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I expected more out of you for the wet mane scene.

I'll forever cherish that moment, ET.

I felt it was a fantastic episode. But then again, it was a Rarity episode, and those have a good track record for being fantastic. Great lesson, great song(s) (personally, I think this and "Hearts as Strong as Horses" have both been pretty excellent, though I was more or less indifferent to the one in "Bats!"), great new character designs, great exploration of a location that we have never gotten to explore in detail.

 

I agree that the pony with a grumpy cat cutie mark was just plain silly, but it was just a sight gag so it didn't bog down the scene with excessive topicality. A person watching the scene in forty years who has never heard of the "grumpy cat" meme will be able to understand the scene just as much as anyone watching it now. So I don't think it was really a bad idea, just a silly one.

I didn't even catch that pony. Or apparently the Fifth Doctor cameo. (Both of which I'd like to see just 'cause, please. )

 

I think the only disappointment was no Babs Seed appearance.