jeremygirvan

As both a registered psychologist who works with ADHD, and someone with ADHD, this is definitely the best representation of ADHD I've ever seen in media. While it is never stated in the episode Jack has ADHD, it is very clear he does - I think it's good that it's implied as it avoids the potential negative effects of labelling.

It shows a perfect balance of acknowledging the serious difficulties kids with ADHD face while also presenting a positive message that it doesn't have to hold them back, that they can still make great friends, and that they can, as Rusty puts it, be "really good" at many things!

I often refer this episode to my colleagues and my clients (especially the parents of my younger clients).

It was actually a clip from this episode that got me - a 30-year-old man with no kids - to watch Bluey. And it has been a phenomenal show to recommend to my clients and colleagues. The messages are positive but also real and important.

I really wish my parents and I had Bluey growing up. It would have helped a lot to see a character like Jack, and I hope we see more positive and accurate representation of ADHD and other neurodivergence characters in the future.

Everyone questions why grown men like this show. Answer: it's funny.

That's it. Apart from that, it's still a good show. Not perfect. There are a few bad seeds here and there. But it's still enjoyable. The animation is fun, the songs are BEAUTIFUL (except for the main them, which everyone skips) and the lessons they teach are valuable to kids.

But the added bonus is a rich community of insightful and diverse brony reviewers on YouTube, such as the Fiery Joker, Silver Quill, Mysterious Mr Enter and Jerry Perry to name a few. They're smart, funny as heck, and actually make you think about a lot of things - not just about the show, but about yourself and life in general. You can really learn a lot from these guys. I know, weird right? But it's great to hear their differing opinions on their favorite and least favorite aspects of the show. In truth, this is the best message this show can teach us: everyone has different opinions.

I think Jerry Perry said it best in his reflection "Glass of Water: Self Destruction." This episode was great, right up until the end where Luna explains she created the monster of this episode. Let me explain. MLP:FIM has a tendency to teach important lessons to its young audience. This was not one of those episodes. At first, we thought it was an endearing tale that was a metaphor for the effects of depression, represented by the monster infecting Luna's dreams which she requires the Mane 6's help to defeat it. But this beautiful metaphor that would have explained how people (especially young people) with depression should seek help from their friends in combating the illness - because that's what depression is, an illness (like cancer). But this all falls to pieces when she reveals that she created the monster herself to punish her for the crimes she committed as one of the series previous antagonists. The show made it out like this was some sort of endearing trait to make us want to love and cuddle Luna because of how much pain she's putting herself through. Which is a terrible lesson to tell kids. If you know someone is harming themselves, as Jerry Perry stated, you drag them to a hospital - regardless of whether or not they hate you forever. The episode teaches that something like depression and by extension self-harm is an acceptable character trait. And not only that, treats it like it's something that has a quick-fix solution to it. This is NOT OK!