Ok usual I avoid any spoilers, but there is simply no way to talk about this episode without mentioning this. We meet Rainbow Dash's parents, and get much more confused about Scootaloo's parents. Since I already reveled that simply don't read any of this if you do not want more spoiled, because more spoilers make this episode much easier to talk about.
First off yes it is really cool to see Rainbow Dash's parents, but I am here to talk about the episode itself, and to be honest this episode is............ really good. While the whole being embarrassed by your parents plot has been done so many times in cinema and TV, it usual doesn't feel this real (yeah I know I am calling an episode about a talking Pegasus real). However it is. Image someone you loved achieved their lifelong dream, would you not be attempted to react like they did? I know I would, and if I were Rainbow Dash I would be embarrassed to. The scene where Rainbow Dash yells at her parents and immediately feels terrible afterwards is almost heartbreaking, because these ponies simply feel so unbelievably real.
However what really makes this a great episode is so great is Scootaloo. While she is funny, she is far from comedy relief here. She is not only important to the story because of telling Rainbow's parents that their daughter is a wonderbolt, but she is essentially the heart of the episode. Her pride in Rainbow Dash, her longing to have parents like Rainbow Dash does (does she have neglectful parents, no parents or what? This needs to be explained in a future episode). and the heartbreak she has when Rainbow yells at her parents are so utterly believable and some of the most moving scenes in this show's history.
Wow this is such a great episode. I am excited to see what Josh Hamilton writes for this show in the future, he had a fantastic start here.
-Michael J. Ruhland
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