![]() Her weariness of Nightmare is understandable but most of everything else was too extreme. Instead of scary or relatable, it came over as silly and Fluttershy being that scared over so many things that wouldn't threaten anybody a bit, especially considering she was in a situation where she actually had a choice in not being part of, and how she acts as a result didn't ring true. Despite really liking the premise, "Scare Master" for my liking did overdo it to quite big extremes with the whole facing fears aspect that sadly dominated too much of the episode to ignore it. What stopped that from happening was because of the episode being another example of an episode that exaggerated a character's negative characteristics, Fluttershy's flaws were really overdone here where she comes over as too much of a coward (especially when in past episodes we have seen her doing brave actions amidst adversity, and more significant in those cases than here) and at times mean-spirited towards the rest of the Mane 6 when that was not deserved when they did nothing to influence her decisions. stage fright before performing, phobia of wasps). Personally did not find her endearing or easy to relate to here, this is a situation that should have resonated with me being somebody with fears myself (i.e. With sadly one big exception- Fluttershy. Notably Fluttershy and Spike's dialogue when they're together, a short scene but very heartfelt. The ending is fun and beautifully staged, if somewhat resolved too quickly and easily, and where the episode does come to life, while there are moments of spookiness and moments of good writing. Andrea Libman is particularly good conveying so many emotions of the uniformly strong voice cast. The music is a nice mix of upbeat, haunting and emotion-filled. Particularly well done were the creative expressions for the characters when they're scared and the wonderfully spooky visuals for the haunted maze. The animation is still great, very vibrantly coloured, atmosphere and rich in detail. "Scare Master" does have redeeming qualities still. Even episodes that did little for me, which in comparison to the large volume of decent to outstanding episodes are not that many. ![]() Up to this point of 'My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic' there was not an episode that didn't have redeeming qualities. Which was really unfortunate seeing as the premise itself on paper was one of the most interesting and easiest to relate to, which sadly did not translate in the execution of it. It is not a bottom 3 episode of the season but as far as the season goes, "Scare Master" to me was down there with the lesser ones. ![]() "Scare Master" unfortunately was not one of those episodes and saw Season 5 return to disappointment after a step in the right direction with the previous episode "Hearthbreakers". She has also had some fantastic episodes centered around her, prime examples being "Dragonshy" and "Hurricane Fluttershy", examples of when she was written well and was relatable. It is a shame that there are not enough Fluttershy-centric episodes, or at least episodes where she plays a major role, because while she may not have the most interesting personality of the Mane or the richest in development she is a likeable character when she is written well. ![]()
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