Finally! After a string of episodes ranging from mediocre to downright awful, we finally get one that's actually good.
She Talks to Angel
Written by Nick Confalone
No, it's not perfect, nor is it the most original plotline the series has used. It follows the Freaky Friday storyline; A Royal Problem did as well, but that was with Celestia and Luna's cutie marks and, by extension, their duties. This episode, however, is a more direct approach, but it works for Fluttershy's and Angel's respective characters.
He's frustrated that she never gets to spend time with him, and she, in return, is upset that he doesn't understand the hard work she does around the animal sanctuary and the School of Friendship. A surprising contrast given how much time they spent together in the earlier seasons, and it doesn't feel out of place this far in, unlike what's happened with Twilight who seemed to continually lose her shit 24/7...
Back to this episode, and Angel talking and acting in Fluttershy's body was really funny, but the best moment was when Fluttershy in Angel's body used the Stare on him. It's so absurd, and that's what makes it work.
The rest of the story, as I said, is fairly stock, with both Angel and Fluttershy realizing the difficulties the other have to face on a daily basis, especially with Flutter ending up physically exhausted and Angelshy needing the other animals' help to help her. (For the record, Angelshy is Angel in Fluttershy's body, whilst Flutter is vice versa.) And the moral, again, whilst stock, is a good one to learn - don't just assume that the other person's job is easy; you have to actually do the job to understand the complexity surrounding it.
He's frustrated that she never gets to spend time with him, and she, in return, is upset that he doesn't understand the hard work she does around the animal sanctuary and the School of Friendship. A surprising contrast given how much time they spent together in the earlier seasons, and it doesn't feel out of place this far in, unlike what's happened with Twilight who seemed to continually lose her shit 24/7...
Back to this episode, and Angel talking and acting in Fluttershy's body was really funny, but the best moment was when Fluttershy in Angel's body used the Stare on him. It's so absurd, and that's what makes it work.
The rest of the story, as I said, is fairly stock, with both Angel and Fluttershy realizing the difficulties the other have to face on a daily basis, especially with Flutter ending up physically exhausted and Angelshy needing the other animals' help to help her. (For the record, Angelshy is Angel in Fluttershy's body, whilst Flutter is vice versa.) And the moral, again, whilst stock, is a good one to learn - don't just assume that the other person's job is easy; you have to actually do the job to understand the complexity surrounding it.
Final Thoughts
I said this in my Sweet and Smoky review, but I'll say it here as well; the last season of the show has been an utter failure thus far. But even that has its shining gems, and She Talks to Angel can be counted as one of them. Despite the stock storyline and moral, it felt quite fresh and it's all I could really ask for. As a matter of fact, Fluttershy has been the true highlight of season nine as far as I'm concerned.
Rating: Excellent (9/10)
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