"Double Rainboom" Review

This scene isn't even in the finished cartoon.

It’s been a while since I last posted something here, and to tell you the truth I am having a vibe similar to the one I had when I reviewed “A Canterlot Wedding”. A lot has rained since then so I hope that with everything that’s changed in the fandom the motto of love and tolerance still beats beneath it, because I feel like I am going to get ripped to pieces by those who loved this project.

Before I say anything I want to go ahead and state that this is all opinion; if you liked the episode then great, and if you hated it then great too. Like Douglas Walker said once, there are no good movies or bad movies, there are just movies you like and movies you don’t like. Keep this in mind during my whole review. I personally was really looking forward to “Double Rainboom”, the prospect of it was very promising, probably the most ambitious project this fandom has seen besides the now re-invented “Fighting is Magic”, and it was just even more fired up by the fact that both Hasbro and The HUB had approved of it. So I really don’t know what way to put this but the direct one so let’s get this over with.

My Thoughts on Disagreement

Someone said once: “Opinions are like assholes. Everybody has one, and if we don’t use them we will drown in our own bullshit”. We, as individuals, are helpless when it comes to share our opinions. We must tell the world what we think because we must. There is no reason behind it. We must say it at any cost, it doesn’t matter what we lose or gain from it, and we have to fulfil our destiny in that we must tell everyone in every chat room, forum, blog, website, public service announcement, movie, TV show, comic, book and newspaper what we think. We don’t care about objectivity all we care about is our own selfish opinion.

So why is it that people are so troubled and get so angry when they find someone else with a different opinion than theirs? Why do they jump and start yelling and shouting and throwing hissy fits and basically acting like monkeys in a cage throwing crap at each other? Why do we lose all semblance of human decency when we see people disagreeing with us? This happens everywhere, but the internet being a public and open place is an easier and more accessible example, and since my topic revolves around ponies, like it always does. I think it makes sense that we have to talk about angry people with different opinions within our fandom. Because it makes sense to me, roll with it, we are going in.

My Thoughts on Focus

There is a pattern in my reviews, especially the reviews focused around Friendship is Magic. I always start them talking about something that has nothing to do with ponies. I will talk about politics, a TV show from the 70’s, a Michael Crichton book, or llamas. I will talk about something completely irrelevant and the reason behind this is because I kind of like that style of writing. It’s a very fun way to throw off your readers to then bring them back to the subject matter, and it also grounds the article in some sort of reality. It’s easier to talk about pastel colored horses once you have talked about something familiar, or moved the spiky issues out of the way. That’s why sometimes I also start talking about how the fandom has caught fire and burnt to its foundations.

I also do this because I have a terrible problem with focus. You see? Did you see how I did it again? Focus is something very important and it is inherent to both the fandom and the show we all love and enjoy so much. It’s not unique though, every fandom and every show has this issue. It can be good, and it can be bad. It can be intentional and unintentional. And here I am going to talk a little bit about it.