Another MLP season is finally here. I'll be reviewing the episodes as I have the past couple of seasons. I'm thinking about doing audio reviews as well (this will happen after the semester ends next month, if I decide to). anyway, let's get to it.

First off, I did like the fact that the first two episodes were both distinct episodes from each other. This is the first time ever in the series history that the season premieres were two distinct episodes. There were also two noticable changes to the intro as well. (I'll let you see those for yourself.)

Review of Celestial Advice
I really liked that they brought back all the characters from the past that Starlight had befriended. We had our first Discord instance as well. I really liked the fact that it really focused on Celestia and Twilight. It gave us a side from Celestia that we've never seen either. Overall, this episode was a bit noisy when it comes to all the characters that were in it, but otherwise the storyline was quite good.
My grade: B+
Advantages: Good storyline, a side of Celestia we've never seen
Drawbacks: slightly noisy with all the characters



Review of All Bottled Up
This was an episode that felt noisy from the get go, with a dual storyline featuring the Mane 6 and Starlight & Trixie. The noisyness of this episode, along with the song, which really didn't do much to advance the plot, made this episode fall down the rankings for me. However, the fact that they had three ponies get infected with Starlight's Anger made it slightly better. Overall, this episode could have been better as a pair of episodes, one with the mane 6 and another with trixie and starlight. The storyline was just a bit noisy for my tastes.
My grade: B
Adavantages: A bit of humor, usage of other ponies to convey Starlight's anger.
Drawbacks: Noisy storyline better off as a pair of episodes.



Next New episode: A Flurry of Emotions, April 22nd.