They made Sparky the Netflix logo mascot. They must have some real confidence in the marketability of the little guy.
Izzy’s maniacal laugh worries me.
“Hitch, what’s your dragon doing?” Well, you ARE standing pretty close to him, Zipp. Sometimes these things are involuntary…oh you mean Sparky.
“More glowing cutie marks” That feels like it’s been more of a thing in Tell Your Tale. Kind of riding on that show’s coat tails, there.
Hey! We finally get to see our new theme song! …I don’t like it. It’s a little too “poppy dance remix” for me.
Interesting detail: Opaline’s castle has a tree growing out of it. Will that end up being the new Tree of Harmony down the line?
Aw, it’s Sunny’s birthday. Not sure how this lines up with the recent TYT episode about that, but we’ll figure a way to force them together, I’m sure.
WOW, this is the first time Izzy’s ever told someone Happy Birthday. She really didn’t have any friends in Bridlewood.
The Maretime Bay Craft Fair is today too. Odd detail, but sure.
Aww, Zipp WILL help Hitch clean up this mess that neither of them made. She must like him.
Misty’s first lines! I kind of think a bigger introduction would have been better since it’s been so long since the prologue movie, but…eh.
“It was a bracelet, but she put it in her mane, so it’s that now” This cracks me up for some reason.
Given his other “friends” names are Kenneth, it feels like Sparky Sparkoni doesn’t really fit the naming scheme Hitch has. But…they were literally named by different writers, so that’s probably the reason. Plus, his other “friends” names are McSnips-A-Lot and Mertle the Turtle so Hitch’s naming style is all over the place.
The baby is bored. This will end in terror.
WOW…Pipp just admitted that all her songs sound the same. Not a great look, Pipp.
Wait, was that the unicorn from the video game? Primrose? The unicorn who gives Pipp a flower during her song. The game is canon?
This plot seems…VERY meta. Having to create a “new hit” that’s like the “old ones”…yeah, they’re talking about trying to replicate the success of G4.
Hmm…3D models don’t really capture the expressions that 2D ones can. Izzy’s “desperate” face just looks sort of frazzled. Not completely gong out of her mind.
Aww, Izzy’s quivery lip is cute, though.
Misty leaves gifts…EVIL GIFTS!
Backstory: Opaline “rescued” Misty when she was a filly.
And Misty doesn’t have a cutie mark, yet. Odd, for her age. But, if she never found her talent, I guess that makes sense…if these cutie marks still work like they did back in G4. With magic being gone for so long, I’m not sure they do?
Opaline is…REALLY 80s as far as villainous attitudes and ambitions go. She’s basically acting like Maleficient or Ursula.
That’s a…random place for an ancient scooter. Right out in the middle of nowhere. Not hidden at all. Is this one of Scootaloo’s?
Oh, Sparky CAN teleport things like Spike could. But, Sparky switches one thing with another right now. Spike didn’t have that limitation, or learned how to get past it.
Zipp understands Hitch’s logic. They WANT us to ship them.
Izzy has a new toy…I mean scooter! And…again…it looks NOTHING like the original cart, just like the lantern. Izzy is some kind of tech genius, I swear. Heavy mods are her forte.
Oh, wait, Sunny’s new hand (evil) mirror is actually the one from last week’s TYT episode with Pipp’s glitterbeard.
The Crystal Brighthouse can block the mirror’s signal.
Wait….Equestria used to have a cloaking enchantment? Is that why Opaline didn’t interfere before or are they referencing something else?
This episode felt…unfocused. The Sparky stuff didn’t tie into anything at all. Pipp’s plotline was sidelined until the last minute. And Izzy’s story was resolved in a odd way. It felt like it focused on too many threads at once.
Also: Misty is able to get from Maretime Bay to Opaline’s Castle REALLY quickly. She must really be hoofing it.
