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1	* AccidentalInnuendo: Applejack's alternate persona of ''Mistress'' Marevelous combined with her mastery of a psychically-controlled lasso can easily be seen as fetish appeal.
2	* AlternateCharacterInterpretation:
3	** The Mane-iac -- evil supervillain or in-character DungeonMaster? Is she throwing things at the Mane Six [=/=] Power Ponies to be nasty, or to get them to engage her like they're supposed to? Did she pause to BreakingSpeech Twilight about Spike's supposed incompetence to KickTheDog, or to trigger a KirkSummation that would restore his confidence and get him to spring the others for the final battle? Did she swat that firefly [[EvilIsPetty for petty evil]], or because she knew it would trigger the beatdown Fluttershy was supposed to give her to end the comic?
4	** Does the Power Ponies in the comic book have a low opinion of Humdrum or they truly think of him as one of them? Mane-iac claims that everypony knows they only keep Humdrum out of pity, while Spike states that his only purpose is to [[TheMillstone make things worse]] and be a PluckyComicRelief. But both has some clear bias; Mane-iac [[EvilCannotComprehendGood being a super-villain who can't understand why they would keep him]] while Spike is [[ThisLoserIsYou clearly projecting his insecurities]]. Does Humdrum [[BigDamnHeroes always saves the day]] and serves as TheHeart like Spike does towards the Mane-six, and we only see it through our heroes' perspective?
5	* BizarroEpisode: The premise of the episode where the Mane Six and Spike get sucked into a magical comic book and become superheroes is certainly out there considering the show's universe.
6	* BrokenBase:
7	** Many people really enjoy the episode for all the shenanigans that ensue as a result of the Mane Six being superheroes. But there are also many people who dislike it for various reasons, such as the gimmicky concept, the excessive {{Exposition}}, and the poor explanation for the comic book being magic.
8	** [[FanNickname Flutterhulk]]. It's one of the more praised aspects of this episode, yet one of the most criticized. Some loved the juxtaposition of timid, adorable Fluttershy and The Hulk. Yet there were others who lambasted the design as well as her trigger.
9	* CreepyAwesome: Fluttershy is equal parts awesome and scary when she finally loses it. And then nearly {{Adorkable}} when she starts apologizing in her Hulk form.
10	* EnsembleDarkhorse: As divisive as Power Ponies were to the fanbase, most everyone agreed that [[ComicBook/GreenLantern Radiance]] was excellent, as Rarity really took to her powers; they seemed so natural for her.
11	* FanficFuel:
12	** As if Daring Do didn't give us enough of a metafictional setting to make a reality.
13	** The existence of Enchanted Comics in general, particularly given it's unclear if the comic was ''actually'' a trap or some kind of magic roleplaying game and Spike simply missed that part.
14	* FoeYayShipping: Mane-iac refuses to use her Hairspray Ray of Doom to freeze Spike, the only boy on the Power Ponies team. When she teases him over the thought of this being "pointless" she briefly tickles him under the chin with her mane and her tone of voice almost makes it sound like she is ''flirting'' with him.
15	* FridgeBrilliance:
16	** First thing Fili-second does after dodging a large piece of flying debris is find a bakery and get some [[TrademarkFavoriteFood cupcakes]]. You're tempted at first to write it off as her "just being Pinkie Pie", but when you consider how much energy she must burn traveling at near-relativistic speeds...
17	** Spike's character is clearly a reference to ComicBook/{{Robin}}, who--depending on which specific version or adaptation you're talking about--is an expert gymnast, martial artist, detective, strategist and/or hacker. Of ''course'' he wouldn't be useless.
18	** Fluttershy's [[HulkingOut superpower]] makes sense if you think about it. The [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk Hulk]] seems to be the very last hero one would associate with the sweet, delicate Fluttershy. However, when you take into account her previous rage moments in episodes such as "Dragonshy", "Best Night Ever", and "Putting Your Hoof Down", you realize that Fluttershy is similar to Bruce Banner, and Saddle Rager is equivalent to The Incredible Hulk. Fluttershy is the emotionally repressed, socially awkward wallflower, while Saddle Rager is the bold, assertive, and occasionally bullying side that emerges when one pushes one of Fluttershy's [[BerserkButton Berserk Buttons.]] Plus, what sets Fluttershy off in the first place is the fact that the Mane-iac was bullying something small and harmless for no good reason. Fluttershy has good reason to hate bullies, considering that she was a victim of it in her childhood.
19	* HilariousInHindsight:
20	** Remember all those Flutterhulk pictures in Derpibooru? It all came into fruition with this episode. Even more hilarious when you remember that the Incredible Hulk theme was used in "Putting Your Hoof Down".
21	** Also, Mane-iac is voiced by Creator/EllenKennedy, who voiced Daffidazey in G3. Daffidazey, the ''stylist.''
22	** Masked Matter-Horn is an {{Expy}} of ComicBook/{{Cyclops\|MarvelComics}}, able to shoot various forms of magical beams from her horn. Creator/JamesMarsden (film), Cyclops' original actor in the ''Film/XMenFilmSeries'', played Hitch Trailblazer in the G5 Movie ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyANewGeneration''.
23	* MemeticMutation: After Twilight's speech about how Spike/Humdrum always comes through when his friends need him, Spike comes up with a plan that takes half of the Mane-iac's {{Mooks}} out of play. [[Film/ReturnOfTheJedi It's a tarp!]]

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