by Fizzbuzz (?) » Sat Jun 27, 2015 4:12 pm
I'm glad the episode was able to deliver a lesson like "be yourself, not a mimicry of someone else" like this. I mean really, Twilight. It's one thing to show respect for the country and culture of foreign ambassadors, but you'll never be able to outright replicate them. If they're coming to your land then they're gonna want to see your stuff.
I'm still not sure what to think of the yaks being so aggressive. I mean, given that they're sort of supposed to feel like Khan-era Mongols, it's not like the show is exactly appropriating an oppressed (or even contemporary) culture. They were also so over the top that they felt cartoony more than anything else, unlike the more restrained depiction of the buffalo back in Over A Barrel. Overall I think they came out well enough so long as you remember that this is a cartoon for 6-to-12-year-old kids.
How long has it been since we last had such a wild-feeling episode starring Pinkie Pie? Recent ones from S4 (Pinkie Apple Pie, Pinkie Pride, Maud Pie come to mind) all had other characters to keep her relatively tied down, but not so much here. I'm almost not used to how wacky she's capable of being.
