tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1106648781852702786.post42764283527349942..comments2023-11-10T00:18:38.053+00:00Comments on A.T.D.I.: My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic "Castle Mane-ia"James Corckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16994731268585922124noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1106648781852702786.post-71892934210341257482019-09-24T09:07:56.987+01:002019-09-24T09:07:56.987+01:00It has fully emerged to crown Singapore's sout...It has fully emerged to crown Singapore's southern shores and undoubtedly placed her on the global map of residential landmarks. I still scored the more points than I ever have in a season for GS. I think you would be hard pressed to find somebody with the same consistency I have had over the years so I am happy with that. <a href="https://www.magiciengeneve.ch/" rel="nofollow">Magicien Lausanne</a>Usama LaDLahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12616461869225120305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1106648781852702786.post-27039663810452977572014-01-18T19:10:37.118+00:002014-01-18T19:10:37.118+00:00Thanks for the great review!
I had a lot of fun w...Thanks for the great review!<br /><br />I had a lot of fun with this episode. It was hilarious and the visuals were really spooky. My rating is 4-/5 (the grades I use, in an increasing sequence: 1, 2, 2+, 3-, 3, 3+, 4-, 4, 5).<br />I liked all the main characters (maybe except Pinkie) and the interactions between them. On the other side, this was a just-for-fun kind of episode, with no deep message. The moral was just thrown in at the end and it didn't feel organic. Not that I say it is an unacceptable thing. There have to be some of this kind of episodes in a full season, as there have to be moral-centric ones, and so on. It is just the main reason that I gave 4-/5 instead of 5/5.<br /><br />I deeply agree with you, there were awesome measures of practical humor in it. To say, it is the strongest point. For example, I laughed hard when poor Fluttersy was crying at the end as she thought Angel got smashed.<br /><br />Big plus point goes for the location. The old ruined castle is a perfect spot for this kind of story, moreover it yields the story by itself. The mean trap doors were really funny; I cannot understand how they work, though. Maybe just Pinkie Pie knows :)<br />I liked that the whole situation is caused by a sequence of random coincidences. The ponies don't know about each other -except Pinkie-, however, each of them has a personal and -more importantly- believable reason to be there.<br /><br />Omg, RD and AJ were so cuuuute! They were being cooperative instead of competitive, a warmly welcomed improvement in their character. Actually, all of the interactions between the pairs were pretty good.<br /><br />Best moments: everything involving Rarity! I would say, James, you and I are definitely on the same side, if "Who is best pony?" comes to question. I'm a big Rarity-fan too! Furthermore, I love Tabitha St. Germain's voice. It's full of colors and shades. Perfect for Rarity!<br /><br />Best scene award: The castle tries to kill Rarity with a piece of stone after she blamed it for being so ungraceful. Priceless!<br /><br />As you wrote, the Journal of the Two Sisters was an interesting development. I also wish, the more moral-centric episodes come back soon.<br /><br /><br />So, are there anything that I disliked? Yes, of course.<br /><br />RD was more frightened than Fluttershy, which felt somehow unusual - even if it supposed to be a consequence of the setting. <br /><br />Pinkie, Pinkie, my dear Pinkie ... Why do you have to be so out of character every time you raise your precious head? At least, it wasn't so bad as in the previous two parter.<br />She wasn't completely funny, but had some worthwhile moments. The organ-play was quite good, but her lines were totally silly and irrelevant. Maybe it's just me, who is too sensitive to Pinkie Pie, but she is, somehow, an indicator of the quality, like a salamander in a stream.<br /><br />I know, Spike and Angel have the potential to be entertaining, but they were rather boring here. Perhaps, one of the forthcoming episodes will prove otherwise.<br /><br />Finally, here are my uneasy questiones:<br />Why are those invaluable books still there, in that old ruined castle? Those should have a better place in the Canterlot Library.<br />Why in the applebucking name of Celestia would Pinkie play terrifying songs on that organ?<br /><br />All in all, my conclusion is that "Castle Mania" is a funny and entertaining episode with strong interactions between the characters, but with less moral as usual. Josh Haber did a good job.nemderogatoriushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11479519156593310864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1106648781852702786.post-47168670040676764652013-12-22T10:14:40.637+00:002013-12-22T10:14:40.637+00:00Great review as usual.Great review as usual.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1106648781852702786.post-91274129878401027162013-12-03T05:58:46.208+00:002013-12-03T05:58:46.208+00:00My exact feelings =)My exact feelings =)Alesiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15230792488270133118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1106648781852702786.post-87115292396494011732013-12-01T23:54:18.905+00:002013-12-01T23:54:18.905+00:00"The problem is that we look too deep into th..."The problem is that we look too deep into things."<br /><br />Thank you! While I'm all for analysis, it shouldn't take over your thoughts so much that you forget to enjoy a fun and silly episode. While most people seem to have liked the episode for what it was, there's a few people I've seen who's reactions have been <i>aggravating</i>.<br /><br />"If you're wondering how he eats and breathes and other science facts / Then repeat to yourself 'It's just a show; I should really just relax' "Unknownlighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09278487323218605513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1106648781852702786.post-14030412712148771242013-12-01T23:24:11.387+00:002013-12-01T23:24:11.387+00:00I've felt that whatever episode was going to f...I've felt that whatever episode was going to folllow an event as big full of world-building as "Princess Twilight Sparkle", it was always going to suffer in comparison, especially from fans coming from the deep analysis side of the community. I think that not every episode is made the same and this episode is a good example of why.<br /><br />I didn't think much when I first watched the episode (beyond the ending with the journal), but the more I thought about it, the more I realized how suprisingly refreshing the episode was. Looking at the entire last year of MLP, just about every moment (with the possible exception of Apple Family Reunion and Spike At Your Service), every episode felt like it was some sort of big event, or building towards something bigger. From the Crystal Empire, to Discord's reformation, to Twilight becoming a princess, to even Equestria Girls, for the last year or so every MLP moment felt like it was supposed to be a big deal. Even smaller scale episodes felt like they were doing big things: a new CMC, Scootaloo's first solo episode, the return of Trixie, RD going to the Wonderbolt Academy, and so on. Even smaller episodes felt like they were trying new unexpected things with their gimmicks, like how Just For Sidekicks focused on the pets or how Games Ponies Play would set up the later-established Equestria Games story. Castle-mania is the first episode in a long time that, with the exception of introducing the journal of the Mane 6, devotes itself to nothing but the main characters being silly for a while. As a result, the tone and feel of the episode feels like something from Season 1 or sometime in the middle of Season 2. <br /><br />I have developed a personal headcannon that the castle was kind of a playhouse for Luna and Celestia when they were growing up.<br /><br />Regarding the Pony of Shadows, I get the feeling that we won't be seeing him again and the ending was the episode being spooky just for the sake of being spooky. Some people think we're going to get another villain out of this, but given how we already have one overarching story with The Box, and given how the few upcoming episodes (Daring Do, Equestria Games, Power Ponies, etc.) there's no information that seems to indicate that will be the case (for now, anyway). Besides, considering that its origin story is just a ghost story from Granny Smith, it doesn't feel like it could be a very interesting villain.<br /><br />Some fans say they feel disappointed because the episode only teased more development of the mystery box story. Personally, I think that with this episode, it's been established that the show will continue its usual format of non-two part episodes being their own self-contained stories (with a few exceptions) while tossing major hints at the mystery box here and there, and there's nothing wrong with that. I expect this to be kind of a more beefed up version of the Gala arc from Season 1.<br /><br />Part of me feels like I should give the episode some grief because of the journal thing because I was expecting that without the letters to the princess, the show wouldn't have to force a lesson at the end of every episode, and give itself more freedom in terms of storytelling. Still, if the show plans to continue this, the journal is a very good substitute. At this point, the girls have pretty much learnt everything they need to know about friendship. The challenge now is to preserve that friendship. They already know that there will be times when they will be at odds, but they can use that to make their friendship stronger, and sharing the journal is a very good way to do that. It wouldn't make sense for the girls to keep writing to Celestia, or if the girls wrote to Twilight. Twilight sees her friends as her equals and they are all learning together.Arturohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07660813614072812727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1106648781852702786.post-33820911800386290862013-12-01T23:12:47.874+00:002013-12-01T23:12:47.874+00:00I always enjoy reading these from you.
There were...I always enjoy reading these from you.<br /><br />There were moments I thought Luna was the one playing the organ.Julien Brightsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01724803891742036494noreply@blogger.com