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[[folder: Buck Ball Season]]

[[folder: 17. The Times Are a Changeling]]

[[WMG/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicRevealedEpisodesSeason4 Season 4 guesses here]]

Season 5 guesses below:

[[folder:1&2. The Cutie Map]]
[[WMG: The episode in the animatic clip will be a ShoutOut to ''Literature/HarrisonBergeron''.]]
Just look at those cutie marks.

[[WMG: Spike will be saving the day again due to being a dragon (which don't have Cutie Marks).]]
It'll come in handy if [[spoiler: all the mane six get the equally sign mark like Rainbow Dash and Rarity appear to get]].
* The fact that Spike is staying in Ponyville could also be a way to bring the focus back to Ponyville if [[spoiler: ''everyone's'' cutie marks get equalized as suggested by the Cutie Mark Quest DVD cover]].
* [[spoiler:Jossed. He stays in Ponyville to hang out with Big Mac.]]

[[WMG: Related to the above, perhaps some other friends of the Mane Six get involved in the save as well...]]
Discord, who also has no cutie mark due to being a draconequus, or the CMC, who simply haven't gotten any marks yet, may also help save the day.
* [[spoiler:Jossed, although it's the townsfolk of Starlight's town that eventually help the Mane 6 after the Mane 6 help expose Starlight for the fraud she is.]]

[[WMG:Gilda will appear, find redemption, and save the day.]]
She's got no cutie mark to steal, and it's high time she learned the magic of friendship.
* [[spoiler:Jossed.]]

[[WMG: The villain will be an average-, if not attractive-, looking stallion.]]
Mostly to subvert the usual ObviouslyEvil villains this show uses. He would have used his non-evil appearance to trick ponies into trusting him as he promised them equality, until he lured them into a town and zapped their cutie marks away, and never letting them leave, forcing them to adore him. And unlike the [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E1TheReturnOfHarmonyPart1 other less]] [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls evil-looking]] villains, he won't be redeemed. Instead, he will be absolutely monsterous, to the point where he, [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E2TheCrystalEmpirePart2 like another villain]], is KilledOffForReal. Oh, and why a stallion? That's just to follow the female-male pattern that the show has been following.
* Possibly semi-jossed; the trailers seem to be pointing to a pretty young ''mare'' being the mastermind in this episode. That said, the rest of this guess could turn out to be true.
** Jossed. The villain is Starlight Glimmer, a unicorn mare.

[[WMG: The BigBad of this episode will say something to the effect of [[Literature/AnimalFarm "All ponies are equal, but some are more equal than others."]]]]
Because she has to.
* Jossed.

[[WMG:Related to above, Starlight may be revealed to not have the same cutie mark, or believe in her own rhetoric.]]
* [[spoiler:Confirmed. She hides her true cutie mark to maintain control over her little town, and tries to justify it that she needs her cutie mark so she can equalize others.]]

[[WMG: The episode pair will have AscendedFanon of VideoGame/StoryOfTheBlanks.]]
If the DVD "Cutie Mark Quest" is any indication, the townsponies [[spoiler: ''give up'' their cutie marks, rather than them being taken away]]. Considering the ponies of Sunny Town believed cutie marks were evil (might have been due to an outbreak of Cutie Pox), and the equals signs seem almost like a canceling mark... The town may even be ''named'' "Sunny Town", both as a ShoutOut to the game and to express how the ponies try to keep up an "everything is fine" appearance.
* Jossed: nothing relating to ''Story of the Blanks'' appears at all. Cutie marks get removed more because they express differences (which are evil, in the Big Bad's eyes) than because they are evil in their own right.

[[WMG: The three Ponyville Cutie Mark Crusaders, [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg and Babs]], will be the ones to save the day.]]
On the DVD "Cutie Mark Quest", it mentions Babs Seed as one of the characters involved. She doesn't appear in any of the episodes from previous seasons that are on the DVD, so unless the writer got it wrong, Babs will appear in the opening two-parter. Since she, Apple Bloom, Scootaloo, and Sweetie Belle all don't have cutie marks, they will be unaffected and help save the day (maybe with some help from Spike and Discord)..
* [[spoiler:Jossed. They do not make an appearance.]]

[[WMG:Starlight was yet ''another'' potential candidate for Celestia's student]]
Celestia had a prophecy that foretold of the future bearer of the Element of Magic telling of a pony whose name would be "a light in between the night and day" (except stated more eloquently), and that all mares of with similar names were searched out by her to come to her school. Obviously Sunset Shimmer and Starlight are both failed attempts, and who knows how many more there are?

[[WMG:Starlight will return to fight another day.]]
Starliht's plan to turn the ponies of a small village cutie markless will be foiled, but she will escape by the conclusion of the episode. She will return somewhere down the line (mainly the season finale) to enact her plan once again, but this time of the whole of Equestria.
* [[spoiler:Confirmed for now. She escapes by the end of the episode, possibly setting up a return.]]

[[WMG:The name of the town is literally "Our Town"]]

[[folder:3. Castle Sweet Castle]]
[[WMG:This will be the episode about Twilight mourning the loss of the Golden Oak Library.]]
The title does seem like a dead (no pun intended) giveaway.
* Confirmed.

[[WMG:The rest of the Mane 6 will try and cheer up Twilight [[spoiler:and fail.]]]]
Judging from a recent clip of the episode, the other Mane 6 will try and cheer up Twilight by making the castle feel more like home. So they grab a bunch of their possessions so it can be added to the castle and make it feel more welcoming for Twilight; however, it appears they'll only bring items that each of them are interested in, not Twilight. It'll make the rest of the mane 6 feel at home, but it won't work for Twilight.
* Confirmed.
** Actually they realized their mistake before Twilight came back, fixed it and succeeded in cheering her up.

[[folder:4. Bloom and Gloom]]
[[WMG:Her nightmare will involve [[VideoGame/StoryOfTheBlanks Sunny Town]] in some way.]]
* Jossed: It involves her (and the rest of the Crusaders) having nightmares about how the "wrong" cutie mark would be even worse than not having one at all.

[[WMG:Apple Bloom will get her cutie mark at the end of the episode.]]
That's what the clip seems to be setting up.
:Jossed because a future episode still involves the Crusaders trying to get their cutie marks.

[[WMG:Luna will visit Apple Bloom's nightmare.]]
All signs seem to point to this.
* Considering this has happened in ''ever other nightmare-focused episode so far'', does this really need to be said? Oh, and confirmed.

[[folder:5. Tanks for the Memories]]
[[WMG:Fluttershy will be the one to dissuade Rainbow Dash from such an ill-thought-out scheme]]
* Jossed. None of the other ponies even knew about her plan before it was too late.

[[WMG:On the other side of the spectrum, Fluttershy will be the one who ends up causing Rainbow Dash to plan this ill-thought-out scheme]]
Given Fluttershy's knowledge of animals, she's probably the one that will inform Rainbow Dash about Tank's hibernation period during the winter, leading to [[HilarityEnsues Rainbow Dash plan to prevent winter from happening]].
* Confirmed.

[[WMG:Rainbow Dash will be fired at the end...]]
...continuing the trend of stirring the pot. The next Dash-centric episode will be about her finding a new job.
* Jossed.

[[folder:6. Appleoosa's Most Wanted]]
[[WMG:The episode will be a brew of {{Adult Fear}}s.]]
Let's see... Foals looking to apprehend a criminal? Tartarus, foals straying in a strange town? [[NightmareFuel Brrr]]...

[[WMG:There will be Buffalo in town.]]
Even if the tribe is elsewhere there's bound to be a cultural exchange between them and Equestria, to help stop future tensions before they start.
* Jossed. A few buffalos appeared in Trouble Shoes flashback but none in present-day Appleoosa.

[[folder:7. Make New Friends, but Keep Discord]]
[[WMG: The Smooze will be a case of AdaptationalHeroism[=/=]HeelFaceTurn[=/=]NotEvilJustMisunderstood]]
It doesn't seem to be evil or malevolent in its preview appearance, just gross and annoying. Three possibilities I can see stemming from this:
* The Smooze is a good guy here and just wants to make friends.
* The Smooze was once a villain and an ally of Discord in the past (perhaps even his only friend before he met Fluttershy) but turned over a new leaf.
* The Smooze was thought to be evil at first and many ponies will think so for much of the episode, but the Smooze will eventually prove itself and earn everypony's friendship.

[[WMG: Discord brought the Smooze along to liven up the Gala]]
Discord's a good guy now, and he probably knows that Celestia hates the Gala because it's so boring. Perhaps he decided that he could be able to do something good AND cause chaos by bringing Smooze to the Gala for some fun.
* Jossed. It was an attempt to make Fluttershy jealous.

[[WMG:Fluttershy's "new friend" is Maud]]
If [http://www.equestriadaily.com/2015/04/tons-of-season-5-information-hidden-in.html#more this trading card spoiler] is any indication. Plus, a shot of the animatic shows Flutters talking to an Earth pony who has her eyes half-closed, just like Maud is always portrayed.
* Jossed. It's some hippie pony named Tree Hugger. Maud does go to the Gala, but it's with Pinkie.

[[WMG: Discord's attempt at OperationJealousy will backfire spectacularly on him]]
First of all, Fluttershy is certainly not the jealous type, so she likely won't even notice that he's trying to make her jealous. Indeed, Fluttershy might even misinterpret the whole thing as Discord simply revealing that he's made a new friend. Second, Fluttershy has proven that she can make friends easily, even with dangerous creatures. As such, we can assume that she'll manage to make friends with the Smooze itself.

[[WMG: Rarity invited the CMC to the Gala to spite the Sugar Lump Brats.]]
We see them attending, but why would they go? Likely a combination of trying to make Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon jealous as well as not realizing that it's not the kind of thing that appeals to children. The question is, will it end with them covered in tree sap?

[[folder:8. The Lost Treasures of Griffonstone]]
[[WMG: Gilda will make an appearance]]
The episode focuses mostly on Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie, and they're going to a place called ''Griffon''stone.
* Their mission will turn out to be solving their ''own'' friendship problem by achieving closure with Gilda.

[[WMG: There will be lots of Daring Do references]]
The reason should be obvious from the title.

[[WMG: This will be concurrent with the hundredth episode and another episode involving the other Mane Four on a different mission.]]

[[folder:9. Slice of Life (100th Episode)]]
[[WMG:Every popular background pony will have a speaking role and be addressed by name.]]
* Jossed. While they made an effort, none of the children had speaking roles, Derpy is never addressed by name and and Vinyl is TheVoiceless.

[[WMG: Plotwise, the episode will be directly inspired by [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer "The Zeppo"]] and/or [[WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited "The Greatest Story Never Told".]]]]
Some background ponies will be upset about the fact that they frequently get outshone by the Mane Cast. They get involved in their own crazy adventure, but no one ever finds out about it own their accomplishments. They ultimately decide that they're OK with being stuck in the background, because they're such good friends, and at the end of the day, Friendship is Magic.
* Trixie will be the main protagonist, because she's tailor-made for this sort of plot.
* The Mane Cast will be busy with their own adventure, which the viewer won't get the full details of, but will be shown to be ludicrously over-the-top even by the show's standards. Example: The Mane Cast, including Spike, will inexplicably be alicorns in one scene.

[[WMG: Every Doctor from Hartnell to Capaldi will get a ShoutOut.]]

[[WMG: Personality guesses in relation to fanon:]]
Time to include various possibilities for how the background gang will be portrayed:
* '''Derpy''' - her liking for muffins will be made canon, as will her status as a mailpony (may use bubble-wrap as a reflection of her cutie mark)
* '''Doctor Hooves''' - already confirmed by WordOfGod to be similar to the Doctor Who version. Likely he could be an Expy of the 10th Doctor, maybe even being voiced by David Tennant.
* '''Vinyl Scratch''' - will basically have her fan personality canonized.
* '''Lyra Heartstrings''' - rather than being obsessed with humans, she will be seen playing songs on a lyre, going with the theme of her cutie mark but being separate from her fanon portrayl.
* '''Bon Bon/Sweetie Drops''' - will be shown to be a good baker, diverging in part from fanon though being a ShoutOut to her namesake.
* '''Octavia''' - similar to her fanon ElegantClassicalMusician characterization.
* '''Berry Punch''' - not seen as an alcoholic, but is enthusiastic for trying out different drinks
* '''Dinky''' - will be confirmed to have no relation to Derpy (seeing as Derpy is about as old as the Mane 6), but may be like her adoptive sister/neice.
** Derpy will still be a mother figure to her.

[[WMG:Derpy and Bon Bon will both be established as voice actresses.]]

[[WMG:There will be no shipping between background ponies.]]
That will be the chief break with fanon.

[[WMG:Derpy will be referred to as "Dinky's Mom".]]
She can't be named again, but she will be mentioned. Maybe Dinky herself will address her as mother.
* Jossed.

[[WMG:If the BBC has recovered more missing Who (as Mr. Morris said last July that there was cause for optimism but he couldn't say more), they will authorize teaser {{Shout Out}}s (sub rosa, natch).]]
For example, if ''The Macra Terror'' has turned up, Rarity fighting a giant crab will become AscendedFanon. Or if ''Marco Polo'' has turned up, Hasbro's toy department could [[{{Pun}} make a Qilin]]. Of course, we probably won't know for a while after the episode if this guess is {{Jossed}} or confirmed...

[[folder:10. Princess Spike]]

[[folder:11. Party Pooped]]

[[folder:12. Amending Fences]]
[[WMG: The plot, as inspired by a recent trailer, is...]]
The Cutie Map sends Twilight to Canterlot in order to repair a friendship that never fully formed: her own with some of her old classmates.
** Semi Jossed: The plot of the episode was about Twilight making up with her old classmates but the map had nothing to do with it.

[[folder:13. Do Princesses Dream of Magic Sheep]]

[[WMG: This will be the episode discussed on the {{Nightmare Fuel}} page where [[spoiler: Princess Luna has a nightmare about Celestia falling to corruption.]]]]
* Jossed. Luna's nightmare has nothing to do with [[spoiler:Nightmare Star]].

[[WMG:Luna will suffer the nightmare while trying to help Apple Bloom cope with hers...]]
...as VideoGame/StoryOfTheBlanks becomes AscendedFanon.
* Jossed.

[[WMG: This episode will act as the finale to the "CMC Dreams" plotline.]]
As in, the CMC will help Luna out with her problems as she helped them.
* Jossed. It's the Mane Six who do most of it. The CMC do get to help out in the shared dream though.

[[WMG: Luna's Nightmare (or at least part of it) will involve [[spoiler:Celestia being taken over by the nightmare forces and turning evil]].]]
Based on [[http://www.equestriadaily.com/2015/04/possible-major-spoiler-in-mlp-card-game.html this]] tcg card spoiler.
* Jossed. Celestia was completely absent.

[[folder:14. Canterlot Boutique]]

[[WMG: Rarity will be offered the chance to work in Canterlot full time]]

[[WMG: Rarity will be faced with the old "friends or dreams" dilemma]]
* Jossed. Rarity always planned to stay in Ponyville and have somepony else manage the Canterlot location.

[[folder:15. Scare-Master]]
%%Those who saw the episode when it was leaked, please stay out of this until it airs.
[[WMG: This is another Nightmare Night episode.]]
Self-explanatory.

[[WMG: It will be a Nightmare Night episode about Fluttershy]]
The title is too similar to "Stare Master" for it to be a coincidence. Fluttershy will either:
# be trying to conquer another phobia
# try to prove to everypony that she can be scary herself. Bonus points for this scenario if the vampire thing from the previous season is brought up again.

[[WMG: This episode will show the Mane 6's fears.]]
Based on Q and A from the SDCC panel.
* May be jossed, since we saw those during the nightmare sequences in Luna's episode.

[[WMG: Fluttershy and her brother will have a Stare-off.]]
* Jossed - Fluttershy's brother debuts in season 6.

[[WMG: Lyra Heartstrings will be dressed as Megan.]]

[[folder:16. Rarity Investigates]]
[[WMG: This episode will be a lead-in to the next one.]]
If the guess about the next one being about Coco getting Rarity to help her with the theater is true, because it would be odd to have two unrelated Rarity episodes in a row.

[[WMG: Lightning Dust will be the one who framed Rainbow Dash out of a desire for revenge.]]
With the episode's synopsis now revealed, this seems likely. If being kicked out of the Wonderbolts Academy is enough to push this reckless pony over the edge, then it is most likely that Lightning Dust may choose to impersonate Rainbow Dash in an attempt to crush her dreams of becoming an official Wonderbolt, [[Main/NeverMyFault blaming her for her misfortune instead of taking responsibility for her actions]].
* Jossed. Lightning was not even mentioned.

[[WMG: Alternatively, the guilty party had [[WellIntentionedExtremist good intentions]] for the crime, and Rainbow Dash just happened to be at the wrong place at the wrong time.]]
Much like how ''Appleoosa's Most Wanted'' had Troubleshoes (whose greatest crime is his incredible bad luck), this episode will have a criminal who's not out to ruin anyone's life, but is merely trying to make ends meet or help someone they care for. It's just that Rainbow Dash just happens to be around the area where the crime or two take place, and she's arrested for it.
For Rarity, this could set a dilemma for her; does she turn-in the criminal and potentially harm their family, but will help Raibow Dash out, or does she stay silent, and Rainbow Dash takes the fall, but the criminal and their family is safe?
* Jossed, unless [[spoiler:"wanting to preserve my record"]] counts as good intentions.

[[WMG: It will turn out that Rainbow was guilty of the crime in question.]]
As a twist, it would be revealed that Rainbow has been accused with [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E5TanksForTheMemories trespassing and sabotaging the weather factory]]. Rarity knows that Rainbow is guilty, but is torn between helping Rainbow, or to reveal the truth and have Rainbow punished. Eventually, she decides that the truth is more important, and that lying to help out a friend get out of rightful punishment is immoral, resulting in Rainbow being sentenced to community service, lowered from jail time since she has helped save Equestria from destruction multiple times. And besides, the show can't just have one of its main characters being sent off to jail, right?
* Sounds like a bad idea. The factory sabotage already came across as a really selfish act. If it turns out that she’s lying about it to avoid punishment and don’t get a jail sentence because of her status she’ll probably lose the sympathy of most of the audience.
* Jossed. The accusation was [[JaywalkingWillRuinYourLife relatively minor.]]

[[WMG: While Rarity is looking for clues, the rest of the Mane 6 will try to stall Rainbow Dash's trial by acting as her defendants.]]
What other reason could there be for why Rarity is the only one doing the investigation work?
* Jossed. The others are completely absent for this episode.

[[WMG: The dialog will have some ''Franchise/AceAttorney'' {{shout out}}s.]]
'''[[BigWordShout Objection!]]'''\\
Considering Rainbow Dash is the suspect, this sounds suspiciously similar to ''WebAnimation/TurnaboutStorm''.

'''[[BigWordShout Hold it!]]'''\\
The writers and producers continue to claim an internal ban on reading {{fanfic}}s.\\
'''[[RuleOfThree Take That!]]'''

Depending on how similar the actual plot is to Turnabout Storm, Larson may have some 'splainin to do.

[[folder:17. Made in Manehatten]]
[[WMG:Suri Polomare and Coco Pommel will make a return appearance.]]
The fact that "Manehatten" is in the title seems to hint at this possibility.
* Confirmed for Coco, jossed for Suri.

[[WMG: Suri won't be there, but Coco will.]]
The episode will be about her asking Rarity for help in reviving her neighborhood community theater. (Inspired by a recent trading card which reveals this as her goal.)
* Confirmed mostly. Applejack and Rarity are sent there by the map and find her flyer asking for help with the theatre.

[[WMG: We will see Babs Seed with her cutie mark.]]
Jossed sadly.

[[folder:18. Brotherhooves Social]]
[[WMG:Spike and Shining Armor will be the central focus.]]
Well, they are technically adoptive brothers, and it would be nice to get an insight into their relationship.
* With the reveal that [[spoiler:Fluttershy has a brother]], this may end up being jossed.
* Although the synopsis has nothing to do with [[spoiler:Fluttershy's brother]], jossed.

[[WMG: The title event is a male counterpart to the Sisterhooves Social.]]
Pegasus brothers Thunderlane and Rumble will be shown competing.

[[WMG: The title event will have various brother-sister pairs.]]
Twilight and Shining Armor, Applejack and Big Macintosh, [[spoiler:Fluttershy and her brother, whose existence was revealed at SDCC 2015]].
* Jossed. Apple Bloom and Big Mac, disguised as mare, are the only brother-sister pair.

[[WMG: We will see Snips and/or Snails with a brother.]]
* Jossed.

[[WMG: We will be introduced to Fluttershy's brother.]]
* Jossed.

[[WMG: This episode will have Twilight and Fluttershy be sent to solve a friendship problem by the Cutie Map.]]
Much like how ''The Lost Treasures of Griffonstone'' had Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie help the griffins out (and repair Dash's and Gilda's friendship), and that ''Made in Manehatten'' will have Rarity and Applejack help out Coco Pommel, it's not unreasonable to assume Twilight and Fluttershy will also be sent to solve a friendship problem (perhaps with Fluttershy and her brother).
* Given the official synopsis, jossed.

[[WMG: This episode takes place at the same time as Made in Manehatten.]]
Big Mac takes Applejack's place in the Sisterhooves Social since she's in Manehatten.
* And since Rarity is also gone, Sweetie Belle also needs someone to play with...maybe Fluttershy's bro will show up.
* Confirmed, except for Fluttershy's brother.

[[WMG:Twilight will fill in for Rarity.]]
I mean, hey, she ''did'' express extreme boredom in the previous episode. Participating in the Sisterhooves Social in any shape or form will definitely give her something to do besides pretending to read Spike's comic book.
* Jossed.

[[folder:19. Crusaders of the Lost Mark]]

[[WMG: Daring Do will be in this episode.]]
* Jossed.

[[WMG: The CMC will get their cutie marks in this episode.]]
* [[spoiler:Confirmed! They get their marks after deciding their true calling is to help others understand their own marks.]]

[[WMG: CUTIE MARK CRUSADERS TREASURE HUNTERS!!!! YAAAAAY!!!!]]
* Jossed.

[[WMG: Diamond Tiara will LOSE her cutie mark this episode]]
As the synopsis says that the CMC will have to help DT in unexpected ways, what would be more unexpected than having to help he regain her cutie mark. This may also involve Pipsqueak gaining his cutie mark as he is mentioned as focus for this episode as well. In the process they will discover/realize their own talents.
* Jossed.

[[WMG: Starlight Glimmer will be the reason why Diamond Tiara loses her cutie mark]]
* Who else would be able to easily strip a pony of their cutie mark?
* Jossed. No marks were lost, and Starlight wasn't there.

[[WMG: Diamond Tiara never had a cutie mark in the first place.]]
* She was sick of being a blank flank, possibly because most of the other foals her age had their marks already and she felt her position as the queen bee of the class was threatened, so she started painting a fake cutie mark on with makeup, much like Starlight Glimmer. Her bullying the Crusaders is partly due to insecurity because she knows she still doesn't have her cutie mark, so she wants to make sure nobody suspects a thing by constantly making fun of those who do have blank flanks. Silver Spoon is the only one who knows the truth. Diamond's mark will be revealed as fake in this episode, but she'll end up getting her real cutie mark at the end, which will coincidentally look very similar if not identical to the fake one.
* Jossed.

[[folder:20. The One Where Pinkie Pie Knows]]
[[WMG: Pinkie Pie will find out about the [[AscendedFanon fourth wall]].]]
And the result will an insane fourth wall-breaking BizarroEpisode in a similar vein to "WesternAnimation/DuckAmuck" or "[[WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy 1+1=Ed]]".
* Jossed.

[[WMG: Pinkie Pie will find out a secret.]]
And the conflict will be over her having trouble keeping the secret, or from her keeping it causing more problems and her being conflicted over whether to tell everyone or not since she thinks breaking a promise to keep a secret could ruin friendships.
* Confirmed. Pinkie finds out something, and the main conflict is keeping it secret until its planned reveal.

[[WMG: The secret is:]]
* Cadance is pregnant.
* There's a top secret mission in the offing.
* Cadance and Shining have a one-of-a-kind Hearth's Warming present for Twilight.
* Cadence never actually existed, she is actually a persona that Chrysalis used all the way from her 'ascension' in order to usurp power from Celestia, but eventually found herself BecomingTheMask, which led to a mental breakdown where Chrysalis forcibly separated herself from her Cadence personality and decided to use a more [[Recap/{{MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E26ACanterlotWeddingPart2}} brute force strategy]] instead.
** [[spoiler:Cadance pregnancy confirmed!]]

[[WMG: The theme song will be modified.]]
* They're probably going to leave the CMC as blank flanks in the shot when they're on the train, since Twilight is still a unicorn in that shot, but when they get to the group shot, they will add their no-longer-blank flanks.
** Strangely jossed.

[[folder:21. Hearthbreakers]]
[[WMG: This is the Hearth's Warming Eve episode with the Pie family.]]
And will confirm the link between the Pie and Apple families.
** Confirmed in terms of if being the Hearth's Warming Eve episode featuring Pinkie's family.

[[WMG: We will find out whether Sweetie Drops is really of the Apple family or if that was part of her Bon Bon persona.]]

[[WMG: The Mane Cast's families will come down to Ponyville to celebrate Hearth's Warming with them.]]
Maud's showing up. Might as well bring in the other characters' families, especially the ones we haven't really seen yet.
* Maybe Twilight and Shining Armor's parents will finally talk!

[[WMG: In conjunction with the above, the episode will end with Cadance announcing that she's pregnant.]]
Because we've been waiting for it for so long already!
In addition, it will likely be a running gag throughout the episode that she ''tries'' to make the announcement, but keeps getting cut off.

[[folder:22. What About Discord?]]
[[WMG:Discord will try to make amends with Shining Armor after the events of "Twilight's Kingdom".]]
Shiny wasn't seen with the rest of the cast in Twilight's new castle at the end of the two-parter, which may imply that he hasn't forgiven Discord for his betrayal.
* Jossed.

[[WMG:The plot will be inspired by the film "What About Bob?".]]
While one of the characters is on vacation, Discord pops up and winds up becoming friends with their family, much to their surprise.

[[WMG: Twilight won't be suspicious until seeing Applejack, Rainbow Dash, and Rarity hanging out with Discord.]]

[[WMG: Twilight will go into Discord's mind.]]
She'll use magic to go inside Discord's mind to see if he's up to anything, but will instead learn about his origin.
* And/Or go insane from what ever she sees.

[[WMG: This will be set either between ''Twilight's Kingdom'' and ''The Cutie Map'', or else shortly after ''The Cutie Map''.]]
Given the synopsis, it sounds like in order for the story to work, there needs to have not been time for Discord to regain Twilight's trust. And many episodes are clearly in AnachronicOrder anyway. As a necessary corollary of this, to avoid confusing the kids...

[[WMG: ...the Cutie Mark Crusaders will not appear.]]
* Confirmed.

[[WMG: For once, Discord did nothing wrong.]]
Instead, he's been legitimately trying to be a better friend and the rest of the mane six are learning how to better understand and enjoy his sense of humour. Twilight's lesson this time is to not judge a situation before she has all the facts.
* [[spoiler:Partly confirmed. Discord really did make friends with the others legitimately, but he also was the one who convinced them not to invite Twilight to avoid interrupting her book-organizing weekend, and while he claims he didn't do it to make her jealous, he happily admits he did find it entertaining when she was. Twilight's lesson is partly the one listed above, but mostly that it's okay to admit that she's jealous, while Discord learns that being left out hurts and it's not nice to rub it in somepony's face to make them jealous.]]
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[[folder:23. The Hooffields and [=McColts=]]]

[[WMG: This will be an Applejack/Apple family episode.]]
* Jossed. It's a Twilight and Fluttershy episode.

[[WMG: This will be the episode where Fluttershy's brother appears.]]

[[WMG: The authors will have ShownTheirWork about the Hatfield and [=McCoy=] feud.]]

[[WMG: Starlight Glimmer will once again make [[TheCameo a cameo appearance]] in the background.]]
Most likely to spy on Twilight Sparkle.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:24. The Mane Attraction]]

[[WMG: This will be the episode with the Lena Hall song.]]
And it will involve the Mane 6 and the Cutie Mark Crusaders helping a singer be herself (based on the SDCC animatic).

[[WMG: The song she sings will be sung by Starlight Glimmer in the season finale.]]
While Starlight Glimmer sang in the Season 5 premiere, the lyrics we've gotten so far of the song are "[[spoiler:I'm here to show you who I am. Threw off the veil, it's finally time]]", sung in a slow and somber tone. Maybe Starlight is in fact another pony in disguise, and the season finale is when we finally learn "Starlight's" motives, and she shows her true self.
* Jossed. We were shown an animatic, and it's performed by a different pony.
[[WMG: Lena Hall's character, despite commercial success as a singer, will begin the episode as a blank flank.]]
She earns her cutie mark at the beginning of the second chorus of her song. There isn't a dry eye in the house, with Lena's character, the CMC, and everypony else, including Applejack, shedding TearsOfJoy.
* Jossed. Countessa Coloratura's cutie mark is visible in the preview clip, which comes earlier in the episode.
[[WMG: (post-episode) Svengallop will return in a future episode with plan to get {{Revenge}} on Applejack and Coloratura for firing him and making him lose his greatest source of income.]]
After leaving Coloratura on her own, Svengallop will seek out another young starlet to manipulate and make money off of in an attempt to ruin Coloratura's career via competition, trying to prove that she's worth nothing without him. Applejack, however, will help Coloratura to fight back via a [[MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsRainbowRocks Battle of the Bands]]-esque concert that Svengallop tries to sabotage so that his new puppet will win and not Rara. Eventually, Applejack and Coloratura win, and Svengallop undergoes a VillainousBreakdown in which he snaps at Coloratura and [[AccidentalPublicConfession angrily yells at her while onstage while the mic is still on]]. After revealing his true colors to the world, the other pop star he tried to manipulate will fire him, [[ProducePelting the audience will boo and throw stuff at him]], and afterwards nopony will consider him for a manager after hearing of what he's done.
* Alternatively, Twilight Sparkle will have Svengallop arrested and thrown in jail after he is exposed and his assets frozen, effectively ending his career as manager.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:25/26. The Cutie Remark Part 1 & Part 2]]
[[WMG: The plot is…]]
Starlight Glimmer returns, revealing her true motivations: she wanted to make it so nopony will be better at anything than she is, and met some villain (probably Grogar or Hydia) who gave her the ability to steal Cutie Marks, and with them the pony's special talent (and anything else that makes them unique). At the same time, this robs the ponies of their ability to fight back against said villain. This time around, the two have developed a way to steal many Cutie Marks all at once. Also, Lightning Dust returns to lend a hoof, much to Rainbow Dash's surprise and dismay.

In part 2, she and her boss are defeated when Twilight and her friends channel the power of the Castle of Friendship, restoring all the stolen Cutie Marks.

* With the official synopses for the episodes now revealed, this is very likely to be jossed.

[[WMG: Starlight will use TimeTravel to [[MakeWrongWhatOnceWentRight try and stop the initial Sonic Rainboom]].]]
The SDCC preview has Twilight talking a lot about the initial Rainboom that allowed the Mane 6 to find their cutie marks. Seems like a strange detail to bring up unless it ends up being important.
* Specifically, Twilight is giving a lecture on "Cutie Mark Magic" and talking about how her and her friends got their cutie marks, and she sees Starlight Glimmer in the audience.
* And it could quickly turn into a BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor storyline as [[AfterTheEnd Nightmare Moon has now prevailed]], with possible {{Shout Out}}s to ''[[http://www.baenebooks.com/chapters/0743498747/0743498747___6.htm A Pail of Air]]'' due to the bitter cold condensing (and maybe even freezing) the oxygen.
* Confirmed? The synopses on Netflix states that Starlight Glimmer's revenge scheme does involve a time travel spell and changing the past. However, we have yet to see if she intends to prevent the Rainboom from happening.
* Confirmed. Starlight goes back in time to prevent the initial Sonic Rainboom that connects Twilight and her friends' destinies together.

[[WMG: We'll get a look into Starlight Glimmer's past, and we'll see [[FreudianExcuse why she wants to bring equality to Equestria]]...]]
...and the reason why she wants to bring equality to Equestria is because she was bullied in her youth, because she didn't get her cutie mark as quickly as everyone else did. And even when she did finally get her cutie mark, she was still overlooked for more accomplished ponies (like Twilight Sparkle).
* Semi-confirmed. Her FreudianExcuse was that she lost her best friend after he got his cutie mark, but she didn't.

[[WMG: Starlight will be defeated by [[spoiler: the spell Twilight invented in "Magical Mystery Cure".]]]]
Since they both [[spoiler: have been shown affecting pony's cutie marks. Except Twilight's modified working version of the spell that made her an alicorn will empower ponies based on their cutie marks instead of changing them around.]]
* Jossed. She is defeated after Twilight shows her what a horrible future could unfold without the Rainboom, and is talked out of her plans.

[[WMG: Starlight Glimmer's interference will result in Nightmare Moon winning, but will also prevent the rise of the other major villains.]]
It won't be a happy place, surely, but it will prevent certain things from happening.
* Discord broke free because the Elements changed hooves. If the Mane Cast never became the EOH, Discord would not have gotten free.
* With Equestria in utter ruin, Queen Chrysalis won't bother invading.
* Princess Luna was confident that she could take Sombra out by herself. Nightmare Moon is Luna jacked up and ruthless, so Sombra is going to get Night Lasered right off the bat.
* Tirek might break free, but without Discord to grant him mobility, Nightmare Moon will crush him before he has a chance to become a threat.
** Of course, it's not going to be a happy place, it's a realm that the night never ends, nightmare creatures run rampant, and the Tree of Harmony is going to be destroyed by Discord's machinations.
* Semi-jossed. Every time Starlight interferes with the past, Twilight finds that the present day Equestria being conquered by a different villain.

[[WMG: Alternatively, Starlight's interference will have different, but no less grave consequences.]]
For example, without a means to being able to use the Elements of Harmony to defeat Nightmare Moon, Celestia may be forced to take on Luna's corruption, [[spoiler:becoming Nightmare Celestia/Solar Flare/Hellfire Sun, as seen in the TCG]].
* Jossed. No Nightmare Star here.

[[WMG: Starlight Glimmer's plan will be defeated by the Cutie Mark Crusaders, who will earn their cutie marks in the process.]]
Starlight will implement a master plan to eliminate all cutie marks, but the CMC (DisabilityImmunity?) will be a deciding factor in her defeat. Getting Everypony else their cutie mark will [[EarnYourHappyEnding finally earn them theirs]]. Season 5 has had cutie marks as a theme, with CMC episodes discrediting the worst theories about them (that Starlight would base her philosophy on), this season seems like the ideal time.
* Substantiated by a hacked season 5 teaser poster (that's a thing now), that seemingly has [[spoiler: Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo with their cutie marks]].
* [[spoiler: Jossed. The CMC get their cutie marks in "Crusaders of the Lost Mark".]]

[[WMG:In one guess or another, the subplot is that the Cutie Mark Crusaders will get their cutie marks.]]
Considering that the theme of the season is ''Cutie Mark Magic'', who knows what they'll get.
* Jossed. They got their cutie marks in "Crusaders of the Lost Mark".

[[WMG: The episode will end with [[DancePartyEnding a massive bash co-thrown by Pinkie Pie, Cheese Sandwich, and Party Favor.]]]]
* Semi-jossed. While Party Favor does make a quick cameo near the end, Cheese Sandwich doesn't appear, and no great party is thrown.

[[WMG:Starlight Glimmer will:]]
* Change her ways.
** Confirmed. In fact, it appears that she will [[SixthRanger join the Mane 6]].
* Die.
* Get banished to Tartarus.
* Get petrified.
* Land in the slammer.
* Fall into the timestream and be utterly vaporized.
* Get trapped in a time loop.
* Have her mind broken by her failures, leaving her as little more than an empty shell.
* [[WebAnimation/{{XRayAndVav}} Get thrown off Canterlot in slow motion, leaving her to very slowly fall to her death]]
* If reformed, become an Ambassador of Friendship who helps to share the Mane Six's lessons with the rest of Equestria.

[[WMG: Discord will play a huge part in the episode as a {{Foil}} to Starlight.]]
He has a [[MixAndMatchCritters monstrous appearance]], but a [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold good heart]] underneath. She is a normal and regular unicorn with a sadistic FauxAffablyEvil persona and twisted motivations. He enjoys chaos, she wants order. He started out as a monster, but was able to let friendship into his heart. She (presumably) started out as a good filly, but got twisted into who she is now by who knows what.
* Jossed. He appears in an alternate timeline where he throws Equestria in chaos.

[[WMG: Starlight's use of time travel ''wont'' be undone at the end of the episode]]
It's looking likely that Starlight will create an alternate timeline where the Rainboom never happened, preventing the Mane Six from acquiring their Cutie Marks. Sounds like the sort of thing that the heroes would put right by the end, right?

Well what if the Mane Six end up getting their same Cutie Marks in the new timeline, but just in different ways. Certain events may be permanently undone, such as the acquisition of Rainbow Power (given how the new toy line, Cutie Mark Magic, seems to have replaced it) and the destruction of Twilight's library (due to fan backlash).

It won't be a full on reboot however, by the end of the episode, events will work out to the point where the series is largely recognisable (e.g In the alternate timeline, Applejack might have never come back from Manehatten, but will do so by the end of this episode), there'll just be a few minor differences here and there.
* Semi-Jossed? If the Stinger of ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsFriendshipGames'' is anything to go by, it is very likely that whatever Starlight Glimmer will do will eventually be undone, perhaps because StatusQuoIsGod.

[[WMG: Applejack will find herself in an alternate timeline where her parents aren't dead]]
Just a thought, since this might work as way to bring in Applejack's parents temporarily while still having them dead in the main timeline, if they are actually dead in the first place.
* Jossed. Only Twilight and Spike are involved in stopping Starlight. Also, Applejack's parents don't show-up.

[[WMG: The Cutie Mark Crusaders will help Starlight Glimmer to reform after all is said and done.]]
Considering that their true talent is helping other ponies discover their calling, this could work. After the timeline is restored, the CMC could help Starlight understand the meaning of her cutie mark and make some real friends. Futhermore, she could befriend Mane Six as an apology for what she had done to them before deciding to head back to her old village to make amends with the ponies living there and start again with a new outlook on friendship.
* Jossed. The CMC do not interact with Starlight in a meaningful way, though it could happen in the future.

[[WMG: The Cutie Mark Crusaders are going to be essential to the final battle against Starlight Glimmer, similar to Spike against King Sombra]]
No, seriously, their Cutie Marks are basically the opposite to Starlight's (based on what she said about it). Despite that, their cutie marks are explicitly identical, ironically similar to Starlight´s ideal. However, whereas Starlight uses her magic to take away ponies' talents, the Crusaders use their talents to help others discover their talents. At least a foil-like relationship is previsible.
* Jossed. The CMC do not interact with Starlight in a meaningful way

[[WMG: There will be a timeskip either at the end of the episode or between this episode and the next season.]]
It won't be a big one, but just enough to [[PlotRelevantAgeUp age the Cutie Mark Crusaders up]] enough to make it reasonable for them to be allowed to go out into the world solving cutie mark problems without adult supervision. Pony society seems quite permissive of ponies becoming independent at a young age, so skipping to a point where the CMC have just become teens seems reasonable.

[[WMG: Princess Skyla will be born in this one.]]
Given that Cadance's pregnancy was only announced in "The One Where Pinkie Pie Knows", and that she looked the same as usual, it's likely that it's too early for Skyla to be born in the season finale, barring timey-wimey shenanigans.
* Jossed.

[[WMG: The Mane 6 will be separated from each other]]
Each of them will be shunted off into a different timeline where they are seemingly happier in.
* Rainbow Dash will be a member of the Wonderbolts and is totally awesome.
* Rarity is the fashion queen of Canterlot, while still retaining her 'Rules of Rarity'.
* Applejack finds herself in a complete family, where her parents are alive.
* Fluttershy finds herself preserving rare species of all kinds, meeting creatures she thought were just myths of flatout extinct.
* Twilight finds is in a version of Equestria which has no conflict, no arguments and everyone are friends, with her being a teacher passing down knowledge for the future generations.
* Pinkie Pie... I dunno.
** Non-stop party world?
All seems well, however every one of them realizes that they are in a CrapsaccharineWorld of some sort, going against their elements, perhaps when they encounter events or objects that remind themselves of each other.
* Rainbow sees that everyone, Wonderbolts included are devious backstabbers that are willing to leave her or anyone else in the dust to get ahead.
* Rarity sees that greed rules the land, and generosity is as alien a concept to them as individuality in a HiveMind.
* Applejack sees that rival businesses are absolutely ruthless, lying and cheating with shady business practices to compete with each other.
* Twilight realises that everyone is being forced to be friends, with no choice in the matter, with the 'magic' of friendship controlling their emotions so anything other than general happiness can be expressed, friendship has become... routine. Additionally, the world is stagnant with no real progress.
* Fluttershy sees that everyone is a jerk to each other.
* Pinkie Pie... I dunno.
** Everypony is being forced to party and have to pretend they're having fun all the time when really they're tired and miserable.
*** Bonus points if Doctor Hooves is seen with a ponified Ace.
*** If this happens, we may see her Pinkamena personality return from "Party of One".
Upon the realisation that they cannot stand by and see Starlight Glimmer do such a thing even if they may be happy in their current places, they cannot sacrifice others' happiness for their own. Through this realisation, they are reunited somehow, and defeat Starlight one way or another.
* Jossed. Only Twilight and Spike are involved. Also, every alternate timeline they encounter is horrible in their own way.

[[WMG: Wind Rider will side with Starlight Glimmer to get revenge on Rarity and Rainbow Dash.]]
In the process, he will learn a hard lesson in accepting the consequences of his actions.
* Jossed. He makes no appearance.

[[WMG: Twilight will discover the reason why Starlight's doing what she's doing, or why she's the pony that she is.]]
In her attempts to stop Starlight's plans, Twilight will come across a young version of Starlight Glimmer, either being bullied because of her lack of a cutie mark, or being upstaged by another pony; her machinations would be fueled by jealousy. Twilight might even reference this back when she confronts Starlight one last time to try and get her to stop. That last attempt could be in the form of an ArmorPiercingQuestion that makes Starlight undergo a HeelRealization in which she realizes that she's no better than the ones who bullied or upstaged her.
* Confirmed, in a way. Starlight shows her past to Twilight. She lost her friend when he got his cutie mark.

[[WMG: The Cutie Map will be destroyed/unutilised. ]]
Outside the two-part episode that starts the season, each of the Mane Six is being selected for a mission by the Cutie Map exactly once - each time in pairs. This sounds suspicious.
* Jossed.

[[WMG:Gilda, the Hooffields and [=McColts=], and various Manehattanites will play roles in bringing Starlight Glimmer down.]]
Appearances by each of these characters could help show how far the Mane Six have come since they first met Starlight. In turn, the lessons learned in their previous appearances will come into play. Gilda, for example, could try to show Starlight Glimmer about how important it is to reconcile with the past and to learn to look beyond outward appearances.
* Jossed.

[[WMG:We will meet Double Diamond, Night Glider, Sugar Belle, and[=/=]or Party Favor again.]]
Given their role in the opening two-parter, they, along with Starlight Glimmer, could help to bring the season full circle as they help the Mane Six to defeat their former leader once again, perhaps to help Twilight to try and reach out to her and make her realize the error of her ways. In addition, they could forgive Starlight for all she has done and allow her to return to her village and start again, only that her cult will be based on the lessons that she learned from Princess Twilight.
* Confirmed. At the very end, when Starlight makes her HeelFaceTurn, she returns to the village to make amends with those she brainwashed, and they accept.

[[WMG: Contrary to the above, all of the Mane 6 will be miserable or at least somewhat unhappy in their new timelines, and the villains of the past are not in power.]]
Firstly, I'm assuming they don't get RippleEffectProofMemory, at least not at first. I think that:
* Seeing as it was the Sonic Rainboom that inspired her to go home, and going home earned her her Cutie Mark, it seems plausible that Applejack stayed with her Aunt and Uncle Orange.
* Likewise, Pinkie still lives on her family's Rock Farm and just miserably shifts rocks around.
* Rarity never became as successful of a designer and always gets the same criticism: she's lacking something and she has yet to find that something. She still lives in Ponyville.
* Rainbow and Fluttershy still live in Cloudsdale and are possibly just Weathermares (with Rainbow being rather less competitive than she usually is, her desire to win having been crushed long ago because she never can), provided Fluttershy even leaves the house. In this continuity, they are not friends.
* Twilight likely is still quite studious but has yet to figure out that magic is a special talent. She still lives in Canterlot.
I don't think they're in quite the same situation as in Magical Mystery Cure, as maybe they're as happy as they can be despite having no purpose in life, and trying to make the best of their situations, rather than fighting to do something they can't. Once they get their cutie marks, however, they get their memories back and help the others regain their own cutie marks. The first one to get their memory back ''may'' be Twilight, but I'm kinda hoping they surprise us with being a different member of the Mane 6 (such as Fluttershy or AJ), and it's not just Twilight who gets caught in a time loop. As mentioned, I also think that there will be no problems with Nightmare Moon, Discord, Chrysalis, Sombra, or Tirek, as Celestia and Cadence were able to handle them, though differently:
* Nightmare Moon is back in the Moon
* Discord never stopped being stone (as Luna and Celestia didn't stop being tied to the Elements)
* Sombra was just sealed away again along with the Empire
* Tirek either never escaped or never gained enough power so that he couldn't be handled by Celestia and Cadence (as he got most of his power thanks to Discord's help, and he's out of the picture).
* Chrysalis's fate was unchanged, since the Mane 6 had little to do with her, and it was Twilight, who would be at the wedding anyway, who helped Cadence in a way that had nothing to do with her special talent.

[[WMG: Fluttershy's brother appears in one or both of these episode.]]
Possibly because Fluttershy still lives in Cloudsdale and isn't really friends with Rainbow in the AU, likely still living with her family.
* Jossed.

[[WMG: Nightmare Moon is incredibly and comically hammy and incompetent.]]
It seems Starlight is changing the show pilot, so this Nightmare Moon on the throne in the teaser is the one from the show pilot, not the season 4 premiere, and she will have her seductive voice back rather than her shouting one, as well as not ever use magic, do tricks with her mane, and generally be a pushover. I mean, just look at the face she's making om that throne? Would the S4 Nightmare Moon make a face like that? She might also [[EnemyMine join Twilight]], angered at the fact that she's only part of a bigger scheme, and Starlight will (or will at least try to) wreck her with her magic-nullifying, cutie-mark-stealing spell.

[[WMG: Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy's group is LaResistance.]]
They oppose Starlight's ideals, believing cutie marks are a good thing, and as a result they're forced to live in the Everfree Forest to avoid being equalized. The Cutie Mark Crusaders could also be with them. Initially they'll be aggressive towards Twilight, mistaking her for Starlight or some other enemy or just plain not trusting her, but eventually they'll end up helping her.

[[WMG: (post-episode) The world Twilight dragged Starlight back to - the barren wasteland - is a world where Celestia became evil and made eternal day.]]
Mostly because I just want her to be involved somehow.

[[WMG: (post-episode) The next season will have episodes with Starlight Glimmer in the limelight.]]
With Starlight Glimmer joining Twilight's group, the Mane Six are now the Mane Seven. Any episodes featuring Starlight in the upcoming season could show her undergoing CharacterDevelopment and learning important friendship lessons just like Twilight did in the first few seasons. She could also have an episode akin to Amending Fences in which she and Twilight seek out Sunburst and try to make amends with him after he left her during her StartOfDarkness.

[[WMG: (post-episode) In their timeline, Flim and Flam had not, in fact, taken over Equestria.]]
Celestia pwned Nightmare Moon, Discord, Chrysalis, Sombra, and Tirek, but only after those five laid waste to much of Equestria. Flim and Flam are either being opportunistic, or else actually (following a realization of how selfish they have been) {{Well Intentioned Extremist}}s trying to help rebuild the infrastructure.

[[WMG: (post-episode) The Final Future Seen: Plunderseeds Win]]
The Plunderseeds captured Celestia and Luna/Nightmare Moon, causing the sun and moon to both be in the sky and eventually collide, destroying each other and the world. Discord was never freed to prevent this as the Elements were never passed on from Celestia (as that is the canonical reason he was freed, nothing to do with the CMC apparently), and Tirek couldn't find the sisters to take control of sun/moon either. (Just to cover bases on who could've prevented this)

[[WMG: (post-episode) The [[BadFuture alternate timelines]] seen in this episode still technically exist as separate dimensions.]]
In connection to the above related to Starlight-centered episodes for Season 6, one of Starlight Glimmer's adventures with the Mane Six could involve her still trying to cope with the fact that she caused so many bad things to happen in each alternate timeline. To help deal with this terrible legacy she's left behind, Starlight, with Twilight as a guide, could help the ponies of each timelines set things straight by confessing the truth of what she has done to them and helping to defeat the villains.
* In the Sombra timeline, Starlight and Twilight use their combined magic to incapacitate King Sombra and his army, banishing the evil king to Tartarus and bringing the war to an end and setting all the Crystal Ponies free.
* In the Changeling timeline, Starlight could figure out how to reverse Chrysalis' love-draining spell to weaken them enough to turn the tide and for the Resistance to overthrow their changeling oppressors.
* In the Nightmare timeline, Starlight will help bring together the timeline's versions of each of the Mane Six together while making them realize the things that are much more important than serving Nightmare Moon. In bringing them together, the alternate Mane Six will realize their destiny and tap into the power of the Elements of Harmony to set both Luna and Celestia free while bringing sunshine back to Equestria.
* In the Discord timeline, Starlight will turn Discord's own mind games against him and, with the help of that world's Celestia and Luna, blast him with a spell that weakens him significantly, allowing the Alicorn Princesses to reclaim their rightful place as the rulers of Equestria while deciding what they should do with Discord.
* The Flim-Flam timeline will see Starlight Glimmer battle the brothers in a struggle of [[ManVersusMachine Mare Versus Machine]] not unlike that of John Henry and the Steam Drill in which Starlight goads the brothers into pushing their machines' limits and breaking them.
[[/folder]]

Season 6 guesses below:
[[folder:1&2. The Crystalling]]
[[WMG: Sunburst's reunion with Starlight]]
We know he's going to be there, and their reunion won't be as happy as she'd like. But why? Is he aware of her history, and angry at how she turned out? Did he never consider her as good a friend as she did him (ala Twilight and Moondancer)? Or is he upset because he feels ''she'' abandoned him by not trying to stay in contact when he left for Canterlot?
* Alternatively, Starlight may hold a grudge against Sunburst for leaving her. This could lead to a major argument, with Sunburst pointing out what a great opportunity going to learn at Canterlot was, and that Starlight should have been happy for him, which only makes her angrier, leading her to blame him for all the bad things she did.

[[WMG: The "antagonist" of these episodes is Flurry Heart.]]
She accidentally causes the blizzard with her uncontrolled alicorn magic, and the others have to find a way to fix it and prevent her from losing control again.\\
[[spoiler: Confirmed. Her power is uncontrolled until after her crystalling.]]

[[WMG: Starlight and Sunburst rekindling their friendship will be vital to saving the day.]]
Sunburst and Starlight are both exceptionally gifted at magic, and if they work together they could be a huge help... but first, they have to be able to get along well enough to work together.

[[WMG: Someone will put a magic dampening spell on Flurry Heart to prevent her from losing control again.]]
It'll probably be Starlight, and the spell will last until Flurry Heart is old enough to learn how to control her magic, at which point it will probably either wear off gradually or be gradually lifted.
[[spoiler: Confirmed. Sunburst gives one to Shining and Cadance, and the end of the episode shows that it was used.]]

[[WMG: Shining Armor will use (or at least ''attempt'' to use) his [[BarrierWarrior talent]] to contain Flurry Heart's PowerIncontinence.]]
Shining may have had to do similar things for Twilight when she was younger -- in fact, as suggested in another WMG, that may be ''how'' he got his cutie mark in the first place. After seeing his daughter damage the palace when she sneezes, he quickly steps in to attempt to control how much damage she can do to the surrounding ponies or property.

[[WMG: The Windigos will be the {{Arc Villain}}s for the episode.]]
The second episode's synopsis says that the Crystal Empire is threatened with eternal winter. What Equestrian villains do we know that have [[AnIcePerson ice powers]]?\\
[[spoiler: Jossed. It's Flurry Heart.]]

[[WMG: Sunburst won't want to be friends with Starlight.]]
He probably didn't see himself as being particularly friendly with her to begin with, and finding out all the horrible things she did because of him will cause him to panic at the thought of having to be this crazy mare's [[LivingEmotionalCrutch source of stability]], since he's the one who will get blamed if she flies off the handle again.

[[WMG: There will not be a music number.]]
In odd-numbered seasons, the opening two-parter has had at least one musical number. Not so the even-numbered.

[[WMG: (post-episode) The changeling in the background at the end of Part 2 is going to kidnap Flurry Heart.]]
If that little FreezeFrameBonus indicates anything, it is most likely foreshadowing the return of the Changelings. As part of her master plan, Chrysalis has the changeling sneak into the castle, kidnap Flurry Heart, replace her with an impostor, [[MythologyGag as they have done in traditional folklore]], and bring the baby to her in order to corrupt her and turn her against her parents as an act of revenge for ruining her Canterlot coup. As time goes on, however, Chrysalis eventually comes to love the baby alicorn like her own child while at the same time realizing that she misses her parents very much, bringing out HiddenDepths of her character. Then, when Cadence, Shining Armor, and the others catch wind of Chrysalis' plan and launch an assault on her base of operations/kingdom/colony/hive, Chrysalis reveals that [[LoveRedeems she doesn't want revenge anymore because Flurry Heart showed her what it means to truly love somepony]]. Afterwards, she gives Flurry Heart back, and Cadence and the others decide to forgive Chrysalis and the changelings for what they have done by allowing them to visit the Crystal Empire freely so they can have all the love they need. Chrysalis will be made an aunt to Flurry Heart.
* Alternatively, Chrysalis will stay evil but the replacement Changeling will be the one who gets redeemed--she'll turn against Chrysalis because her time disguised as Flurry Heart had shown her true kindness and love for the very first time; in turn, it'll be shown that Chrysalis is a BadBoss[=/=]AbusiveParent.
** This might depend whether or not the replacement changeling is an adult or a baby, and whether or not they are Chrysalis' child. If that is the case, Chrysalis may indeed be an AbusiveParent or simply has no regard for her own biological child above her desire for revenge. The end of the episode may then result in Cadence and Shining Armor adopting the baby and raising both her and Flurry Heart as their own, the two then growing up as the new Royal Sisters with Sunburst as their mentor (ala Starswirl).

[[/folder]]

[[folder: 3. The Gift of Maud Pie]]
[[WMG: The gift Pinkie will give Maud is [[spoiler:a gem stone]]]]
It's a Rarity episode too, after all.
* Also, it would make sense of why Pinkie has to sell her possessions to buy it, and after all, [[spoiler: a gem stone]] is just a rock, and Maud loves rocks.
* [[spoiler: Jossed. It's a pouch to carry Boulder in.]]

[[WMG:Coco Pommel will appear.]]
Rarity's opening a third outlet, in Manehattan. You bet your plot Coco's going to appear.
* While it may be just a cameo, given that Coco is a seamstress herself, it's possible that Rarity might want her to run the Manehattan branch of her enterprise.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: 4. On Your Marks]]

[[WMG: This will be set before ''The Cutie Re-Mark''.]]
There's been plenty of time for the CMC's to figure out what to do next.
* Maybe. It's the first episode in the series where ''none'' of the Mane Six appear, which means that it could fit in the timeline basically any time after the CMCs got their marks.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: 5. Gauntlet of Fire]]

[[WMG: Spike will get some new ability after, and perhaps as a result of, participating in the Gauntlet.]]
He is growing up, after all, and presumably he'll get more powerful as he gets older. Given that this looks to be another "Spike saves the day" episode, wouldn't it be a good time to introduce one of those abilities? With the synopsis saying that Spike has to compete "to save his friends", possibly it will initially be triggered by ThePowerOfLove and HeroicWillpower, like when Rainbow Dash pulled off her second Sonic Rainboom. The episode will end with the possibility of it becoming a regular thing, thus allowing Spike to become more an active member of the Mane Six/Seven.

[[/folder]]

[[folder: 6. No Second Prances]]

[[WMG: This will be an Apple Family Episode about regrets]]
Specifically regretting not taking the time to be with family and friends when you have them there. Here we will learn what became of the Apple siblings parents.
* {{Jossed}}. This episode focuses on Twilight Sparkle and Starlight Glimmer.

[[WMG: This episode will continue the focus of Apple Bloom taking dance lessons from [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS6E4OnYourMarks "On Your Marks"]].]]
That would explain the lack of episode summary, as having one posted before the airing of "On Your Marks" would spoil the reveal that Apple Bloom had begun to show some interest in dance lessons as her individual activity outside of the Cutie Mark Crusaders.
* {{Jossed}}. This episode focuses on Twilight Sparkle and Starlight Glimmer.

[[WMG: The episode involves a character who has reformed, or wants to reform]]
As the title is based on the phrase "no second chances", that hints to it being about somepony wanting to make up for something: in other words a character who has performed a HeelFaceTurn over the course of the show's run is trying to make up for their past actions. If so Starlight would be the obvious choice, though it could also be about Trixie, Discord, Diamond Tiara, Gilda, or anyone else who has quit being a villain/bully since then. Alternatively, maybe it's instead about a character like Lightning Dust or Suri Polomare who was still a jerk when they were last seen but is now trying to change there ways. Additionally, if it involves a pony like Trixie or Lightning that could be why there has surprisingly been no synopsis revealed for the episode despite ones being listed for future episodes - since it's been so long since they were last seen, the synopsis is being withheld intentionally to make the return a surprise.
* Confirmed.

[[WMG:The character that Starlight Glimmer befriends is another former villain making a return.]]
The official synopsis is: "When Starlight Glimmer starts becoming friends with a fellow formerly-bad pony, Twilight tries to stop her." Naturally, with the amount of redeemed villains in this series, this leaves a lot of room as to who that could be. However, since it specifically mentions that the "formerly-bad" character is a pony, popular guesses for a returning character are Trixie, Lightning Dust, Suri Polomare, and even Sunset Shimmer.
* Confirmed. [[spoiler:It's Trixie]].

[[WMG: Starlight Glimmer will befriend Prince Blueblood...]]
...who had been tamed by a mother with a shotgun.
* [[spoiler:Jossed. It's Trixie.]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder: 7. Newbie Dash]]

[[WMG: Rainbow will completely blow the situation out of proportion]]
She will decide that the rest of the team see her a joke, and take it to the point where she will attempt to quit the team. Only for one of the senior members to take her aside and let her know about their embarrassing rookie nickname, revealing that its basically a rite of passage for new team members.
** Furthermore, one of the senior members (either Spitfire or Soarin') will eventually tell Rainbow Dash their own rookie experiences and the nicknames that they received due to their own tenderfoot mistakes (with said nicknames being a inside joke among some members of the Wonderbolts).
*** If it's Soarin', the "reassuring Dash" scene will be another ShipTease moment.
* Confirmed.

[[/folder]]
[[folder: 8. A Hearth's Warming Tail]]
[[WMG: This will be a straight AChristmasCarol homage.]]
Its a pretty classic setup for it, Twilight begins reading the story and Starlight will imagine all of the characters as members of the cast.
* Portrayals should be pretty easy to predict
** Starlight as Scrooge
** Rarity as Jacob Marley
** Fluttershy as the Ghost of the Past
** Applejack as the Ghost of the Present
** Rainbow as the Ghost of the Future
** Twilight as Bob Cratchet
** Pinkie as Scrooges nephew
** One of the CMC (Scootaloo?) as Tiny Tim.

[[WMG: Derpy will appear in some role.]]
* OP clarifying: This means cast as a character in the StoryWithinAStory.

[[WMG: Pound and Pumpkin Cake will have received a PlotRelevantAgeUp by this episode.]]
* A promo appears to show them singing with the rest of the mane cast's friends and family. Perhaps they're older toddlers or preschoolers by now? This would fit well with the theory about ''On Your Marks'' being set before ''The Cutie Re-Mark''.

[[WMG: We'll finally see Scootaloo's parents.]]
Since this is basically pony Christmas, and it appears that other family members will show up, this would be a good time to show them.

[[/folder]]
[[folder: 10. Saddle Row & Rec]]
[[WMG:''This'' is when Coco Pommel will appear.]]
It's the grand opening of Rarity's Manehattan branch, after all.
* Confirmed.

[[WMG: Suri Polomare will appear.]]
After all, we saw in "The Gift of the Maud Pie" that she still lives in Manehattan, and she would have reason to want to ruin Rarity if she could, thanks to Rarity upstaging her in the fashion world ''and'' convincing her BeleagueredAssistant to leave her.
* Jossed.

[[WMG: The ''tell-tale article'' is part of a scheme created by Suri Polomare.]]
Coinciding with the above, the article might be written as part of a revenge plot by Suri, who is probably now bent on getting revenge on Rarity and has decided that the best way to do that would be to ruin her career by crushing her relationship with her friends, whom she believes are the key to her success, as Coco was until she quit.
* Jossed.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: 11. Applejack's "Day" Off]]

[[/folder]]
[[folder: 12. Flutter Brutter]]
[[WMG: This is the one with Fluttershy's brother.]]
Confirmed.

[[WMG: "Flutterbro" is the complete opposite of Fluttershy: confident and outgoing.]]
* The confident part is Jossed, the outgoing part still remains to be seen.
** Confirmed outgoing.

[[WMG: "Flutterbro" is Pop Fly from the Christmas album.]]
The one who sang "Last Year I Got Coal for Christmas". He's a mischievous troublemaker.
* This makes a fair amount of sense. For one thing, it would explain why he appears out of nowhere in the album, similar to the way Shining Armor appeared in the toy line before "A Canterlot Wedding" aired. Also, Fluttershy is the Element of Kindness. Pop Fly's song shows his CharacterDevelopment from being good only for presents to being good year-round because GoodFeelsGood. Going along the lines of another WMG about Fluttershy's brother being her opposite, it would make sense in a SiblingYinYang way.
* [[https://twitter.com/TheBiggestJim/status/709049585189195777 Jossed]].

[[WMG: Fluttershy will end up babysitting again]]
Only this time, she won't get much of a choice, as her parents, [[ParentsAsPeople being parents]], will basically just dump her brother at her doorstep and ask her to look after him.
* Close but Jossed. He is an adult who moves in with her from their parents' house and freeloads off of her.

[[WMG: If Flutterbro is younger than Fluttershy, he'll end up becoming best buds with Spike]]
Because Spike needs more onscreen friends outside of the Mane Six. Given that Twilight has Zecora, Trixie and Starlight, AJ has her extended family, Silver Shill and Rara, Rarity has Coco, Fluttershy has Discord, Treehugger and Seabreeze, Rainbow Dash has the Wonderbolts and Gilda, and Pinkie Pie has just about ''everyone'', it's high time Spike got some non main friends too.
* Jossed; Flutterbro is older than Spike and Spike has a non-main friend already (Dragon Lord Ember).

[[WMG: Flutterbro turns out to have been yet another bully in Fluttershy's childhood.]]
Similar to that ''Series/{{Buffy|The Vampire Slayer}}'' episode where Tara's (that show's own resident ShrinkingViolet) abusive family came to town, Flutterbro unexpectedly shows back up in Fluttershy's life to make her miserable. Obviously, the theme of the episode will be abusive older siblings.
-->'''Flutterbro:''' Fluttershy, if you don't get in that carriage, I swear by Celestia I will beat you down.
* Jossed.

[[WMG: This will be episode 11.]]
The only Saturday left before its DVD release is June 4.
* Possibly Jossed because they've replaced the episode on the DVD with "The Gift of the Maud Pie".
** Confirmed mere hours after I posted the previous reply.
* In broadcast order, anyway.

[[WMG: The Cutie Mark Crusaders will help Fluttershy with her brother.]]
Since the CMC's special talent is helping others understand their own talents, Flutterbro and his confidence issues could be right up their alley.
* Jossed.

[[WMG: The fandom will actually end up liking this episode.]]
True, it'll have to be carefully handled to avoid having Flutterbro be an amalgam of the worst listed stereotypes of the fanbase, but the creators have shown their ability to pull off a likeable fanbase stand-in in the comics with Mina. If this happens, Flutterbro will become the latest EnsembleDarkhorse of the fandom.
* Jossed. Reception is mixed, with some people finding Zephyr's fears relatable, and others considering him a "[[HateSink love to hate]]"-type character riddled with UnfortunateImplications.

[[WMG: This episode will show how much Fluttershy has grown]]
The episode may seems like a retread of "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E16ItAintEasyBeingBreezies It Ain't Easy Being Breezies]]", but with the added layer of helping her brother "get over his fear of failure" makes me think this episode will be her teaching what she learnt to her brother.
* Confirmed, kind of. She is assertive from the beginning, but her family remarks that she's always been like that towards them to at least some extent.

[[WMG: Fluttershy will either have two moms or two dads.]]
No real evidence for this, other than that it would be nice.
* Jossed.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: 13. Spice Up Your Life]]
[[WMG:This will set up a later redemption story for Flim and Flam.]]

[[WMG: The Cutie Map is what sends Pinkie and Rarity to the place where the restaurant is.]]
Confirmed.

[[WMG: (post-episode) Zesty Gourmand will return and will pull an Anton Ego]].]]
This troper noticed many some similarities between these two characters, so it would make sense if Zesty were the Ego of Canterlot. In any case, she will return to the restaurant sometime in the future, deciding to try and break her mold and try something different, and afterwards she writes a monologue-esque review that explains how she had been so moved by the growing trend of diversity in the city.

[[/folder]]

[[folder: 9. The Fault in Our Cutie Marks]]

[[WMG: The episode will address Scootaloo's inability to fly and we will finally meet her parents.]]
Since this episode is on the "Soarin' Over Equestria" themed release, we can safely assume that it will involve flight somehow. It also has "cutie marks" in the title, which possibly hints at a CMC episode. Months before the episode's reveal on the DVD, it was listed on IMDB with David Stuart playing "Father Pony". The episode's namesake, ''Literature/TheFaultInOurStars'', is about a cancer patient in a support group. So in this episode, Scootaloo's parents make her go to a support group for flightless pegasi. She bonds with another flightless pegasus and in the end, she and the rest of the CMC help them realize their special talent.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: 14. Stranger Than Fan Fiction]]

[[WMG: This is the convention episode.]]
Quibble is a well-known fan fiction writer attending the convention. His name even sounds like a portmanteau of "scribble" and "quill".
* Confirmed that it's a convention episode. However, Quibble doesn't appear to be a well-known fan fiction writer (he ''does'' write fanfic, as it's revealed at the end, but it doesn't seem he's very well-known for it).

[[WMG: The episode will poke fun at various aspects of fandom.]]
It might be AffectionateParody or something rougher, but it would be a great episode to talk about it.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: 15. The Cart Before the Ponies]]

[[WMG: This is the episode from the teaser image that showed Ponyville converted into a go-kart racetrack.]]
* Given the synopsis, this seems likely.

[[WMG: The episode's moral will be that too much controllingness or competitiveness can ruin an event.]]
The synopsis says that Applejack, Rarity, and Rainbow Dash become involved in the Applewood Derby with their sisters[=/=]sister figure and take over the competition. They'll be so focused on either doing things "the best way" (or trying to beat the opposition) that it won't be any fun for Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, or Scootaloo. Eventually, the [=CMC=] will talk to them about this and they'll relax, allowing the race to be fun again, even if things aren't perfect and none of them win.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: 16. 28 Pranks Later]]

[[WMG: Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash compete in a pranking contest.]]

[[WMG: Apple Bloom will be showing signs of [[VideoGame/StoryOfTheBlanks PTSD with the whole zom-pony deal]].]]

[[WMG: There will be some reference to an earlier mention of zombies in the show.]]
Back in "Bridle Gossip", Spike questioned whether zombie ponies were ''possible'', even if they were ''unlikely.'' There'll be some reference to this during the fake ZombieApocalypse of the episode.

[[WMG: The episode will involve the moral that it is possible to take a "lesson" too far.]]
Fans are already complaining about its resemblance to "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E8TheMysteriousMareDoWell The Mysterious Mare Do Well]]", which had a similar theme of one of Dash's more potentially annoying characteristics getting out of hoof and her friends attempting to teach her a lesson. However, this time, the authors [[AuthorsSavingThrow will acknowledge]] the potential problem of this and the previous episode. The "lesson" will get a little too intense and traumatize Dash, to the horror of the others, who just wanted her to learn not to take her pranking so far. The hypocrisy of the fact that ''they'' are now the ones who took the prank too far may be pointed out. Dash will ask why they didn't just talk to her. The episode will end with the {{Aesop}} that it's important to make sure that a "lesson" is not too intense for it to benefit the recipient, and that sometimes, talking is better.

[[WMG: Rainbow Dash will turn out to not care.]]
Everyone will assume that Rainbow is just selfish and would protest if the pranks were done to her. However, once the prank is revealed, Rainbow will burst into laughter, shocking the Re-Mane 5 and whoever else joined in. Rainbow will tell them that taking jokes so seriously will damper one's enjoyment of life, and that they really need a sense of humor. If anyone tells her that they simply could not find her pranks funny, she'll tell them to just tell her themselves instead of putting her through what she considers an awesome prank.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: 17. The Times Are a Changeling]]

[[WMG: This will be about FantasticRacism against changelings.]]

[[WMG: The episode will tie into the season finale.]]
Since the hidden changeling in the premiere was a possible hint towards their involvement in the finale's plot.

[[WMG: The "Pinkie clone" in "Saddle Row & Rec" turns out to have been a changeling.]]
That would definitely be an AuthorsSavingThrow to what would appear to be support for the "Twilight is a murderer" meme, and it would offer an alternate explanation for why the other Pinkie looked nervous -- having her and the original in the same room was a good way to blow her cover if anybody saw it.

[[WMG: Kevin the Changeling from ''Slice of Life'' will be the main focus in this episode.]]
If this episode is about FantasticRacism, then it would serve to explain why all the children near Kevin in this episode were visibly frightened while at the same time providing an AuthorsSavingThrow to explain why he lives in Ponyville.
** Furthermore, the FantasticRacism could be taken to a point where some ponies think he's a spy working for Queen Chrysalis.

[[WMG: The episode will provide a glimpse into Changeling culture and its customs.]]
Just like ''Gauntlet of Fire'' did for the dragons, this episode will do the same for Changelings. It could even perhaps provide some background for the Changelings themselves, including some kind of explanation for why the Changelings attacked Canterlot back in ''A Canterlot Wedding'' or even an origin story explaining how the Changelings came to be the emotion-eating shapeshifters they are now.

[[WMG: Flurry Heart is kidnapped in this episode.]]
It won't happen onscreen, but it will be implied at some point in the episode. It could even end on an ominous note with Chrysalis gloating about how she will soon have her revenge on Cadence and Shining Armor for foiling her attempted coup at Canterlot

[[WMG: A colony of changelings move into Ponyville.]]
Through a series of hijinks and accidents, the Mane Six accidentally end up destroying a nearby changeling colony/hive/kingdom. As restitution, Princess Twilight grants the Queen/Head Matriarch and her people temporary residence in Ponyville. Of course, this doesn't go over Too smoothly with resentment and reservations from both sides, and tensions and division quickly rise between the pony locals and their new changeling neighbors. The key thing here being that both sides are as pugnacious and argumentative as each other.

Things get so bad they end up building a wall dividing the town in two ala East and West Berlin, but things are resolved by the half hour's end, with the ponies and changelings, while they don't have to like, must learn to get along with each other.

[[WMG: The Mane Six find a lost baby changeling and must return them home.]]
The Mane Six stumble across a lost baby changeling and are at odds about what to do: keep him/her and raise them as their own, or take them back to the changelings on a 'road trip'. A kind of nature vs nurture issue, though without necessarily vilifying one group for not wanting the kid around.

[[WMG: When Spike befriends the Changeling, Twilight Sparkle will show signs of PTSD connected to the Changelings' attack on Canterlot in ''A Canterlot Wedding''.]]
Since this episode marks the official return of the Changelings, we will likely see some, if not many, references to their debut episode. That being said, Twilight's feelings about Spike befriending the Changeling may be a combination of an AdultFear and PTSD. She will be afraid that the Changeling might try to turn Spike against her in the same way that Chrysalis did with her friends, brother, and teacher. The episode could even feature flashbacks to ''A Canterlot Wedding''.
** Alternatively, Twilight will have a nightmare showing how she fears a repeat of the Canterlot incident.

[[WMG: Chrysalis will appear, but only as a SequelHook cameo]]
At the end, we'll see her watching her changeling spy somehow (perhaps with a crystal ball or something) and become furious at his HeelFaceTurn, declaring him a traitor. Or perhaps more shockingly, she'll return in person, yell at the changeling for failing his mission and take him away, with Spike and the rest of the Mane Cast resolving to save him in the finale.

[[/folder]]

[[folder: 18. Dungeons and Discords]]

[[WMG: Discord arranges a LARP.]]

[[WMG: The episode will be about the main characters playing a D&D-style game, with Discord as the Game Master.]]
* Semi-jossed, semi-confirmed--Discord will be playing D&D, but with Spike and Big Mac and not any of the Mane Six.

[[WMG: The episode will revolve around Discord learning to play fair]]
Discord, [[ItsAllAboutMe being Discord]], will most likely end up making his character an obnoxiously overpowered GodModeSue by exploiting made up loopholes and creating rules from cloth to make himself the strongest character in the game. Eventually, Spike and Big Mac will quit and storm off in a huff, leading Discord to decide to play by himself...only to realize that the game just isn't fun anymore because he's the only one playing. Eventually, Discord will decide to be a little more fair, realizing that a game is only fun if everyone is enjoying themselves.

[[WMG: Discord will make the RPG more fun for him and the boys by bringing the whole thing to life]]
After all, this is [[RealityWarper Discord]] we're talking about.

[[WMG: There will be a MediumShiftGag.]]
Discord obviously knows about [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E7MakeNewFriendsButKeepDiscord other dimensions with different mediums]]. Thus, in an attempt to make the game more interesting, he'll try to zap them through different mediums, only to cause more trouble for the three of them. Bonus if it includes a toy dimension and dimensions styled after previous generations.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Buck Ball Season]]

[[WMG: There will be a reference to Spike's status as a sports fan.]]
"[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E1TheCutieMapPart1 The Cutie Map]]" already showed us that he's a fan of hoofball. Maybe he's a fan of Buck Ball too and will be a bigger part of the plot than usual (or at least get a few moments).
[[/folder]]

[[folder: The episode with Gabby the Griffon]]
[[WMG: This episode will be a Cutie Mark Crusaders-focused episode.]]
Since the animatics for the episode was shown at a closed door event during the New York Toy Fair (with no photography being allowed), the only information that we know about the episode is that it involved a new griffon character named Gabby, with the episode's plot strongly suggesting that griffons can get Cutie Marks as well. Given this information and the idea that the Cutie Mark Crusaders' main talent is helping other ponies with their Cutie Mark problems, it won't be surprising if Gabby is a young griffon, and the CMC assist in her getting her Cutie Mark.

[[WMG: Gilda will appear.]]
Maybe she'll be the one to bring attention to Gabby's situation.

[[/folder]]

[[folder: The convention episode]]

[[WMG: This will be a parody of [[Creator/WilliamShatner William Shatner]]'s "get-a-life" sketch.]]
Quibble's name is a ShoutOut to [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Recap/StarTrekS2E15TheTroubleWithTribbles the Tribbles]]. [[http://www.equestriadaily.com/2015/08/shatner-to-possibly-guest-star-on-pony.html Shatner]] himself will voice somepony (possibly Quibble). Possible title: "The Quandary with Quibble".
* Jossed. No such parody happened.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Rumored/Unconfirmed Episodes]]

[[WMG: "Where No Pony Has Gone Before" is William Shatner's appearance.]]
[[/folder]]

At the end, we'll see her watching her changeling spy somehow (perhaps with a crystal ball or something) and become furious at his HeelFaceTurn, declaring him a traitor. Or perhaps more shockingly, she'll return in person, yell at the changeling for failing his mission and taking him away, with Spike and the rest of the Mane Cast resolving to save him in the finale.

Back in "Bridle Gossip", Spike questioned whether zombie ponies were ''possible'', even if they were ''unlikely.'' There'll be some reference to this during the fake ZombieApocalypse of the episode

[[WMG: (post-episode) Zesty Gourmand will return and will pull an [[Film/Ratatouille Anton Ego]].]]
This troper noticed many some similarities between these two characters, so it would make sense if Zesty were the Ego of Canterlot. In any case, she will return to the restaura t sometime in the future, deciding to try and break her mold and try something different, and afterwards she writes a monologue-esque review that explains how she had been so moved by the growing trend of diversity in the city.

[[folder: 9. Saddle Row & Rec]]

[[folder: 10. Applejack's "Day" Off]]

[[folder: 11. Flutter Brutter]]

[[folder: 12. Spice Up Your Life]]

[[folder: The Fault in Our Cutie Marks]]

[[folder: Stranger Than Fan Fiction]]

[[folder: The Cart Before the Ponies]]

[[folder: 28 Pranks Later]]

[[folder: The Times Are a Changeling]]

[[folder: Dungeons and Discords]]

** This might depend whether or not the replacement changeling is an adult or a baby, and whether or not they are Chrysalis' child. If that is the case, Chrysalis may indeed be an AbusiveParent or simply has no regard for her own biological child above her desire for revenge. The end of the episode may then result in Cadence and Shining Armor adopting the baby and raising both her and Flurry Heart as their own, the two then growing up as the new Royal Sisters with Sunburst as their mentor (ala Starswhirl).

If this episode is about FantasticRacism, then it would serve to explain why all the children near Kevin in this episode were visibly frightened while at the same time providing an AuthorSavingThrow to explain why he lives in Ponyville.

"[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E1TheCutieMap The Cutie Map]]" already showed us that he's a fan of hoofball. Maybe he's a fan of Buck Ball too and will be a bigger part of the plot than usual (or at least get a few moments).

* Through a series of hijinks and accidents, the Mane Six accidentally end up destroying a nearby changeling colony/hive/kingdom. As restitution, Princess Twilight grants the Queen/Head Matriarch and her people temporary residence in Ponyville. Of course, this doesn't go over Too smoothly with resentment and reservations from both sides, and tensions and division quickly rise between the pony locals and their new changeling neighbors. The key thing here being that both sides are as pugnacious and argumentative as each other.

* In the Changeling timeline, Starlight could figure out how to reverse Chrysalis' love-draining spell to weaken them enough for the Resistance to capture and imprison them for good.

If that little FreezeFrameBonus indicates anything, it is most likely foreshadowing the return of the Changelings. As part of her master plan, Chrysalis has the changeling sneak into the castle, kidnap Flurry Heart, replace her with an impostor, [[MythologyGag as they have done in traditional folklore]], and bring the baby to her in order to corrupt her and turn her against her parents as an act of revenge for ruining her Canterlot coup. As time goes on, however, Chrysalis eventually comes to love the baby alicorn like her own child while at the same time realizing that she misses her parents very much, bringing out HiddenDepths of her character. Then, when Cadence, Shining Armor, and the others catch wind of Chrysalis' plan and launch an assault on her base of operations, Chrysalis reveals that [[LoveRedeems she doesn't want revenge anymore because Flurry Heart showed her what it means to truly love somepony]]. Afterwards, she gives Flurry Heart back, and Cadence and the others decide to forgive Chrysalis and the changelings for what they have done by allowing them to visit the Crystal Empire freely so they can have all the love they need. Chrysalis will be made an aunt to Flurry Heart.

* Confirmed, kind of. She is assertive from the beginning, but her family remarks that she's always been like that towards them.

[[WMG: This is the rumored convention episode.]]

[[folder: The episode with Gabby the Griffon]]
[[WMG: This episode will be a Cutie Mark Crusaders-focused episode.]]
Since the animatics for the episode was shown at a closed door event during the New York Toy Fair (with no photography being allowed), the only information that we know about the episode is that it involved a new griffon character named Gabby, with the episode's plot strongly suggesting that griffons can get Cutie Marks as well. Given this information and the idea that the Cutie Mark Crusaders' main talent is helping other ponies with their Cutie Mark problems, it won't be surprising if Gabby is a young griffon, and the CMC assist in her getting her Cutie Mark.

[[WMG: Gilda will appear.]]
Maybe she'll be the one to bring attention to Gabby's situation.