Talk:Princess Spike/@comment-10390252-20150620161420

Aw! That was great! At least as good a Spike focus episode as Equestria Games or Inspiration Manifestation. We get a nice little character flaw and a reminder of the dangers of letting helping out turning into helping yourself. This does seem to be a problem that Spike has wrestled with before and it makes me wonder if it is something that he will always wrestle with: That Draconic Greed is like a behavioural illness in humans that can only be fought, never really cured.

Spike was nicely portrayed here and Cadence has an interesting supporting role. This and Three's A Crowd are the only episodes to date that I remember the Pretty Pink Princess Pony being actually shown AS a princess - one of the wisest and strongest ponies in all of Equestria.

We also get some world-building, although it's subtle. We see Equestria is a federation made up of dozens of City-States. These aren't just pony city-states either. There are also Griffon and Donkey settlements that look to Canterlot and the Two Royal Pony Sisters for leadership.

Overall, this was a nice episode that nicely summed up Spike, how he sees his role, how he wants to help and how, in truth, in the end, you can only do your best and try not to forget why you're doing it.

Quote of the Episode:

"Wait? We have an angry mob here that demands satisfaction!"

-- Fancy Pants.

That guy just keeps getting cooler every time I see him! XD

BenRG's Rating: 8/10 - A good, solid and workmanlike episode that shows the degree to which Spike has evolved from the single-dimensional comedy sidekick without the character losing his essential humorous charm.