History Recap / MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS6E21EveryLittleThingSheDoes

** Most of the plot glens from ''Disney/{{Fantasia}}'''s ''Sorcerer's Apprentice'' short what with Starlight using a spell she thinks will help her and it growing out her control. The castle even ends up flooded thanks to a mind-controlled Dash using storm clouds to stop the burning cakes, similar to Mickey's booms going overboard overfilling the well. Bonus points due to Starlight being a ''princess's'' apprentice.

--> '''Twilight''' ''(Coming back from her trip no sooner then she says that)'': What is going on here?!
* TeleportersAndTransporters: One of the things Starlight is being tested on at the start of the episode is teleportation.

* SupremeChef: Pinkie as usual, making numerous cakes in the few minutes Starlight left her alone.

** Most of the plot glens from ;;Disney/{{Fantasia}}'''s ''Sorcerer's Apprentice'' plot what with Starlight using a spell she thinks will help her and it growing out her control. The castle even ends up flooded thanks to Dash using storm clouds to stop the burning cakes similar to Mickey's booms going overboard overfilling the well. Bonus points due to Starlight being a princess's apprentice.
* SeriousBusiness: Cakes naturally for Pinkie. She's more angered that Starlight made her burn them then actually being controlled.

* Foreshadowing: In the teaser, the shield competition between Twilight and Starlight gets out of control when Starlight's final shield wrecks the library.

** The morning after the mind control spell is taken off, Applejack says she fells like she's been put s the Super Speedy Cider Squuezy 6000.

* RuleOfThree: Spike tells Starlight she's "missing the point" of the friendship lessons. A few moments later Twilight tells her the sane thing and a few moments after that, Starlight says the same thing. Spike's response to each repetition: "Told ya."

** Most of the plot glens from Disney/{{Fantasia}}'s ''Sorcerer's Apprentice'' plot what with Starlight using a spell she thinks will help her and it growing out her control. The castle even ends up flooded thanks to Dash using storm clouds to stop the burning cakes similar to Mickey's booms going overboard overfilling the well.

* CallBack: Spike states he thought Twilight was the "master of the freak-out," referencing her famous freakouts in such episodes as "Lesson Zero" and "It's About Time."
* DramaticallyMissingThePoint:
** Starlight misses the point of friendship lessons, thinking of them as activities that need to be done rather than bonding experiences. Twilight and Spike set her straight by the end of the episode.

* NoodleIncident: The first story Applejack tells, after Starlight tells her to sum it up in one sentence.

** While reminiscing over her scrapbook, Applejack references quotes from ''Film/{{Predator}}'', ''Film/{{Braveheart}}'', and ''ComicBook/SpiderMan''.

* DramaticallyMissingThePoint: Starlight misses the point of friendship lessons, thinking of them as activities that need to be done rather than bonding experiences. Twilight and Spike set her straight by the end of the episode.

* GlowingEyesOfDoom: Starlight gets these when implementing the mind-control spell on the Mane Six.
* GratuitousLatin: The spells Starlight casts all have them.

* Rule of Three: Spike tells Starlight she's "missing the point" of the friendship lessons. A few moments later Twilight tells her the sane thing and a few moments after that, Starlight says tge same thing. Spike's response to each repetition: "Told ya."

* Call Back: Spike states he thought Twilight was the "master of the freak-out," referencing her famous freakouts in such episodes as "Lesson Zero" and "It's About Time."

* ShoutOut: While reminiscing over her scrapbook, Applejack references quotes from ''Film/{{Predator}}'', ''Film/{{Braveheart}}'', and ''ComicBook/SpiderMan''.

Twilight Sparkle tests the magical ability of Starlight Glimmer in the castle. Not only is Starlight able to keep pace with Twilight, but she reveals that she can combine a few spells together to create new effects. Though impressed with Starlight's magical abilities, Twilight notices that Starlight has been slacking in her friendship lessons. Twilight says that now is a good time, since she and Spike are going to Canterlot to give a lecture to Princess Celestia's students. Starlight nervously responds that she'll try before retreating to her room. Just before leaving, Spike finds her pretending to study, while admitting that she doesn't want to do the friendship lessons. Instead, Starlight comes up with a plan to impress Twilight by doing multiple friendship lessons all at the same time, much to Spike's chagrin.

Eventually, Twilight undoes all of the magic and starts cleaning up the castle, questioning why Starlight though a mind control spell on her friends was a good idea. Starlight admits that she was afraid that she was going to screw up the activities involved, and didn't want to disappoint anypony. However, both Twilight and Spike help Starlight see that she missed the point of the lessons; it wasn't to be good at the activity, it was to bond with them over that activity. This causes Starlight to see how she messed up, and she apologizes to the Mane Six. Though initially hesitant, they all accept her apology, and return to the castle to properly clean up the mess and to actually do the activities together this time. Finally, the Mane Six and Starlight all end their day by getting a chance to "chillax" together by a poolside, albeit with Rainbow telling Starlight to sit still and be quiet.

* TitledAfterTheSong: Specifically Creator/ThePolice song "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic".

The [[https://cf.press.discovery.com/ugc/highlights/2016/08/18/105751/DFC_Highlights_-_September_2016_-_Final.pdf official synopsis from Discovery Family Channel]] is: "Although Starlight Glimmer is excelling at her magical studies with Twilight Sparkle, she has been avoiding her friendship lessons. Feeling pressure to impress her teacher, Starlight attempts to tackle several friendship problems at once, with questionable results."

This episode will air September 24, 2016.

%%* AnAesop: Starlight Glimmer tries to "Hit Two Birds with One Stone". She ends up snowballing several small problems into a bigger one.

* AnAesop: Starlight Glimmer tries to "Hit Two Birds with One Stone". She ends up snowballing several small problems into a bigger one.

* HistoryRepeats: Twilight has always been one to to try and impress her mentor Celestia, not necessarily with stellar results. Now, she has her own student who's attempting something similar.

* {{Irony}}: Twilight always been one to to try and impress Celestia, her mentor. And now, she has a student who's attempting something similar.