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Well it's evident that you either like the CGI animated Timberwolves or you don't. Some don't like it, some do. In this case you can't really claim this is a bad thing. I thought it made the Timberwolves really cool and stand out. It really made them look alien compared to everything else which kind of makes sense seeing as they live in a part of the world fairly unknown and dangerous for the most part. And we have seen this kind of thing before if you have seen Iron Giant. This use of CGI can visually help a viewer see that it's also not of this world. Okay, so the robot was completely out of their world and the Timberwolves, technically, are not. Still, I felt it helped some. Out of place for a 2D animation, I can understand that. A bad thing? No, not exactly.

I'd like to this kind of thing done on some other monsters such like the Timberwolves. I mean the way they were first done in Family Appreciation Day they looked pretty flat. And I know it's a 2D animation but you'd still feel there was some depth to the ponies; the way they turn their heads and such. Yeah they could improve on them, but then again that would require a tremendous amount of time working a lot of individual parts on the Timberwolves. The use of 3D works in their favor that way. Cuts down the time. It's not being lazy about it, it's simply being efficient with something that, according to the reception its been getting, at least works.

I don't really see how this is a bad thing. It certainly isn't the end of the world, which strangely for some, it is (and it's annoying). Some people who complain about this are overreacting. But I'll believe that most will yield a legitimate reason for not liking it. Again, it's a matter of opinion. We cannot truly determine on this seeing as how the community is somewhat 50/50 with the CGI. This might be something you'll just have to get used to but I don't see that it'd be something overused. I felt it was well done.
That's my take one that.

As the for the episode, it was okay. I am not one for Spike episodes. He is just more of a supporting character and when you try to center an episode around him it just isn't as strong. I don't doubt there is a way to make it work it's just it'd be difficult to. However this is simply my opinion. Now as for a few things in the episode.

Spike just seems way to clumsy and incompetent in this one. I really do not know why he can't handle simple tasks like cleaning... in general. I'd think that being an assistant to Twilight for years would at least gain him common sense. I am taking some explanations for his behavior in the consideration too. He may have been caught up in his willingness to fulfill his Dragon Code that he loses some of his sense or he is not used to farm chores. However, there were still a lot of simple chores that he just couldn't do for some reason. I don't know. The first explanation likely but he'd have to be unbelievably caught up in it. So much so that it doesn't cut it for me. Maybe 1 or 2 of the moments were funny out of it but it got old quickly.

Now short and sweet.

There were only a few funny moments that got me.

Rainbow Dash is best fanfic writer.
Pinkie Pie really loves mustaches.

I liked how the characters acted in this one. Not a lot of it seemed to act too forced. I just enjoyed their personalities a lot with this one. Also got to see how caught up Twilight can really get when reading and/or studying.

I kind of liked the part with the fake Timberwolf. I don't know, I guess the fact that Spike over analyzed an obvious fake was kind of funny to me.

Very anti-climactic with the giant Timberwolf. Such weak creatures. It's a shame. They look cool but are easily defeated. At least we know their weakness. ROCKS! Like to see some continuity with these creatures though.

This episode was okay for me and a tad beyond: 6/10