Re: episode synopses—don't forget how the synopsis of "The Cutie Pox" went as far as Apple Bloom getting more than three marks, which didn't happen until the last third of the episode.
I liked Swarm Of the Century too, although I think somepony should have called out Pinkie on utter failing to explain herself. When you're aware of an impending disaster you should tell everyone else, not run off and do it yourself without explaining anything. But other than that it was a good episode. Especially Twilight's breakdown at the end where she decides that building a replica of Ponyville is the best option.
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I would assume that's because AJ has spent most of the past season being the one teaching others, rather than needing to learn them, and Pinkie...is Pinkie.
Numfarr - uh, Pinkie!
Do the Dance of Joy!
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Edit: That's what I meant by "this past season".
The benefit of not getting an episode is that it means you don't mess up too often, since ponies only botch stuff if they need to learn a lesson from it.
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You're a
Ninja Editor and now so am I.
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@Count Dorku: Actually, one of my main gripes with the season thus far is that we haven't gotten any focus episodes that shows the main pony in a good light. At least in the first season we had episodes like "The Ticket Master" or "Green Isn't Your Color" that managed to focus on certain ponies without making them into jerks.
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...does Luna Eclipsed count as a focus episode?
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Was Rarity really a jerk in Sweet and Elite?
It's pronounced "Te-ah-low-ve"
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Well, in one she treated her younger sister as a major inconvenience
* speaking as someone who has younger sisters, perfectly comprehensibly
...
and in the other she lied a lot and spent her time putting dots in Contacts rather than working on a present for one of her closest friends.
edited 2nd Jan '12 11:13:05 AM by CountDorku
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