Castle Sweet Castle
Twilight's friends help her turn a castle into a home.
"Castle Sweet Castle" is the third episode of the fifth season of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, written by Joanna Lewis and Kristine Songco and directed by Jim Miller. It originally aired on Discovery Family on April 11, 2015. The episode focuses on Twilight Sparkle's difficulty adjusting to her new castle and her friends' efforts to help her feel at home.
Quick Facts
- Series
- My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
- Writer
- Joanna Lewis & Kristine Songco
- Director
- Jim Miller
- Air date
- 11 April 2015
- Length
- 22 minutes
Facts from the source article.
Plot
Twilight Sparkle had been avoiding her new castle, spending far too much time helping her friends with chores they didn't need done. She scrubbed Fluttershy's animals spotless and raced Rainbow Dash over and over. Her friends finally confronted her over pancakes, and Twilight admitted the castle felt too large, cold, and empty to ever feel like home, unlike her beloved Golden Oak Library. To help, they planned a surprise redecorating while she relaxed at the Ponyville Day Spa, with Spike keeping her occupied. Each friend decorated according to their own taste, turning the throne room into a chaotic mess. Applejack brought in hay bales and apple crates, Fluttershy added various animals, Pinkie Pie installed hidden party cannons, Rainbow Dash hung Wonderbolts gear, and Rarity draped gemstone curtains and banners. Realizing the mistake, they removed everything and built a chandelier from the roots of the destroyed library, adorned with gems showing Twilight's fondest Ponyville memories. The sight moved Twilight to tears. She understood that home is not about how a place looks, but the memories made there, and she finally felt ready to create new ones in her castle.
Broadcast and reception
The Nielsen household ratings recorded that 0.2 percent of American households watched the episode, totaling 418,000 viewers. Sherilyn Connelly, who wrote Ponyville Confidential, assigned it a "C+" grade. Daniel Alvarez of Unleash The Fanboy rated it 8.5 out of 10, calling it "very good" and "a great watch." He commended the heartwarming conclusion and described the climax as "truly special." Alvarez noted the episode effectively addresses Twilight's first move from her library into the castle and praised the song "Make This Castle A Home" as catchy, though he pointed out minor flaws such as Pinkie Pie's "off moment" during the spoon scene.
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