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Season 6 Episode 5: Thoughts and Opinions
S6E5 Gauntlet of Fire
Well folks, get set because this might be a long one. Because oh my, we have a good Spike episode.
Now I'm aware, other Spike episodes have been considered good by other people. Personally, I think Inspiration Manifestation was a fun one, but you could argue that a lot of the focus there is on Rarity, and that makes it a joint episode. And besides, I think on balance, Gauntlet of Fire beats it out in terms of sheer enjoyment factor.
So this week we have an adventure episode, and one that expands the lore at that. Normally I'd have preferred something a little smaller scale, but not every episode fits the trend of pref