History FridgeBrilliance / MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicSeason2

* The reason why Applejack is such a BadLiar is because she is partially [[FromACertainPointOfView telling the truth at times]]. For one, "I was talking to nopony", is true because she was talking to a pile of apples.

** Ponies hating each other leads to everyone freezing? [[JustForPun They're giving each other the]] [[StealthPun cold shoulder.]]

* It is absolutely amazing that Tabitha St.Germain thought that Derpy was male and gave her that particular voice. The whole character of Derpy was born from an "accident" of sorts, and that kind of detail makes it a perfect fit.

** In other words, you might be able to call her an [[{{Pun}} Applejack of all trades]], master of none! Eh? ''Eh???''

** Ponies hating each other leads to everyone freezing? [[JustForPun They're giving each other the]] [[StealthPun cold]] [[IncrediblyLamePun shoulder.]]

** In other words, you might be able to call her an [[IncrediblyLamePun Applejack of all trades]], master of none! Eh? ''Eh???''

** The same thing happens to Twilight! Her CM is one large star and five small ones, like the Elements of Harmony - five small, and then magic/friendship itself. It was when the Elements of Harmony failed that she got Discorded.

* It might be confusing to some as to why Rainbow Dash has so much trouble pulling a Sonic Rainboom off in ''Sonic Rainboom'' but can do it without a problem in ''Lesson Zero'' [[note]] You know, the [[FanNickname Sonic Rainnuke]]?[[/note]]. Taking a look at the three times it's been successfully used, Dash was using it to help a friend - saving Rarity in ''Sonic Rainboom'', standing up for Fluttershy in ''The Cutie Mark Chronicles'', and to destroy Applejack's old barn for her in ''Lesson Zero''. She couldn't pull it off unless she was doing it for a friend. The whole idea of the show is promoting friendship, so this was likely another subtle way to get the message across.

* About Luna's new hairdo representing how she's just regaining her powers. There's a couple of things she does in "Luna Eclipse" - moving things with her magic, which is standard ability for unicorns, and manipulating clouds physically, which is standard ability for pegasus ponies. She's literally practicing the basic techniques.

** Also, her costume now makes perfect sense. It is a tradition to be afraid on Nightmare Night - [[spoiler: and she isn't... so she pretends to be a chicken!]]

* Why did nopony manage to recognise Twilight's Star Swirl the Bearded costume, but Luna could instantly? It's not necessarily because Luna is learned. Luna had been banished for a thousand years - she probably knew Star Swirl firsthand near the time she was banished. Twilight's costume is likely one of the few things she can recognise. Meanwhile, in a thousand years he became less well known.

*** Though, the book did say "a group of ponies", not Ponyville specifically - it could have been from anywhere in Equestria, perhaps some place where the Heart's Desire wasn't around.

* Considering that Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie [[TalkingToHimself share the same voice actress]]...

* Adult Spike doesn't seem to act as predatory as dragons seen before. While this may be Earth Dragon nature, it's also, in a way, a representation of his pony upbringing. Spike acts more like an irritated herbivore - a rhinoceros or even a giant sloth.
* The Wonderbolts perform a dive attack on Spike with [[BlindedByTheSun the sun behind them]] - [[ShownTheirWork a real tactic used by military aircraft]].

* The Timber wolves in [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E11FamilyAppreciationDay Family Appreciation Day]] are easily scared off by Granny Smith's banging of pots and pans. But these wolves live in the Everfree forest - home to dragons, Cockatrice, the Ursa Major, killer pony cults.....who knows what. They've learned long ago that if something is making that much noise, it is something that poses a very, very serious danger to them.

** Which is odd, considering there is an ample lesson to be learned here. There are two bits of brilliance here - one, it was a lesson about family, not friendship - ''Sisterhooves Social'' was about sisters being friends, whereas this was about respecting ones elders and realising they've probably done some amazing things in their life. The second bit, is that said letter would be written to Celestia - an immortal being who has lived for eons. How would you go about writing a letter about learning to respect your elders to the oldest living being on the planet?

* The flashbacks in ''Family Appreciation Day'' have served to elevated the earth ponies' place in the status quo. No, they don't have magic, but they have something better - the ability to ''exact control'' over apparently magical forces, or at least hammering it into a shape that fits them, with little more than trial and error. It's not Appleoosa, but the obvious Western settlers theme has never been more appropriate.

* Pinkie's absolute failure at Stand-up. She was using Creator/StevenWright material, which generally requires a more flat, dry delivery - which is a polar opposite to Pinkie at any time.

* "Hearth's Warming Eve" also confirms part of Pinkie Pie's claim that "that's how Equestria was made" back in "The Cutie Mark Chronicles". In the beginning of the play there's just narration and no dialogue, hence "no talking", and certainly no laughing either - and towards the end, there is indeed a rock.

* A possible indication of an OutOfOrder ep. How would Rainbow Dash know about Wild Bull Hickock and Calamity Mane? They're clearly not with the Wonderbolts - [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E16ReadItAndWeep did she read about them?]]. Alternatively, they could just be celebrities on par with the Wonderbolts, since Applejack claimed she'd seen them during the rodeo.

* The board with ''five'' blue ribbons just after Applejack is announced as a ''ten''-time champion is pretty much explained in-universe - AJ's habit is obviously in taking on all the events each time, and the five ribbons were all from the same outing. And if it's true about other ponies only competing in one or two events, five blue ribbons is ''a lot''. Which sheds some light on the way things turned out - most of the other competitors would probably marvel at her ability to get one medal for every event at all, but only the hoity-toity winners would make sure to point out that none of them are blue, explaining all the added pressure on her.

** Simple - the money from the zap apple jam went towards rebuilding the barn, after Applejack asked Rainbow Dash to destroy it in Lesson Zero. Since the family didn't get the money they expected from Applejack's cart at the Grand Galloping Gala, they had to put the money from the jam up for the rebuilding, meaning they'd need the Cider money to get by on.

* It's interesting to note that Pinkie is the one who mentions Spider powers - her own Pinkie Sense is a direct Shout-out to Spidey's Spider Sense itself.

* Daring Do seems awfully sweaty when she's in the room with the Sapphire Stone. At first it might be because she's nervous, which would make sense, what with being in a temple full of death traps and all, but don't forget - that room only has a thin floor separating her from a pit of boiling hot magma. It has to be ''hot'' in there.

* In "Hearts and Hooves Day" Doctor Whooves gets two quick appearances, and in one of them he's shown ''running'' - if you're at all familiar with the 9th-Doctor-and-onwards ''Series/DoctorWho'', you'll know why the simple word 'Run' became ArcWords for three Doctors in succession.[[note]]Incoming InfoDump: The 9th Doctor (Creator/ChristopherEccleston) met his companion Rose while fleeing, so the first thing he said to her was "Run", which was how he identified himself to her after regenerating into the 10th (Creator/DavidTennant). Down the line, the 11th (Creator/MattSmith)'s BadassBoast to his enemy boiled down to "Basically: '''Run.'''" In addition, all three were CombatPragmatists who would spend most of an episode running away ''until'' they had a vital piece of information and the situation was more favorable.[[/note]] That and the whole "I've always been a runner" or something like that.

* [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E18AFriendInDeed A Friend In Deed]] shows how Pinkie really feels the need to be best friends with every pony in Ponyville. But if that's the case, what was with her behaviour with Rainbow Dash in [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E5GriffonTheBrushOff Griffon The Brush Off]]? After all, Rainbow Dash was certainly acting like they were not friends at the beginning. And that's why Pinkie was trying to get her to go pranking - to fix just that. Given Pinkie's persistence, suddenly Rainbow Dash running off when she hears Pinkie is looking for her makes a bit more sense....

* During the song, next to the Mayor, you see two other other somewhat official looking ponies. Take a look at their cutie marks - they symbolise the separation of powers: executive, legislature, judiciary.

* It seems weird at first that someone with as much knowledge about clothes as Rarity would come up with such ridiculous camouflage, wearing purple and gold when everypony else is wearing camo green... until you take a second look and see the whole meadow is lilac - Rarity's suit is the only one that is anywhere near the colour of the surrounding plantlife.

*** Ah, but if the phoenixes do not die of old age, yet continue to reproduce, then they would have to have some external force controlling their numbers - dragons smashing their eggs might be just one example.

* During Twilight's flashbacks in the "B.B.B.F.F." song, there is a scene where Shining Armor is waving off his sister as she departs in a chariot with spike. This is actually a reference to the very first episode, hinting that Twilight was still very close with her brother up until the point when she moved to Ponyville. This also shows how strong a connection she must have felt with her new friends when she chose to stay in Ponyville as opposed to returning to her home in Canterlot where she could be with her older brother - the only one she had cared to call a friend throughout her life.

* If Chrysalis does not take her revenge in Season Three, there is already another (meta) reason for it - Fan-love for her is so immense, she has already gotten numerous pieces of fanart and even multiple Tumblr blogs! She'll have more than enough love for her to feast on from the fans so she won't need to launch another feeding invasion. (Thought up by @/AceOfScarabs)

* Remember how the Mane Six deal with Nightmare Moon and Discord using ThePowerOfFriendship? So of course [[spoiler:Shining Armor and Cadence are able to send the Changelings packing with ThePowerOfLove]]! Friendship and romantic love are respectively Phileo and Eros - Two of TheFourLoves!

* Look at the size and power of the shield Shining Armor can produce. Pretty impressive for a single unicorn to pull off, right? Then you remember that Shining Armor is Twilight's brother - he's kin to the ''Element of Magic'', which means his own potential for magic has to be ENORMOUS!
* If Chrysalis didn't care about the wedding preparations, why would she care whether or not Shining Armor wore favorite his uncle's clothes? Simple - she had told him not to wear them, so his insistence on doing so let her know that her mind-control spell was weakening, and needed to be renewed. Which also hints that one of the reasons for his migraines was his struggle against the mind control, not just creating the shield.

* Why are the royal guards a RedshirtArmy again? They may have received a proper military training but otherwise are stuck BodyguardingABadass - the mane six on the other hand may be civillians but they are also the closest Equestria has to an adventuring party.

** Alternatively, the {{Flanderization}} is the result of her...[[AmbiguousDisorder whatever-it-is]] going through a peak phase. [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E22ABirdInTheHoof The Philomena incident]] demonstrated that she had a problem with paranoia prior to Discord, so it's possible that her disorder was going throuh a period of getting worse already. Then again, Discord probably didn't help any with that.

* When Twilight is turned grey she becomes very depressed and emo. [[Literature/{{Twilight}} What is she named after as a pop culture reference?]]

* Twilight's SuperOCD and rapid breakdown in "Lesson Zero" might seem like a case of {{Flanderization}}. However, it makes far more sense if one assumes she's having post-traumatic stress disorder: The previous episode had her and her friends suffer MindRape at the hands of the AnthropomorphicPersonification of chaos, and only re-reading her old friendship reports was able to save her; of ''course'' she's going to value order and her lessons afterward!

* Same episode-it may seem Twilight's gone back to SuperOCD...except that from her POV, she's trying to prevent a catastrophe she knows next-to-nothing about, and is legitimately worried rather than anal-retentive. Once she realizes there really wasn't anything, she calms down instantly and actually goes back to give herself a chill pill, rather than worrying more.

** It's also possible that Chrysalis cared about the wedding preparations for pretty much the same reason. If ponies start noticing when things don't add up, Chrysalis knows her cover is in jeopardy. Unfortunately, this system assumes that none of the ponies involved in the preparations would have SuperOCD, least of all any ponies close enough to the real Cadance to know any better.