History Recap / MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E10PrincessSpike

* TheCameo: Among the summit delegates are the pony {{Original Character}}s of IDW Publishing's [[http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20150621002136/mlp/images/0/00/Leadwing_ID_S5E10.png Andy Price]] and [[http://img4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20150621001112/mlp/images/0/05/UUM1_ID_S5E10.png Katie Cook]].

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome:
** Even an event planned by a master organizer like Twilight is going to have a number of issues pop up, and planning an event as big as the summit leaves her completely exhausted.
** Spike tells two double-booked delegates to just share the same hall at the same time. Later, ponies complain that the hall was overcrowded and the speakers ended up shouting over each other, and nopony could hear what the other was saying.

* RealityEnsues:
** Even an event planned by a master organizer like Twilight is going to have a number of issues pop up, and planning an event as big as the summit leaves her completely exhausted.
** Spike tells two double-booked delegates to just share the same hall at the same time. Later, ponies complain that the hall was overcrowded and the speakers ended up shouting over each other, and nopony could hear what the other was saying.

* InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons: {{Defied}} when Spike attempts to offer his assistance to the delegates in the ColdOpen, who are mostly there for the Princesses and the summit itself.

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* InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons: {{Defied}} when Spike attempts to offer his assistance to the delegates in the ColdOpen, who are mostly there for the [[EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses Princesses]] and the summit itself.

** It gets [[SubvertedTrope subverted]], however, should you consider the very fact that by playing princess and making all those important decisions supposedly in Twilight's name -- despite having neither knowledge nor competence to do so -- Spike was basically abusing his power already.
** Also, although getting himself various favors does not have any ''direct'' consequences, it still makes him completely lose interest in more serious matters, meaning he can't even correct (at least theoretically) his previous mistakes (most importantly, see to it that the water main gets fixed and dragon sneeze trees cut down after all).

** It gets [[SubvertedTrope subverted]], however, should you consider the very fact that by playing princess and making all those important decisions supposedly in Twilight's name -- despite having no knowledge nor competence to do so -- Spike was basically abusing his power already.

* TheCameo: Among the summit delegates are the pony OCs of IDW Publishing's [[http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20150621002136/mlp/images/0/00/Leadwing_ID_S5E10.png Andy Price]] and [[http://img4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20150621001112/mlp/images/0/05/UUM1_ID_S5E10.png Katie Cook]].

* InterruptedByTheEnd: Spike being handed a bouquet of dragon sneeze flowers right after the Citizens of Equestria Statue had just been reassembled.

** Fluffy Clouds makes his first appearance since "[[MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E5TanksForTheMemories Tanks for the Memories]]" (presumably representing Cloudsdale).

** Alternatively, it's okay for leaders to make mistakes (even to lose sight of why they took position in the first place), but the mark of a real leader is when they take responsibility for what happens during their reign, even if it was unintended.

* SuddenlyVoiced: After first appearing as TheVoicless in "Tanks for the Memories", Fluffy Clouds has his first speaking role.

* SheIsTheKing: The title inverts this.

* BrokenAesop: The moral of the story is presented as "don't let power go to your head", but the problems that occur in the third act are stem from the well-meaning but ill-informed decisions Spike made ''before'' he started misusing his power. On the other hand his abuses of power (getting food for himself, commissioning a painting of himself, etc.) have effectively no consequence.

** The painting Spike has commissioned shows him in the 'heroic' styling he envisioned himself in during his ImagineSpot in "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E19ADogAndPonyShow A Dog and Pony Show]]".

** Fluffy Clouds makes his first appearance since [[MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E5TanksForTheMemories "Tanks for the Memories"]] (presumably representing Cloudsdale).

* BrokenAesop: The moral of the story is "don't let power go to your head", but the problems stem from the well-meaning decisions Spike made ''before'' he started misusing his power, while his abuses (getting food for himself, commissioning a painting, etc.) have effectively no consequence.

* BrokenAesop: The moral of the story is "don't let power go to your head", but most of the problems in the episode stem from the well-meaning decisions Spike made ''before'' he started misusing his power. By the time he's actively abusing his power (getting food for himself, commissioning a painting, etc.), all the DisasterDominoes have been set up already. None of the issues in the episode resulted from Spike misusing his authority, but instead from him not having the experience to make good decisions even when he had good intentions. The fact that he used Twilight's authority for his own benefit ultimately didn't cause any problems on its own.

* BrokenAesop: The moral of the story is "don't let power go to your head", but most of the problems in the episode stem from the well-meaning decisions Spike made ''before'' he started misusing his power. By the time he's actively abusing his power (getting food for himself, commissioning a painting, etc.), all the DisasterDominoes have been set up already. None of the issues in the episode resulted from Spike misusing his authority, but instead from him not having the experience to make good decisions even when he had good intentions. The fact that he used Twilight's authority for his own benefit ultimately didn't cause any problems on its own. The actual Aesop can be phrased as "Don't bite off more than you can chew."

* AssholeVictim: One of the delegates comes to Spike in tears over his position's seat being taken. When Spike tries to help him, he lashes out with, "No offense, but I don't need some random dragon's opinion."

* OhCrap: The looks on Twilight, Cadance, Fancy Pants, and all the delegates as they recoil upon seeing Spike gearing up to sneeze after his Dragon Sneeze allergies are triggered again by unintentional accident at the end of the episode.