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Before I go in depth with this lovely episode...I've decided to rank the thing! I dropped May The Best Pet Win a bit because a large reason I loved that episode was the song and how long I had been anticipating for one. After twenty-two episodes many other episodes popped up with pretty good songs as well, leaving MtBPW less unique. Of course I expected that. (the rest of the episode was average at best anyway)

And where does Hurricane Fluttershy stand as of 8 hours after the episode aired!? Why, right here:

THE LAST ROUNDUP TIER: THE LAST ROUNDUP

Celestia Tier	Awesome Tier	High Tier	Mid Tier	Meh Tier
The Cutie Mark Chronicles Party of One Luna Eclipsed A Friend In Deed Hurricane Fluttershy	Dragonshy Bridle Gossip Swarm of the Century Suited for Success Feeling Pinkie Keen Sonic Rainboom Green Isn't Your Colour May the Best Pet Win Baby Cakes Sweet and Elite Secret of my Excess	Applebuck Season Griffon the Brush Off Winter Wrap Up A Dog and Pony Show Over a Barrel The Best Night Ever The Return of Harmony P.1 The Return of Harmony Pt.2 Lesson Zero Sisterhooves Social The Super Speedy Cider Squeezy 6000 It's About Time MMMystery on the Friendship Express	Friendship is Magic Pt. 1 Friendship is Magic Pt. 2 The Ticket Master Look Before You Sleep Fall Weather Friends Stare Master A Bird in the Hoof Hearth's Warming Eve Family Appreciation Day Read it and Weep Hearts and Hooves Day Dragon Quest Ponyville Confidential	Boast Busters Call of the Cutie The Show Stoppers Owl's Well That Ends Well The Cutie Pox The Mysterious Mare-Do-Well Putting Your Hoof Down

The best tier it could ever hope to achieve of course! What do you mean there's a tier higher than Celestia tier? Nothing is higher than Celestia! If you've achieved Celestia tier you should be proud!

Anyway, Hurricane Fluttershy. I pointed out some flaws people might latch onto if they dislike the episode, but none of that bothers me really. Despite how completely unnecessary that pegasus on steroids was, he was still hilarious and did not take away from the episode. Predictability? Was it really that predictable? I mean after that montage I was sure Fluttershy would've improved tenfold and some silly obstacle would impede her during the actual tornado segment, but regardless of the montage that is supposedly guaranteed to always work, she didn't really reach her goal. She improved for sure, but she didn't reach her goal. Even then her first run through Twilight's fan thing she kind of gave up near the end when her horrible flashbacks of flight school bullying came slamming into her head, so the first result was already kind of botched and you could argue if she really improved all that much at all! :D I liked that though. I like that, even if you put in a lot of hard work it doesn't guarantee unrealistic results. For some very lucky people it might, but for the average person if you work hard you get somewhere, but you usually need to go through a whole lot before you reach the goal.

Case in point, illustration. I know most people who comment "wow, I wish I could draw like so-and-so but I suck" probably don't take up art as a hobby very often anyway, but still envy the skill of others. However if someone really wants to learn to draw they have to practice. Not practice for a few days or even a few months, but for years and years on end. Oh sure there might be a few gifted individuals who could do ridiculous masterpieces at the tender age of ten, but for the majority all the nice art you see came from years of continuing practice. They drew worse than you at some point in their life! I always thought "AND THEN A TRAINING MONTAGE HAPPENED!" was a silly trope in fiction since they always tended to succeed spectacularly after it.

Besides that, it is a no brainer that I very much identified with the yellow pegasus this episode. Low self-esteem and bullying? I think that covers a whole lot of children going through the same thing! I keep reading opinions of fans thinking this would be the exact same aesop as PYHD, but that's plain wrong. Confidence and assertiveness are two entirely different things, they may intertwine in certain occasions but they're overall separate. Someone could be extremely assertive, like a guy who has to talk down upon everyone constantly because that's the only way they can feel better about themselves...in other words, low self-esteem! And so I have dubbed this episode the best Fluttershy-focused episode of the series, yes more than Green Isn't Your Colour or Dragonshy. I mean those episodes didn't even have a flashback! With filly Fluttershy! You can't get better than filly Fluttershy.

STOP! This is your completely pointless interlude!

You may continue!
Rainbow Dash was pretty awesome, catapulted to not-last on my pony-list. Hell, I can never choose which of the mane six to be last considering I love them all. Some episodes air and some might be liked a bit more than others temporarily! If I had a complaint it'd be all the Flutterdash I'll inevitably see, but eh...that's a fanon thing not a canon thing. Nothing against the pairing either, it's just that I don't ship it and it'll make other Fluttershy ships a bit rarer for a while. The dynamic of the duo is pretty awesome anywho, and a pegasi episode not focusing on them would make no sense whatsoever! I especially loved the metal music during Fluttershy's montage. Usually a sweet and shy girly pony like her would never get background music as awesome as that. It's usually reserved for dragons we never ever see again who act like complete jerks. Those pegasi are so universally loved and overpowered! Really, lots of people love unicorns too but as adored Twilight is Rarity has to earn her love (which she is doing, but there are still many detractors as well) and Pinkie's quite popular herself but alas the earth ponies are falling a bit short what with their lack of magic and flight so fascinating to humans who do not have such fantastical abilities. Applejack, why are you so MIA lately!? I know she'll be back next episode but still, APPLEJACK!

I guess what my rambling is trying to say is that this episode had depth. Something I've been missing a lot lately, especially for Fluttershy. It wasn't quite as predictable as other episodes, albeit still...and everyone felt nice and happy. The slight saccharine-causing smile you get in the end is why I watch My Little Pony. I love the ridiculous cartoony-like antics sometimes, but for me variety and balance is best. Not too much of one or another. Anyway I can't think of much else to say about the episode. Fluttertree being canon...canoner, is nice and that mule is quite possibly the best character in the entire series. We shall end this post on a high note! EYES!

You heard me! EYES!

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