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* IKnewIt: M.A. Larson has since confirmed what many fans suspected, that [[WhamEpisode such an important episode]] was meant to be a two-parter before being compressed due to ExecutiveMeddling.
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* FanNickname: Because this episode has so many songs, some fans call it "Musical Mystery Cure".
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* ExecutiveMeddling: M.A. Larson wanted this episode to be a two-parter to expand the swapped cutie mark storyline, but the higher-ups told him no.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: M.A. Larson's final draft for the episode [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bk8BmQW1X1g was quite different]] [[ExecutiveMeddling before it was edited into the version seen now]]. Instead of Star Swirl's journal, Princess Celestia sends Twilight a crate containing immense magic power as part of her next level of study, instructing Twilight not to open it without her à la Pandora's Box. Unable to help herself, [[CuriosityIsACrapshoot Twilight gives into curiosity and opens it]], [[NiceJobBreakingItHero the cutie mark swap occurs]], and not even Celestia can do anything about it except tell Twilight, "[[WhatTheHellHero What have you done?]]" By reversing the spell and doing something Celestia (instead of Star Swirl) could not, Twilight would earn her wings and title as princess. The episode was also written to be the GrandFinale, since at the time it was uncertain if the show would get a fourth season.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: M.A. Larson's final draft for the episode [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bk8BmQW1X1g was quite different]] [[ExecutiveMeddling before it was edited into the version seen now]]. Instead of Star Swirl's journal, Princess Celestia sends Twilight a crate containing immense magic power as part of her next level of study, instructing Twilight not to open it without her à la Pandora's Box. Unable to help herself, [[CuriosityIsACrapshoot Twilight gives into curiosity and opens it]], [[NiceJobBreakingItHero the cutie mark swap occurs]], and not even Celestia can do anything about it except tell Twilight, "[[WhatTheHellHero What have you done?]]" By reversing the spell and doing something Celestia (instead of Star Swirl) could not, Twilight would earn her wings and title as princess. The episode was also written to be the GrandFinale, since at the time it was uncertain if the show would get a fourth season.
** [[https://iwiftp.romesilvanus.io/Shared%20by%20other%20people/Upload%20form/Pony_leak_2019_songs_scripts_etc/unpacked/songs/MLP/Season_3/04_Songs/313/old/Musical_in_Progress/old_demos/MLP313-5_Celestias%20Song_full%20demo.mp3 An early version of Celestia's Ballad]] has the astral plane referred to as "Caelum"—which is Latin for "Heaven".
** [[https://iwiftp.romesilvanus.io/Shared%20by%20other%20people/Upload%20form/Pony_leak_2019_songs_scripts_etc/unpacked/songs/MLP/Season_3/04_Songs/313/old/Musical_in_Progress/old_demos/MLP313-5_Celestias%20Song_full%20demo.mp3 An early version of Celestia's Ballad]] has the astral plane referred to as "Caelum"—which is Latin for "Heaven".
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* FanNickname: Because this episode has so many songs, some fans call it "Musical Mystery Cure".
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* AscendedFanon: Although "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E5MagicDuel Magic Duel]]" earlier in Season 3, featured the Alicorn Amulet (the first canon use of the term "alicorn" in the series), this episode is the first place in the series where the word is explicitly used to describe a winged unicorn.
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* AscendedFanon: Although "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E5MagicDuel Magic Duel]]" earlier in Season 3, 3 featured the Alicorn Amulet (the first canon use of the term "alicorn" in the series), this episode is the first place in the series where the word is explicitly used to describe a winged unicorn.
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* MilestoneCelebration: This episode, along with ''[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls Equestria Girls]]'', was released during the 30th anniversary of the ''Franchise/MyLittlePony'' franchise.
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* IKnewIt: M.A. Larson has since confirmed what many fans suspected, that [[WhamEpisode such an important episode]] was meant to be a two-parter before being compressed via due to ExecutiveMeddling.
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* IKnewIt: M.A. Larson has since confirmed what many fans suspected, that [[WhamEpisode such an important episode]] was meant to be a two-parter before being compressed via ExecutiveMeddling.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: M.A. Larson's final draft for the episode was quite different [[ExecutiveMeddling before it was edited into the version seen now]]. Instead of Star Swirl's journal, Princess Celestia sends Twilight a crate containing immense magic power as part of her next level of study, instructing Twilight not to open it without her à la Pandora's Box. Unable to help herself, [[CuriosityIsACrapshoot Twilight gives into curiosity and opens it]], [[NiceJobBreakingItHero the cutie mark swap occurs]], and not even Celestia can do anything about it except tell Twilight, "[[WhatTheHellHero What have you done?]]" By reversing the spell and do something Celestia (instead of Star Swirl) could not, Twilight would earn her wings and title as princess.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: M.A. Larson's final draft for the episode [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bk8BmQW1X1g was quite different different]] [[ExecutiveMeddling before it was edited into the version seen now]]. Instead of Star Swirl's journal, Princess Celestia sends Twilight a crate containing immense magic power as part of her next level of study, instructing Twilight not to open it without her à la Pandora's Box. Unable to help herself, [[CuriosityIsACrapshoot Twilight gives into curiosity and opens it]], [[NiceJobBreakingItHero the cutie mark swap occurs]], and not even Celestia can do anything about it except tell Twilight, "[[WhatTheHellHero What have you done?]]" By reversing the spell and do doing something Celestia (instead of Star Swirl) could not, Twilight would earn her wings and title as princess.princess. The episode was also written to be the GrandFinale, since at the time it was uncertain if the show would get a fourth season.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: M.A. Larson's final draft for the episode was quite different [[ExecutiveMeddling before it was edited into the version seen now]]. Instead of Star Swirl's journal, Princess Celestia sends Twilight a crate containing immense magic power as part of her next level of study, instructing Twilight not to open it without her à la Pandora's Box. Unable to help herself, [[CuriosityIsACrapshoot Twilight gives into curiosity and opens it]], [[NiceJobBreakingItHero the cutie mark swap occurs]], and all Celestia can possibly do to respond is tell Twilight, "[[WhatTheHellHero What have you done?]]" By reversing a spell not even Celestia could undo, Twilight would earn her wings and title as princess.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: M.A. Larson's final draft for the episode was quite different [[ExecutiveMeddling before it was edited into the version seen now]]. Instead of Star Swirl's journal, Princess Celestia sends Twilight a crate containing immense magic power as part of her next level of study, instructing Twilight not to open it without her à la Pandora's Box. Unable to help herself, [[CuriosityIsACrapshoot Twilight gives into curiosity and opens it]], [[NiceJobBreakingItHero the cutie mark swap occurs]], and all not even Celestia can possibly do to respond is anything about it except tell Twilight, "[[WhatTheHellHero What have you done?]]" By reversing a the spell not even and do something Celestia (instead of Star Swirl) could undo, not, Twilight would earn her wings and title as princess.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: M.A. Larson's final draft for the episode was quite different [[ExecutiveMeddling before it was edited into the version seen now]]. Instead of Star Swirl's journal, Princess Celestia sends Twilight a crate containing immense magic power as part of her next level of study, instructing Twilight not to open it without her à la Pandora's Box. Unable to help herself, [[CuriosityIsCrapshoot Twilight gives into curiosity and opens it]], [[NiceJobBreakingItHero the cutie mark swap occurs]], and all Celestia can possibly do to respond is tell Twilight, "[[WhatTheHellHero What have you done?]]" By reversing a spell not even Celestia could undo, Twilight would earn her wings and title as princess.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: M.A. Larson's final draft for the episode was quite different [[ExecutiveMeddling before it was edited into the version seen now]]. Instead of Star Swirl's journal, Princess Celestia sends Twilight a crate containing immense magic power as part of her next level of study, instructing Twilight not to open it without her à la Pandora's Box. Unable to help herself, [[CuriosityIsCrapshoot [[CuriosityIsACrapshoot Twilight gives into curiosity and opens it]], [[NiceJobBreakingItHero the cutie mark swap occurs]], and all Celestia can possibly do to respond is tell Twilight, "[[WhatTheHellHero What have you done?]]" By reversing a spell not even Celestia could undo, Twilight would earn her wings and title as princess.
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* AscendedFanon: Although "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E5MagicDuel Magic Duel]]" earlier in Season 3, featured the Alicorn Amulet (the first canon use of the term "alicorn" in the series), this episode is the first place in the series where the word is explicitly used to describe a winged unicorn.
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* AscendedFanon: Although "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E5MagicDuel Magic Duel]]" earlier in Season 3, featured the Alicorn Amulet (the first canon use of the term "alicorn" in the series), this episode is the first place in the series where the word is explicitly used to describe a winged unicorn.unicorn.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: M.A. Larson's final draft for the episode was quite different [[ExecutiveMeddling before it was edited into the version seen now]]. Instead of Star Swirl's journal, Princess Celestia sends Twilight a crate containing immense magic power as part of her next level of study, instructing Twilight not to open it without her à la Pandora's Box. Unable to help herself, [[CuriosityIsCrapshoot Twilight gives into curiosity and opens it]], [[NiceJobBreakingItHero the cutie mark swap occurs]], and all Celestia can possibly do to respond is tell Twilight, "[[WhatTheHellHero What have you done?]]" By reversing a spell not even Celestia could undo, Twilight would earn her wings and title as princess.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: M.A. Larson's final draft for the episode was quite different [[ExecutiveMeddling before it was edited into the version seen now]]. Instead of Star Swirl's journal, Princess Celestia sends Twilight a crate containing immense magic power as part of her next level of study, instructing Twilight not to open it without her à la Pandora's Box. Unable to help herself, [[CuriosityIsCrapshoot Twilight gives into curiosity and opens it]], [[NiceJobBreakingItHero the cutie mark swap occurs]], and all Celestia can possibly do to respond is tell Twilight, "[[WhatTheHellHero What have you done?]]" By reversing a spell not even Celestia could undo, Twilight would earn her wings and title as princess.
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* AscendedFanon: Although "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E5MagicDuel Magic Duel]]" earlier in Season 3, featured the Alicorn Amulet (the first canon use of the term "alicorn" in the series), this episode is the first place in the series where the word is explicitly used to describe a winged unicorn (in this case [[spoiler:Princess Twilight Sparkle]]).
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* AscendedFanon: Although "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E5MagicDuel Magic Duel]]" earlier in Season 3, featured the Alicorn Amulet (the first canon use of the term "alicorn" in the series), this episode is the first place in the series where the word is explicitly used to describe a winged unicorn (in this case [[spoiler:Princess Twilight Sparkle]]).unicorn.
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* AscendedFanon: Although "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E5MagicDuel Magic Duel]]" earlier in Season 3, featured the Alicorn Amulet (the first canon use of the term "alicorn" in the series), this episode is the first place in the series where the word is explicitly used to describe a winged unicorn (in this case [[spoiler:Princess Twilight Sparkle]]).
