After Daring Do's identity is uncovered by a mysterious book writer, Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy try to help the adventurer pony. Dr. Caballeron asks Fluttershy to join his team, and he shar... Read allAfter Daring Do's identity is uncovered by a mysterious book writer, Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy try to help the adventurer pony. Dr. Caballeron asks Fluttershy to join his team, and he shares a secret with her.After Daring Do's identity is uncovered by a mysterious book writer, Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy try to help the adventurer pony. Dr. Caballeron asks Fluttershy to join his team, and he shares a secret with her.
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Ashleigh Ball
- Rainbow Dash
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Andrea Libman
- Fluttershy
- (voice)
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Michael Dobson
- Dr. Caballeron
- (voice)
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Chiara Zanni
- Daring Do
- (voice)
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Brian Drummond
- Ahuizotl
- (voice)
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Ian Hanlin
- Biff
- (voice)
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Scott Underwood
- Rogue
- (voice)
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- Lauren Faust
- Nicole Dubuc
- Bonnie Zacherle(uncredited)
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Lots of doubt about this episode
The Daring Do episodes were a bit of a mixed bag, although Daring Do herself was a long way from a bad character (the opposite). "Read It and Weep" and "Stranger Than Fan Fiction" were great and high points of their respective seasons. On the other side, "Daring Don't" disappointed, though more an uneven episode than a bad one, and one of its respective season it was one of the middling episodes. Same with "Daring Done".
My pick for the worst Daring Do episode is easily Season 9's "Daring Doubt", with it being the only one to do very little for me. The previous two Daring Do episodes were more slightly above average middling episodes, whereas "Daring Doubt" was a misfire and very mediocre final episode for Daring Do. While there were a sizeable batch of disappointing, barely average previous episodes of Season 9 with a couple of potential wastes, this was the season's first below average outing in my view and one of the season's worst. It also fares unfavourably when talking about the latter seasons in general.
"Daring Doubt" does have good things. The animation is great, it is immensely vibrant and the attention to detail in the backgrounds is very rich. Loved how vivid the setting is and how much the visuals have advanced and become more polished since 'My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic' first started. The music has energy and atmosphere, and placement-wise it is in harmony with the action and not at odds with it.
Voice acting is very, very good, that is another thing that has never been a fault throughout 'My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic's' run. Caballeron was a very interesting and well developed character that deserved a better episode. The Truth Talisman jokes agreed are very funny.
It is a shame however that very little else works. Was very mixed on Fluttershy's characterisation, her kindness, politeness and willingness to help are so appreciative and lovely traits to have, but there are too many times in the episode where she comes over as too easily fooled (which had never been the case before with Fluttershy), too nice and too wet. Do absolutely agree with the writing of Daring Do falling flat to a catastrophic degree and that it was clearly written by somebody who disliked her. She comes over as too much of a clueless idiot and her treatment is mean-spirited, big similar problems in the early Spike-centric episodes and with the episodes involving Rainbow Dash and the Wonderbolt characters in having negative flaws exaggerated and being treated badly.
Moreover, the writing and story are heavily flawed, with the story being especially messy. The script is very bland and confused, as well as handling the characters in too simple a manner by having them as too much of one personality or side (Caballeron is the sole exception). The story not only does not correct any of the flaws of "Daring Don't" and "Daring Done" it has all of them with even worse execution and more flaws along the way. The story is very erratically paced, with a rushed pace but the blandness of the writing makes it feel dull as other points, and fails to make sense. Too many contradictions and unanswered questions, indicative that the writers had forgotten that the other Daring Do episodes even existed, and too many abrupt gear tone changes that makes the tone feel muddled.
Other problems can be found with those two aspects too. It is excessively predictable, with too little new done with an already derivative scenario, and plays it far too safe with no risk taking. Obvious in the one-dimensional character writing and watering down of Fluttershy. The moral is too much of a rehash, despite good intentions on paper, and would have worked so much better if the story wasn't so safe and confused and if the characters had more complexity and likeability. Also didn't buy that a situation like the one here could end so conveniently and like conflict had not happened, it does not give a good message out.
Summing up, very disappointing and a lesser Season 9 episode. 4/10.
My pick for the worst Daring Do episode is easily Season 9's "Daring Doubt", with it being the only one to do very little for me. The previous two Daring Do episodes were more slightly above average middling episodes, whereas "Daring Doubt" was a misfire and very mediocre final episode for Daring Do. While there were a sizeable batch of disappointing, barely average previous episodes of Season 9 with a couple of potential wastes, this was the season's first below average outing in my view and one of the season's worst. It also fares unfavourably when talking about the latter seasons in general.
"Daring Doubt" does have good things. The animation is great, it is immensely vibrant and the attention to detail in the backgrounds is very rich. Loved how vivid the setting is and how much the visuals have advanced and become more polished since 'My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic' first started. The music has energy and atmosphere, and placement-wise it is in harmony with the action and not at odds with it.
Voice acting is very, very good, that is another thing that has never been a fault throughout 'My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic's' run. Caballeron was a very interesting and well developed character that deserved a better episode. The Truth Talisman jokes agreed are very funny.
It is a shame however that very little else works. Was very mixed on Fluttershy's characterisation, her kindness, politeness and willingness to help are so appreciative and lovely traits to have, but there are too many times in the episode where she comes over as too easily fooled (which had never been the case before with Fluttershy), too nice and too wet. Do absolutely agree with the writing of Daring Do falling flat to a catastrophic degree and that it was clearly written by somebody who disliked her. She comes over as too much of a clueless idiot and her treatment is mean-spirited, big similar problems in the early Spike-centric episodes and with the episodes involving Rainbow Dash and the Wonderbolt characters in having negative flaws exaggerated and being treated badly.
Moreover, the writing and story are heavily flawed, with the story being especially messy. The script is very bland and confused, as well as handling the characters in too simple a manner by having them as too much of one personality or side (Caballeron is the sole exception). The story not only does not correct any of the flaws of "Daring Don't" and "Daring Done" it has all of them with even worse execution and more flaws along the way. The story is very erratically paced, with a rushed pace but the blandness of the writing makes it feel dull as other points, and fails to make sense. Too many contradictions and unanswered questions, indicative that the writers had forgotten that the other Daring Do episodes even existed, and too many abrupt gear tone changes that makes the tone feel muddled.
Other problems can be found with those two aspects too. It is excessively predictable, with too little new done with an already derivative scenario, and plays it far too safe with no risk taking. Obvious in the one-dimensional character writing and watering down of Fluttershy. The moral is too much of a rehash, despite good intentions on paper, and would have worked so much better if the story wasn't so safe and confused and if the characters had more complexity and likeability. Also didn't buy that a situation like the one here could end so conveniently and like conflict had not happened, it does not give a good message out.
Summing up, very disappointing and a lesser Season 9 episode. 4/10.
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- TheLittleSongbird
- Mar 14, 2022
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