MLP:FIM Forever Filly

This episode was written by Michael P. Fox and Wil Fox. This is the fourth episode written by them as they previously had written The Gift of Maud Pie, Applejack's Day Off, and P.P.O.V.. The episode was storyboarded by Marta Demong and Desirae Salmark. This seems to be the first episode for both of them, though Desirae Salmark has storyboarded on the feature film, My Little Pony Equestra Girls: Legend of the Everfree.

This is a quite enjoyable episode with a good lesson. What makes the episode work is the characters (though this can be said of so many episodes of this show). These characters feel real to us and because of that we believe what is happening to them. We understand Rarity wanting to hold onto the past and we also understand Sweetie wanting to be treated as an adult, without hurting her sister's feelings. Along with this there is also some good humor, such as the photoshoot and the scene before the theme song.

On the downside, while the side story about the dog is enjoyable, it does feel kind of tacked on to drive the lesson further home, and we have seen this story done elsewhere before. There is still more good in this episode than faults and these good points easily overcome the faults.

Overall this is definitely a good episode, even if it isn't one of the show's best.

-Michael J. Ruhland