WEBVTT Kind: captions Language: en 00:00:00.260 --> 00:00:00.980 Hey, Text. 00:00:02.140 --> 00:00:05.100 Have any nightmares lately? 00:00:06.840 --> 00:00:09.620 Well I was going somewhere with that. 00:00:09.620 --> 00:00:13.139 And it had to do with the comic I was reviewing this episode. 00:00:13.140 --> 00:00:17.520 But since you like ruining my fun, cue "spoiler alert." 00:00:17.520 --> 00:00:20.212 If your greatest fear is hearing spoilers, then you are not going to like the following video. 00:00:20.212 --> 00:00:22.500 Because there are spoilers in it...that should have been obvious. 00:00:22.840 --> 00:00:26.160 Today I'll be reviewing the unnamed arc. 00:00:26.180 --> 00:00:30.220 No really, this arc doesn't have an official name. 00:00:30.220 --> 00:00:33.880 But everypony just refers to it as... 00:00:34.020 --> 00:00:39.560 "THE NIGHTMARE RARITY ARC" 00:00:39.720 --> 00:00:44.400 So for the rest of my reviews of this arc, I will refer to it as such. 00:00:44.400 --> 00:00:48.720 This comic is written by Heather Cuffer. 00:00:50.551 --> 00:00:52.311 "I've heard it both ways." 00:00:52.320 --> 00:00:59.760 To continue, art is by Amy Mebberson and its just odd at some points. 00:00:59.760 --> 00:01:07.620 Mostly just some stretching or warping of the ponies face or eye when in profile view. 00:01:07.620 --> 00:01:09.960 other than that, the art was fine. 00:01:10.020 --> 00:01:11.920 Show quality...I guess 00:01:11.920 --> 00:01:14.206 I mean, I can't draw to save my life. 00:01:14.206 --> 00:01:17.841 So I really don't know how difficult it is to drawn a pony 00:01:17.914 --> 00:01:20.714 or any other creature in the MLP universe. 00:01:20.714 --> 00:01:25.873 Though it was pointed out in the comments of my Twilight Sparkle Micro Series review 00:01:25.880 --> 00:01:33.040 That the derpy drawings could have been the fault of the colorist, not the original artist. 00:01:33.040 --> 00:01:38.560 But the colorist of this comic is different than that of the Micro series comic. 00:01:38.560 --> 00:01:43.120 So I'm not sure if that is a real good excuse. 00:01:43.400 --> 00:01:45.840 Whelp, onto the actual story! 00:01:45.840 --> 00:01:51.792 It opens with Twilight Sparkle running scared through the deserted streets of ponyville. 00:01:51.800 --> 00:01:57.100 But the cloud like panel edging is supposed to imply that it is a dream... 00:01:57.200 --> 00:01:58.540 Or a nightmare? 00:01:58.540 --> 00:02:04.160 It then jumps to the next morning and Twilight appears to not have slept very well. 00:02:04.220 --> 00:02:07.220 It is soon revealed that she is not alone. 00:02:07.220 --> 00:02:16.180 Rainbow, Rarity, Applejack, Fluttershy, and one can only assume Pinkie Pie, have been having bad dreams as well. 00:02:16.180 --> 00:02:22.980 And according to pinkie pie the only solution for bad dreams is: a sleepover at Sugarcube Corner. 00:02:22.980 --> 00:02:28.160 But that night the mane six all have bad dreams. 00:02:28.200 --> 00:02:31.500 Twilight dreams of disappointing Celestia. 00:02:31.580 --> 00:02:36.500 Applejack dreams of Sweet Apple Acres dying do to poor care. 00:02:36.640 --> 00:02:41.540 Fluttershy dreams of her furry friends running from her in fear. 00:02:41.540 --> 00:02:44.500 Rainbow dreams of not being able to fly. 00:02:44.500 --> 00:02:49.120 Pinkie Pie dreams of not finding a joke to make a crowd laugh. 00:02:49.120 --> 00:02:55.021 And Rarity dreams of being replaced by a ponified version of amble from "Gravity Falls." 00:02:55.021 --> 00:03:00.841 No, seriously it is a ponified version of Mabel from "Gravirty Falls." I'm not joking. 00:03:00.841 --> 00:03:06.620 And then the sinister black smoke that was causing the dreams, abducts rarity! 00:03:06.620 --> 00:03:17.560 "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" 00:03:17.560 --> 00:03:18.440 "Bastards!" 00:03:18.440 --> 00:03:21.160 So they contact Princess Celestia. 00:03:21.320 --> 00:03:26.100 Who shows up in record time and she has series pilot Luna with her. 00:03:26.260 --> 00:03:31.040 Luna tells them of the Nightmare Forces from the dark side of the moon 00:03:31.129 --> 00:03:35.609 that are responsible for her transformation into Nightmare moon. 00:03:35.609 --> 00:03:41.089 When the Elements of Harmony freed Luna from the Nightmare Forces they went back to the moon. 00:03:41.380 --> 00:03:44.520 And she thought that they were gone for good. 00:03:44.520 --> 00:03:49.891 But through some bullshit legend the Nightmare Forces have regained their strength. 00:03:50.080 --> 00:03:55.540 Then then targeted the mane 6 because that harness the Elements of Harmony 00:03:55.540 --> 00:04:02.620 and if the Nightmare Forces make a new Nightmare from one of them, the elements can no longer stop them. 00:04:02.803 --> 00:04:06.883 They also want to destroy Ponyville because fuck Ponyville. 00:04:06.883 --> 00:04:08.413 Its over rated anyways. 00:04:08.460 --> 00:04:14.980 So the remaining mane 6, Spike and Luna plan to head to the moon to rescue Rarity 00:04:15.000 --> 00:04:16.780 before its too late! 00:04:16.900 --> 00:04:21.320 Meanwhile, the Nightmare Forces are trying to break Rarity 00:04:21.320 --> 00:04:24.620 and convince her to let them posses her. 00:04:24.620 --> 00:04:26.660 Wait...they need permission? 00:04:26.880 --> 00:04:29.800 They're the Nightmare Forces. 00:04:29.800 --> 00:04:33.020 In my mind, they should be like a demon. 00:04:33.020 --> 00:04:36.520 Being able to FORCFULLY POSSES A HOST! 00:04:36.520 --> 00:04:40.022 Not ask permission like the angels in "Supernatural!" 00:04:40.022 --> 00:04:47.240 Seriously, that's just horrible characterization of something that is supposedly PURE EVIL! 00:04:47.240 --> 00:04:48.680 To Be Continued... 00:04:48.680 --> 00:04:52.360 And just when it was getting so interesting. 00:04:52.360 --> 00:04:56.300 I was almost on the edge of my seat with the excitement. 00:04:56.460 --> 00:04:57.260 NOT! 00:04:57.700 --> 00:05:06.840 (sigh) This comic gets a lousy 4.5 tacky saddlebags out of 10. 00:05:06.920 --> 00:05:09.940 It just wasn't good. 00:05:10.060 --> 00:05:19.400 Basically, if you're going to add to or alter the establish lore or a series it should not be something as big 00:05:19.400 --> 00:05:24.440 AS THE MAIN CONFLICT OF THE PILOT EPISDE! 00:05:24.540 --> 00:05:30.700 And not to mention the scapegoating ove every action done by Luna as Nightmare Moon. 00:05:30.740 --> 00:05:35.840 Instead of it being Luna's fault its now the Nightmare Forces fault. 00:05:35.980 --> 00:05:37.580 THEY made her do it. 00:05:37.820 --> 00:05:44.820 Luna was just a damsel in digress waiting for the next bearers of the Elements of Harmony to come and free her. 00:05:44.980 --> 00:05:48.760 it makes her whole character arc pointless. 00:05:48.920 --> 00:05:52.060 Its just not good story telling. 00:05:52.180 --> 00:05:55.280 But that's just My 2 Bits on the matter. 00:05:55.280 --> 00:05:57.956 Tell me yours in the comment section below. 00:05:58.120 --> 00:06:01.880 Or suggest a spoiler alert blurb for future reviews. 00:06:01.880 --> 00:06:04.053 And don't forget to like and subscribe. 00:06:04.060 --> 00:06:05.620 I'm Comic Sans, 00:06:05.620 --> 00:06:09.980 and I'll see you next time for "Nightmare Rarity" part 2. 00:06:09.980 --> 00:06:14.234 Hopefully it is better than this part, my hopes are not very high.