History Recap / MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E22HurricaneFluttershy

* BadBadActing: Fluttershy tries to fake sickness and a hurt wing. Unfortunately, her voice is too monotone to be convincing.

* {{Adorkable}}:
** After her complicated explanation of what her anemometer does, Twilight looks quite pleased with herself (and ignorant of everyone else's confusion), tapping her hooves together.
** Fluttershy as well. It's that adorable little fake sneeze.

* CrazyAwesome:[[invoked]] Referred to by name by Rainbow Dash.

* SpeaksFluentAnimal: [[AvertedTrope Twilight can't talk to squirrels]] but Fluttershy can.

* HairDecorations: Flitter wears a pink bow.

* IdenticalTwinIDTag: Flitter and Cloudchaser.

* {{Expy}}: Blossomforth was previously a [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyG3 G3/G3.5]] [[http://mylittlewiki.org/wiki/G3_Blossomforth Earth]] [[http://mylittlewiki.org/wiki/Ponyville_Blossomforth pony]].

* MythologyGag: A male pegasus spotted during the final tornado attempt is [[PaletteSwap Caramel in G1 Firefly's colors.]]

* AdultsAreUseless: The teachers back at Flight Camp apparently took no action in preventing Fluttershy from being bullied. One teacher literally kicked her off a cloud, and another one shown with a circle of foals simply stared as Fluttershy was humiliated.
* AffectionateGestureToTheHead: Thunderlane gets one from Cloudchaser after his first anemometer test shows off his wing power.

* CallBack: 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.

* DelayedReaction: Fluttershy keeps flying around in circles even after the tornado has disappeared.
* DeliberatelyMonochrome: The educational film shown by Rainbow Dash to the assembled pegasi.

* PowerLevels: The anemometer readings assign a number to wing power; Rainbow Dash's goal is for every pony, through intensive training, to reach 10.0.

* SpeaksFluentAnimal: [[AvertedTrope Twilight can't talk to squirrels]] but Fluttershy can.

** The instrument Spike is seen playing looks very much like the instrument Jen has from '"Film/TheDarkCrystal''.

** The instrument Spike is seen playing looks very much like the instrument the Gelfling has from "The Dark Crystal"

* TrainingFromHell: Fluttershy (see below). If one does the math, it results in a whopping ''300% increase'' (give-or-take) in her wing power.

* BeQuietNudge: Twilight does this towards Spike when he's accidentally insensitive towards Fluttershy.

* DopeSlap: Spike gets dope-slapped by Twilight during a bout of being InnocentlyInsensitive.

* TrainingFromHell: Fluttershy (see above). If one does the math, it results in a whopping ''300% increase'' (give-or-take) in her wing power.

* AbsenteeActor: Applejack, Pinkie Pie, and Rarity are not present, although Ashleigh Ball and AndreaLibman are still present as Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy, respectively. This leaves TabithaStGermain as the only main VA absent.

* BigYes
** The muscular white pegasus (officially named Bulk Biceps as of Rainbow Falls, previously known as Snowflake), whose every appearance has him shouting "'''YEAH!!!'''".

* TheCameo

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

** Fluttershy's wings snapping shut when she's afraid just like in ''Dragon Shy''.

-->'''Rainbow Dash:''' No! One more time! I gotta know we gave it our all! If I'm going down, I'm going down flying!

* DieOrFly: It's established that Fluttershy is capable of flying pretty fast, but ''only'' when there's danger.

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: The overly-muscled pegasus stallion with disproportionately small wings is somewhat suggestive of steroid abuse. (Hence, why one FanNickname for this pony is "Roid Rage".)

* 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 Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy high-five each other.

* JerkassRealization

* NiceJobBreakingItHero

** Fluttershy, Rainbow, and Twilight seemed satisfied with her 0.5 first attempt, but Spike just had to be snide about it, sending the poor girl into tears. Twilight's smack to his head was well deserved.

* SuperOCD: While it's a character defining trait, Twilight is seen enforcing a germ-free environment. [[UpToEleven Absolutely]] germ-free. Turns out to be {{Justified|Trope}} when eight pegasi get sick and create a problem for Rainbow Dash. Also the whole point of the job was to transport water up to Cloudsdale. If the pegasi moving it were sick, the water could've been tainted.

** There's also [[FanNickname Tornado Bolt]] shown just before Fluttershy's first measurement.

** One of the {{Fan Nickname}}s for the overly-muscular stallion is "[[Film/SpaceMutiny Big McLargeHuge]]".

* FantasticMeasurementSystem: Wing Power. A fan did some work and calculated 1 Wing Power to be roughly equivalent to 19.5 Miles per Hour.

* AdultsAreUseless: The teachers back at Flight Camp apparently took no action in preventing Fluttershy from being bullied. One teacher literally kicks her off a cloud, and another one shown with a circle of foals simply stared as Fluttershy was humiliated.

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

* OffModel: During the second tornado attempt, Fluttershy's wings briefly disappear when she smacks against the wingpower measuring machine.

* PlayingSick

** Inverted when Rainbow Dash thinks Thunderlane was faking sick. It turns out he really was sick all along.

** 1950 style propaganda films and the anemometer and Twilight's ''abacus''.

* SchoolBullyingIsHarmless: [[AvertedTrope Averted]], as Fluttershy spends the episode fighting off her trauma of being teased in the past.

'''Flitter:''' Yeah. ''[to Spike]'' What exactly does this machine do?\\

* ShoutOut

** Fluttershy's critter friends donning pony masks could be a shout out to the Gig Simulator in Film/TenaciousDInThePickOfDestiny

* TestosteronePoisoning: Bulk Biceps is this to a fault. He's huge, muscular, hot blooded and his sole purpose is a running gag.
* 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. The same goes for Angel Bunny who started off the season as a selfish SpoiledBrat but in this episode is understanding and even oversees Fluttershy's personal training as her coach.

* WatchOutForThatTree

* WhenThingsSpinScienceHappens

->[[AC: YEAH!!!]]

* [[BeQuietNudge "Be Quiet!" Slap]]: Twilight does this towards Spike when he's accidentally insensitive towards Fluttershy.

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

* NonStandardCharacterDesign: The white Pegasus with huge muscles and tiny wings, who has drawn comparisons to the works of Creator/JohnKricfalusi and been {{Fan Nickname}}d Roid Rage.

* ArtisticLicensePhysics: While the spinning air in a tornado can lower the pressure at the center, and a pressure drop can create some lift on internal fluids, it's not going to suddenly shoot water high into the air immediately upon crossing a threshold. There is such a thing as a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterspout waterspout]], but it's a condensation effect inside a funnel cloud rather than a tornado actually sucking up water. [[AWizardDidIt But then again pegasi did it.]]