![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Firstly by Rarity with the 'Cookie Coma' remark, secondly Applejack's "Prank has backfired" remark, and finally through Hasbro's official synopsis which made this grand joke become expected and make the message feel shoehorned into the flow of the story. However, it is taken away from top marks by marks by having its ending marred by three pieces of foreshadowing that meant the reveal isn't as epic as it should've been. I found the story to be simple, but creatively executed through balancing comedy, tension and its frightening conclusion, which when accompanied by enough time, space and structure to make it all come together made it all look like a great episode on the outset. With its balance of equilibriums and disequilibriums being beautifully managed, Todorov and his theory was adhered to without feeling out of place, while it had to keep Rainbow Dash's and the townspeople' motives on watch. The steady pace allowed for the structure of the episode to come through just as consistently, earmarking certain tone changes and story progression as each act ended. This was helped by the two time progression montages, which changed tempo and lasted just enough time to be seen as lazy on a writing front. This was helped by the pace of the episode that was kept remarkably consistent, staying steady and keeping you at ease, allowing enough time to build-up to the large-scale prank and have take full effect, instead of having the set-up take up most of the episode. While the title gave away what this premise was, it didn't make it any less enjoyable to watch, especially as it narratively allowed for Rainbow Dash to be brought down to earth in a creative way that still had her looking commendable by the end. The response of her friends was also different, having them decide to tackle the problem head on at the episodes' start rather than tease and insultingly steer their friend towards the final conclusion, it felt like a much more progressive, positive and fresher story than its predecessor was, which made for much more enjoyable viewing, which allowed for the sheer genius of the Zombie Pony prank to give this season a major highlight. The story surrounding Rainbow Dash going to hell and high water to prove herself wasn't treated as humbling negative like it was four seasons ago, instead having the rainbow-maned pegasus looking strong throughout its run-time. I can safely say that this episode took that stigma and proved it to be a more competent entity than its predecessor all because of righting what Mare Do-Well did wrong. ![]() Many fans will look at the prospect of seeing Rainbow Dash humbled as a re-hashing of Season 2's "Mysterious Mare Do-Well" and nothing more. The last episode, "The Cart Before The Ponies" had a simple story premise, and took it in a direction where it felt lifeless, predictable and honestly made the episode worse for its stark lack of efforts. Oh, and it's another episode surrounding Rainbow Dash being the 'centre of attention'. This could go one of two ways, lets hope it's not the negative side. Will it be fun, will it be dark, or sensationally, could it be both? Well, that's what the analysis will find out. However, I will give them benefit of the doubt for attempting to make an apparent 'zombie' concept a try, and see how they can 'ponify' a scenario like it. While that is the case, knowing this show, there have been few times they've gone OUT AND OUT into a non-kid friendly direction with the series (see Twilight's Kingdom), so to trust the writers and animators to deliver on this promising development is something that myself, as a viewer and critic can't do. With the nod to Danny Boyle's acclaimed post apocalyptic film trilogy firmly in place, we finally get to see MLP do something that unlike quite a lot of the episodes this season have artistic licence to take things in a 'darker' direction. Language eng Summary Rainbow Dash loves pulling a prank-or two or three! To prove that she's the greatest prankster around, she launches a one-pony prank war on all Ponyville.With a title like '28 Pranks Later', its easy to see where this past weeks' episode got its inspiration, and helps gather together an idea as to what we are going to get. My Little Pony (Trademark) - Juvenile fiction.Label Rainbow Dash and the great cookie prank Title Rainbow Dash and the great cookie prank Statement of responsibility adapted by Magnolia Belle Title variation My little pony Creator ![]()
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