Notice anything special about this picture? If not, keep reading and I'll tell you soon.
Before I go on, let me say that this WILL contain spoilers, so if you haven't seen this episode yet, do it now!
So I have to say that, overall, I liked this episode. It's more or less a sweetiebelle episode, and I don't think we've had one of those since sister hooves social. I also liked seeing her learn magic, I think it was a long time comming.
Being a CMC centric episode, I had figured that Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon would be out antagonists from the moment they stepped on screen, but this time it was more of an inner conflict than anything else. This is the type of conflict I like the best, so that and my favorite filly
learning magic means a personal 1-up from me.
As we move into the meat of the episode, we see a sudden shift in Diamond and Silver's attitude towards the CMC. Although this might throw some for a loop, I found it perfectly in character for them. They'll do whatever it takes to be on top. They don't care who you are on the inside, if it means they're popular by association, they'll hang out with anyone.
Sound fammiliar? Did you say this episode's moral? Well you're absolutely right. It's subtle, but it's there, and I found it a really nice way to get more of a glimpse into their character. I honestly hope we get to see more of Diamond and Silver as the series goes on, maybe even a redemption episode for them.
Now about that screenshot above, have you figured it out yet? Look in the background. There's a chart with a sketch of the box from episode 67 with some writing and keys taped on. I really love that the animators put this there. I can totally see Twilight spending any free time she has making charts and formulas about the box in an attempt to solve its mystery, obviously unaware that they already posses half of the keys. Good job animators, keep it up.
And by the way, this has nothing to do with anything, but I just loved this scene...
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