History Recap / MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E5SisterhoovesSocial

* AllTakeAndNoGive: Applejack gently chides Rarity for acting this way towards Sweetie Belle. Realizing she has been acting this way ([[{{Irony}} going against the spirit of her Element of Generosity]]) is what prompts Rarity to make amends.

Come the day of the Sisterhooves Social, Apple Bloom "gives" Applejack to Sweetie Belle (for "'''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis ONE. DAY.]]'''") to enter the contest. Applejack falls into the first obstacle but gamely continues the race while CoveredInMud, finishing the course with Apple Bloom just strides behind Berry Punch and her sister. As they celebrate, however, Sweetie Belle discovers that "Applejack" was actually a mud-covered Rarity, who had arranged to swap places with Applejack in the mudhole.

Come the day of the Sisterhooves Social, Apple Bloom "gives" Applejack to Sweetie Belle (for "'''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis ONE. DAY.]]'''") to enter the contest. Applejack soon falls into a mudhole and becomes CoveredInMud, but the two manage to make it through the entire obstacle course, just barely losing to Berry Punch and her sister. As they celebrate, however, Sweetie Belle discovers that the pony she was racing with was actually a mud-covered Rarity, who had swapped places with Applejack in the mudhole.

* AesopAmnesia: Enforced for laughs in the tag.

* {{Angrish}}: Rarity's chief reaction to most of Sweetie Belle's actions.

* CoolBigSis: Applejack. Rarity decides to become one at the end. Also Berry Punch (to Piña Colada), Golden Harvest[=/=]Carrot Top (to Noi), Amethyst Star (to Dinky Hooves), and Cloud Kicker (to Alula).

* ADayInTheLimelight: For Sweetie Belle.

* EverybodyLaughsEnding: Parodied with everypony laughing at Rarity's suggestion they celebrate her and Sweetie Belle making up with a visit to the spa:

* FeudEpisode: Between Rarity and Sweetie Belle.

* RedOniBlueOni: While "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E8LookBeforeYouSleep Look Before You Sleep]]" already established the contrast between Applejack and Rarity, this episode shows that Sweetie Belle is the red to Rarity's blue.

* SleepMask: Worn by Rarity in the beginning of the episode.

* TerribleArtist: Sweetie's art project, though she ''is'' just a filly and it does move Rarity to tears.
* SuperOCD: Rarity, particularly when she discovers that Sweetie Belle has cleaned up her "inspiration room" (normally kept a mess). On the other hoof, Sweetie Belle also seems to have some, even organizing paper clips in a row when she cleans this up. It's also equally likely that Sweetie Belle was just arranging the room to Rarity's usual standard.

* GilliganCut:
-->'''Sweetie Belle:''' Rarity will think [participating at the Sisterhooves Social] is an excellent idea!\\
(''cut'')\\
'''Rarity:''' What a ridiculous idea.

** [[Film/GoneWithTheWind "As Celestia is my witness, I will never go sisterless again!"]] Appropriate, considering Rarity's enough of a drama queen to rival Scarlet O'Hara.

* JustTryingToHelp: Sweetie Belle certainly had good intentions, but they never go right.

* BreatherEpisode: After the dramatic last four episodes, this one is less intense.

* UnspokenPlanGuarantee: [[GenreSavvy Genre-savvy]] viewers know Rarity's plan will work because there's a commercial break before it's revealed.

* ObliviousToHisOwnDescription: Sweetie Belle asks what "uncouth" means while demonstrating uncouth behavior.

-> Written by Cindy Morrow

!!Tropes present in this episode (YMMV tropes can be found [[YMMV/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E5SisterhoovesSocial here]]):

* AbsenteeActor: The only main characters to appear are Rarity, Applejack, and Spike.
** Notably, this is the first episode in which Twilight Sparkle does not appear.

* BeyondTheImpossible: Sweetie Belle's cooking skills
-->'''Rarity:''' I didn't know you could burn juice.

-->'''Rarity:''' Let me guess, applesauce?
-->'''Sweetie Belle:''' Nope, toast.

---> ''[mumbling in sleep]'' Oh... Are those sweet... carrot... pancakes I smell? [gasp] Mmm, how divine, num num num num. The aroma... spiced warm apple cider. [sniff] Ahh, and the smell of... smmmoke... [wakes up] smoke? Smoke?! SMOOOKE! YAAAAAAAH! Oof!

'''Sweetie Belle:''' ''[hopping around]'' Oh! We could paint together! We could ride bikes, play chess, sing a song, catch frogs, pillow fight!

** It is possible that Applejack doesn't know the "[[{{Film/Babe}} Baa-ram-ewe speech]]" well enough

''[cut]''\\

* {{Irony}}

-->'''Apple Bloom:''' ''*chomp chomp chomp* *wipes mouth with foreleg* *talks with mouth full*'' What's "uncouth"?\\

* MundaneMadeAwesome
** Rarity's declaration that she's going to make things up to Sweetie Belle. See {{Shout Out}}.

* NoOSHACompliance (minor variant): Rarity's home isn't dangerous, but it's unchild-proof! Many valuable and important things are left out where not only can Sweetie Belle get at them, but be attracted to them. [[JustifiedTrope Justified in that Sweetie Belle doesn't normally live with Rarity.]]

* PunBasedTitle: ''Sisterhooves Social'' to Sisterhood Social.

* RedOniBlueOni: While [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E8LookBeforeYouSleep "Look Before You Sleep"]] already established the contrast between Applejack and Rarity, this episode shows that Sweetie Belle is the red to Rarity's blue.

* SchizoTech
** Ponyville apparently has megaphones, but no washing machines or automatic dryers. Then again, necessity is the mother of invention; most ponies don't bother to wear clothes - even Rarity doesn't wear clothes on a regular basis - so it makes sense that washers and dryers wouldn't take off. Alternatively, Rarity primarily works with delicate fabric and probably prefers to hoof-wash everything.

* ShoutOut: [[Film/GoneWithTheWind "As Celestia is my witness, I will never go sisterless again!"]] Appropriate, considering Rarity's enough of a drama queen to rival Scarlet O'Hara.

* AdaptationDistillation: Summed up [[CompressedAdaptation (more or less)]] in just over 3 minutes by [[Music/TheLivingTombstone Living Tombstone]] and Mic The Microphone's [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcACR7q-UF8 "Sister Hate"]].

* EyesNeverLie[=/=]FairPlayWhodunnit: After the mudhole, the shape and color of the eyes of Sweetie Belle's partner is the only clue that another pony has taken Applejack's place. If you look ''very'' closely, you can see a horn.

* {{Mondegreen}}: "I didn't know you could burn juice" can take [[ThoseWackyNazis disturbing connotations]] if misheard.

* ShoutOut: [[GoneWithTheWind "As Celestia is my witness, I will never go sisterless again!"]] Appropriate, considering Rarity's enough of a drama queen to rival Scarlet O'Hara.

* SiblingRivalry

[[caption-width-right:350: Sisterly bonding at its best.]]

* CutenessProximity: Rarity goes from fuming over her ruined sweater to crooning over how ''darling'' Opal looks in it in a heartbeat. Complete with BabyTalk as well. "Ooh, Opal-Wopal! It's as if Sweetie Belle knew this would be perfect for YOU!"

* [[EverybodyLaughsEnding Everypony Laughs Ending]]: Parodied with everypony laughing at Rarity's suggestion they celebrate her and Sweetie Belle making up with a visit to the spa:

* [[IHaveNoSon I Have No Sister]]: Used, then inverted as Sweetie Belle declares AJ is her ''new'' sister.

* [[WeUsedToBeFriends We Used To Be Sisters]]: Rarity and Sweetie Belle. Sweetie even calls Rarity an "un-sister" at the end of their argument.

* AbsenteeActor: The only main characters to appear are Rarity, Applejack, and Spike, plus two of the Cutie Mark Crusaders (Sweetie Belle and Apple Bloom).

-->'''Apple Bloom:''' ''*chomp chomp chomp* *wipes mouth with foreleg*'' What's "uncouth"?\\

** It gets worse when the very next episode ponifies [[Film/TheBigLebowski Jesús Quintana]].