I can well believe that Trixie's skull is full of those |
It was okay. Episode 24 has historically not been particularly fertile soil when it comes to growing episodes I like – really only "Top Bolt" last year has risen above the "decent time-passer" level. "Uncommon Bond" brought back Sunburst, and he did well enough. It also made me feel outright sorry for Starlight in a way I don't think I really have before – and I'm saying that as someone who likes Starlight.
Let's face it, Starlight's friends were pretty jerkish at times. Somepony who knows Glimmy as well as both Sunburst and Twilight do really should have picked up that she was feeling left out – you need to work a little more at your Princess of Friendship status, Twi. The antiquing segment (which was a little too long) was the most obvious example of this, but things were generally a bit repetitive on this score.
An empty bookshelf! It's a good job Twi isn't here to see such a crime |
Back in "Magic Duel" we found that even Twilight (S3 model, at least) couldn't do age spells, so "Uncommon Bond" brought us yet another example of Starlight being immensely powerful; we need some backstory to explain this pretty soon. We also discovered that she'd drop her friend several feet through a hole and then laugh at him with the others. That left a slightly unpleasant taste, even though Sunburst joined in very quickly.
Ponies' attitude to nakedness continues to be confusing, with Sunburst embarrassed to change in front of Starlight, but not that Glimmy had barged unclad into his bedroom in the first place. I still don't find Sunburst himself all that interesting, and Starlight and, to a lesser extent, Maud are the stars of this episode for me. For an E24 it's perfectly decent fare, but it's clearly there as a lead-in to the finale... as that very last shot showed.
I fully expect to see Shining Armor playing this in S8 |
Yays
- Maud's supporting role
- A potentially interesting message
- The Mirror Pool callback
- Starlight's close friends weren't very empathetic
- One or two scenes dragged
I think what made the episode for me, is for some reason Boulder had managed to used the mirror pool and made a duplicate of himself.
ReplyDeleteI forgot to mention that! All these little details in a 22-minute toy advert. :D
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