| >> | No. 268 Oh, and I thought this was a great episode. While the plot of course demanded that Rarity compete, I thought they did a great job of making that flow from her vanity, rather than a sense of competitiveness that you would expect from Rainbow Dash or Applejack. She's enters the competition just to show off. And rather than deliberately being a jerk to Rainbow Dash, she instead seems to barley be aware of her. So we end up with the moral being "support your friends" which is much more subtle than "don't be a dick to your friends." The animation and music for the whole sonic rainboom sequence really got my heart racing. Greek mythology reference. Awesome. Fluttershy's cheering. So sweet. Pinkie Pie. Hmmm. There's something about her lines that just doesn't feel right too me. In "Feeling Pinkie Keen," and in this episode, it seems like she's being random just for the sake of being random. Compare with "Bridle Gossip" (my favorite episode and the originator of my handle) where she's more excitable and obsessive than random; writing a song and getting out of breath singing it. |