Talk:Magical Mystery Cure/@comment-5837525-20130217205500

I'm gonna say something that I'm sure is gonna earn me some dirty looks. This episode really grew on me. I thought it was pretty good after my first watch, and after a couple rewatches, now I think it's fantastic. Disregarding the "alicorn princess Twilight" thing (because that in itself is an entirely different can of worms), a lot of the gags were great (like Twilight clicking her hooves like castanets during Morning in Ponyville), each song was a treat to listen to, I really felt the emotional depth of some of them (I've Got to Find a Way and Celestia's Ballad especially), and the little, almost disregardable touches like the callbacks to previous episodes were nice. And as I've said in a previous comment, I thought Pinkie was in top form -- I got a genuine laugh out of her alicorn costume. In my opinion, a fitting send-off to such a short season.

Now, as for Princess Twilight, I really can't formulate a proper opinion yet, at least until it's (supposedly) followed up on in the season 4 premiere. Yes, she's a princess, but we don't yet know what that means -- what is she princess OF? From an aesthetic point of view, her wings complement her character model just fine IMO. And I think Twilight herself asked what a lot of us were thinking: "is she still Celestia's student?" We're all concerned about where the show will go from here, but there was just too much to fit into a 22-minute time frame. Am I defending Hasbro's actions? No. I'm just pointing them out as what they are -- as another commenter put it (I'm sorry I forgot your name), "it is what it is". And depending on how season 4 kicks off, it could go anywhere from here. And I'm confident we (at the very least, a good portion of us) will be satisfied with the results.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to listen to A True, True Friend for the 50th time.