I really enjoyed this episode, despite it having critical flaws. Seeing Rainbow Dash freak out and try to hide her enjoyment of reading books from her friends was pretty funny to watch. Every scene were hilarious, every single one from start to end were well-done, the off-screen crash, Rainbow Dash's messy eating, the crazy dog patient, that hat trick, etc. I love the Daring Doo story with its wonderful landscape & felines, and that anubis guy is an awesome and over-the-top villian. I like the way the moral is handled. DID YOU GET THAT SPIKE? NOW WRITE IT DOWN.
What a shock, her friends didn't laugh at her when she confessed she likes reading. Like some guy from the other forums have said, they offer RD a book to enjoy to help past the time, and they love reading, so why laugh at Rainbow Dash for enjoying a book? They probably knew she would give in eventually. I would love to see Twilight being geeky and excited when she finds out RD is reading, and see some more interactions and awkwardness, but I think I'm asking too much. :x
Here's something interesting I've read from EqD comments:
Originally Posted by
Kaijyuu
My big complaint about this episode is how modern technology continually is seeping into the series. I liked it much better as a fantasy universe, not one with stuff I see every day. The heart monitor and x-ray simply did not need to be there to get the message across that Dash had a broken wing.
Paradoxically there was the firefly lantern, which I thought was awesome as it's a neat way to have a non-electrical light source that makes sense in universe.
More firefly lanterns, less x-rays, please.
This pony technology's confusing, as I don't know what decade it's based of. So aside the fact they have horse wagons, cannons, tanks, and those old disc players that spins & plays a giant disc (I forgot what it's called :x), they also have discos, DJ mixers, a riding vehicle machine that creates apple cider and x-rays? I think Kaijyuu's right, I prefer a more simple, scrap yet creative technology.
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