Post by japaneseteeth on Mar 26, 2016 21:22:45 GMT
Season 6 is upon us! I thought it got off to a pretty good start all things considered. I was a bit leery going into it since they're trying to incorporate a lot into it (both the introduction of the baby and Starlight's subplot), but I thought they balanced the two really well and the episode was paced much better than most two-parters. As in, they actually had a denouement rather than ending right after the climax 2 minutes before the end of the show. My only real critique is that Starlight's subplot could've done with a bit more development, but that would've thrown off the pacing, so I can't complain too much about it.
As for Starlight herself, I'm not sure I'd consider myself a fan yet, but I do think that they handled her about as well as they could given the circumstances of her introduction.
The real pleasant surprise in these episodes was Spike; he was actually competent and helpful the whole way through and had a pretty good rapport with Starlight. He even gives Twilight some valuable advice near the end. It's really nice that they showed that he can make valuable contributions to the team. He's still kind of childish, but he has enough maturity that he's really believable as an assistant to Twilight rather than just her lackey. I hope they keep that up for the rest of the season, since it's cool to not see him being the butt monkey whenever he's in the spotlight.
Also, this happened:
So there's that.
As for Starlight herself, I'm not sure I'd consider myself a fan yet, but I do think that they handled her about as well as they could given the circumstances of her introduction.
The real pleasant surprise in these episodes was Spike; he was actually competent and helpful the whole way through and had a pretty good rapport with Starlight. He even gives Twilight some valuable advice near the end. It's really nice that they showed that he can make valuable contributions to the team. He's still kind of childish, but he has enough maturity that he's really believable as an assistant to Twilight rather than just her lackey. I hope they keep that up for the rest of the season, since it's cool to not see him being the butt monkey whenever he's in the spotlight.
Also, this happened:
So there's that.
