- Starring
- Ashleigh Ball, Tabitha St. Germain, Tara Strong
- Creator
- Lauren Faust
- Rating
- TV-Y
- Genre
- Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
- Release date
- Oct 10, 2010
- Where to watch
- Netflix, Plex, Tubi
In My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Twilight Sparkle, a studious unicorn, is sent to Ponyville by Princess Celestia to learn about friendship. Initially focused on her studies, Twilight befriends five ponies—Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Applejack, Rarity, and Fluttershy. Together, they navigate challenges, solve problems, and face threats like Nightmare Moon and Discord, using the Elements of Harmony and the power of their friendship to maintain peace in Equestria.
WOKE ALERT: In season 9, they introduce lesbian ponies.
James Carrick
James Carrick is a passionate film enthusiast with a degree in theater and philosophy. James approaches dramatic criticism from a philosophic foundation grounded in aesthetics and ethics, offering insight and analysis that reveals layers of cinematic narrative with a touch of irreverence and a dash of snark.
One comment
Sweet Deals
June 9, 2025 at 9:40 pm
Shockingly, despite my love of cartoons, I actually skipped watching Friendship is Magic entirely when it aired on TV. (I personally have a low tolerance for hyperactive screaming and comical overreactions because I’m not a prepubescent boy). During those years, I wasted all my television hours watching Transformers Prime and Rescue Bots instead. What can I say? I dig giant robots.
I’ll “take this one” if others would like me to, but nine seasons and several Equestria Girls spin-offs is a lot to review. In the interest of honesty and fairness, I’d like to invite the loyal fans who actually watched the show over the course of ten years to weigh in first. I’m willing to take a wild guess and say that if a show lasted nine seasons, it probably changed a lot over the years and it likely wasn’t the same show in the last season that fans adored in the first one. Somewhere in between it may have passed a “best before” day.