History Recap / MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS6E2TheCrystallingPart2

As Twilight and Shining Armor's parents arrive at the train station, the baby appears to have her powers under control thanks to Sunburst's spells. Twilight Velvet finally asks what the baby's name is, with Shining Armor and Cadance saying that they've decided on "Flurry Heart." Sunburst and Starlight say their goodbyes, with Starlight saying that Sunburst is a better wizard than he gave himself credit for, and Sunburst promising to keep in touch. Once on the train, Twilight laments that her lesson failed, but Spike counters that everything ultimately worked out, and that the method of letting Starlight learn on her own was the same way that Celestia taught Twilight herself. Twilight is reassured by this, with Spike saying that Twilight is a better teacher than she gave herself credit for. As the train leaves the empire, a small black thing appears heading to the empire.

* EndlessWinter: If the shield doesn't go back up, the Crystal Empire will buried under a permanent snowstorm and anyone living there will freeze to death.
* FacePalm: Rainbow Dash's reaction when her efforts to get the citizens to go home are stymied by magic blast (via Flurry Heart) shooting out of the castle and being mistaken for fireworks, followed by a double variant.
* FascinatingEyebrow: Starlight raises one to Spike when he tells Sunburst that she's "more of a student than a protege," getting him to duck out of shot.

** In dialogue when mentioning spells, Sunburst casually names four of the Pillars of Equestria that become prominent in Season 7, though names Flash Magnus as "Flash Prance."

-->'''Luna:''' (''groaning'')\\

** "Come to your [[labelnote: Grandmare]]Grandma. The actual term for horses is "granddam."[[/labelnote]]."
** "We'll just get out of your [[labelnote: mane]]hair[[/labelnote]]."

* AllTheOtherReindeer: A comment by Sunburst implies that his knowledge but lack of ability led to him getting this treatment at magic school.

* EndlessWinter: What threatens the Crystal Empire if the shield doesn't go back up.

* NeverSayDie: Of course! In the beginning of the episode. Rarity laments that the approaching snowstorm would "freeze" them all. Princess Cadance also comments that the snowstorm would "envelop the Crystal Empire" with Twilight finally adding "with us along with it!" This basically meant that if they could not restore the Crystal Heart and stop the storm, they'd have to evacuate the Crystal Empire, or risk Equestria becoming leaderless/defenseless without the Royal Family or the Elements of Harmony bearers to protect it.

** Another is when Shining Armor announces the Crystal Heart's destruction to the empire. The Crystal ponies' reaction is this to say the least.

** Celestia and Luna put their own lives at risk with trying to protect the Crystal Empire from the approaching Frozen North storm clouds, though their efforts to hold back the blizzard are in vain, as they can only do so much before they succumb to the sub-zero weather themselves, risking Equestria losing the entire Royal Family and Elements of Harmony bearers alongside the Crystal Empire if they are unable to evacuate in time.

* ShipTease: The two-parter is filled with a lot of Starlight×Sunburst moments.

* StunnedSilence: Starburst does this along with a slight JawDrop after Starlight finally reveals her OldShame.

* TeleportSpam: Flurry Heart starts teleporting all over the library when the gang is trying to find the spell to fix the Crystal Heart.

** Starlight manages to convince Sunburst he can still make a difference even if he's not an important wizard. And in the end, he's the one that comes up with a plan to fix the Crystal Heart and re-powering the final piece to save the day.

-->--'''Pinkie Pie''' (bringing Starlight up to speed)

* {{Foreshadowing}}: The fact that Cadance has no idea who Sunburst is serves as a quick hint that he's not quite the important wizard Starlight imagines. Also, Celestia's smile and knowledge of Sunburst as a former student of her School for Gifted Unicorns hints of his wizard potential.

* RunOrDie: The Mane 5 repeatedly tell the Crystal ponies to find shelter or leave. These warnings aren't heeded until Shining Armor spells out why the Crystal Empire is in peril:

'''bystander:''' It's not safe here!\\
'''Applejack:''' That's what we've been ''trying'' to tell you!

At the train station, As Twilight and Shining Armor's parents arrive at the train station, the baby appears to have her powers under control thanks to Sunburst's spells. Twilight Velvet finally asks what the baby's name is, with Shining Armor and Cadance saying that they've decided on "Flurry Heart." Sunburst and Starlight say their goodbyes, with Starlight saying that Sunburst is a better wizard than he gave himself credit for, and Sunburst promising to keep in touch. Once on the train, Twilight laments that her lesson failed, but Spike counters that everything ultimately worked out, and that the method of letting Starlight learn on her own was the same way that Celestia taught Twilight herself. Twilight is reassured by this, with Spike saying that Twilight is a better teacher than she gave herself credit for. As the train leaves the empire, a small black thing appears heading to the empire.

At the train station, Sunburst and Starlight say their goodbyes, with Starlight saying that Sunburst is a better wizard than he gave himself credit for, and Sunburst promising to keep in touch. As Twilight and Shining Armor's parents arrive at the train station, the baby appears to have her powers under control thanks to Sunburst's spells. Twilight Velvet finally asks what the baby's name is, with Shining Armor and Cadance saying that they've decided on "Flurry Heart." Once on the train, Twilight laments that her lesson failed, but Spike counters that everything ultimately worked out, and that the method of letting Starlight learn on her own was the same way that Celestia taught Twilight herself. Twilight is reassured by this, with Spike saying that Twilight is a better teacher than she gave herself credit for.

-->'''Sunburst:''' ''WELL YOU WERE WRONG, OKAY?! I'm ''not an important wizard!'' I'm not even a wizard at all!

-->'''Sunburst:''' You were wrong! I'm not a big, important wizard! In fact, I'm not even a wizard at all!

* FreezeFrameBonus: The final shot of the Friendship Express leaving the Crystal Empire in the background has what appears to be a [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E26ACanterlotWeddingPart2 changeling]] flying towards the empire in the distance. [[spoiler: It's also {{foreshadowing}} for [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS6E17TheTimesTheyAreAChangeling The Times, They Are A Changeling]], where it's revealed the changeling in question is Thorax.]]

* FreezeFrameBonus: The final shot of the Friendship Express leaving the Crystal Empire in the background has what appears to be a [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E26ACanterlotWeddingPart2 changeling]] flying towards the empire in the distance. That or just a common Pegasus, it's a bit far to really tell.[[note]]Though, if [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cihyEAvDBjE this video]] can be trusted, it's definitely a changeling.[[/note]]

* DiabolusExMachina: Twilight finds the one spell book with relic reconstitution magic in the Crystal Empire library, only for deflections of one of Flurry Heart's beams to destroy it. Later subverted when Sunburst reveals that the spell was outdated and thus wouldn't have worked anyway.

* DiabolusExMachina: Twilight finds the one spell book with relic reconstitution magic in the Crystal Empire library, only for deflections of one of Flurry Heart's beams to destroy it.

* FreezeFrameBonus: The final shot of the Friendship Express leaving the Crystal Empire in the background has what appears to be a [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E26ACanterlotWeddingPart2 changeling]] flying towards the empire in the distance. That or just a common Pegasus, it's a bit far to really tell.[[note]]Though, if [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cihyEAvDBjE this video]] can be trusted, it's definitely a Changeling.[[/note]]

* OldShame: It's hinted that the reason Sunburst never sought out Starlight to rekindle their friendship earlier was because he was ashamed that he wasn't as talented as Starlight believed. Similarly, Starlight regards her actions in the previous season as her OldShame and was ashamed to let Sunburst know about it. Both of them finally confessing about their problems is what allows them to rekindle their friendship and save the day.

* BilingualBonus: At the end of the episode, Twilight Velvet refers to herself as "Grand Mare". This sounds exactly like the same way an English-speaking person would pronounce the French word "grand-mère", which means "grandmother".

* BilingualBonus: At the end of the episode, Twilight Velvet refers to herself as "Grand Mare". This sounds exactly like the same way an English-speaking person would pronounce the word "grand-mère", which is the French word for "grandmother".

* FunnyBackgroundEvent: When Starlight and Spike notice the snow, a Crystal Pony is watering her plant. A few seconds later, the water from her watering can freezes.

-->'''Sunburst:''' I'm sorry we lost touch. Maybe if I had reached out you would've helped me at Magic School, and I would've helped you-
-->'''Starlight:''' -Not become totally evil?

-->'''Sunburst:''' ''(After a moment of StunnedSilence)'' [[ComicallyMissingThePoint Did you really travel through time?]]
-->'''Spike:''' See? I told you he'd be impressed!