Today's episode is the second written by Kaita Mpambara (her previous episode being Horse Play). The episode was storyboarded by Kat Dela Cruz (Who has been boarding for the show since season 6) and Ward Jenkins (Who has also been boarding for the show since season 6). In this episode Rockhoof tries to fit into the modern world.
This is an excellent episode. It is a very comedy based episode that made me laugh several times. Especially excellent is the scene where Rockhoof is teaching a class. Watching him get too carried away in his own stories is fantastic. The animation in this scene is also excellent, especially the students awe-inspired reactions to the story. I also loved that when he had them all practice a growl, Silverstream barked like a small puppy. Beyond just the humor the story is very relatable. While this isn't an especially emotional episode, the serious moments do have a sweetness to them that I really like. We never really got to know Rockhoof much before this episode, and to be honest, I found him a somewhat uninteresting character. However having an episode centered on him, shows that he is more than just a one trick pony and can carry a whole story by himself.
-Michael J. Ruhland
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