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Ok first of all that’s a really lame title, when I first saw that on the wiki I thought it was a joke. But I did really like this ep because I can completely relate to a lot to the problems Rainbow has here. In fact that scene where Rainbow is rocking around on her stool is exactly what I was like at school, I seriously could not stay focused for more than about five minutes and I still have trouble staying focused sometimes when I write these reviews.

The pre-title scene is one of the show’s best. While I did think the pacing in it was a bit slow and it is really dialog heavy for a kids show, I can still appreciate what this scene is able to convey. We get a good early establishing of the conflict as well a bit of subtle foreshadowing as to what the ultimate solution is going to be. There were also some fun transitions during the scene in Twilight’s house, that were unlike anything I’ve seen from this show before. And while Rainbow is rocking around on her stoll, we get some the best world building I’ve seen since Hearts warming Eve, general Firefly eh? Does that mean the G1 show took place hundreds of years before this show? And did the censors at Hasbro think that a whoopee cushion was too rude so that made DHX change it to a horn? Kind of weird if that is the case, since this show has previously had characters saying things like “no one gives a flying feather”.

I think this may also be the most use Twilight has gotten out of her wings so far. She’s using them as props, subconsciously hovering in the air kind of like Rainbow does a lot, and of course flying with her across Ponyvillie. I don’t know what happened after the writing of Rainbow Falls (seriously why didn’t Twilight think to join the Ponyvillie team?) but it seems, since that ep, there’s been far more of a focus on developing the fact Twilight is an alicorn now. This is also probably the most development Twilight has had this season. I’m really liking how the focus is on her being an alicorn and not on her being a princess, as I mentioned in my Rarity takes Manehatten review, I don’t really like the idea of Twilight’s life changing in some radical way just because she’s a princess now. In fact I think that’s something people missed in the season premiere. We see there that she doesn’t want to ware her crown or be called princess by her friends but we also see later when the guards go to her for orders, that she’s unfazed by taking on this new responsibility when she has to. She’s not going to let it alter her life any more than it needs to. For all the controversy that’s been surrounding this plot point ever since it was first announced, I think DHX have handled it pretty well.

But back to the ep, Futtershy’s teaching technique of using visuals to illustrate what you are trying to learn, was at least another chance to see pets in action, but I can’t help but think that the aforementioned “Wonderbolts movie” would’ve have been a better alternative, I guess Fluttershy just really wanted to do something with the pets. I also think that this technique only really works when you are instructed to take notes and therefore you have more of a reason to watch and take in what is happening. Now Pinkie’s rap…hmm I can’t really decide if this is one of the funniest gags the show has had, or the dumbest thing ever. As a gag on it’s own it does work quite well, I like the attention to detail in making it look like a 90’s music video with the change to a 4:3 aspect ratio and the reduction in picture quality, the idea of Pinkie rapping does just write itself as a gag. So as an isolated moment, seen out of context, it was funny. It just doesn‘t seem like any thought went into tying it into the plot of the ep, it seemed like they just had the idea for Pinkie to do a rap, but didn’t know where to put it so they just dumped it in here, what sense does rap make as a teaching method?, since there’s no tune it’s not easy to remember the lyrics, what does rap have to do with the history Wonderbolts, since they are a military group wouldn’t some kind of war anthem or fight song have made more sense? The visuals don’t tie into what the rap is about either, half pipe skateboarding?…Why? It was funny, but it didn’t make much sense.

Now Rarity’s teaching method made much more sense to me, it ties in with her personality and she even takes the time to critic the outfits. Though I am a little puzzled as to how she was able to put these things together the same day she found out about Rainbow’s problem. Then of course you have AJ who learns though years of experience, which she admits isn’t really an option for Rainbow, still funny though to hear that Granny Smith discovered the grannysmith, I guess they named it after her then.

I’m kind of puzzled as to how Rainbow could have turned that cloud into a rain cloud, I know that it’s reflecting her mood, but we saw in Hurricane Fluttershy that rain clouds have to get their water from cloudsdale, but if pegasi can just change them like, then why is that tornado thing necessary? Well anyway I do like the learning technique that ends up working for Rainbow because I know that just subconsciously looking at things can help you learn, the only problem I have with this is that normally this technique takes a good few weeks of observing the same stuff over and over in order for it to properly get into your head. I think maybe this could have worked better if they had Rainbow only have a rough idea of the history after her first flight and then after a few more trips back and forth she then had it memorized. But I do like the idea that Rainbow is so used to flying now that she does things without even thinking about it, it’s kind of like walking for us, you never have to think about putting one foot in front of the other, it just happens.

So yeah this was a really good ep, the pacing was kind of slow in places and there was kind of a big exposition dump in the pre-title scene, but otherwise it touches on a lot of things that I can really relate to and it conveys and very believable message…wait what’s this, 100%?! ARE YOU FUCKING SERIOUS? Wha- he only read the first page for Christ sake! And for that matter, what kind of examiner grades a paper thirty seconds after it’s been given to them? You’re telling me that after one day of learning the Wonderbolts history, Rainbow was able to get a perfect score? AKR you wrote Filli Vanilli only a couple of months ago where Fluttershy has that awesome remark about “baby steps”, that when a person, or pony, has a problem, it can often take a long time to fix it, but here Rainbow’s problem with learning things is literally fixed overnight. I know a lot of people have been comparing this ep to the Simpsons ep “Bart gets an F” and while I don’t think the set up is quite the same as Bart is more of an under achiever while Rainbow just has trouble learning, I do think that ep had the right resolution with Bart just barely passing. Jason Laws also talks in one of Doug Walker’s Adventure Time vlogs about how annoyed he gets by eps of kids shows about a problem a character has, that get completely fixed in that ep and are never heard about again, and I think this is a fine example of the type of thing he’s talking about. Man what a shame that a pretty solid ep has to be somewhat tainted by literally the last thirty seconds. But otherwise I do think that this ep touches on what is a real problem for a lot of kids and is also one I can relate to, I remember getting really stressed out at school because I could just never remember anything. The large amount of dialog and the small number of scenes do give the ep a really slow pace, but I actually kind of like that, the pacing and the fact that the entire ep appears to only cover an afternoon (with the exception of the final scene), gives it a more mundane feel, which I think fits well since this a more down to earth issue. The last thirty second annoyed me but I don’t think it takes away from the message. The only real question I have is, what’s going to happen with Rainbow Dash and the Wonderbolts now, since she’s presumably a reserve now. Will she have to move back to Cloudsdale? How much more likely is she to get into the Wonderbolts now? Man what is it with these Wonderbolt ep leaving me asking a lot of questions? But anyway, by far the best Rainbow Dash ep of the season, and AKR certainly wins my award for comeback writer of the season! 8/10 -->