S05E03: Castle Sweet Castle

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S05E03: Castle Sweet Castle

Postby Wayoshi (?) » Wed Apr 08, 2015 2:51 pm

Princess Twilight's friends are surprised to discover that she has not been spending much time at all at her new castle, and once they learn the reason why, they all join together to try and make it a more comfortable place for her.


This thread is for discussion of this episode. The episode airs at 11:30 AM Eastern / 8:30 AM Pacific on Saturday, April 11!

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

Writers: Joanna Lewis and Kristine Songco (debut in FiM, they work as a team often: https://twitter.com/lady_writers)
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Wed Apr 08, 2015 3:08 pm

Well, now, this seems like an interesting storyline. It might be a good way to bridge the changes from S4 to S5 and might give us some really good slice of life material.
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Postby Aramek (?) » Wed Apr 08, 2015 3:21 pm

I'm torn 50/50 on if this is gonna be a fun slice of life, or weapons-grade feelonium.
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Postby Factory Factory (?) » Wed Apr 08, 2015 3:25 pm

I like this premise. And Pony Show has repeatedly shown that it can knock middling-sounding premises out of the park.
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Wed Apr 08, 2015 3:29 pm

Image install a chameleon circuit so you can make it appear to be the old Library, but is in fact, bigger on the inside.
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Postby Octavia (?) » Wed Apr 08, 2015 3:48 pm

I always enjoy when new writers get their debut. I hope it's as awesome as Josh Haber's first episode last season.
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Wed Apr 08, 2015 4:15 pm

Octavia wrote:I always enjoy when new writers get their debut. I hope it's as awesome as Josh Haber's first episode last season.


Seems like a good opportunity for a starter episode since at its core it seems to be a simple story about cheering up a friend feeling down.
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Postby Rainbow Crash (?) » Wed Apr 08, 2015 5:11 pm

I hope it begins with Twilight couch surfing at her friends' houses until they get fed up
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Postby acksed (?) » Wed Apr 08, 2015 5:22 pm

Rainbow Crash wrote:I hope it begins with Twilight couch surfing at her friends' houses until they get fed up

I support this.
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Wed Apr 08, 2015 5:37 pm

Like I said in the spoiler thread, I hope this explains what's happened between Twilight's Kingdom and now. The Cutie Map made it seem like hardly any time, possibly not any at all, has passed during our ponyless summer. (After all, if the map appeared as soon as all six of them sat on their seats at the same time, surely it would not have taken long for them to do this.)
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Postby The Outlander (?) » Wed Apr 08, 2015 5:47 pm

Fizzbuzz wrote:Like I said in the spoiler thread, I hope this explains what's happened between Twilight's Kingdom and now. The Cutie Map made it seem like hardly any time, possibly not any at all, has passed during our ponyless summer. (After all, if the map appeared as soon as all six of them sat on their seats at the same time, surely it would not have taken long for them to do this.)


I don't think there's any evidence to The Cutie Map being any length of time after the finale. It could very easily be the few minutes after Let the Rainbow Remind You ended. That's actually a good theory, and it's definitely the sense I got from the start of the episode.

Anyways, that synopsis is definitely promising emotions to happen. Have we had anything about sentimental value? It could be a good way to explore how much the show and the characters therein have changed over the course of the series.
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Postby Lorce (?) » Wed Apr 08, 2015 5:54 pm

Fizzbuzz wrote:Like I said in the spoiler thread, I hope this explains what's happened between Twilight's Kingdom and now. The Cutie Map made it seem like hardly any time, possibly not any at all, has passed during our ponyless summer. (After all, if the map appeared as soon as all six of them sat on their seats at the same time, surely it would not have taken long for them to do this.)

Well, weren't they sitting on the seats in EQG2? :v:
Even if not, at least that's supposed to happen in the mean time, unless the map is retractable. ^^
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Postby Perrydotto (?) » Wed Apr 08, 2015 5:56 pm

Rainbow Crash wrote:I hope it begins with Twilight couch surfing at her friends' houses until they get fed up


Would be funny and cute, so I support the notion. The premise has potential to be very heartfelt, I'm legit intrigued.
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Wed Apr 08, 2015 6:03 pm

At the very least, we'd finally get to see more of Rainbow Dash's house. :v:
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Wed Apr 08, 2015 7:11 pm

Lorce wrote:Well, weren't they sitting on the seats in EQG2? :v:
Even if not, at least that's supposed to happen in the mean time, unless the map is retractable. ^^

As far as I know, Hasbro isn't trying to hold FiM and EqG as 100% canon against each other, so I'd be surprised if that scene or anything else from the brief Equestrian bit of Rainbow Rocks gets taken into consideration.
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Postby Bremen (?) » Wed Apr 08, 2015 7:23 pm

ROBOT B9 wrote:At the very least, we'd finally get to see more of Rainbow Dash's house. :v:


Every time we see RD's house it's bigger than the previous time. I'd like to see this pattern continue.

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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Wed Apr 08, 2015 7:51 pm

Yeah, I also think it'd make a cute little montage of Twilight staying with the other members of the Main Six. :v:
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Postby PonyHag714 (?) » Wed Apr 08, 2015 8:09 pm

:offendash: Twilight, it's 3 o'clock in the morning!

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Postby Doctor Wheeze (?) » Wed Apr 08, 2015 8:29 pm

Lorce wrote:Well, weren't they sitting on the seats in EQG2? :v:

Rarity was. Pinkie (I think) was sitting in a seat, but not her own. I don't think there's really a contradiction in the timeline here:

1. Defeat Tirek, get sweet castle.
2. Do the musical number/have a little celebration. They don't all sit down at once during this time.
3. Enough time passes for Discord and Celestia to leave.
4. The mane six come around to help Twilight and Spike move in. Twilight gets the book delivery, which kicks off her adventure in human world. She'd be too busy during this time to have a seat.
5. Twilight returns from human world after defeating the Dazzlings.
6. At some point, they all gather again at the castle. They have a discussion about the nature of the castle, all sit down at once, map appears.

Probably not much time has passed, but there's plenty of room to fit Rainbow Rocks in there.
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Postby PaulloDEC (?) » Wed Apr 08, 2015 11:35 pm

Love slice stories, love Twilight stories, still mourning the loss of the Library... this one sounds right up my alley.

Fingers crossed the new writing duo can nail it first time.
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Postby Wylie (?) » Thu Apr 09, 2015 12:01 am

Lorce wrote:Well, weren't they sitting on the seats in EQG2? :v:
Even if not, at least that's supposed to happen in the mean time, unless the map is retractable. ^^


I went back and checked- Rarity was shown both in and out of hers, and her throne's cutie mark was lit up appropriately when she was in it. Fluttershy's and Twilight's chairs was shown, but they never actually sat in them. Pinkie was sitting in a seat, but we don't see the top of it, so we don't know if it was hers or not. The rest of the Equestria scenes (Twilight reading the Sirens book and building the portal) occurred in the castle library.
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Postby Angel Beat (?) » Thu Apr 09, 2015 12:25 am

Reading the blurb in the OP, I have a good feeling about this one. :vogue:
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Postby Mechanical Ape (?) » Thu Apr 09, 2015 12:27 am

I hope each pony decorates a part of castle based on what she thinks Twilight would enjoy. :gotcha:

Also this reminds me: what happened to the Castle of the Two Sisters? There was a refurbishing subplot a while back, did that ever finish?
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Thu Apr 09, 2015 12:33 am

Not much happened with it after Power Ponies, and even then it was mostly just a backdrop to give Spike another blow to his self-confidence. After that there was that whole scene in Twilight's Kingdom where the Mane Six searched its library in an attempt to find a means of opening the chest, but that's about it.
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Postby AlliterativeAxolotl (?) » Thu Apr 09, 2015 12:33 am

Part of me hopes that this episode will be similar to the Simpsons episode in which Ned Flanders loses his house to the hurricane and the entire town decides to rebuild it... and it ends up being a terrible, escher-like mess :allears:
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Thu Apr 09, 2015 12:42 am

:gotcha: When the townsponies complain about how ugly and gaudy Twilight's new castle is, they band together to take down the monstrosity using the power of friendship and teamwork.

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Postby SlateSlabrock (?) » Thu Apr 09, 2015 2:22 am

Mechanical Ape wrote:Also this reminds me: what happened to the Castle of the Two Sisters? There was a refurbishing subplot a while back, did that ever finish?

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Postby Dexanth (?) » Thu Apr 09, 2015 4:48 am

#RipTreebary the episode :awesomedash:
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Postby Frosthawk (?) » Thu Apr 09, 2015 5:41 am

Aramek wrote:I'm torn 50/50 on if this is gonna be a fun slice of life, or weapons-grade feelonium.


I'm thinking it's probably going to hit on both. I hope it's more of the latter cause that'd be interesting.
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Thu Apr 09, 2015 6:58 am

I think that the episode might open with Twilight living in the Castle of The Two Sisters.
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Postby Applepie (?) » Thu Apr 09, 2015 8:19 am

Also this reminds me: what happened to the Castle of the Two Sisters? There was a refurbishing subplot a while back, did that ever finish?


I think the same way. :smirk:
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Thu Apr 09, 2015 11:23 pm

Houston, we have a song...



Just me or does Rainbow Dash sounds a bit off at the start...
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Postby PonyHag714 (?) » Thu Apr 09, 2015 11:30 pm

At first glance, it seems like they're decorating the castle according to thier own interests and overlooking what Twilight might prefer, but maybe the aim is to make Twi feel at home with reminders of her friends around her. :allears:
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Postby Wayoshi (?) » Thu Apr 09, 2015 11:31 pm

:-/

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Postby acksed (?) » Fri Apr 10, 2015 12:08 am

Going to miss this one for a boardgame party. Somewhat conflicted.
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Postby Perrydotto (?) » Fri Apr 10, 2015 12:15 am

acksed wrote:Going to miss this one for a boardgame party. Somewhat conflicted.


I'm going to a pony con, it's even more conflicting. :v:
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Fri Apr 10, 2015 12:18 am

:twasnothin: Nothing beats a bushel of apples.

:twonk: Apples are are rubbish, I hate apples.

:allears: Some fuzzy creatures to liven the place up!

:twonk: Your pets SUCK!

:awesomedash: Wonderbotls stuff to decorate the awesome castle!

:twonk: The Wonderbolts SUCK!

:party: Balloons will really brighten up the place!

:twonk: Balloons SUCK!

:vogue: Some gems will really suit this crystal castle.

:twonk: SPIKE! Eat those sucky gems! In fact, eat this entire, lousy castle!

:prettywings: :descending noises:

:twonk: :twasnothin: :starity: :fancyhat: :-D :flutterunsmith: Princess Celestia!

:prettywings: My faithful student, I have brought you the entire contents of the Library from Luna and I's old castle to fill your home with knowledge.

:-I This is the best castle ever.
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Postby Ransom (?) » Fri Apr 10, 2015 12:34 am

The Doctor wrote::twasnothin: Nothing beats a bushel of apples.

:twonk: Apples are are rubbish, I hate apples.

:allears: Some fuzzy creatures to liven the place up!

:twonk: Your pets SUCK!

:awesomedash: Wonderbotls stuff to decorate the awesome castle!

:twonk: The Wonderbolts SUCK!

:party: Balloons will really brighten up the place!

:twonk: Balloons SUCK!

:vogue: Some gems will really suit this crystal castle.

:twonk: SPIKE! Eat those sucky gems! In fact, eat this entire, lousy castle!

:prettywings: :descending noises:

:twonk: :twasnothin: :starity: :fancyhat: :-D :flutterunsmith: Princess Celestia!

:prettywings: My faithful student, I have brought you the entire contents of the Library from Luna and I's old castle to fill your home with knowledge.

:-I This is the best castle ever.



Whelp, this is my headcanon, regardless of the actual episode.
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Postby Seven Seas (?) » Fri Apr 10, 2015 12:41 am

Of the S5 episodes previously hinted at by the show staff, this is the one I've been looking forward to the most. :allears: Unfortunately, it's airing in the middle of my move, so I won't be able to catch it for a while. But I won't have any Internet access for a while either, so at least there won't be spoilers!
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Postby Mordja (?) » Fri Apr 10, 2015 12:47 am

It's gonna turn out they all misunderstood her and the castle just has a termite infestation.
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