by MasterOfKnees (?) » Mon Mar 31, 2014 12:32 pm
I really liked the subjects and questions this episode brought up, however I think the execution was very clunky. The best scene in the episode was when Flim and Flam convinced AJ that they were doing more good than bad despite the product being a fluke, I really liked how Flim and Flam brought it all up as a hypothetical scenario despite how obvious it is, really makes them seem like those filthy business men that they are. AJ's scenes where she questions herself and watches her face being plastered everywhere were also really good, and I've long wanted to see AJ's honesty being pushed to the limit, never quite felt she was as connected with her element as the others up until now.
However, those are only select scenes. I don't like Granny Smith, her character is based entirely around being old, which isn't funny or enjoyable in the slightest. So for me those three swimming scenes were really stupid, and I really didn't care a lot about the climactic scene towards the end. I'd rather that we'd have spent more time doing something else, maybe have had a bit more time with Flim and Flam who really only had two scenes where they actually interacted beyond saying "Applejack approved."
So yeah, this episode is the definition of a mixed bag for me. I love parts of it, I hate other parts of it. However, I do slightly lean towards the good side of it, I do like to focus more on its good aspects than the bad ones, and in this case the good things were really strong. So yeah, a pretty decent episode.