as expected, a second awesome episode. i am satisfied with the outcome since it was a single episode
I think the problem with this and the Trixie episode is that they were too good to fit properly into a 20 minute episode. The problem in Magic Duel was that they had this grand epic Star Wars-esque plot, and had to fit it into 20 minutes. The problem in this was mainly character building, or lack thereof. I think they could have pulled off the ending better if they built up the relationship more than five lines, making the loss all the more. What saved this episode for me was Discord himself. I don't think I have to explain it any further. Also, I bet the animators had a lot of fun with this episode, and this is my (very close) second favorite episode this season, despite the abrupt ending.
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