KO a Character: MLP Friendship is Magic Episodes (Seasons 1-9)

hot take, but tanks for the memories is in my top 5 for s5. i knew it wouldn't make it near that far but it really worked for me

i have very little recollection of this episode but i appear to have given it a 3 so out it goes

Princess Twilight Sparkle - Part 1
Princess Twilight Sparkle - Part 2
Castle Mane-ia
Daring Don't
Flight to the Finish
Power Ponies
Bats!
Rarity Takes Manehattan
Pinkie Apple Pie
Three's a Crowd
Pinkie Pride
Simple Ways
Twilight Time
It Ain't Easy Being Breezies
Maud Pie
For Whom the Sweetie Belle Toils
Leap of Faith
Testing, Testing, 1, 2, 3
Inspiration Manifestation
Equestria Games
Twilight's Kingdom - Part 1
Twilight's Kingdom - Part 2
The Cutie Map - Part 1
The Cutie Map - Part 2
Castle Sweet Castle
Bloom & Gloom
Appleoosa's Most Wanted
Make New Friends But Keep Discord
The Lost Treasure of Griffonstone
Slice of Life
Party Pooped
Amending Fences
Canterlot Boutique
Rarity Investigates!
Made in Manehattan
Brotherhooves Social
Crusaders of the Lost Mark
The One Where Pinkie Pie Knows
Hearthbreakers
Scare Master
The Hooffields and McColts
The Mane Attraction
The Cutie Re-Mark - Part 1
The Cutie Re-Mark - Part 2
The Crystalling - Part 1
The Crystalling - Part 2
The Gift of the Maud Pie
On Your Marks
Gauntlet of Fire
A Hearth's Warming Tail
The Saddle Row Review
Applejack's "Day" Off
Flutter Brutter
Spice Up Your Life
Stranger Than Fan Fiction
The Cart Before the Ponies
The Times They Are A Changeling
Dungeons & Discords
Buckball Season
The Fault in Our Cutie Marks
Viva Las Pegasus
Every Little Thing She Does
P.P.O.V. (Pony Point of View)
Where the Apple Lies
Top Bolt
To Where and Back Again – Part 1
To Where and Back Again – Part 2
 
I also remember not liking Appleoosa's Most Wanted because it felt derivative of Bridle Gossip.

My next cut maybe I overreacted to it a bit, and would put it less low on rewatch, but I remember not placing it very well in my S1-5 rankings at all. I remember feeling like Canterlot Boutique could have shown Sassy Saddles' side having a bit more of a point and not finding the ep to be that interesting.

Coming up I'm probably about to be able to stop putting S5 through the wringer lol, because some episodes from the season weaker than it are going

Princess Twilight Sparkle - Part 1
Princess Twilight Sparkle - Part 2
Castle Mane-ia
Daring Don't
Flight to the Finish
Power Ponies
Bats!
Rarity Takes Manehattan
Pinkie Apple Pie
Three's a Crowd
Pinkie Pride
Simple Ways
Twilight Time
It Ain't Easy Being Breezies
Maud Pie
For Whom the Sweetie Belle Toils
Leap of Faith
Testing, Testing, 1, 2, 3
Inspiration Manifestation
Equestria Games
Twilight's Kingdom - Part 1
Twilight's Kingdom - Part 2
The Cutie Map - Part 1
The Cutie Map - Part 2
Castle Sweet Castle
Bloom & Gloom
Make New Friends But Keep Discord
The Lost Treasure of Griffonstone
Slice of Life
Party Pooped
Amending Fences
Canterlot Boutique
Rarity Investigates!
Made in Manehattan
Brotherhooves Social
Crusaders of the Lost Mark
The One Where Pinkie Pie Knows
Hearthbreakers
Scare Master
The Hooffields and McColts
The Mane Attraction
The Cutie Re-Mark - Part 1
The Cutie Re-Mark - Part 2
The Crystalling - Part 1
The Crystalling - Part 2
The Gift of the Maud Pie
On Your Marks
Gauntlet of Fire
A Hearth's Warming Tail
The Saddle Row Review
Applejack's "Day" Off
Flutter Brutter
Spice Up Your Life
Stranger Than Fan Fiction
The Cart Before the Ponies
The Times They Are A Changeling
Dungeons & Discords
Buckball Season
The Fault in Our Cutie Marks
Viva Las Pegasus
Every Little Thing She Does
P.P.O.V. (Pony Point of View)
Where the Apple Lies
Top Bolt
To Where and Back Again – Part 1
To Where and Back Again – Part 2
 
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nah canterlot boutique is a good episode. it's far from a favorite, but that feels too low of a placement for it. solid 7 out of 10

i was going to leave this alone for a while originally but since i've already lost my own personal controversial faves i feel emboldened to cut it now. it can be funny, sure, but also, i really don't like starlight glimmer. that enough will probably tell you why i don't like this episode

Princess Twilight Sparkle - Part 1
Princess Twilight Sparkle - Part 2
Castle Mane-ia
Daring Don't
Flight to the Finish
Power Ponies
Bats!
Rarity Takes Manehattan
Pinkie Apple Pie
Three's a Crowd
Pinkie Pride
Simple Ways
Twilight Time
It Ain't Easy Being Breezies
Maud Pie
For Whom the Sweetie Belle Toils
Leap of Faith
Testing, Testing, 1, 2, 3
Inspiration Manifestation
Equestria Games
Twilight's Kingdom - Part 1
Twilight's Kingdom - Part 2
The Cutie Map - Part 1
The Cutie Map - Part 2
Castle Sweet Castle
Bloom & Gloom
Make New Friends But Keep Discord
The Lost Treasure of Griffonstone
Slice of Life
Party Pooped
Amending Fences
Rarity Investigates!
Made in Manehattan
Brotherhooves Social
Crusaders of the Lost Mark
The One Where Pinkie Pie Knows
Hearthbreakers
Scare Master
The Hooffields and McColts
The Mane Attraction
The Cutie Re-Mark - Part 1
The Cutie Re-Mark - Part 2
The Crystalling - Part 1
The Crystalling - Part 2
The Gift of the Maud Pie
On Your Marks
Gauntlet of Fire
A Hearth's Warming Tail
The Saddle Row Review
Applejack's "Day" Off
Flutter Brutter
Spice Up Your Life
Stranger Than Fan Fiction
The Cart Before the Ponies
The Times They Are A Changeling
Dungeons & Discords
Buckball Season
The Fault in Our Cutie Marks
Viva Las Pegasus
Every Little Thing She Does
P.P.O.V. (Pony Point of View)
Where the Apple Lies
Top Bolt
To Where and Back Again – Part 1
To Where and Back Again – Part 2
 
I thought your opinion on Starlight was more in the mildly but distinctly negative territory instead of strongly disliking her

ELTSD was always one of my favorite episodes of S6 but I will admit that Starlight only getting a bit of consequences is the weakest part of it. I can see why someone who doesn't like Starlight for similar reasons to the other people who don't like her would weigh the episode's flaws more heavily however.

This one's probably going to be a bit more uncontroversial than my last two cuts but while I don't remember much about Cart Before The Ponies apparently I didn't find it interesting or consider Rainbow, Rarity or AJ to be written well. Apparently I liked the song, but this is the last episode I put in the territory of disliking. Everything after this cut I at least consider to be okay. Wow it only took one day to get to that point instead of twenty days like Round 1

Princess Twilight Sparkle - Part 1
Princess Twilight Sparkle - Part 2
Castle Mane-ia
Daring Don't
Flight to the Finish
Power Ponies
Bats!
Rarity Takes Manehattan
Pinkie Apple Pie
Three's a Crowd
Pinkie Pride
Simple Ways
Twilight Time
It Ain't Easy Being Breezies
Maud Pie
For Whom the Sweetie Belle Toils
Leap of Faith
Testing, Testing, 1, 2, 3
Inspiration Manifestation
Equestria Games
Twilight's Kingdom - Part 1
Twilight's Kingdom - Part 2
The Cutie Map - Part 1
The Cutie Map - Part 2
Castle Sweet Castle
Bloom & Gloom
Make New Friends But Keep Discord
The Lost Treasure of Griffonstone
Slice of Life
Party Pooped
Amending Fences
Rarity Investigates!
Made in Manehattan
Brotherhooves Social
Crusaders of the Lost Mark
The One Where Pinkie Pie Knows
Hearthbreakers
Scare Master
The Hooffields and McColts
The Mane Attraction
The Cutie Re-Mark - Part 1
The Cutie Re-Mark - Part 2
The Crystalling - Part 1
The Crystalling - Part 2
The Gift of the Maud Pie
On Your Marks
Gauntlet of Fire
A Hearth's Warming Tail
The Saddle Row Review
Applejack's "Day" Off
Flutter Brutter
Spice Up Your Life
Stranger Than Fan Fiction
The Cart Before the Ponies
The Times They Are A Changeling
Dungeons & Discords
Buckball Season
The Fault in Our Cutie Marks
Viva Las Pegasus
P.P.O.V. (Pony Point of View)
Where the Apple Lies
Top Bolt
To Where and Back Again – Part 1
To Where and Back Again – Part 2
 
I don't remember Simple Ways too well, but it was the episode where Rarity was country and Applejack was fancy. Briefly. Kinda forgettable to me.

Princess Twilight Sparkle - Part 1
Princess Twilight Sparkle - Part 2
Castle Mane-ia
Daring Don't
Flight to the Finish
Power Ponies
Bats!
Rarity Takes Manehattan
Pinkie Apple Pie
Three's a Crowd
Pinkie Pride
Simple Ways
Twilight Time
It Ain't Easy Being Breezies
Maud Pie
For Whom the Sweetie Belle Toils
Leap of Faith
Testing, Testing, 1, 2, 3
Inspiration Manifestation
Equestria Games
Twilight's Kingdom - Part 1
Twilight's Kingdom - Part 2
The Cutie Map - Part 1
The Cutie Map - Part 2
Castle Sweet Castle
Bloom & Gloom
Make New Friends But Keep Discord
The Lost Treasure of Griffonstone
Slice of Life
Party Pooped
Amending Fences
Rarity Investigates!
Made in Manehattan
Brotherhooves Social
Crusaders of the Lost Mark
The One Where Pinkie Pie Knows
Hearthbreakers
Scare Master
The Hooffields and McColts
The Mane Attraction
The Cutie Re-Mark - Part 1
The Cutie Re-Mark - Part 2
The Crystalling - Part 1
The Crystalling - Part 2
The Gift of the Maud Pie
On Your Marks
Gauntlet of Fire
A Hearth's Warming Tail
The Saddle Row Review
Applejack's "Day" Off
Flutter Brutter
Spice Up Your Life
Stranger Than Fan Fiction
The Times They Are A Changeling
Dungeons & Discords
Buckball Season
The Fault in Our Cutie Marks
Viva Las Pegasus
P.P.O.V. (Pony Point of View)
Where the Apple Lies
Top Bolt
To Where and Back Again – Part 1
To Where and Back Again – Part 2
 
standard boring episode here, i still have two more episodes after this i have a 4 (basically three because one is a two parter)

Princess Twilight Sparkle - Part 1
Princess Twilight Sparkle - Part 2
Castle Mane-ia
Daring Don't
Flight to the Finish
Power Ponies
Bats!
Rarity Takes Manehattan
Pinkie Apple Pie
Three's a Crowd
Pinkie Pride
Twilight Time
It Ain't Easy Being Breezies
Maud Pie
For Whom the Sweetie Belle Toils
Leap of Faith
Testing, Testing, 1, 2, 3
Inspiration Manifestation
Equestria Games
Twilight's Kingdom - Part 1
Twilight's Kingdom - Part 2
The Cutie Map - Part 1
The Cutie Map - Part 2
Castle Sweet Castle
Bloom & Gloom
Make New Friends But Keep Discord
The Lost Treasure of Griffonstone
Slice of Life
Party Pooped
Amending Fences
Rarity Investigates!
Made in Manehattan
Brotherhooves Social
Crusaders of the Lost Mark
The One Where Pinkie Pie Knows
Hearthbreakers
Scare Master
The Hooffields and McColts
The Mane Attraction
The Cutie Re-Mark - Part 1
The Cutie Re-Mark - Part 2
The Crystalling - Part 1
The Crystalling - Part 2
The Gift of the Maud Pie
On Your Marks
Gauntlet of Fire
A Hearth's Warming Tail
The Saddle Row Review
Applejack's "Day" Off
Flutter Brutter
Spice Up Your Life
Stranger Than Fan Fiction
The Times They Are A Changeling
Dungeons & Discords
Buckball Season
The Fault in Our Cutie Marks
Viva Las Pegasus
P.P.O.V. (Pony Point of View)
Where the Apple Lies
Top Bolt
To Where and Back Again – Part 1
To Where and Back Again – Part 2
 
AJ's Day Off was going to be my next cut so my first fully neutral cut is Hooffields and McColts, this episode doesn't get everything wrong as the animation is impressive and colorful even by the show's standards and I remember thinking Twilight and Fluttershy were written well, but the plot felt stretched out too long for me and felt too much like a "boring argument humor episode" with the new characters not being interesting enough, for me to like outright.

Princess Twilight Sparkle - Part 1
Princess Twilight Sparkle - Part 2
Castle Mane-ia
Daring Don't
Flight to the Finish
Power Ponies
Bats!
Rarity Takes Manehattan
Pinkie Apple Pie
Three's a Crowd
Pinkie Pride
Twilight Time
It Ain't Easy Being Breezies
Maud Pie
For Whom the Sweetie Belle Toils
Leap of Faith
Testing, Testing, 1, 2, 3
Inspiration Manifestation
Equestria Games
Twilight's Kingdom - Part 1
Twilight's Kingdom - Part 2
The Cutie Map - Part 1
The Cutie Map - Part 2
Castle Sweet Castle
Bloom & Gloom
Make New Friends But Keep Discord
The Lost Treasure of Griffonstone
Slice of Life
Party Pooped
Amending Fences
Rarity Investigates!
Made in Manehattan
Brotherhooves Social
Crusaders of the Lost Mark
The One Where Pinkie Pie Knows
Hearthbreakers
Scare Master
The Hooffields and McColts
The Mane Attraction
The Cutie Re-Mark - Part 1
The Cutie Re-Mark - Part 2
The Crystalling - Part 1
The Crystalling - Part 2
The Gift of the Maud Pie
On Your Marks
Gauntlet of Fire
A Hearth's Warming Tail
The Saddle Row Review
Flutter Brutter
Spice Up Your Life
Stranger Than Fan Fiction
The Times They Are A Changeling
Dungeons & Discords
Buckball Season
The Fault in Our Cutie Marks
Viva Las Pegasus
P.P.O.V. (Pony Point of View)
Where the Apple Lies
Top Bolt
To Where and Back Again – Part 1
To Where and Back Again – Part 2
 
ftr i actually loved simple ways lol but i could see why it's forgettable to some. the hooffields and mccolts i thought was ok but not much more than that, and the cart before the ponies is a big fat whatever

i might be nice and let the first half of this stay around a while because i will concede there is some cool stuff in this. alas, as established i am not a starlight enjoyer and i think this episode really kicked that off. there is actually one two parter i have below it but we won't get to that until next round (and it still could last longer than this because wow there are some real stinkers coming up)

Princess Twilight Sparkle - Part 1
Princess Twilight Sparkle - Part 2
Castle Mane-ia
Daring Don't
Flight to the Finish
Power Ponies
Bats!
Rarity Takes Manehattan
Pinkie Apple Pie
Three's a Crowd
Pinkie Pride
Twilight Time
It Ain't Easy Being Breezies
Maud Pie
For Whom the Sweetie Belle Toils
Leap of Faith
Testing, Testing, 1, 2, 3
Inspiration Manifestation
Equestria Games
Twilight's Kingdom - Part 1
Twilight's Kingdom - Part 2
The Cutie Map - Part 1
The Cutie Map - Part 2
Castle Sweet Castle
Bloom & Gloom
Make New Friends But Keep Discord
The Lost Treasure of Griffonstone
Slice of Life
Party Pooped
Amending Fences
Rarity Investigates!
Made in Manehattan
Brotherhooves Social
Crusaders of the Lost Mark
The One Where Pinkie Pie Knows
Hearthbreakers
Scare Master
The Mane Attraction
The Cutie Re-Mark - Part 1
The Cutie Re-Mark - Part 2
The Crystalling - Part 1
The Crystalling - Part 2
The Gift of the Maud Pie
On Your Marks
Gauntlet of Fire
A Hearth's Warming Tail
The Saddle Row Review
Flutter Brutter
Spice Up Your Life
Stranger Than Fan Fiction
The Times They Are A Changeling
Dungeons & Discords
Buckball Season
The Fault in Our Cutie Marks
Viva Las Pegasus
P.P.O.V. (Pony Point of View)
Where the Apple Lies
Top Bolt
To Where and Back Again – Part 1
To Where and Back Again