MLP:FIM – S1E3

Episode 3…what can I say? Am I a fan yet? Not really. Am I surprised I have watched this far? Absolutely. Will I continue watching? Probably.

Summary
Princess Celestia sends Twilight Sparkle 2 tickets to this fancy-pants shindig and she can’t decide who she wants to take. I’d hate to not spoil the ending, so here goes: they all receive their gold tickets. I know, a complete shocker.

The Review
To be honest, this episode was really cliched and, frankly, really boring. Three steps forward and two steps back, I suppose. At this point the show was still aimed at children, so I guess I shouldn’t complain.
I have a confession to make… In the last My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic post I said Fluttershy was my favorite character. I fibbed (do people still say that?). Fluttershy’s bunny Angel is now my favorite character. I mean, look at the picture below.

STOP BEING SO ADORABLE!!!

Another post soon to come.

MLP:FIM – S1E1 Part1&2

Okay, so I was completely off about this show. Honestly, the writing is more intelligent than I thought. After doing a bit of research, I realized the lady who produces and writes for this show also produced The Powerpuff Girls (my favorite childhood cartoon) and Fosters Home for Imaginary Friends. I think that’s reason enough to watch it. In order to form a valid opinion, I decided to watch and write about the first two episodes rather than the one. And, well, because the pilot is a two parter.

Summary
Twilight Sparkle is researching the history of Equestria and discovers that the evil Nightmare Moon will rise on the 1,000th anniversary of The Summer Sun Celebration. She sends her findings to The Princess, but is quickly dismissed. The Princess then sends her on a journey to prepare the festival and make friends. Eventually, Nightmare Moon is released and chaos ensues.

The Review
As mentioned above, I was really surprised by the sophistication of the show. I originally thought the characters would use short, easily comprehensible, toddler-like words that my 3 year old cousin could understand. I’m not saying they used phrases like “Princess Celestia was clement *DING* toward her sister, Nightmare Moon”, but it was enough to surprise me. Some children’s shows I’ve seen, make me feel like the writers are talking down to the viewers. This is different.

Now, let me leave you with a list of the 3 things I enjoyed the most:
• Pinkie Pie’s musical number (that sh*t goes hard)
• Fluttershy stopping the lion-scorpion-thing
• The way the artists draw facial expression. Like ohmygod adorable.

Look for another review soon.

First Impressions: Friendship is Magic

I’ll cut to the chase: I do not hold any expectations for this show. Sorry to sound bitter, but I can’t see myself getting excited about this. I mean, a children’s show that teen age and middle age men enjoy? What? Before all you bronies start trolling, you should take into consideration that I decided to watch this instead of Andromeda, and I hear that shit is amazing (excuse my language).

The plot
A group of ponies save the world weekly? Let me guess, their friendship is the source of their magic?

The setting
I know this one! They live in Equestria.

The characters
Ponies. At the most, I can recognize two of them. Derpy and the one that looks like The Doctor. What is his name? Doctor Hooves? Whoves?

Look for a season 1 episode 1 post soon.