What else? Well, Pascoite notes that the geology is correct, which I'm pleased by. And the closing credits music again seem inspired by the normal theme tune. Eating rock soup reminds me a bit of the tale of "stone soup", and I wonder whether that inspired this? It seems a little sad that none of the other Pies (except possibly Marble) really softened after Pinkie managed to make them enjoy their first party all those years ago. Maud's carol is great, including the callback to her poetry recital in "Maud Pie" itself. It's painful enough reading the many Luna fics that get that sort of thing wildly wrong! The Pie parents' "Choosing Stone" even more so – though please, for the love of Celestia, don't copy Granny's tortured attempts at their grammar. The origin story about "Holder's Boulder" looks to have some gaps, and therefore fanfic potential. I am amused by Twilight's doll: it looks very reminiscent of Smarty Pants. It'd still be better than Newborn Cuties"īack to the episode itself, and as I have a foul cough at the moment, I'm going to be a bit more note-like than sometimes. Charles Darwin married his first cousin, you know. I don't even care that Pinkie emphasises the "possible cousins" thing. To which I say: who cares? Pinkie's comment in "Pinkie Apple Pie" makes it clear that they're fairly distant cousins if they're cousins at all. Which leads me on to an aspect of the episode that has excited some discussion: the fact that there's a bit of shipteasing with Big Mac and Marble even though they might be related. And Marble? She's adorable, but then as Grey!Fluttershy she could hardly be otherwise. Limestone, an absolute pain for most of the episode, does eventually suggest that she's like Maud in having a softer side that is only rarely revealed. It's good to see more of the Pie family, although I'm not the greatest fan of the Amish-ish ways of the Pie parents and their Pairing/Choosing Stone. This is a reasonably heartwarming episode in the end, although it takes a while to get to that stage. Second time round, how did he do? Read on!Īctually, not too badly. Anyway, this one was written by Nick Confalone, whose only previous My Little Pony episode was the okay-I-guess "Party Pooped". I can only guess that season five's original broadcast schedule would have had this ep airing in December, but that the mid-season hiatus messed up those plans. It's episode review time again, and as it's late October we naturally have. "Pinkie! Are you telling me you forgot the rock cakes?"
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