Thoughts on episode 10 S2:
I....
I have a complete and utter irrational dislike of this episode. I would say hate but that's to strong a word, it implies that this episode connected enough with me to invoke said emotion.
I just...Didn't like it. At all.
And the worst part is I can't even figure out
why. Rarity is great here completely in character without going over the top and it's very fitting that she, the Element of generosity should be the one to bring Spike out of his crazy. The plot was solid (even though it gives me a headache on Dragon anatomy), the jokes where funny, the characterization was consistent but....
The pacing was off, Spike annoyed me, the Wonderbolts show up literally out of nowhere and add nothing to the plot, random things are just thrown in (Rarity's cloak making for example) and...this whole thing was just...
off
In fact I would like to amend my previous statement, the
idea of the plot is good, it's execution annoyed me. Things didn't quite jive right, the whole doctor sequence was a waste of time, that could have been spent on developing the plot, and Twilight should have gone to Zecora from the first, especially since she knows Zecora and has witnessed the potency of her cures and the extent of her knowledge.
I just...yeah. This one didn't do it for me.