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18th Jun '13 7:33:30 PM taylorkerekes

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18th Jun '13 9:07:06 AM 84788484

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17th Jun '13 10:34:39 AM ChaoticNovelist

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Anvilicious is inappropriate becaues the show is all about friendship and it is directly relevant to the plot.

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* HilariousInHindsight: [[http://princesschuchi.deviantart.com/ Holly]] [[https://twitter.com/hollygjill Giesbrecht]], an animator on the show and the creator of background (and later toyline) pony [[CreatorCameo Holly Dash]], [[http://princesschuchi.deviantart.com/art/Princess-TS-sketch-186760413 drew]] [[http://derpiboo.ru/images/42388 this]] bit of SideStoryBonusArt early on in the show's life, the sketch was posted about a ''month'' after [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E1MareInTheMoon the first episode]] aired. What was originally some cute fanart from one of the animators (with the colored version mysteriously taken off of her Website/DeviantArt page) ended up being some epic {{Foreshadowing}}.
** The same applies to the countless number of [[spoiler:Alicorn!Twilight]] fan fics and pictures that existed before this episode was even announced.
** And, getting back to the original conflict, you would not believe the number of "Twilight-screws-up-a-spell" fanfictions that were made in the past two years. It was already considered cliche before the actual show got a chance to use it.
* ItsShortSoItSucks: The main complaint on the episode (after the initial kerfuffle about [[spoiler: Alicorn Twilight]]) seems to be that it felt a little rushed and should have been a two-parter.
** Most importantly, it was never explained what Twilight's change would mean.
** A [[https://twitter.com/MMeghanMcCarthy/status/302576012804366336 tweet]] from Meghan [=McCarthy=] states that there will be two more episodes which will turn this episode into a ''three''-parter, so it is possible that viewers will get more on the reason(s) for [[spoiler: Twilight's transformation]].
* ItWasHisSled: Thanks to news websites, TheHub's episode event title, and Hasbro reminding everyone about [[MerchandiseDriven the new toyline]] (they built a life-size '''statue''' to show off at the New York Toy Fair), pretty much the whole fandom knew about [[spoiler:Twilight becoming an Alicorn Princess]] weeks in advance, not counting rampant rumors even before that.
* MemeticMutation: [[ManlyTears Liquid Pride]]. [[SandInMyEyes Totally different from crying]].
* NightmareFuel: It is rather disturbing that Twilight can accidentally swap a pony's destiny and force her to live a life that is both unrewarding and unhappy. Twilight definitely thinks so.

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* HilariousInHindsight: 
**[[http://princesschuchi.deviantart.com/ Holly]] [[https://twitter.com/hollygjill Giesbrecht]], an animator on the show and the creator of background (and later toyline) pony [[CreatorCameo Holly Dash]], [[http://princesschuchi.deviantart.com/art/Princess-TS-sketch-186760413 drew]] [[http://derpiboo.ru/images/42388 this]] bit of SideStoryBonusArt early on in the show's life, the sketch was posted about a ''month'' after [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E1MareInTheMoon the first episode]] aired. What was originally some cute fanart from one of the animators (with the colored version mysteriously taken off of her Website/DeviantArt page) ended up being some epic {{Foreshadowing}}.
** The same applies to the countless number of [[spoiler:Alicorn!Twilight]] fan fics and pictures that existed before this episode was announced.
** Getting back to the original conflict, you would not believe the number of "Twilight-screws-up-a-spell" fanfictions that were made in the past two years. It was considered cliche before the actual show got a chance to use it.
* ItsShortSoItSucks: The main complaint on the episode (after the initial kerfuffle about [[spoiler: Alicorn Twilight]]) seems to be that it felt a little rushed and should have been a two-parter. Most importantly, it was never explained what Twilight's change would mean. A [[https://twitter.com/MMeghanMcCarthy/status/302576012804366336 tweet]] from Meghan [=McCarthy=] states that there will be two more episodes which will turn this episode into a ''three''-parter, so it is possible that viewers will get more on the reason(s) for [[spoiler: Twilight's transformation]].
* ItWasHisSled: Thanks to news websites, TheHub's episode event title, and Hasbro reminding everyone about [[MerchandiseDriven the new toyline]] (they built a life-size '''statue''' to show off at the New York Toy Fair), the whole fandom knew about [[spoiler:Twilight becoming an Alicorn Princess]] weeks in advance, not counting rampant rumors even before that.
* MemeticMutation: [[ManlyTears Liquid Pride]]; [[SandInMyEyes totally different from crying]].
* NightmareFuel: It is disturbing that Twilight can accidentally swap a pony's destiny and force her to live a life that is both unrewarding and unhappy. Twilight herself definitely thinks so.

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* TaintedByThePreview: An "audio only" version of one of the songs in the episode, A True True Friend, was leaked on Internet five days before the episode aired, with it not having mixed reactions from people at EquestriaDaily, but also pretty much hinted that the "swapped Cutie Marks" plot would be rushed for the sake of [[spoiler: having Twilight become an alicorn]] in the final minutes. 
* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: The reaction to [[spoiler:Twilight becoming a WingedUnicorn Princess]] pretty much boils down to this since [[spoiler:it's a seemingly major, possibly permanent physical change to the main character]]. See BrokenBase.
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: The Mane Character's roles get swapped? Wait, what do you mean that it doesn't happen to the ''main'' Mane Character?
** Plus, we barely get to see any of the results before Twilight figures out how to solve the problem, thanks to needing to devote the whole third act to [[spoiler:Twilacorn]]. As noted above, some fans think this should have been a two-parter.
** Some fans were a bit dismayed that [[spoiler:Twilight flew into the camera]] at the very end because an episode about [[spoiler: her learning how to use to her new wings]] would have been nice.
*** This one may not be an issue, since a season 4 (or Equestria Girls) [[http://youtu.be/Okg38oDyY3Q clip from Hot Topic]] shows [[spoiler:Twilight trying to fly and falling flat on her face]]. So we might still get an episode for this.
** The show has thus far only given hints as to how exactly Cutie Marks work and how much they signify. This would have been the perfect opportunity to go into this subject but once again they don't, except by implication.
** Plus, there's also the fact that the dilemma was solved with the most obvious and direct solution possible instead of having to make them work for the solution.
* VisualEffectsOfAwesome: Special attention has been paid to the lighting of this episode: there are several beautiful instances of shading, and some lens flares have been added. Add to this some dynamic camera movements (particularly the first shot, imitating the opening theme song), some particularly smooth animation, especially on [[spoiler:Alicorn Twilight]], and the gorgeous [[spoiler: Celestial Plane]], and "Magical Mystery Cure" is the best-looking episode by a long shot.
** Also, the epic shot of Rarity struggling to control a storm during The Cutie Mark Song.
* TheWoobie: The whole mane six for the first half, especially Twilight, who is [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone feeling completely guilt-ridden]] for ''causing'' the whole mess to begin with.

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* TaintedByThePreview: An "audio only" version of one of the songs in the episode, A True True Friend, was leaked on Internet five days before the episode aired, with it not having mixed reactions from people at EquestriaDaily, but also hinted that the "swapped Cutie Marks" plot would be rushed for the sake of [[spoiler: having Twilight become an alicorn]] in the final minutes. 
* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: The reaction to [[spoiler:Twilight becoming a WingedUnicorn Princess]] boils down to this since [[spoiler:it's a seemingly major, possibly permanent physical change to the main character]]. See BrokenBase.
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: 
**The Mane Character's roles get swapped? Wait, what do you mean that it doesn't happen to the ''main'' Mane Character? We barely get to see results before Twilight figures out how to solve the problem, since the third act is needed for [[spoiler:Twilacorn]]. As noted above, some fans think this should have been a two-parter.
** Some fans were a bit dismayed that [[spoiler:Twilight flew into the camera]] at the very end because an episode about [[spoiler: her learning how to use to her new wings]] would have been nice. However, this one may not be an issue since a season 4 (or Equestria Girls) [[http://youtu.be/Okg38oDyY3Q clip from Hot Topic]] shows [[spoiler:Twilight trying to fly and falling flat on her face]]. So we might still get an episode for this.
** The show has thus far only given hints as to how exactly Cutie Marks work and how much they signify. This would have been the perfect opportunity to go into this subject but once again they don't, except by implication. Plus, there's also the fact that the dilemma was solved with the most obvious and direct solution possible instead of having to make them work for the solution.
* VisualEffectsOfAwesome: Special attention has been paid to the lighting of this episode: there are several beautiful instances of shading, and some lens flares have been added. Add to this some dynamic camera movements (particularly the first shot, imitating the opening theme song),the epic shot of Rarity struggling to control a storm during The Cutie Mark Song, some particularly smooth animation, especially on [[spoiler:Alicorn Twilight]], and the gorgeous [[spoiler: Celestial Plane]], and "Magical Mystery Cure" is the best-looking episode by a long shot.
* TheWoobie: The whole mane six for the first half, especially Twilight, who is [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone feeling guilt-ridden]] for ''causing'' the whole mess to begin with.

15th Jun '13 6:17:15 PM Godzillawolf

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