Re: Let's Re-Watch Week 17 : Equestria Games



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DerFurShur wrote:As for the episode, I still don't get why people want a full episode of just the games. Did they really want Rainbow Dash's rematch with Spitfire and more of Rainbow Dash and the others explaining how various Equestrian sports work?
What we got is pretty much the best we could hope for from the Games.
Discord wrote:Spike, even though not necessarily having full blown depression, is definitely going through a depressive bought here. And it's not exactly the first time where our characters have had false perceptions of themselves either. I don't think I would say mental illness does not exist in MLP outright
Discord wrote:Oh, also barking dog pony in Read it and Weep.
Bakertoons wrote:That anthem song was cringe worthy, though Pinkie's "NAILED IT!" was funny.
Perpetual Lurker wrote:This is my favorite episode of the entire show. Mostly because it speaks to me on a very personal level. It may not be about depression, but it certainly applies to it. I know I cried at the end when the lesson was delivered. This episode capped off Spike's long running "self-worth" arc in the best way it possibly could.
InsertAuthorHere wrote:The episode has one of the most wonderfully perfect morals in the entire series. It doesn't matter how talented and wonderful everyone else says you are; none of that matters if you don't have confidence in yourself. It's important not to let past mistakes take control of your life, especially if they weren't that important or lasting. Spike shutting down, doubling down on the embarrassment to try and make things right, and having to be dragged out in public by stern but loving parental figures? Yeah, that's happened to me. Multiple times, in fact. Maybe I should try internalizing the lessons every now and then.
Fizzbuzz wrote:You know, one thing I've hardly seen anyone bring up is the performance of the CMC in their flag-bearing duty. Was there anyone who was upset over that going as quickly as it did?
InsertAuthorHere wrote:So with all that taken together, it makes sense that the final episode would just use the games as a background event while focusing on one of the actual characters.
Corpy wrote:On the other hand, the resolution sends the message that Spike should like himself, which I strongly disagree with.
The true star of this episode is, for me, however, ms. Harshwhinny. She is a joy in every scene, and her exasperation at the squamous celebrity she has to work with is brilliant. Along with Coco Pommel, she is the minor character I most wish to see return in Season 5.
Marioland1 wrote:Where did Spike get that umbrella? Why did he even have one anyways?
Who won the ice archery competition? Did anybody win at all?
Applejack: Too bad Ponyville doesn't have any ice archers competin'. We don't have anyone to root for.
Pinkie Pie: That's okay. Ponyville has thirty seven medals, and Cloudsdale thirty six, so looks like we'll be medal champs of the Games anyway! Woo-hoo!
Rainbow Dash: But Cloudsdale has two ice archery finalists down there now! If they both place, Cloudsale wins the medal count!
Headless Horse wrote:
Then again, if it had been a throwaway gag it would have seemed super duper out-of-character for this show. They don't show stuff like that without it being important in some way to the story (see also the "counting to 10" business).
Fizzbuzz wrote:Had this been a two-part episode, I feel like it would've taken too much attention off of Spike unless they inflated his scenes in equal proportion with the scenes related directly to the Games, and if we got more scenes of him messing up then that might be too much of... well, of him messing up. (And I know a few people in the original episode thread already thought the episode was making him look like too big of an idiot.) So, unless we saw more of him being treated like royalty by the crystal ponies, or more of Twilight and/or the CMC trying to reassure him, that'd be a problem.
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