Best episode of the season. No questions.
I have actually over the past few weeks started taking notes as I watch new episodes. There are a lot of things, but I would like to cover them all.
Starting, Braeburn. Just, YES. It should surprise exactly 0 people that I have been eagerly anticipating the return of Braeburn for the past FOUR YEARS. And he was perfect. Whether he was being hammy about his foreleg injury, sleeping in his chair in the most uncomfortable position possible, or awkwardly laughing to himself about letting the CMC run off, he stole every scene he spoke in, at least for me. 10/10.
NEXT, Sheriff Silver Star. For one, he has deputies. They seemed pretty cool. Also, you seem them at one point playing a card game which is obviously supposed to be some form of poker. So poker is a thing in Equestria I guess. We also have his jail. For one, THEY HAVE JAIL. And it's not like some super jail to store big bads like Nightmare Moon or Discord. No, this is a jail to house normal, everyday ponies who have broken the law. And when we see the cell, there are 10 tally marks on the wall. What I would like to know is, who was bad enough to get thrown in prison for at least 10 days, and what did they do to be put there. We also see the ponies with the pitchfork and torch, which, aside from making me laugh, makes me think that Sheriff Silver Star and his deputies have dealt with rioting/an angry mob in the past. (Also, when the prison bed breaks it makes the same sound as opening a crate in Team Fortress 2, which was probably not an intentional shout-out to the fans but still cool)
Now, on to Trouble Shoes. For one, loved his design. New types of horse are always welcome, and I hope to see more Clydesdales on the show in the future. His flashback makes me wonder about his history though. For one, his vernacular was particularly sophisticated, particularly for a settler pony. Where is he from originally? He's probably not from Appleloosa, because we see buffalo at the rodeo in his flashback, so unless that flashback was only 4 years prior, then he has to have come from another settlement which was on better terms with the buffalo. That also makes me wonder, though, if we have buffalo seen in a different settlement, are there different tribes of buffalo, with their own chiefs and customs? But back to Trouble Shoes. He also brings up some interesting questions about Cutie Marks (further cementing that this season will be all about cutie marks). For one, it is possible to get a cutie mark in bad luck. It is possible to get a cutie mark and have no idea what it means or why it is there. Now, we saw this in Bloom and Gloom, but that was a dream. This is the real, waking world of Equestria.
This brings me to my final set of notes, the CMC. I'll just get out of the way real quick that the face Scootaloo made while falling down the mudslide was adorable. Also, while most of the scenes involving Sweetie Belle using magic had her struggling, when the CMC walked into Trouble Shoes' trailer, she very casually closed the door with her magic. They are showing real continuity and development with her magic and I love it. Also, the ending led me to a though which I lovingly referred to in my notes as my "bt-style" theory, and that is that the CMC are going to end up getting cutie marks assisting others in finding their cutie marks, and what they do now (singing, scootering, whatever Applebloom's talent is this week) will be a hobby more than anything.
I also have a note here about that scene where Trouble Shoes is on his back with that other rodeo clown peddling on his legs and that I've seen enough hentai to know where this is going, and I'm not going to go into any more detail than that.
All in all, I thought it was a great episode, best of the season so far. Although considering next week we get a Discord episode it is entirely possible that my opinion will change...
I have actually over the past few weeks started taking notes as I watch new episodes. There are a lot of things, but I would like to cover them all.
Starting, Braeburn. Just, YES. It should surprise exactly 0 people that I have been eagerly anticipating the return of Braeburn for the past FOUR YEARS. And he was perfect. Whether he was being hammy about his foreleg injury, sleeping in his chair in the most uncomfortable position possible, or awkwardly laughing to himself about letting the CMC run off, he stole every scene he spoke in, at least for me. 10/10.
NEXT, Sheriff Silver Star. For one, he has deputies. They seemed pretty cool. Also, you seem them at one point playing a card game which is obviously supposed to be some form of poker. So poker is a thing in Equestria I guess. We also have his jail. For one, THEY HAVE JAIL. And it's not like some super jail to store big bads like Nightmare Moon or Discord. No, this is a jail to house normal, everyday ponies who have broken the law. And when we see the cell, there are 10 tally marks on the wall. What I would like to know is, who was bad enough to get thrown in prison for at least 10 days, and what did they do to be put there. We also see the ponies with the pitchfork and torch, which, aside from making me laugh, makes me think that Sheriff Silver Star and his deputies have dealt with rioting/an angry mob in the past. (Also, when the prison bed breaks it makes the same sound as opening a crate in Team Fortress 2, which was probably not an intentional shout-out to the fans but still cool)
Now, on to Trouble Shoes. For one, loved his design. New types of horse are always welcome, and I hope to see more Clydesdales on the show in the future. His flashback makes me wonder about his history though. For one, his vernacular was particularly sophisticated, particularly for a settler pony. Where is he from originally? He's probably not from Appleloosa, because we see buffalo at the rodeo in his flashback, so unless that flashback was only 4 years prior, then he has to have come from another settlement which was on better terms with the buffalo. That also makes me wonder, though, if we have buffalo seen in a different settlement, are there different tribes of buffalo, with their own chiefs and customs? But back to Trouble Shoes. He also brings up some interesting questions about Cutie Marks (further cementing that this season will be all about cutie marks). For one, it is possible to get a cutie mark in bad luck. It is possible to get a cutie mark and have no idea what it means or why it is there. Now, we saw this in Bloom and Gloom, but that was a dream. This is the real, waking world of Equestria.
This brings me to my final set of notes, the CMC. I'll just get out of the way real quick that the face Scootaloo made while falling down the mudslide was adorable. Also, while most of the scenes involving Sweetie Belle using magic had her struggling, when the CMC walked into Trouble Shoes' trailer, she very casually closed the door with her magic. They are showing real continuity and development with her magic and I love it. Also, the ending led me to a though which I lovingly referred to in my notes as my "bt-style" theory, and that is that the CMC are going to end up getting cutie marks assisting others in finding their cutie marks, and what they do now (singing, scootering, whatever Applebloom's talent is this week) will be a hobby more than anything.
I also have a note here about that scene where Trouble Shoes is on his back with that other rodeo clown peddling on his legs and that I've seen enough hentai to know where this is going, and I'm not going to go into any more detail than that.
All in all, I thought it was a great episode, best of the season so far. Although considering next week we get a Discord episode it is entirely possible that my opinion will change...