04-10-2017, 03:35 PM
S5E8 The Lost Treasure of Griffinstone
Another one I didn't see. This one I find interesting because while I thought the episode itself was fine and rather entertaining, on a larger scale, I don't think this episode is good, due to the whole map bit. First I'll talk about the episode, then the map bit. I don't think the episode itself was bad, like I said. I thought Rainbow and Pinkie had some good bits, and Gilda was nice to see again. I felt like it was okay for Gilda to be redeemed because she was already established as a friend prior, unlike someone like, say, Suri, a character who honestly I hope never shows up again because of the impact of the lesson it has with Rarity Takes Manehattan. Anyway, about the episode, showing more of the griffins and their land, I thought that was interesting. Truthfully, although there was that moment with the idol there, that really felt crammed in for the sake of that "choice" for Gilda, and it would have been better to not have it at all.
Now, on to the concept of the map. At this point in time, I've seen two: This one, and Spice Up Your Life. Honestly, I dislike this episode format very much, and think it does a bit of harm on the show. I think the best thing the show has going for it, at least that I enjoy besides Rari, is the Mane 6 bonding periods, and although on paper it seems like this would actually help that, it really doesn't. It ticks off by seeming like the episode will be about the bonding of the two ponies as they go away somewhere to go do something... but that really doesn't happen. In this episode, and Spice Up Your Life, it felt as if Rainbow and Pinkie, and then Rarity and Pinkie, didn't have that essential bonding moment, they just kinda did their own thing and reconnected for the end. Sure they helped someone else, but what about Mane 6 bonding? While I would prefer to see more Mane 6 episodes, I can understand how this would be deemed difficult to fit them all in one, but why make it feel like they're kind of doing their own thing for these map episodes? They're supposed to be "ambassadors of friendship" but it doesn't quite come off fully as that. More so tourists who help people. I hope this dynamic improves with the others, because as it stands I don't quite approve of this new format.
Another one I didn't see. This one I find interesting because while I thought the episode itself was fine and rather entertaining, on a larger scale, I don't think this episode is good, due to the whole map bit. First I'll talk about the episode, then the map bit. I don't think the episode itself was bad, like I said. I thought Rainbow and Pinkie had some good bits, and Gilda was nice to see again. I felt like it was okay for Gilda to be redeemed because she was already established as a friend prior, unlike someone like, say, Suri, a character who honestly I hope never shows up again because of the impact of the lesson it has with Rarity Takes Manehattan. Anyway, about the episode, showing more of the griffins and their land, I thought that was interesting. Truthfully, although there was that moment with the idol there, that really felt crammed in for the sake of that "choice" for Gilda, and it would have been better to not have it at all.
Now, on to the concept of the map. At this point in time, I've seen two: This one, and Spice Up Your Life. Honestly, I dislike this episode format very much, and think it does a bit of harm on the show. I think the best thing the show has going for it, at least that I enjoy besides Rari, is the Mane 6 bonding periods, and although on paper it seems like this would actually help that, it really doesn't. It ticks off by seeming like the episode will be about the bonding of the two ponies as they go away somewhere to go do something... but that really doesn't happen. In this episode, and Spice Up Your Life, it felt as if Rainbow and Pinkie, and then Rarity and Pinkie, didn't have that essential bonding moment, they just kinda did their own thing and reconnected for the end. Sure they helped someone else, but what about Mane 6 bonding? While I would prefer to see more Mane 6 episodes, I can understand how this would be deemed difficult to fit them all in one, but why make it feel like they're kind of doing their own thing for these map episodes? They're supposed to be "ambassadors of friendship" but it doesn't quite come off fully as that. More so tourists who help people. I hope this dynamic improves with the others, because as it stands I don't quite approve of this new format.
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