User Reviews

I admit generally that I liked My Little Pony more as a child rather than as an approaching adult, but there is still something about it that I find charming. I got my hopes up re-visiting the likes of the original movie, the specials, End of Flutter Valley and the TV shows after becoming a fan of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, which is one of the better animated shows right now, and(apart from the not bad but disappointing End of Flutter Valley) while not as good as I remember when I was younger they are nothing to be scorned at either. I was surprised at how nice and decent Escape from Catrina was. It is not perfect though, the ending is abrupt- perhaps a longer length might have helped- and I wasn't crazy about how Megan was animated, almost as if she had been animated in a rush. On the other hand, apart from Megan, the animation is actually pretty good, vibrant in the colours and the backgrounds are mostly fluid. Overall I do find Escape from Catrina one of the better-looking offerings of anything to do with My Little Pony in the 80s. I can think of songs more memorable than the songs here, but they are melodious and tuneful enough, and the incidental music has a wonderful sense of whimsy about it. The story zips along nicely, with some sweet, suspenseful moments, and the writing is better balanced than before, with the cute moments genuinely so without being cloying and any humour less slapstick, which I liked. The characters are great, the ponies are likable and Spike is still adorable. I loved the villain Catrina, much preferring her over Hydia and her daughters Reeka and Draggle, she is more dimensional and much more of a threat. The voice work is excellent too particularly from Tammy Grimes. All in all, very nice. 7/10 Bethany Cox

I watched this mostly as a child, but I still enjoy it. I have always liked the first episode much better, because of the danger the ponies faced. In this episode, half of it is them preparing a masquerade ball and playing. Still, this has some heartwarming moments which makes me fond of it.

Sundance is a character which brings out a lot of emotions for the episode. She starts off as clumsy, making some of the other ponies annoyed and they end up pushing her away. Seeing Megan comfort her and encourage her to try again, is a very sweet moment. In general, the episodes focuses a lot on characters doubting themselves and having others realize their true worth and what they are capable of. Usually you don't see these kinds of characters in focus, but rather those that are already full of confidence and brave.

It doesn't get a full 10, because the episode is kind of odd. There's a catlike woman who wants some potion so she can grow tall, shoot lightning from her eyes and create weather storms. And what will she do with this? I don't know. The character just seems to want to be powerful for the sake of it. It creates a weak villain. She also has a lizard humanoid who can transform himself into anything, who manages to never transform into anything useful for her plot to move forward. Which is rather odd, considering he can transform himself into a dragon and fly.