User blog comment:Hidden Scorpius XI/My impressions on "Two Steps Forward, Two Steps Back" (V4-E9)/@comment-4010415-20170109021023/@comment-4010415-20170110035431

HSXI, like Phantom pointed out, I said that there is something wrong with people being able to guess that Blake has cat ears. =/ They didn't even try to hide that the spy is a chameleon Faunus. It wasn't meant to be some big secret or some special reveal that they were trying to keep hidden for more than a single episode.

Meanwhile, her being Ilia and us being able to guess that was crappy, but like I said, there wasn't much Merry could do about that. They try to at least mention significant characters so that they don't jump out of nowhere right when they're important. That way we wouldn't go "Oh, so now we meet some chick Blake knows but never mentioned?" Admittedly not as bad as MLP:FiM going "Twilight has always been alone, shut away in the library with her studies. *Flashback of Twilight as a child, only shows her parents* Yep, what a little nerd without a friend in the world. *Season 2 finale comes along* Oh actually lol btw she has an older brother who was like totes her best friend ever, and she was really sad to have to move to Ponyville and not see him for a while. And did we mention she had a babysitter who she was such close friends with that they have their own silly chant? Lol."