Oh hey that's right there's a new episode. I've been so busy these last few days I forgot.
- The opening is pretty cute. "Layin' it on a little thick there, aren't ya, pal?"
- Hey, Pipsqueak exists! And maybe it's just me but he seems to have gotten bigger.
- It's so weird that they're finally acknowledging the whole "hey our protagonists should really pretty much be celebrities" thing four seasons in, and coming at it from such an atypical direction. Instead of a "Twilight being a leader of the state gets between her and her friends" episode, we're getting a "Twilight being a leader of the state gets between her and her friends' little sisters" episode. I've speculated before that they're being very deliberate about underplaying or sidestepping the former conflict in every episode since the season opener and I feel like this adds weight to that theory.
- "They'll have to learn something too!" I like the CMC's devious plot to lead their rivals on a journey of self-improvement.
- I like how Twilight, ignorant of all the schoolyard drama, clearly walks away with the impression that DT and SS are just weird drooling fangirls the CMC know.
- Every now and then this show likes to force concepts into oddly specific and somewhat strange repeated phrases ("very special somepony"). There's no real meat behind this observation except that "Twilight time" is one of those.
- Is there any reason these kids can't just walk into Twilight's house and meet her on their own at literally any time? I mean she lives in a public library.
- Hey, Pip gets a line! Keep bein' cockney, kid.
- Twilight's a horsie eater
- Pinkie's extreme head-cock accompanied by a ratchet sound effect

- "When I don't smile in a picture I look sad." There's something oddly morose about that line.
- I'm pretty sure hoof-shine horse was voiced by Cathy Weseluck, on account of he sounds exactly like Spike.
- Applebloom's bringing back the cunie mark.
- The CMC aren't into DT and SS's ivory tower bullshit

Hey, wait a second...
- Hey, those ponies outscooted Scooterlee! C'mon, kid, if you can't fly you at least gotta scoot.
- "Looks like everything's working out just fine!" with five minutes on the clock. I know how this one ends.
- Don't be a snitch, Pip

- "Remember a moment ago when you asked me to give you a chance?" Wait no wasn't that your idea, Twilight?
- Aaand the classic "dunking on Spike" finale. It's okay, big guy, you'll have your day.
Fun episode, and I appreciate them coming at an obvious conflict from an unusual angle. Dunno how much else I have to add but maybe once I have time to stew on it a bit some actual thoughts will crystallize. Or not; that's pretty likely too.