S04E16: It Ain't Easy Being Breezies

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S04E16: It Ain't Easy Being Breezies

Postby Wayoshi (?) » Wed Feb 26, 2014 3:56 pm

Fluttershy takes action to rescue a group of magical Breezies, who’re in need of some assistance while migrating home, but she begins to wander how long she can help them when she finds herself answering to the tiny creatures’ every whim.


This thread is for discussion of this episode. The episode airs at 10:30 AM Eastern / 7:30 AM Pacific on Saturday, March 1!

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

Writer: Natasha Levinger (2nd, Pinkie Apple Pie)
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Postby Wayoshi (?) » Wed Feb 26, 2014 4:00 pm

As speculated even when TaC aired, it seems like we will have another connection pair of episodes, which would mean Fluts will be entirely solo, and maybe get her side of things (maybe w/ the letter to Discord?) in Pville. I think that excites me the most, a Mane 6 going solo.

Also, this is fairly obviously a key ep, so prepare for all the :allears: kindness.
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Postby Aramek (?) » Wed Feb 26, 2014 4:03 pm

I'm looking forward to Fluttershy putting her flutterfoot down. :glare:
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Wed Feb 26, 2014 4:04 pm

So...this is like Just For Sidekicks and Games Pony Play? Cool. I'm sure we'll get some great Fluttershy moments out of this episode and can't wait to see what the Breezies look like.
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Postby Frosthawk (?) » Wed Feb 26, 2014 4:24 pm

I already know that I would want to participate in a Round Table for this episode, but I'm on a oil rig so that's probably out. :flipout:

Regardless, I'm looking forward to whatever this has to offer. Not sure how I feel about Levinger, in any way, and I'm not completely sure this will be a simultaneous episode to Three's A Crowd, so we'll see!
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Postby Mechanical Ape (?) » Wed Feb 26, 2014 4:26 pm

Maybe there'll be an Elfman-style duet where Fluttershy sings about how the Breezies have to go, but Applejack counsels kindness because they help the environment.

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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Wed Feb 26, 2014 4:28 pm

Pinkie Apple Pie was one of the greatest episodes this season, so I have high hopes for this one.
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Wed Feb 26, 2014 4:30 pm

Don't take their crap, Fluttershy.
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Postby Kitsune (?) » Wed Feb 26, 2014 4:34 pm

It ain't easy being Breezies? Huh, I always thought it'd be a breeze.

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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Wed Feb 26, 2014 4:39 pm

I think Twilight would disapprove of the bad grammar in the title.
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Postby ShieldedDiamond (?) » Wed Feb 26, 2014 5:14 pm

Honestly, while I'd find it interesting if this episode is connected to Three's A Crowd, I'll be really disappointed if it is connected, and it's the key episode. Because I don't feel it's right to have this be the key episode, yet not have the rest of the Mane 6 around, as has been the case for each other key episode.
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Wed Feb 26, 2014 5:33 pm

I still doubt this'll be connected to TAC. More likely, she'll be going back again to assist in their migration. Were they connected like JFS and GPP were, wouldn't they have aired next to each other?
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Postby MochaBean (?) » Wed Feb 26, 2014 5:33 pm

The episode will be all about the Breezies trying to steal Fluttershy's Cheetohs. :chillin:
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Postby ShieldedDiamond (?) » Wed Feb 26, 2014 5:35 pm

Fizzbuzz wrote:I still doubt this'll be connected to TAC. More likely, she'll be going back again to assist in their migration. Were they connected like JFS and GPP were, wouldn't they have aired next to each other?


I would have thought so. On top of that, there is that Twilight Sparkle toy with the breezy, so if that's to mean anything, I guess it means that the rest of the Mane 6 will encounter them at some point in the future. Though I won't be surprised if they reference Three's A Crowd, by having Fluttershy mention something about that.
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Postby Sobana (?) » Wed Feb 26, 2014 5:43 pm

I wonder if the Breezies will be anything like the Flutter ponies from G1... Mad props if they do a call back to Dream Valley...
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Postby Rachael33 (?) » Wed Feb 26, 2014 5:47 pm

I thought that JFS and GPP were separated by one episode. I am probably wrong though. :rariwhat:

Either way, I wasn't a fan of either episode and TAC was meh. It was cool but eh. I hope that this episode is better, and the premise sounds interesting, I guess. I thought the problem of responding to everyone's whim was fixed with Iron Will though, so is it purely because these are animals that she reverts to this problem?

I guess I can say I am interested to see how this turns out as I can guess Fluttershy will, to quote an early post "put her flutterhoof down." :glare:
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Postby Star Platinum (?) » Wed Feb 26, 2014 5:55 pm

Fizzbuzz wrote:I still doubt this'll be connected to TAC. More likely, she'll be going back again to assist in their migration. Were they connected like JFS and GPP were, wouldn't they have aired next to each other?


This is what I'm worried is going to happen and the rest of the cast is going to butt in. Hearts around the world are not ready for a Fluttershy solo episode. :beggarshy:
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Postby TheNegaverser (?) » Wed Feb 26, 2014 5:58 pm

Looking forward to this one! I expect an astonishing amount of absolutely adorable antics! :allears:
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Wed Feb 26, 2014 6:01 pm

Thinking back, I think you guys are right. The separation between episodes might be too much for this to be a connected episode. :pinkieshrug:
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Postby Frosthawk (?) » Wed Feb 26, 2014 6:04 pm

Also, I don't have the episode handy to reference right now, but didn't she say she was just going to observe the breezies in TAC? And here its explicitly says she's going to rescue them, kind of two different things.
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Wed Feb 26, 2014 6:30 pm

Star Platinum wrote:
This is what I'm worried is going to happen and the rest of the cast is going to butt in. Hearts around the world are not ready for a Fluttershy solo episode. :beggarshy:

If the Breezies are largely voiceless then I don't think I'd want Fluttershy to be the only character for the majority of the episode.

That's one thing the comics have taught us. Fluttershy's and Spike's micro-series issues featured their title characters almost exclusively, and while their stories were good enough, they were somewhat boring without anyone else (even characters introduced in that issue) to interact with in any major capacity.
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Postby Wayoshi (?) » Wed Feb 26, 2014 6:34 pm

Observe can become rescue or whatever. Something mean is going to happen - Fluts has to inspire kindness.

JFS and GPP were separated by 4 in the production order. These two are separated by 5 (unofficially 4 - there's some evidence 411/412 were switched). It's possible they didn't care to group them together this time.

I honestly think it's a near-lock it's a connecting episode, bit surprised at the doubt here.
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Wed Feb 26, 2014 6:37 pm

JFS and GPP were separated in production order, but they were aired next to each other. If TAC were linked to this then wouldn't it have aired last week, instead of Twilight Time?
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Wed Feb 26, 2014 6:50 pm

I'm curious to see if any other members of the Main Six are going to be in this episode. :ponder:
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Postby SlateSlabrock (?) » Wed Feb 26, 2014 6:54 pm

ShieldedDiamond wrote:I would have thought so. On top of that, there is that Twilight Sparkle toy with the breezy, so if that's to mean anything, I guess it means that the rest of the Mane 6 will encounter them at some point in the future.

:excite: Fluttershy! The Breezies are moving to town, and they need a spare room to rent! You already helped them once; wanna take one in?
:glare: Bleagh! A Breeziesprite? No way! Now I need to go find a flamethrower.
:-/ You mean a tuba.
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Postby Wayoshi (?) » Wed Feb 26, 2014 6:55 pm

Fizzbuzz wrote:JFS and GPP were separated in production order, but they were aired next to each other. If TAC were linked to this then wouldn't it have aired last week, instead of Twilight Time?

Sibsy herself called the reason JFS was moved fairly silly. Maybe the decision making reflected that this time.

Why else would TaC mention the Breezies? I understand Fluts was taken away to make Discord running amuck work, but Fluts could have been plot deviced out for any old animal thing.
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Wed Feb 26, 2014 7:03 pm

Wayoshi wrote:Why else would TaC mention the Breezies? I understand Fluts was taken away to make Discord running amuck work, but Fluts could have been plot deviced out for any old animal thing.

Given the increased inter-episode continuity that S4 has had, the writers most likely thought it would be cool to reference an upcoming episode. By mentioning the Breezies it became foreshadowing, but if Fluttershy had been removed for some generic reason then it would've been a plot device just as you described.
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Postby Mir (?) » Wed Feb 26, 2014 7:05 pm

Possibly because mentioning the Breezies gets people wondering about them?
This way, when they actually show up in an episode, people that don't follow pony news will already at least know what they're called, so it seems less like they're just popping out of nowhere.
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Postby Wayoshi (?) » Wed Feb 26, 2014 7:43 pm

I dunno, Iron Will (minotaurs) and plenty of other things have popped out of nowhere before. It's part of the show's worldbuilding charm, and I don't see why this would change now. (However, it could change for this because it's a [likely mandated] toy tie-in.)

Fluts returning at the end of TaC and saying nothing about her excursion felt like confirmation to me that such a loose end would be tidied up by connecting these two eps. We'll see who's right soon enough.
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Postby Applepie (?) » Wed Feb 26, 2014 8:17 pm

After the success of Pinkie Pride I'm so hyped for this episode.

Cecil B. DeMille would had loved Pinkie Pride.

And the Breezies comes back after a very long time.
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Postby Highbrow Dash (?) » Thu Feb 27, 2014 12:08 am

Foxfyre wrote:It ain't easy being Breezies? Huh, I always thought it'd be a breeze.


Not at all. To be honest, it kinda blows :ohrarity:

I'll show myself out.
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Postby Space Ghost (?) » Thu Feb 27, 2014 12:13 am

Your puns will be your undoing. :twonk:
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Postby Applepie (?) » Thu Feb 27, 2014 1:07 am

Another thursday and this mean a teaser image.

Fluttershy is trying to tell us something. :smirk:

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Postby The Doctor (?) » Thu Feb 27, 2014 1:09 am

She's telling us that is likely not the b side of Three's a Crowd. :v:

It would be pretty silly to do that without airing the episodes back to back.
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Postby SoundMonkey44 (?) » Thu Feb 27, 2014 1:13 am

Say hello to the Breezies!

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Postby Wayoshi (?) » Thu Feb 27, 2014 1:13 am

It still absolutely could be. :glare:

EDIT: Whoah, hi there.

EDIT2: Eh, I can take this. Little tiny spider leg pony thingies. Looks like all their wings are the same
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Postby Frith (?) » Thu Feb 27, 2014 1:17 am

They look ... strange :starity:

I can't find better word to describe those creatures.
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Postby Applepie (?) » Thu Feb 27, 2014 1:18 am

And the S4 Breezies are revealed at last.
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Postby Wayoshi (?) » Thu Feb 27, 2014 1:21 am

Frith wrote:They look ... strange :starity:

I can't find better word to describe those creatures.

It's because they're pony-shaped, they look like they should be fully functional like ponies, but they're just bugs I guess. Unfortunately this issue is forced due to the toy tie-in.
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Postby Big Boss (?) » Thu Feb 27, 2014 1:21 am

Their only dialogue should be "Hey, listen! Hey, listen!"

Also, check the Nightmarity one. :v:
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