I occasionally get a little weepy at a few of the MLP episodes. Somehow though, I was a bit teary at the end of this one. This was a huge surprise for me, since I don't really like Rainbow Dash much. In fact, I had recently been complaining about the lack of development for her. They finally gave her a weakness, but the problem is that she already has overcome it.
There's plenty of fun animation, and most of the episode is packed with flying. The story follows a predictable arc - training is hard, but Rainbow rises to the task. There's another pony who is in tight competition with her. I was expecting the episode to end in a slightly different way, but it pulled together for a wonderful closing. This hasn't made Rainbow into my favorite or anything, but she has gone up in my estimation.
I think they should have explored her desire to be "cool" a little more though. This is an obvious weakness that they could have exploited for the episode.
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