Spike At Your Service Review

[@sirkylanthered]

"I can't cotton to" is actually an English phrase that means "I'm not in favor of." It did make its ways south because so many rich English gentries moved there. But it really doesn't have much to do with slavery or racism

[@23Starcatcher]

Sure. But people don't really say that in everyday present speech and given the implications of 'cotton' and 'permanent serving' (in the same sentence, no less) doesn't bode well.

[@jesusrox4u]

This is the same fandom that applies the concept of racism to characters that aren’t humans. To sum up, humans deal with racism and animals deal with speciesism. If one’s gonna use one or the other, at least get the term and meaning right. 🤦‍♂️

[@AiluridaeAureus]

It's mostly funny that the country hick is saying cotton.

[@Rose-yx6jq]

Yes but as a southerner from the US, where are the vast majority of slaves were owned and is the stereotypical accent that Applejack has hers based on, one of the main cash crops was cotton. Hence, Josh's reaction.

[@ShadyDoorags]

"Ladies, you don't marry the first guy who holds the door open for you." I mean... this IS Twilight we're talking about. She fell in love with the first boy who looked at her for longer than 5 seconds. And Sci-Twi isn't much better.

[@chrisossu2070]

Kind of the weird situation you get into when you want to create a heterosexual romance, but your main cast is comprised almost entirely of girls.

[@zigslotheon]

Hence why everyone ships the Mane Six with each other

[@SkyEcho751]

@Arin Lewis, Or they ship everyone with spike. Like EVERYONE gets shipped with spike at this point including Gender Bender versions of all of the males .

[@Merrsharr]

@SkyEcho751 Including male version of the females

[@ants7279]

Shady Doorags fuck you!

[@Banchoking]

Maybe the Dragon Code was something Spike came up with to try and be a better dragon than those he'd met during the migration.

[@KrimzonFlygon1]

Or as Josh put it, it could’ve been Spike only taking the surface tenants of it to an extreme. Like, imagine if this was a S8 episode and Smolder was a thing: after all the hijinks she could’ve set the record straight. Smolder: She released you and you’re _willingly staying indebted?!?_ Spike: But the Dragon Code... Smolder: Is the most humiliating thing a dragon can endure! You should be _leaping_ at the chance to get out of servitude! Double Aesop: ‘understand a faith before you commit to it or risk embarrassing yourself’.

[@adamcheck4941]

I think the dragon code was the shows pathetic attempt to make up for how they shit on dragons all the time.

[@Ookami88]

One of the better theories I like about Timberwolves is that they are animated by the existing magic of the Everfree. Another is that the twigs and branches were infused by the souls of vicious predators that have dies in the forest.

[@Ookami88]

@Jurassic Hero There is a difference between possession and manipulation. What you describe and bring the example of poltergeists is their ability to manipulate inanimate objects. What I wanted to point out was that Timberwolves could be possessed spirits that use twigs and branches as their medium because plants are still alive. Even cut off branches still have life in them for a while, since you can use them as saplings to plant new trees. It is possible that the spirits of predators can only use the barely alive sturdy tree branches as medium to imitate life. Though, to be honest, that's only my own opinion.

[@ameliasegan2138]

Dark I love it

[@jacobbelow4136]

9:00 Ya know what Twilight's abysmal display of indifference reminds me of right there? One of the earlier scenes from 'Coraline'; Coraline: "I almost fell down a well yesterday, Mom. I would have died." Mom: "That's nice, dear."

[@chloenieuwsma4846]

yep sounds acurate. perfectly sums up all of my hate

[@rickyrehbein9241]

In G1 MLP there was a scene where Spike and some friends were attacked by walking tree animals and in there Spike realized he was pretty much a walking flamethrower and those tree animals were not able to do anything. In here Spike is...this.

[@albertschoise8091]

Ricky Rehbein G1? Dang you remember that?

[@EssexAggiegrad2011]

We got something like that in the movie

[@pigifi]

1) He is not a killer and 2) Setting fire to timberwolves in the middle of a dense forest is asking for the next wildfire to happen.

[@MintyCoffee]

pigifi you can’t kill timberwolves genius.

[@irisravenhild9060]

And that's one of the reasons I'm still a big fan of G1

[@CalliopePony]

Re the cotton/serving thing: The noun form of "cotton" comes from the Old French word "coton" which comes from an Arabic or Egyptian root. It refers to the plant which was commonly harvested by slaves. The verb form "cotton to" or "cotton with" comes from the Welsh "cytuno" which means "to agree". I can see how the choice of wording might lead to unfortunate implications, but it's just a homonym.

[@zigzoinks5493]

Night Shade Wut...?

[@CalliopePony]

I don't know this person. I reported the creepy comment, but KZbin hasn't done anything.

[@epicfights7898]

Amethyst Bennett his comments keep saying the same stuff so optimistically I don't think he is serious, just being a stupid troll, but yeah better report him.

[@CalliopePony]

Amethyst Bennett Thanks

[@CalliopePony]

Exactly. I'm used to dealing with trolls. Most of them aren't even worth noticing. But some things cross the line.

[@sadlobster1]

Also, as far as Spike's code is concerned. I think the reason behind it is this. In some legends (and even Dreamwork's Dragons.) I have heard that some dragons have an instinct to protect those close to them. Other legends say that some dragons protect the weak and never harm the innocent. In other words; Garble, you're fair game to be eaten alive. Because you're about as innocent as a U.S. politician

[@Barnowl65]

The message would have been stronger if Spike did everything well and Applejack still didn't want him serve her. It would have been great character development for her because it better shows that she doesn't want him thinking that he owes his life to her, unlike what's presented which seems to be "I don't want you helping me because you're annoying."

[@epicfights7898]

Barnowl65 when a KZbin comment can do it better than the Writers xD

[@michaelmcjunkin1372]

Twilight: ‘dear Princess Celestia, I’m too focused on my work to even care about what Spikes doing while I’m working. I’m such a good friend.’

[@Arthur2light]

24:55 Editor: [Should we tell him about "Just for Sidekicks"?] Me: Let him have his moment, before it dawns on him that he is not free.

[@dejaypage1575]

Arthur2light just for Sidekicks isn’t as bad though. It’s more likely his dragon greed overshadowing him after a brief stint of a loss of control

[@doctoreggnog6644]

I actually find Just For Sidekicks fun. It's just a light silly episode.

[@spectrumscribble1498]

*(puts on Rarity voice)* Shh, shh. Let him have this, darling.

[@RedfurredPikachu]

Just for sidekicks is pretty decent, not amazing but not frustrating either.

[@Wiimeiser]

And Enter said One Bad Apple was worse... If he's right... Fun fact: This episode was written solely to have a Rarity episode, but they had to rewrite the whole episode from scratch because she came off as too mean. And _it shows._

[@spongebobplushiestuff8612]

Wiimeiser mrenter in his review of this episode, he said that fact, you stole that fact

[@zigzoinks5493]

SpongebobPlushieStuff ! You can’t really “steal” a fact.

[@Lunar_Circle]

@@spongebobplushiestuff8612 How TF can you steal a fact?

[@sdm47]

SpongebobPlushieStuff ! You can’t steal a fucking fact fuck nut

[@starvoltnexus3139]

SpongebobPlushieStuff ! I don’t know if you can still facts so much as you can spread them around

[@MDWolfe-ks5fu]

“I mean, ladies, you just can’t marry the guy who opens the door for you! Do you?” If that was the case, I could open the door for Fluttershy.

[@MDWolfe-ks5fu]

Brandon Roberts ... Good luck with her.

[@homuraakemi103]

Sweet Madoka, I’m glad that isn’t a thing...

[@gulfgiggleanimations4472]

How would one open the door for cartoons in the first place?

[@lapislazulyee]

Brandon Roberts no I will open the door

[@gulfgiggleanimations4472]

metal craze I’m already an animator ... Welp, time to open the door for Jessica Rabbit.

[@giovanniorellana2200]

And thus, the Spike trilogy has been completed!

[@michaelaburns734]

Giovanni Orellana Josh is free

[@tazmanzzzz]

Except for just for sidekicks

[@sirbobthemarvelous]

and to a lesser extent triple threat

[@isenokami7810]

robert zheng For a while I was going on a tirade on Amino because I disliked Triple Threat. I cut myself off because I got tired of mentioning it, and all three episodes reviewed for this trilogy are far worse.

[@ants7279]

Giovanni Orellana fuck you!

[@sadlobster1]

What you said about the Buddhist's meaning about material things makes sense. In the Simpsons, it's explained that ATTACHMENTS to material goods kills the soul. You can play with a ball, drink a soda from McDonald's, play a video game and such. But when you start valuing those things as if they have a life...that's questionable. The only time I place attachment on personal goods is when said goods have sentimental value to me. When it comes to a toy I've had since childhood, a favorite book or even a blanket my mother made me. That's when material things have value to me. But I could care less if my TV dies, my computer dies or if all technology dies

[@lucasbonica5065]

Amen

[@aussienimbat9988]

Spikes actual hobbies are: Helping twilight Hoofball MLPs version of Dungeons and dragons Feel free to leave comments of other things Spike's hobbies actually are

[@cybercrasherstv]

Well this is just sad

[@KrimzonFlygon1]

Flexing in the mirror and going: “Looking good, Spike, looking REAL good!“

[@chloenieuwsma4846]

Baking? Comic book reading?, Spending time with Rarity, Pen Pals with Gabby the Griffion, I could go on.

[@Warrior-Of-Virtue]

The worst part is that this didn't have to be a bad episode as the initial setup had a lot of potential. Here's one way it could have gone. After Spike gets the day off from Twilight, he realizes that he can't think of anything to do so he goes to visit each of the Mane Six to see if they want to do something and ends up helping them with something. He helps Rarity with her shop, he helps Applejack with her farm work, he helps Pinkie bake, etc. And as he's doing this, he slowly realizes that he is most happy and fulfilled when he's being helpful or, in other words, being a good assistant. To sum it up, this could have been Spike's (metaphorical) Cutie Mark episode.

[@yawninglion1677]

This episode would be infinitely better if at the end it turned out this Spike was just a Changeling, and the real Spike walks in after, like, spending a day at the spa or something.

[@StealingShad3zMusic]

I need to look up the Canada and residential schools part cause I’m surprised I never heard about this. Especially since I live in Mississippi, which is infamous for that era. As for this and other stereotypes they use for applejack, seriously DHX how do you view us deep southerners?!

[@littlekuribohimposte]

StealingShad3z Yeaaaaah, we’re not proud of it... also when it came to the freed slaves, the land we gave them was usually the shitty land we didn’t want

[@azathoth7587]

StealingShad3z It was shockingly recent. its horrifying to think about.

[@starvoltnexus3139]

StealingShad3z I hope every school was burned the Wood was not even worthy to be recycled

[@RedHoard]

The last residential school closed in 1996

[@JCBro-yg8vd]

You don't wanna know, especially nowadays when I can imagine they're looking at their neighbors to the South and thinking: "How can you still be this far behind us?"

[@spectrumscribble1498]

7:03-7:08 Silver Quill made a cameo! EDIT: 15 likes in just two days? Thank you guys so much! *squeals in excitement*

[@sananaryon4061]

The concept of life debt in this episode is done really bad. When someone saves your life, you shouldn't be put in their debt, because saving someone's life should be something you do either way. Look to Star Wars for a life debt that works. Wookies can put themselves in someone's debt IF THEY WANT. It's considered a great honor to the one it's being paid to, and the wookie is honored among his own people, but it's entirely up to them. At the moment I can only think of two life debts in the whole of star wars legends: Chewbacca and his family's debt to the Solo family, and Bowdaar's debt to Revan

[@realJoeMavro]

Too many different writers with too many different visions...well, it's not like MLP is the only franchise that suffers from it.

[@ants7279]

darkruler64 up yours!

[@realJoeMavro]

No thanks. I don't swing that way.

[@RedfurredPikachu]

Now to be fair the writers on that list he mentioned were'nt all there at the same time. At this point the only writer who's actually been there from the start is Megahn Mcarthy, Everyone else is from season 4 onward.

[@realJoeMavro]

+RedfurredPikachu Then maybe the staff needs some kind of continuity specialist, someone to go over each episode in development and make sure nothing in it contradicts anything from a previous episode. Or maybe the writers all need to keep in touch with one another. Basically, whatever was going on in Lucasbooks from 2002 to 2005 needs to go on in the MLP staff because the Clone Wars Legends writers all seemed to be on the same page, except for spinoff writers like Genndy Tartakovsky. The MLP comics are starting to follow the show's continuity a lot closer, so they may be on the right track already.

[@RedfurredPikachu]

@@realJoeMavro Do they need too? I mean when you compare how Spike's been handled after season 5 he's been treated a lot better where his episodes have been consistently good and they understand how to bring out the best in his character. Even Triple Threat which is certainly a good but weaker outing doesn't fall into the same rut as Dragon Quest, Spike at your service, and Owls well that ends well,

[@bookmarkr7694]

Other than cleaning the pig and catching the balloon, Spike rolled a 1 for everything

[@darthsombra2102]

Question: If someone saves your live. Couldn't you just simply name your first born after him or her?

[@thegayghost872]

Darth Sombra would be a lot easier

[@demi-femme4821]

The Admiral Raddus method

[@ants7279]

Darth Sombra I say no!to your clitoris

[@jinhunterslay1638]

Or copy his/her hairstyle and beat up everyone who *DARES* insult it ??

[@zigzoinks5493]

Jinhunter Slay Welp, that second bit was unnecessary and irrelevant.

[@GloomyFish]

I'm actually surprised that enough people even remember this episode for it to be consodered one of the worst... I literally forgot this episode existed

[@darkflame728]

Same. I vaguely remember it being a bad episode, but not nearly enough for it to be memorable.

[@ants7279]

Gloomy Fish lol you suck ass

[@Uloveeverglow]

same

[@sdm47]

Night Shade There’s no need for that bullshit here fuck off

[@thegoodwitchluzura]

Hey @Night Shade, I’ve got a fun fact for you, did you know that what we see around us is actually a reflection of what’s going on within ourselves? Have you ever stopped to think that if you think all bronies are retarded pedophiles, maybe it’s because that’s what you really think of yourself? Just a thought - much love x

[@ShadyDoorags]

Yo, I need a trigger warning if you're gonna put clips of The Splinter on here.

[@Enchie]

Shady Doorags At least it wasn't Where the Dead go to Die.

[@isenokami7810]

Shady Doorags Am I the only one who still thinks The Splinter was funny? And for the record, this is from someone who isn’t a gross out fan.

[@Enchie]

Ise no Kami Yes, you are.

[@ants7279]

Shady Doorags fick you

[@RiderNexus]

jthedog Is that really be something to be proud of

[@cpcoultertweedles7216]

I like to think that the Dragon Code is a result of Dragon Quest: Spike being so desperate to be different from the aggressive dragons that he made up a code to follow. The whole issue with it not existing later would have been easy to resolve as well: Twilight could have just reminded Spike that he doesn't need a code to be a good dragon. Of course, that wouldn't save the rest of the episode, but it would make things a little better

[@phantomvulpe791]

Thumbs up for the DBZA reference

[@ilikecurry2345]

*DBZA

[@ants7279]

Dante Vera bite me!

[@phantomvulpe791]

The #6 Runaway Guys Fan oh. I rarely watch that series. I'll fix that

[@albertschoise8091]

Night Shade okay. *grabs a ferret* say hello to Draco

[@spongebobplushiestuff8612]

Now all we need some kirby abridged references in a review in stranger than fanfiction and I'm happy

[@gamemasteranthony2756]

Right...that's done with. Now...someone get Dr. Wolf so Josh can begin his therapy for having to endure all that crap.

[@TatsurouKaos]

... I'm now tempted to write a "How it should have happened" story where I rewrite the events of episodes that ignore past character development to how they would have happened - and how the moral could still be delivered - if said development weren't ignored... Starting with this one.

[@RedfurredPikachu]

Honestly this idea has way too many bad implications behind it to save. Keep Spike's sense of honor and rewrite it according to what Josh said at the end of the review.

[@solaris9426]

TatsurouKaos are you the same Tatsurou who writes the Adopted Displaced series?

[@RedDragonForce2]

@21:18 OR, now hear me out here: Spike breathes fire and TRANSPORT THE GIANT TIMBERWOLF TO CELESTIA IN CANTERLOT!!! Ever think of THAT possibility while panicking??

[@solaris9426]

Except it has been consistently shown that Spike only transports scrolls and other items emblazoned with a royal seal.

[@sedkitty03]

I agree with most of this review, but I just wanted to comment on one part in particular. As someone with OCD (and ADD), I have experienced moments like the one Twilight had - someone wanted my attention but I was too focused on something else to even notice them even raising their voice at me, so they did something that bugged me because of my OCD (and ADD), like tapping a pen repeatedly on a table or moving my book slightly. Usually, I did not react as calmly as Twilight did, though, but got mad at the person for disrupting my concentration. However, it still worked to get my attention, which is why I didn't think twice about it when it occurred in the episode - I saw that part of myself in Twilight and related to being entirely too caught up in what I was doing (most often reading) to notice any external interaction. I'm not saying this applies to everyone with OCD, but it isn't entirely unbelievable, either.

[@kaneaquino8295]

It should've been an episode involving Spike hanging out with Big Mac. Afterall, they both play Equestria's version of DND, and I'm curious on how they became friends in the first place

[@TalkingHeadProductions]

New head canon: this episode was a play put on by Chrysalis because she was trying to figure out why her plan on canterlot failed. Everyone was changelings, the wolves were animated by her green magic... It might just work. has this episode ever been referenced by another? If not, then it would work. (And the timber wolves don't count as a reference. There could be real ones and the fake ones Chrysalis made)

[@pinkiepoolgamerbrony2789]

and yet I'd question Why is Twilight acting like She doesn't care in these BAD Spike episodes? thus makes Twilight a BAD Guardian to Spike

[@RedfurredPikachu]

It sucks so much especially because it ignores a really good moment between them in the SEASON 3 PREMIRE.

[@pinkiepoolgamerbrony2789]

And Spike had an Awesome moment in the Season 3 premiere

[@RedfurredPikachu]

That too, but no Spike needs to be treated as stupid here apparently.

[@ants7279]

PinkiePool GamerBrony9 Up your bro!

[@pinkiepoolgamerbrony2789]

FUCK YOU

[@Tokuman100]

Overall grading of the Spike Trilogy episodes. * Dragon Quest: F+ * Owl's Well That Ends Well: D * Spike at Your Service: F+ So basically, OWTEW ended up being the best episode Josh had to review in this marathon.

[@lordofthepizzapie9319]

´that's just sad.

[@Nazo-kage]

There were two things about this episode that I thought were very interesting: 1. The original script for this episode had a rarity as the one spike owed a life that too, but they switched it to Apple Jack when they realized just how bad rarities character would become to make it work. 2. The writer for this episode worked on adventure time before moving to MLP this actually explains a lot. The actions and personality quirks they laid on Spike would not have looked out of place at all on the main character of adventure time.

[@JoCoBrony]

Josh is looking unusually orange today...

[@AramautheFierySecretary]

We were filming in a hotel for EQLA, so the lighting was a little unfortunate but still out of our control. :-/

[@ants7279]

JoCoBrony screw youuuu!

[@JaelinBezel]

Nah, he was just trying to show his support for President Trump (kidding, kidding...)

[@synchaos9141]

Probably fell on some cheetos

[@ouchiegiverjr]

Cody Hines what's wrong with that?

[@connorthompson8376]

Okay. Now that you mention it, the baking thing sticks out.

[@isenokami7810]

Let us all be thankful for Gauntlet of Fire.

[@NthDoctorWho]

The only good thing about SaYS was the Timberwolves and I wish we got more of them God, I miss unicorn Twilight

[@albertschoise8091]

The Doctor you are the 2 best docter

[@zigslotheon]

Fame and Misfortune would like a word with you

[@ilikecurry2345]

The Cutie Re-Mark has them in an alternate world where Luna rules and is evil.

[@NthDoctorWho]

Still not enough wood wolves though

[@albertschoise8091]

The Doctor WOOD WOLVES?!!! YOU IDOIT YOUR THE WORST DOCTER

[@Arexion5293]

Timberwolf, that is made of bunch of wood and sticks, fights a fire breathing dragon. The FIRE BREATHING dragon beats it by throwing a small pebble at it. ... Just... They set up the confrontation perfectly, making a big beast face off a person with the perfect ability to counter their strength and.. they just throw a pebble at it. ... Was this supposed to be subversive or what the hell was the idea here?

[@alf513]

Arexion5293 bad writing

[@LianMisaki]

Being generous but perhaps it was to avoid forest fire starting implications from a MC

[@solaris9426]

Plus, how do we even know Timberwolves are even flammable?

[@lightyearpig12]

Why do I have this strong feeling Spike probably made up the Dragon Code on the fly to feel good about himself?

[@rickyrehbein9241]

I have the sneaking suspicion that Hasbro hates Spike, Applejack, Big Mac, and Rainbow Dash because they aren't feminine enough for them.

[@connorthompson8376]

As for the writers, some have left and others have come in. So it's not so many at once. But yes, it means the new writers need to learn the ways of the old. One continual issue is that, since these are stand alone episodes rather than story arcs, they probably have multiple writing teams working on different episodes at the same time. And there might not be enough communication.

[@EditDeath]

No question how bad this episode is, but I have an idea for where the "noble dragon code" came from. I think Spike may have created it BECAUSE of his prior meetings with dragons. They didn't live up to his expectations, so he created a code to live by so he could become what he felt a dragon SHOULD be. This ep proved it needed serious revisions, which is why he doesn't follow it after this. I realize the reasonings flimsy, but it's how I cope.

[@moonman375]

19:55 notice how twilight teleports near spike THEN LEAVES HIM THERE WHILE RUNNING AWAY

[@Rose-yx6jq]

13:24 unfortunately that I can actually hear her saying that in this episode. Word for word. However if he was actually doing stuff for someone I think that Fluttershy would be the most merciful.

[@_NIKOS9_NIKOS]

God I've been waiting for this one

[@albertschoise8091]

Night Shade ........ YOU AGAIN?!!!!!!!

[@blackbeltgamer98fire-spitt96]

20:56. Okay, Bionicle reference time! There were 3 Timberwolves that fused into one giant Timberwolf...Behold! The Timberwolf Kaita, Demon Automaton of The Everfree Forest! Yeah! Been waiting to use that one! joshscorcher, I am really loving the new additions to your outro animation; it looks freaking awesome!

[@michaelmcjunkin1372]

But seriously every cartoon done this story: rugrats, puffy ami hunk, Hey Arnold, phineas and ferb, Barnyard, catdog. The list is endless.

[@nickmohammadi454]

16:47. "Oh, sue me up the alps! You knew this joke was coming!" Again, just in case anyone was curious.

[@MALEMization]

Silver Quill has ascended to Spirit of Continuity!

[@arcsparkasriel]

First off, in the scene where Twilight is ignoring Spike, after accidentally giving Spike the impression that he can remain under Applejack's "ownership", make her snap back to her senses, run after Spike, and have her apologize for her obliviousness and try to convince him to loosen up a bit with his "code".

[@coolcat001100]

So, let me just make sure I have this right... you're saying it DOES work?

[@MaraFey345]

Ok, I laughed when Silver Quill suddenly appeared stroking himself (a plushie of himself, not the other kind of... stroking)

[@Swarming-Languendo]

On the first day of christmas the Joker gave to me, a really cool review of Mlp

[@pupperpalace9889]

Mr. Chum 🎵On the second day of Christmas, The Joker gave to me three plushies of Princess Luna🎵

[@albertschoise8091]

Loveygum Kittys Goddess The 1st on the third day of christmas the joker gave to me 3 lunar armIEs

[@connorthompson8376]

Okay. Noble dragon thing was contrived for the episode's convenience. They tended to put a lot of things out of hats in Season One. Given the young audience, they may have gone for entertaining in stand alone episodes, without really mapping out continuity.

[@Im_VyreFly]

I think this would have more acceptable as the 4th or 5th episode of season 1, that way we could see some (how little there is) growth between spike episodes.

[@Im_VyreFly]

What on earth are you talking about? What does your list of profanities have to do with my comment?

[@epicfights7898]

Brick Brony yeah that guy is most likely a troll, he's been making stupid replies to other comments as well in this video but most people aren't rly paying attention to him.

[@RedfurredPikachu]

Ehh doubtful, in fact it might've turned people off from the show.

[@ValroggTheInvincible]

There's really only one story I can think of where the whole 'Life Debt' idea actually panned out as something good, and that's because the characters in question are best friends and one of the most iconic duos in cinematic history: Han Solo and Chewbacca.

[@officerhappy8189]

I guess we're all doing things we don't want to do this weekend.

[@ants7279]

Officer Trigger Happy your show sucks balls dude and you know it get a life.

[@officerhappy8189]

Night Shade if you have any suggestions, as to how I can improve my channel, I'd be more than happy to hear it. If I've said anything you take issue with, I am open for a discussion

[@BiodegradableYTP]

We now join the Firey Joker, filming his latest video from inside a glass of beer.

[@pinkiepoolgamerbrony2789]

Spike's Dragon Code is Stupid and thank Celestia it wouldn't be brought back in a Future episode

[@yugoxgc]

PinkiePool GamerBrony9 Well it was thought out by by baby so what did you expect?

[@RedfurredPikachu]

The problem is that Spike has been shown to be smarter than that and this was 3 seasons in. Yeah he's still a kid but even kids can tell when something sounds too unreasonable if their mature enough.

[@spideyviewer327]

12:56 and somewhere, Brawny Buck feels the need to shout his famous line.

[@mixedlove217]

"Oh God, the implications!"

[@shadowldrago]

I like the idea of Spike having made his own moral code to try and differentiate himself, even if only to himself, from other dragons who are, less than stellar, but, the way it's done, is subpar. Now if it were just, "I'm just gonna help you out FOR A DAY." THEN it'd be a lot less painful. I suppose it's not unlike GT in a sense. Good ideas, but lacking in execution. Except at least GT has some cool moments and is a guilty pleasure to some. This episode, not so much.

[@sethmoss8671]

GT?

[@sdm47]

seth moss Dragon ball GT

[@developingopinionmedia2909]

Spike: "Or you might need help...breathing." Me: How that wouldn't apply only to Applejack nearly drowning or choking, is far beyond me.

[@deathice2592]

Everything in this episode has made me violently angry. Oh great now I'm agreeing with vegeta. Look what you made me do.

[@BronyNumber4096]

"He's a dragon, he could have breathed fire." They did a comic about this. Yeah, he can burn the Timber Wolves away, but until they're reduced to ash, they're temporarily EVEN *MORE* DANGEROUS THAN BEFORE.

[@johnking9943]

Why did one of the coolest enemies I've seen the Mane Six face have to debut here? The Timberwolves were awesome antagonists, and they need to be in another episode other than this! Who's with me on this! Who votes for more wolves of timber!?

[@deathxanamon7211]

ME, I FREAKING LOVE THE TIMBERWOLVES.

[@sarasamaletdin4574]

I felt similar with the Ursa's so nice one was in the film even if only in flashback animation.

[@elderscrollsswimmer4833]

My thought: timber=wood. It burns well. Spike is a dragon. Dragons breathe fire. How come Spike does not BURN those timberwolves? Confidence issue?

[@aprilstewart6734]

Love all the dbz clips josh! Your antics are also very fun to watch. If you held the door open for me I don't think I'd be putting a ring on my finger, but I'd definitely be up for lunch! Lol

[@yugoxgc]

Ugh... its not A dragon code Dude. Its *SPIKE* the Dragon Code. His name is part of the thing, He said it right when he pulled the thing out

[@CaptainRhodor]

2:44 THE BALLOON SWORD OMFF!

[@pinkiepoolgamerbrony2789]

and yet I'd find Ironic how the Show is entitled Friendship is Magic with the rest of the Mane Six ditch Spike and AppleJack when Twilight should have used Magic to fight off or Destroy that HUGE Timberwolf

[@oakenshadow6763]

I watched the bloopers for this video first. Before that, I watched your "Owls Well that Ends Well" video. Seeing you nail that line was definitely worth the spoiler. 3:35 Remembering lines is a pain!

[@doereymia]

IF I️ DIDNT KNOW ANY BETTER ID SAY I️ WAS BREATHING

[@The-Stray-Shadow]

2:50 that starwars refrence is freaking brilliant

[@TheAAJYu]

Press 1 if you feel bad for Josh having to sit through this episode.

[@bivcbmtgstgtssscqcrddgtrsm2257]

3:15 He's heat proof. The worst he got out of that was probably a splinter.

[@doctoreggnog6644]

I'm actually neutral towards this episode. The core elements of the plot suck, but I like a lot of the little moments. Twilight's OCD, Rainbow's novel and being willing to smash into all those rocks, Rarity being willing to eat that gross pie for Spike, the cool looking timberwolves and Spike being smart enough to see through the fake one, etc.

[@ants7279]

Doctor Eggnog screwwww youuuuu!why dont you make a sing along out of that

[@zigzoinks5493]

Also, the Giant Timberwolf doing the “give-me-a-moment” gesture.

[@albertschoise8091]

Night Shade *slaps you and kicks you in the nuts*

[@t-sparks7874]

Yes I agree with you Doctor Eggnog I don't like this episode but it has good moments I don't see what the big deal is.

[@ciciizo1193]

I can already tell from the thumbnail and beginning that this is going to be... something

[@TheRavenir]

This remains my least favorite episode of the entire series for the exact reasons you mentioned, Josh. It is a complete disgrace how Spike is portrayed in this episode. This is not Spike, but just a terrible interpretation of his character. And then there's Twilight just completely ignoring him when he tells her what he's been doing. AHHHHHHHH I absolutely loathe this episode. Everything about it makes me want to tear my own hair out.

[@MelonTartVA]

When people complain about Spike episodes: Oh, hello, *Gauntlet of Fire* and *Molt Down* welcome to the party

[@machinedragonnero7740]

Yes my friend you are free, free to choose your own destiny, free to choose who you want to be and most importantly your free from bad writing. UNTIL THE NEXT BAD SPIKE EPISODE!!! Haha uhhh I'm a terrible person... 😀

[@RedfurredPikachu]

Actually the ones following it were better even just for sidekicks was good.

[@machinedragonnero7740]

RedfurredPikachu Awesome! the only reason why I did that was just for fun and honestly I think Josh needed a bit of planned humor.

[@RedfurredPikachu]

Oh I see.

[@machinedragonnero7740]

RedfurredPikachu Yep... 😁

[@machinedragonnero7740]

Night Shade That's funny because she said she didn't feel a thing. oh and Yah she said that.

[@i8dacookies55]

15:47 Implying you’ve never held a door open for a lady.

[@APerson-ws4cw]

I see you've been watching DBZ abridged.

[@developingopinionmedia2909]

I'm gonna need to examine this episode myself at some point but the more I watch this, the more I think, "This is the ultimate digression from show continuity."

[@nerdyvids1]

Your mic quality seems better

[@bowsercrusher19]

Spike, who hit you with the idiot stick? You are literally a walking flamethrower. Literally the episode before Apple jack used you to light the fires to cook the apple fritters for the Apple Family Reunion.

[@gobokinje9183]

here's an interesting thought: What if it really wasn't spike. What if it was Thorax's first intro to friendship o3o I know it doesn't fit, but it's an interesting idea

[@ants7279]

Gobo Kinje dick

[@gobokinje9183]

??????

[@epicfights7898]

Gobo Kinje don't wry, he does that on alot of these videos recently, just ignore him.

[@epicfights7898]

Gobo Kinje also, if this idea is that thorax impersonates spike in order be intro to friendship, then why would he tell applejack that he owe her for saving his life because then he would be lying and making her believe she save spike from danger when rly he was somewhere safe and lying is bad especially when trying to get a friend, but im just helping with your idea =P

[@gobokinje9183]

Fair point, wouldn't work very well

[@revaslatts8011]

What I like about this episode: •Detail on the Timberwolves •Jokes like Pinkie's mustache What I hate about this episode: •Twilight's incompetence •Unintentional racism

[@RedfurredPikachu]

You summed up Merriewether willams bad writing in a nut shell and it's why people really hate mysterious mare do well. All of her bad episodes had characters acting either like idiots or jerks to move the plot forward. Wonderbolt's academy was her previous one before this one, and I think that one was just a fluke that it was actually good for me, probably because there was a jerk character she could use without turning everyone else into one. It's all subjective of course, but when it's obvious a writer clearly just isn't trying to make something good, it's really hard to defend the story from people who don't like it.

[@MintyCoffee]

People hate mare do well because they don’t know good writing.

[@Daemon_Belial]

It's actually funny how the writers justified the continuity errors in the character's development with the episode Fame and Misfortune. I think I'll watch your review of that one after this :P

[@lucarianscout]

I knew this episode was bad, but watching it again...I honestly couldn't watch it again. I wonder if the voice actors knew what they were getting into. Also, swing low sweet chariot. Nice touch.

[@DariusKetchum2010]

The real question is: Why would the Apples have eggs on a shelf that high? and how do they get them down?

[@TheTexasBr0]

24:55 Should we also tell him about Princess Spike?

[@goldendragon6570]

He actually liked that episode.

[@ShTHfan1]

And good on him too. It's a seriously good episode.

[@Mia-W2]

0:19. Mr Enter? He said he thought it was objectively bad, but he said he still enjoyed it.

[@animationrainritewolf8388]

Lily Orchard actually likes this episode and is his 10th Best Episode

[@tjbolton3728]

Canadian jokes, Josh. You got in trouble once.

[@billyesparza9735]

Tj Bolton Stop fucking commenting

[@tjbolton3728]

Billy Esparza Too late, bud. Also, it needs to be said. If you hate it, swell for you. If not, then who are you to say that?

[@Crimetimekenny]

I like to think spikes ideas of the "noble dragon" came from pony written stories . I mean, he grew up in a library and we hear about spike reading a story where the hero's a dragon in flurry of emotions . Mabey he belive that some dragons out there are like the dragons in the story.

[@SkorpionDoorman]

This episode was the Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric (Or Sonic '06) of MLP.

[@paigelively6264]

Flash Sentry I’d say Rise of Lyric. Sonic ‘06 at least had the potential to be something good. Rise of Lyric had almost nothing redeemable.

[@spongebobplushiestuff8612]

And rainbow falls is the bubsy 3d of mlp

[@TheoryWitch]

Wait, natural born life? So if Twilight or some other force brought him back to life, he'd serve Twilight again! Loophole!