S5 E24: Behind the Glamour

Oh god, this season and it's cute ponies. What ever am I to do with all these cute ponies! This episode was a good swing up for me, and not just got its cute characters. It showed a good relationship between two characters. It was well paced and hit its beats in a pleasing way. It was deliberate without being self righteous about a message, which could have been easy to do in this situation. My biggest gripe, I'd say, was that the manager did not get any sort of comeuppance, but that's unfortunately all too true. Some times, bad people get to walk away, so it's really more a gripe with reality than with this story.

I think the way Rara as a personality and as a character was handled was well executed. Her wants and intentions did not necessarily meet up with her persona as constructed, but everyone just assumes that to be what she wants. Maybe we can take that into consideration before we rag on celebrities and their antics... Probably not, but maybe. Lastly, shout outs to some great songs this episode. Just fantastic work.

Well folks, we're coming to it at last. The conclusion to the fifth season. I hope you're looking forward to it. I know I am. Until then, Happy Thanksgiving.

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