"Student Counsel" Review

[@cuteskeleton9381]

Maud just turning to Mudbriar and saying "You complete me" freaking killed me XD

[@michaelaburns734]

Daw moment and Maud turns into a joke awesome

[@RubberyCat]

Also, she said it *before* he was petrified, not during it, as Wolf said ... ^_^

[@captainseg]

That thumbnail really makes a nice conversation Doc: Um, Maud, do you think we should take Mudbrair to the hospital? Maud: Nah, I'm sure he's fine.

[@Next0gen0]

Maud: swooooooon. Best pony right there.

[@karlhnedkovsky5214]

The fact, that she says it in a monotone voice, makes it even more drop-dead hilarious!

[@blancfan1]

No Trixie is best pony.

[@karlhnedkovsky5214]

@@blancfan1 No, Dashie is best pony, fite me!

[@ammonitetheseaserpent3761]

Um... Starlight is best pony?

[@karlhnedkovsky5214]

@@blancfan1 nice try. Gonna fling some insults my way now?

[@leohino9211]

This is the first time Maud has ever shown this much emotion. I didn't want to say it but, I think Maud might want babies.

[@zoed2478]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@TigerW0lf]

Let's hope that doesn't cause any FRICTION in their relationship 👏😎

[@leohino9211]

@@TigerW0lf That's impossible Mud Briar has a very "firm" relationship with Maud.

[@QueenMeowTigeress]

guess she like her man harden as rock

[@leohino9211]

@@QueenMeowTigeress 😏

[@davidkraft314]

This episode is so personal to me, because I went through something similar to Starlight, I have been there for my friends over and over and over but the one time someone came to me for help and I turned him away and later found out that that was the one time I needed to be there the most (turns out he committed suicide and he came to me for the help to talk him out of it), it struck the chord for me. It showcases that there needed to be balance, come for the important things, and occasionally for the smaller things

[@fusionomni305]

Starlight invented the first pager.

[@thefishking7582]

I think the cutie map was the first pager.

[@RedDragonForce2]

@@thefishking7582 Personal pager, rather than group pager.

[@DariusKetchum2010]

6:15 One of Maud's best expressions ever, aside from the ones involving Pinkie.

[@TheCommenterDragon]

I found the episode to be quite fantastic, especially when Silverstream befriended an rare looking female cockatrice, the episode certainly revealed that Cockatrices are more than what they appear to be.

[@shadowspector3611]

Nobody imagined it would be possible to domesticate an creature excused for being evil. So does this leave hope for the Legion of Doom to be completely and successfully reformed?

[@masterofyugioh1000]

Looks like yona has competition for next fluttershy

[@karlhnedkovsky5214]

@The Commenter Dragon Another subtle message of not taking things at face-value!

[@aidanhammans9337]

@@shadowspector3611 no

[@aidanhammans9337]

@@shadowspector3611 he was stoned

[@dominusalicorn3684]

Was anyone else reminded of "Once Upon a Zeppelin"? This episode seemed to have the complementary lesson to that. OUaZ: "Don't neglect yourself for your work." SC: "Don't neglect your work for yourself."

[@SonicJrandSarah]

Interesting to get another episode about the secondary characters. Not a single Mane Six pony nor Spike appeared.

[@RedDragonForce2]

I remember the first episode that didn't focus on the any of the Mane Six: Just for Sidekicks.

[@SonicJrandSarah]

@@RedDragonForce2 Uh, they appeared at the start and end. I'm talking about them not appearing at all. Not even for one scene.

[@finnanima2413]

@@RedDragonForce2 As in, not appearing at all. S6 had one, S7 had 3 and S8 had 1.

[@TheJboy88]

I swear, I can't recall the last time a season had THIS long of a hot-streak when it comes to enjoyable episodes :)

[@MadMunchkin]

Interesting lesson, brilliant character moments...needed more Silver Stream. ;)

[@vanoskuro-ponyform1714]

@@monsterjambrony I think it had enough Maud. Or at least more Maud than I knew was my limit.

[@vanoskuro-ponyform1714]

@@monsterjambrony My dream Yona episode would be her obtaining the witching bell and being influenced by its powers. If only so I could hear her say, " YONA. IS. GOD!" Actually you could probably fit Maud in there somehow.

[@vanoskuro-ponyform1714]

@@monsterjambrony Thank you

[@thadmaster7]

Dang right

[@thadmaster7]

@@vanoskuro-ponyform1714 I still wanna see grogar with that thing though

[@HelloComputr]

I think that they may be setting up Starlight and her friends to take over for the Mane 6 at the school, just as the Young 6 seem like they will take over for the Mane 6 as the Elements of Harmony. We already know that Starlight is going to be the next Head Mare, and that when she filled in for Twilight before, she made Trixie and Maud substitute teachers. I could definitely see Sunburst as a teacher. Mudbrair, however, would probably need some more development before he taught at a school for friendship....

[@EditDeath]

I hadn't even noticed Maud giving Mud "The Look!" I guess that explains why he backtracked.

[@kioku119]

Yeah, though I don't think she normally minds at all that he's so literal. In this one instance though it was a bit insensitive of him, so the "not now" kind of reaction made sense.

[@justinriley]

If you think this and "Frenemies" were excellent, just WAIT til you see "The Last Crusade" and "Between Dark and Dawn"!

[@emeraldnoir7099]

I still wish i had found those. I kept finding clips on here, but never the episodes. I checked a few other video sites and found nothing.

[@emeraldnoir7099]

@@jessicu511 Thanks. they still work, so i'll them before they get taken down.

[@scotte220]

I was spoiled on them. I'm extremely upset about*you know what*

[@f-mega324]

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[@f-mega324]

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[@LightningSodaPony]

I love Starlight and Trixie, I love their friendship

[@warrmalaski8570]

Yes, friendSHIP that's what was going on there.

[@tommikoistinen2321]

I love their "FRIENDSHIP" too.

[@MirrenTheDragonKnight]

@@tommikoistinen2321 (and the other guy) Why can't characters (especially characters of the same sex) just be good friends? Why must every close friendship (again, mainly between characters of the same sex) be sexualized or seen as romantic? Honestly, I (and I'm sure many others) are fed up of it. Sorry if this comes across as rude, but I feel it needs to be said. Now I shall wait for someone to accuse me of being homophobic because I dare to dislike a same sex ship (never mind that I love TwiDash and even if I did not it should not matter).

[@tommikoistinen2321]

@@MirrenTheDragonKnight Because shipping characters is fun. Too bad you can't see it.

[@MirrenTheDragonKnight]

@@tommikoistinen2321 Indeed it is fun, but people are still entitled to dislike them.

[@HelloComputr]

Starlight's enchanted bracelet seemed to work much like a smartphone, enabling her to constantly to remain constantly distracted by her job.

[@Mirvra]

So... a Pager? ... You're making me feel old -.-

[@HelloComputr]

@@Mirvra, you're right. By itself, the bracelet was like a pager. I was thinking of smartphones because it was combined with Starlight's ability to immediately transport away to her office. Pagers never allowed us to get that tethered to the job.

[@CilanSteele]

Well... the only member of the Student Six who hasn't really had any real focus on them... is Ocellus. Gallus had Hearth's Warming Club Sandbar and Yona had She's All Yak Smolder had Sweet and Smoky Silver Stream had this episode. They could definitely do an episode with Ocellus' identity crisis. They've brought it up a couple times at this point. Could be nice

[@Orthus100]

I'm surprised you skipped the secondary lesson that we get from Silverstream about learning to gauge what you really need input on and what you can figure out for yourself.

[@LinkSanti]

I think this episode not only has been fun, unique and unexpected (like others in the past). It was a Starlight Glimmer´s Character Development Episode, especially with the lesson along with Trixie and the rest of the characters.

[@lazlow8788]

This has to be a hilarious episode. All of Starlight's friends are here and helping her look for Silverstream. Maud and Mud were great too. I laughed every time they spoke. Sometimes we need to take time off from our jobs and duties to spend time with our friends and families.

[@FlameHeart3063]

Maud and Mudbriar were the best part of this episode, along with Trixie growling like a dog! XD

[@garynaccarto8636]

The fact that silverstream kept a cockatrice reminds me of that part in harry potter and the sorcerors stone where Hagrid tried to smuggle a dragon on school grounds.

[@BugsyFoga]

Mud Briar looks stoned out of his mind 😁👌

[@MrGabeanator]

haha

[@christopherwexler2151]

He doesn't need to be stoned, because he's already WOODEN

[@avragetrinidadian3787]

He still rocks Mauds world tho ;)

[@benberlin57]

Oh geez, I'm glad I wasn't taking a drink when I read your comment! XD

[@capbottle1483]

Gold. Just...... *GOLD!*

[@tristanmilner9511]

Given the way Trixie was treating that guy, my headcanon is Trixie could tell he had a crush on Starlight and was coming up with a problem to spend more time with Starlight. Trixie, a master of illusions and trickery, sees through this and is bucking him to the curb at every chance. I have a feeling you'll be doing a cover of that villain song at a con later this year. For me the lesson is quite easy: it's not for me but those that started with the show back in season 1, and have still been watching, and are now off to college/work and are dealing with this exact issue.

[@benberlin57]

"You got the hunk part right" ROFLMAO! how in blue blazes did they get that past the censors? But I'm with you DRWolf001 120% this was a gem of an episode and I look forward to seeing more stories like this in the future.

[@RubberyCat]

...Did a puritan somewhere claim to you that "hunk" is a naughty word? Well, it isn't. It only means she likes his male form.

[@TigerW0lf]

I swear they are pushing the idea that Starlight and Trixie are a married couple with big issues, especially here. It's like a husband who keeps putting work before their everything else, including the wife who is fed up with it

[@fusionomni305]

Like DWK once said, "people who aren't ****ing don't argue like this"

[@adiostoreador9142]

@@fusionomni305 And he was damn right

[@adiostoreador9142]

I mean with how hard they really pushed to show that Starlight and Trixie understand each other in a way others can't. They might as well be married. (Though I really ship them)

[@Ryodraco]

Let's be fair, these arguments happen between friends too.

[@fermintenava5911]

Or Trixie is just so very demanding.

[@Starbat88]

Technically, it wasn't a "herd" of cockatrices. It was a flock.

[@Tekdruid]

"Well *TECHNICALLY* ..." Wow. Maud really *did* hook up with Sheldon Cooper. There's also another lesson tied with the main one; Silver Stream points out that despite spending so much _time_ on her work as a student counsel, Starlight has become so distracted and absent minded she's not actually doing a very good job helping her students.

[@TheRavenir]

I also really liked the episode. I'm a huge Starlight fan and I love her interactions with Trixie and there was plenty of that in here. The other characters were also a lot of fun, especially Maud and Mudbriar. I hope this wasn't the last Starlight episode of the show, but even if it was, I would definitely be satisfied with it.

[@ThePogonling]

I think for this season the MLP staff are trying to give answers to some of the many questions related to this series

[@ZeebouSpace]

Most of the season 9 episodes have been *really* fun!

[@ZeebouSpace]

@Pyramid head45 I disagree with those people, because most all of these episodes have been really fun, with the writers and animators working hard to get as many characters one last appearance, because the end of the series.

[@crovax1375]

It was really nice to see Terramar again! I'm really surprised that they brought him in for the second half

[@dominusalicorn3684]

I was happy to see terramar too. Have no idea why.

[@dippedfeathers]

Every episode of season 9 is diet slice of life. a bunch of old references and jokes, a bunch of underused character appearences, and so much more.

[@shampooh8r]

It reminded of those movies where a kid has that parent that works 24/7 and never takes a break.

[@AwkwardSegway95]

Maud was the best part of this episode. "Swoon"

[@kioku119]

That group being there makes sense because that's basically Startlight's personal friend group + Mud who Maud brought. That said Starlight just has a REALLY great friend group, and they are all super lovable.

[@avragetrinidadian3787]

Loved this episode. One of the better ones Did anyone else get a feeling that Maud got a bit thirsty after Mud Bryer got turned to stone? Also, when last we ever heard the Doc laugh like that for an episode??? Got me laughing 😁

[@ДмитрийКрыжановский-к5ц]

I think, over time, Starlight will invent a cell phone, in the idea of the same bracelet, but she herself will have to take out the battery, well, or she will do Tricks.

[@juliomontoya8824]

It really speaks to the strenght of the characters introduced throught the show that they can carry an episode and make it as fun as it woudve been with the mane 6 Also, it really depresses me that so many of the funniest episodes of the whole show have come towards the end. Seriously, it has always been funny, but Frenemies, Sparkles Seven and this one show just how good the comedy could be. Also ALSO, I would have expected Doc Wolf to have more of a PTSD reaction towards this episode, given that he once was petrified by cockatrice and thrown in a river.

[@NoMercy745]

There is a "rock hard" joke in there somewhere.

[@lmproductions6075]

Also, no one noticed how Sunburst nearly blasted Starlight with his magic? HE WASN'T ABLE TO DO THAT BEFORE.

[@lonelypatatoe9524]

I think sunburst already have those skills but he uses it is extreme cases

[@lmproductions6075]

I was so happy when Sunburst showed up. I freaking screamed in joy to see my favorite pony again. ^.^

[@KeeKage37]

Definitely a good episode with a good message, and allot of good comedy and callbacks. As for the lesson, while a job can be very important, I’m the sort of person that thinks it should never eclipse family.

[@lettyfraire4664]

Maude was the best thing in this episode. Just like she is in any episode she's in. Also, did anyone else look at the characters in this episode and think "spin-off"? I would totally watch that show.

[@avragetrinidadian3787]

Maud would be the Thirsty one...

[@RubberyCat]

Yea, it could be called "Friends" .... oop, that name's already taken. ^_^

[@lettyfraire4664]

@@avragetrinidadian3787 I don't know why, but I think that would be Trixie instead of Maude.

[@lettyfraire4664]

@@RubberyCat My Little Pony Friends would be good. Or Friendship. I don't know, we'll workshop it.

[@RubberyCat]

@@lettyfraire4664 It was partially a joke on the sitcom "Friends", as the funnier things with that series came from them acting(or being) odd or weird and the resulting shenanigans. ^_^

[@djlamar2]

Maud has never ceased to make me laugh. Her jokes are corny but funny.

[@ErikButterworth]

Honestly, I really enjoyed this episode, Dr. Wolf. It was nice to see appearances by Mudbriar, Maud, Sunburst, and Silverstream with her brother Terramar. Also, it was a nice break from seeing the Mane Six as it focused on Starlight and Trixie this time around.

[@FlutterRoze]

Maud stole the show in this one!! :) The lesson was really good!! BEST STARLIGHT EPISODE!!

[@awesometwitchy]

Silverstream being able to tame a species that was previously known to be perpetually hostile does seem strange... until you realize that hippogriffs and cockatrices share a bird ancestor and thus probably have very similar mating patterns and pheromone responses. I wish the episode had explicitly stated this.

[@thewalrusclown]

Well, actually if you've studied the mythos of the cocatrice/Basalisk like I have you'd know that there death gaze can be neutralized with a special hood, and if you can manage to get one on the beast they make descent companions according to the midevil lore.

[@frankbrislin4378]

Dr. Wolf , I'm surprised you didn't bring up Starlight's pager. Also, I wonder how it would go if Silverstream talked with Fluttershy about cockatrices.

[@michaelaburns734]

Season 9 still on a roll 11 awesome episodes

[@devilnon276]

Four words to sum up this episode. I freaking love Maud!!

[@ThHeid]

A wonderful Review at my birthday. I thank you for that Dr. Wolf. ;-)

[@hulk1902]

0:21 Hah, at first view, I did not notice the expression of the Maud's face here.

[@dominusalicorn3684]

Ilya Vasilev, if I know my Russian letters right? And yeah, Maud and Mud were great in this episode.

[@hulk1902]

@@dominusalicorn3684, Yeah, you spelled my name right.

[@koopaking6148]

Some of my favorite lines in this episode is Maud talking about or to mud Brier.

[@komodrasteel8019]

you know doc you could have a moment with dr wolf with some of the young six

[@futabanarugonzalez3399]

Starlight is best pony

[@koopaking6148]

One of my favorite scenes is when Trixie is trying to help find the monsters... And then at the end of it she's like this is how I normally do it...

[@justinriley]

An entertaining episode featuring some fun side characters and also one that Starlight Glimmer's character needed.

[@KenWheelerWhistler]

Yeah, I really enjoyed both Trixie and Maud Pie in this episode!😊

[@pinkiepoolgamerbrony2789]

who knew Maude loves her boyfriend as a rock LOL

[@avragetrinidadian3787]

He still rocks her world

[@Chronicsonic23]

Starlight isn't perfect and she makes mistakes, but that's why we love her.

[@anonymouslee2083]

This episode managed to make me feel sorry for Trixie. Wow.

[@karlhnedkovsky5214]

I just loved this episode! The humor was funny, the message was relatable, I appreciated the nods to past episodes. Just, what a good episode of MLP FiM should be!

[@fermintenava5911]

I must be honest - as much as I loved the comedy in this episode, I got a little fed up with Silverstream. Her problem could have been solved with a thesaurus, and yet she always came to Starlight instead of letting her project be good enough on her. And given her antics brought her brother, Starlight and the others into grave danger, her apology should have been much bigger :/

[@jaedynp.a.5910]

So does that mean starlight didn’t need to learn a lesson in this episode

[@jaedynp.a.5910]

About trying to figure out how to balance time between your friends and your job

[@titanhades4331]

This episode shows why Starlight should also end up as one of the new Equestria rulers. They need someone that can actually focus on the job without abandoning for the dumbest reasons, like Twilight and the Mane 6 do all the time. Starlight can be the one sane pony in the group.

[@rickxhoshinji]

Funny episode. Maud's were the most hilarious.

[@catluvr2]

For me, Maud and Mud stole the episode. I loved their humor.

[@Katlove687]

Agreed, also yay a fellow cat lover

[@kioku119]

Maud always has an amazing sense of humor. We got some Maud humor even before the indecent too, with the search party joke.

[@AZACKAL]

maud was on fire in this one lol

[@virus9780]

If they brought back the cockatrice. are they going to bring back the Diamond dog?

[@gilbertobenites4215]

Unless the Alolan League can pull all the stops, MLP still reigns supreme. Oh, don't give us none of your aggravation We had it with your discipline Saturday night's alright for fighting Get a little action in Get about as oiled as a diesel train Gonna set this dance alight `Cause Saturday night's the night I like Saturday night's alright alright alright, ooh

[@sykeassai]

Just a thought, maybe once the season is finished, you could do a run through of every lesson from every episode?

[@tianoc-g4811]

This is off topic from the episode but in response of the MLP Frenemies: Fun fact: the first super villain team-up was the Monster Society of Evil lead by Mr.Mind against Captain Shazam in 1943; I feel like it's more reminiscent to the MLP team-up of villains than the Legion of Doom from 1996.

[@fletchergilmore5020]

If I was a guidance counselor I’d never turn away from a student with a situation but that doesn’t mean I have the answers to all of their problems

[@DragonxFlutter]

This is probably the only time I’ve been okay with Mud Briar. I’m not big on the “Sheldon” character-type popularized by The Big Bang Theory. I find the concept is _very_ annoying outside of a handful of comedic situations. Technically Correct _is_ the best kind of correct, but when you let the idea consume your life? So I took more than a little joy at Mud getting the stare-down from both Starlight’s friends and a cockatrice. Especially Trixie. Her face in that one scene was an encapsulation of my feelings about him.

[@lisaangeloflife]

I loved this episode XD, exspessherly when Mudbrair got turned to stone I was just laugh thing my butt off when Maud said "you complete me" to Mudbrair as a statue & "you got the hunk part right" LOL XD

[@sethcarlow8363]

i like this review and the episode was fun to watch. and now i am looking forward to the next episode.

[@michaelc8464]

Do a therapy session with the changelings? Ps you are a good youtuber.

[@Longma1]

Maybe with Thorax and/or Pharynx? Dunno if the entire hive could fit into Doc's office, whichever iteration you use.

[@chromegaman]

I'm sure that Maud is going to be borrowing Edith for "playdates" with Mudbriar

[@cordyceps7531]

I'm glad the episode didn't do what I thought would happen. When I heard the synopsis I thought Starlight would get a new promotion as a counselor that she believed she was more then qualified for, only for it to be very difficult and a typical lesson about not overworking yourself and status quo, she goes back to her old job.

[@youngmasterzhi]

You gotta get yourself one of those Applewatch bands that responds to knocks at YOUR office door!

[@RhapsodyHC]

I like this season. There’s a lot of eps that are focused on minor characters. This one focused on Starlight’s friends and spoilers there is gonna be two more focused just on the princesses and the CMC.

[@simito97]

i liked this episode. wouldn't call it my favorite (that would be frenemies and the season opener) but still enjoyable. my least favorite scene was when trixie was guiding everyone through the forest. it didn't go anywhere and wan't helpful at all. that intire scene was just there to pad out the episode unnecessarily. my favorite part was almost every line maud had that was just perfection at it's finest, the best lines where when mud briar was turned into stone, especially because i still find mud to be a pretty annoying character with his constent "well technically" but at least i wasn't the only one to be annoyed by him since the characters where also annoyed by him XDD

[@trevortbuford]

Dr Wolf, have you seen the new Dazzling music video on the Discovery Family Go app? Can you analyze the lyrics?

[@davidheald7957]

There was even a minor call back to Boast Busters when Trixie was mentioning her experience in regards to telling other ponies that she has experience with mythical creature encounters. I was just thinking that whole time about her claim early on in the show of defeating an Ursa Major, even if it was revealed later on that she couldn't even take down an Ursa Minor.

[@KeeKage37]

I promise to be good, and not make a joke about Maud having a rock hard boyfriend..... Dame it!

[@wadeyhyena1657]

So, Doc. Once Gen 4 comes to a close. Do you have any plans to review Gen 5 episodes?

[@thefreerepublicofadmiralpr2935]

Jacob&Pablo WadeyProductions G5 might be a movie…

[@TheCatlover192]

The one thing that put Trixie slightly more in the wrong for me, personally, was when Terramar was panicking about Silverstream being missing and Trixie looked like she couldn't care less. I understand that Trixie wouldn't know her as well as Starlight, but the amount of apathy really surprised me.

[@darkmind9637]

Fufufufu... and this is just the beginning my dear doctor. Just wait for the next two eps. ;-)

[@WrightvWrong]

I always enjoy your reviews 👍👍 Thanks!

[@dashzilla9358]

I thought it was funny, too. This was a good episode and Maud and Mud really stole the episode here. Not much to say other than nice to see some characters return and nice to see the cockatrice come back. I give it a 7/10

[@shadowspector3611]

My favorite part of the episode was when Starlight teleported to her office to find Trixie there with the most unamused face you've ever seen.

[@fluttershyisnotadoormat4678]

Good villain song? Why not evil villain song instead ? :3

[@shadowspector3611]

Will Silverstream be the one to reform one of the villains?

[@thefreerepublicofadmiralpr2935]

Shadow Spector That would be perfect! OMC, I remember I read a fanfic on how Silverstream becomes friends with Sombra and reforms him! We MUST make Silver reform one of the villains! Do it, Hasbro! DO IT!!

[@shadowspector3611]

Admiral Producer: yep, my thoughts exactly. She was the only both brace and willing to befriend the cockatrice while everyone else never gave it a single thought. Maybe this episode could foreshadow that she will give one of the other villains a chance and talk them into reformation.

[@thadmaster7]

Very enjoyable episode 8.5/10

[@PutrickStir]

This is probably one of mauds best episode

[@forestgrump4723]

I am very torn between this and applejack's episode for my favourite of the season thus far. It has been a really slid season, I think theres only been one episode I wasn't enthused about. Even that one wasn't BAD it was just... fine.

[@hasl781]

Why theres a mlp blanket back at you look closely or towel idk

[@CoreyPeters]

Just wait for next episode

[@thefirsttyrantrum]

Would it be a herd or a flock for a group of Cockatrice