kidcoelacanth wrote:I don't think any of the CMC expressed a unique thought in this episode. They acted as a single character the whole way through and the cutie marks sealed that deal for good.
I think this is what bothered me the most about the episode. I didn't really realize it, but it's true. They didn't do anything the entire episode that wasn't a hive-mind of the three. You just as easily could have had it be Applebloom and only Applebloom acting it out, with the other two there, but not really involved. Then, Applebloom would have gotten a cutie mark in helping others with theirs.
Then she could have helped Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle find theirs in a subsequent episode. That would have been so much better.
Also, Pip is clearly much younger than the others, and there are no other foals shown to be near his age/size. So why the hell is HE running against Diamond Tiara? Hell, do my idea above and have it be Sweetie Belle running. Pip makes no sense at all.
And I really don't get the praise for the songs. They were all very generic musical exposition songs. None of them had a catchy hook at all.