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My original rating: ★★★★
IMDb score: 7.6
Thoughts: Or "Moult Down", as it clearly should have been spelt. :P Another episode I really liked seven years ago, but to be honest I think I overrated it. This is very obviously A TV-Y Puberty Episode and, while that's not a bad thing, it does get a bit one-note at times. The best parts here are the little sections with the likes of Smolder (especially) and Pinkie, and of course it's very nice to finally see Zecora get a significant role again. The roc is okay if not amazing, but Josh Haber's dialogue generally isn't overly memorable: Rarity's "This isn't the first time I've been in the clutches of a horrible giant creature – but it doesn't get any easier" doesn't exactly snap. Rarity's temporary deafness is stretched out for too long, although as ever Tabitha St. Germain aces the voice acting. I'm fine with Spike getting his wings and happy that Twilight reassures him he's still welcome. "Molt Down" is still fun, and I like that Spike isn't just the butt of jokes, but it's missing the real pizazz of an episode like "Gauntlet of Fire". I think "Molt Down" is a solid three, not a low four.
Choice quote: Spike: "I slept like a roc!" (Okay, I'm being silly. But nice foreshadowing!)
New rating: ★★★
Next comes "Marks for Effort", which as the debut episode for Cozy Glow was a rather more significant ep than I realised at the time of its initial broadcast. I had mixed feelings about it in 2018, so it will be interesting to see whether now knowing Cozy's future character arc will make a difference.
"missing pizzazz" is a really good way to put it
ReplyDeletean episode dedicated to changing the design of a main character should have been a lot more memorable than this one :B
Yeah, I too overrated this one back when it first aired. When I re-watched it a few years ago, my rating has since dropped to a 7/10, which means "good, but not great." For an episode that makes a big change to a character who's been around since day one, it's not as impactful as it could've been, and Spike having wings is barely touched upon afterwards, almost as if he had them to begin with.
ReplyDeleteOh yeah, can't forget about Smolder here. She's great, almost like an older sister of sorts to Spike, even if he's not her biological brother. It's a nice bit of foreshadowing for Sweet and Smoky (if you know, you know).
I rather enjoyed "Sweet and Smoky" first time around. :)
DeleteLike a good knife that just needed to be sharpened.
ReplyDeleteI wish they had done a little more with Spike's design besides just adding the wings, too.