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spottoI guess I'll sum up what I thought about the last episode in a sentence even if I already reviewed it. It was such a polarizing episode for me. I was highly amused and as you can tell from previous posts I wouldn't hesitate to post random images, GIFs, or videos of it but...
Putting Your Hoof Down was a fun episode, but a shallow one. That's really how it is. The one exception throughout the episode would be the part where Fluttershy tears Pinkie and Rarity apart, otherwise it didn't subvert anything we've already ever seen, it just went directly straight with it. The premise wasn't original, the turnabout of Fluttershy herself was abrupt and sudden, and not too much happened. If I were watching MLP to merely be entertained the episode was fine, but I watch it for more than that. I watch it for clever character interaction and the characters themselves. Oh no, Fluttershy is a jerk...well la-dee-dah, that's nice. That isn't even new, we've seen it before. My second gripe that I've yet to mention is continuity, not within this episode but...a large part of Fluttershy to me is that part of her name, shy...and if this episode and her other one changes her drastically, to downplay these aspects, what exactly does she have then? I miss the aesops of season one. Sonic Rainboom was about Rainbow Dash, but she wasn't necessarily the one who had to learn a lesson, it was Rarity. Swarm of the Century was seemingly about Pinkie Pie, but it was more about the others' learning something over her. This season we've had an over-abundance of episodes pointing out some flaw a character has and how it can be corrected through a lesson. That just sounds too straightforward and simple! Removing Twilight Sparkle as the sole pony responsible for the friendship reports was a double-edged sword. Because with her at the helm she could see what other ponies might be doing, and learn something that wasn't directly related to something dumb somepony did.
Ugh, I dunno why I got so bothered by the episode. It wasn't bad or anything, but I can't help to rant and then post a silly GIF like this one
afterwards because the antics of each individual had high entertainment value. Maybe my expectations were too high not having seen a Fluttershy episode in forever or something, I don't know. Just try comparing this episode to Green Isn't Your Colour! That episode was also amusing, but it had a lot of conflict between Rarity and Fluttershy, and the aesop wasn't something predictable like "jealousy is bads" just because Rarity happens to be jealous...it was all about secrecy and how keeping something from a friend may not be the best idea. It introduced the idea that Pinkie had problems with trust issues, which was echo'ed in Party of One. Rarity, despite her faults remained the generous pony she is, stomping the floor and pretty much saving Fluttershy's career from disaster. I am not surprised this episode was #2 in the official top nine MLP episodes from season one to Family Appreciation Day.
Ah well, it's like asking every movie to be five stars, simply not realistic. I hope there will be at least one more episode during the rest of MLP's tenure with character-driven plot involving these three, especially Fluttershy. I don't think I'm a picky person in terms of episodes...I've liked pretty much every episode one or another and there are many episodes I'd rate below this one, but it just bothers me more being a Fluttershy one...
ALSO GIGANTIC SPOILERS HERE (I am leaning to it being legit, what with the name and cutie mark similarities and all. I also do not understand the people who are upset. This seems pretty cool actually. My only problem is that one girl for the finale is an alicorn...rather out of place and many people already do not like her. I'm predicting she'll become quite the scrappy but who knows. These writers are talented folks after all)
To end this post, I have a rant...an audio-recorded rant. It's actually incredibly long, like...an hour, so I know like...zero people will listen to it, but I've been finding myself better at ranting through speaking than typing, or at least at times it's preferable. I dunno. Have a listen if you've got an hour to spare, it's just me rambling about practically everything!
Putting Your Hoof Down was a fun episode, but a shallow one. That's really how it is. The one exception throughout the episode would be the part where Fluttershy tears Pinkie and Rarity apart, otherwise it didn't subvert anything we've already ever seen, it just went directly straight with it. The premise wasn't original, the turnabout of Fluttershy herself was abrupt and sudden, and not too much happened. If I were watching MLP to merely be entertained the episode was fine, but I watch it for more than that. I watch it for clever character interaction and the characters themselves. Oh no, Fluttershy is a jerk...well la-dee-dah, that's nice. That isn't even new, we've seen it before. My second gripe that I've yet to mention is continuity, not within this episode but...a large part of Fluttershy to me is that part of her name, shy...and if this episode and her other one changes her drastically, to downplay these aspects, what exactly does she have then? I miss the aesops of season one. Sonic Rainboom was about Rainbow Dash, but she wasn't necessarily the one who had to learn a lesson, it was Rarity. Swarm of the Century was seemingly about Pinkie Pie, but it was more about the others' learning something over her. This season we've had an over-abundance of episodes pointing out some flaw a character has and how it can be corrected through a lesson. That just sounds too straightforward and simple! Removing Twilight Sparkle as the sole pony responsible for the friendship reports was a double-edged sword. Because with her at the helm she could see what other ponies might be doing, and learn something that wasn't directly related to something dumb somepony did.
Ugh, I dunno why I got so bothered by the episode. It wasn't bad or anything, but I can't help to rant and then post a silly GIF like this one
afterwards because the antics of each individual had high entertainment value. Maybe my expectations were too high not having seen a Fluttershy episode in forever or something, I don't know. Just try comparing this episode to Green Isn't Your Colour! That episode was also amusing, but it had a lot of conflict between Rarity and Fluttershy, and the aesop wasn't something predictable like "jealousy is bads" just because Rarity happens to be jealous...it was all about secrecy and how keeping something from a friend may not be the best idea. It introduced the idea that Pinkie had problems with trust issues, which was echo'ed in Party of One. Rarity, despite her faults remained the generous pony she is, stomping the floor and pretty much saving Fluttershy's career from disaster. I am not surprised this episode was #2 in the official top nine MLP episodes from season one to Family Appreciation Day.
Ah well, it's like asking every movie to be five stars, simply not realistic. I hope there will be at least one more episode during the rest of MLP's tenure with character-driven plot involving these three, especially Fluttershy. I don't think I'm a picky person in terms of episodes...I've liked pretty much every episode one or another and there are many episodes I'd rate below this one, but it just bothers me more being a Fluttershy one...
ALSO GIGANTIC SPOILERS HERE (I am leaning to it being legit, what with the name and cutie mark similarities and all. I also do not understand the people who are upset. This seems pretty cool actually. My only problem is that one girl for the finale is an alicorn...rather out of place and many people already do not like her. I'm predicting she'll become quite the scrappy but who knows. These writers are talented folks after all)
To end this post, I have a rant...an audio-recorded rant. It's actually incredibly long, like...an hour, so I know like...zero people will listen to it, but I've been finding myself better at ranting through speaking than typing, or at least at times it's preferable. I dunno. Have a listen if you've got an hour to spare, it's just me rambling about practically everything!