A good episode, I thought.
* The scenes with Discord and Angel Bunny were fantastic; great to see that little blighter get what was comin' to him.
* Foreshadowing, perchance? Celestia does not say what she wants Discord to do outside of using his powers for good, and knowing Celestia and her grand schemes, there is very likely to be an ulterior motive behind this new scheme of hers.
* On the subject of Discord, great to see his using manipulation to comedic effect again; eating the books, imitating a stereotypically posh waiter, and just messing with the Mane 6 immediately after his release; that hat suited him, rather. Also him eating pages from Twi's books was a good jab at our favourite purple unicorn's tendency to have an app a spell for just about everything.
* I do hope that we see Discord again at some point in the show. Of course, everybody said that when he was defeated beforehand, but I am curious to see exactly what Celestia wants him to do; the fact that she actually came to check on the progress of the Mane 6 and collect Discord definitely suggests a potential for him to return, but we'll have to wait and see.
* Fluttershy is now the new Rainbow Dash, it seems. Keeping promises made even to the enemy of her friends. Then again, as Discord was, according to her, her "friend" in the episode, and as she managed to reform him in the end as she and her friends intended, she was technically being both loyal and disloyal to her friends. Damn loyalty, you a crazy bitch.
* Ending a bit rushed, but it does let us see into the mindset of Discord; we can easily tell that he did, once, have friends before he went chaotically diving off the peninsula of sanity, and that he still wants to have the chance to be liked. Still a bit rushed, but good to have some character development; maybe a longer run-up to this would have been nicer still, though.
* Fluttershy blushing adorably? Twice? Well, there goes the hea - HNNNGgg...

Sigh, it was going so well too...and then came the end. I prefer a non-reformed one
At least he mentioned he'd mostly be good .

9/10 pretty good

Eh. I liked it. The pacing sucked, but if you recall, the pacing on the 2-parter that introduced Discord was also VERY rushed. Really, for a character as complex as Discord, you need several episodes. But overall, this was a great episode, especially because it showed Fluttershy's character development. She's no longer SUCH a doormat. Although the other ponies' reactions to her were fantastic.

Discord and Fluttershy dealing with each other? It worked out so well last time, I cannot see what could possibly go wrong... and it all worked out in the end. I liked the subtle hint into Discords psyche around the table when Fluttershy announced that he was a friend. He definitely weakened there.

In short, I loved it. It featured my favorite pony being awesome and totally owning Discord again. He couldn't turn her and now he couldn't live without her. Score.

I know a lot of people thought that Discord was ruined by this episode. I don't think so. He may have caved to quickly, but it was fine. He's not totally reformed. Also...why did he bother to stay in Ponyville? I'm assuming he can go wherever he wants in an instant. Why not go troll the crystal ponies, or the griffons? Maybe he's somehow bound to Celestia and/or the Elements. Hmmm.

out of .