Dave Polsky is one of my favorite writers in My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. While he is a great comedic writer with episodes such as “Feeling Pinkie Keen” and “Over a Barrel,” he stepped out of his comfort zone in the fourth season. He tried out different things that weren’t heavy on comedy like “Rarity Takes Manehattan” and even a surreal episode, “For Whom the Sweetie Belle Toils,” all of which he succeeded at. Now that we have an episode written by him this season, I was pretty excited for how it was going to turn out. However, it seems as though he stepped back into his comfort zone, but does that make “Appleoosa’s Most Wanted” bad in any way? Not really.
The episode begins at Appleoosa’s rodeo show. Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, and Scootaloo are interested in taking part so they can get their Cutie Marks. They learn that the town is keeping a close eye on a criminal, and we get a glimpse of his shadow and his hoof print.
