Glad you liked the new episode as well!
I found it SO very cute and fun!
I only had one issue with the episode...
Why was there No mention of the CMC characters, just their nameless classmates.
If they've graduated, we never saw it, if they didn't get sick, then there should have been some mention of that.
Otherwise, I really enjoyed this one.
Especially how both this and the last episode had scenes in locations all over Ponyville.

BTW, been meaning to ask you something about the season premiere, did You think the "what if?" moment with Starlight & Sunburst made a "circle" was a reference to something? (I won't say what, so I won't be leading you to the conclusion I'm looking for.
Cuz so far, none of the Brony reviewers/analysts I watch have mentioned what I'm thinking of...

All those kids do have names you know, at least some fandom given ones (Look over on the MLP Wikia). As far as the CMC are concerned, they didn't have to be there. I wish they were, but they weren't.

The circle moment? I dno't really know. I haven't come up with a headcanon about it as of yet. It might have something to do with the occult through.

Well, I'd not heard them being referred to by name in the show... and I also meant Diamond Tiara, Silver Spoon, Featherweight, Twist and so on.
the hospitalized ones had been their classmares and colts, right?

Well, I guess it either didn't occur to you or you're not familiar with it.
I meant it looked like one of these: https://youtu.be/hZjp32EiTzM?t=2m50s
From this: https://youtu.be/bvpJjbphJWQ?t=38s (you only need to watch til 1m17s)
Let me know what you think. I'd like to think I'm not crazy, that they were indeed referencing this with that scene.

as of last season, yes.

That's what it actually looked like.

I hope the CMC return in a new episode soon. Perhaps in conjunction with Spike having a story of his own as well.

Glad you agree. I think they were for sure referencing that particular event.
In case you weren't aware, the two boys are using the magic of Alchemy to try resurrecting their recently dead mother, performing forbidden Human Transmutation. And similarly to how Twilight's... fantasy (?) things don't go quite right and something in the middle of the circle sucks them in. (in the boys' case, one boy is fully sucked in, the other just loses a limb)
I'd say that MLP couldn't use quite the same occult symbols, since pentagrams and the like are pretty forbidden. (Yu-Gi-Oh!'s American censorship comes to mind)

we'll have to wait a couple weeks. This weeks is all about Pinkie and Maud. The one after involves Fluttershy. Following, we get another rarity/sweetie belle episode. The week after that, we meet RD's parents. And the final episode of may, the CMC sinks our ships.

The american censors care more about censoring anything that could "hurt" children.

Wow, you've sure got the skinny about the up coming episodes.
Yeah, I think I saw something about Maud graduating or something like that.
I like the sound of a Rarity/SweetieBelle episode.
Also, YAY! Rainbow Dash's parents! Now all we're missing is Applejack's, right?

What do you mean by "sinks our ships"?

That's all that Hasbro has released in their look at the month on Discovery Family. Hell, it even showed one of my favorite movies premiering on the channel in early May.

I won't give anything away, but that could be pretty close to the plot.
I always love the Rarity/Sweetie Belle Centric episodes. Haven't had one in a while.
AJ's parents died a long time ago.

I don't wanna give it away, but think of ships that involve the cmc's immediate family members. (I'll give you a hint: this paring is QUITE popular in the fandom)

And what movie might that be?

Glad you're not giving anything away. I've avoided most spoilers. (I think I just saw a tiny ad during or after the last new episode.

Well, with Rarity being my favorite of the Mane 6, I rather like those too.
Does the episode The Cart Before The Pones count as one? If not, yeah, it's been quite a while.

It would seem that way, but have they actually confirmed that? And if that IS the case, doesn't mean we can't have a flashback a-la Where The Apple Lies.

OH, you meant ships=relationships. Okay.
I don't know if I know of any solid pairings that feature the CMC...