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* NeverSayDie: Averted for once when Twilight announces that she is going to find a way to help out with Winter Wrap Up even "if it kills [her]".
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* EurekaMoment: When Twilight overhears from the mayor that everypony is disorganized as they do every year, she realizes how to save the Wrap-Up and organize all the teams so spring can arrive on time.


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* SilenceIsGolden: An entire two-and-a-half minute HardWorkMontage of Twilight organizing the teams so winter is wrapped up on time, all without any dialogue.

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* ObsessivelyOrganized: Both Twilight and Rarity show absurdly organized behavior. Twilight immediately lays out all the components of the bird's nest in an orderly fashion before constructing it, and then later her organization skills [[ChekhovsSkill help to save the day]]. Rarity, on the other hand, becomes obsessed with trying to fix Twilight's attempt at the bird's nest, leaving her drastically behind schedule.



* SuperOCD: Both Twilight and Rarity show this behavior. Twilight immediately lays out all the components of the bird's nest in an orderly fashion before constructing it, and then later her organization skills [[ChekhovsSkill help to save the day]]. Rarity, on the other hand, becomes obsessed with trying to fix Twilight's attempt at the bird's nest, leaving her drastically behind schedule.
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* ChoresWithoutPowers: Twilight participates in Ponyville's annual Winter Wrap-Up, where the ponies clear away the snow, awaken the animals, and plant crops [[PaintingTheFrostOnWindows to make way for spring]]. Since Ponyville was founded by earth ponies, it is tradition to do the event without magic. Twilight is a unicorn who relies on magic to do most things, so she struggles to find something she can do without magic. When she sees everyone arguing over the disorganization of the event, it hits her what she can do--organize the situation so that everything gets done correctly and on time.

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* ChoresWithoutPowers: Twilight participates in Ponyville's annual Winter Wrap-Up, where the ponies clear away the snow, awaken the animals, and plant crops [[PaintingTheFrostOnWindows to make way for spring]]. Since Ponyville was founded by earth ponies, it is tradition to do the event without magic. Twilight is a unicorn who relies on magic to do most things, so she struggles to find something she can do without magic. When she sees everyone arguing over the disorganization of the event, it hits her what she can do--organize do--coordinate all the situation tasks and ponies so that everything gets done correctly and on time.
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* ChoresWithoutPowers: Twilight participates in Ponyville's annual Winter Wrap-Up, where the ponies clear away the snow, awaken the animals, and plant crops [[PaintingTheFrostOnWindows to make way for spring]]. Since Ponyville was founded by earth ponies, it is tradition to do the event without magic. Twilight is a unicorn who relies on magic to do most things, so she struggles to find something she can do without magic. When she sees everyone arguing over the disorganization of the event, it hits her what she can do--organize the situation so that everything gets done correctly and on time.
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Winter comes to an end, and Ponyville prepares for an annual cleanup to make way for spring. Since the town was founded by Earth ponies, the tradition for cleaning up the snow and planting seeds is to avoid using magic, leaving Twilight Sparkle, a unicorn whose main talents all involve magic, with a dilemma: what can she do that is useful?

Twilight decides to ask her friends to see what she can do. First, she goes to see if Rainbow Dash's team needs any help, but since they're all pegasi that are either flying off to retrieve the southern birds or clearing away the winter clouds, Twilight obviously can't go with them. She then goes to help Rarity make bird nests, but ends up creating an absolutely horrible nest that Rarity has to spend a lot of time fixing. Twilight then offers to help Pinkie Pie cut lines into the frozen lakes (via ice skates) to make breaking the ice easier, but she's way too uncoordinated to control herself on skates. Next, she decides to help Fluttershy wake up the hibernating animals, but gets scared off by snakes, bats, and skunks. Around this time, Spike suggests Twilight try using a ''little'' magic to speed things up, but Twilight doesn't give in until she decides to help Applejack's team plow away the snow. However, Twilight's spell to make her snowplow move (after her muscles prove unable to budge it) ends up causing it to go out of control, crashing and resulting in an avalanche of snow. Applejack chews out Twilight for using magic, and the unicorn runs off, utterly upset with herself.

While Spike tries to cheer Twilight up, an argument over how soon Rainbow Dash's team should clear the clouds for the sun to melt the snow begins to reveal that Winter Wrap-Up isn't going as smoothly as it could, even without Twilight messing up. The mayor bemoans the fact that Ponyville is late for spring every year due to the disorganized way everyone approaches it. Immediately, Twilight gets an idea; after all, ''she's'' organized enough to make sure everyone gets their job done! With the help of Twilight getting everyone to do their jobs efficiently and as a team, spring arrives on time, and Twilight is officially assigned "All-Team Organizer", finally ensuring that she has a job to do.

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Winter comes is coming to an end, and Ponyville prepares for an its annual cleanup to make way for spring. Since the town was founded by Earth ponies, the tradition for cleaning up the snow and planting seeds is to avoid using magic, leaving Twilight Sparkle, Sparkle with a unicorn whose main problem: what non-magical talents all involve magic, with a dilemma: what can does she do that is useful?

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her friends to see what she can do. First, she goes to see if already know their roles. Rainbow Dash's team needs any help, but since they're all pegasi that are either flying off to retrieve the southern birds or clearing away the winter clouds, so Twilight obviously can't go with join them. She then goes to help Rarity make bird nests, is making nests for the returning birds, but ends Twilight's inexperienced hooves aren't up creating an absolutely horrible nest that Rarity has to spend a lot of time fixing. Twilight then offers to help the job. Pinkie Pie cut is scoring lines into the frozen lakes (via with ice skates) skates to make breaking the ice easier, but she's way the task proves too uncoordinated to control herself on skates. Next, she decides to help Fluttershy wake slippery for our heroine. Fluttershy's job waking up the hibernating animals, but gets scared off by animals seems manageable -- until Twilight meets all the snakes, bats, and skunks. Around this time, Spike suggests Twilight try using bending the rules with just a ''little'' magic to speed things up, magic, but Twilight doesn't give in until she decides realizes she's not strong enough to help Applejack's team plow away on the snow. However, Twilight's snowplows. Her spell to make her snowplow 'help' move (after her muscles prove unable to budge it) plow ends up causing it to go out of control, crashing and resulting in a crash and an avalanche of snow. Applejack chews out Twilight for using magic, and the unicorn runs off, utterly upset with herself.

While Spike tries to cheer Twilight up, an argument they hear the townsponies arguing over how soon Rainbow Dash's team should clear what task needs to be done next. It seems the clouds for the sun to melt the snow begins to reveal that Winter Wrap-Up isn't teams all know their jobs, but they don't know how to coordinate with each other. Mayor Mare despairs that spring is going to be late... as smoothly as it could, even without always. Inspired, Twilight messing up. The mayor bemoans the fact that Ponyville is late for spring every year due to the disorganized way everyone approaches it. Immediately, Twilight leaps into action. She swiftly gets an idea; after all, ''she's'' organized enough to make sure everyone gets their job done! With the help of Twilight getting tasks in order and directs everyone to do their jobs efficiently and as a team, spring team. Spring arrives on time, and Twilight is officially assigned designated "All-Team Organizer", finally ensuring that she has a job to do.
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TRS mandated cleaning. Humiliation Conga is for characters who deserve it/karmic punishment. See the Thread.


* HumiliationConga: Twilight specifically when trying to help wake the hibernating animals, though her entire attempts to help out at other tasks can be seen as the extended cut...

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Not A Subversion. That's a plain and simple aversion, and aversions aren't examples. Also misuse of When All You Have Is A Hammer — Twilight only resorts to magic once, and tries mundane approaches on all other occasions.


* HumiliationConga: Twilight specifically when trying to help wake the hibernating animals, though her entire attempts to help out at other tasks can be seen as the extended cut…

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* HumiliationConga: Twilight specifically when trying to help wake the hibernating animals, though her entire attempts to help out at other tasks can be seen as the extended cut…cut...
* IdiosyncraticWipes: In the montage showing the successful Winter Wrap-Up at the end of the episode, the scene where pegasi are leading a large flock of migratory birds home transitions into the next when a bird flies across the camera, obscuring it with its wings and "trailing" the next scene after it.



* UnmovingPlaid: Subverted in the final scene. The pattern on Spike's plaid robe moves as he rocks in a rocking chair.



* WhenAllYouHaveIsAHammer: When All You Have Is Your Magic, you screw up nearly every task you try your hoof at.

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