Saturday, December 8, 2012

My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic - 3x06 - Sleepless in Ponyville

    Applejack, Apple Bloom, Rarity, Sweetie Belle, Rainbow Dash and Scootaloo all go on a camping trip.  Before going to bed each night, Rainbow Dash tells a scary story.  Since Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle accept that they're scared, and can comfort themselves in their sisters, they deal with the stories fine.  Scootaloo is too preoccupied with impressing Rainbow Dash that she refuses to admit her fright.  So she has nightmares, which get in the way of enjoying the camping trip.
    I don't think much of Scootaloo.  And I don't really think much of Rainbow Dash.  There isn't much personality for Scootaloo, except for hero worship, and Rainbow just seems like she hasn't been given as much depth as she should have.  She hasn't shown much weakness, which would really help give her more heart.
    The episode seems like the strangest one yet.  We see what pony nightmares are like, which was kind of interesting.  But it also establishes that Princess Luna has some sort of dream powers, which seems like a bizarre development.
    There was plenty of fun animation.  But something seemed to be missing.  It could be that there's no Pinkie, Fluttershy, or Twilight in the episode.  But I suppose it's good to bridge the connections between the Cutie Mark Crusaders and the older ponies.
    At least Rainbow does the right thing at the end, and takes Scootaloo under her wing.

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