S5 E12: Strangers

Alternate Title: Somepony that I Used to Know

Well this episode was a lot of fun. It was great that they called on prior events from the show, even though they were miniscule by any standard, rather than create a new memory to play off of. The unresolved tale of Moondancer's party has finally been answered! And it was quite an answer, at that. Well written, well executed, great moments of drama and humor, it was just good. It's the quality of episode that I get up in the morning for.

I'm going to go ahead and nip the Twilight Sparkle parallel conversation here. Yes, using Twilight's design, recolored, is serviceable if not particularly creative. It gives the opportunity to explore a different path, visually, that Twilight might have wandered down. Yes, her color palette is similar to Sunset Shimmer, another Twilight parallel. I think this is more of a coincidence of the colors working well in contrast to Twilight's. Yellow and purple, baby, you can't go wrong. I think, as a stand alone design, Moondancer's is excellent, and does a good job of matching her posture, her character, and her voice. But maybe I just have a thing for thick necked sweaters and shirts.

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