History Recap / MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E24OwlsWellThatEndsWell

* AdultFear: [[spoiler:Spike running away.]]

* BigBallOfViolence: Spike gets in a fight with a chicken. [[spoiler:Spike winds up hitting himself as the chicken just walks away.]]

* ABloodyMess: Spike invokes this with ketchup in order to frame Owlowiscious. [[spoiler:Twilight catches him in the act.]]

* DisappointedInYou: [[spoiler: Twilight to Spike after catching him in the act seen in the ABloodyMess entry above]]

* HarmlessVillain: Spike stoops pretty low when he [[spoiler:tries to make it look like Owlowiscious killed the mouse]], but he gets caught ''way'' too quickly to cause any harm. [[spoiler:(Except to himself, indirectly.)]]

* AddedAlliterativeAppeal / DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: ''The Astronomical Astronomer's Almanac to All Things Astronomy''

* OwlBeDamned: Spike suspects this of Owlowiscious, but then again, he's slightly [[GreenEyedMonster biased]].

** Being nighttime, she was probably tired and not thinking straight. Plus, do you know how hard it is to chase a piece of paper, especially once it's so high in the sky?

* {{Chickification}}: Twilight, who has [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E6BoastBusters faced down a rampaging Ursa Minor]], suddenly balks at going out into the town at night to retrieve a scroll that's been blow out her window. She says, "This is a job for [[TheOneGuy Spike]]!" while worriedly shuffling from hoof to hoof, despite being a powerful magician and teleporter, whereas Spike is a toddler with no evident nocturnal affinity. Later, she has no qualms whatsoever (or ever again) about venturing out into the WildMagic forest at night to find him.

-->'''Spike:''' Twilight hates me. I'm cold and hungry, tired and lonely; [[ItCantGetAnyWorse could it get any worse]]?\\

!!Tropes

'''Owlowiscious:''' Hoo?

--> '''Twilight:''' Spike knows he can't be replaced.\\

* AddedAlliterativeAppeal / DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: ''[[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment The Astronomical Astronomer's Almanac to All Things Astronomy]]''

''(It starts to rain)''

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Pinkie Pie's joke about how the punch is Spiked.

* ShoutOut: [[WhosOnFirst "Who?" "No, Spike."]]
** Owlowiscious' habit of [[Film/TheExorcist turning his head 180 degrees to stare at people]].
*** Even remarked on Spike the first time he sees it, as he says "Dude, that's creepy!"
** Owlowiscious' BigDamnHeroes moment is very similar to [[HarryPotter/HarryPotterAndTheChamberOfSecrets Fawkes']].

* TemporarilyAVillain: Spike is normally good, but his envy in this episode at the attention Owlowicious is getting drives him to do some very morally objectionable things, such as planting a fake mouse corpse to try to make it look like Owlowicious killed the mouse. [[note]]Of course, by the end of the episode, Spike is pretty much one of the good guys again.[[/note]]

* RockBottom: The classic "Can it get any worse?" accompanied by a sudden downpour. [[DeadpanSnarker "I guess]] [[[[YesNoAnswerInterpretation that's a 'yes'."]]

* RockBottom: The classic "Can it get any worse?" accompanied by a sudden downpour.

'''Store Owner:''' Sorry, Junior. All outta quills until Monday. [''beat''] Need a sofa?

Spike and Twilight are getting ready for the meteor shower which happens every 100 years, and when Twilight asks Spike for an astronomy book, Spike goes to get it, only to accidentally burn the pages away due to him sneezing from the dust. Rather than tell Twilight the truth, he tells Twilight someone else must have checked out the book. They arrive at the spot where they meet with their friends, including the Cutie Mark Crusaders, and Spike enjoys being admired as "Twilight's #1 assistant". He eventually falls asleep during the party and Twilight takes him home. After getting Spike to bed, Twilight begins to write about meteors and a gust of wind blows away the paper. An owl grabs it for her, but when it's about to fly away, Twilight asks him to accompany her during the night.

* TemporarilyAVillain: Spike is normally good, but his envy in this episode at the attention Owlowicious is getting drives him to do some very morally objectionable things, such as planting a fake mouse corpse to try to make it look like Owlowicious killed the mouse. [[note]]When called out on this, he runs away from home, tries to hide in a cave that happens to belong to another dragon... a dragon who seems like he's about to kill or at least severely hurt Spike... but Spike ends up getting saved, [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming by Owlowicious. And then Twilight Sparkle reassures Spike he still has an important place in their social circle, prompting Spike to apologize for what he's done]]. By the time the next episode rolls around, Spike is pretty much one of the good guys again.[[/note]]

* HarmlessVillain: Spike stoops pretty low when he [[spoiler:tries to make it look like Owlowiscious killed the mouse]], but he gets caught ''way'' too quickly to cause any significant harm in doing so.

'''Owloysius:''' Hoo?

When Spike wakes up the next morning, he notices the owl, now named Owloysius, now is helping him with the daily chores as the junior assistant. While Twilight leaves, she asks him to introduce himself to the owl. However, Spike gets suspicious and starts to get jealous at the possibility of being replaced, as Twilight shows off Owloysius to her friends and basically having most of his chores done by the owl, leaving Spike with little to do. Eventually, Twilight finds the book Spike burned by accident, and is angry and disappointed in him for lying to her. In response, Spike steals Opalescence's toy mouse, then tries to use ketchup and feathers to frame Owloysius as a mouse-killer. Twilight catches him in the act, and expresses her deepening disappointment by saying "This is not the Spike I know and love!"

Thinking Twilight hates him, Spike runs away to the Everfree Forest and takes refuge in a cave when it rains. He sees a lot of gemstones, only to later find the cave is occupied by a full grown dragon. Spike tries to have a friendly chat, but the dragon is more interested in frying him to a crisp. However, Owloysius shows up and distracts the dragon, and Spike is overjoyed when Twilight comes to rescue him. They escape with Owloysius taking point so they can see their way through the dark forest.

After everyone is safe, they discuss their issues. Twilight was worried about Spike running away; she tells him he'll always be her #1 assistant and friend, and that Owloysius is to help her at nighttime (so Spike can sleep)...not to be Spike's replacement. They both apologize, Spike for being jealous, and Twilight for not being more sensitive. Spike then apologizes to Owloysius for his jealousy, and learn that the two followed him to the cave because Owloysius noticed his ketchup-smeared footprints.

* ABloodyMess: Spike invokes this with ketchup in order to frame Owloysius. [[spoiler:Twilight catches him in the act.]]
* BowtiesAreCool: Rarity makes some GemEncrusted bow ties for both Spike and Owloysius.

* DastardlyWhiplash: Spike, as seen above, carries out his plan to set up Owloysius dressed as one of these. He even twirls his mustache.

* GotMeDoingIt: Twilight Sparkle hears Spike mishear Owloysius's hoots as "Who?" enough that she does it herself at the end of the episode.

* HarmlessVillain: Spike stoops pretty low when he [[spoiler:tries to make it look like Owloysius killed the mouse]], but he gets caught ''way'' too quickly to cause any significant harm in doing so.

* OwlBeDamned: Spike suspects this of Owloysius, but then again, he's slightly [[GreenEyedMonster biased]].
* RealityIsUnrealistic: It took time before some Bronies realized Owloysius was based on the real name Aloysius.

** Owloysius' habit of [[Film/TheExorcist turning his head 180 degrees to stare at people]].

** Owloysius' BigDamnHeroes moment is very similar to [[HarryPotter/HarryPotterAndTheChamberOfSecrets Fawkes']].
* TwitchyEye: Spike's first attempt to engage Owloysius in conversation gives him one.
* WhosOnFirst: Nearly every conversation Spike has with Owloysius ends up this way.
* WinkDing: Owloysius right before the IrisOut at the end.

* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: ''[[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment The Astronomical Astronomer's Almanac to All Things Astronomy]]''