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| Surely the natural way for unicorns to wear 'em in any case... |
My original rating: ★★★
IMDb score: 6.5
Thoughts: This episode was moderately – but no more – liked by most in 2018. Anyway, here the FlimFlams bring freemium education to Equestria (h/t FOME). Their episodes have never really matched their debut for me, and by now they were becoming rather one-dimensional. Neighsay's approval of their university's "pony-first environment" isn't exactly cheering, either. Starswirl's support act is fun, though, and naive as he is, he does have a point. So, I have to admit, does Neighsay: Twi is reacting as though she had a Tia-given right to have the only friendship school in Equestria. Best thing about the ep? Plainity, surely. She carries that off with real verve. A pity there's the unbelievable bit where FlimFlam don't recognise her even out of disguise. And the other one where nopony notices there's an alicorn in the uni. Still, the final scene with Cozy Glow hits a little harder than it did in 2018. So, too many niggles to get a really good rating, but in truth not as bad as I was remembering. A top-end two seems about right now.
Choice quote: Twilight: "My name's Eyepatch. I have an eyepatch."
New rating: ★★
In the end, "Friendship University" just about managed a passing grade. Next up is "The End in Friend", which I don't remember especially fondly. Maybe that too will have its moments. Join me to find out, same channel but whenever I get round to it!
I have so few memories of this episode it isn't even funny. All I remember is the FlimFlam Brothers' song somehow was even worse than the ones before it.
ReplyDeleteAgreed. Nothing about this stuck with me aside from Plainity and too many of the characters acting stupid. It wasn't awful, but it really didn't have anything going for it, and I came away from it more annoyed than bored.
DeleteI'm probably in the minority here, but I do think the episode holds up, mostly for its message about being careful who you trust. And it especially applies today, given that there's a trend going on for whatever reason about wanting to make art based upon fan fiction, and then it turns out to be a scam. I've never fallen for it thus far, and neither should anyone else.
ReplyDeleteI also liked Star Swirl's character here, going too far the other direction from Shadow Play in which he's a little too trusting towards the Flim Flam brothers. There is, after all, a fine line between being too trusting and being too judgmental. (Take notes, Twilight from MFE!)