History YMMV / MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E4LunaEclipsed

** [[MemeticBystander Derpy Hooves/Ditzy Doo]], one of the most successful examples of an EnsembleDarkhorse in recent fiction, was finally pulled out of the background and got her own scene, alongside [[HeterosexualLifePartners Carrot Top]] no less!

** There's also no reason to assume Celestia never uses the Traditional Royal Canterlot Voice -- she just hasn't needed to in the situations where we usually see her (with Twilight Sparkle and small groups). If something happened to start a riot or a panic, Celestia could and would shock everypony back to sense by raising her voice.

* BrokenBase: Either this episode was the best episode for Luna, or the worst thing about her. See FamilyUnfriendlyAesop below for a better explanation.

* FamilyUnfriendlyAesop: It's no use trying to change or get rid of a negative reputation - some people will keep spreading it, even though they know it's not true. Instead, you should play to everyone's expectations of you, let them define who you are (at least in public), and generally go along with the herd. You ''do'' want to be liked and accepted, don't you?
** FantasticAesop: Of course, given that they're sapient horses, their definitions of the importance and acceptability of going along with the herd will vary from our own wildly.
** It seemed to be more about showing that Luna's scary side (which she does have) is fun too and nothing to *really* be afraid of. She was shown enjoying herself casually with the other ponies soon after.
** Actually it didn't worked that way with Luna: the grown up ponies seems to be scared by her because of her past as NM, but in reality they were actually showing the same kind of fear and submission they give to her sister Celestia (at least before the [[spoiler:spiders incident]], when they were really scared) when she shows up. The only ones who shows up some fear were the kids (and Twilight's friends, but then again they saw NM more closely than the other ponies), but then again they were just following Pinky's example of how "being scared make things more fun". So at the end it was all a matter of [[PoorCommunicationKills misunderstandings]].

** Let's just say that Luna's [[NoIndoorVoice portrayal]] [[NightmareFuelStationAttendant in this episode]] didn't sit well with a number of fans, either.
** Pinkie's reception in this episode is rather divided as well. Her whole [[spoiler: pretend to be scared of Luna act]] is seen as either just getting into the spirit of things, or just being plain mean.

** Actually it didn't worked that way with Luna: the grown up ponies seems to be scared by her because of her past as NM, but in reality they were actually showing the same kind of fear and submission they give to her sister Celestia (at least before the [[spoiler:spiders incident]], when they were really scared) when she shows up. The only ones who shows up some fear were the kids (and Twilight friends,but then again they saw NM more closely than the other ponies), but then again they were just following Pinky's example of how "being scared make things more fun".So at the end it was all a matter of [[PoorCommunicationKills misunderstandings]].

* GeniusBonus: Zecora is dressed as an enchantress[=/=]storyteller with spiders in her hair. In African folklore, stories are the domain of Anansi the Spider.

** It seemed to be more about showing that Luna's scary side (which she does have) is fun too and nothing to *really* be afraid of.

** It seemed to be more about showing that Luna's scary side (which she does have) is fun too and nothing to *really* be afraid of. She was shown enjoying herself casually with the other ponies soon after.

* BrokenBase: Either this episode was the best episode for Luna, or the worst thing about her. See BrokenAesop below for a better explanation.

* BrokenAesop: It's no use trying to change or get rid of a negative reputation - some people will keep spreading it, even though they know it's not true. Instead, you should play to everyone's expectations of you, let them define who you are (at least in public), and generally go along with the herd. You ''do'' want to be liked and accepted, don't you?

* BaseBreaker: Pipsqueak. Some fans think he's adorable, and others think he's a [[TheWesley Wesley]] in the making.

*** There's also this line from ''{{Progress}}'', which came complete with DramaticThunder:

->'''Visit the actual tropes [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E4LunaEclipsed HERE]]'''

** [[MemeticBystander Derpy Hooves/Ditzy Doo]], one of the most successful examples of an EnsembleDarkhorse in recent fiction, was finally pulled out of the background and got her own scene, alongside [[HetereosexualLifePartners Carrot Top]] no less!