History TearJerker / MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicSeason8

'''Twilight''': ''[[NoYou You're]]'' [[NoYou the one who doesn’t get it, Cozy]]: Friendship ''is'' powerful, but power isn’t why you make friends. [[DisappointedInYou I'm sorry I couldn't teach you that]].\\

---> '''Applejack''': You can drop the act, Cozy Glow! Your pen pal Tirek told us all about how he helped you suck up all of that magic!\\

'''Twilight''': ''You're'' the one who doesn’t get it, Cozy: Friendship ''is'' powerful, but power isn’t why you make friends. [[DisappointedInYou I'm sorry I couldn't teach you that]].

* Rainbow Dash being down-hearted at learning the "Wild Blue Yonder" is closing down for good. Anyone who's ever had to [[TruthInTelevision ride a beloved roller coaster for the last time]] will know the feeling too well. And Rainbow Dash [[UpToEleven hasn't even ridden it before]].

* While most of the other creatures react with indignation when Neighsay treats them with hostility and they subsequently depart with their respective students, Thorax's reaction is much more resigned. It's a sobering reminder that even with the Changeling Hive's reformation, their old queen and the Wedding Invasion have still left major black marks on the species' reputation. [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome This also indicates that just because the main heroes have forgiven them for their misdeeds, it doesn't mean that anyone ELSE has]].

* Rainbow Dash and Lightning Dust are starting to reconcile and warm up to each other again; they happily talk about their time at the academy and even laugh together. Then they have another falling out and end up as rivals. It's as though cruel fate is [[YankTheDogsChain making a point]] that Rainbow Dash and Lightning Dust are destined to be enemies, so long as Lightning Dust remains the [[TheSociopath sociopath]] she is.

** Twilight meets the other Mean 6 clones and, due to their bad attitude towards her, believes the entire camping trip to be a disaster.

* The Mean Six's fate can come off as [[AlasPoorVillain this]], given while they did a lot of bad things, they were still ''made'' to be this way and were just born that day.

* This is presumably the first time the Mane 6 could spend any quality time together since opening the school (though there are holidays later, and Twilight could always adjust the schedule in the future if need be). And it's ruined by the Mean 6.

** Seeing how his fellow Pillars easily adapted to the modern world made him feel worse.

** Twilight so badly wanted to do something for Celestia. She tried to make sure everything goes smoothly, but it seems the universe was conspiring for her to tell Celestia the truth, breaking her promise.

** This is made worse by the fact that we never see any evidence that Thorax and Ember's friendship is ever restored after this, as the only time we see them together after this episode is in the Season 9 finale, [[spoiler: fighting alongside the rest of Equestria against three of its greatest foes]], during which they never interact with each other.

* Terramar's dilemma is unsettlingly similar to the situation of a child with recently divorced parents (Of course, this being a kid's show, it's not explicitly the case, but his family ''was'' split in two.).

* Seeing the CMC temporarily break apart is a bit harsh.

** It's even harsher when you consider that, as shown in "The Crystal Empire", Spike's worst fear is being forced to leave Twilight and all his pony friends.

** Poor Fluttershy. She encounters a lost bird that got separated from its sibling, and she helps it return to its nest before realizing she got lost. She returns to the nest when she finds herself walking in circles, and all of a sudden all the creatures (including the bird who is now reunited with its sibling) are ''angry at her'', for reasons Fluttershy doesn't understand which makes her dreadfully upset (remember that we're talking about a ShrinkingViolet whose very element is ''Kindness''). And it's all because of her [[EvilTwin malicious copy created by Chrysalis]] [[{{Jerkass}} being a big time bully]] and the animals thinking the fake and the real Fluttershy are [[MistakenIdentity the same pony]].

** It gets worse when you consider the fact that we never see a king of the Hippogriffs (who would be Silverstream's uncle), and how terrified the usually cheerful, excitable, and energetic Silverstream is of the Storm King even after his death.

* While most of the other creatures react with indignation when Neighsay treats them with hostility and they subsequently depart with their respective students, Thorax's reaction is much more resigned. It's a sobering reminder that even with the Changeling Hive's reformation, their old queen and the Wedding Invasion have still left major black marks on the species' reputation. [[RealityEnsues This also indicates that just because the main heroes have forgiven them for their misdeeds, it doesn't mean that anyone ELSE has]].

** Had it not been for Sugar Belle's cart breaking, Big Mac would've, [[RealityEnsues in reality]], lost his chance to reconcile with her.

** Pinkamena is back. And this time, flowers die and balloons deflate wherever she goes.

** Fridge Tearjerker: Gallus is the only griffon seen to have an unnatural coat color. It's possible that Gallus' parents, if he had any, abandoned him because of this.

* Scootaloo's admission Rainbow Dash that Lightning Dust was '''[[BrokenPedestal no pony]]''' worth looking up to. It's one thing if Lightning had a [[DarkAndTroubledPast past as a Wonder Bolt Washout]], she would've [[WartsAndAll looked past that]]. But she's clearly uncomfortable and disappointed how she looked up to some pony who would rather see innocent little Scootaloo hurt or crippled than give a less-than-stellar performance to an audience of strangers.

** What makes Cozy's true nature all the more heartbreaking is how she goes through with a plan to drain all of Equestria's magic, displaying no signs of hesitation or remorse, after all the love and generosity she was shown in the School of Friendship. The CMC helped her with her homework out of the goodness of their hearts, the Young Six (though in a sleepy state) agreed not to tell the adults about what happened beneath the school when Cozy pointed out the non-pony creatures' "disadvantages", and Twilight recognized Cozy's gifted mind and enthusiasm for learning, promoting her to the personal assistant of the Headmare. On top of all that, the other students admired her intellect and general sweetness, and none of them ever bullied her or accused her of making others look bad. The creatures of the school couldn't have come off as kinder, gentler or more welcoming towards Cozy if they gave her a million bits, a cupcake and a hug, [[TheFarmerAndTheViper but she took every last piece of that goodwill and stomped all over it in spectacular fashion]].

* Generally, how the Mean 6 unintentionally trick the Mane 6 (and Starlight) to think they're hurting each other's feelings:

** What makes Cozy's true nature all the more heartbreaking is how she goes through with a plan to drain all of Equestria's magic, displaying no signs of hesitation or remorse, after all the love and generosity she was shown in the School of Friendship. The CMC helped her with her homework out of the goodness of their hearts, the Young Six (though in a sleepy state) agreed not to tell the adults about what happened beneath the school when Cozy pointed out the non-pony creatures' "disadvantages", and Twilight recognized Cozy's gifted mind and enthusiasm for learning, promoting her to the personal assistant of the Headmare. On top of all that, the other students admired her intellect and general sweetness, and none of them ever bullied her or accused her of making others look bad. The creatures of the school couldn't have come off as kinder, gentler or more welcoming towards Cozy if they gave her a million bits, a cupcake and a hug, but she took every last piece of that goodwill and stomped all over it in spectacular fashion.

** What makes Cozy's true nature all the more heartbreaking is how she goes through with a plan to drain all of Equestria's magic, displaying no signs of hesitation or remorse, after all the love and generosity she was shown in the School of Friendship. The CMC helped her with her homework out of the goodness of their hearts, the Young Six (though in a sleepy state) agreed not to tell the adults about what happened beneath the school when Cozy pointed out the non-pony creatures' "disadvantages", and Twilight recognized Cozy's gifted mind and enthusiasm for learning, promoting her to the personal assistant of the Headmare. On top of all that, the other students admired her intellect and general sweetness, and none of them ever bullied her or accused her of making others look bad. The creatures of the school couldn't have come off as kinder, gentler or more welcoming towards Cozy if they gave her a million bits, a cupcake and a hug, but she took all of that goodwill and stomped all over it in spectacular fashion.

** What makes Cozy's true nature all the more heartbreaking is how she goes through with a plan to drain all of Equestria's magic, displaying no signs of hesitation or remorse, after all the love and generosity she was shown in the School of Friendship. The CMC helped her with her homework out of the goodness of their hearts, the Young Six (though in a sleepy state) agreed not to tell the adults about what happened beneath the school after they listened to Cozy's speech on the non-pony creatures' "disadvantages", and Twilight recognized Cozy's gifted mind and enthusiasm for learning, promoting her to the personal assistant of the Headmare. On top of all that, the other students admired her intellect and general sweetness, and none of them ever bullied her or accused her of making others look bad. The creatures of the school couldn't have come off as kinder, gentler or more welcoming towards Cozy if they gave her a million bits, a cupcake and a hug, but she took all of that goodwill and stomped all over it in spectacular fashion.

** If you look closely, Mean Applejack and Mean Rainbow Dash look [[HiddenDepths genuinely scared and saddened]], as though thinking to themselves "We don't want to die!"

* A blink-and-you'll-miss moment. When the Kirin are moments from throwing Applejack and Fluttershy into the Stream of Silence, they clearly have an expression of remorse, as though genuinely conflicted about forcing another creature to join in their Vow of Silence. They don't ''really'' want to go through with it, but they feel this is the only way.

* After the Mane 6 escape from Tartarus, they start to celebrate, but then suddenly notice the sun going down, signalling that all of Equestria's magic is about to disappear. While the viewer knows that the Young Six are confronting Cozy Glow at this moment, it is soul-crushing when considering the Mane 6's perspective. They were able to escape Tartarus against all odds, but it didn't even matter. Cozy Glow still outsmarted them and they have no means of stopping her now.