Talk:Rock Solid Friendship/@comment-10390252-20170429160800

Hrm... Okay, I'm a little disappointed in this episode. There was a lot of good stuff; Ingrid's deadpan delivery and the Maud/Pinkie polar duality is wonderful as always. That said, I do think that they pushed Pinkie's annoying obliviousness a bit too far to the point where it became absurd and a bit out of character.

I've also got to say that there was absolutely no need to use Starlight in this episode at all. Rarity would have worked better with the added bonus that she's spent time with Maud before (in The Gift of the Maud Pie) and I think that they could have had something in common and a basis upon which to share their professional passions. The use of Starlight in the role had a little bit of 'Let's find Chibi-Usa Starlight something to do this episode" and it felt a bit forced.

It wasn't an episode breaker really and the real alpha story of Pinkie having to be reminded yet again to let people find friendship in their own way was worth telling.

Overall? Not a fantastic episode but a good one nonetheless, one very much saved by the Pinkie/Maud double-act. Andrea and Ingrid do so much work to make two such different characters have such a strong bond of familial love.

Best quote: Starlight: "Do you like anything other than rocks?" Maud: "I like minerals... and crystals... and plate tectonics... and stand-up comedy."

BenRG's Rating: 7.5/10