tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301854188587462574.post4013129723750051892..comments2024-03-28T22:24:53.503+00:00Comments on Louder Yay: Episode review: "Somepony to Watch Over Me" (S4E17)Loganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03769758118827489093noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301854188587462574.post-62404652963868744992014-03-10T19:40:26.680+00:002014-03-10T19:40:26.680+00:00Someone on another site suggested that Big Mac'...Someone on another site suggested that Big Mac's journey was just a cover story and that he was really going to see Cheerilee. ;)<br /><br />I was pleased by the chimera being properly scary. Someone on the show once said that they felt part of their success was that they didn't treat kids like idiots: "sometimes it's fun to be scared" is after all a theme of "Luna Eclipsed", and Roald Dahl's stories are very scary at times.Loganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03769758118827489093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301854188587462574.post-45971040301526179612014-03-10T11:48:00.946+00:002014-03-10T11:48:00.946+00:00After the disappointment (to me anyway) of the las...After the disappointment (to me anyway) of the last two episodes, I was a lot more pleased with this one. I think this review and the 7.5 score is perfectly fair. The first half of the episode... well, I did enjoy that quite a bit because of the various silly moments (the song being cut off after a few seconds totally caught me out, and something about the crash helmet on top of another crash helmet seemed to tickle me) but it did seem to drag on a bit at times. I guess we might never know what the rest of that song was like though!<br /><br />But that second half was a vast change of pace, and for a kids show the chimera was pretty scary, to say the least. When it first appeared, I did wonder if they'd end up finding that although the chimera looked dangerous, it was in fact only there to help out. Or that it would be persuaded to be "nice" in return for the pies. I thought it was quite brave of the show to avoid that, and to make it clear that no, that chimera was extremely dangerous. Which hammered home the moral of the story. I don't know why but it was the goat head and that weird voice that seemed the creepiest bit about it.<br /><br />I must admit, I'm intrigued by just what Big Macs journey may have involved, and chances are we'll never know. You have to wonder what creature or obstacles he encountered, since Granny Smith made it clear that both delivery routes were equally dangerous and difficult. I hope he didn't need any nails along the way... And there was something I found especially amusing about the way the Cajun ponies erupted into khaos at the end, trying to push the tables over. But yes, if ever there was a moment to have included those shooting stars... That would have been a really emotional moment, so it's a shame they didn't think to include that. Ah well. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15825456972207959200noreply@blogger.com