Talk:Rock Solid Friendship/@comment-4531340-20180122135207

Yep, as expected, this left way more of an impression upon rewatch, just like Celestial Advice. And just like that episode, it was way better than I remembered it being.

I guess being that this was written by Confalone, and was an episode involving Starlight befriending an unexpected pony (both like No Second Prances), it should come as no surprise that I loved it. I think my favorite part was how it balanced silliness (such as the whole "Rock-torate" thing as well as Pinkie's antics) with a nice level of maturity throughout - I especially liked this exchange:
 * Maud Pie: [deadpan] Another reason I like rocks – they don't exclude you if you're... different than other ponies.
 * Starlight Glimmer: They're beautiful and strong, but they don't judge you or make you feel less than in any way. I think I'm starting to like rocks, too.

And then Starlight getting all technical with kite terminology (at least, I assume) was pretty funny too (heck, Maud unintentionally helping Starlight enact her plan to strip those ponies of cutie marks was really good too). I could ramble on about other things I found amusing, but in the interest of brevity, I'll end it off here.