10/4/2023 0 Comments Spike ponyOnce Spike took over royal duties however, "Princess Spike" went drastically downhill and didn't improve. The episode did start off quite promisingly. Did enjoy Cadance's role here, easily the most likeable character in the entire episode, and completely understood and related to her anger which happened for a legitimate reason. The voice acting is fine and that is including Cathy Weseluck, despite disliking Spike here. The music is not overused or overbearing and fits the atmosphere well. The animation is vibrant, beautifully drawn, meticulously backgrounded and doesn't try to do too much while making the visuals interesting. While not terrible, it is not hard to see why it is near-universally panned amongst fans. It was not an appealing premise, the execution was even more unappealing. Despite disliking "Owl's Well that Ends Well", "Spike at Your Service" and "Dragon Quest", "Princess Spike" is a strong contender for his worst episode (either that or "Dragon Quest"). There may be some debate as to what is the worst Spike-centric episodes, as of all the previous episodes with him as the main focus only "Secret of My Excess" was above average. After such a brilliant previous episode ("Slice of Life"), it is really quite disheartening to see the season go several steps backwards in quality with one of its bottom 3 episodes and one that is among 'My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic's' worst as well. So one's opinion of "Princess Spike" is going to depend on what your overall feelings are about Spike. When episodes overdo his negative characteristics, and the ones that had him as the main focus tended to, he is very difficult to like and get behind. ![]() Spike has also been hit and miss for me, when he is written well and when his strengths are not overlooked he is engaging and when he is also used well one does see personality in him. One of Season 5's least appealing premises. To be honest, the premise for "Princess Spike" did not in hindsight sound very appealing.
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