History Recap / MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS8E6SurfAndOrTurf

* AnAesop: It doesn't matter where you come from, as long as there are people who love you.

%% * GettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you are reading this in the future, please check the trope page to make sure your example fits the current definition.

* HundredPercentAdorationRating: Everyone in Mount Aris and Seaquestria loves Princess Twilight and invites her to all kinds of activities.

** Twilight eats hippogriff treats that include fish, which ponies aren't normally shown eating. Real-life horses can eat meat, but will only do so if desperate and it's not the best for their digestive systems or diet. May also count as AluminumChristmasTrees with how little the show has anyone eating meat.

* AtlantisIsBoring: Sweetie Belle certainly thinks so. She finds Seaquestria boring and doesn't like swimming. The episode itself averts the trope, showing that there's plenty to do there.

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome:
** Part of the reason why Twilight accompanies the Cutie Mark Crusaders on their mission is that they're too young to go on an international trip all by themselves, so they need a chaperone.
** Scootaloo's and Sweetie Belle's apology is sincere, but Terramar's still frustrated because, while well-meaning, it's gotten ''him'' nowhere closer to choosing than he was before.

* RealityEnsues:
** Part of the reason why Twilight accompanies the Cutie Mark Crusaders on their mission is that they're too young to go on an international trip all by themselves, so they need a chaperone.
** Scootaloo's and Sweetie Belle's apology is sincere, but Terramar's still frustrated because, while well-meaning, it's gotten ''him'' nowhere closer to choosing than he was before.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: If it wasn't for their flanks glowing for a friendship quest, hearing the CMC cry out that they're "glowing" could have been taken as them being somehow ''pregnant''.

** Sky Beak upon seeing Princess Twilight Sparkle; wherein we learn that squeeing is amongst the hipposgriffs' eagle screeches.

* {{Squee}}: Sweetie Belle's reaction to how amazing Harmonizing Heights is.

->'''Apple Bloom:''' ''Your heart is in two places, you can only live in one. You're torn between the hilltops and the tide.''
->'''Sweetie Belle:''' ''Thank goodness that the Cutie Mark Crusaders have begun. To give you hope and help you to decide.''\\

-->Written by Brian Hohlfeld

->Written by Brian Hohlfeld

* ArgumentOfContradictions: The song "Your Heart Is In Two Places" ends with one between Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo over where Terramar can stay.

* MeaningfulName: Terramar, containing the Latin words for both land (terra) and sea (mar).

** Part of the reason why Twilight accompanies the Cutie Mark Crusaders on their mission is that they’re too young to go on an international trip all by themselves, so they need a chaperone.

* AtlantisIsBoring: Sweetie Belle certainly thinks so. She finds Seaquestria boring and doesn't like swimming. The episode itself averts the trope - showing that there's plenty to do there.

** Part of the reason why Twilight comes with the Cutie Mark Crusaders on their mission is because they’re too young to go on an international trip all by themselves, so they need a chaperone.

* FreezeFrameBonus: When Sweetie Belle runs off a SuperSpeed which would seem like ToonPhysics, [[https://derpibooru.org/1716724 her horn is glowing]] meaning it's due to her using [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS6E21EveryLittleThingSheDoes Accelero]].

** Silverstream is mentioned several times, with Twilight going with the CMC to Mount Aris so her parents can sign a permission form allowing her to go on school field trips, but doesn't actually appear in the episode.