Saturday, August 11, 2018

MLP Episode 818: The End in Friend

After a rocky start to the second half of season eight, it looks as though the season's back on its hooves again. Can The End in Friend continue that streak?

This review contains spoilers; viewer discretion is advised.

The End in Friend
Written by Gillian M. Berrow

Well... no, not really. I'm not saying the episode didn't try, but the plot Gillian went for is so stock there's not a whole lot you can do to make it feel new.

Simply put, this feels a lot like A Royal Problem, only with Rarity and Rainbow Dash in Celestia and Luna's place, and Starlight not being as involved for at least half the story. The theme about teamwork is good, but it's been done before and kind of shoved down the audience's throats. Even Twilight trying to make excuses for Rarity and Rainbow Dash's bickering doesn't feel interesting.

And whilst it was better handled than Non-Compete Clause, that's not really saying much as the episode still goes all out in making Rainbow Dash and Rarity look petty. We've seen the former get manicures before, but it feels like it was forgotten about despite the references to Sonic Rainboom and Rarity Investigates!.

Final Thoughts
I apologize for the review being short, but there's honestly very little for me to say what I haven't already. I know that some episodes earlier this season didn't have the most original ideas either, but they were usually let off the hook because they had qualities to make up for that, and The End in Friend... doesn't. Sure, there are funny moments, but even they feel cliched at points. It's painfully mediocre all the way through, and it pains me to rank a Gillian Berrow script as low as I did.

Rating: Bad

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