History Recap / MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E22HurricaneFluttershy

* RousingSpeech

* LaymansTerms: Spike fills in for Twilight. After her techno babble conufses the mares, Spike says "it measures how fast you're going and how strong your wings are."

** [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E21OverABarrel Fluttershy is disguised as a tree.]] Could it be any more obvious?

* CallBack:
** [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E21OverABarrel Fluttershy is disguised as a tree.]] Could it be any more obvious?

** Fluttershy's and Rainbow Dash's time at [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E23TheCutieMarkChronicles Flight Camp]] is revisited. Both have their cutie marks by this flashback point, while Fluttershy is still the lanky filly compared to Rainbow.

* CanonImmigrant: Blossomforth gets her debut in the show after making two appearances in the toy line the previous year.
* CharacterDevelopment: Rainbow Dash starts off as being very aggressive when confronting Fluttershy about participating in the tornado but catches herself on this before switching to a gentler approach, reflecting a greater sense of empathy and understanding in her character. This goes beyond this episode and for the rest of the series beforehand. In episodes like "Dragonshy", Rainbow Dash had zero patience for Fluttershy's cowardice. While previous Season Two episodes made subtle pushes into a [[CoolBigSis kinder role]], this cements it, with Rainbow Dash being nothing short of gentle and supportive towards Fluttershy despite her excessive lack of self-esteem.
* CircleOfShame: Fluttershy keeps imagining that everypony is laughing at her like in her {{Flashback}}.
* ComicRolePlay: Angel Bunny, the animals of the cottage, and the animals of the forest wear little outfits, some in pony masks, to help Fluttershy learn to cope with her fear of performing with other ponies watching.

* ActorAllusion: Twilight's comment about how she doesn't speak squirrel. [[WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls Guess which one of Tara Strong's roles had that ability.]]

->'''YEAH!!!'''

!!Tropes present in this episode ([[YMMV/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E22HurricaneFluttershy YMMV tropes found here.]])

* CallBack

-->'''Rainbow Dash:''' Be cool or be mule. ''(flies over to the same mule from [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E4ApplebuckSeason "Applebuck Season"]])'' No offense.\\

* SchizoTech

'''Flitter:''' Yeah. ''(to Spike)'' What exactly does this machine do?\\

* FandomNod
** Fluttershy's disguise as a ''tree'' could possibly be one.
** Spitfire being TheLeader of the Wonderbolts may count as well.

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* SadistTeacher: Lightly implied during Fluttershy's flashback to flight camp. The coach has a nasty little smile on his face when he kicks filly Fluttershy off the cloud, and filly Rainbow Dash looks concerned about Fluttershy right before he does this.

* TestosteronePoisoning: Bulk Biceps is this to a fauly. He's huge, muscular, hot blooded and his sole purpose is a running gag.

* TestosteronePoisoning: The white muscular pegasus is huge, muscular, hot blooded and his sole purpose is a running gag.

** The muscular white pegasus, whose every appearance has him shouting "'''YEAH!!!'''".

'''YEAH!!!'''

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** When questioned by Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy admits that she's capable of impressive flying, [[spoiler:[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E2TheReturnOfHarmonyPart2 but only in emergencies]]]].

* DelayedReaction: [[spoiler:Fluttershy keeps flying around in circles even after the tornado has disappeared]].

* FeatherFingers: Fluttershy (and [[FanNickname Dizzy Twister]] in the background in another scene) were shown doing pushups with her wings, and another Pegasus mare is shown weightlifting with hers. It's used one more time when [[spoiler:Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy high-five each other]].

** Thunderlane's excessive perspiration and Blossomforth's "too much flexibility" during the first training scene. [[spoiler: Fever is often the first observable symptom of a flu, "feather" or otherwise, and often presents as hypermobility before anyone reaches for a thermometer.]]

* [[GlassesPull Goggles Pull]]: Spitfire does this when [[spoiler: the pegasi actually manage 800 wingpower. ]].

** Rainbow Dash calls out Thunderlane for trying to [[PlayingSick play sick]] to get out of training and tornado duty and forces him to train with the other pegasi. [[spoiler:Turns out Thunderlane (or Blossomforth) really ''was'' sick and got several other pegasi sick on the big day, which not only prevented them from breaking the wing power record, but nearly prevented them from raising the water to Cloudsdale.]]

* YankTheDogsChain: The first time Fluttershy attempts to test run she gets off to a good start, but her trauma kicks in and she stumbles at the last second making only 0.5. After an intense training montage and bulk up in courage, she tries again, more hopeful and confident, but still only makes 2.3. [[spoiler:[[GiveTheDogABone She finally musters up a proper speed for the actual tornado]].]]

** Thunderlane's excessive perspiration during the first training scene. [[spoiler: Fever is often the first observable symptom of a flu, "feather" or otherwise.]]

* {{Foreshadowing}}: The coughing pegasi.

As training begins, Rainbow Dash watches over the proceedings, providing encrouagement and scolding the coughing ponies for attempting to malinger. Fluttershy is conspicuously absent -- she's at home, faking being sick and injured. Rainbow Dash spots the ploys and forces Fluttershy to admit the real problem: she was humiliated by her weak flying in front of the other young pegasi at Flight Camp, and now she feels a crippling sense of performance anxiety. Rainbow tones down her usual brash approach and reminds her friend how important their mission is. Fluttershy agrees to try despite her obvious misgivings.

* LaymansTerms: Spike fills in for Twilight. After her techno babble conufses the mares, Spike says "it measures how you're going and how strong your wings are."

* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: The song that plays during the training montage sounds similar to "[[Film/TheKarateKid You're The Best Around]]".

* ShipTease: The Fluttershy / Rainbow Dash subtext reaches critical mass here. Rainbow Dash is dismayed when Fluttershy gives up, is overjoyed when she returns to try, and Fluttershy puts forth her greatest effort in an attempt to make Rainbow Dash happy and do her part to support him. The dialogue includes tidbits such as Rainbow Dash telling her "But I ''need'' you!" and Twilight telling Fluttershy "Do it for Rainbow Dash!"

* TookALevelInKindness: After spending most of the second season as an abrasive LeeroyJenkins, this episode pivots Rainbow Dash's CharacterDevelopment into a gentler, more selfless figure.

* [[GlassesPull Googles Pull]]: Spitfire does this when [[spoiler: the pegasi actually manage 800 wingpower. ]].

* ShutUpHannibal: Fluttershy tellin,g her own flashback of kids taunting her to shut up.