Without seeing your thoughts I will post mine on Horse Play as last time.
First off. Wow, there was a whole lot going on this episode. I'm not sure I'll get to cover all the questions I have. Probably will have to give a rewatch.
I honestly enjoyed this quite a bit. I'd probably say my enjoyment was 8.5/10 at least. Not sure if a critical eye will bring that down or up later. (Something that often happens for me in both directions). Celestia was cute. They gave out a fair bit of screen time without feeling too crowed. Pacing didn't feel off. The lesson wasn't quite what I thought it would be. But it still showed development for Twilight as a character. The moment between her and Celestia was wonderful. The only thing I could even half way complain of was that the show doesn't have as much Celestia and Twily as it should have, but that has been partly fixed as of recent seasons. Interactions like this would have been nice to have happened sooner and with a bit more build up though. As opposed to how Celestia faded into the background rather then being a force in the plot. Often reduced to fan service and what-excuse-do-we-have-to-write-her-out-of-this-problem?
