All right, so I decided to start doing episode reviews.  They won't all be this long.  This was a special case since it was both a two-part episode and the pilot, so I had a lot to say.  Hope you enjoy!

Sources:
Lauren Faust quote from the exclusive interviews disc of the Brony Documentary (I highly recommend getting it, the interview with Lauren is over two hours!)

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