tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301854188587462574.post270463173238429629..comments2024-03-28T00:34:40.797+00:00Comments on Louder Yay: Episode review: "Castle Mane-ia" (S4E03)Loganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03769758118827489093noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301854188587462574.post-41761993219316155542013-12-11T16:54:32.833+00:002013-12-11T16:54:32.833+00:00Having seen #4 now of course, I see what you mean....Having seen #4 now of course, I see what you mean. The bossiness doesn't seem to be there in quite the same way now, so it may have just been how Mr Haber wrote her. I didn't recognise that painting though from M&M Mystery. I wonder if that was just "one of those things" or if it was meant to have some significance.<br /><br />I did think at first that the eye behind the painting would have been Rarity, because a little later it showed her looking through the hole in the wall when she and Fluttershy were trapped in the small room. It seems not though - on a second viewing that was then followed by a marshmallow arm reaching out and grabbing! So that was obviously *after* the painting incident. I think I'm more than happy, if that's the right word, to assume it *was* all Pinkie. ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15825456972207959200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301854188587462574.post-17582447117145388812013-12-11T16:14:36.656+00:002013-12-11T16:14:36.656+00:00I'm a bit less sure about Twilight's bossi...I'm a bit less sure about Twilight's bossiness now, since in E04 Rainbow didn't seem to be at all overawed by her! As to the eye behind the painting,* possibly the best thing to do is to assume that it's all down to Pinkie, somehow. Most things that seem inexplicable turn out to be Pinkie. ;)<br /><br />* Which was the same painting Rarity caught her false eyelash on in "MMMystery..."Loganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03769758118827489093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301854188587462574.post-72265952307414069522013-12-09T14:30:14.399+00:002013-12-09T14:30:14.399+00:00I'm getting way too far behind with everything...I'm getting way too far behind with everything. What with getting everything ready for Christmas, and several other things that needed to be done, this is the first chance I've had to actually put any comments here, and I probably ought to mention I've not yet seen episode 4. So anything I do say here that is taken down in evidence will be said without any knowledge of #4. ;)<br /><br />Personally I thought it was a good episode and one I enjoyed quite a lot, but somehow it just didn't grab me an outright classic episode. I suppose after the initial 2 episodes that was always likely to happen, but overall it was definitely a strong debut from Mr Haber. I thought (again, personally) there were a few too many "haunted house" cliches, which have all been done before, but at the same time bearing in mind the target audience etc, I can make allowances for that. It didn't really harm the episode though. I just felt maybe it could have been that bit more, so to speak.<br /><br />I'd agree that Pinkie hasn't really had too good a showing in S4 so far, so I'm not quite sure what's going on there. Whether things improve with episode 4, I'll find out once I've posted this comment. But it does seem as if the writers have stalled a bit with her character, which is a shame. That aside, it was very good to see the competitive streak again between RD and AJ, and that all worked well. What better a place to challenge each other's bravery than a haunted castle? And Rarity trying to conjure up excuses for nicking the artwork was also handled well. Fluttershy in a haunted castle too - of all the places she could have ended up... And those moments with Angel, as you say, were some really well written ones. It definitely did a lot to strengthen his character, I thought.<br /><br />I didn't notice, till I read your review, that Twilight seemed to be that bit more bossy sounding than usual. I don't know whether to think of that as a good thing or not, and I'll be interested to see if that plays any kind of role as the season ticks along, or if it's just how Haber happened to write her character. But considering how much she stressed to her friends that they shouldn't treat her any differently, I do wonder if that'll be something that forms a part of the season as it goes along.<br /><br />As for the star spiders, agreed - I thought they were possibly going to be integral to the story, but it seems that was a bit of a red herring. I've not yet figured out who the mysterious eye belonged to which you see peering from the painting, and as for whoever is there at the very end, that was certainly a mystery!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15825456972207959200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301854188587462574.post-81980361129713257242013-12-03T18:56:23.475+00:002013-12-03T18:56:23.475+00:00Thank you! Oh, I know the spiders appear again... ...Thank you! Oh, I know the spiders appear again... but the way Fluttershy brought up the topic in the forest, it seemed as though they were going to be important to the plot. Maybe a scene got cut; I don't know.Loganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03769758118827489093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301854188587462574.post-38883889617512013632013-12-03T16:23:07.924+00:002013-12-03T16:23:07.924+00:00another great review! (don't know why I waited...another great review! (don't know why I waited till now to read it) agreed with it completely<br /><br />just in case you missed em, the star spiders are in the library, but you might well know that by now from the ukofe thread<br /><br />abronymousenoreply@blogger.com