Those two happen to be my two favorites. Fluttershy since she is just a really awesome character and Rarity because...well...come on, do I have to give reasons for this?
I personally find One Bad Apple EXTREMELY insulting because when I first moved to the place (which was when I was in 2nd grade) I currently live at and started a new school, I got bullied relentlessly by the same group of people. I tried to tell an adult, but none of them believed me because my main bully was an absolute teachers pet. I ended up having to stand up to them myself, and I ended up getting suspended because the bully tried to make it seem like I was bullying him. It took me having my mom go to the school multiple times and coming close to losing all of her chill towards the principal for anything to happen, yet even then, I ended up just having to deal with the bullying for the rest of elementary school. (Before I ended up getting bullied in 5th and 6th grade before my mom had me switch schools)
VixenEltSnpr Don't worry, it gets better. Ever since I started high school, I encounter an asshole here and there, but it's not nearly as bad as it was when I was younger
Saturnwantsacookie I was born with a form of high functioning autism called Asperger's Syndrome, which wasn't well understood or even really considered an autistic spectrum in the 90's. As such, I was often labeled a 'problem student' due to my outbursts and strong will that I couldn't really help, even today as a much more stable adult. The teachers often berated me, the kids taunted me, and the only saving grace was I was too oblivious to really notice. I DID notice however when they grew too frustrated with trying to handle me that they came up with a solution; shove me in a closet. No, I am completely serious. I spent every day of my fourth grade year locked in a closet in the main office. I was let out twice a day to use the bathroom and grab my lunch. Otherwise, they literally locked the door and ignored me until the final bell rang. This too was a form of bullying because when insults, threats, and unecessary punishment didn't work, I was essentially imprisoned and neglected by adults who didn;t care enough about an eight year-old to try and help her. Like Mr. Enter said, no two bullying cases are alike and there's no such thing as an extreme case.
***** Dude, what the hell? I have no idea what to even say about that, being locked up in a closet all day, that must be a rights violation at the very least.
NickonAquaMagna Yeah, I could tell that that's what they were basically saying. What bothers me most though is when Spike acts feminine, which is EXACTLY how they want him to act, they laugh at him.
For the number four worst episode, you mention being pepper-sprayed. Were you pepper-sprayed by a bully?! If the question makes you feel uncomfortable, please don't answer it and mark it as spam.
+Michael Prymula Same here, I even begged for help. That asshole smiled at me. Luckily the school closed, I still had a grudge against them years later. If I see one of the teachers today, I'd probably slap them in the face, no matter the consequences.
How to piss off the whole internet and create a black hole in two steps: 1. Say "MLP sucks" or "MLP is trash" on any video EVER. 2. And now you wait. It shouldn't take long.
I can understand why you dislike 'Putting Your Hoof Down' however I feel that there is a purpose to the episode (even if perhaps a bit poorly handled). First of all, I think it serves as a way of showing us that even though Fluttershy is usually very polite and kind (sometimes the point of annoyance), she's bottling up a lot of feelings of anger at the world. If you think about it, almost every time they've ever shown Fluttershy actually being pissed, she tends to go a little over the top. 'The Best Night Ever' is a less extreme example, and 'Return to Harmony' doesn't really count I suppose since she was under a spell. I happen to know (because it's happened to me before), that when you bottle your feelings up, they will come out sooner or later. You'll snap and yell at people for things that normally wouldn't upset you. In my opinion, 'PYHD' was simply Fluttershy's hidden angry side, at it's most extreme. Yes William did basically tell her it was okay to be a dick, but if you examine her I think she has a lot of pent up feelings that she never lets out. I don't recall exactly how the moral was explained, although I would have had it go something like: "Dear Princess Celestia, Today I learned that it's better to get angry sometimes, than to hold it all in until you snap. It's okay to be mad, it's even okay to yell sometimes, but it's not okay to be mean to your friends. Sincerely, Fluttershy" Now that would have made a good Fluttershy based episode.
Eh. I don't blame that rabbit. He has to sit near a house all day and listen to some bitch who thinks that domesticating an animal protects it from harm, when really, she is stripping them from their own free will. This is one of reasons why my idea of a good show is better, because with Battle Fang, he at least understands that nature is better off left in nature and not treated like helpless creatures. He would know that there is a reason why carnivores are supposed to be carnivores and why some animals have to be killed for the sake of a predatory species.
Giovanni Perna Yeah, it is weird how she tries to domesticate all the animals. But in the MLP world it's fitting because ponies are total control freaks.
How can anyone not blame the rabbit? I think of all the terrible things in Putting your Hoof Down, the worst thing about it has to be Angel Bunny. I mean this rabbit physically abuses Fluttershy, for Celestia's sake. FLUTTERSHY! Also, while this episode wasn't great, I found redeeming qualities in Pinkie Pie and Rarity, who helped to move the plot along, and the fact that Fluttershy never wanted to be a monster, and is afraid of what she did. I think that of all the character-is-a-jerk episodes (lesson zero, party of one, mare do well, etc.), this one was the most character-building and adventurous, and I think if Fluttercruel had been toned down just a little, it would have made for a real gem of an episode.
To be honest, there isn't really an episode I hate in MLP, there are some I like least, and I understand their problems but, I don't think it takes away from what makes the show enjoyable.
You have a great point, the only episode I hate is putting your hoof down, and you should know why I hate that, but other than that, I love every other episode in the show
Yeah... Rarity and Pinkie Pie blaming Iron Will for Fluttershy's behavior was pretty dumb. Iron Will was just doing his job. He wasn't hoping that Shy would go around and be a bitch to everybody, he just was hoping that she would stop letting other ponies do that to HER. Honestly, Iron Will was the best part of this episode. Kinda hoping he makes a return in Season 5.
I would put One Bad Apple at number two. One stays the same. Their messages hit way too close to home for me, it is a sensitive subject for me too, Mr. Enter. Every time the show has dealt with the topic of bullying it has infuriated me. Honestly, when most things try to deal with the topic of bullying they infuriate me. Basically, don't ever defend yourself seems to be the go to moral because they are probably just misunderstood. Most bullies don't need a hug, they need the shit beat out of them. But that's just the tip of the iceberg. Both One Bad Apple and Putting Your Hoof Down deal with the concept of getting carried away when standing up for yourself. OBA is rancid because it suggests you shouldn't fight back JUST IN CASE they are totally sympathetic. Also, that telling an adult will always work. I mean, you should speak up before acting I guess, but usually adult interference only makes things worse even if they do believe you. PYFD is worse, because there is absolutely no reason for Fluttershy to go off on her friends like that. Maybe if Rarity and Pinkie Pie had actually been trying to force her to do something she didn't want to do, and she warned them repeatedly to back off, but even then. The sad thing is... you can get carried away with 'counter-bullying'. We've all heard the Nietzsche quote, those who hunt monsters blah blah blah. There is the potential for a GOOD cautionary tale, but no one ever does it justice, going too far one way or the other either by allowing the character to go unrealistically over the line... or not even approach it. It is personal for me... because I did it. During high school I was rancorous and if I saw someone bully someone else... I would give them a taste of their own medicine. I'd rather not go into details... but over developed sense of justice. Most of the people I hurt I don't regret doing it too. They were people who did things like... the pepper spray thing. But as I continued that line of behavior my retribution became more severe and what was required to get my attention became less. For example verbal abuse, I don't care how cruel, mean spirited, bigoted, or obscene, should not provoke a physical response. I feel ashamed for that. But even when someone does something physical, there is an upper limit to how severely you can hurt them while still being right. I exceeded that limit... like... there was a closeted homosexual kid that was an underclassman. Someone put a rock in a snow ball and pelted him in the eye with it, hard enough to knock him out and certainly give him a black eye. I think a good punch in the face is sufficient in that case... but what I did to him wasn't even an 'eye for an eye'. It was more like 'an eye, broken tooth, all left fingers, right foot, and scrotum for an eye'. So it would be good if there was an actual lesson here about standing up for yourself and others but showing restraint when it is needed. We never get that. It is either stuff like this, or like Charles Bronson shooting purse snatchers who were trying to surrender to him and being lauded for it. I choose to base my morality off of Death Wish as a teenager because I got sick of shows like this basically just telling you to take it.
Also, I hate how Babs is basically excused for her behavior Just because she had been bullied doesn't mean that her bullying others is okay. She barely even has any consequences She was still in the wrong for her actions, despite what the episode may try to tell you
While I can't agree with everything on the list, THANK YOU for saying exactly what was on my mind with Dragon Quest. I'm surprised more people don't hate that episode either. And I love Spike too, so it feels like barely any episode does him justice as a character. Also I really don't like The Show Stoppers. I would have put that a lot higher on my list.
I honestly think Secret of My Excess was Spike's best episode. Unless the Equestria Games ends up changing that, it unfortunately looks like it's staying that way... :\ Although the Infestation Manifestation does have potential since Corey Powell said she likes writing Spike and Megan McCarthy has written Rarity good as well.
***** Same here, man! It's just kind of sad to think that when people say Spike hasn't had any good episodes of his own, they usually forget about Secret of My Excess.
TheITinFIT Not to mention like the episode Girls vs. Boys from Teen Titans Go Dragon Quest just has another cocky and immature "girls are better than boys" narrative that no child should learn. Especially little girls.
I agree with this completely. I actually somewhat relate on Fluttershy in this episode. That's actually an accurate depiction of how a shy person first discovers 'normal' social interaction. Fluttershy is kind-hearted and doesn't understand the boundaries that ordinaries people set (since her own boundaries are so much tighter). So when she tries to unleash herself, she has a hard time to adjust and goes WAY beyond the line.
I love Putting Your Hoof Down. The only episode I really dislike is Feeling Pinkie Keen because It teaches you that you should not question things that make no sense and just accept them.
I feel for the reasons you have given, Show Stoppers deserves a pass. I don't believe it hadn't shown us what their cutie marks will be. Cutie marks aren't achieved from what talents you already have. The Mane 6 all got their cutie marks from *discovering* something about themselves and that is what gets a pony their cutie mark. Applejack left her family to stay with relatives and only got her cutie mark after *discovering* how much family meant to her, with the three apples representing herself, Big Mac and Granny Smith. Rarity tried to use her tailoring talents but only got her cutie mark after *discovering* the gems and with it her inspiration. Do note how her cutie mark is three gems, not a needle and thread or other fashion themed mark. Twilight was always dedicated to her studies but only got her cutie mark after *discovering* her magical potential, which seeing how before she was barely turning book pages seems to have been an unknown power. Pinkie Pie lived with her family on a rock farm but only got her cutie mark after *discovering* the joy in her heart and the desire to share it with everyone. She said it was "a feeling she never felt before", meaning it was something *discovered*. Fluttershy had never been on the ground before that day, so when she met the animals for the first time and realized her strong connection with them it was a *discovered* talent. Rainbow Dash was fast and brash, but it was the first time she had been that fast, so she *discovered* her need for speed. So no, the CMC don't have their *hidden* talents yet. Their natural talents might have something to do with it like in Rarity's case but they have yet to discover that part of themselves which will make their cutie marks come out.
You know, with the CMC getting their cutie marks, I think I've thought of a way of doing it interesting. Maybe have one of them get their mark, have the other two get jealous and compete to get their cutie marks, which almost ruins their friendship. When the second pony has hers, the last one is distraught and is desperate to get hers, with their friendship on the line. In the end, the CMC learns that even that they've found their talent, it wasn't that big of a deal and they learn that their friendship is more precious than getting their cutie marks. Looks like I have a fan-fiction to write.
crestofreliability Honnesty is worst element! It should have been "trust"! I hope they'll do something after season 5. That would be cool to have the grown up CMC and others young characters as main characters. There are many: (Dinky, Button Mash, the twins, Diamond Tiara...) and maybe Twilligh as the main princess, trying to learn to the heros the lessons that she herself learned from her mentor...
I totally agree with you on"one bad apple"episode.I was bullied in elementary school and nobody did jack shit.The most infuriating part(besides what you said about pepper spray, knives and guns)was the fact that bullies were praised for the most minor things they accomplished, like they were babies.For example:bullied kid learnt an extra paragraph for a class?Too bad, it's not enough!Bully learns one extra phrase in a class for the first time, and teacher's reaction is"Oh wow, amazing!"
I had huge problems with "One Bad Apple" as well, also due to personal experience. "Oh boo hoo, the bully is excused because he/she was bullied before!" "Oh, standing up for yourself makes you become the bully!" "Oh, why didn't you tell anybody in the first place!" okay, 1. That is not an excuse for bullying someone, in fact it's a cop out and shoulders blame onto the victim, which is easier to do. 2. Well, what else would you expect in order to stop it? It's like that Casey Heynes kid, bullied relentlessly until he finally snapped, and got extreme praise for it. 3. Victim blaming again, what if the adults do nothing and / or ignore the victim? and then have the gall to turn around and blame the victim if he or she takes action?
Putting Your Hoof Down seriously reminds me of Bubblevicious from the Powerpuff Girls except not as good. They both have similar concepts in the most shy and gentle character not being taken as serious as the more aggressive characters, except I think PPG did it better due to the girls job of fighting bad guys and Bubble trying to seriously prove herself, but going overboard and eventually realizing she should be more selective on who she gets aggressive with.
Honestly I think that Magical Mystery Cure was the worst episode. Why? Because if your going to make a 26 minute long episode thats entirely music, the music needs to tell the plot. If you were to listen to the songs, you wouldn't know wat Twi is doing to fix them. The best you could get from them is- Life in Ponyville doesnt shimmer, Twilight did something wrong, and each pony has some weird new destiny, and Twi does who knows wat to fix them, also, Twi became a princess. My least favorite song fits here too: A True, True Friend. Why? Its catchy? Yes, it is, but all the everypony SOMEHOW knows immeadiatly that "OMG! MY FRIEND HAS HER DESTINY SWITCHED AND NOW I HAVE TO DO SOMETHING TO FIX HER!" How do they know what to do? Its dumb. Also I dont like Allicorn Twi, but tats different. Crusaders of the Lost Mark did ALOT better at this. Just look up "all songs from Magical Mystery Cure" and the same for Crusaders of the Lost Mark. Dont look at the video, only listen.
While not liking the episode is 100% opinion, I'm gonna disagree with you on the songs. Firstly, I'll get this out of the way. All the characters automatically knew the song because IT'S A CARTOON. Yes, that excuse actually does work here. They've done this is countless other episodes. How did all the townsfolk know the lyrics to the first song in Pinkie Pride? How did Pinkie know the lyrics to the song in Pinkie Apple Pie? How did Cadence and Chrysalis know when to sing the This Day Aria duet when they were in totally different places? I'll even bring in another cartoon, Steven Universe. In that "Do It For Her" song when Pearl was teaching Connie swordfighting, Connie automatically knew the lyrics to the song. The same thing happens in just about every other cartoon with songs, and because it's not real and we don't have the time or interest to explain each and every lyric and have them memorize it, it saves time and it's a lot more interesting for the viewer if the characters automatically just "know" what to sing and when. Next, you said the songs didn't explain the story... that I also disagree with. If someone were to listen to all the songs in order, they would get that Twilight woke up, her friends have apparently switched cutie marks (and believe it's there destinies), Twilight doesn't know how to solve the problem, and she figures out how to solve the problem from the magic of friendship or whatever. Then Princess Celestia has Twilight undergo a major change to fulfill her destiny, and all is well in the end. That's basically the whole story, padded out with some dialogue and visuals. It's not the best episode, but there are better reasons to dislike it than pure bias.
I like to pretend Dragon Quest doesn't exist and that Dragonshy is the only episode to feature a non Spike dragon, leaving the race in mystery. I always envisioned an episode where the dragon from Dragonshy was revealed to be Fluttershy's pinpal and invites her to his hometown, her bringing Spike along to learn about his race. In the end, they learn that not all dragons are brutish jerks while the dragons learn that not all ponies are weak cowards. Spike realizes that he has the best of both worlds and returns to Ponyville happy with that knowledge. Isn't that concept alone a million times better? You could even give the dragons a reason to be prejudice against ponies before realizing they're wrong. Maybe they were once allies and the ponies abandoned them during a war. Dragonshy was a Hobbit tribute, why not another reference, this time to the relationship between Dwarfs and Elves?
That's...well...silly - this MLP not Care bears, it's not all sunshine and daisies or epically overcomplicated plot lines - dragons are predators with vague very angry personalities - why is that not allowed?
And manticores are kind souls who only get angry when they have thorns stuck in their feet? Minotaurs, at worst are only creatures who give bad advice? Oh, and watch Dragonshy, where the mane six are only attacked because Rainbow kicked the dragon in the face. What a vicious predator, despite it not attempting to eat any of them beforehand! This is MLP, not every fantasy cliche ever. It's wrong because it implies that an entire race is bad, and if you applied this episode's moral, it would be to be ashamed of your roots if a few members of your race are jerks, to abandon your own people.
Gamer Rob Not to mention like the episode Girls vs. Boys from Teen Titans Go Dragon Quest just has another cocky and immature "girls are better than boys" narrative that no child should learn. Especially little girls.
Except for Hurricane Fluttershy. And Stare Master. And It Ain't Easy Bein' Breezies. (And, even by though i do not acknowledge it as an actual thing, Putting Your Hoof Down too.) And Keep Calm And Flutter On.
10: Baby Cakes by Charlotte Fullerton- Agree. 9: Look Before You Sleep by Charlotte Fullerton- Agree 8:Owl's Well That Ends Well by Cindy Morrow- Agree. 7:The Cutie Pox by Amy Keating Rogers- I understand this being on the list for the amount of filler this episode has. 6: The Show Stoppers by Cindy Morrow- I sort of agree. I would have put this lower on the list. Or am I being too generous......no. I would have put it lower. I still like the background music. (The Cutie Mark Crusaders Go Crusading) 5:May The Best Pet Win by Charlotte Fullerton- I still like the song but I understand why you hate it. 4: One Bad Apple by Cindy Morrow-Agree. Helga on the Couch [Hey Arnold!] is an example of how to do a bully story RIGHT! Or the other possibilities you mentioned in your review.But honestly,this episode was One Bad Apple just not half *ssed. 3:Boast Busters by Chris Savino- Agree. 2: Dragon Quest by Merriweather Williams- Maybe should have been in the #4 spot. But other than that agree. 1:Putting Your Hoof Down by Merriweather Williams;story by Charlotte Fullerton- This is my least favorite episode too. It made me smash my TV. I am telling the truth.
I know why "putting your hoof down" is not on all worst episode lists, or at least not the top of them. It's all up to a persons interpretation of the EP. I remember hearing a podcast were the host felt a connection to the episode. Not to say she thought that the episode was a good one, or how she liked how the characters was treated in it, but there was a connection. The thing was that Fluttershy was being honest about her feeling, she was also venting pent up anger she had. For an introvert to do that is a big thing, and most often they feel horrible for doing it after. (I know the feeling) The problem this eppside had was that it did not translate this idea vary well. One big this was that Piny and Rarity sould not have cried, they sould have been shocked, confused, and conserd over how their friend was acting. Iron will should have been treated better too.
True. I didn't think Putting Your Hoof Down was that bad. Probably because I felt it was more of a relatable scenario. I also didn't feel she was saying their lives had no purpose. it's like the friend who's passionate about video games or One Direction or dare I say, my little pony. People, even friends, think it's silly, but won't say it out loud. but when angry, it comes out in blind rage. I think the one thing that I would change is not have Iron Will be a villain. And pay the minotaur. After all, he DID succeed in making her more assertive.
agree, the EP made a bunch of missteps, that just didn't work. What was memorable about it was that we got to see angry fluttershy, and Iron Will. Without that, this EP would be more forgetable.
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The Mighty Joehighlord 1.- Too many plot holes, that literally, is making fun of your intelligence. Even for a Kids show. 2.- Too rushed, it would be a less painful if this was a 2 episode special than only one. 3.- Song, after song, after song, after song, just for telling the story faster. Not bad songs, bad pursposes instead. Any question kids?
My Top 3 Worst List- 3.) Suited for Success- I man, seriously. The mane 6 were just being selfish the whole episode even when they KNOW Rarity out her heart and soul into those dresses. I mean, I hope this episode taught the Mane 6 a lesson because otherwise, it just taught me that people can be selfish. 2.) Mysterious Mare Do Well- Rainbow Dash literally tried so hard to prove herself better than MDW that she actually started putting other ponies in danger. She was concerned more about people noticing her than actually helping her community. And did she learn her lesson? No, because many other episodes after that just repeat the same exact freakin cycle. 1.) The Cutie Pox- PLOTHOLES, PLOTHOLES, PLOTHOLES!!! I mean, do I even have to explain?
The Mysterious Mare-Do-Well wasn't a bad episode. The bandwagon against it was formed by a very vocal minority. It isn't good but it by no means is a bad one. Feeling Pinkie Keen also isn't a bad episode. In fact, just from a plot and lore standpoint, there isn't anything wrong. Twilight is trying to understand a form of magic that is beyond magical knowledge. In a fantasy world like MLP there is nothing wrong with that episode. Some people take it as a defense of religion which is moronic. Literally the main complaint I hear about this episode are "Christian themes." People cite when Pinkie asks Twilight to have a little faith. Faith is putting confidence in the place of doubt. Twilight didn't think she could make the jump and Pinkie asked for Twilight to believe her. Honestly, TMMDW isn't that bad. It is average compared to other poor episodes in the series. As for Feeling Pinkie Keen, people had to pull problems from the outside world to criticize it. Neither of those two episodes should be anywhere close to this list.
halofornoobs93 _The Mysterious Mare-Do-Well" is bad because it tells kids that if one of their friends is being mildly annoying, then they are justified in wrecking them emotionally. As Mr. Enter pointed out in his review, the Mane Six didn't even try to talk to Rainbow Dash about how egotistical she was being, so for them to go to such extreme lengths to take her down a peg in the way they did just comes across as mean. Rainbow Dash didn't deserve that. In "Feeling Pinkie Keen", Twilight is painted as "close-minded" because she refuses to accept that Pinkie has a supernatural power. The problem is, as Twilight explains, magic has a set of rules and logic to it and it can produce predictable results. If something is observable, testable, and predictable, then it is not supernatural by definition, so within the context of the show, magic is not supernatural, and it is perfectly reasonable for Twilight to expect the Pinkie Sense to be testable and predictable, if it even exists. There is nothing close-minded about that, but by portraying her as such, the show implies that it's somehow wrong to disbelieve something _even when it's perfectly reasonable to do so_. The ironic thing is I would argue that Twilight was actually being more open-minded than anyone else in the episode because she actually took the time to investigate it, rather than just accepting it as true on face value as Spike did. But the show implies that it's bad to even investigate it as Twilight is injured numerous times, as if being karmically punished for doing so. The worst part is that after Twilight fails to disprove or understand it, she just accepts it as true, _which is a terrible way of thinking_. Something isn't automatically true just because you can't prove that it isn't. If we all subscribed to that way of thinking, we would all believe in leprechauns.
Dr Shaym Is there a place where you guys copy and paste this from? Seriously, it is the same argument every time. You guys are finding problems where there are none. Yes, Twilight is close-minded in this episode. She refuses to accept something observable as real. Spells have rules and logic to them but not all other forms of magic do and this has been shown a couple times throughout the series. Magic is never "Supernatural" in fantasy worlds if you want to go down that road. Clearly, in this episode, Twilight doesn't understand this form of magic. She tries to prove something observable isn't real which is a problematic way of thinking in itself. There isn't anything wrong with accepting something observable at face value. You may choose to further investigate and determine a cause if you wish to do so. There is also a pattern to it as explained by Pinkie. She just doesn't know all the variables. If anything, this episode just shows how bad Twilight is as testing things and that she has a long way to go in her pursuit of knowledge. The observance of something proves its existence and trumps EVERYTHING else. Finding the cause and pattern come after. I watched this with my niece the first time and she took the episode for what it is. I have heard he opinions of two other family members, both of whom are in the target age range for this show and they both liked the episode and didn't take whatever moral or agenda a few bronies claim to find in the episode. Also, the absence of evidence isn't evidence of absence. I am not referring to that in a religious sense either. The history of science has quite a few examples of things that existed and the proof wasn't found until years or centuries later. People take Twilight's side as the side of logic and reason but if you actually watch the episode, you will see how flawed and harmful her way of thinking really is in that episode. The episode isn't great if you apply the plot to the real world but that right there kills any argument because it takes place in a world of fantasy with a different set of rules. As for MMDW, I don't see where you got that idea from. Rainbow Dash was incredibly arrogant which is not good especially when people's lives are on the line. The issue with the episode is that we don't know how long it had been going on prior. I agree talking to Rainbow Dash first would have been a good idea but it probably wouldn't work anyways and would have eaten up time. Rainbow Dash's arrogance and ego would have eventually hurt someone and almost did in the episode. I agree that their method wasn't the most sound, it wasn't all that bad either with an ego like hers. I am not calling it a great episode. It isn't, but it also isn't a bad episode.
halofornoobs93 I don't consider the Mare-Do Well episode bad. Actually, it was this very episode that got me to actually care for Dash. Yep, before this I didn't like her character, yet this episode got me to sympathize with her. She was relatable. It was a good delve into her psyche. Honestly, yes it gets way more hate than more deserving episodes. However, it had a bunch of little problems. Yes, Dash wouldn't have listened, but just one scene, one small scene and a few lines of dialogue with one of the characters actually 'trying!' to talk with her would have made their decision more likable. {It was kind of stupid, but wasn't nearly as malicious as most people paint it out to be.} Second: The scene in SugarCube Corner. If they had switched it up and had the characters praise the others (Such as Twilight praising Mare Do Well's strength and such) that wouldn't have sounded so malicious. Third: The part where Fluttershy did the flyby....Okay, dang, they really wanted to beat her over the head with it. Fourth: Having a parade for the Mare Do Well (Which really hints that the Mayor was in on it too) kind of defeats the purpose of their schemes, you know, not to brag, which is what a parade kind of does. Instead of a parade, just have Dash confront the Mare Do Well after another save or something. It's little things like that that hold this episode back. I'd probably give this episode a 7/10. Good, but not great.
halofornoobs93 Again, I liked that episode, but it kind of paints Twilight to be...kind of a really bad scientist, which is a tad out of character. (The scene in her lab as an example.) I could get her rather jerkish behavior since season 1 and 2 Twilight was kind of full of herself when it came to intellect and she did need to learn this lesson. 9/10
I'm going to admit it: I liked Putting Your Hoof Down. But they did take Fluttershy off the deep end and went too far. It could have been tackled with a little more grace. I agree that putdowns based on one's purpose in life are too much. And for Pinkie and Rarity to be friends with her after that is pretty unbelievable. I know the point they were trying to drive home was "You can assert without being an asshole." Making Fluttershy an asshole would have been one thing. But she wasn't an asshole. She was just cruel. And that is my problem with that episode. I still liked it. It just could have been handled better.
I'll admit that the moment in Dragon Quest when Spike was bullied for being different and "not being like other dragons" genuinely angers me. I have Autism (on the high spectrum), and as a result, I tend to have parts of me that are different, like me enjoying some things that aren't masculine and not enjoying some things that guys are stereotyped to like like sports. And seeing someone being judged for not exactly being masculine and being different feels awful and can be a bad message to kids. Kids who are like Spike in the episode will feel bad for being different when they may already be bullied. Did the writers not realize that putting in lines like "I'm not like other dragons? Oh not even close. But why would you want to, Spike?" might be a bad idea for a show that kids are gonna be watching and adults (who may have been bullied) might see the episode as well.
The Media Monitor You're not like the other kids. And why would you want to be? Does it really sound THAT bad? It's actually something that you can relate to. Oh. Now I realize you might have meant it about your disorder. I suppose that is the wrong way to get the moral. Spike not being like the rest of the dragons might be similar to the difference between a kid with and without a disorder, but that's just a part of them, and they both have to accept being that way. The moral, as I understand it, isn't "why would you want to be like them" as in "why would you want to not have your disorder", but more of a "why do you have to have similar interests to them". You don't like football, and that's okay. Why would you want to like football like them? Why would you want to laugh off others like them? I don't know whether you see my point, but I wanted to say that you are great the way you are, as long as you are a good person. Anyone who bullies you is not a good person whether they have any disorders or not. It is they who should change, not yourself. I do not have any disorder that I know of, but I can kind of understand how you feel, as I too have been bullied in school. And know that I sympathize with you.
Dominiola Another thing I meant to point out is that another way I was different was that I never was a sports guy, and since my family and relatives are, any time I go to a family get together, it feels awkward when my male relatives are watching foot ball and I feel bad for not doing so and instead hanging out with the women in my family. I still hang out with the guys. Just not by watching sports.Also, it always bothered me that Spike was being teased for doing things that are somewhat effeminate, like wearing an apron or cooking sweets. I know guys who cook and do things like that and there's no shame in it. Here's what I always got out of the episode. Spike: I don't act like other guys? Pinkie: Oh, not even close. Apple Jack: But why would you want to, Spike? Rainbow Dash: *Laughing at Spike...(Puts sunglasses on)...like a bitch*
The Media Monitor I agree, the part where they laugh him off has went a little too far. Still, discounting those scenes, my point stands. I wasn't actually talking about the whole of the episode, I just think the part I quoted in my earlier comment was fine.
The moral of putting your hoof down in my opinion is dont listen to what others tell you to do be yourself but stick up for yourself when its necessary not going about it like a bully and that's a valuable lesson in life
Rowan Kinchla ***** arron batchvarov I think this episode should not be played on TV anymore. Why? Fluttershy is a lot of people's favorite pony, including mine. They like her because she is cute and a nice pony. I think this ruins her.
I think the ones I disliked the most were The Mysterious Mare-Do-Well [I hate how out-of-character RD was in this episode!], Ponyville Confidential [some of it], Somepony to Watch Over Me, Twilight Time, and Equestria Games [most of it]. I really didn't mind Putting your Hoof Down much to hate it entirely. I think it was because Fluttershy took trying to be more assertive seriously, that's why she acted like that, as seriously harsh as what she said was. But that's just my perspective.
Ponyville Confidential is the Absolute Worst of them all. The biggest reason is because how the whole town treats the CMCs. LIKE IMMATURE DIRTBAGS. It was truly NOT EVEN their fault. Those 3 deserve an apology as well. They're just KIDS!! >:(
Cruz D Yeah, except for that Show Stoppers CMC song they sang that was just awful that I could not even stand to listen to. But hey, I'm looking past that right now, and I'll say that I agree with you on the fact that they are AMAZINGLY talented singers.
You have no idea how much I HATE Putting Your Hoof Down, Putting Your Hoof Down makes me feel like I'm watching Edward Strikes Out but with Fluttershy instead of Edward
Putting Your Hoof Down isn't great, but... I think Iron Will alone at least give it some redeeming value. He was fun and actually did some good in kick starting Fluttershy's backbone developing. It sucks that he got cheated out of being paid from what's effectively a paradox though. Compared to One Bad Apple's black and white perspective on bullying which barely even scratched the surface on how to handle a bully and Dragon Quest's quite frankly racist undertones, I think there's much worse. And that's not even getting into how Boast Buster's is just... awful.
I recommend checking out him and Josh Scorchers Collab review of the episode, he still doesn't like it but seems to have softened a bit. Plus Josh makes this exact point!
I'll make a top best and worst episode list when the series is over. I say that because I'll have to constantly change it. I can easily say Rainbow Falls is on my worst list, and so is Putting Your Hoof Down.
I don’t know. “Putting your hoof down” was a Ok episode for me. The characters are jerks not only for the sake of the plot, but also to make and prove a point.
My Top 3 Worst: 3.) Magical Mystery Cure: For rushing what can be considered one of the most important moments in the franchise, Twilight becoming an alicorn, as well as the whole conflict feeling like they pulled an idea out of a hat. Also the fact that there was no build up to this moment. 2.) Newbie Dash: Another major moment for a main character, Rainbow Dash becoming a Wonderbolt, only to be ruined by her getting ridiculed and bullied by her fellow Wonderbolts. 1.) What about Discord?: Discord straight up bullying Twilight in front of her own friends, and the fact that he semi-got away with it. Definitely not sending the right message for kids, and the very fact that he always teases her makes me question why they still hang out with him.
I don't care for this show, so I can say this at least... Isn't "Putting Your Hoof Down" basically the Season 6-7 of SpongeBob? Having your show's two worst writers make the worst episodes?
Your One Bad Apple one surprised me but then I rewatched the episode and realized it was just because of the song that I liked it so much. Thanks for making great reviews :D
Well, for starters unlike the others this one was mean-spirited from its pre-title sequence, which none of the others claimed. In PYHD, all (and I do mean EVERY) instance of abuse happens only to character who don't deserve it, at all, and some things are just plain piercing (FS getting slapped, and FS insulting Rarity & Pinkie's reasons for living). I didn't see Fluttershy as brainwashed because in all honesty, there was no buildup towards. 2 ponies, now Fluttershy is mean. :/
Question, John: Why is Fluttershy getting slapped such a big deal? I have slapped myself a few times, and it doesn't really hurt! Heck, my pet cat has bitten me on more than one occasion, which hurt so much more, and I never held it against him! He even drew blood once or twice!
+news dudes I also liked "The Show Stoppers", but I don't love that episode. Hell, it is not on my Top 15 Best MLP: FiM Episodes List or My Top 5 Best MLP: FiM Season 1 Episodes. And I think people just disliked 'Show Stoppers' for the wrong reasons. (No offense, Mr. Enter).
My most hated episode, hands down, is "Feeling Pinkie Keen". Nothing else even comes close. This is why: 1) What did Twilight do that was so wrong? Other than being a bad scientist (she's more dismissive than skeptical of the "Pinkie Sense") and wants a little bit too much to be right. That's not good either. But when she gets her worst injuries, she was only trying to observe Pinkie. 2) She wasn't trying to hurt anyone. This is based on Wile E. Coyote and Roadrunner (Twilight is the Coyote, Pinkie is the Roadrunner) but Wile was trying to kill and eat the Roadrunner. Wile at least kind of deserves it because of his stubbornness and inability to learn from his injuries. 3) Spike is a dick to Twilight. It wasn't so bad when he ran off on Twilight before the bees swarmed because she was still mobile and able to escape on her own but letting go of the handles on the wheelchair letting her further hurt her legs and ditching her when she couldn't get away on her own was a really shitty thing to do. Also, why doesn't he just open the f---ing doors like a regular person? The writers shouldn't hurt a crippled character. 4) Pinkie knew that Twilight was watching her. If Pinkie knew "itchy nose" meant bees, why didn't she at least call out "Twilight, watch out for the bees!" Why did the bees attack her? 5) Twilight doesn't really learn. Nobody tried to warn her or get her out of harm's way. There were nobody's warnings for her to ignore. She only gives in and believes in the Pinkie Sense because she won't stop getting punished not to. If there is a lesson to learn that is not the way to do it. 6) The misinterpreted moral. I think this one speaks for itself. To me this episode is just one 22 minute Twilight torture porn. There's nothing more to it than "let's hurt and punish Twilight because it's funny". Looking at comments on clips from the episode or reviews of it I wish I could've seen more people who said they felt for her or didn't think she deserved it.
I find it funny when adults review made-for-children shows as though they were produced by Martin Scorsese, Stanley Kubrick, Steven Spielberg, and Alfred Hitchcock. I know some episodes are simple (lazy even), but that's the point. They're made to be simple and easier to understand for children. I agree that some of the episodes aren't as good as others, but they're only 20 minute episodes intended for kids. Besides, even adult fanfiction writers fuck up characterization (Double Rainboom). It's very hard to get a character exactly right, especially if the adult viewers are going to scrutinize everything they do. And sometimes an episode's plot might seem forced just to get through the 20 minutes. It's not a movie with months/years of planning and filming. Writers might have a long and detailed plot that they need to cut to fit the time frame. Some elements that might make it seem more natural might simply be too long. I wish this wasn't the case, but it is. Some don't and they have way too much filler, but perhaps a good enough plot wasn't concocted by the time the episode needed to be made. It's possible. Once more, I'm not saying some of these episodes weren't bad (I liked a few), I'm simply saying I find this to be unfair. If you went into an expensive restaurant, ordered off the kid's menu, and gave the restaurant a bad review based on the simple meal you ordered, then you're an asshole. That simple meal was made for a kid who might not want something fancy and ornate, not for you necessarily. You're going about this as though it was specifically made for bronies. It wasn't. Kids can be easy to please, and that's the basic purpose of the show- to entertain children. I love MLP and I love watching it, but some people need to stop taking it so goddamn seriously. It's not Breaking Bad or Game of Thrones. Just watch the ponies do what they do, it's usually (assertive Fluttershy) lighthearted fun.
You do make a very good point. However, I'm not sure if Mr. Enter is the right person to aim this comment at. I think this comment is better targeted at Digi or Tommy Oliver, who took the show way more seriously than Enter does.
These episodes are so bad they not only prove that even Friendship is Magic, an overall likeable show can have more times/episodes of itself being near-unwatchable than it should, but at least one of them (Putting Your Hoof Down aka Not Putting Up With Any of Its Bullshit actually feels like something that is only not too mean-spirited and discriminatory by the lowest standards of Nickelodeon and TLC (at times, but not all the time).
I disagree with your list heavily, there are FAR worse episodes than the ones you mentioned and the ones you mentioned weren't even that bad. Putting your hoof down is actually one of my favorite episodes. It shows the real Fluttershy. That's the shit she was really thinking all along. It actually works with her character. She's nice and pathetic on the outside, but on the inside she's real and she's brutal. This episode made me LIKE Fluttershy as a character, without this episode she's basically nothing more than a shyness archtype.
Most of your arguments do make sense, although I probably wouldn't have considered any episodes on your list one of the worst. I also wouldn't dump some of those episodes on the list just because their moral has been done before (The Cutie Pox). Sure, it would have been more interesting to have a completely different topic, but that doesn't make it inherently terrible. I didn't look at it this way, but I can see why you would consider the premise for Dragon Quest being hypocritical towards what the show itself stands for. I didn't like the writing simply making all (grown) dragons dicks either to give Spike an excuse to stay the same. (Which was actually already established in Secret of My Excess, but still makes the whole concept of him being Twilight's personal scribe a mess. It either sounds like a bad idea in the first place since he'll eventually get older and become a dick, or it should be implied that there are dragons that stay in their Baby state permanently - but Spike seems to be the exception, since we don't see any other baby dragons.)
I love how Promise (reprise) is playing in the background for a part of the video. Makes it sound even more dramatic. Although considering the song is on my music playlist that I listen to almost every night to help me fall asleep, it confused the fuck out of me.
sorry for this but I HATE videos that talk about this about the stupidest episodes and as non-bronies said "this show is for little girls," or that it was mainly sentered for girls. Sorry again i just needed to say dont like to keep things inside.
I'm wondering... why are Bronies separated from other fandoms. Sure, it's a child's show, but so is Adventure Time and Steven Universe. I'm not a Brony or a Pegasister, so it's outside looking in. So I personally don't take it much differently.
The irony of the complaints about "Show Stoppers" hits me like a truck after "Crusaders of the Lost Mark" XD It would also seem that Mr. Enter's opinions on "Dragon Quest" aren't as unpopular as he initially thought, as later episodes have gone out of their way to show that yes, there ARE good natured dragons and that not all of them are mean-spirited brutes.
That was a big thing that bothered me, too. It's her freaking job, and the show destroyed everything she had, her pride, her reputation, her physical belonging, for doing her job.
I gotta agree. Trixie came off the best in that episode because she started NOTHING, there. And she defended the town, to boot, when she could've run off and left it to its fate.
nikosafer1 I'll give you how out of character literally everybody was. However, I thought it was a good episode, showing how Twilight was struggling so hard just to impress her mentor.
ThePokemon12149 How was everyone out of character? Everything seems to fit fine. -Twilight had some smaller freakouts, when she was afraid to disappoint Celestia. -Twilight's basically told her friends she was late with her homework and presented it like it was the end of the world. Of course they don't take it serious. -Spike saw no other way out but to call Celestia for help. -Celestia caught her student abusing her magic and making a mess that would make Discord proud. Granted, Twilight scratching off the cupcake frosting, like she was Adrian Monk was a bit too much. This episode was very important from a writers point of view, because now everybody can send friendship letters and they did not have to shoehorn Twilight into every single story.
You were in a depression for two days after watching an episode of a children's cartoon? I suggest you get some professional help. That's not a normal reaction.
SibiricusAJ He actually has a point. At least in this case. PYHD might have been a bad MLP episode, but I fail to see how it could put anyone in a mental depression.
I fucking hate that dragon episode because it feels like exploring dragons as a race is completely ruined now. No actual episode about spike learning about his kind, just written off as dumb creatures, for a show in a fantasy world with a ton of mythical beasts it is unbelievable that they have made dragons awful.
Ever considered doing another version of this list with new episodes from Season 4? If so, where would failures like "Rainbow Falls" and "Somepony to Watch Over Me" end up?
***** The writing in Rainbow Falls is the worst in this show to date. The wonder bolts are mean and selfish, leaving Soarin in the hospital and replacing him with Rainbow Dash cause they think they can win that way. Background characters forced into a situation without any explanation (Bulk Biceps) or having no purpose but to make an appearance just so people can like the episode because of that one scene (Derpy Hooves). Rainbow Falls is awful.
+Rinku It's important to view children's shows critically, because otherwise the shittiest, most morally inept garbage could pass as quality TV, and then you could have the potential for kids actually believing in it. He makes these reviews in the hopes that those that DO make shows, actually watch and understand his messages. Even if he's wrong, the general idea that you should hold every single work to be important stands true. For the extremely shitty episodes of children's shows, that outright teach the INCORRECT moral philosophies, it's important to show how bad they can fuck up a person. IE, teaching children that it's OK to manipulate and harass others "so long as you don't go too far".
I agree with the most part with your words about bullying but there are so many PC brats who will think you're knife-gun bullying them if you say hello to them the wrong way.
So let me get this straight, you get depressed for 2 days over an MLP episode? Then you are what I like to call a cartoonaboo. Seriously, its just an MLP episode. There are better reasons to get depressed than an MLP episode.
+Lady Rebecca Agreed. Seriously? Depressed over a cartoon? I mean, I understand completely if you're depressed over school, bullying, terrible job, or just clinically depressed, but a CARTOON SHOW??
+Charpony VA Well, there are exceptions that would make sense, such as the cartoon being a much darker, and grimmer show, and has heartbreaking scenes.
MrEnter, this was one of the first videos of yours I've come across. It's kinda interesting how much I've seen of your work since then. For the most part, I actually agree with a lot of your choices here (like One Bad Apple and Dragon Quest), even though I personally don't really hate Putting Your Hoof Down...
17:08 You know...I always thought Fluttershy was a two-faced, wimp-ass, manipulative character. However, I am willing to be wrong. I know she has a fanbase, and I figured there had to be a reason for that so I was planning to watch the whole series thoroughly . . . that clip right there . . . isn't helping my opinion. Holy Flutterbitch, Batman.
You know what, I actually understand your criticisms of One Bad Apple, but guess what I did the EXACT same thing as babs did, I know what that felt like, Why did she keep bullying even with out DT and SS being there? It's called upholding a reputation, The Moral? ok yeah that wasn't that good, but..what did you expect? remember this is a show for little girls(I still question how lesson zero got through though) Just because she was bullied doesn't give her the license to do so? yeah, but I think this was used to portray a different moral, a BETTER moral, just because someone is a bully doesn't mean they're not human, and that they don't have problems or reasons to be bullied, and really thats why its one of my favorites, this however probably has no effect on your opinion because the reasons I liked this episode are personal ones but hey, I tried
There were a few good things I like in Baby Cakes: The Piggy Dance is a fun a catchy song and Pinkie’s message to Celestia and when the babies said her name at the end
Thank you for saying my fanfic did a better job. I agree that One Bad Apple was like being punched in the gut repeatedly for anyone who's ever been bullied. You pretty much said exactly the same things I was thinking.
I get depression at random, Mr enter has the same issue as I do. High functioning autistics like me and Mr.Enter have major depressive disorders, it just happens. Sometimes nothing even happens to me and I just feel hopeless
Brendan Dawson He explicitly stated he got depressed after reviewing the episode. In his review of it you can also hear him tearing up at the part where Fluttershy yells. Its hilarious! He's so pathetic.
Brendan Dawson He said he got depressed after reviewing the episode and sounded like he was crying when reviewing it. Are you unable to make that connection. I never got the feeling Enter is playing a character. He is being serious. And getting depression over cartoon horses is pathetic. He already gets oversensitive about tons of other cartoons. Also, Autism is a disorder, I know exactly what it is. :U
Brendan Dawson Well at least you've had more success than Entard. But your life has nothing to do with this. Enter acts like a total idiot while displaying many Autistic behaviors, lol. It can't be a coincidence that most MLP fans are autistic.
dude..... the fluttershy episode was teaching a lesson, it was supposed to emphasize the fact that even though a lot of people seem to think that standing up for yourself means being mean to others, that it's not, yeah, when I watched it, I cried too, but just because something's sad doesn't mean it's bad, not to me any ways
I don't think that's what he was going for. Sure that message is there, but in the end, they try to write it off as Iron Will's fault. Maybe if Iron Will was the one to show Fluttershy the error of her ways, the whole taking it too far thing would have worked. But by having her blame him for actions and events that weren't his fault, she's avoiding responsibility. And sorry if this is lat.
TheVader2 yes, I too believe she should have taken responsibility. I don't remember the episode very well any more, but I do remember thinking that she should have taken responsibility for her actions and that if it felt wrong for her, she should have just stopped. But the episode also pointed out that no body's perfect, that even ponies make mistakes and they learn from them
I can't wait to see your season 4 episode reviews. And I must have gotten information for season 4's premiere from some dumb website, because I heard the first episode wasn't airing 'til mid to late 2014, but it was showed on the Hub just 5 days ago.... :|
Video Clip: "Why does life have to be so IRONIC?"
Enter: "Because life hate you. Next."
Me: *dying*
New fluttershys opinion is my opinion of rarity. That's why she's worst pony
I mean, she is cool but not in the way that gets me. Fashionistas might see rarity as cool but not me
Those two happen to be my two favorites. Fluttershy since she is just a really awesome character and Rarity because...well...come on, do I have to give reasons for this?
Thomas Kelly Let me guess : you think she's hot and would totally pork her.
God damn I'm not that into the fandom. I just really like her character.
I personally find One Bad Apple EXTREMELY insulting because when I first moved to the place (which was when I was in 2nd grade) I currently live at and started a new school, I got bullied relentlessly by the same group of people. I tried to tell an adult, but none of them believed me because my main bully was an absolute teachers pet. I ended up having to stand up to them myself, and I ended up getting suspended because the bully tried to make it seem like I was bullying him. It took me having my mom go to the school multiple times and coming close to losing all of her chill towards the principal for anything to happen, yet even then, I ended up just having to deal with the bullying for the rest of elementary school. (Before I ended up getting bullied in 5th and 6th grade before my mom had me switch schools)
The same shit is happening to me it fucking sucks almost as much as The Twilight movies
VixenEltSnpr Don't worry, it gets better. Ever since I started high school, I encounter an asshole here and there, but it's not nearly as bad as it was when I was younger
Saturnwantsacookie I was born with a form of high functioning autism called Asperger's Syndrome, which wasn't well understood or even really considered an autistic spectrum in the 90's. As such, I was often labeled a 'problem student' due to my outbursts and strong will that I couldn't really help, even today as a much more stable adult. The teachers often berated me, the kids taunted me, and the only saving grace was I was too oblivious to really notice. I DID notice however when they grew too frustrated with trying to handle me that they came up with a solution; shove me in a closet. No, I am completely serious. I spent every day of my fourth grade year locked in a closet in the main office. I was let out twice a day to use the bathroom and grab my lunch. Otherwise, they literally locked the door and ignored me until the final bell rang. This too was a form of bullying because when insults, threats, and unecessary punishment didn't work, I was essentially imprisoned and neglected by adults who didn;t care enough about an eight year-old to try and help her. Like Mr. Enter said, no two bullying cases are alike and there's no such thing as an extreme case.
*****
Dude, what the hell?
I have no idea what to even say about that, being locked up in a closet all day, that must be a rights violation at the very least.
It most likely was. But they refused to budge. These days they probably would have been arrested
Holy shit... I can't believe I never saw the "girls(ponies) are better than boys(dragons)" undertone in that episode.
NickonAquaMagna Yeah, I could tell that that's what they were basically saying. What bothers me most though is when Spike acts feminine, which is EXACTLY how they want him to act, they laugh at him.
Because girls being better than boys is way too obvious
+NickonAquaMagna
So you like MLP...and Sonic...
Sonic Kirby
...and...?
NickonAquaMagna I don't know, I just find it strange...
For the number four worst episode, you mention being pepper-sprayed. Were you pepper-sprayed by a bully?! If the question makes you feel uncomfortable, please don't answer it and mark it as spam.
Yeah I was.
TheMysteriousMrEnter That is severely fucked up man and I'm sorry.
Yeah, thanks. Luckily that's what finally got someone to actually *do* something about the bullying.
+Michael Prymula hey! sounds like my school
+Michael Prymula Same here, I even begged for help. That asshole smiled at me. Luckily the school closed, I still had a grudge against them years later. If I see one of the teachers today, I'd probably slap them in the face, no matter the consequences.
How to piss off the whole internet and create a black hole in two steps:
1. Say "MLP sucks" or "MLP is trash" on any video EVER.
2. And now you wait. It shouldn't take long.
Not the whole. I respect your opinion.
Or just children like myself.
Or nintendo sucks and call of duty is better on any nintendo related video
Imani King Patterson Oh yeah that will definitely create a black hole in the internet or at Freedom High School A Quad
Saying CoD sucks would also piss a few people off.
I can understand why you dislike 'Putting Your Hoof Down' however I feel that there is a purpose to the episode (even if perhaps a bit poorly handled). First of all, I think it serves as a way of showing us that even though Fluttershy is usually very polite and kind (sometimes the point of annoyance), she's bottling up a lot of feelings of anger at the world.
If you think about it, almost every time they've ever shown Fluttershy actually being pissed, she tends to go a little over the top. 'The Best Night Ever' is a less extreme example, and 'Return to Harmony' doesn't really count I suppose since she was under a spell. I happen to know (because it's happened to me before), that when you bottle your feelings up, they will come out sooner or later. You'll snap and yell at people for things that normally wouldn't upset you.
In my opinion, 'PYHD' was simply Fluttershy's hidden angry side, at it's most extreme. Yes William did basically tell her it was okay to be a dick, but if you examine her I think she has a lot of pent up feelings that she never lets out.
I don't recall exactly how the moral was explained, although I would have had it go something like:
"Dear Princess Celestia,
Today I learned that it's better to get angry sometimes, than to hold it all in until you snap. It's okay to be mad, it's even okay to yell sometimes, but it's not okay to be mean to your friends.
Sincerely,
Fluttershy"
Now that would have made a good Fluttershy based episode.
Well thank you for your encouragement. Perhaps I will. :)
That moral would be so much better.
Charcoal1002 Thank you kindly.
I see where you're coming from, and I agree completely.
***** Thanks :) I kind of hope they'll explore this idea in a future Flutters episode.
I think Angel Bunny is high on anyone's top hated pets list
Eh. I don't blame that rabbit. He has to sit near a house all day and listen to some bitch who thinks that domesticating an animal protects it from harm, when really, she is stripping them from their own free will. This is one of reasons why my idea of a good show is better, because with Battle Fang, he at least understands that nature is better off left in nature and not treated like helpless creatures. He would know that there is a reason why carnivores are supposed to be carnivores and why some animals have to be killed for the sake of a predatory species.
Giovanni Perna
Yeah, it is weird how she tries to domesticate all the animals. But in the MLP world it's fitting because ponies are total control freaks.
shieldgenerator7 I still like my idea better.
Giovanni Perna
Of course you do.
lol who wouldn't?
How can anyone not blame the rabbit? I think of all the terrible things in Putting your Hoof Down, the worst thing about it has to be Angel Bunny. I mean this rabbit physically abuses Fluttershy, for Celestia's sake. FLUTTERSHY!
Also, while this episode wasn't great, I found redeeming qualities in Pinkie Pie and Rarity, who helped to move the plot along, and the fact that Fluttershy never wanted to be a monster, and is afraid of what she did. I think that of all the character-is-a-jerk episodes (lesson zero, party of one, mare do well, etc.), this one was the most character-building and adventurous, and I think if Fluttercruel had been toned down just a little, it would have made for a real gem of an episode.
"Take a look at your legacy Chris Savino" oh boy, how hilarious that sounds in hindsight in so many ways.
A.J. Gutierrez Good times.....
male Mary sues are called Garry stues.
+Astrid the Otaku I don't think it's really confirmed if Owlicious is male or female.
+Astrid the Otaku I thought they were called Marty Sues.
Turbo Goomy theres a lot of names.
I call them dicks
+max meade You made me snort Mountain Dew up my nose xD
To be honest, there isn't really an episode I hate in MLP, there are some I like least, and I understand their problems but, I don't think it takes away from what makes the show enjoyable.
You have a great point, the only episode I hate is putting your hoof down, and you should know why I hate that, but other than that, I love every other episode in the show
ZeldaPlayer265 Hell, even that episode I like.
I feel the same way. Heck, Somepony to Watch Over Me is one of my favorite episodes! How crazy is THAT?
I just stay away from the ones everyone says is horrible, like Rainbow Falls
he didnt say these episodes make the show as a whole worse either :/
Yeah... Rarity and Pinkie Pie blaming Iron Will for Fluttershy's behavior was pretty dumb. Iron Will was just doing his job. He wasn't hoping that Shy would go around and be a bitch to everybody, he just was hoping that she would stop letting other ponies do that to HER. Honestly, Iron Will was the best part of this episode. Kinda hoping he makes a return in Season 5.
"Why does life have to be so ironic?!"
"Because life hates you. Next."
I'm wheezing XD
Well I'm not a bronie but I don't mind if you are
How did you feel about the death of bespin guy?
I would put One Bad Apple at number two. One stays the same. Their messages hit way too close to home for me, it is a sensitive subject for me too, Mr. Enter.
Every time the show has dealt with the topic of bullying it has infuriated me. Honestly, when most things try to deal with the topic of bullying they infuriate me. Basically, don't ever defend yourself seems to be the go to moral because they are probably just misunderstood. Most bullies don't need a hug, they need the shit beat out of them. But that's just the tip of the iceberg.
Both One Bad Apple and Putting Your Hoof Down deal with the concept of getting carried away when standing up for yourself. OBA is rancid because it suggests you shouldn't fight back JUST IN CASE they are totally sympathetic. Also, that telling an adult will always work. I mean, you should speak up before acting I guess, but usually adult interference only makes things worse even if they do believe you. PYFD is worse, because there is absolutely no reason for Fluttershy to go off on her friends like that. Maybe if Rarity and Pinkie Pie had actually been trying to force her to do something she didn't want to do, and she warned them repeatedly to back off, but even then.
The sad thing is... you can get carried away with 'counter-bullying'. We've all heard the Nietzsche quote, those who hunt monsters blah blah blah. There is the potential for a GOOD cautionary tale, but no one ever does it justice, going too far one way or the other either by allowing the character to go unrealistically over the line... or not even approach it.
It is personal for me... because I did it. During high school I was rancorous and if I saw someone bully someone else... I would give them a taste of their own medicine. I'd rather not go into details... but over developed sense of justice. Most of the people I hurt I don't regret doing it too. They were people who did things like... the pepper spray thing. But as I continued that line of behavior my retribution became more severe and what was required to get my attention became less.
For example verbal abuse, I don't care how cruel, mean spirited, bigoted, or obscene, should not provoke a physical response. I feel ashamed for that. But even when someone does something physical, there is an upper limit to how severely you can hurt them while still being right. I exceeded that limit... like... there was a closeted homosexual kid that was an underclassman. Someone put a rock in a snow ball and pelted him in the eye with it, hard enough to knock him out and certainly give him a black eye. I think a good punch in the face is sufficient in that case... but what I did to him wasn't even an 'eye for an eye'. It was more like 'an eye, broken tooth, all left fingers, right foot, and scrotum for an eye'.
So it would be good if there was an actual lesson here about standing up for yourself and others but showing restraint when it is needed. We never get that. It is either stuff like this, or like Charles Bronson shooting purse snatchers who were trying to surrender to him and being lauded for it. I choose to base my morality off of Death Wish as a teenager because I got sick of shows like this basically just telling you to take it.
Also, I hate how Babs is basically excused for her behavior
Just because she had been bullied doesn't mean that her bullying others is okay.
She barely even has any consequences
She was still in the wrong for her actions, despite what the episode may try to tell you
While I can't agree with everything on the list, THANK YOU for saying exactly what was on my mind with Dragon Quest. I'm surprised more people don't hate that episode either. And I love Spike too, so it feels like barely any episode does him justice as a character. Also I really don't like The Show Stoppers. I would have put that a lot higher on my list.
I honestly think Secret of My Excess was Spike's best episode. Unless the Equestria Games ends up changing that, it unfortunately looks like it's staying that way... :\
Although the Infestation Manifestation does have potential since Corey Powell said she likes writing Spike and Megan McCarthy has written Rarity good as well.
I really like Secret of My Excess. I hope Infestation Manifestation is good as well.
***** Same here, man! It's just kind of sad to think that when people say Spike hasn't had any good episodes of his own, they usually forget about Secret of My Excess.
Well, they did make him the hero in the second half of the Crystal empire two-parter, if that helps. :)
TheITinFIT Not to mention like the episode Girls vs. Boys from Teen Titans Go Dragon Quest just has another cocky and immature "girls are better than boys" narrative that no child should learn. Especially little girls.
I agree with this completely. I actually somewhat relate on Fluttershy in this episode. That's actually an accurate depiction of how a shy person first discovers 'normal' social interaction. Fluttershy is kind-hearted and doesn't understand the boundaries that ordinaries people set (since her own boundaries are so much tighter). So when she tries to unleash herself, she has a hard time to adjust and goes WAY beyond the line.
I love Putting Your Hoof Down. The only episode I really dislike is Feeling Pinkie Keen because It teaches you that you should not question things that make no sense and just accept them.
I feel for the reasons you have given, Show Stoppers deserves a pass. I don't believe it hadn't shown us what their cutie marks will be. Cutie marks aren't achieved from what talents you already have. The Mane 6 all got their cutie marks from *discovering* something about themselves and that is what gets a pony their cutie mark.
Applejack left her family to stay with relatives and only got her cutie mark after *discovering* how much family meant to her, with the three apples representing herself, Big Mac and Granny Smith.
Rarity tried to use her tailoring talents but only got her cutie mark after *discovering* the gems and with it her inspiration. Do note how her cutie mark is three gems, not a needle and thread or other fashion themed mark.
Twilight was always dedicated to her studies but only got her cutie mark after *discovering* her magical potential, which seeing how before she was barely turning book pages seems to have been an unknown power.
Pinkie Pie lived with her family on a rock farm but only got her cutie mark after *discovering* the joy in her heart and the desire to share it with everyone. She said it was "a feeling she never felt before", meaning it was something *discovered*.
Fluttershy had never been on the ground before that day, so when she met the animals for the first time and realized her strong connection with them it was a *discovered* talent.
Rainbow Dash was fast and brash, but it was the first time she had been that fast, so she *discovered* her need for speed.
So no, the CMC don't have their *hidden* talents yet. Their natural talents might have something to do with it like in Rarity's case but they have yet to discover that part of themselves which will make their cutie marks come out.
You know, with the CMC getting their cutie marks, I think I've thought of a way of doing it interesting. Maybe have one of them get their mark, have the other two get jealous and compete to get their cutie marks, which almost ruins their friendship. When the second pony has hers, the last one is distraught and is desperate to get hers, with their friendship on the line. In the end, the CMC learns that even that they've found their talent, it wasn't that big of a deal and they learn that their friendship is more precious than getting their cutie marks. Looks like I have a fan-fiction to write.
crestofreliability Honnesty is worst element! It should have been "trust"! I hope they'll do something after season 5.
That would be cool to have the grown up CMC and others young characters as main characters. There are many: (Dinky, Button Mash, the twins, Diamond Tiara...) and maybe Twilligh as the main princess, trying to learn to the heros the lessons that she herself learned from her mentor...
Well in Digimon it was called Sincerity and that a bit better than just honesty.
I totally agree with you on"one bad apple"episode.I was bullied in elementary school and nobody did jack shit.The most infuriating part(besides what you said about pepper spray, knives and guns)was the fact that bullies were praised for the most minor things they accomplished, like they were babies.For example:bullied kid learnt an extra paragraph for a class?Too bad, it's not enough!Bully learns one extra phrase in a class for the first time, and teacher's reaction is"Oh wow, amazing!"
I had huge problems with "One Bad Apple" as well, also due to personal experience. "Oh boo hoo, the bully is excused because he/she was bullied before!" "Oh, standing up for yourself makes you become the bully!" "Oh, why didn't you tell anybody in the first place!" okay, 1. That is not an excuse for bullying someone, in fact it's a cop out and shoulders blame onto the victim, which is easier to do. 2. Well, what else would you expect in order to stop it? It's like that Casey Heynes kid, bullied relentlessly until he finally snapped, and got extreme praise for it. 3. Victim blaming again, what if the adults do nothing and / or ignore the victim? and then have the gall to turn around and blame the victim if he or she takes action?
Putting Your Hoof Down seriously reminds me of Bubblevicious from the Powerpuff Girls except not as good. They both have similar concepts in the most shy and gentle character not being taken as serious as the more aggressive characters, except I think PPG did it better due to the girls job of fighting bad guys and Bubble trying to seriously prove herself, but going overboard and eventually realizing she should be more selective on who she gets aggressive with.
Yeah
Honestly I think that Magical Mystery Cure was the worst episode. Why? Because if your going to make a 26 minute long episode thats entirely music, the music needs to tell the plot. If you were to listen to the songs, you wouldn't know wat Twi is doing to fix them. The best you could get from them is-
Life in Ponyville doesnt shimmer, Twilight did something wrong, and each pony has some weird new destiny, and Twi does who knows wat to fix them, also, Twi became a princess.
My least favorite song fits here too: A True, True Friend. Why? Its catchy? Yes, it is, but all the everypony SOMEHOW knows immeadiatly that "OMG! MY FRIEND HAS HER DESTINY SWITCHED AND NOW I HAVE TO DO SOMETHING TO FIX HER!" How do they know what to do? Its dumb.
Also I dont like Allicorn Twi, but tats different.
Crusaders of the Lost Mark did ALOT better at this. Just look up "all songs from Magical Mystery Cure" and the same for Crusaders of the Lost Mark. Dont look at the video, only listen.
Well, fuck you, too.
+Tayla Martin A dicksucking Dash avatar on Google+? Classy.
Honestly I go the opposite direction and with the exception of the morning in Ponyville all the music tells the plot
While not liking the episode is 100% opinion, I'm gonna disagree with you on the songs. Firstly, I'll get this out of the way. All the characters automatically knew the song because IT'S A CARTOON. Yes, that excuse actually does work here. They've done this is countless other episodes. How did all the townsfolk know the lyrics to the first song in Pinkie Pride? How did Pinkie know the lyrics to the song in Pinkie Apple Pie? How did Cadence and Chrysalis know when to sing the This Day Aria duet when they were in totally different places? I'll even bring in another cartoon, Steven Universe. In that "Do It For Her" song when Pearl was teaching Connie swordfighting, Connie automatically knew the lyrics to the song. The same thing happens in just about every other cartoon with songs, and because it's not real and we don't have the time or interest to explain each and every lyric and have them memorize it, it saves time and it's a lot more interesting for the viewer if the characters automatically just "know" what to sing and when.
Next, you said the songs didn't explain the story... that I also disagree with. If someone were to listen to all the songs in order, they would get that Twilight woke up, her friends have apparently switched cutie marks (and believe it's there destinies), Twilight doesn't know how to solve the problem, and she figures out how to solve the problem from the magic of friendship or whatever. Then Princess Celestia has Twilight undergo a major change to fulfill her destiny, and all is well in the end. That's basically the whole story, padded out with some dialogue and visuals. It's not the best episode, but there are better reasons to dislike it than pure bias.
Tayla Martin if all you're doing is trashing the songs then that just makes you petty
In putting your good down, I sympathize for fluttershy because she had been taking crap for so long.
I like to pretend Dragon Quest doesn't exist and that Dragonshy is the only episode to feature a non Spike dragon, leaving the race in mystery. I always envisioned an episode where the dragon from Dragonshy was revealed to be Fluttershy's pinpal and invites her to his hometown, her bringing Spike along to learn about his race. In the end, they learn that not all dragons are brutish jerks while the dragons learn that not all ponies are weak cowards. Spike realizes that he has the best of both worlds and returns to Ponyville happy with that knowledge. Isn't that concept alone a million times better? You could even give the dragons a reason to be prejudice against ponies before realizing they're wrong. Maybe they were once allies and the ponies abandoned them during a war. Dragonshy was a Hobbit tribute, why not another reference, this time to the relationship between Dwarfs and Elves?
That's...well...silly - this MLP not Care bears, it's not all sunshine and daisies or epically overcomplicated plot lines - dragons are predators with vague very angry personalities - why is that not allowed?
And manticores are kind souls who only get angry when they have thorns stuck in their feet? Minotaurs, at worst are only creatures who give bad advice? Oh, and watch Dragonshy, where the mane six are only attacked because Rainbow kicked the dragon in the face. What a vicious predator, despite it not attempting to eat any of them beforehand! This is MLP, not every fantasy cliche ever. It's wrong because it implies that an entire race is bad, and if you applied this episode's moral, it would be to be ashamed of your roots if a few members of your race are jerks, to abandon your own people.
Gamer Rob I don't think it makes sense that a non Spike dragon would be rare seeing as how their biology rewards them for being greedy assholes.
Gamer Rob Not to mention like the episode Girls vs. Boys from Teen Titans Go Dragon Quest just has another cocky and immature "girls are better than boys" narrative that no child should learn. Especially little girls.
I dislike a lot of Fluttershy episodes because she learns the same thing every time.
Except for Hurricane Fluttershy.
And Stare Master.
And It Ain't Easy Bein' Breezies. (And, even by though i do not acknowledge it as an actual thing, Putting Your Hoof Down too.)
And Keep Calm And Flutter On.
lennonluiz0907 and a bird in the hoof
Mlp Fan >Implying i remember the episode exists
:P
Lol
Cassandrabellex fluttershy is acuall my least fav mane 6
10: Baby Cakes by Charlotte Fullerton- Agree.
9: Look Before You Sleep by Charlotte Fullerton- Agree
8:Owl's Well That Ends Well by Cindy Morrow- Agree.
7:The Cutie Pox by Amy Keating Rogers- I understand this being on the list for the amount of filler this episode has.
6: The Show Stoppers by Cindy Morrow- I sort of agree. I would have put this lower on the list. Or am I being too generous......no. I would have put it lower. I still like the background music. (The Cutie Mark Crusaders Go Crusading)
5:May The Best Pet Win by Charlotte Fullerton- I still like the song but I understand why you hate it.
4: One Bad Apple by Cindy Morrow-Agree. Helga on the Couch [Hey Arnold!] is an example of how to do a bully story RIGHT! Or the other possibilities you mentioned in your review.But honestly,this episode was One Bad Apple just not half *ssed.
3:Boast Busters by Chris Savino- Agree.
2: Dragon Quest by Merriweather Williams- Maybe should have been in the #4 spot. But other than that agree.
1:Putting Your Hoof Down by Merriweather Williams;story by Charlotte Fullerton- This is my least favorite episode too. It made me smash my TV. I am telling the truth.
I know why "putting your hoof down" is not on all worst episode lists, or at least not the top of them. It's all up to a persons interpretation of the EP. I remember hearing a podcast were the host felt a connection to the episode. Not to say she thought that the episode was a good one, or how she liked how the characters was treated in it, but there was a connection.
The thing was that Fluttershy was being honest about her feeling, she was also venting pent up anger she had. For an introvert to do that is a big thing, and most often they feel horrible for doing it after. (I know the feeling) The problem this eppside had was that it did not translate this idea vary well. One big this was that Piny and Rarity sould not have cried, they sould have been shocked, confused, and conserd over how their friend was acting. Iron will should have been treated better too.
DiceWarwick Good analysis.
True. I didn't think Putting Your Hoof Down was that bad. Probably because I felt it was more of a relatable scenario. I also didn't feel she was saying their lives had no purpose. it's like the friend who's passionate about video games or One Direction or dare I say, my little pony. People, even friends, think it's silly, but won't say it out loud. but when angry, it comes out in blind rage. I think the one thing that I would change is not have Iron Will be a villain. And pay the minotaur. After all, he DID succeed in making her more assertive.
I find Putting Your Hoof Down more confusing and just below average, but not bad.
agree, the EP made a bunch of missteps, that just didn't work. What was memorable about it was that we got to see angry fluttershy, and Iron Will. Without that, this EP would be more forgetable.
14:46 Wanna know how to do this joke right? In the ninjago episode “home” Zane comes out wearing a pink apron and everyone laughs. It works there because Zane isn’t aware of why they find it funny
4.- Canterlot Wedding (both parts)
3.- Magical Mystery Cure
2.- Spike at your Service
1.- Apple Family
PERIOD.
why dont u like magical mystery cure thats my fave
WHY YOU HATE MAGICAL MYSTERY CURE! HOW IS THAT EVEN POSSIBLE!
The Mighty Joehighlord 1.- Too many plot holes, that literally, is making fun of your intelligence. Even for a Kids show.
2.- Too rushed, it would be a less painful if this was a 2 episode special than only one.
3.- Song, after song, after song, after song, just for telling the story faster. Not bad songs, bad pursposes instead.
Any question kids?
But.... Singing... Celestia Singing... HOW IS THIS HAPPENING!
The Mighty Joehighlord That's all? Really?
My Top 3 Worst List-
3.) Suited for Success- I man, seriously. The mane 6 were just being selfish the whole episode even when they KNOW Rarity out her heart and soul into those dresses. I mean, I hope this episode taught the Mane 6 a lesson because otherwise, it just taught me that people can be selfish.
2.) Mysterious Mare Do Well- Rainbow Dash literally tried so hard to prove herself better than MDW that she actually started putting other ponies in danger. She was concerned more about people noticing her than actually helping her community. And did she learn her lesson? No, because many other episodes after that just repeat the same exact freakin cycle.
1.) The Cutie Pox- PLOTHOLES, PLOTHOLES, PLOTHOLES!!! I mean, do I even have to explain?
How the hell are "The Mysterious Mare-Do-Well" and "Feeling Pinkie Keen" not on this list?
The Mysterious Mare-Do-Well wasn't a bad episode. The bandwagon against it was formed by a very vocal minority. It isn't good but it by no means is a bad one.
Feeling Pinkie Keen also isn't a bad episode. In fact, just from a plot and lore standpoint, there isn't anything wrong. Twilight is trying to understand a form of magic that is beyond magical knowledge. In a fantasy world like MLP there is nothing wrong with that episode. Some people take it as a defense of religion which is moronic. Literally the main complaint I hear about this episode are "Christian themes." People cite when Pinkie asks Twilight to have a little faith. Faith is putting confidence in the place of doubt. Twilight didn't think she could make the jump and Pinkie asked for Twilight to believe her.
Honestly, TMMDW isn't that bad. It is average compared to other poor episodes in the series. As for Feeling Pinkie Keen, people had to pull problems from the outside world to criticize it. Neither of those two episodes should be anywhere close to this list.
halofornoobs93 _The Mysterious Mare-Do-Well" is bad because it tells kids that if one of their friends is being mildly annoying, then they are justified in wrecking them emotionally. As Mr. Enter pointed out in his review, the Mane Six didn't even try to talk to Rainbow Dash about how egotistical she was being, so for them to go to such extreme lengths to take her down a peg in the way they did just comes across as mean. Rainbow Dash didn't deserve that.
In "Feeling Pinkie Keen", Twilight is painted as "close-minded" because she refuses to accept that Pinkie has a supernatural power. The problem is, as Twilight explains, magic has a set of rules and logic to it and it can produce predictable results. If something is observable, testable, and predictable, then it is not supernatural by definition, so within the context of the show, magic is not supernatural, and it is perfectly reasonable for Twilight to expect the Pinkie Sense to be testable and predictable, if it even exists. There is nothing close-minded about that, but by portraying her as such, the show implies that it's somehow wrong to disbelieve something _even when it's perfectly reasonable to do so_. The ironic thing is I would argue that Twilight was actually being more open-minded than anyone else in the episode because she actually took the time to investigate it, rather than just accepting it as true on face value as Spike did. But the show implies that it's bad to even investigate it as Twilight is injured numerous times, as if being karmically punished for doing so. The worst part is that after Twilight fails to disprove or understand it, she just accepts it as true, _which is a terrible way of thinking_. Something isn't automatically true just because you can't prove that it isn't. If we all subscribed to that way of thinking, we would all believe in leprechauns.
Dr Shaym Is there a place where you guys copy and paste this from? Seriously, it is the same argument every time. You guys are finding problems where there are none. Yes, Twilight is close-minded in this episode. She refuses to accept something observable as real. Spells have rules and logic to them but not all other forms of magic do and this has been shown a couple times throughout the series. Magic is never "Supernatural" in fantasy worlds if you want to go down that road. Clearly, in this episode, Twilight doesn't understand this form of magic. She tries to prove something observable isn't real which is a problematic way of thinking in itself. There isn't anything wrong with accepting something observable at face value. You may choose to further investigate and determine a cause if you wish to do so. There is also a pattern to it as explained by Pinkie. She just doesn't know all the variables. If anything, this episode just shows how bad Twilight is as testing things and that she has a long way to go in her pursuit of knowledge. The observance of something proves its existence and trumps EVERYTHING else. Finding the cause and pattern come after. I watched this with my niece the first time and she took the episode for what it is. I have heard he opinions of two other family members, both of whom are in the target age range for this show and they both liked the episode and didn't take whatever moral or agenda a few bronies claim to find in the episode. Also, the absence of evidence isn't evidence of absence. I am not referring to that in a religious sense either. The history of science has quite a few examples of things that existed and the proof wasn't found until years or centuries later. People take Twilight's side as the side of logic and reason but if you actually watch the episode, you will see how flawed and harmful her way of thinking really is in that episode. The episode isn't great if you apply the plot to the real world but that right there kills any argument because it takes place in a world of fantasy with a different set of rules.
As for MMDW, I don't see where you got that idea from. Rainbow Dash was incredibly arrogant which is not good especially when people's lives are on the line. The issue with the episode is that we don't know how long it had been going on prior. I agree talking to Rainbow Dash first would have been a good idea but it probably wouldn't work anyways and would have eaten up time. Rainbow Dash's arrogance and ego would have eventually hurt someone and almost did in the episode. I agree that their method wasn't the most sound, it wasn't all that bad either with an ego like hers. I am not calling it a great episode. It isn't, but it also isn't a bad episode.
halofornoobs93 I don't consider the Mare-Do Well episode bad. Actually, it was this very episode that got me to actually care for Dash. Yep, before this I didn't like her character, yet this episode got me to sympathize with her. She was relatable. It was a good delve into her psyche. Honestly, yes it gets way more hate than more deserving episodes.
However, it had a bunch of little problems. Yes, Dash wouldn't have listened, but just one scene, one small scene and a few lines of dialogue with one of the characters actually 'trying!' to talk with her would have made their decision more likable. {It was kind of stupid, but wasn't nearly as malicious as most people paint it out to be.}
Second: The scene in SugarCube Corner. If they had switched it up and had the characters praise the others (Such as Twilight praising Mare Do Well's strength and such) that wouldn't have sounded so malicious.
Third: The part where Fluttershy did the flyby....Okay, dang, they really wanted to beat her over the head with it.
Fourth: Having a parade for the Mare Do Well (Which really hints that the Mayor was in on it too) kind of defeats the purpose of their schemes, you know, not to brag, which is what a parade kind of does.
Instead of a parade, just have Dash confront the Mare Do Well after another save or something.
It's little things like that that hold this episode back. I'd probably give this episode a 7/10. Good, but not great.
halofornoobs93 Again, I liked that episode, but it kind of paints Twilight to be...kind of a really bad scientist, which is a tad out of character. (The scene in her lab as an example.) I could get her rather jerkish behavior since season 1 and 2 Twilight was kind of full of herself when it came to intellect and she did need to learn this lesson. 9/10
I'm going to admit it: I liked Putting Your Hoof Down. But they did take Fluttershy off the deep end and went too far. It could have been tackled with a little more grace. I agree that putdowns based on one's purpose in life are too much. And for Pinkie and Rarity to be friends with her after that is pretty unbelievable. I know the point they were trying to drive home was "You can assert without being an asshole." Making Fluttershy an asshole would have been one thing. But she wasn't an asshole. She was just cruel. And that is my problem with that episode. I still liked it. It just could have been handled better.
I 100% agree with you.
Well you suck
DratCross no you do.
I'll admit that the moment in Dragon Quest when Spike was bullied for being different and "not being like other dragons" genuinely angers me. I have Autism (on the high spectrum), and as a result, I tend to have parts of me that are different, like me enjoying some things that aren't masculine and not enjoying some things that guys are stereotyped to like like sports. And seeing someone being judged for not exactly being masculine and being different feels awful and can be a bad message to kids. Kids who are like Spike in the episode will feel bad for being different when they may already be bullied. Did the writers not realize that putting in lines like "I'm not like other dragons? Oh not even close. But why would you want to, Spike?" might be a bad idea for a show that kids are gonna be watching and adults (who may have been bullied) might see the episode as well.
The Media Monitor You're not like the other kids. And why would you want to be?
Does it really sound THAT bad? It's actually something that you can relate to.
Oh. Now I realize you might have meant it about your disorder. I suppose that is the wrong way to get the moral. Spike not being like the rest of the dragons might be similar to the difference between a kid with and without a disorder, but that's just a part of them, and they both have to accept being that way. The moral, as I understand it, isn't "why would you want to be like them" as in "why would you want to not have your disorder", but more of a "why do you have to have similar interests to them". You don't like football, and that's okay. Why would you want to like football like them? Why would you want to laugh off others like them?
I don't know whether you see my point, but I wanted to say that you are great the way you are, as long as you are a good person. Anyone who bullies you is not a good person whether they have any disorders or not. It is they who should change, not yourself.
I do not have any disorder that I know of, but I can kind of understand how you feel, as I too have been bullied in school. And know that I sympathize with you.
Dominiola Another thing I meant to point out is that another way I was different was that I never was a sports guy, and since my family and relatives are, any time I go to a family get together, it feels awkward when my male relatives are watching foot ball and I feel bad for not doing so and instead hanging out with the women in my family. I still hang out with the guys. Just not by watching sports.Also, it always bothered me that Spike was being teased for doing things that are somewhat effeminate, like wearing an apron or cooking sweets. I know guys who cook and do things like that and there's no shame in it. Here's what I always got out of the episode.
Spike: I don't act like other guys?
Pinkie: Oh, not even close.
Apple Jack: But why would you want to, Spike?
Rainbow Dash: *Laughing at Spike...(Puts sunglasses on)...like a bitch*
The Media Monitor
I agree, the part where they laugh him off has went a little too far. Still, discounting those scenes, my point stands. I wasn't actually talking about the whole of the episode, I just think the part I quoted in my earlier comment was fine.
Dominiola I agree
The Media Monitor I couldn't agree more.
Sad thing is I'm a victim of about 3 or 4 or 5 years of bullying, so I can see how insulting the Babs seed moral is.
The moral of putting your hoof down in my opinion is dont listen to what others tell you to do be yourself but stick up for yourself when its necessary not going about it like a bully and that's a valuable lesson in life
It is a good moral, but it's still my worst episode
i see your point, but she was being a huge jerk, anyone with commen sense or atleast a sane mind would stop right then so....ya
Rowan Kinchla ***** arron batchvarov I think this episode should not be played on TV anymore. Why? Fluttershy is a lot of people's favorite pony, including mine. They like her because she is cute and a nice pony. I think this ruins her.
TakingFlight Miner i dont agree its true because in life even the nicest most quiet people can be really nasty
arron batchvarov Truth! But the episode overall makes me sorta sad..lolz
5W)Non-Compete Clause(s8 e9).
5B)The Perfect Pear(s7 e13).
4W)Shadow Play(s7 e25-26).
4B)Princess Twilight Sparkle(s4 e1-2)/Twilight's Kingdom(s4 e25-26).
3W)What About Discord?(s5 e22).
3B)Keep Calm and Flutter On(s3 e10).
2W)The Beginning of the End(s9 e1-2)/The Ending of the End(s9 e24-25)
2B)A Canterlot Wedding.(s2 e25-26).
1W)A Matter of Principals(s8 e14).
1B)Discordant Harmony(s7 e12)
I think the ones I disliked the most were The Mysterious Mare-Do-Well [I hate how out-of-character RD was in this episode!], Ponyville Confidential [some of it], Somepony to Watch Over Me, Twilight Time, and Equestria Games [most of it].
I really didn't mind Putting your Hoof Down much to hate it entirely. I think it was because Fluttershy took trying to be more assertive seriously, that's why she acted like that, as seriously harsh as what she said was. But that's just my perspective.
Ponyville Confidential is the Absolute Worst of them all. The biggest reason is because how the whole town treats the CMCs. LIKE IMMATURE DIRTBAGS. It was truly NOT EVEN their fault. Those 3 deserve an apology as well. They're just KIDS!! >:(
Yeah, AND THEY CAN SING! (Babs seed, hearts strong as horses)
Cruz D Yeah, except for that Show Stoppers CMC song they sang that was just awful that I could not even stand to listen to. But hey, I'm looking past that right now, and I'll say that I agree with you on the fact that they are AMAZINGLY talented singers.
The Tall Titan " They're just KIDS!!"
That doesn't give them an excuse for what they did.
6:07
Technically if the owl is male, then he would be a Gary Stu. Because that’s the official definition of a male version of a Mary Sue.
You have no idea how much I HATE Putting Your Hoof Down, Putting Your Hoof Down makes me feel like I'm watching Edward Strikes Out but with Fluttershy instead of Edward
At least Edward didn't insult Rocky's life purpose 😂😂
Putting Your Hoof Down isn't great, but... I think Iron Will alone at least give it some redeeming value. He was fun and actually did some good in kick starting Fluttershy's backbone developing. It sucks that he got cheated out of being paid from what's effectively a paradox though. Compared to One Bad Apple's black and white perspective on bullying which barely even scratched the surface on how to handle a bully and Dragon Quest's quite frankly racist undertones, I think there's much worse. And that's not even getting into how Boast Buster's is just... awful.
I recommend checking out him and Josh Scorchers Collab review of the episode, he still doesn't like it but seems to have softened a bit. Plus Josh makes this exact point!
I'll make a top best and worst episode list when the series is over. I say that because I'll have to constantly change it. I can easily say Rainbow Falls is on my worst list, and so is Putting Your Hoof Down.
THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS LIST SO I DON'T HAVE TO.
I like the way they showed what we all *thought* the CMC's cutie marks would be only for them to get completely different cutie marks.
"Have the music sound good but have the characters cringe"
But then you'd be like "why are they cringing? The music sounds pretty good".
I don’t know. “Putting your hoof down” was a Ok episode for me. The characters are jerks not only for the sake of the plot, but also to make and prove a point.
Why am I not surprised a video called "Top Ten Worst Episodes of MLP:FiM" has alot of dislikes...
Spike's one of my very favorites.
When Number 2's music started, I thought I had Fable Playing In the background.
My Top 3 Worst:
3.) Magical Mystery Cure: For rushing what can be considered one of the most important moments in the franchise, Twilight becoming an alicorn, as well as the whole conflict feeling like they pulled an idea out of a hat. Also the fact that there was no build up to this moment.
2.) Newbie Dash: Another major moment for a main character, Rainbow Dash becoming a Wonderbolt, only to be ruined by her getting ridiculed and bullied by her fellow Wonderbolts.
1.) What about Discord?: Discord straight up bullying Twilight in front of her own friends, and the fact that he semi-got away with it. Definitely not sending the right message for kids, and the very fact that he always teases her makes me question why they still hang out with him.
Balance the volume of the songs/series footage with your own voice recording!
You seem to nag this guy a lot
KidSnivy69 The profile pic they have suits that fact pretty well when you look at it.
"I could forgive all of that If it weren't so goddamn boring!"
That would have been a surprisingly great opportunity for a family guy clip.
I don't care for this show, so I can say this at least...
Isn't "Putting Your Hoof Down" basically the Season 6-7 of SpongeBob? Having your show's two worst writers make the worst episodes?
"What if the adult says to ignore the bully" You see this is why i feel like Teachers are Useless
Your One Bad Apple one surprised me but then I rewatched the episode and realized it was just because of the song that I liked it so much. Thanks for making great reviews :D
Well, for starters unlike the others this one was mean-spirited from its pre-title sequence, which none of the others claimed. In PYHD, all (and I do mean EVERY) instance of abuse happens only to character who don't deserve it, at all, and some things are just plain piercing (FS getting slapped, and FS insulting Rarity & Pinkie's reasons for living). I didn't see Fluttershy as brainwashed because in all honesty, there was no buildup towards. 2 ponies, now Fluttershy is mean. :/
Question, John: Why is Fluttershy getting slapped such a big deal? I have slapped myself a few times, and it doesn't really hurt! Heck, my pet cat has bitten me on more than one occasion, which hurt so much more, and I never held it against him! He even drew blood once or twice!
He should totally redo this video now that the show has ended.
Am I the only one who somewhat LIKED the showstoppers?
I liked it - Not overly but I liked it.
CrittersRule247
Ok the showstoppers still sucked but It's not in my bottom 50. It's hovering about at the 37 range
GMD StaRSwiRl64 I liked somepony to watch over me, which was everybody's worst episode for season 4. Scratch that, I LOVE somepony to watch over me.
+news dudes I also liked "The Show Stoppers", but I don't love that episode. Hell, it is not on my Top 15 Best MLP: FiM Episodes List or My Top 5 Best MLP: FiM Season 1 Episodes. And I think people just disliked 'Show Stoppers' for the wrong reasons. (No offense, Mr. Enter).
My most hated episode, hands down, is "Feeling Pinkie Keen". Nothing else even comes close. This is why:
1) What did Twilight do that was so wrong? Other than being a bad scientist (she's more dismissive than skeptical of the "Pinkie Sense") and wants a little bit too much to be right. That's not good either. But when she gets her worst injuries, she was only trying to observe Pinkie.
2) She wasn't trying to hurt anyone. This is based on Wile E. Coyote and Roadrunner (Twilight is the Coyote, Pinkie is the Roadrunner) but Wile was trying to kill and eat the Roadrunner. Wile at least kind of deserves it because of his stubbornness and inability to learn from his injuries.
3) Spike is a dick to Twilight. It wasn't so bad when he ran off on Twilight before the bees swarmed because she was still mobile and able to escape on her own but letting go of the handles on the wheelchair letting her further hurt her legs and ditching her when she couldn't get away on her own was a really shitty thing to do. Also, why doesn't he just open the f---ing doors like a regular person? The writers shouldn't hurt a crippled character.
4) Pinkie knew that Twilight was watching her. If Pinkie knew "itchy nose" meant bees, why didn't she at least call out "Twilight, watch out for the bees!" Why did the bees attack her?
5) Twilight doesn't really learn. Nobody tried to warn her or get her out of harm's way. There were nobody's warnings for her to ignore. She only gives in and believes in the Pinkie Sense because she won't stop getting punished not to. If there is a lesson to learn that is not the way to do it.
6) The misinterpreted moral. I think this one speaks for itself.
To me this episode is just one 22 minute Twilight torture porn. There's nothing more to it than "let's hurt and punish Twilight because it's funny". Looking at comments on clips from the episode or reviews of it I wish I could've seen more people who said they felt for her or didn't think she deserved it.
what is the name of the background music at minute 10:00 ?
I find it funny when adults review made-for-children shows as though they were produced by Martin Scorsese, Stanley Kubrick, Steven Spielberg, and Alfred Hitchcock. I know some episodes are simple (lazy even), but that's the point. They're made to be simple and easier to understand for children.
I agree that some of the episodes aren't as good as others, but they're only 20 minute episodes intended for kids. Besides, even adult fanfiction writers fuck up characterization (Double Rainboom). It's very hard to get a character exactly right, especially if the adult viewers are going to scrutinize everything they do. And sometimes an episode's plot might seem forced just to get through the 20 minutes. It's not a movie with months/years of planning and filming. Writers might have a long and detailed plot that they need to cut to fit the time frame. Some elements that might make it seem more natural might simply be too long. I wish this wasn't the case, but it is. Some don't and they have way too much filler, but perhaps a good enough plot wasn't concocted by the time the episode needed to be made. It's possible.
Once more, I'm not saying some of these episodes weren't bad (I liked a few), I'm simply saying I find this to be unfair.
If you went into an expensive restaurant, ordered off the kid's menu, and gave the restaurant a bad review based on the simple meal you ordered, then you're an asshole. That simple meal was made for a kid who might not want something fancy and ornate, not for you necessarily.
You're going about this as though it was specifically made for bronies. It wasn't. Kids can be easy to please, and that's the basic purpose of the show- to entertain children.
I love MLP and I love watching it, but some people need to stop taking it so goddamn seriously. It's not Breaking Bad or Game of Thrones. Just watch the ponies do what they do, it's usually (assertive Fluttershy) lighthearted fun.
This. This to every person who tries to make it out to be the next romeo & juliet.
I could not say it better. You are absolutely right my friend.
You deserve a fucking medal.
You do make a very good point. However, I'm not sure if Mr. Enter is the right person to aim this comment at. I think this comment is better targeted at Digi or Tommy Oliver, who took the show way more seriously than Enter does.
Rallinale yeah compared to digital and Tommy, Mr. Enter is nowhere near their level of seriousness
I agree so hard with your number one.
That episode actually hurt my feelings. A lot.
They actually got rid of owl-licious for good at the end of season 4
These episodes are so bad they not only prove that even Friendship is Magic, an overall likeable show can have more times/episodes of itself being near-unwatchable than it should, but at least one of them (Putting Your Hoof Down aka Not Putting Up With Any of Its Bullshit actually feels like something that is only not too mean-spirited and discriminatory by the lowest standards of Nickelodeon and TLC (at times, but not all the time).
I think rainbow dash having tank as a pet is a reference to the flash and his pet
I disagree with your list heavily, there are FAR worse episodes than the ones you mentioned and the ones you mentioned weren't even that bad.
Putting your hoof down is actually one of my favorite episodes. It shows the real Fluttershy. That's the shit she was really thinking all along. It actually works with her character. She's nice and pathetic on the outside, but on the inside she's real and she's brutal. This episode made me LIKE Fluttershy as a character, without this episode she's basically nothing more than a shyness archtype.
I also disagree with a lot of the episodes on his list.
Most of your arguments do make sense, although I probably wouldn't have considered any episodes on your list one of the worst.
I also wouldn't dump some of those episodes on the list just because their moral has been done before (The Cutie Pox). Sure, it would have been more interesting to have a completely different topic, but that doesn't make it inherently terrible.
I didn't look at it this way, but I can see why you would consider the premise for Dragon Quest being hypocritical towards what the show itself stands for.
I didn't like the writing simply making all (grown) dragons dicks either to give Spike an excuse to stay the same.
(Which was actually already established in Secret of My Excess, but still makes the whole concept of him being Twilight's personal scribe a mess. It either sounds like a bad idea in the first place since he'll eventually get older and become a dick, or it should be implied that there are dragons that stay in their Baby state permanently - but Spike seems to be the exception, since we don't see any other baby dragons.)
I think that Spike is another breed of dragon. He doesn't have wings like every other dragon shown in the series.
Thank god for the Loud House
I love how Promise (reprise) is playing in the background for a part of the video. Makes it sound even more dramatic. Although considering the song is on my music playlist that I listen to almost every night to help me fall asleep, it confused the fuck out of me.
sorry for this but I HATE videos that talk about this about the stupidest episodes and as non-bronies said "this show is for little girls," or that it was mainly sentered for girls. Sorry again i just needed to say dont like to keep things inside.
I'm wondering... why are Bronies separated from other fandoms. Sure, it's a child's show, but so is Adventure Time and Steven Universe. I'm not a Brony or a Pegasister, so it's outside looking in. So I personally don't take it much differently.
A lot of them also like SU and AT.
Because MLP is and always has been marketed towards young girls specifically. It gained a following with boys almost in spite of itself.
I loved every episode on this list. then again there isn't a single episode of this series that I don't love. I guess I'm just lucky like that.
I think part of it is he still hasn't gotten over some past traumas (being bullied in school, having abusive parents, etc.).
17:24 You've got to be kidding me. "Grotesque detail?" Wow, you have to be really sensitive and/or a complete man-child to think that is grotesque.
i have to agree with your view on the bullying moral, since im a bullying victim, but i was always told to ignore them....FOR YEARS
The irony of the complaints about "Show Stoppers" hits me like a truck after "Crusaders of the Lost Mark" XD
It would also seem that Mr. Enter's opinions on "Dragon Quest" aren't as unpopular as he initially thought, as later episodes have gone out of their way to show that yes, there ARE good natured dragons and that not all of them are mean-spirited brutes.
it really did bother me too in Boast Busters that Rainbow, AJ, and Rarity showed up Trixie when it is her job to show off
I think the only good thing that came out of that episode was Trixie.
That was a big thing that bothered me, too. It's her freaking job, and the show destroyed everything she had, her pride, her reputation, her physical belonging, for doing her job.
*belongings
I gotta agree. Trixie came off the best in that episode because she started NOTHING, there. And she defended the town, to boot, when she could've run off and left it to its fate.
Nostalgia
You said it.
What about Lesson Zero?
This episode is awful the no.1
0.5/10
Did insane Twilight not entertain you? Was she not why you were there?
tetsiga45XxX
correct,not only that the writing itwas awful, the story make no sense and the ending a kick to the balls
I would agree with you, if Twilight's freakout came out of nowhere.
But she had several small ones during season 1.
nikosafer1 I'll give you how out of character literally everybody was. However, I thought it was a good episode, showing how Twilight was struggling so hard just to impress her mentor.
ThePokemon12149
How was everyone out of character? Everything seems to fit fine.
-Twilight had some smaller freakouts, when she was afraid to disappoint Celestia.
-Twilight's basically told her friends she was late with her homework and presented it like it was the end of the world. Of course they don't take it serious.
-Spike saw no other way out but to call Celestia for help.
-Celestia caught her student abusing her magic and making a mess that would make Discord proud.
Granted, Twilight scratching off the cupcake frosting, like she was Adrian Monk was a bit too much.
This episode was very important from a writers point of view, because now everybody can send friendship letters and they did not have to shoehorn Twilight into every single story.
interesting fact, "Putting your hoof down" was the first episode I watched on TV
What's worse? Putting Your Hoof Down or One Coarse Meal?
MegaSoulhero one coarse meal ofc
You were in a depression for two days after watching an episode of a children's cartoon? I suggest you get some professional help. That's not a normal reaction.
SibiricusAJ don't know what you're talking about.
SibiricusAJ He actually has a point. At least in this case. PYHD might have been a bad MLP episode, but I fail to see how it could put anyone in a mental depression.
***** True.
Hate to say it but, you're right. I do hope he was just exaggerating.
Kirill Nielson What about Steven Universe? Lapis. My baby.
I fucking hate that dragon episode because it feels like exploring dragons as a race is completely ruined now. No actual episode about spike learning about his kind, just written off as dumb creatures, for a show in a fantasy world with a ton of mythical beasts it is unbelievable that they have made dragons awful.
i agree on you about putting your hoof down THEY MADE FLUTTER SHY THE OPPESETE OF HER TRUE SELF WHY WOULD THEY DO SUCH A THING
Ever considered doing another version of this list with new episodes from Season 4? If so, where would failures like "Rainbow Falls" and "Somepony to Watch Over Me" end up?
***** The writing in Rainbow Falls is the worst in this show to date. The wonder bolts are mean and selfish, leaving Soarin in the hospital and replacing him with Rainbow Dash cause they think they can win that way. Background characters forced into a situation without any explanation (Bulk Biceps) or having no purpose but to make an appearance just so people can like the episode because of that one scene (Derpy Hooves). Rainbow Falls is awful.
JCBro2014 .....Am I the only one who *LIKES* Somepony to Watch over me?
JCBro2014 .....Am I the only one who *LIKES* Somepony to Watch over me?
news dudes Not the only one, but one of the few that like it. The only episode everyone seems to hate is "The Mysterious Mare-Do-Well".
I'm curious how Enter reacted when the CMC got their marks.
That and if he did the redid the top 10 how much it would change.
Yeah, I am thoroughly convinced that you take children's cartoons WAY too seriously.
+Rinku It's important to view children's shows critically, because otherwise the shittiest, most morally inept garbage could pass as quality TV, and then you could have the potential for kids actually believing in it. He makes these reviews in the hopes that those that DO make shows, actually watch and understand his messages. Even if he's wrong, the general idea that you should hold every single work to be important stands true. For the extremely shitty episodes of children's shows, that outright teach the INCORRECT moral philosophies, it's important to show how bad they can fuck up a person. IE, teaching children that it's OK to manipulate and harass others "so long as you don't go too far".
If these shows are teaching bad messages to kids, messages which can cause real world problems, then that anger is justified.
I agree with the most part with your words about bullying but there are so many PC brats who will think you're knife-gun bullying them if you say hello to them the wrong way.
So let me get this straight, you get depressed for 2 days over an MLP episode? Then you are what I like to call a cartoonaboo. Seriously, its just an MLP episode. There are better reasons to get depressed than an MLP episode.
+Lady Rebecca Agreed. Seriously? Depressed over a cartoon? I mean, I understand completely if you're depressed over school, bullying, terrible job, or just clinically depressed, but a CARTOON SHOW??
+Charpony VA Well, there are exceptions that would make sense, such as the cartoon being a much darker, and grimmer show, and has heartbreaking scenes.
I guess but still...it sounded ridiculous.
Oh, getting depressed because of an MLP episode is absolutely ridiculous.
I know he does, he has Aspergers.
MrEnter, this was one of the first videos of yours I've come across. It's kinda interesting how much I've seen of your work since then. For the most part, I actually agree with a lot of your choices here (like One Bad Apple and Dragon Quest), even though I personally don't really hate Putting Your Hoof Down...
17:08 You know...I always thought Fluttershy was a two-faced, wimp-ass, manipulative character. However, I am willing to be wrong. I know she has a fanbase, and I figured there had to be a reason for that so I was planning to watch the whole series thoroughly . . . that clip right there . . . isn't helping my opinion.
Holy Flutterbitch, Batman.
You know what, I actually understand your criticisms of One Bad Apple, but guess what I did the EXACT same thing as babs did, I know what that felt like, Why did she keep bullying even with out DT and SS being there? It's called upholding a reputation, The Moral? ok yeah that wasn't that good, but..what did you expect? remember this is a show for little girls(I still question how lesson zero got through though) Just because she was bullied doesn't give her the license to do so? yeah, but I think this was used to portray a different moral, a BETTER moral, just because someone is a bully doesn't mean they're not human, and that they don't have problems or reasons to be bullied, and really thats why its one of my favorites, this however probably has no effect on your opinion because the reasons I liked this episode are personal ones but hey, I tried
Castlevania create more troubles for everyone to make people become cruel.
Wat? Did you respond to the wrong post?
Jay Smith If you think I'm wrong. I'm not spamming your posts.
Yeah I understand that bug its still not justifiable. Two wrongs font make a right
I liked one bad apple because of the story... But the moral was off.
I'm the only one who hears that Fable TLC soundtrack?
There were a few good things I like in Baby Cakes: The Piggy Dance is a fun a catchy song and Pinkie’s message to Celestia and when the babies said her name at the end
Thank you for saying my fanfic did a better job. I agree that One Bad Apple was like being punched in the gut repeatedly for anyone who's ever been bullied. You pretty much said exactly the same things I was thinking.
18:00 You got depression over My Little Pony? LOL
I get depression at random, Mr enter has the same issue as I do. High functioning autistics like me and Mr.Enter have major depressive disorders, it just happens. Sometimes nothing even happens to me and I just feel hopeless
Brendan Dawson
He explicitly stated he got depressed after reviewing the episode. In his review of it you can also hear him tearing up at the part where Fluttershy yells. Its hilarious! He's so pathetic.
thickterranarmor
All his fans are autists too.
Brendan Dawson
He said he got depressed after reviewing the episode and sounded like he was crying when reviewing it. Are you unable to make that connection.
I never got the feeling Enter is playing a character. He is being serious. And getting depression over cartoon horses is pathetic. He already gets oversensitive about tons of other cartoons.
Also, Autism is a disorder, I know exactly what it is. :U
Brendan Dawson Well at least you've had more success than Entard. But your life has nothing to do with this. Enter acts like a total idiot while displaying many Autistic behaviors, lol. It can't be a coincidence that most MLP fans are autistic.
dude..... the fluttershy episode was teaching a lesson, it was supposed to emphasize the fact that even though a lot of people seem to think that standing up for yourself means being mean to others, that it's not, yeah, when I watched it, I cried too, but just because something's sad doesn't mean it's bad, not to me any ways
I don't think that's what he was going for. Sure that message is there, but in the end, they try to write it off as Iron Will's fault. Maybe if Iron Will was the one to show Fluttershy the error of her ways, the whole taking it too far thing would have worked. But by having her blame him for actions and events that weren't his fault, she's avoiding responsibility. And sorry if this is lat.
TheVader2
yes, I too believe she should have taken responsibility. I don't remember the episode very well any more, but I do remember thinking that she should have taken responsibility for her actions and that if it felt wrong for her, she should have just stopped. But the episode also pointed out that no body's perfect, that even ponies make mistakes and they learn from them
You again!
Bugs Bunny
whaddid I do, bugs?
Too many people hate Alicorn Twilight! :( *Like if you support Alicorn Twilight*
3:03 - 4:44 what song is that?
NigelIsBoss Sub Today! silent hill 2 - promise (reprise)
I can't wait to see your season 4 episode reviews. And I must have gotten information for season 4's premiere from some dumb website, because I heard the first episode wasn't airing 'til mid to late 2014, but it was showed on the Hub just 5 days ago.... :|