and enjoyable episode for Twilight, with a really nice lesson! :) I'm sure you'll like it at least to some extent, if you liked the writing and presentation of season 1 / 2 most of the time.

To be honest though, it's always difficult to me to understand why something in later seasons would deter someone from the show, because to me it seems like a consistently fun show throughout (though my favorite seasons are 2 / 5 / 7, others are still good). Yes, the styles and presentations and the approach to things kinda changed over time, but I never saw it as a bad thing. Change is refreshing. Also Starlight really refreshed things for me (over the course of the last few seasons she gradually became a very strong character (relatable in some ways to me).