History FridgeBrilliance / MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicSeason9

* Rarity having a grey streak in her mane. Rather than dyeing her hair to hide such an obvious sign of aging, she chooses to keep it. Just like Mistmane, Rarity understands that true beauty is on the inside, and her generous heart is still just as beautiful as it always was.

* Why would the episode be named Sparkle's Seven if only the Mane 6 are involved? That's because there is a seventh member the whole time that flew under the Mane 6's radar: Spike.

[[folder: Going to Seed]]

[[folder: Frenemies]]

[[folder: Sweet and Smoky]]

[[folder: Student Counsel]]

[[folder: The Last Crusade]]

[[folder: Between Dark and Dawn]]

[[folder: The Last Laugh]]

[[folder: 2, 4, 6, Greaaat]]

[[folder: The Summer Sun Setback]]

[[folder: Dragon Dropped]]

[[folder: A Horse Shoe-In]]

[[folder: Daring Doubt]]

[[folder: Growing Up is Hard to Do]]

[[folder: The Big Mac Question]]

[[folder: The Ending of the End]]

[[folder: The Last Problem]]

* Discord's plan worked PERFECTLY. Yes, Twilight had a crisis of confidence at first, but not only did she regain that confidence and lead the WORLD to victory, she was much calmer and more willing to accept her coronation after the villains were finally defeated. He did it in the most roundabout and chaotic way, but Discord's insane, inane plan actually SUCCEEDED. Not only that, remember that if he didn't pull this stunt in the first place, a nervous Twilight with zero confidence in herself would have taken the throne instead a few days after the announcement. He essentially stalled for time to give Twilight preparation to rule, which may or may not be one of his side goals when consider that "Grogar" only debuted shortly after the announcement.

** As for the argument it's OOC of Luna to want to retire despite wanting recognition and approval for her work being her defining character arc, "A Royal Problem" had Luna realize she had neither aptitude or interest in the formal and political requirements of such work. This was coincidentally, or not, the last episode she had a major role in. And there's the such desires causing her to turn to villainy which her regret of is her more defining character arc thing.

* Why is Celestia seemingly terrified of Chickens? Because Chickens are similar in appearance to [[TakenForGranite Cockatrices]]! At some point in Celestias' life, she might have ran [[LamePun afoul]] of a Cockatrice and [[AndIMustScream turned into stone]] and that Luna was able to free her after some time, leaving Celestia afraid of Cockatrices and Chickens ever since.

** It explains nothing. It’s just bad writing.

* This is all such a load of crap. You cannot rationalize this finale or this season. It was written poorly, that's all there is to it.

* Cozy Glow, Tirek and Chrysalis turned to stone was not just the most severest punishment for being BeyondRedepmtion; it was also a matter of being practical. If the three were simply imprisoned again, be it Tartarus or elsewhere, chances are they'd escape somehow sooner or later, be it through their own efforts or with outside help, leading to the season 9 events starting all over again. Turning the three to stone forever removed that possibility!

** Another way of looking at is it that Tirek's ManaDrain only lets him absorb the raw energy of the person he drains. The bell, however, steals not only a person's inherent magical energy, but also the unique powers attached to that energy. When he first drained Discord, Tirek only received a boost to his own power, whereas if he tried to absorb the magic using the bell he'd be overwhelmed by the chaos
energy attached to it.
** Another way of looking at it is thatat that point in "Twilight's Kingdom", Tirek was stronger than he was here — the bell returned him to his third form, but he took Discord's magic once he was in his fourth form, having just absorbed the magic of the Mane Six. It's likely that in his current state Tirek isn't strong enough to control Discord's magic like he could before, and since he was able to do it before, he would know that he's not cut out for it this time.

* Applejack is the first to voice her disapproval of Discord trying to boost Twilight's confidence with a MotivationalLie. Besides being the Element of Honesty, she knows from her past experience in "Where the Apple Lies" and "Leap of Faith" that a well-intentioned lie will do more harm than good.

* Applejack is the first to voice her displeasure in Discord trying to boost Twilight's confidence with a MotivationalLie. Besides being the Element of Honesty, she knows from her past experience in "Where the Apple Lies" and "Leap of Faith" that a well-intentioned lie will do more harm than good.

* In "The Summer Sun Setback", Discord seemingly couldn't sense Tirek's presence despite
him using his ManaDrain powers in relatively close proximity to him. It looks like he ''did'' sense it, and just pretended not to in order to keep his plan going. Not only that, this meant that his cryptic words about Twilight being ready for the future in the episode's epilogue was actually foreshadowing him (seemingly) playing both sides all along.

* In "The Summer Sun Setback", Discord seemingly couldn't sense Tirek's presence despite him using his ManaDrain powers in relatively close proximity to him. It looks like he ''did'' sense it, and just pretended not to in order to keep his plan going. Not only that, this meant that his cryptic words about Twilight being ready for the future in the episode's epilogue was actually foreshadowing him (seemingly) playing both sides all along.

* Why don't we see Cadance and Shining? They're HappilyMarried, they're horses, and she's the Princess of Love. Having to show the marks their ears and rumps would bear from [[FurryReminder years and years of love bites and other rough foreplay]] would be... awkward, to say the least.

** Smolder, as a dragon, figured that the best way to honor the Tree was to create a massive '''POWERFUL''' statue that would last for generations that everyone could pay respects to and recognize it for what it was.

** Silverstream's memorial artwork is fluid and dynamic while at the same time (sort-of) waterproof. Much like her people who constantly shift between land and sea while maintaining a sense of core identity.

* Why couldn't Tirek use Discord's chaos magic? He's used it before in "Twilight's Kingdom". However, at that point in "Twilight's Kingdom", Tirek was stronger than he was here — the bell returned him to his third form, but he took Discord's magic once he was in his fourth form, having just absorbed the magic of the Mane Six. It's likely that in his current state Tirek isn't strong enough to control Discord's magic like he could before, and since he was able to do it before, he would know that he's not cut out for it this time.

** Another way of looking at is it that Tirek's ManaDrain only lets him absorb the raw energy of the person he drains. The bell, however, steals not only a person's inherent magical energy, but also the unique powers attached to that energy. When he first drained Discord, Tirek only received a boost to his own power, whereas if he tried to absorb the magic using the bell he'd be overwhelmed by the chaos energy attached to it.