Ok, inb4backlash: When I say 'Best Episode' I do not mean content-wise. I'm talking about how this episode more than any other in the entire series should give us all hope for My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic as a whole.
The reason for this is because more than any other episode, this one has taken the status quo by the neck and shaken it into a brand new shape. This is something that every series absolutely needs to do at some point. Look at long-running series like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Star Trek, Bones, etc... All of these shows have had huge changes thrown into the mix in order to stave off the one absolute death knell of any television series.
Stagnation.
Hasbro has, by ending the series on such a note, exceeded all of what should have been our highest expectations by bravely taking a loved series and expanding into new and unknown territory in an attempt to keep the series fresh and alive for us. FOR US. Do any of you (not counting trolls/haters/parasprites/etc...) want to see this amazing series end? Because I sure don't, I want them to keep going, keep animating, keep innovating! By Celestia's beard this is the writing team sweating blood trying to keep a series we love from stagnating itself into an early grave!
The S3 finale has gotten a lot of flak for ending the episode with Alicorn Twilight (GASP!) staying an Alicorn. To me this simply reeks of a fear of change, you guys do realize that that's exactly the attitude that gets bronies ostracized and shunned in society today right? It's just people being a afraid of something different. So congratulations, if you disliked this episode because of the above reasons then you are now one of that crowd.
On the other hoof if you just didn't like that it felt a little rushed then that's totally ok, I agree that it probably should have been a two parter to give proper gravity to such a change which is one reason I think that Alicorn Twilight probably isn't here to stay. It's far from a perfect episode but that fact that the writers are willing to venture into this kind of territory speaks volumes for their quality and really gives a lot of hope for the series as a whole.
The reason for this is because more than any other episode, this one has taken the status quo by the neck and shaken it into a brand new shape. This is something that every series absolutely needs to do at some point. Look at long-running series like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Star Trek, Bones, etc... All of these shows have had huge changes thrown into the mix in order to stave off the one absolute death knell of any television series.
Stagnation.
Hasbro has, by ending the series on such a note, exceeded all of what should have been our highest expectations by bravely taking a loved series and expanding into new and unknown territory in an attempt to keep the series fresh and alive for us. FOR US. Do any of you (not counting trolls/haters/parasprites/etc...) want to see this amazing series end? Because I sure don't, I want them to keep going, keep animating, keep innovating! By Celestia's beard this is the writing team sweating blood trying to keep a series we love from stagnating itself into an early grave!
The S3 finale has gotten a lot of flak for ending the episode with Alicorn Twilight (GASP!) staying an Alicorn. To me this simply reeks of a fear of change, you guys do realize that that's exactly the attitude that gets bronies ostracized and shunned in society today right? It's just people being a afraid of something different. So congratulations, if you disliked this episode because of the above reasons then you are now one of that crowd.
On the other hoof if you just didn't like that it felt a little rushed then that's totally ok, I agree that it probably should have been a two parter to give proper gravity to such a change which is one reason I think that Alicorn Twilight probably isn't here to stay. It's far from a perfect episode but that fact that the writers are willing to venture into this kind of territory speaks volumes for their quality and really gives a lot of hope for the series as a whole.