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** It's not clear that Equestria even has much of a formal theater ''industry'' as such. Ponies in general don't seem to need much of an excuse to actively enjoy themselves (well, they don't really seem to have TV, so maybe that explains that...), so maybe their theaters really are primarily "anyone who's interested, help yourselves and put on a good show" affairs.
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* When Rainbow Dash kicked the cloud in the episode it unleashed a torrential downpour but in past episodes Rainbow Dash has kicked clouds and they dissipated
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** The comic series shows how the changelings prefer to fight, and it's by using subterfuge rather than direct force. The changelings took their forms out of habit, because they usually approach their targets in disguise.
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** The comic shows them feeding. They suck love in through their mouths, so the fangs are probably to help hold larger, stronger prey in place during the process.
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* I think there's another aspect of this plot that hasn't been touched here. It's a bit subtle, but I think it makes a family unfriendly aesop when you think about it. At first it might seem like Granny Smith was an idiot for accepting the bet; she could just have said no and basically lost nothing (I have hard time believing that the townspeople would have thought any less of her or the Apples in general.) However, that wasn't actually the reason for accepting the bet. The real reason was so that no competing cider business would form in Ponyville. In other words, Granny Smith didn't want competitors on their market, ie. she wanted to keep the cider monopoly. The episode somehow paints this as a good thing, even though competition is usually beneficial for the customers (because the competing businesses will try to win customers by increasing quality and decreasing prices, which benefits the customers) while monopolies are generally bad for the customers. Competition is precisely what keeps monopolies in check. This episode seems to paint a picture that competition in the market is actually an undesirable thing.
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* Pumpkin Cake's magic can be handwaved, but I just can't buy Pound Cake's flying. Not only does he fly, he can lift a pony ten times his size. That should be like physically impossible even in the MLP:FiM universe, no matter what kind of special powers pegasi may have there. (While I don't remember it ever being explicitly stated, it's heavily implied that young pegasi are unable to fly until they become older. Most prominently, Scootaloo cannot fly (even though she can propel herself while riding her scooter.) It makes sense, because young pegasi wings are very small. A ''baby pegasus'' flying, much less carrying a grownup pony, goes well beyond any willing suspension of disbelief.)
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*** Actually, one could argue on the contrary, in other words, that a falcon could perfectly well take care of himself (especially given how well it passed even the most difficult tests) and would therefore require little to no maintenance. Would a falcon like this suddenly forget how to survive when it becomes a pet?
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** If we are really nitpicky, "tank" can also mean "a large container or reservoir for the storage of liquids or gases."
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** It bears keeping in mind thought, that Celestia might very well be a case of WeakButSkilled; stuff like moving the sun or disabling the Want-It, Need-It spell could just as easily be chalked up to the fact that she's had over a millennium to learn to use her method most effectively, and that when it comes to matters of raw strength, she's only a few steps above Twilight. As said above, we simply have no context for her raw power level; we don't know whether she has the magical ability of ten Twilights, or a thousand Twilights. Stuff like the sun raising spell doesn't really help, because we have no clue how many ponies the original version took; it could have taken hundreds of unicorns, but it's also entirely possible that half a dozen Twilight-tier ponies could pull it off.
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**** As noted above, it's entirely possible that they just wanted to let her cool off a bit before talking to her. She's only alone afterward for maybe five minutes tops before Chrysalis banishes her, after all. Things were getting pretty heated, so the rest of the cast thought it was prudent to take a break before confronting her again so they wouldn't say anything they'd regret. And then by the time they came back for her, she was already gone.
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*** WordOfGod (tongue in cheek as it may be) is that Equestria was saved by trimming Pinkie's hair.
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* So did Rainbow Dash stay up for three days? she stayed up all night reading then the following night trying to steal a copy and then reading in her own househouse.
** Rainbow Dash naps a ''lot''. It's possible that after getting ahold of her stealth suit, she spent the rest of the day relaxing in preparation for her raid.
** Rainbow Dash naps a ''lot''. It's possible that after getting ahold of her stealth suit, she spent the rest of the day relaxing in preparation for her raid.
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** There were two lessons in the play: "don't fight" and "be friends". Twilight could easily have absorbed the first part of the lesson and neglected the bit about friendship. She's a loner in the pilot, but she doesn't seem to have anything against non-unicorns, so in her own mind she probably figured that she was doing okay as long as she wasn't contributing to the problem. As far as she was concerned she was all good because she wasn't contributing to any conflicts.
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*** Gee, I must have never noticed when she performed [[FullContactMagic [[MagicDance an interpretive dance]] every time before she cast any of her other spells. Oh wait, she didn't, because she '''just has to think hard enough''' to cast a spell. And maybe she did use a spell during the scene cut, it just didn't occur to her until 20 seconds later.
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*** Gee, I must have never noticed when she performed an interprative dance every time before she cast any of her other spells. Oh wait, she didn't, because she '''just has to think hard enough''' to cast a spell. And maybe she did use a spell during the scene cut, it just didn't occur to her until 20 seconds later.
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*** Gee, I must have never noticed when she performed [[FullContactMagic an interprative dance interpretive dance]] every time before she cast any of her other spells. Oh wait, she didn't, because she '''just has to think hard enough''' to cast a spell. And maybe she did use a spell during the scene cut, it just didn't occur to her until 20 seconds later.
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* * Twilight has no ill feelings towards everyone for nearly disowning her, but [[WhatIf what if]] she did feel resentful? How do you think she'll react?
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**** Being a fashion designer and a farmer/caterer respectively, it's understandable that they hold a professional attitude when dealing with a fussy client.
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* Why was Celestia in the locked and secluded old library before sunrise? And why do neither she nor the guard question WHY Twilight is there. The guard is understandable, because maybe, he didn't even know that Twilight left Canterlot. Celestia, on the other hand, casually walks by Twilight, greets her, then leaves, no questions asked. Was she not wondering why her student looked like she was cosplaying [[MetalGearSolid Snake]]? Did she not wonder why her most faithful student decided to sneak/break into the castle (even though she could've just asked) in an impromptu "visit," and not to visit her mentor? I guess the automatic answer is "Trollestia," but still!
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** The simple answer is that Spike told her what Twilight was up to. That's what he did in ''Lesson Zero.''
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** They were only onscreen for a couple of seconds. Not really enough time to show a complex mix of emotions, and they were probably trying to focus on the positives at the moment, rather than dwelling on strife between their children. Kinda disappointing that they didn't have a scene where they talked to their children, but only so many minutes in an episode.
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*** If you actually pay attention, the river, with all its twists and turns, keeps going toward the left side of the screen, and just bends away from that place. As for the forest, it's hard to tell what's actually happening there.
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*** Exactly how much DNA do you share with your great aunt's second cousin? If this troper's estimates are correct, roughly 1.56%, generously. It's very unlikely Pound is a pegasus because of a very distant relative.
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* "I Was A Canterlot Snob". Everyone goes on about how much the CMC hurt and humiliated Fluttershy, and for good reason. That being said, it seems constantly overlooked what they did to Twilight, who has been just as good to them, but got a FAR more scathing article. Fluttershy is the most sensitive member of the group, without question, but previous episodes, such as "Boast Busters" and "Winter Wrap Up" show Twilight to also be easily hurt, as well as eager for approval and acceptance. It's also worth noting that Twilight and Fluttershy are both [[NiceGirl Nice Girls]] with a [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Jerk With a Heart of Gold]] sidekick who had similar reactions. Spike's hostility toward the CMC mirrors Angel Bunny's, and we don't even SEE Twilight, who may very well have been hiding in some back room crying! What's more, as impressive as Twilight's Force Field was, it raises the question of why she blocked off the ENTIRE library, including from the air. Why not just use a spell on the door, and let Spike chase them away? (Which he did) Was she trying to keep out all of Ponyville? [[FridgeHorror Were there ponies who took the article seriously and went to confront Twilight before the Crusaders showed up?]] Were there ponies who believed that [[SpoiledSweet Twilight]] was really like that article said? [[FridgeHorror How badly damaged was Twilight's reputation?]]
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*** For me the problem isn't that they didn't believe her, it's that they completely walked out on her after her "Big Brother Best Friend Forever" basically disowned her. While there is no denying Twilight behaved badly, look how forgiving she has been of their more mean spirited behaviour in previous episodes (Bridle Gossip and Luna Eclipsed for example). Not to mention after all she's done for them (Particularily Fluttershy in "A Bird in the Hoof" and Rarity in "Sweet and Elite", you'd think that the ONE time she acts up, they wouldn't just turn their backs on her. They were right to be angry, but all this talk about they probably tried to find her afterwards to work things out ignores that none of this happened onscreen. For a series that is very good about onscreen reconciliations, seeing Twilights friend turn their backs on her with no indication they still cared for her is more then a little jarring. Compare "Party of One", Pinkie has a massive outburst and is extremely nasty to her friends because she believes they no longer care about her. Rather then getting mad, they all sit there sadly and wait for her to realize her mistake. When Twilight has an outburst because she thinks she saw her brother getting hypnotized, everyone turns their noses up at her and walk out, despite her expressing remorse on the spot, and having just been disowned by her brother. There was no "Twilight, we love you, but this behaviour is inexcusable" speeches, they just leave. Plus, once they realized Twilight was right all along, Applejack gives a very weak apology for not believing her, NOT for abandoning her, and the others never apologize at all. Celestia implies an apology, and Shining takes Twilight as his Best Mare again, but the others never say anything. Fluttershy, the Element of Kindness has no compassion for Twilight, Pinkie Pie, the Element of Laughter leaves Twilight to wallow in misery and despair. Rainbow Dash, the Element of Loyalty abandons Twilight without a moments hesitation, Applejack, who has a brother herself and showed the most concern earlier for Twilights worries over Shining, etc. The problem isn't that they didn't believe Twilight or disapproved of her behaviour, it's that not one of them hesitated to abandon Twilight at a very low point in her life without giving her a chance to apologize, atone, etc.
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* It's very brief, but at the end of "This Day Aria", just before Cadence goes: "Oh the wedding we won't make, he'll end up marrying a fake" we see Twilight and Shining's parents in the lower right corner. Seemingly unconcerned that their daughter isn't present at her brother's wedding. Combined with how quick Twilight's friend were to walk out on her without giving her a chance to explain or apologize, and showing her no compassion, patience, or forgiveness for her after she was basically disowned by her brother, this casts Twilight's loved ones in a rather disturbing light, particularily as we haven't really seen any interaction between Twilight and her parents after she accidentally turned them into potted plants. Compare to how forgiving the Mane Six were towards Pinkie's outburst in "Party of One", and how forgiving Twilight has been of her friends more mean-spirited behaviour, it just comes off as pure hypocrisy. Again though, my main point her being Twilight's parents apparently not noticing Twilight's absence
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** I guess some people are just disturbed by the fact that a character we've never heard of before appears completely out of nowhere to shoehorn himself into the already established backstory of a much more developed character
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*** It's also not out of the realm of possiblity that Shining Armor himself is more powerful then the average unicorn. Heck, for all we know, he's the second strongest Unicorn after Twilight, so naturally he'd be more powerful in his specific area. If so, that family seems to produce some pretty badass unicorns
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*** TL;DR version: Celestia's seen some shit in her time.
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*** Snails does use a (very weak) lighting spell in Boast Busters. On the other hand, he has a LOT of trouble even getting it to work to a passable degree.
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** Not to mention, as a pegasus, she may possibly be hollow-boned. At the very least, she might not have much mass and/or physical strength (her ability to reach incredible speeds probably makes up for it through velocity), and consider the fact that she tends to spend a great deal of time OFF of her feet. Her legs might simply not be strong enough, either way.
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