Friendship Is Magic - Part 1 (Mare in the Moon)

This series is so attractive that you can't stop watching it. I really admire this series.

My little pony is the best.

And there is friendship and empathy in all parts.

I will never forget this beautiful series and thank you for making this beautiful series for us. A wonderful beginning and an emotional and beautiful ending.

From the moment the book opens, the battles with the villains, a fascinating and lovely story that is worth watching again and again, this animation has all the characteristics of a great animation. I wish there were more seasons.

Thank you for everything . For all good and bad moments .

I love how this episode presents friendship as something deeper than just "liking each other". It's a powerful bond - something meaningful and transformative in life. Twilight's growth, before and after discovering firnedship, beautifully shows how connection with others can shift our perspecive, proving that ogether truly means more. I also really appreciate the message behind Luna and Celestia's - Luna's journey makes you think about how isolating yourself in pain and jealousy dosen;'t help. Instead, it's better to open up emotionally and communicate. Forgiveness isn't easy, but it can rebuild relationships and heal broken bonds. Of course, the manin focus is Twilight's development, but to me, Luna and Celestia's story is even more compelling. The rest of the Mane 6 are introduced too, bu in my opinion, they're not as central in this part of the story. The most emotional momrnt for me is Luna's transformation back from Nightmare Moon - that scene really hit me. Luna wasn't defeated - she was freed. For the first time in thousand years, someone isn't looking at her as a threat, buts as a sister. This isn't end of her story - it's the beginning.

Overall this is an average episode. The basic plot is Twilight Sparkle must learn what the elements of harmony are to stop a possible attack by Nightmare Moon. The introductions to the "mane" characters was effective and short. The plot was interesting and well developed. Many future fan favorite characters were present. But there were some issues with this episode. The writers and actors were not used to the characters yet; this is most apparent with Rainbow Dash and spike. The story of Nightmare Moon also needs to be more developed. We need to know more about her motive. Yet overall this episode was fairly good.

Pony Meter

3/4

7,6/10.

This episode, as the first one of the series, is an introduction to all of the characters, and i find it to be a pretty good introduction. This episode works like a pilot so some things could have been made better, but after all i find it to be a pretty good episode even if it's nothing too special so i won't give it a very high rating. All of the interactions between Twilight and her future friends are all pretty memorable and funny. I find all the mane six (and spike) to be really enjoyable, but here's my list from worst to best (personal opinion) 6th=RainbowDash 5th=Twilight 4th=AppleJack 3rd=Rarity 2nd=FlutterShy 1st=PinkiePie.

It was nine years ago since being introduced to 'My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic', a show that has since become an animation phenomenon with a large fan-base. And very quickly it went up in my estimations as one of the best and most watchable and re-watchable animated shows in recent years, saying a lot when there is a lot of rubbish these days. Despite worries, started watching with no prejudice and refused to fall for any ignorant misconceptions of animation only being for kids and that the show was only for pre-school girls, both false.

"Friendship is Magic" is the two part pilot episode, of which this is the first part called "Mare in the Moon". While better was to come since, this was a very promising start. Sure, there is a finding its feet feel in both parts, though the second part fares stronger, but that is understandable. Can think of not an awful lot of shows that settled straight away, there are personal favourites that took a few episodes or so to find their groove while still being more than watchable and that is the case here.

Where "Friendship is Magic: Part 1" doesn't feel as settled is in some of the characterisation, again understandable as this is only the pilot/first episode. Rainbow Dash and Spike agreed are less developed compared to some of the others and are not particularly interesting yet.

Pacing could have tightened at times.

On the other hand, there is so much going for "Friendship is Magic: Part 1" and there are a lot of elements that do feel settled straightaway. Am not always a fan of Flash animation, but this show has always been one of the better examples. The occasional statically animated characters in the background, the animation is very good here. The colours are bright and breezy, the backgrounds are ethereal-looking and the character designs are adorable. The music has presence but never over-bears what is going on. Some people dislike the theme song or find it a take or leave it one, to me it's quite infectious, though the songs that 'My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic' has make more impact.

The writing is also highly impressive for such an early stage. The humour is very funny and very winning without being cheesy or juvenile, to me this is one of the aspects of the show that renders the misconception of adults not being able to enjoy this false. If anything, adults are actually more likely to get the humour and find it funnier. The emotion is there too and not in a sentimental way and some of the content has relevance and doesn't feel forced, even if the second part has more of a lesson and more highlight moments. The story is clever and neither too complex or too simple, for so early on its ambition and how remarkably well established it is already is remarkable.

Rainbow Dash and Spike aside, the characters are engaging and are more than just cute little ponies. Their personalities are already well rounded and contrasted, especially Celestia and Twilight Sparkle. They also interact so well with each other, nothing over the top or static here. The voice acting plays a large part in how good much of the characterisation is. Tara Strong is the most famous name, and she is one of the best and deservedly most in demand voice actors today, her voice acting is deeply felt. Nicole Oliver's storybook-like narrator, Ashleigh Ball's Applejack and Tabitha St Germain's Nightmare Moon also stand out.

Summarising, very promising start and not to be watched with any prejudice or false conceptions. 8/10