Episode cast overview: | |||
Cathy Weseluck | ... | Spike (voice) | |
Willa Milner | ... | Princess Ember (voice) (as Ali Milner) | |
Kyle Rideout | ... | Thorax / Pony 1 (voice) | |
Tara Strong | ... | Twilight Sparkle (voice) | |
Kelly Sheridan | ... | Starlight Glimmer / Pony 2 (voice) | |
Ashleigh Ball | ... | Lyra Heartstrings (voice) |
Fearing that they may not get along, Spike does everything he can to prevent Ember and Thorax from meeting each other after he accidentally invites them both to Ponyville.
This episode features Thorax meeting up with Ember. It's always interesting to see two relevant characters in any series meet each other for the first time. Spike unfortunately is afraid that they're going to get into an argument so he tries to stop them from meeting. A pity he wasn't smart enough to not have them come on the same day. Ember is the dragon princess who was honestly probably one of my favorite guest characters on the show. I was disappointed that none of the other dragons and changelings appeared in this episode.
It's still great, because we get to see rare interaction between two great characters. I really do like Thorax's design. He (and the other changelings) appear to be like giant insects with antlers. It also helps that these designs are so amazingly colorful. I guess it's hard to find any real organism to compare them to. It doesn't amount to much, but we get to see Thorax turn into a bear. That's pretty cool for whatever reason. ***1/2