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Turnabout Theatre
- When Phoenix is summoned back to Equestria, Twilight reveals that she specifically called him back by name, and not simply the "Greatest Defense Attorney in Equestria"—a surefire reminder that he's more than an ace attorney to her, but a dear and trusted friend.
- For a moment, Phoenix appears to have completely forgotten about Twilight, who is visibly hurt by this. But not a moment later, all his memories of her come flooding back, and she responds in kind with a big, warm hug. It's such a heartwarming sight that Athena and Trucy set aside their confusion to join in.
- The first episode reveals what happened after Gilda and Sonata were released from prison: Gilda mended fences with Rainbow Dash (the Director's Commentary for Episode 1 confirms that this was not the same as the events depicted in "The Lost Treasure of Griffonstone"); and Sonata declared shortly before disappearing from the public eye, "I'm going to help out all those who need it."
- The friendship between Rarity and Coco goes both ways. Rarity proves to be a deeply supportive friend for Coco throughout her entire ordeal, remaining absolutely certain of her innocence, and not only has full confidence that Phoenix will prove it, but sticks with the party during the whole investigation to help every way she can. As for Coco, she continues to look to Rarity as an inspiration for changing her life, and has Phoenix make sure Rarity knows she will be okay.
- Athena, Apollo, and Trucy sharing stories of the times Phoenix came through for them in their darkest hours, which deepens Twilight and Rarity's already profound respect for him. Phoenix remains modest about the whole thing, and that's after privately noting to himself how nice it is that there will always be people who will change people's lives for the better.
- When Twilight re-acquaints Phoenix with the rest of her friends, who's the first pony to greet him? Why, none other than Rainbow Dash, his first client in Equestria, with a huge Glomp to boot.
- While hanging out with the ponies, Trucy suddenly remembers she's seen them all before in a photograph pinned inside the top hat Phoenix gave her as a little girl—the very same hat and photo he received from Trixie before he left Equestria. Sadly, the mood is soured when Twilight recounts what happened after that...
- Combined with awesome is the Judge standing up for Phoenix when Prince Blueblood accuses Phoenix of planting false evidence, which Phoenix is flattered by.
- Despite everything Suri had done to her up to that point, including an attempted Frame-Up, Coco insists that Suri would never have killed anyone and puts her freedom on the line to keep Suri from being sent to the moon, outright stating that she trusts Suri, to the pink mare's clear shock. Better yet, Suri repays that trust by confessing to having assaulted and framed Coco, giving Phoenix enough information and evidence to prove them both innocent.
- When Coco is blaming herself for Overall killing himself, Athena and Apollo gently talk her down, Apollo even drawing on his own experiences with self-blame to comfort her and encouraging her to live out the lessons she received Overall's legacy, which Rarity encourages as well.
- Playwright approaches Coco and admits that he hasn't treated her or Overall well, fearing that his perfectionist Mean Boss tendencies may have contributed to Overall's suicide. He realizes the error of his ways, and praises Coco's abilities as a costume designer. He reveals that Overall wished for Coco to design for the next performance, a wish which he only decided to honor after what he saw at the trial. Coco is naturally overjoyed, and Rarity notes that this is the happiest she's ever seen Playwright.
Crusading for a Turnabout
- After Athena and Twilight bond over how they have a lot in common Athena asks Twilight to be her co-counsel for tomorrow's trial.
- Just about everything to do with Luna falls under this. As she takes up her role as a prosecutor, she's a Reasonable Authority Figure in a series that has seen almost nothing but Jerkasses. Even as she's actively prosecuting Scootaloo and Turning Page, she is willing to reassure them when things look bleak. When Zecora gets accused without basis, Luna very nearly goes ballistic, outraged that such a potentially life-ruining accusation would be used as a stall tactic by the defense and calls the gallery out on uncritically accepting such a claim. Despite her rage, she still points out how Athena could have made a legitimate counter argument WITHOUT making such a rash accusation, and asks the Judge to go easy on the punishment when the accusation against Zecora is retracted. All the while, she's acting as a Stealth Mentor to Athena by dropping the odd hint here and there, and encouraging her to keep in stride as Athena is wracked with guilt. Even the nickname she calls Athena is almost flattering: Golden Pixie.
- After Silver Spoon reveals her Parental Neglect and rants about it in front of Diamond Tiara and the Defense Team, Diamond immediately comforts her, tells her they will always be friends and both share a hug.
- When Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon were informed, that Sweetie Belle had been detained, both were not just shocked, but their behavior clearly said that despite the enmity with the Crusaders, they did not think that poor Sweetie deserved it.
- Sonata arriving and telling Athena, Trucy and Apollo how Phoenix helped her change her ways and become a defense attorney.
- In Case 2 Episode 8, although she repeatedly denies the claim at first, it turns out that Silver Spoon made a tourniquet for Sweetie Belle to save her life after a Timberwolf injured the latter's leg, and then Silver Spoon stole a rare healing potion to further Sweetie Belle's recovery. And the reason she did this, despite her and Diamond Tiara's previous bullying of the Cutie Mark Crusaders, is because Silver Spoon's parents are doctors and they taught her about the "value of pony life", so Silver Spoon saved Sweetie Belle because she doesn't believe any-pony deserves to die.
