MLP Reviews

If you were to ask a random person about My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, they'll say it's a girls show. But if you ask any brony, pegasister, or any fan, they'll tell you that it is one of the best shows that came out of the 2010's. Everything about this show has left an impact in not only our culture, but also our lives. But like every show, for every good episode, there's bound to be a bad one, and everyone has their only point-of-view on what's good and bad about. That's where this series comes into play, not only will I talk about the show, but I will also talk about what makes a episode good and bad and what the characters are doing in them.

Keep in mind that i'm giving my opinions on each of these episodes. If you agree or disagree with some of these episodes, that's ok, everyone has their own taste on what makes an episode good. The story, the characters, the songs, the animation, the lessons, these are the things people can pick up and see what goes into these tells. So get ready everyone, as I tell you which episodes worked, which ones didn't, and which one left the biggest impact on our lives. Get ready everyone, cause here we go.

Let's start off with the one that started it all "Friendship is Magic." We need to understand with what the story is, who and characters are, and what kind of adventures we might see thought out the series. Everything was new to us, the characters were new, their world was new, the songs were new, we weren't sure what to expect out of this. But when it came out, we wondered if it started with a high note or a low note.

Despite the first two episodes being predicable, we all know it. Twilight Sparkle is a unicorn from Canterlot who values studies over everything else, being the loyal student to Princess Celestia, and has no time for parties, friends and get-togethers. But when the night of the "Summer Sun Celebration" is approaching, Twilight tells her only friend, Spike, a dragon, to send a letter to the Princess, for she fears that Nightmare Moon is coming to bring nighttime eternal. But Celestia tells Twilight to stop reading books and tasks her and Spike to go to Ponyville to not only help with the "Summer Sun Celebration," but also, make some friends, something Twilight has no time for.

After looking over the preparations for the celebration, and meeting the ponies, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie, Twilight is upset that she had no time to figure out the Elements of Harmony, magical artifacts made to bring peace to Equestria. But it all for not as Nightmare Moon appears to make the night last forever. The five ponies follow Twilight to the library and found that the Elements of Harmony can be found in the Castle of the Two Sisters in the Everfree Forest. Twilight wants to go alone, but others are coming with her no matter what.

During the trip they run into problems that help in showing who has which Element of Harmony, Honesty, Kindness, Laughter, Generosity, and Loyalty, and Twilight finally understands that having friends is not a bad thing after all and unlocks the element of Magic to stop Nightmare Moon, who it turns out is actually Celestia's Sister, Luna, who was banished to the moon for 1,000 years after being jealous of her sister. After making amends and Twilight happy to have friends, Celestia assigns Twilight to stay in Ponyville to learn as much about friendship with her friends as she can.

This opener was a great way to start the show, you get to meet the characters, you learn what each of them can do, and you get to understand them as the show goes on. Twilight is a good example of the social introvert, she's used to being around books that she has no time for anything else, so to see her interacting with others was a big thing for her. and I love how each of her friends show their elements, Applejack on the cliff, Futtershy with the manticore, Pinkie Pie with the trees, where she sings a song about laughing at what scares you, Rarity helping a sea serpent who had his mustache cut, and Rainbow choosing her friends or the Shadowbolts. They showed their elements to help Twilight and she learns the having friends is not as bad as she thought.

I guess if a have to find one thing wrong with the opener, it would be how fast we were meeting the characters thought the episode . We do get little hints on who they are and what they want to do in the future, but we spend like two-to-three minutes with them and only know so little about them. And i know why they did this, the future eps would explain what each of them what in the future and what keeps them on their hoofs, but i feel that the intros of each of them was a little rushed. But if that's my only problem with the opener, i have little to come-plane about, for the rest of it was great.

As openers go, it's done a good job. It gave us a taste on what was to come later in the series and looking back at this, it was a great way to bring fans into the show and join these girls on their many adventures around Equestria and maybe beyond. It's shocking that boys as well as girls watch this show, which i think is a good thing, no show has to be made for just one gender, everyone can watch it and see what it has to offer. It's an intro that knew how to introduce us to the series, and to prepare on what might happen as it goes on.

Final Rating: 9/10