A new edition of Alicorn Reviews is up and this time let's go back to where it all began for us with the first season premiere. As I was watching the season 8 premiere I noticed a similarity to how the Mane Six were first introduced. Once the premiere was over, I went over to Netflix to go re-watch the first two episodes of season 1 since I was getting nostalgic. It's hard to believe that it has been eight years since Gen 4 started with FIM and when I stumbled upon MLP. The first thing I realized is how simple the theme and lore was in the first season. I mean, this was before the whole fiasco of Twilight getting her wings to humanized versions of ponies from EQG. There's something about the first three seasons as they always had that simple charm to them. Of course, its great for a series to get more complex then staying the same as Twilight and the others weren't had grown to cast they are today. The first season will go down as where it all began, a simple beginning to a series that definitely needed a new revival.
As for me, I guess I can tell when I got into MLP and I remember as far back as 2010 when I was on GameTrailers (its gone now). I was surfing through the Wii forum when I was looking through the some of the posts. That's when I noticed several posters had Gen 4 pony avatars and banners. At the time, I was a little surprised that these gamers were all of sudden into MLP and in fact I had no idea Hasbro restarted a new gen that year. I think the first season was at least several episodes in when I decided to check it out. Needless to say I was actually stunned by the results and couldn't believe this reboot of MLP was great. Ever since then I have been a fan of MLP as awaited the next season of FIM and new episodes of EQG. Gen 4 might still have a few years left as Hasbro is developing concepts for Gen 5. However, the fact that it has been eight years since FIM debuted has me intrigued that it has lasted this long. It also show how dedicated Hasbro and the Brony community has been. My Little Pony Season 1 Premiere Review
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A new edition of Alicorn Reviews is up as I tackle another episodic special called Forgotten Friendship. I honestly was not expecting one of the EQG books called "A Friendship to Remember" to get a TV episode adaptation. Sure I have heard of this novel about a year ago but I mostly never read official non-canon material. I'm pretty sure the books just like the IDW comics are not canon either as there are many instances that contradicts the canon source. I used to think that IDW comics and the books from the entire Gen 4 were all tied to the main shows in some form. However, this episode proved this to not be the case for EQG and I even found the same results for FIM. Unless DHX retcons or turns these comics and the novels into a movie/episodic specials is the only way it will become canon to the main shows.
The theme is about Sunset discovering that the HuMane Six have suddenly forgotten her and only remember the mare for the bad things she did in the past. In one day she was their best friend to all of a sudden they hate her once again. After looking through Applejacks' memories, Sunset realizes that any good things she did have gotten erased from their minds. Sunset immediately suspects that someone is using Equestrian magic so our favorite mare tries to find out who might be causing this against her. I'll admit that the premises of the novel was a lot better than I gave it credit for at the time as I dismissed this at first. After looking through the previews I became interested in it and this episode had a couple of surprises I wasn't expecting to happen at all. My Little Pony: Forgotten Friendship Review |
A center for All Pony StuffRetro Gamer has been an avid fan of the My Little Pony Series since the debut of Gen 4 in 2010. Whenever she isn't talking about gaming, Retro will give her thoughts on the brand. Archives
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