The whole crew is invited to participate in a wedding at Canterlot, between Twilight's brother and a princess. The princess happens to be Cadence, who was Twilight's foal-sitter.
Something's wrong, since Cadence doesn't remember Twilight. Other suspicious behavior encourages Twilight to make efforts to stop the wedding.
I'll try to avoid spoilers, but the two-parter was a mixed bag. I didn't feel as firmly positive about everything. First, the bad stuff. Some of the songs were weak. The first one was pretty good. But the villain's songs were absurdly simplistic. They seemed to be doing what they could to allow her to proclaim "I'm evil!" Second, the solution to the problem was too simplistic, and felt too much like a deus ex machina.
Then there's the good stuff. All of the characters got some good moments in. The battle sequence was just fantastic. They didn't make it solid action, but they built in enough character moments. I love seeing the real Fluttershy being approached by a gang of fakes. And Pinkie deals with the battle in appropriate fashion. I hope we see more of the party cannon, especially the way it's used here.
It was a good story though, and it felt like an effort was made to build the universe a little, and give the characters an opportunity outside of their usual adventures in Ponyville.
No comments:
Post a Comment