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Ranking EVERY episode of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic

Shunks

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it's finally here! after much deliberation (and honestly pain dude. this got painful at times.) I've watched and ranked every episode of My Little Pony for you guys's viewing pleasure. I apologize for any audio glitches or random cuts, those were needed to make sure the video was monetizable.
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20 Comments

@Shunks Creator 1 year ago Pinned

about my review of Over A Barrel: my thoughts on the episode's implications definitely changed in the years since this video came out. In relation to real world history, I don't think it was right for them to use the metaphor they did for a cute friendship story based on a real history of very horrible things done to a group of people. despite the "fun cowboy setting" it comes off as insensitive and if I were to make the ranking again it would be on the lower end.

also Idk what I was on with the big mac in drag episode, I don't actually think the writers are weirdos or whatever I said in that.

@Moggetslittlesister 3 years ago

Destroying the library was really the only way they could get a similar feeling of loss to killing off a character, so I didn't mind it actually. It made the stakes of the Tirek fight really high.

@rileigh_elizabeth 3 years ago

Dailymotion as the go-to place for new MLP episodes is the realest, and most unexpected nostalgic throwback I’ve heard in a while.

@yutakafan 3 years ago (edited)

I actually really liked how vinyl scratch was mute, i though it was cool how she used her music to express herself ^_^

@GirlyWolfPup 3 years ago

"and spike saves the day by-"
cuts to the next episode

WHAT JUST HAPPENED?!?!?!?!

@decaying_dante 2 years ago

am i the only one who desperately wanted a taste of those delicious MLP gemstones? whenever spike ate one i was so jelly.

@ShakedownDreams 3 years ago

Its fucked up that during the first season i heard you say "the racism episode" and instantly thought of like three episodes it could have been

@strawberryalien 3 years ago

Shunks is carrying the whole MLP community on her shoulders rn

@MaddG_ 3 years ago (edited)

As someone with ADHD, Testing Testing 1, 2, 3 is one of my favorite episodes, I relate to Rainbow Dash and her struggles with standardized education, and her talk with Twilight about how she feels too dumb to learn anything legit made me tear up a little in my rewatch of the show, I know it's not the best episode but it'll always have a special little place in my heart

@mistythepowerful 3 years ago (edited)

i saw someone point out that they don’t mean magic magic, but the fact a good friendship won’t form unless you have all the elements and a spark of connection between you. magic is meant to be like that spark of connection
also i’ve always loved that vinyl doesn’t speak as an autistic person lol. i’ve always read her as also autistic and non verbal because of her headphones and not speaking. i’m glad they kept her non verbal :)

@AyaVyse 3 years ago

Glad to know I'm not the only one who thinks it would have been cooler if Shining Armor was the one replaced! Always though it would have been cool to see after Twilight gushing about this amazing brother only for her friends to be met with a huge jerk and stressed Cadance trying to run the wedding by herself. Like Chrysalis trying to take Cadance's love for Shining Armor.

@Spiderwebd 2 years ago

In the episode with Twilight fighting Tirek, the animators did actually have a lot of fun with it. In fact, they actually fought over who would get to do the fight. One person didn't get the part they wanted, so they went HAM on the effects so as to have more fun on it. Apparently the animators actually had quite a bit of creative freedom on this show.

@SirAsdf 3 years ago

You kinda forget how simple things were back in the early seasons, the cast was so small it's no wonder why we resorted to giving names and personalities to every background character, cause we literally had nothing else to work with.

I think there were only 7 or 8 named male characters in the first season.

Also, it's weird to go back to when they would literally spell out the message of each episode in writing. Sure, they wouldn't exactly get subtler with their messaging in later seasons, but they would definitely get more tongue-in-cheek about it.

You can also see and hear the team figuring things out as they went, especially with Applejack's noticably pitch-shifted voice and how wonky some of the animations can get.

That all being said, there's absolutely a lot of charm to these early seasons. Also, it's just interesting to see what the show started as Vs. What it eventually evolved into.

@evilira718 3 years ago (edited)

Imagine watching all of season 1 and then somehow the next episode you watched was something like “Student Counsel” You’d be so bewildered
“Trixie’s reformed now?”
“Who the hell is starlight?”
“Is Pinkie Pie’s sister a main character now?”
“Why is this tree so important?” “Where did all these other creatures come from?”
“Why did they open up a school?”
“WHERE ARE THE MANE 6?”

@MattTOB618 3 years ago (edited)

2:08:53 Just a small correction: they actually do set up the nicknames earlier in the episode. When Rainbow complains about her nickname being put on her team jacket, Spitfire says (and I quote), "That's not how it works around here. We all have our nicknames on our jackets." She then asks Soarin' to verify, calling him by his nickname, 'Clipper'.

However, I will grant you this: it's not MUCH set-up, and it's easy to miss, especially since we NEVER see the others in their jackets in this episode. But it IS there regardless.

@LynxGriffin 3 years ago

I was a storyboard artist on seasons 6-9 plus the movie and specials, so I always like to hear what people think of the eps I had a small hand in! Thanks a bunch for the fun listen while I work!

@bashfulwolfo6499 3 years ago

While The Perfect Pear does make sure to pull tear-jerkers, it’s quite realistic. Losing a parent, or both, is tough and you get to hear thousands of stories about them that you never even knew about.
This episode, as well as Sounds of Silence (since Kirins are my fav mythical creatures), will always be my favorite because of how much I could relate to it.

@MsMoonDragoon 10 months ago

They totally dropped the ball by never making an MLP open world mmorpg. imagine they DOUGH they would rake in.

@jasminevysoren 3 years ago

I increasingly disliked the later seasons, but I liked in the finale how the Mane 6 realized something was wrong because Discord walked into the room

@Doomzdeh 3 years ago (edited)

Funny thing about a Canterlot Wedding: Chrysalis replacing Shining Armor instead of Cadance would’ve explained why Celestia wouldn’t notice anything amiss (she wouldn’t know him that well personally like she does Cadance) and it would explain why only Twilight suspects anything (as it’s her literal brother).

It would also give an excuse for how the Changelings infiltrated so easily, as Chrysalis legit heading the Palace Guard could just let them in.

As for your criticism of Twilight’s attitude during it, I’d say it is more than merited. “Cadance” acts like a straight up jerk to everyone around throughout the episode, so I think that Twilight is definitely justified in being upset and in suspecting something. After all, she did know Cadance pretty well before, and being stressed doesn’t really give anyone a pass to verbally abuse others.