Season 8 Episode Discussion [Spoilers, possible leaks, rumours etc.]

Kiryu-Chan
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World's Okayest User
I found this to be a reverse Non Compete Clause, the school parts felt incredibly forced and unnecessary an easily the worst part of the episode, and should have just focused on Rarity and Rainbow Dash completely who were the best parts especially in the 3rd act where it actually focuses on them and their strengths. I don’t mind RD and Rarity fighting so much at the beginning as I was expecting it judging by the synopsis and lets face it, despite being friends for 8 seasons the show has done fuck all with them together, with literally only SR and RI; at worst it felt like something that belonged in S1.
 
This was basically FiM’s Mirror Magic(which isn’t exactly a good thing), namely it would have been much better had it been entirely dedicated to the main concept(Sunset and Starlight becoming friends, RD and Rarity’s friendship) instead of shoehorning an entirely unwanted conflict(Juniper and the School)
 
This episode was honestly kind of frustrated because the parts I was interested in was something I was interested and turned out good for the most part but it comes at the expense of something greater that I didn’t care much for, and unfortunately all it does is reaffirm my feelings that the school still sucks(or at least squanders its potential) and the students aren’t that well handled
 
That said I still think there’s a gross amount of hyperbole here
hironakamura
Artist -

The episode reminded me of G1 MLP where the ponies actually go on adventures, meet strange characters that can either help or harm them and solve problems and obstacles together. They hardly do that anymore in G4.
 
It also reminded me of a video that I saw about Aristotle’s philosophy on friendship. https://youtu.be/F18kSA8OxqY
 
I wonder if Applejack was in the original draft of this episode. But was it supposed to be RD and Applejack or was it supposed to be Rarity and Applejack? Guess we’ll never know. Lol.
Kiryu-Chan
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@hironakamura  
I doubt it, they have to know RD and Rarity are hardly paired up. I would have absolutely made no sense for it to be AJ because Rarity+AJ as a pairing has been milked to death, to the point where only dust is coming out of that exhausted nipple
Anonycat
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Okay, I guess.
@PonyPon  
It makes no sense to have some best friends opening a school that literally teaches friendship where the 6 best friends are the friendship teachers themselves, and then they suddenly hate the hell out from each other for plot’s sake.
Background Pony #7F21
If you cut out the bits with the school this episode feels like something straight out of season one. Which at this point in the series is definitely not a good thing.
Anonycat
Duck - "her mere existence is enough to put me in a quack mood, I might as well return the favor by quacking it around"
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The End wasn't The End - Found a new home after the great exodus of 2012

Okay, I guess.
@hironakamura  
Looks more like they have been writing horrible school episodes on purpose rather than making any attempt to do anything good out of it. I mean, compare this with S02 season finale where Hasbro forced the staff to make a royal wedding and they did that, but added Chrysalis and the Changelings invasion to make it fun and interesting to watch.
 
Now we have a school where the friendship teachers are mean assholes and the students peaked on their debut episode and that’s it.
Pause

World's Smallest Violin
“seasonal rot” constantly tossed around these days but then call an episode like its something out S1 as an insult to it.
 
@Anonycat  
Hah. Chrysalis and Changelings were only fun because of the concept of them. Chrysalis is dull as cardboard.
 
And students peaked on their debut? You’re funny.
Lord WyrmSpawN
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My Little Pony - 1992 Edition
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Friendship, Art, and Magic (2019) - Celebrated Derpibooru's seventh year anniversary with friends.
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Not a Llama - Happy April Fools Day!
Friendship, Art, and Magic (2017) - Celebrated Derpibooru's five year anniversary with friends.
The End wasn't The End - Found a new home after the great exodus of 2012

Put Out to Pasture
Alright, I’m home, i have an episode to watch, let’s see the damage.
 
The Tennis Yuppie Outfit makes a return.  
Feels like we got the Moral before anything started. And Twilight is kind of wedging her crap in.  
Wow, it’s like the elements of this school are actually interfering with their plans.  
Hey, Blue Boy, take a look at your friends some time.  
They really don’t have many eps or notable events together, do they?  
Star is dangerously close to a point there.  
Ew, buckball. At least Pinkie and Shy are nowhere to be seen.  
Pay attention, Rarity! “I was designing over here! I have priorities!”  
And this is why i never bought secretly sporty Rarity.  
Too in-style? Rarity, you leave your brain at home today?  
With Dash on that one.  
So….who is buying the heels, Dash?  
Banter? No, this is slowly getting on nerves.  
It does looks rather unnatural compared to its surroundings.  
Weak-ass crystals, would have been worthless anyway.  
Rarity, we caught her in a spa once. She has some respect.  
Geez, what happened to them? Oh yeah, regression.  
That does seem like a hassle, Rare. And Dash would know about clothing requirements of her race.  
I think we need to invent a new ball for this episode. I’ll call it the “Petty Ball”. Dash and Rare are high-speed chucking that thing between each other.  
Figures she would be needed to help more grown mares than kids.  
Okay, I kinda like where this is going. Media can tell alot about its viewers.  
Oh wow, Rare, that was kind of boorish and ignorant of you.  
Those mysteries actually sound pretty cool compared to the episode they were introduced.  
Yeah, this plan is a dud.  
Can you say Charity Battle, children?  
Why do you still have those?  
Pity Luna can’t help you with the tides.  
Twilight’s acting has improved marginally.  
Ponies have a mineral that naturally leaves glitter. This is hell.  
Bad Rare, bad.  
Rainbow allowed to have a brain, what a ride. Iopish in all the right ways.  
Rarity is a Master Builder.  
Oh hey, a funny new creature. Hello, Frog of Many Eyes.  
Instant cloud. That’s a useful ability.  
Toothpaste made in the wild. Now i have seen it all.  
Lockpicking does not work that way, but who am I to argue with the Party’s rogue?  
The Reconciliation.  
Gee, wonder when that was installed?  
The Ruse Cruise comes to a stop.
 
Okay, I’ll agree the school really didn’t need to be in on this(and is up there with NCC is showing the weakness of the concept) and the nastiness of the girls was way more than needed, since they’ve been a group so long. But yes, the faux-venture was the best part and should have been the majority of the episode.
 
Overall, not the worst ever, but easily disposable.
Zendigo

Social Justice Pacifist
I love the concept for this episode; Two friends realize they don’t have that much in common and wonder if they have anything to justify their friendship.
 
But in execution, this just turned into “Rarity and Rainbow Dash bicker and act like children for a whole episode.” And it feels like weak writing, because bickering really wasn’t necessary or even the main conceit of the episode’s conflict, which was a lack of common interests.
 
The actual on-screen problem wasn’t a lack of things in common, so much as Rarity and Rainbow Dash both being snippy and rude to one another, which is a whole separate problem that’s only tangentially related to the episode’s informed conflict.
 
I didn’t like it.
Sweet Blast
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Practice makes perfect
I laughed so hard in this one.  
Looking forward to this one-not dissapointed. Okay. Maybe a bit. Because not spa scene  
Overall: 9,5/10.  
Angry Rainbow Dash makes a return 😂😂😂😂
hironakamura
Artist -

@Zendigo  
This is true. Remember when Starlight and Sunburst were worried because they had nothing in common? They still liked each other and were scared of drifting apart.
 
This episode didn’t just have Rarity and RD having nothing in common but they were also unironically insulting the things that mattered to the other pony. I’d understand if it were mannerisms that annoyed each other but it was more like being mean and belittling others.
Esteban
Duck - "You would all have 10/10 episodes if i was responsible for this season as story editor and I could do it for free"

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Break up Breakdown 9/10  
Hearth Warming Club 8/10  
Grannies Gone Wild 7/10  
Horse Play 7/10  
Friendship University 6/10  
School Daze 6/10  
Surf % Turf 6/10  
Mark for Effort 6/10  
Maud Couple 5/10  
Mean Six 5/10  
Molt Down 5/10  
Parent Map – 5/10  
A Matter of Principals 3/10  
Fake it till you Make It 3/10  
Yakity Sax 2/10  
End in Friend 2/10  
Non compete Clause - 1/10
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