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> I won't lie; after this comments section, I actually watched the episode for the first time (first episode I've seen of the new season), and I couldn't help but feel like Trixie was written considerably poorly. I can't quite put my finger on it, so I'll go with my unsure-as-hell gut, and say that... err... lemme spoiler-block it.
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> ||It was a matter of consistency with her personality. The episode had pretty heartfelt moments between Trixie and Starlight, only to break into Trixie's old personality and ruin what seemed like a genuine desire to improve. I understand that this was meant to lead to her screwing up and redeeming herself by the end of the episode, but with her rubber banding personality going back and forth, it almost felt she had a writer from the end of her second episode, and a writer from the beginning of her second episode, and had them alternate between being a bitter rival, and actually being interested in the concept of having a friend.||
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> ||I think the big flaw I would have to say about the episode is inconsistency. I'm surprised Twilight was sort of hostile to Trixie even though she forgave Trixie in Magic Duel. I know Twilight might still have a grudge somewhere but between 2 ponies with one that used to tyrannize a village and the other that tried to change history, it's like when having jerk traits is more evil than doing evil. Again, it's inconsistent.
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> I still like the episode but I won't say it's the best of the season. The strongest part was indeed the relationship between Starlight and Trixie and it would have been better if Twilight wasn't antagonistic to Trixie. I prefer to have Starlight and Twilight discuss about the past experiences with Trixie rather than Twilight trying to prevent their friendship, which is contradicting IMO.[/spoiler][/bq]
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||I thought the episode, in my opinion, was written perfectly. You had Starlight, who is trying to find friends, befriend Trixie, whose motives are rather ambiguous. Now, with Twilight, she has reasons to be concerned. Trixie has done some crazy stuff before, after all. Plus, it is in character for Twilight to be worried about something to the point she overreacts. That is what happened in episodes like Lesson Zero and It's About Time. As for Trixie, holy cow. I absolutely adore what they did with Trixie in the episode. Here's a character who's very antagonistic and arrogant and, in addition, can be very mean. However, in this episode, it was proven that the reason she became friends with Starlight was not because she wanted to get even with Twilight, but because of one reason and one reason only: because she finally found someone to love her. Trixie, for her whole life, has never had a friend before. Never in her whole life. When she finally found out that Starlight forgave her, that smile Trixie gave was like if a whole lot of weight had been lifted off of her chest. And you know why? Because she's lonely. She was really, really scared she was going to lose Starlight, the first friend that she had ever made. I know I'm Rambling, but that's the reason **I** enjoyed the episode, and why I found it to be one of, if not the, best episodes of mlp.||
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> I won't lie; after this comments section, I actually watched the episode for the first time (first episode I've seen of the new season), and I couldn't help but feel like Trixie was written considerably poorly. I can't quite put my finger on it, so I'll go with my unsure-as-hell gut, and say that... err... lemme spoiler-block it.
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> ||It was a matter of consistency with her personality. The episode had pretty heartfelt moments between Trixie and Starlight, only to break into Trixie's old personality and ruin what seemed like a genuine desire to improve. I understand that this was meant to lead to her screwing up and redeeming herself by the end of the episode, but with her rubber banding personality going back and forth, it almost felt she had a writer from the end of her second episode, and a writer from the beginning of her second episode, and had them alternate between being a bitter rival, and actually being interested in the concept of having a friend.||
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> ||I think the big flaw I would have to say about the episode is inconsistency. I'm surprised Twilight was sort of hostile to Trixie even though she forgave Trixie in Magic Duel. I know Twilight might still have a grudge somewhere but between 2 ponies with one that used to tyrannize a village and the other that tried to change history, it's like when having jerk traits is more evil than doing evil. Again, it's inconsistent.
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> I still like the episode but I won't say it's the best of the season. The strongest part was indeed the relationship between Starlight and Trixie and it would have been better if Twilight wasn't antagonistic to Trixie. I prefer to have Starlight and Twilight discuss about the past experiences with Trixie rather than Twilight trying to prevent their friendship, which is contradicting IMO.
||I thought the episode, in my opinion, was written perfectly. You had Starlight, who is trying to find friends, befriend Trixie, whose motives are rather ambiguous. Now, with Twilight, she has reasons to be concerned. Trixie has done some crazy stuff before, after all. Plus, it is in character for Twilight to be worried about something to the point she overreacts. That is what happened in episodes like Lesson Zero and It's About Time. As for Trixie, holy cow. I absolutely adore what they did with Trixie in the episode. Here's a character who's very antagonistic and arrogant and, in addition, can be very mean. However, in this episode, it was proven that the reason she became friends with Starlight was not because she wanted to get even with Twilight, but because of one reason and one reason only: because she finally found someone to love her. Trixie, for her whole life, has never had a friend before. Never in her whole life. When she finally found out that Starlight forgave her, that smile Trixie gave was like if a whole lot of weight had been lifted off of her chest. And you know why? Because she's lonely. She was really, really scared she was going to lose Starlight, the first friend that she had ever made. I know I'm Rambling, but that's the reason **I** enjoyed the episode, and why I found it to be one of, if not the, best episodes of mlp.||