MLP:FIM Buckball Season

This is the first episode to be written by Jennifer Skelly and it's a darn good start. This episode was storyboarded by Mincheul Park (who has been boarding for the show since last season) and Cat Tang.

This episode is quite a fun episode. What really makes this episode work is how well written both Pinkie and Fluttershy are. Both are as likable as ever. While this episode shows them doing something different (playing sports so well is of course something we more associate with Rainbow Dash or Applejack), they stay the same Pinkie and Flutters that we have loved since the beginning of the show. This is one of my favorite things about this show no matter what the story needs characters to do they still stay the same great characters. Also a lesser show would have made Rainbow Dash and Applejack unlikable in this episode, but they remain very likable. They just want to help Pinkie and Flutters but don't think it through very well.

This episode features some great humor as well. The facial expressions are extremely funny here, especially from Pinkie and Flutters. Also while Snails is usually far from my favorite characters, he is actually very funny here.

-Michael J. Ruhland