I sometimes wonder if Friendship is Magic should've lasted as long as it did, but then I watch episodes like this and decide that it should've ended earlier.
Dragon Dropped
Written by Josh Haber
The story is just a stereotypical "someone gets jealous when their close friend hangs out with someone else" plot. Yeah, it's the same plot we've seen in the likes of Uncommon Bond and Make New Friends but Keep Discord. There's nothing interesting about it, and it almost makes Rarity look selfish about wanting Spike for herself.
Speaking of whom, why does Spike hang out with Gabby, of all characters? We've never seen them interact once in The Fault in Our Cutie Marks, so why are they close friends? This could've made better sense if Sweetie Belle was the one hanging out Gabby given that the griffon is an honorary Cutie Mark Crusader. Sure, it would've bordered on retreading Forever Filly, but at least it would've worked somewhat better for Rarity's character.
Also, this is minor, but isn't it strange that Rarity would get a starring role so late into the season? I mean, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy and Applejack had a bit of spotlight during the first half, and Pinkie's first spotlight role was the first episode of the second half. So why did it take them this long to give Rarity something to do?
Speaking of whom, why does Spike hang out with Gabby, of all characters? We've never seen them interact once in The Fault in Our Cutie Marks, so why are they close friends? This could've made better sense if Sweetie Belle was the one hanging out Gabby given that the griffon is an honorary Cutie Mark Crusader. Sure, it would've bordered on retreading Forever Filly, but at least it would've worked somewhat better for Rarity's character.
Also, this is minor, but isn't it strange that Rarity would get a starring role so late into the season? I mean, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy and Applejack had a bit of spotlight during the first half, and Pinkie's first spotlight role was the first episode of the second half. So why did it take them this long to give Rarity something to do?
Final Thoughts
It's another short review, but season nine is barely giving me anything to work with. Actually, much of the episodes in this season have barely given me anything to talk about, and this episode can be added to that pile. It's so boring and cliched that you'll end up forgetting about it six hours after watching it.
Rating: Terrible (0/10)
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