This is the eighth episode written by the team of Joanna Lewis and Kristine Songco (who have previously written Castle Sweet Castle, Rarity Investigates, The Hofffeilds and McColts, Gauntlet of Fire, Top Bolt, Celestial Advice and All Bottled Up). This episode was storyboarded by Roxana Beiklik and Aynsley King, both of who started boarding for the show with the Season 4 premiere.
This is a really enjoyable episode and I am glad to see another Starlight episode as I truly love this character. There is much more to recommend about this episode though. The characters are written perfectly. It is great that in this season Princess Celestia seems to be handled with more depth than she has been in previous seasons. She is no longer presented as nearly faultless, but rather to have her own anxieties. This makes her much more interesting to watch, and it is handled very well here. Luna is equally relatable and also feels very real. Speaking of Princesses, it is so great to see Twilight return to her geeky and adorkable, as she was starting to become more bland as this stuff was shown less and less. This episode though showed her being written fantastically though and much of the episodes best humor comes from her. Of course this is a Starlight episode though and she is handled amazingly though. To show her admittedly regret what she did and worry that she messed everything up, just show how much she has grown as a character.
The storyline is really good, except for one problem. It raises a question that will probably never be answered. If Celestia can't handle Luna's job, how did things work when Luna was imprisoned. This does not make much sense at all. However the storyline is told so well and despite this is a good self contained story, that if you simply overlook this you will see that this is truly an excellent episode.
-Michael J. Ruhland
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