An Old Hearts and Hooves Day musing.

I happen to be up very late tonight, or as it's past midnight, very early. Anyway here is my old Fimfiction post on 'Hearts and Hooves Day', written on 11th February 2012.

As for the episode of which, yes I watched the episode early, and as such have had plenty of time to think about it, my first thought is one of four words; The song is awesome. I loved the Hearts and Hooves Day song, it had tons of fan shout outs, it's memorable, and it's also funny. Though I imagine many people’s favourite part is the pony obsessed with jars of jelly, mine is the ending line of Apple Blooms.

I can automatically say that I found this week's episode to be much more enjoyable than the last, and I really liked it in general. Sweetie Belle stole most of the show, but even then there are parts with Apple Bloom, Scootaloo, Big Mac, Cheerilee, and even background characters to which I can remember with a smile. I found the love potion plot to be a well executed one, not original, but it's one of the better versions of the plot.

Despite my enjoyment though I can still voice some dissatisfaction about it, for instance, not much of the episode was devoted to the love potion premise and I thought there was a lot more they could have done with it in regards to stalling tactics or love potion antics (for instance I wonder what happened to the rest of the love potion they had left over). The absence of Zecora was also disappointing and while Twilight Sparkle may be my favourite character I would have found it much more interesting to have the Cutie Mark Crusaders encounter Zecora, rather than Twilight (and thus we would end up with an episode where not a single one of the Mane 6 appears; not a concept I like usually but here I wouldn't mind it).

In the end my thoughts on the episode are this; while much more could have been done with the episode, it is, one of the best executions of the love potion plot I have watched and an episode I found immensely enjoyable. I also cannot get the Hearts and Hooves Day song out of my head and yet, I don't mind, it's an amazing song to have stuck in your head.

Nothing else to say, my opinions on this episode remain pretty much unchanged and it still stands as one of my favourite episodes of season 2. Feel free to comment and I hope you do, cheerio!

An Old 'Read It And Weep' musing.

So far my brilliant plan of posting on here to get more comments and as such generate discussion with fellow fans of the show has proven rather ineffective. I should probably go about and comment on other review sites as well, though I only know of two on blogspot for 'My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic'. Moving on though, here is my old Fimfiction post on 'Read It and Weep', written on the 4th February 2012.

Now to talk about today's episode, Read it and Weep. Today's episode was not faulty, a part of me knows it to be a good episode, but unfortunately, like with the case of The Cutie Mark Chronicles, I also found it to be boring. This could be because the last two episodes have been absolutely brilliant and ones that I really like and it could very well be a case of these two episodes over shadowing today's episode in my mind. Such a thing I will only be able to tell once I look back on the episode sometime in the near future but as for now, for the present moment I found the episode to be dull.

I can't say I dislike the episode but neither did I find it enjoyable, this is not the case of The Mysterious Mare Do Well, where while I laughed an awful lot in the episode the concept of it brought it down and left me with a bitter taste, or the case of the Owl’s Well That Ends Well episode where I outright hated it, because there is nothing I can point out to say, “this part makes me dislike the episode”. I just found it to be uninteresting, I can think of ways for it to be made interesting (such as having a range of books for Rainbow Dash to be reading, and in each one imagining the various characters in the role of the fictional characters, something I always enjoy seeing), but I can’t pinpoint what it lacks in comparison to the other episodes.

Hopefully I will find next week’s episode to be a more enjoyable one, and even if the episode itself is not entertaining, I’m sure watching the affects it has on the community will be most enjoyable (it is cruel to say that I will be laughing when the torpedoes’ strike the S.S. FlutterMac, cruel but true).


If I were to muse on this episode now I would have a lot more to say on it, such as pointing out the few enjoyable moments I did find in this episode. I also know roughly why I found this episode to be boring (I believe a good chunk of the reason is due to its focus on Daring Doo). Once again I would love to be able to discuss this as well as other episodes with you but for now, cheerio!

An Old 'The Super Speedy Cider Squeezy 6000' musing.

As I mentioned in my previous post I will be uploading my old musings of episodes of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic that I have been doing on Fimfiction.net for a while, now to this blog. I will upload one old post each day until I catch up with the current episode for this blog. Now do keep in mind that what I am about to post is an old musing on the episode and my opinions may have changed since then, also that the first few of these were done simply for my own amusement and as such do not match the quality of my later musings. Without further ado, here is the entire extract of my musings on 'The Super Speedy Cider Squeezy 6000', written on 29th January 2012.

'Now I could end this post here and it will be all fine and dandy however I won't because I like writing this blog and so I shall take this opportunity to its full advantage. The other thing I would like to comment upon is the recent episode (I am considering updating my blog each week to talk about both my fanfic progression and comment upon the recent episode), 'The Super Speedy Cider Squeezy 6000', an interesting episode in my eyes for while I consider it to be the third best episode of season 2 so far ('The Last Roundup' is 2nd and 'Sisterhooves Social' is 1st), I can easily understand it if others dislike the episode.

This episode, for me at least, boasts the best opening and closing parts of all episodes so far, and while many are ready to agree with me on the closing (Applejack's letter to Celestia is the best letter ever), I like the first part of the episode so much because I am a fan of FlutterDash. While of course that is not truly what went on in the opening, the fact that it starts with Rainbow Dash bursting into Fluttershy's bedroom in the morning and then has Fluttershy blush when Rainbow Dash pulls away the covers is enough to fuel my mind with happy thoughts. I also would like to note two interesting (and cute) details concerning the two; first off is the fact that Rainbow Dash had no reason to bring Fluttershy along, who doesn't even seem to be all that interested in the cider, but does so anyway, and second is that even though Rainbow was desperate to be first in line she allows Fluttershy to go before her. Those small details...there just sweet to spot (I also cannot help but wonder when we will receive a Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy episode exploring the fact of them knowing one another since they were fillies).

Of course the episode had plenty of other things to enjoy, the gag of having Rainbow Dash unable to get cider was hilarious (though I started to feel sorry for her when she began to cry) and the Flim Flam brothers song was brilliant (a little bit long but catchy and currently stuck in my head). Overall I really liked the episode, one of my favourites of season 2 and high up on the list of liked episodes in general (which is a very large list considering there has only been three to four episodes I did not enjoy a great deal).'

Looking back on this musing I do feel I never did this episode justice, probably because I linger to long on the subject of FlutterDash (it is my FiM OTP admittedly). There was a lot more I could have praised about and pointed out, and this episode still stands as my third favourite episode of the series so far. Anyway, though some of the opinions may have changed (though my love of this episode clearly has not) I would still love to see some comments so I may engage in discussion with anyone that happens to be reading this. Cheerio!

I have decided to use this blog for something once again; ponies!

This blog of mine was created for no real purpose other than to be able to keep track of other blogs with greater ease. Sure I have tried to use it for a purpose once or twice, mostly in making it into a Fanfiction blog, but I have not been as heavily invested in fanfiction as I once was for quite some time (although I am slowly getting back into it, the Review King will take up his crown once more). In the meantime I have discovered something I can use this blog for, posting up my opinion on episodes of (if you can't tell from the rather obvious title) My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.

My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic currently stands as my sixth favourite cartoon, and it is thanks to its community that I have been slowly investing my time and attention back into fanfiction. After joining Fimfiction.net (once again with the intention of using it only to track stuff, not invent) I ended up writing a Friendship is Magic fanfic (incomplete as of the moment but it will be finished by the end of this month and is available for reading at both Fimfiction.net and Fanfiction.net) and also began utilising my profiles blog. For you see on Fimfiction.net each profile has a blog, and since 'The Super Speedy Cider Squeezy 6000' I have been posting my opinions on episodes of Friendship is Magic. I wouldn't consider them reviews per say, if you want reviews you should visit 'awthredestim.blogspot.co.uk' and read James Corck's brilliant reviews; mine are merely musings where I can ramble on about my opinions on episodes in the hopes that I can discuss them with other people. Sadly I have only one follower on Fimfiction who joins in on the conversation but that's when I had the brilliant idea of posting my episode musings here.

Now this first post will concern my opinions on all episodes of season 1. I have written my opinions of the episodes in short one to two sentences with a pretty basic rating system (it goes poor, average, good, fantastic, and then top five of the season) because if I were to do an in-depth musing/review for each one this post would be blooming long. I will be posting my episode musings that I have done on Fimfiction.net at a later point but for now here are some quick opinion shouts about the episodes of season 1.

Mare in the Moon – A good episode, with my favourite part being how each character was introduced but the episode could have been improved if it lacked any mention of Nightmare Moon being Celestia’s sister, a fact later shown to have not been known by the characters (despite Twilight reading it from a book earlier).

Elements of Harmony – An average episode, with my favourite part being the manticore fight, although I felt Luna’s apology and turn over to good was both rushed and silly (it would have made more sense if the Mane 6 understood Luna’s pain and offered her their friendship rather than solving the problem with rainbow laser beams).

The Ticket Master – An average episode for lots of reasons but for me it was the introduction of my third favourite character Angel Bunny, however there was nothing in this episode that made me wow or go into hysterics.

Applebuck Season – A fantastic episode, the bunny stampede being my favourite part (Twilight’s deadpan reaction is just brilliant), with nothing really to dislike about it.

Griffon The Brush Off – An average episode, Pinkie’s line of ‘Can’t you watch me like a griffin’ being simply brilliant though I felt the rest of the prank based humour to be rather weak overall (too long to execute without enough humour in the result).

Boast Busters – An Average episode, as while I loved the Twilight Sparkle vs. Ursa Minor scenario this episode also introduced Trixie (whom the fandom is obsessed with for some reason), Snips, and Snails, some of the few characters that I dislike.

Dragonshy – A good episode, mostly for anything that Pinkie Pie and Rarity do in the episode (these two characters work brilliantly together), but I disliked the negative presentation of Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy’s relationship (although I can understand her annoyance you would think Rainbow Dash would be used to Fluttershy’s many fears, having known her for so long).

Look Before You Sleep – My number one favourite episode of season 1 because Twilight proves to be best pony by having her most adorkable moments in this episode, the only grounds I can think of for disliking the episode is how it seems to side more so with Applejack than Rarirty when the plot should be neutral in opinion.

Bridle Gossip – A fantastic episode, I would say the best moments coming from Flutterguy, my only fault being that they were just as harsh on Twilight as the others despite her only jumping to conclusions when she had some form of evidence unlike the others who did so without any form of proof.

Swarm of the Century – A good episode, with Celestia’s reaction to Pinkie Pie being priceless, and though the episode doesn’t reach fantastic I don’t have anything to say for a negative.

Winter Wrap Up – A fantastic episode, with what is still my favourite song of the series, and the only possible negative being the odd moment from Spike (although those moments were played for laughs).

Call of the Cutie – A good episode because it introduces the Cutie Mark Crusaders though there is a key fault in how it makes no sense how Apple Bloom would not know of Sweetie Belle or Scootaloo considering there is only one school, teacher, and class.

Fall Weather Friends – A good episode with Spike and Pinkie Pie’s commentary being one of my all time favourite moments in the series (I hope we get more moments where main characters get to commentate on an event) and my only dislike centres on the fandom side of how this episode is probably what got AppleDash to be so popular (not that I dislike the pairing but it’s insane popularity does make other pairings involving Applejack or Rainbow Dash struggle to be noticed).

Suited For Success – A fantastic episode, with a fantastic song, and nothing I find too serious to point out as a negative or fault.

Feeling Pinkie Keen – A good episode, I loved seeing Twilight stalk Pinkie Pie and all the jokes that came with it however I dislike that Twilight believed in Pinkie Sense at the end rather than simply accepting that it wasn’t up to her to decide what others should believe in.

Sonic Rainboom – A fantastic episode, Fluttershy’s cheering is simply adorable at all moments (even when it becomes yelling, still cute) though the episode does suffer from the downside of being very predictable.

Stare Master – A fantastic episode, Cutie Mark Crusaders Carpenters is just a brilliantly written joke. The episode has quite a few small negatives such as the lack of Angel, the hopeful appearance of but then also lack of Zecora, and how Fluttershy proves she is good with children making the moral redundant being the minor nitpicks I had with the episode.

The Show Stoppers – My fifth favourite episode of season 1, Scootaloo makes every moment she is in rock and my two dislikes of a general lack of Rarity (we got to see Applejack reacting to the Crusaders practise and performance but I would have love to have seen Rarity’s as well) and Applejack lying (is it just me or does it seem like it would make more sense if Applejack was the element of loyalty and Rainbow Dash was the element of honesty) are pretty small.

A Dog and Pony Show – My second favourite episode of season 1, the diamond dogs are still my favourite creatures in the series, and my only disappointment was the lack of a fight (this episode felt it was the most likely to have a proper battle as it were, like the manticore battle).

Green Isn’t Your Colour – A fantastic episode, Twilight attempting to keep a secret is just absurdly hilarious, and nothing too big to write down as a fault.

Over A Barrel – My fourth favourite episode of season 1, because of the opening with Applejack reading a bed time story to an apple tree, and because of the train ride conversation, and because of Chief Thunderhooves, and because of a lot of things that I really can’t decide which is better, those three are equally rated as my favourite parts from this episode. A big negative with the episode is how the Mane 6 don’t help solve the problem, in fact they make it worse (which would be okay if the moral was that sometimes trying to interfere with another person’s problems can cause more harm than good but that wasn’t the moral).

A Bird in the Hoof – A fantastic episode, with the ‘banish you, or put you in a dungeon or banish you and put you in a dungeon where she banished you’ being a terrific moment. As for a dislike, well Philomena came across as a real jerk and faking your death to cause Fluttershy to start tearing up is just a step too far for any prank.

The Cutie Mark Chronicles – An average episode, and while Scootaloo was also awesome in this episode, as a FlutterDash fanatic, the best part for me was Rainbow Dash protecting Fluttershy from bullies and then proceeding to race to defend her honour. I’m not a big fan of the episode for how disjointed it feels and the overall moral suggests that they are together because of destiny rather than simply wanting to be friends out of completely their own choice.

Owl’s Well That Ends Well – The only episode of season 1 I consider poor as while the ‘punch has been Spiked’ was a surprising joke not much else was all that funny, Owloysius feels like a mere plot device and Spike comes across really bad for his first character focused episode (although he shared the main character spotlight in A
Dog and Pony Show with Rarity and came across much better there).

Party of One – My third favourite episode of season 1, while Pinkie Pie going crazy is an incredible moment I think my favourite part is the house-sitting for Harry the bear/collect volleyballs and play seashells part, both in its execution and when it is referred too later. Nothing to complain about this episode other than the fandom assuming that every time Pinkie Pie becomes sad her hair instantly deflates (in this case she was really sad and depressed, stop making it happen with every little thing fandom).

The Best Night Ever – An average episode due to how disjointed a good amount of the episode felt (and Twilight having barely any involvement), but there were several great moments and in particular I loved Fluttershy’s trap and evil laugh.

There you go, now you know my opinions on all the episodes of season 1. While it would have been better to do more in depth musings on each one I feel that would have taken up quite a lot of time and that it is easier to just get my point across with these shorts.

If possible I would love for you to comment and share your opinions on the mentioned episodes or even the series as a whole. It doesn't matter if they differ, I would simply like to be able to converse with others about the show. Cheerio for now.

May/June: Monday 31th to Sunday 5th fanfiction reviews of the week!

Well okay, I'm a day late in uploading this one. I also didn't do seven reviews but five but hey, I was watching Tron Legacy and Watchmen (it took me that long to get around to watching them). Both great films though I do wish I had seen the first Tron and I hated how Watchemen ended (though it was the ending of the comic books as well so I can't argue about the choice of ending). Anyway my reviews for this week.

Super Smash Bros Commision: Romance Edition! Chapter 1 (Super Smash Bros fanfiction) by MessengerOfDreams

Bandana Dee: True Neutral Chapter 3 (Kirby fanfiction) by Kirbunny431

Rock Star Roam One-shot (Kirby fanfiction) by DreamlandDreamer

The Blade Of Love: May It Forever Burn! Chapter 3 (Muramasa fanfiction) by Twilitwolfcait

Smash Bros: Tournament of Unknown Chapter 5 (Super Smash Bros fanfiction) by Magic Jar

May: Monday 16th to Sunday 22nd fanfiction reviews of the week!

A slight change of plans to make things easier from me but everything is going well. I will instead promise to review a total of seven fanfics per week, rather than set the reviews on a per day basis. Some days I'm unable to review and other days I have lots of spare time and those are the reasons for my decision. Remember though my seven reviews per week is only a minimum, I can choose to exceed the number of reviews any week I wish too. Now without further delay here are the fanfics I have reviewed this week.

Diary of Azmaria Chapter 2 (Chrono Crusade fanfiction) by Suspense Master

Sticky and Sweet One-shot (Chrono Crusade fanfiction) by BluStrawberri

The Wish Unexpected Chapter 5 (Kirby fanfiction) by Tenukii

The Blade of Love: May It Forever Burn! Chapter 1 and 2 (Muramasa fanfiction) by Twilitwolfcait

Smash Bros: Tournament of Unknown Chapter 3 (Super Smash Bros fanfiction) by Magic Jar

Smasher Origin Chapter 28 (Super Smash Bros fanfiction) by JakeCrusher

A Cry in the Dark One-shot (Final Fantasy IV fanfiction) by TheMoonclaw

To note, all of my reviews along with the fanfics can be found of Fanfiction.net. The site is easy to navigate so you should be able to find the fanfics with ease. I have nothing else to comment upon this week so cheerio!

I have decided to use this blog as an actual blog!

Hello to whoever maybe reading this. Those of you who are reading this may be wondering why I have not updated, and for that I have no answer. I just kind of forgot... and I had a history exam. Said exam though is finished and though I have another exam next month I will be utilising this blog much more from now on.

This blog I created was for me to discuss recent topics or events but also to promote the many fanfics I read on Fanfiction.net. Some bloggers review books, I review stuff that will never be published but the unpublished stuff I read is free to read and can be found with ease. This is not to say that I will be updating my top ten fanfics on schedule from now on, no. My top ten fanfics will be on hiatus until my last exam is over on the 16th June. I will probably repost my two previous top ten fanfics entries at this time, fixing any errors I spot.

What will I be doing with this blog then? From Monday and onwards I will attempt to read and review two fanfics per day (only one if it’s a really long chapter that consumes much of my time) and when each week is over I will post on this blog every fanfic I reviewed. Some will be good and some will be bad, but those which are good must be known and those which are bad must be told how to improve.

I may also choose to chat for a bit about recent events or certain thoughts I have had on certain things, the type of things I expect most blogs post about. For example today I watched both Invictus and The Green Hornet, both great films which have nothing in common with one another and are completely different styles of film. Yet I enjoyed both of them. I also found myself in ecstasy over hearing recent anime news, that my favourite manga, Rurouni Kenshin, is having a new anime of it made. In fact, despite having spent most of my recent time revising I've actually had a lot of positive stuff occur.

So those are the sorts of things to expect, furthermore I will be continuing my top ten favourite fanfics after the 16th of June. Cheerio!