Talk:The Cutie Map - Part 1/@comment-26036369-20150404225145

Alright, since they're are so many analysts or critics out on YouTube, I'd figured I might as well be a critic around these parts. So here's my review of this episode:

To get the negative's out of the way, there are times where I kind of found the episode to be dull and even predictable, but then again, I did watch some spoilers by looking at trailers, so I suppose some of that is my own fault. I also felt that the episode (at least compared to Twilight's Kingdom) didn't have the "unf" that I wanted to appreciate it as a whole.

But now to the positives, I like the idea of the Mane 6 travelling to different parts of Equestria, as is the duty of the Princess of Friendship, Twilight Sparkle. I could fell like her actions as the Princess of Friendship to be meaningful and she's given more with her role as a princess this time around, unlike Season 4, where it didn't seem like much has changed. Also, I really appreciated how Pinkie was portrayed as someone who's intelligent. She has a much better idea of what's going on this time around, and I feel like it's giving her character more justice. Fluttershy, I thought was great here. She actually does something important to turn the tides of this episode and considering how many underestimate her as a character, it might change some of their minds, and was even quite brave for what she did. The villain, Starlight Glimmer, while I don't think she's a good as Tirek or Discord, I gotta say, she's a pretty darn good villain. She was manipulative, smart, knew how to rule over a town and how to make people think as her, and she knew when to run away from a fight. The voice actress who played her, Kelly Sheridan, did a great job portraying her as this pony who can rule, but can also be nice in a crafty way, and you could feel that through her voice. Also, the new ponies in this episode, I think deserve more screen time in furute episodes, because I think they're good enough to have their own episodes and to diverse the show a good bit as well, I kind of want to learn more about them. And the animation and voice acting, as usual, is great.

Overall, I'd give this episode a 7.4/10. I think more should be done with the plot in order to be more compelling and interesting, but the idea of it is pretty cool. It's a good premiere, and I hope it gets better from here with Castle Sweet Castle.

So yeah, that's what I think of the episode. If you want to, you can leave me some constructive criticism by replying.