S04E15: Twilight Time

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Re: S04E15: Twilight Time

Postby Venusy (?) » Sat Feb 22, 2014 10:39 pm

Wylie wrote:As a general rule, magic aura color == eye color. Rarity's is blue, Sweetie Belle's is green, Twilight's is purple.

Celestia is the exception that proves the rule- her aura is gold, but she has purple/pink eyes.

In PTS, the "aura" that was grabbing Sweetie Belle was actually the plants affecting her horn, and it was blue on both Rarity and Sweetie.

I've usually seen it as magic colour being derived from the cutie mark colour (in which case Celestia's works), but I'm sure there's other exceptions to that.
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Postby PonyHag714 (?) » Sat Feb 22, 2014 10:41 pm

Spike's "AW COME ON" scene when he made the pile of nachos for nothing reminded me of Sweetie Belle's similar scene in HAHD. He's a dragon, after all...and the dragon temper is in there. :spike101:
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Sat Feb 22, 2014 10:47 pm

Dal wrote:Speaking of growing up. Twilight is starting to look more and more like the other princesses.

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I don't know when they changed her model beyond her neck, but the other changes are very noticeable in this shot.

She doesn't look that much different from how she normally looks nowadays. Without the ends of her legs visible in that shot, it's easy to think that maybe they're longer than they have been.

Besides, it's easy for characters to look different depending on when you catch them in animation. Look at Spike, for instance, after his "oh, come on!" line...
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Postby Doctor Wheeze (?) » Sat Feb 22, 2014 10:54 pm

Fizzbuzz wrote:We've known since One Bad Apple that her aura was green. The thing in PTS was more the evil magic of the plants that was affecting her and Rarity.


Once she gets her cutie mark, unless they dodge the issue and make it primarily green, I wonder if her aura will change color.

Green magic obviously means that she's a changeling :evil:
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Postby Headless Horse (?) » Sat Feb 22, 2014 11:07 pm

Fizzbuzz wrote:Besides, it's easy for characters to look different depending on when you catch them in animation. Look at Spike, for instance, after his "oh, come on!" line...


Speaking of—between "Oh, come on! :nooooo: " and " :sweetiefrown: We've made a huge mistake" ... anyone else think ol' Dave's an Arrested Development fan? :ponder:
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Postby Frith (?) » Sat Feb 22, 2014 11:15 pm

First impressions:

The episode was really good, as CMC episodes nowadays tend to be.
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Postby PonyHag714 (?) » Sat Feb 22, 2014 11:16 pm

Green magic obviously means that she's a changeling :evil:


That would be a hell of a plot twist.

:starity: I'm sorry, Sweetie Belle, but it's out of the question.

:smirk: You will be.

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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Sat Feb 22, 2014 11:23 pm

Headless Horse wrote:
Speaking of—between "Oh, come on! :nooooo: " and " :sweetiefrown: We've made a huge mistake" ... anyone else think ol' Dave's an Arrested Development fan? :ponder:

When Spike said it, my first thought was of when Sweetie Belle yelled the same line back in H&HD. If Dave Polsky had been looking through past episodes to think of things for the CMC to do here, maybe he wanted to bring that line back since it was funny. And it was funny here, but also sad for Spike. :fluttersmith:
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Postby Bon Snow (?) » Sat Feb 22, 2014 11:26 pm

I really liked this episode, it had this "how does that equestrian world work" feel with the CMC learning magic and plant potions, hay burgers with crunchy horseshoe fries and Twilight having to deal with some princessy stuff. The show has a good run right now. :ponydrugs: still exist and can be maintained over the course of a couple episodes.

The burger scene was pure gold and Pinkie was perfect in it as well. It's a clear sign, that when Pinkie goes out of the frame with some "la la la la la" :-P the pun didn't fail. Should be the first entry for ponytropes :pinkietoot:

This might be Polsky's best episode. His writing sure has changed a lot :allears: (for the better of course)
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Postby PonyHag714 (?) » Sat Feb 22, 2014 11:36 pm

:gonkity: I WANT SOME CRUNCHY FRIIIES

:dearcelestia: Sure Rarity, I'll cook some right up.

:squintyjack: Spike...ain't they store boughten fries?

:yikes: Let's keep that a secret...it impresses Rarity if she thinks I cook from scratch.
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Postby Headless Horse (?) » Sat Feb 22, 2014 11:40 pm

Can I just say I love the atmosphere of this joint?

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Natural wood floors and tables, round diner-ish windows, and they're sitting on upturned buckets. :ponydrugs: And they really did a great job making the place seem vibrant and alive, with ponies at the other tables all just having lunch, eating off plates, constantly in motion.

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"Holy shit it's the princess, don't that beat all. So anyway I sez to Mabel I sez"

And this hay burger wipe just left me laughing my nuts off:

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Postby MochaBean (?) » Sat Feb 22, 2014 11:47 pm

Headless Horse wrote:Natural wood floors and tables, round diner-ish windows, and they're sitting on upturned buckets. :ponydrugs: And they really did a great job making the place seem vibrant and alive, with ponies at the other tables all just having lunch, eating off plates, constantly in motion.


It reminds me of this bbq joint in my hometown that's been around since the Depression. Relaxing, wood paneled everything, and delicious eats. :crack:
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Postby MasterOfKnees (?) » Sat Feb 22, 2014 11:53 pm

Wylie wrote:As a general rule, magic aura color == eye color. Rarity's is blue, Sweetie Belle's is green, Twilight's is purple.

Celestia is the exception that proves the rule- her aura is gold, but she has purple/pink eyes.

In PTS, the "aura" that was grabbing Sweetie Belle was actually the plants affecting her horn, and it was blue on both Rarity and Sweetie.


Twilight's aura is actually more along the lines of her cutie mark than her eye color. Would make sense for both Rarity and Celestia too then. Could be a potential hint towards Sweetie's cutie mark color actually.

As for the episode, there were some neat tidbits like seeing Sweetie actually perform magic, and I love Apple Bloom trying to convince the apple to "become. a. tree." However, in general the episode doesn't really stand out as anything special imo, kind of reminds me of Cutie Pox in that regard. The only thing that I might have actively disliked was the length of the apology, we all knew Twilight was going to forgive them, so it really felt like hardcore eye fluttering on the CMC's part towards the end, which is a bit sad since it turned an otherwise genuine scene into "Here's a flower. DO YOU GET THAT WE'RE SORRY NOW!? SORRY!"
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Postby Applepie (?) » Sun Feb 23, 2014 12:18 am

Dave Polsky really overdid himself here.

I can't stop staring at Sweetie's changing facial expressions. Send help


And that was one of the highlights in the animation apartments.

:yay:
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Postby Gravenstein (?) » Sun Feb 23, 2014 12:20 am

I don't think the writer has that much to do with the little details of the animation :pinkieshrug:
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Sun Feb 23, 2014 12:23 am

Headless Horse wrote:Can I just say I love the atmosphere of this joint?

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Natural wood floors and tables, round diner-ish windows, and they're sitting on upturned buckets. :ponydrugs: And they really did a great job making the place seem vibrant and alive, with ponies at the other tables all just having lunch, eating off plates, constantly in motion.

A diner like this is something I'd really been hoping to see in Manehattan, though more '50s-styled with chrome and linoleum everywhere and perhaps a jukebox as well. The warmer atmosphere of this place really fits Ponyville well.
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Sun Feb 23, 2014 12:26 am

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I think I legitimately want an episode where ponies argue over who the best princess is.


That would be awesome.

:wingsright: Princess Celestia of course. She molded me into the mare I am today.

:vogue: Princess Celestia let me stay in Canterlot castle and was just a lovely host, so of course she's the best.

:wink: But don't worry Princess Luna, you do have that amazing voice.

:twasnothin: Why, without Princess Celestia my family would never have founded ponyville.

:awesomedash: Princess Celestia knows how awesome Sonic Rainbooms are.

:flutterunsmith: Princess Celestia believed in me when all my friends didn't.

:party: Princess Celestia buys more cake from Sugarcube Corner than I do!

:anticipation: Princess Celestia helped my family found Ponyville.

:scootawoo: Princess Celestia knows how awesome Rainbow Dash is!

:scootawoo: Princess Luna helped me when I was scared.

:nngh: You know what? Come back to me, this is tough.

:excellent: Princess Fluttershy of course.

:pcstare: Fluttershy isn't a Princess.... yet.

:excellent: Well, I am certainly not picking you or your sister. So I'll go with Twilight, who will theoretically help me if I get sick.

:iamapony: I have to go with Princess Celestia for that awesome voice of hers.

:flimflam: Why Princess Luna of course for not throwing our flanks in jail!

:allright: Auntie Celestia of course, for raising me!

:speakest: I will have to say Celestia for being the best sister ever.

:pcstare: But I was going to say Luna, for being the best sister ever.

:allears: dawwwww

:dearcelestia: Princess Celestia, for giving me a good home and letting me live with Twilight.

:notgonnadoit: ...

:allright: dear...?

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Postby Durandal (?) » Sun Feb 23, 2014 12:49 am

Headless Horse wrote:Can I just say I love the atmosphere of this joint?


And then there's the dude in the back dejectedly munching on a pile of plain hay, with nothing on it.
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Sun Feb 23, 2014 12:52 am

Headless Horse wrote:And this hay burger wipe just left me laughing my nuts off:

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I have to imagine this was a group decision of saying to the audience (mostly the adult audience) "SEE, NO MEAT!"
:lol: and it was brilliant.
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Postby Dal (?) » Sun Feb 23, 2014 1:08 am

Fizzbuzz wrote:She doesn't look that much different from how she normally looks nowadays. Without the ends of her legs visible in that shot, it's easy to think that maybe they're longer than they have been.

Besides, it's easy for characters to look different depending on when you catch them in animation. Look at Spike, for instance, after his "oh, come on!" line...
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I don't know, but it sure seems like she is developing that sleek lanky body type of the other alicorns.
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Postby Sailor Yue (?) » Sun Feb 23, 2014 1:17 am

Meanwhile spike is getting closer to developing into a villain. :gotcha:
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Postby Angel Beat (?) » Sun Feb 23, 2014 1:17 am

This episode, omgs. :ponydrugs:

I really loved that flower bit in the apology scene where Apple Bloom grows it and Sweetie Belle picks it up with her magic and put it in Twilight's mane. :allears:


The growly delivery of Spike's "OH COME ON!!" was simply hilarious. :gotcha:
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Postby Wayoshi (?) » Sun Feb 23, 2014 1:18 am

alllllllllllright.

So yeah, I got a bit too mad this morning. Even though I set my expectations low, I started rambling when those expectations were met. :pinkieshrug: It's nice there's a couple great minutes at the Hay Burger, but otherwise I really can't say much more...

... except, you know, the CMC starting to work on something at least tangentially related to their talents (or in Sweetie's case, catching up with her peers) is a BIG deal. Why was this glossed over right from the beginning. I stand by my first comment after the cold open - just starting in the middle like this just felt off.

(I acknowledge that this might be me always thinking the show will make it a big deal every step of the way, and instead they just subtly do it and in some ways that's better, I still need to think about it more.)

And yeah, the ending was cute, but executed sloppily. I get the "suddenly very competent because you're not thinking about it", but it comes off as cheap when used for a quick resolution in a TV show. And I still say Twi shouldn't have been that mad at the CMC at all. :rainbert:
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Sun Feb 23, 2014 1:26 am

Wayoshi wrote:... except, you know, the CMC starting to work on something at least tangentially related to their talents (or in Sweetie's case, catching up with her peers) is a BIG deal. Why was this glossed over right from the beginning. I stand by my first comment after the cold open - just starting in the middle like this just felt off.

(I acknowledge that this might be me always thinking the show will make it a big deal every step of the way, and instead they just subtly do it and in some ways that's better, I still need to think about it more.)

I think it was better this way. Had they made that huge a deal of the CMC undergoing such instruction, it would've seemed like they had literally just started with Twilight right there, and for the three of them to be that good at potion-making/mechanics/magic right away would've been quite jarring. As the episode actually played out, it's been implied that they've been with Twilight for at least a few weeks now, actively working towards these things; thus, it's more believable.
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Postby Dexanth (?) » Sun Feb 23, 2014 1:29 am

Finally got to see it, episode was awesome, little details like the Box diagram in the background were additional icing on the cake. Agree with 'is not top of season, but was still great' and it gets a bunch of :ohboy: tiny unicorns out of tiny unicorns.
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Sun Feb 23, 2014 1:33 am

I agree that it would have been nice to get some set up as to why Twilight is suddenly helping the three. However, I don't think it is 100% necessary. Season 1 sets up that Twilight and Cheerilee interact occasionally. These three fillies all have big sisters (counting Rainbow Dash) who are close friends with Twilight. I don't think there needs to be a set up that Twilight, the bookworm and personal protege of Celestia, would be more than willing to help these three learn new skills. If anything, I am surprised it hasn't been done before.
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Postby Rainbow Crash (?) » Sun Feb 23, 2014 1:36 am

This episode was alright. It was pretty flat for me except for some really good parts like Twilight burgin' and CMC learning time. I can't hate it though because it looks like they're finally moving towards the CMC getting their cutie marks. Maybe it'll even be this season! (I doubt it)

I really hope they stick with Apple Bloom being a chemist and Scootaloo being a mechanic. That's so awesome I can't stand it :awesomedash:. The only question now is what is Sweetie Belle's special talent besides scheming? :smirk:
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Postby Veradox (?) » Sun Feb 23, 2014 1:47 am

I just realized that this and Pinkie Apple Pie both remind me of S2 episodes. Maybe that's why I like them so much? :ponder:
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Postby Highbrow Dash (?) » Sun Feb 23, 2014 2:00 am

"Are those books in there? What a bold design choice" :vogue:

Not an amazing episode, but it had its moments :gotcha:

Sweetie Belle being all "Relax, I got this" every time was pretty great too :smirk:
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Sun Feb 23, 2014 2:05 am

Rainbow Crash wrote:I really hope they stick with Apple Bloom being a chemist and Scootaloo being a mechanic. That's so awesome I can't stand it :awesomedash:. The only question now is what is Sweetie Belle's special talent besides scheming? :smirk:

I wonder if they shifted Scootaloo away from merely being interested in extreme scooter tricks and stunts since she otherwise would've been too similar to Rainbow Dash. It makes a fair amount of sense, after all, since kids tend to change as they grow up, but I do wonder how Meghan and the gang hashed that all out.

And if that is the case for Scootaloo, I wonder if we'll still see Sweetie Belle being at all interested in singing, considering how Fluttershy kind of stole that story last week. Of course, being incredibly good at magic is Twilight Sparkle's schtick, so that's out for her as well. Hopefully she'll be expanded on more later this season.
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Postby Headless Horse (?) » Sun Feb 23, 2014 2:30 am

The Doctor wrote:I agree that it would have been nice to get some set up as to why Twilight is suddenly helping the three. However, I don't think it is 100% necessary. Season 1 sets up that Twilight and Cheerilee interact occasionally. These three fillies all have big sisters (counting Rainbow Dash) who are close friends with Twilight. I don't think there needs to be a set up that Twilight, the bookworm and personal protege of Celestia, would be more than willing to help these three learn new skills. If anything, I am surprised it hasn't been done before.


I really appreciate it when they just sort of toss you into a situation like that and let you pick up the context as you go.

Simple Ways suffered from a cold open that was, for all intents and purposes, completely pointless and a waste of screen time that could have been spent on later scenes of character interactions. All it did was establish that Rarity had won the right to design the festivities for the Ponyville Days thing—which is something that could have been just as easily conveyed with a single line of dialogue anytime later. It felt leading and redundant. To say nothing of being a stretch of plausibility (that the whole town would show up to hear the mayor announce who had the best diorama or planetarium hat or whatever).

But here, it's like the show has the confidence in its audience necessary to just skip over the setup and begin in media res, because it knows people will figure it out and it wouldn't add anything to the story to explicitly show it anyway. Maybe it feels a little abrupt, but you get the gist of what's going on within seconds. And I for one would really rather see it this way than have a tedious pre-title sequence of the CMCs asking Twilight permission to come by on a weekly basis for tutoring. We don't need to see it. Especially if it's implied to have been an arrangement that came about gradually over time, like maybe the CMCs spent a lot of time in the library researching cutie marks and Twilight eventually took interest in their educational development. Not exactly cinematic gold. But this way you get to guess at it. And that's actually a good thing, storytelling-wise.
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Postby Wayoshi (?) » Sun Feb 23, 2014 2:54 am

Oh yeah.

Scootaloo: She's using somepony else to build herself up, and without even putting any effort to learn her own skills like we do!


Did anyone else feel this was a retread of Ponyville Confidential's "here's the mistake we're going to make in a few minutes?" Felt like [unintentional] reuse.
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Postby SoundMonkey44 (?) » Sun Feb 23, 2014 3:01 am

You know, I think the reason Twy & Spike looked skinner in this ep, Twilight has probably been focusing more on researching the box then anything else, I mean the gluttonous devouring of burgers at the fast food joint, and her whole, " I didn't know I was this hungry" line. I wouldn't be surprised if her and Spike had gone an entire day or two without eating, so wrapped up in research, silly Twyly, and poor Spike. Seriously girl you gotta eat regularly or your gonna burn out!
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Postby Chaos Sonic (?) » Sun Feb 23, 2014 3:20 am

This episode had Twilight teaching Sweetie Belle magic. It is automagically the best episode. :wingsright: :ohboy:

And Sweetie Belle continues being the "genius" planner. :smirk: In the future, when the Cutie Mark Crusaders have become Mystery Crusaders, Inc, clearly Sweetie will be the Fred, making all those elaborate traps that fail every time. :gotcha:

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I have a feeling the kids have been told to keep clear of the library after one too many parent went in to find Twilight sprawled asleep on the floor, surrounded by a mass of books and dirty dishes, with a pissy Spike cleaning up the place. :lol:

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Makes me wonder if Twilight suggested those fields, of if they are starting to know what their talents might be, if only subconsciously. :pinkieshrug:

Headless Horse wrote:All it did was establish that Rarity had won the right to design the festivities for the Ponyville Days thing—which is something that could have been just as easily conveyed with a single line of dialogue anytime later.

:vogue: I can't believe I actually got picked to lead the festivities at the Ponyville Days Fair.
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Sun Feb 23, 2014 3:20 am

Wayoshi wrote:Oh yeah.



Did anyone else feel this was a retread of Ponyville Confidential's "here's the mistake we're going to make in a few minutes?" Felt like [unintentional] reuse.

Not especially. While Diamond Tiara was just being her usual self, the CMC kind of unintentionally stumbled into their problem. I guess the episode foreshadowed it, but in execution it still felt fresh to me.
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Postby Mr. Big (?) » Sun Feb 23, 2014 4:03 am

Chaos Sonic wrote: :vogue: I can't believe I actually got picked to lead the festivities at the Ponyville Days Fair.
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I know that many people, myself included, always complain about the "I can't believe" expositions, but really, the truth is there just isn't that many options on how to quickly get the viewers to understand what's going on without going on a overdrawn, elaborate scene. So I can understand why the writers do it that way, because there's really nothing else you can do.
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Postby Mechanical Ape (?) » Sun Feb 23, 2014 4:07 am

By the S4 finale Twilight will have a body type exactly like Celestia's, and it'll have happened so gradually we won't even notice.

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Postby WandereringPony (?) » Sun Feb 23, 2014 4:07 am

Angel Beat wrote:This episode, omgs. :ponydrugs:

I really loved that flower bit in the apology scene where Apple Bloom grows it and Sweetie Belle picks it up with her magic and put it in Twilight's mane. :allears:

The growly delivery of Spike's "OH COME ON!!" was simply hilarious. :gotcha:


The CMC basically ended up succeeding when they did it for the right reasons. For the love of learning and honestly trying to be nice to their teacher? Bang, zoom, batting a thousand. To be impressive in front of all the other kids? FAIL.

And was that a little bit of SPIKE grow(l)ing a mite, too? :)

And making flowers grow-er, bloom seems to be something Apple Bloom is developing quite the knack for. Funny how Scootaloo might not be great at assembling unicycles, but she sure got Pipsqueak's -scooter- right once she wasn't being a showoff...

Edit add: Definitely a better CMC episode than the last one. Felt much less awkward in some of the places Flight To The Finish sorta stumbled on.

MochaBean wrote:We all know Twilight will just end up eating all those nachos by herself anyway, did you see her at the diner? :glare:


I'm now seeing a nacho-vacuuming move ala Pinkie's cake-snarfing.

:gotcha: You mean we never taught you how to unhinge your jaw like we do? How DID you eat all those nachos at once?

:twonk: I....can't...feel...my...mouth...

:unenthused: Thou shouldst avoid using dental anesthetic spells for mealtimes, Princess Twilight.

:-I Whoo! The happy rush kicked in!
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Postby MochaBean (?) » Sun Feb 23, 2014 4:09 am

We all know Twilight will just end up eating all those nachos by herself anyway, did you see her at the diner? :glare:
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