Just saw The Trial Less Trotten and Death of a Sales Pony, as well as Big Hoof Walking and The Fluttershy Effect.
I was honestly not expecting to love an episode, but here we are. I love the aesthetic of Fluttershy’s cottage, and how she has Edvard Munch’s The Scream on her mantle. I love how weird this show is, and how they can just casually make jokes about everything from felonies, to time dilation, to body pillows, to Pinkie having a dead brother, to dystopias.
In terms of structure, I’m seeing so much of what I wish FiM could have done. What I liked about Season Eight was that unlike every other season (except One), it established a gimmick and actually stuck with it. Here, they established The Royal Jelly Juggernaut, had it play a role in the individual stories, and then paid it off properly. Now the ongoing story revolves around Trail Trotters. I like how the show can just be about anything.
Another thing I want to mention is the art direction. It’s highly stylized, with an emphasis on secondary colours; so lots of oranges and greens and purples.