Pony General:"Season 12 will never air" edition.

Going to give ma review before anypony else does.

Season 3 Episode 11 Just for Sidekicks

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I liked how the episode title is pretty much an allusion on who it'll focus on this episode, and is also a nice little pun.

As for Spike, the only thing was I couldn't stop noticing he'd eat the gems so subconsciously. But then again it lead to a large episode of shenanigans with him and the pets. Angel is best troll, and Rainbow Dash + Tank is just adorable. I had a small feeling that Spike was going to lose the gems one by one. I found it funny that the little gem Rarity gave Spike would buy the CMCs so much. Rarity may have given the smallest gem, but hell if it wasn't valuable. CMCs as usual are full of cute, especially Sweetie Belle. I saw a lot of cameos of previous characters, which always amuses me. As for the end, it felt rather natural, or at least, it wasn't rushed. I'd call this one of the simpler, probably simplest episode of the season, and it manages to make that simplicity work out very well. Poor Spike, gives in to greed, and bad luck follows him like a rain cloud.

As standalone: 8.5/10 from me. Not so much awesome, but many cameos, especially the pets. Also the fact it's a simple yet effective episode.
When you realize it ties into the finale: I'd say ~9.25/10 or so.

NEXT EPISODE: TWO WEEKS FROM NOW, EVERYPONY. SO YOU MAY SLEEP IN NEXT SATURDAY.