Okay so as you can see in this thread, I was nay saying this show with the best of them. I just got done watching the pilot though and would like to post my thoughts to everybody under a spoiler. It is better than I thought it would be.
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I still think the clothes Lucky and her friends are wearing look to modern for the 1800s but other than that, I have a much more positive outlook for this show. Spirit does not just become Lucky's lap dog for no reason. She watches him get captured from the train she and her dad and aunt are on. Later in the town, she sees him in the corral looking really dispirited and nonplussed with his situation and their friendship seems to start with both of them understanding each other in that neither one feels that they belong in that town. Their friendship starts when Lucky gives him her apple and shows him some kindness and understanding. While she's at school, there is a scene with the wranglers trying to ride Spirit and true to himself, he's having none of it and bucks them and the saddle all off. I'm glad I gave the show a chance. Overall, I think Spirit is still true to himself and I'm still hoping due to the sudden blaze that this is a descendant of his with the same name. It seems legit the way he and Lucky bonded. It wasn't just magically out of nowhere and I think everyone else should give it a chance too now.
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Spirit remains a wild horse. Yay! He basically visits before and after school. When the girl isn't around he goes back to the herd. His wildness is emphasized over and over again.
The girls and their horses are super cute together and each have quite a bit of personality. Spirit is kind of an old-man-wisdom, one horse is a princess and the pinto is an adorable clown.
One of the episodes is actually kind of a tearjerker.
It does teach kindness towards animals which is always good.
The bad points... they dress modern, act modern and use modern slang. I mean, they really should have just made the show set in modern times at a dude ranch. The show really doesn't explain why Spirit wants to hang around this girl other than she is nice to him. And... it's pretty clear all the horses understand English. It's a little weird at times. :huh:
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How was Spirit able to know exactly where the dynamite blasts were going to hit so he could lead the girls out safely? Where is the something special that the original Spirit saw in Little Creek in Lucky? This Spirit seems to magically bound with Lucky just because she happened to go to the back of the train at the right time.
I do like the fact that Lucky doesn't try to tame Spirit and he remains wild.
Ponyfan
I saw some stuff online about the last episode of Season 2 and so I skipped ahead. Here are my thoughts. Major episode spoiler under the spoiler tag.
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It's very sad especially for what's supposed to be a happy show and it's a terrible cliffhanger even for adults. I've read some comments that have said the sad unresolved ending have made kids that were interested in the show decide not to watch anymore. I have to hope that in Season 3 the first episode will be the conclusion to the last Season 2 episode.
I'm not saying that the show can't have sad moments but to end it on such a sad note with little hope of things turning out right seems off to me. Why couldn't Netflix just make it a two episode finale?
The original Spirit had sad moments but even when that Spirit was on his way to the railroad that was being built there was still hope that he would keep fighting and achieve his dream of remaining free.
This episode leaves such a depressing ending and I can't see myself rewatching this episode unless I know the next episode will be better.
Ponyfan
Some more thoughts on the last episode Major spoiler in the spoiler tag.
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Maybe Lucky shouldn't have told Grayson that Spirit went back to the herd every night. It told Grayson where to find Spirit and gave him the chance to capture him..
Ponyfan