Super Recaps: My Little Pony season 5 (Bloom & Gloom)

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We’re back with another episode of everyone’s favorite show about talking horses!  That is, except for Mr. Ed of course (of course).  Wow.  Did I really do a Mr. Ed joke?  ANYWAY!!  After the disappointment that was Castle Sweet Castle, this one has a lot to make up for.  Will this one prove that the previous episode was a fluke, or will this one continue the downward spiral that last week’s episode predicted?  Let’s find out!!

The episode begins with the CMC finding out that Babs Seed had gotten her Cutie Mark in hair styling!  Does this mean we get to see her go to barber college!?  This happy news however prompts the others to ask some questions that I’m shocked the show is actually addressing!  Questions such as what if they don’t like their Cutie Mark and what happens to their friendship once one of them DOES get one?

“What if I get a barber Cutie Mark too!?”     “What’s wrong with that?”     “I don’t want to be a barber!”     “THEN WHY WOULD YOU GET A BARBER CUTIE MARK!?”
“What if I get a barber Cutie Mark too!?”     “What’s wrong with that?”     “I don’t want to be a barber!”     “THEN WHY WOULD YOU GET A BARBER CUTIE MARK!?”

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Super Recaps: Sailor Moon Crystal (Episode 20)

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We’re back with another episode of Sailor Moon Crystal!  Now last episode was a pretty big stumbling block, but this episode definitely had a chance to make up for it.  Considering the last episode left off with us being introduced to King Mamrou, this episode will most likely have a lot of information for us which is good considering we’re now at least halfway through the current story arc.  Will we finally get the answers we’ve been looking for, or will this turn into a completely incomprehensible mess!?  After all, we ARE dealing with time travel here!  Let’s find out!!

Last time around, our heroes traveled to the future in the hopes of answering the questions that having been weighing on their minds since Chibi-Usa and the Black Moon started to screw things up in their time.  Now that they’ve finally made it to the Crystal Palace of the 30th century, they find that Chibi-Usa’s father is standing watch over their fallen queen.  We get to see Chibi-Usa finally reunite with him.  EXCEPT NOT REALLY!  MOON SHOCK!!

“WHAT THE HELL!? WHY DIDN’T YOU WARN ME BEFORE I PHASED THROUGH YOUR JUNK!?”
“WHAT THE HELL!? WHY DIDN’T YOU WARN ME BEFORE I PHASED THROUGH YOUR JUNK!?”

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Super Recaps: Yuri Kuma Arashi (Episode 12) THE FINALE!!

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And so we’ve finally arrived at the final episode of this crazy and sorta brilliant series about bears, lesbians, and whatever the hell else enters Ikuhura’s wonderfully twisted mind!  It’s all been leading to this final episode where everything has to wrap up into a satisfying conclusion to make it all worth wild.  That’s a lot of pressure to put on one episode, but it’s the corner they painted themselves into when they made something this enigmatic and complex.  Does it all end with a satisfying bang, or will it all fall apart as we realize they had no idea what the heck they were doing!?  Let’s find out!!

The episode begins by reminding us what happened last time.  If you forgot already, prepare to feel the Feels!!

“KKAAHHHNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!”
“KKAAHHHNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!”

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Super Recaps: My Little Pony season 5 (Castle Sweet Castle)

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After the very enjoyable and thought provoking season premiere, it’s time to wind things down a bit and get back to some good old fashioned stories about Ponyville!  Will we get another pleasant romp in the small town, or will it all just feel inconsequential compared to what we’ve seen already?  Let’s find out!!

The episode begins with Fluttershy and Twilight getting down and dirty with a whole bunch of soap suds!  HEY!  Get your head out of the gutter!

“Seriously Mr. Pig!  You need to quit playing in Applejack’s manure stockpiles!”
“Seriously Mr. Pig!  You need to quit playing in Applejack’s manure stockpiles!”

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Super Recaps: Yuri Kuma Arashi (Episode 11)

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We’re almost at the end of this folks!  Lulu got to safety in the last episode, but Kureha was caught by the Exclusion Group!  Ginko as well has seemed to have snapped and is ready to rampage all over the place, so who knows how this crazy journey is going to end!?  Let’s find out!!

The episode begins with what appears to be a PRETTY ominous look into the future.

NO!!!!  IKUHARA, YOU BASTARD!!  WHY MUST YOU TOY WITH MY EMOTIONS!?!?
NO!!!!  IKUHARA, YOU BASTARD!!  WHY MUST YOU TOY WITH MY EMOTIONS!?!?

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Super Recaps: My Little Pony season 5 (The Cutie Map)

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Rejoice all you pony fans!  The long hiatus is FINALLY over!!  For too long we’ve been without everyone’s favorite show about talking horses with magic powers, but it’s finally back with the traditional two part premiere!  There are a lot of expectations going into this season, what with the defeat of Tirek leading to Twilight becoming the Princess of Friendship and the new responsibilities that entails!  From what we’ve seen so far, this season is going to be BIG with lots of adventures in faraway lands which gives the show endless possibilities as far as stories and characters to enrich this universe with.  So does the season premiere live up to the hype, or will it be crushed under the weight of unreasonable expectations?  Let’s find out!!  This is The Story of the Blank Flanks!  No wait, this is The Cutie Map!!

The episode begins an indeterminate amount of time after the finale of season four.  Twilight is still unsure what the heck her new battle fortress is meant to do other than be a gaudy landmark in Ponyville.  Everyone else is pretty chill about it and seems more interested in sitting in their customized thrones with their cutie marks emblazoned upon them, and soft cushions to maximize comfort.

“You guys!  There’s got to be some greater purpose for all of this!”     “What’s that Twilight?  I couldn’t hear you over the sound of my back getting proper lumbar support.  Ah…”
“You guys!  There’s got to be some greater purpose for all of this!”     “What’s that Twilight?  I couldn’t hear you over the sound of my back getting proper lumbar support.  Ah…”

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Super Recaps: Sailor Moon Crystal (Episode 19)

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We’re back with another episode of everyone’s favorite remake of a much more beloved series form the nineties!  Last time around, the remaining Scouts were actually able to prevent another kidnapping and Chibi-Usa finally decided to tell everyone what the heck was going on.  The story arc overall has been pretty good, but last episode was definitely starting to wear thin, what with it basically repeating what made the episodes before it so good.  Will this episode take the series in a new direction to inject some life into it, or are we in for yet another downward spiral into mediocrity and broken dreams?  Let’s find out!!

The episode begins with everyone reeling over the drama bomb that Chibi-Usa just exploded in their faces.  For those who don’t recall, she reveals that she came here from the 30th century to try and get Sailor Moon to save the future from some terrible disaster that befalls it.

“There was this guy named Sombra, and he messed things up for EVERYONE.”
“There was this guy named Sombra, and he messed things up for EVERYONE.”

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