Talk:Marks and Recreation/@comment-1658827-20170930160701

Something about this episode just rubbed me the wrong way, but I'm not really sure what. By all accounts, I SHOULD like the episode. But, first there's the fact that the fillies and colts are HAPPY to be called "blank flanks", when we spent five seasons of Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon calling the Cutie Mark Crusaders that and it was supposed to be hurtful. So saying it as an insult is mean, but saying it as a common detailing personality trait is suddenly okay? That makes no sense to me. Then, why in the world is Rumble in the wrong when what he says is 100% true and makes sense? Really, the Crusaders were more the antagonists here, if you ask me. Even if they acknowledged that they can't force someone to get a cutie mark, them being stunned that someone didn't want one and then being angry and annoyed over Rumble doing his own thing just felt weird to me. This episode was just...a mess. I think it had its ideas mixed up and didn't really know what it wanted to do. Instead, it just did a typical cop-out ending of Rumble just ignoring his heart and just listening to his brother and the Crusaders anyway, and that leaves a bitter taste in my mouth. But...does that make it a bad episode? Eh...no. For me, I didn't really enjoy it because I felt its message was confused, but it was still solid. Rumble singing came out of nowhere, but his song was cute enough. Seeing Thunderlane was fun. And overall it had its heart in the right place. I just really did not like how they told the story and how it got 'resolved' in the end. Meh.

1. The Perfect Pear (Adore)

2. Parental Glideance (Adore)

3. Discordant Harmony (Adore)

4. All Bottled Up (Love)

5. Rock Solid Friendship (Love)

6. A Royal Problem (Love)

7. Triple Threat (Love)

8. To Change A Changeling (Love)

9. It Isn't The Mane Thing About You (Love)

10. Daring Done (Love)

11. Celestial Advice (Love)

12. A Health Of Information (Love)

13. Honest Apple (Like)

14. Fame And Misfortune (Like)

15. Not Asking For Trouble (Like)

16. Forever Filly (Like)

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:16px;">17. A Flurry Of Emotions (Like)

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:16px;">18. Hard To Say Anything (Neutral)

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:16px;">19. Fluttershy Leans In (Neutral)

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:16px;">20. Marks And Recreation (Neutral)

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:16px;">21. Campfire Tales (Neutral)