Re: S04E12: Pinkie Pride
+ Pinkie. She has been in top form this season and she's been enjoyable, even in large doses.
+ Weird Al did not overshadow the rest of the cast. He played an important part of the episode, but was not what it was all about. The writers get this, and I welcome guest stars in the future if they stick to that.
+ The Songs. They were all good. I agree with those who say the last song felt a bit off, but it was still good for me. It didn't feel as off as say "Find a Way" from MMC did.
+ Live action Boneless and Gummy*
+ Pinkie Pie's key is a rubber chicken. I've said before that I think the items aren't the keys but the actions are the keys, but now I want them to be the keys just to see Pinkie try and jam a rubber chicken into the keyholes.

+ Story worked well. While the conflict did feel slightly forced (not nearly to the levels of Rainbow Falls) with everyone seemingly ditching pinkie at the drop of a song, there is the implication that everyone (or at the very least Twilight) assumed it would be a team effort with Pinkie and Cheese. AndPinkie has been established as being one to quickly assume abandonment by her friends, so it all came together.
- I liked the "Pinkie never invites Spike to parties" joke when I assumed it was just a series of coincidental situations. I now have to assume it's intentional given he was present in most the episode up until the actual party that the entire town apparently showed up for.
- Live action Boneless and Gummy*
*I don't know why, but this joke was simultaneously hilarious and awful for me...
Best episode of the season? Give me a week to let the awesome set in. I don't know if I'd put it over Flight to the Finish. I'd say as a key episode, Rarity Takes Manehattan was better, but this was certainly a more enjoyable and fun fun fun episode.
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