S06E25-26: To Where And Back Again

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S06E25-26: To Where And Back Again

Postby Wayoshi (?) » Wed Oct 19, 2016 2:59 pm

When Starlight is invited to the Sunset Festival back in her old town, she struggles with both guilt from her past as well as retaking a leadership role.

Starlight Glimmer assembles an unlikely team of heroes to defend Equestria from the return of one of its oldest and greatest threats.


This thread is for discussion of this two-parter. These episodes air at 11:00 AM Eastern / 8:00 AM Pacific on Saturday, October 22!

Official preview clips and images are okay to post, as is speculation about the episodes.

Writers: Josh Haber and Mike Vogel

Leak Thread for Posterity: viewtopic.php?f=29&t=14680
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Postby Octavia (?) » Wed Oct 19, 2016 3:01 pm

I've successfully avoided spoilers for this episode so far. Looking forward to watching it with the Chicago crew on Saturday. :cooliebelle:
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Postby Rainbow Crash (?) » Wed Oct 19, 2016 3:14 pm

I've avoided the spoilers too. I didn't even know Starlight was going back to her old town! I'm even more excited!!
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Postby Angel Beat (?) » Wed Oct 19, 2016 3:57 pm

Spoilers successfully avoided. :vogue:

Time to go in blind.
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Wed Oct 19, 2016 5:21 pm

The only spoiler I was hit with is who the villain is, but even then that's not a big deal. I'm looking forward to this!
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Postby Mechanical Ape (?) » Wed Oct 19, 2016 6:02 pm

I'm sure everything will be fine. There are no problems so long as everyone does what Starlight says.

It'll be fine.
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Postby Aramek (?) » Wed Oct 19, 2016 6:13 pm

Mechanical Ape wrote:I'm sure everything will be fine. There are no problems so long as everyone does what Starlight says.

It'll be fine.

This but unironically. The faster everyone learns she's never wrong and just do what she orders you to do, the faster every problem would be solved!

I hope she uses her powers of domination and rulership defeat the villain.

(It'll probably be friendship that saves the day.)
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Postby Mechanical Ape (?) » Wed Oct 19, 2016 6:35 pm

Starlight doesn't have a leadership problem! Everypony else has an obedience problem! :snooty:
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Wed Oct 19, 2016 7:23 pm

I wonder now if the animators wished they'd not had Starlight show back up in her village in the montage at the end of The Cutie Re-Mark. When she goes back in this episode, I imagine it'll either gloss over that point or avoid it entirely.
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Postby PonyHag714 (?) » Wed Oct 19, 2016 8:05 pm

Image Show us your game face, Starlight!

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Postby Aramek (?) » Wed Oct 19, 2016 8:12 pm

Her "QUIET!" was way more veiny, and thus way cooler.
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Postby Highbrow Dash (?) » Thu Oct 20, 2016 1:20 am

Octavia wrote:I've successfully avoided spoilers for this episode so far.


I can't believe Starlight died.
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Postby SlateSlabrock (?) » Thu Oct 20, 2016 9:27 am

Time to watch this episode for the first time, with no foreknowledge. :liarjack:
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Postby Just Scuds (?) » Thu Oct 20, 2016 10:28 am

Image If I save Equestria from some sort of ancient threat or something, can I have my own stained glass window in the hall of heroes? Some recognition wouldn't be nice.


:pcstare: Your own what now?
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Postby PonyHag714 (?) » Thu Oct 20, 2016 4:05 pm

:trixyay: IT IS ON
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Postby Applepie (?) » Thu Oct 20, 2016 4:37 pm

Another season another hiatus comes and goes.
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Postby Wayoshi (?) » Thu Oct 20, 2016 4:38 pm

That teaser is pretty spoilery, I would avoid it for those still waiting
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Postby Angel Beat (?) » Thu Oct 20, 2016 6:33 pm

Wayoshi wrote:That teaser is pretty spoilery, I would avoid it for those still waiting

Avoided. :vogue:
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Postby Mechanical Ape (?) » Thu Oct 20, 2016 8:21 pm

The preview is indeed a bit spoilery, but for those who don't mind that, it is pro-watch and contains a nice hat.
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Thu Oct 20, 2016 10:11 pm

In before this was all part of a lesson where Twilight wanted Starlight to learn some self-confidence, in much the same way that Celestia always used to have big lessons in the form of adventures for Twilight.
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Postby Soft Snow (?) » Thu Oct 20, 2016 10:56 pm

I hoping Starlight's team will have all the alicorns like Celestia, Luna, Candace and, for whatever reason, Flurry Heart. She seems awfully powerful for a baby. Baby chaos powers activate.
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Postby Mechanical Ape (?) » Fri Oct 21, 2016 12:12 am

I can only hope that Vapor Trail joins the posse, but she's probably got a full schedule atm.

Fizzbuzz wrote:In before this was all part of a lesson where Twilight wanted Starlight to learn some self-confidence, in much the same way that Celestia always used to have big lessons in the form of adventures for Twilight.

A two-parter being revealed as a complete prank would be amazing. :amazing:




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Postby SlateSlabrock (?) » Fri Oct 21, 2016 3:08 am

Since that teaser's out, one observation I saw someone make the other day: Trixie has two catchlights now instead of one.

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Postby Just Scuds (?) » Fri Oct 21, 2016 6:17 am

Wayoshi wrote:That teaser is pretty spoilery, I would avoid it for those still waiting

Angel Beat wrote:Avoided. :vogue:

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Postby Aramek (?) » Fri Oct 21, 2016 1:53 pm

SlateSlabrock wrote:Since that teaser's out, one observation I saw someone make the other day: Trixie has two catchlights now instead of one.

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Ban for posting horses making out.
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Fri Oct 21, 2016 4:37 pm

Aramek wrote:Ban for posting horses making out.

It's not shipping if it's canon. :gotcha:
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Postby Mechanical Ape (?) » Fri Oct 21, 2016 5:32 pm

So what do you suppose the Sunset Festival is? They party every evening?
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Postby Aramek (?) » Fri Oct 21, 2016 5:41 pm

Facebook linked a commercial for it with more footage, but I dunno how to link those.
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Postby Master_Twig (?) » Fri Oct 21, 2016 7:29 pm

Mechanical Ape wrote:So what do you suppose the Sunset Festival is? They party every evening?


Clearly a celebration of the achievements of Sunset Shimmer in dougworld.
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Fri Oct 21, 2016 8:15 pm

Mechanical Ape wrote:So what do you suppose the Sunset Festival is? They party every evening?


They celebrate Sunset Shimmer and how much more awesome she is than the psycho who used to run the town.
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Postby Soft Snow (?) » Fri Oct 21, 2016 11:05 pm

I'm going to post a four year old fan made pony music video that has absolutely no relevance to tomorrow's episode what so ever.
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Since it has no importance, I suggest it is not even worth looking at until sometime after you watch tomorrow's episode first.
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Instantly hated by everyone who saw this video before tomorrow episode.
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Postby Davyinatoga (?) » Sat Oct 22, 2016 1:29 am

Soft Snow wrote:I hoping Starlight's team will have all the alicorns like Celestia, Luna, Candace and, for whatever reason, Flurry Heart. She seems awfully powerful for a baby. Baby chaos powers activate.
:flutterdear:

It's gonna be reformed villains Trixie, Discord, Flim & Flam, Troubleshoes, and Kevin.
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Postby SlateSlabrock (?) » Sat Oct 22, 2016 1:40 am

Troubleshoes Did Nothing Wrong
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Postby drunkill (?) » Sat Oct 22, 2016 7:12 am

Horsie Avengers!
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Postby Wayoshi (?) » Sat Oct 22, 2016 3:22 pm

I've edited in the direct link to the leak thread, which had 250 replies and some spirited discussion about the Mane 6 being incapacitated offscreen and everything else in-between on this finale. Definitely recommend giving it a read as supplement material.
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Postby Octavia (?) » Sat Oct 22, 2016 3:52 pm

This is the best finale since the last Chrysalis finale :evil:
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Postby PonyHag714 (?) » Sat Oct 22, 2016 4:01 pm

This was a very good season finale, with my favorite villain and a nice change of pace with some different heroes.

I liked the low key ending as compared to the last couple of seasons. With all due respect to the wrap-up songs of previous finales, and they are very good, again it was a nice way to change things up.

Starlight, Trixie, Discord and Thorax made a good team. Discord hugging Fluttershy at the end was sweet, you could tell throughout the episode how concerned he was for her. Image

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While I'll never be a big fan of Changelings 2.0, I can accept the idea that it's their fully evolved form. Perhaps Chrissy was keeping them from evolving in order to maintain control over them. While I like old Thorax better, I hope we'll see him again in Season 7. Image

I'm kind of on the fence about Chrysalis - I mentioned she was my favorite villain, so in one sense I'm glad she didn't take the step and turn good. Still, I'm curious how the Changelings would have been if she had. Would she have evolved? Would Thorax have been her adviser, or something like that? I feel we haven't seen the last of Chrissy, Thorax and the Changelings. They're too interesting not to come back. :evil:

Bravo, Pony...you've done it again. And there's more to come.
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Postby drunkill (?) » Sat Oct 22, 2016 4:05 pm

Octavia wrote:This is the best finale since the last Chrysalis finale :evil:

Agreed. Great episode(s) and the B team infiltration was great. Some of the voicework was amazing too, particularly the body doubles and tired trixie.

The new changelings look like the pony version of elves, or something.
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Postby Aramek (?) » Sat Oct 22, 2016 4:06 pm

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