History Recap / MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS9E18SheTalksToAngel

* {{Jerkass}}: In fitting with his previous characterization, Angel causes no end of trouble for everyone involved in the story by causing a ruckus during Fluttershy's peacemaking attempt between predators and prey, causing the episode's problems by not following Zecora's instructions, and never taking Fluttershy's own duties and responsibilities into account, which nearly results in the deaths of ''multiple'' characters like Muriel the baby elephant and even ''Fluttershy herself'' because he half-asses her chores while in her body just so that he can drink some of the concentrated carrot extract in the sanctuary supply closet, which Fluttershy makes clear is only for emergencies.

** Angel's happy dance at becoming a bunny again is a direct reference to [[ComicStrip/Peanuts Snoopy.]]

* LackOfEmpathy: Angel-as-Fluttershy openly admits that caring about the other animals is more of a Fluttershy thing. The only time he starts to care is when Muriel the baby elephant is eaten.
** Plus, when the other animals confront Angel about his neglect, he just throws it back in their faces by stating that now [=THEY=] know how he's been feeling.

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Fluttershy and Angel's visit to Zecora is similar to couples therapy.

** At the predator/prey support session at the beginning of the episode, Fluttershy gets most of the predators to agree to only eat vegetables while at the sanctuary, despite some of them (such as Antoine the python) being unable to eat vegetables. Furthermore, Antoine is shown chewing the snake treat Fluttershy offers him, despite snakes being unable to chew their food.
** Antoine the python is able to swallow Muriel, a ''baby elephant'' whole, despite not showing a big enough size difference for it to work without overloading the body.

-->'''Dr. Fauna:''' What's gotten into you?!\\

* BullyingADragon: Implied. Angel does this by stepping on the bear's tail and it attacks the little bunny for its trouble.

* DiscretionShot: We never see the actual act of Antoine swallowing or vomiting up Muriel, nor (what is implied) the wolf briefly swallowing Angel before spitting him out to teach him a lesson - only the aftermaths of both scenes.

Fluttershy holds a predator/prey support group in her animal sanctuary, but Angel keeps disrupting it. In spite of Angel, Fluttershy gets one of her snake friends to stop trying to eat Muriel, a baby elephant with an injured trunk. Throughout the day, Angel keeps wanting attention from Fluttershy, but she has a long list of chores to get through with Dr. Fauna, and keeps brushing Angel off. Finally, Angel gets into her supply closet, wanting some concentrated carrot extract, but Fluttershy refuses to let him have it. Angel's frustrations boil over, since he's upset that not only will Fluttershy not pay attention to him, but that she's the only one who can understand him. Meanwhile, Fluttershy is getting increasingly annoyed with what she feels is Angel's needy behavior, since she has to do a lot of hard work for every animal in her sanctuary, and Angel gets to just freeload off of her.

Back at the sanctuary, Angel-as-Fluttershy's apathy for anyone else's concerns results in the snake eating Muriel. Only then does Angel-as-Fluttershy explain what's going on to Dr. Fauna and the animals, causing them to come up with a plan to free Muriel. Zecora arrives with Fluttershy-as-Angel, her exhaustion leaving her unable to even move. Finally realizing how hard she's been trying to help, Angel-as-Fluttershy gets the concentrated carrot extract from the supply cabinet and uses it on Fluttershy-as-Angel, making her wake up. Once she does, Fluttershy and Angel admit to each other that they both have difficulties and frustrations that the other didn't anticipate, and hug each other in understanding. This causes them to switch back to their normal selves.

** Antoine the python was able to swallow Muriel, a ''baby elephant'' whole, despite not showing a big enough size difference for it to work without overloading the body.

** Lyra, Bon-Bon and Cheerilee are briefly seen in the background while Fluttershy and Angel are walking through Ponyville.

* ContinuityNod:
** The Sweet Feather Sanctuary returns, and is the main setting for the episode.
** Fluttershy breaks out the Stare once again, albeit while in Angel's body. It still works, though.

Back at the sanctuary, Angel-as-Fluttershy's apathy for anyone else's concerns results in the snake eating Muriel. Only then does Angel-as-Fluttershy explain what's going on to Dr. Fauna and the animals, causing them to come with a plan to free Muriel. Zecora arrives with Fluttershy-as-Angel, her exhaustion leaving her unable to even move. Finally realizing how hard she's been trying to help, Angel-as-Fluttershy gets the concentrated carrot extract from the supply cabinet and uses it on Fluttershy-as-Angel, making her wake up. Once she does, Fluttershy and Angel admit to each other that they both have difficulties and frustrations that the other didn't anticipate, and hug each other in understanding. This causes them to switch back to their normal selves.

Zecora arrives at the sanctuary with a small smoke-breathing lizard, asking for Fluttershy's help. Zecora sees the impasse the two of them are in, and offers to help. She brews up a magic potion in her hut, then tells Angel and Fluttershy to only drink it when they're alone together and back at her sanctuary. In Ponyville, Angel loses his patience and just drinks his half of the potion anyway. Not wanting to waste it, Fluttershy also drinks hers, causing Angel and Fluttershy to switch bodies from Zecora's spell.

When Fluttershy and Angel Bunny's relationship hits the skids, Zecora gives them a potion to help them understand each other.

* BullyingADragon: Implied. Angel does this by stepping on the bear's tail and it attacks the little bunny for its' trouble.

* LackOfEmpathy: Angel-as-Fluttershy openly admits that caring about the other animals is more of a Fluttershy thing.

** Fluttershy breaks out the Stare once again (while in Angel's body).

* EveryoneHasStandards: Angel-as-Fluttershy is horrified when he hears that Antoine the python wants to eat Murial the elephant.

* HeroicRROD: Fluttershy exhausts herself going to and from Zecora's hut when she's in Angel's body.

* InnocentlyInsensitive: Angel-as-Fluttershy makes a baby cry while ecstatically enjoying his newfound abiility to talk.

** And of course, if Zecora was more explicit what the potions would do, both Fluttershy and Angel would have likely waited until they were at Fluttershy's home to use them.

* VocalDissonance: Fluttershy's voice has a deeper, more masculine tone when Angel is in control of her body.
* VoicesAreNotMental: When Fluttershy and Angel switch bodies, their original bodies' voices remain intact. Thus, Angel gets the ability to speak, and Fluttershy loses it.

** Antoine the python eating Muriel the baby elephant is [[https://derpibooru.org/2090932 a reference]] to ''Literature/TheLittlePrince''.

* VegetarianCarnivore: Fluttershy attempts to convinces the predators at the sanctuary to not eat any of the other animals while they're there, and instead try vegetables.

** Antoine the python was able to swallow Miriam, a ''baby elephant'' whole, despite not showing a big enough size difference for it to work without overloading the body.

* ArtisticLicenseBiology: At the predator/prey support session at the beginning of the episode, Fluttershy gets most of the predators to agree to only eat vegetables while at the sanctuary, despite some of them (such as Antoine the python) being unable to eat vegetables. Furthermore, Antoine is shown chewing the snake treat Fluttershy offers him, despite snakes being unable to chew their food.

* ShoutOut: Antoine the python eating Muriel the baby elephant is [[https://derpibooru.org/2090932 a reference]] to ''Literature/TheLittlePrince''.

* TheVoiceless: Fluttershy becomes this in Angel's body. It causes her no end of grief when she runs into Spike and Twilight, but she can't explain what's going on.