Friendship Is Magic Part 1: Analysis & Review
This is my first analysis review of the series! Yay! I am so excited about this article! Let’s dive in!
The first episode greets us with the history of Equestria. According to the legend in the episode, both Princess are sisters (Celestia and Luna.) It discusses how the two sisters ruled over Equestria for centuries in the MLP world prior to Princess Luna becoming the villain in the series known as the Mare in the Moon or Nightmare Moon.
Nightmare Moon is a very iconic villain. From the details all the way to her demeanor. Her background during her reign as Luna was kind of sad, as she was upset that ponies slept during the nighttime. I work late into the night, and since I am a nocturnal pony, I felt a kind of bad for her. If we look deeper, we can see that it is being socially divided and ignored. This inspired my OC Ashton Bolt and his alter-villain Tempest Rift. I will write a separate article about him soon!
We also in this episode hear and learn about the six elements of harmony for the first time! We aren’t told what they are until the next episode, I think, so I will be back to give out what they are!
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During the episode, we see the struggle Twilight Sparkle faces in making friends. She is hoof-deep (Get it?!) in her studies of the elements of harmony and Nightmare Moon’s return. On the 1000th day of the Summer Sun Celebration. In the world of Equestria, this celebrates the longest day of the year, or in our real-world case, Daylight Savings Time.
We meet her first, then Pinkie Pie, Applejack third, Rainbow Dash fourth, Rarity fifth, and then last, Fluttershy. All of whom practiced and prepared for the celebration in Ponyville. We witness firsthand how early each element represents itself and how each one manifests in each character if you watch their words and actions closely.
We get to enjoy simple things in this episode, like Spike having an instant love at first sight crush on Rarity, already giving us the first ship in the series! We also get to enjoy Fluttershy’s reactive behavior, from being shy around Twilight to becoming instantly social with Spike.
We soon get to see the tale coming true by watching the stars align with the moon. The moon shapes the silhouette of Nightmare Moon or Princess Luna. This incident occurred just before sunrise on the Summer Sun Celebration.
After the ponies of Ponyville make it to Town Hall, they notice that Princess Celestia is missing and Nightmare Moon makes her instantaneous return to Equestria with her plans to bring about eternal nighttime!
All in all, I give the review of this episode at 5 out of 5 Brony Hoofs!
