In the new episode “Dragon Quest,” Spike goes on a journey of self-discovery by joining the “Great
Dragon Migration.” But does a rough and tumble gang of teenage dragons really hold the key to the
questions Spike has about his identity?

Spike wird nicht alleine auf seine Quest sein. Twi, RD & Rarity(?) werden ihn wohl begleiten.

Twi & RD wundern mich wenig, aber Rarity. Rarity wäre nicht meine erste Wahl für eine Abenteuer, bei den jemandes Ponypeticure leiden könnte.
Allerdings hat wohl Rarity den höchsten Diplomatie-Skill von allen Mane six, was nützlich sein kann.

Hmm, I'm not sure what to expect now. So Spike wants to go on a quest for his own identity, haven't seen that one before *rolleyes*. Anyway, so Spike starts crying because he feels lonely as practically the only dragon around and knows next to nothing about his own race. I really have seen that somewhere. Oh yes, the Inheritance Cycle is an example, there are probably many more. In the Inheritance Cycle Saphira also has kind of an identity crisis because she's practically the only good dragon still in existence (or so she thinks). It's kind of downplayed, but it's still mentioned now and then.

This "quest for identity" is a very common plot. Way too common, in fact. Oh wait, now I remember: Tarzan! That's a famous example of someone of another species (in his case human raised by apes and in Spike's case dragon raised by ponies) trying to find out more about their own race. Of course, Spike knows he's a dragon whereas Tarzan didn't really know what he was until he met Jane. But Spike doesn't know much about his own species, either, so the comparison still stands.

I really see no other lesson but something like "You belong to where you were raised, to your friends and family, no matter where your origins lie"
Something in the direction of "Even if you weren't raised by your real parents, it's not the heritage that counts, but the nurture and care given to you by your adoptive parents. Therefore, your adoptive parents may be "more" your parents than your real parents" or something similar.

I've seen it before. That's what I feel when I watch almost every recent episode, but here it's especially apparent.

I don't know what to think, I hope it's still going to surprise me in some way and bring something innovative and new, but I'm not sure whether that will happen.

Still, I kind of felt sorry for Spike in that teaser, especially when he started crying. Well, that's an identity crisis if I ever saw one.

We'll see how things turn out. I am, as always, curious how the episode will be realized. We shall see.

Kurz gesagt. Ich habe die ganze "Identitätskrise" und "Suche nach der Identität" schon viele Male gesehen, besonders Tarzan und die Eragon-Reihe fallen mir im Moment ein, es gibt aber noch viele andere. Ich bin einfach neugierig, wie sich es realisieren werden und ob es Überraschungen geben wird.

Besonders Twilight mit dieser tiefen Stimme "I challenge Spike to a tail wrestle!" und dann die anderen: "Who is this weirdo?" "I think he's Crackle's cousin." *switch to Crackle scratching himself* "Oh, that would explain it." lol.

Und dann noch die Art wie Rarity und Rainbow Dash sich angeschaut haben und sich dann einfach ergeben haben. Das könnte schon noch lustig werden.