The Great and Powerful Fanservice!

Today's MLP was all about shoehorning every possible nod to the fans into one episode so that it didn't have to be spread throughout the rest of the season.

...well, maybe that's a *slight* exaggeration.

( spoilers )

Overall... I liked most of this episode. It wasn't as bad as I was expecting. The scene at the end really was cringe-inducing, though, and there was no real point to any of it. Nopony learned anything -- 'don't use cursed amulets?' I guess maybe 'cheating is the path to victory' could be the aesop here.

Ah, well.