Talk:Every Little Thing She Does/@comment-24864975-20160926032148

Okay, I'll be honest, the first time I watched this, I didn't have a very high opinion on it, but after a few more watches, I think this was a pretty fun episode. I enjoyed Starlight's magic lessons and the awesome abilities that came with them. I must say, Starlight has quite a talent there! However, I also feel that she has a bit of a self-esteem issue, which makes sense, considering her past. I mean, I get that she missed the point of the lessons, but avoiding them because she feels nervous about baking a cake? What's she afraid of? Anyway, the fact that she has found a way to combine spells might be a nice call-back to the premiere, as this is what Sunburst had her, Twilight, Celestia, and Luna do to fix the Crystal Heart while Cadance and Shining Armor did the Crystalling. However, the real fun is when she uses that as a short-cut for her lessons, which, as one can predict, goes horribly wrong. I know a lot of people might compare this episode to Lesson Zero, but I think The Sorcerer's Apprentice might be a better fit here; heck, we even had a major flood in the castle! Under Starlight's influence, the Mane 5 really took Starlight too literally, providing more than a few chuckle (and cringe)-worthy moments, as well as providing a parallel to Starlight herself, having taken things too literally herself. I do think that the Mane 5 was a bit hard on Starlight for getting her priorities mixed up and taking a short-cut that did more harm than good, but considering how "sick" they were feeling from it, I can understand their grouch. But the resolution was a nice wrap-up, allowing Starlight to go through her lessons without knowing it, and it had a perfect end, showing how easily Starlight gets bored. So, yeah, nice episode, but can we please stop acting like she doesn't exist?

Also, Spike is afraid of spiders.