OK, I give up. I said I wasn’t going to post stuff on this blog about the Horse-Themed Animated Program That Shall Not Be Named, but it’s my Tumblr and I make the rules and there’s no new episode until next Saturday, so I’m going to talk about Twilight Sparkle.
God I love Twilight Sparkle. Look at her Hallowe’en costume! It’s a hoof-stitched and historically accurate take on Star Swirl the Bearded, who’s apparently an obscure yet influential unicorn from “the pre-classical era.” And not only did Twilight make the world’s geekiest costume, she also has no idea that it’s geeky and gets pissed that nopony else recognizes her costume. (Note also the perfect costumeyness of the costume; despite the care gone into its creation, it’s clearly ill-fitting and amateurishly designed.) Yet nonetheless, she’s unashamedly enthusiastic about the opportunity to dress up as an historical figure she’s interested in. And this is the episode in which she proudly announces “I’m going to do what I do best: lecture her!” And it’s the week after an episode in which we find out that, as a foal, she had a doll whose main appeal was that it “even comes with a notepad and quill for when you want to pretend she’s doing her homework!” Oh yes, and there was also that season one episode in which she saved the day with bureaucracy.
Sigh. Yes. I’ve been won over. Completely. And I’m supposed to hate horses.
