Saturday 21 October 2017

Text Review Roundup: "Secrets and Pies"

As this gets published, I should be in the final stages of getting ready to depart for UK PonyCon in Bristol. The weather forecast for Saturday is what with British understatement I'll call "not ideal", but thankfully today is okay so travelling shouldn't be too hard. Other than pre-scheduled posts, I won't be saying anything here for a little while – if you do Twitter, I'm at @louderyay. (Actually, I still am even if you don't!)

Inevitably, my having to write this early means that some TRR regulars hadn't got their reviews posted in time, so there are quite a few gaps. On the plus side, Pony Press News Journal is back with a text-based assessment and there's a newcomer in Rainbine. Reactions to this episode really were all over the place.

ArthurCrane – no review at time of writing

Batbrony Reviews – no review at time of writing

Cuddlepug – no review at time of writing

Derpy News – positive (graded B+; "[Rainbow's] way of trying to make it up to [Pinkie] is ... overly-complicated [but] that was the only sore point")

Louder Yay – mixed (2/5; "does have a few problems [but] for simple character moments, it's pleasant viewing")

MLEEP Reviews – negative (4/10; "the story ... was dull and lazy [though Pinkie] does supply some great laughs")

Pony Press News Journal – positive (9/10; "Although the episode is pretty simple, it's still a really fun and enjoyable episode")

Rainbine – very negative (4/10; "a pointless, boring, and most unnecessary episode")

The Super Mario Brony Blog – extremely negative (0/5; "a huge step in the wrong direction for both Pinkie and Rainbow Dash ... [a] travesty")

TheDragonWarlock – rather negative (graded C; "At best, this episode is okay; at worst it's a complete bore.")

Thrond Media Pony Corner – sort-of positive (63%; "In my brain, I know it's not very good. But it's one of the few episodes this season which I'd watch again in a heartbeat.")

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