I loved this episode

Really

Really

REALLY loved it.

Best episode since the opener for sure. And the best Pinkie episode of the series. This episode manages to fix what Friend in Deed did wrong. Friend in Deed had the Smile song, but that was literally the only highlight of the episode. Smile, Smile, Smile represented Pinkie for who she really is but the rest of the episode had her annoy the heck out of a character that didn’t want to be bothered. But this episode is so filled with positivity and fun moments as if they took what Smile, Smile, Smile represents to Pinkie Pie and managed to remember how it represented her well, and filled an entire episode with it.

This is the Pinkie we know and love. She’s not always the best character in every single episode. Heck she was pretty flat in the previous episode Three’s a Crowd where she can be carried away from her friends by a simple balloon or she gets overexcited for used furniture. But Pinkie Pride shows clearly why people love Pinkie Pie. This is Pinkie Pie’s equivalent to Hurricane Fluttershy for Fluttershy. In case you’re not familiar with how I thought about Hurricane Fluttershy. I praise it as one of the best of the series. In fact this is the first non-Twilight centered episode I’d say are among my favorites ever since Hurricane Fluttershy itself (My favorite episodes of the series are: Cutie Mark Chronicles, Lesson Zero, Hurricane Fluttershy, Canterlot Wedding, Magic Duel, Magical Mystery Cure, Princess Twilight Sparkle, and now Pinkie Pride is on that list). That should be quite a compliment for this episode already.

Weird Al Yankovic did an amazing job performing in this episode. He felt very natural, he didn’t take the entire spotlight, and his character is one of the best one-shot characters in the show. I must give kudos to him and the staff for managing to bring him in for a very memorable appearance. Additionally, I can see Cheese Sandwich X Pinkie Pie becoming one of the most popular Pinkie Pie ships out there. Both characters played off each other very well, and the fact Pinkie was the reason he became a Party Pony traveler in the first place should be all that people need to ship them more then most ships, even more so then some of the Main 6  only combination ships. Also I’m personally dubbing the name of the ship Pizza. Since that’s essentially what a “Cheese Pie” is. Maybe it’s a tad unorthodox and some people would rather go for something like “Cheesie” or “Pinkieese”. But Pinkie and Cheese Sandwich themselves are rather strange, I think a ship between them deserves more then the usual portmanteau shipping names.

We now even have half of the Rainbow keys now and still have another half a season to go. Oh my gosh, I think I’m falling in love with this season so, so much. It has surpassed Season 3 already methinks in terms of the overall sense (Though I’m hoping to have at least one or two more truly great episodes like the Opener and this one) and I think right now it might even be almost better then the first season was already. And at the rate it’s going. It will even surpass Season 2, my current favorite of the show. I just have no words for how things are going right now.

Also just like Magical Mystery Cure, this episode seems to make me always smile by the end of the episode. Is it just because they managed to make another musical that’s really full of positivity? My favorite song is probably Pinkie’s Lament. It’s funny though, my favorite songs from both Musical episodes seems to be the sad ones. As I liked I’ve Got to Find A Way the most from MMC as well, Celestia’s Ballad also kinda counts as a tear jerker and I loved that one too. But more of a Tears of Joy kind of thing.

Agggghhhhh, I just love this episode to pieces! I think I said all I really could. Pinkie Pride provides an example of why I love this show so much when it is at it’s best. My favorite part of Pinkie’s Lament that always managed to give me a chill illustrates exactly what this episode did. “They love seeing me, the Real Pinkie. Show them the time of their life, like they’ve never known!”. As this episode did show the real Pinkie Pie and gave us one heck of an episode. I must give all the kudos to everyone who worked to make this episode. Very much well done from the higher-ups like Meghan and Jayson, to the many animators and storyboard artists, and of course Daniel Ingram, Amy Keating Rodgers & Weird Al Yankovic for providing another great musical episode.