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well, you have written a pretty long review for The Summer Sun Setback because... eeeyup, the episode actually deserves this amount of attention. We are facing a huge turning point that could (and most likely will) confirm the lack of any sort of season rot at this point. Before I reply to anything of Bridgefag´s review, the episode will definitely be placed in the top 5 of this season for the majority of the fanbase. So,let´s bring the replies on! >>/4587/ > Maybe not in a fan service perspective (because Frenemies is hard to top) but from a storyline perspective? Yes it did what it have to bring on the table, combining both arcs (for Twilight and the villains) simultaneously AND organically without seeing each other at any moment. This extra effort by itself is remarkable and it really says about the quality of this episode without any of the character entering into a stupid mode for advancing the plot. > the time was nearing for the transfer of power was so much better than how the season opener handled it > this episode made it feel natural. She has grown a bit. It feels like a natural flow organically. Twilight Sparkle felt like Twilight Sparkle in this roll. it seems that your fears about the royal sisters being too instant about transferring the power are long after this episode. Twilight did act in anxious way in A Trivial Pursuit but it seems that her arc has paid off psychologically speaking. > Her move to surprise the princesses with the Festival of the Two Sisters was the most Twilight Sparkle way of her making a move outside following the cues of others while still being 100% who she is. expected for her character but unexpected for the plot´s standpoint. > It did everything I said above plus it was perfectly balanced between the mane6 and the villains. this is what absolutely sells the episode for me, how both parts manage to interact properly among themselves yet they put the solutions and the conflict for their purposes. > I can I just say that towards montage felt so--how do I say? Air of finality to it. The music felt more to me than just the normal song and dance routine. It felt like a climax or more like a setup for the end. As soon as the season started, the show was clearly giving signs that everything is a big climax hidden in subplots. But yeah, it felt more inspired than usual, like there is something greater that is bound to happen next. > Everypony teaming up felt special, like we are giving it our all, once again for one of the last times. yet it won´t be the last one but for sure,the celebrations for the Summer Sun have completed the full circle, closing up its motifs for another new ones. > I also dig the night in city setting, even if that didn't really play into the plot and tbh this is more of a personal take away from it. It reminded me of A Canterlot Wedding when they Twilight and her friends were sitting at the table. well, considering that Chrysalis has visited Canterlot again, you are not that far in terms of setup but in terms of time, more than one fan would get lots of nostalgia by reading these sentences. > 9.5/10 top 5? Yep,top 5 material approved and we are done just right here... > I put this episode 0.5 from 10 > 0.5 (the flower trio screams) "THE HORROR! THE HORROR! OH! THE HORROR!"