S07E03: A Flurry of Emotions

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S07E03: A Flurry of Emotions

Postby Wayoshi (?) » Wed Apr 19, 2017 3:11 pm

Twilight Sparkle tries to prove she is the best aunt ever when she adds baby-sitting her niece, Flurry Heart, to her already busy schedule.


This thread is for discussion of the episode. This episode airs at 11:30 AM Eastern / 8:30 AM Pacific on Saturday, April 22!

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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Wed Apr 19, 2017 3:22 pm



Between the synopsis and this teaser from last week, somehow I can't help but feel like this episode will be what people were afraid Baby Cakes would be, i.e. wacky hijinks about caring for a baby and no moral or substance to it. I guess the moral and substance are hard to bring across in preview material, though.
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Postby Mechanical Ape (?) » Wed Apr 19, 2017 5:10 pm

Twilight was so busy learning about friendship, she had no time to learn that babies are just the worst. :rainbert:
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Postby Marimo (?) » Wed Apr 19, 2017 5:46 pm

Something about knowing your limits and not being afraid to decline a task if you've already given yourself a lot of work, maybe?
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Postby RudeCyrus (?) » Wed Apr 19, 2017 9:38 pm

Babies. :-/
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Wed Apr 19, 2017 9:43 pm

:pinkieshrug: What work does Twilight do? She has one student and reads books all day.
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Postby Marimo (?) » Wed Apr 19, 2017 10:33 pm

The Doctor wrote::pinkieshrug: What work does Twilight do? She has one student and reads books all day.

She also sets up and organizes various functions. Like the Grand Equestria Pony Summit, or the diplomatic meeting with the Yaks. Probably assists with Ponyville's government too.
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Wed Apr 19, 2017 10:57 pm

Marimo wrote:She also sets up and organizes various functions. Like the Grand Equestria Pony Summit, or the diplomatic meeting with the Yaks. Probably assists with Ponyville's government too.


:dearcelestia: Actually I'm the one who does all that.
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Postby Aramek (?) » Thu Apr 20, 2017 12:45 am

Whoa bad baby.
Bam a lam.
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Postby Octavia (?) » Thu Apr 20, 2017 1:02 am

I hope this episode isn't too similar to Baby Cakes :wantitneedit:
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Postby Just Scuds (?) » Thu Apr 20, 2017 2:28 am

:-P You think I'm not mature enough to handle this? You're not mature enough to handle this!
:sheepish: I've never stepped away from an impossible task before. Do you have any pointers?
:) Sure!
:shock: What's that sack of flour for?
:cheese: When the time's right, I'll letcha know!

:skeptical: Say, did we ever get a reason why Princess McFlurry is an alicorn?
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Postby Mechanical Ape (?) » Thu Apr 20, 2017 6:18 am

The Doctor wrote: :pinkieshrug: What work does Twilight do? She has one student and reads books all day.

Hunting Samurai Jack is a full-time job.
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Postby Soft Snow (?) » Sat Apr 22, 2017 1:40 am

Babies! :amazing:
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Sat Apr 22, 2017 2:43 pm

Why exactly are Cadance and Shining Armor bringing Flurry Heart to Ponyville, anyway? I'd think they'd have plenty of nursemaids ready to look after the child if they needed to go on a trip. Judging by Shining Armor's look in that one brief clip, though, maybe he's trying to take on all the parenting himself and is such a dork that he thinks Flurry Heart would always be best off with family members, if not himself.
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Sat Apr 22, 2017 2:47 pm

Fizzbuzz wrote:Why exactly are Cadance and Shining Armor bringing Flurry Heart to Ponyville, anyway? I'd think they'd have plenty of nursemaids ready to look after the child if they needed to go on a trip. Judging by Shining Armor's look in that one brief clip, though, maybe he's trying to take on all the parenting himself and is such a dork that he thinks Flurry Heart would always be best off with family members, if not himself.


Because there has to be an episode of Twilight babysitting the hellspawn, duh.
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Postby drunkill (?) » Sat Apr 22, 2017 3:32 pm

Aramek has died of Nursehorse overload. :rip:
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Sat Apr 22, 2017 3:34 pm

:here: Another episode that could have had a resolution in the first minute if Twilight actually listened to me...
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Postby VoidChicken (?) » Sat Apr 22, 2017 3:35 pm

:allright: "I babysat you, Twilight. Time to pay it forward."
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Sat Apr 22, 2017 3:47 pm

Know why this is a bad episode?

Because it could have been an episode about Alien Alicorns vs. Space Pirates...
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Postby Octavia (?) » Sat Apr 22, 2017 3:52 pm

Moral of the story: Babies ruin everything
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Postby Wayoshi (?) » Sat Apr 22, 2017 4:00 pm

cute/10 good to see Flurry get a personality finally
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Postby VoidChicken (?) » Sat Apr 22, 2017 4:03 pm

:-/ Dear Princess Celestia, I'm not having children.

:-P That's what I've been saying since season two!
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Sat Apr 22, 2017 4:03 pm

Wayoshi wrote:cute/10 good to see Flurry get a personality finally

I'm torn between Flurry Heart's cuteness and Shining Armor's dorkiness being the best part of the episode.

Also, we got to see her with the Cake twins, and I can't believe there wasn't some sort of comment on how different they look despite both still being babies. :rainbert:
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Postby RudeCyrus (?) » Sat Apr 22, 2017 4:03 pm

Cute ep, though not especially memorable.
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Postby PonyHag714 (?) » Sat Apr 22, 2017 4:03 pm

"Is this art, or a mistake?" Best critique ever. Image

This was a fun slice of lifer. Flurry Heart was almost scary cute.

Props to Spike for doing his best to keep everything on track. Image
:speakest: The fun has been doubled!
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Postby Marimo (?) » Sat Apr 22, 2017 4:05 pm

Fizzbuzz wrote:I'm torn between Flurry Heart's cuteness and Shining Armor's dorkiness being the best part of the episode.

Also, we got to see her with the Cake twins, and I can't believe there wasn't some sort of comment on how different they look despite both still being babies. :rainbert:

It's not like anyone makes a comment about how Shining Armor or Big Macintosh deviate from how almost every other male pony looks like in body type.
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Postby Just Scuds (?) » Sat Apr 22, 2017 4:05 pm

Fizzbuzz wrote:I'm torn between Flurry Heart's cuteness and Shining Armor's dorkiness being the best part of the episode.


Spearhead the guard has a rich life outside of guarding.

"Paint what you know? A thousand nights in a dark hallway."
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Postby Aramek (?) » Sat Apr 22, 2017 4:06 pm

RudeCyrus wrote:Cute ep, though not especially memorable.

Pretty much. Enjoyed whole thing, but that's all there was.

I especially liked the 3 horsie sounds.
And the sad stamp.
And "wif mah mouf".
And everything with SA and Cadance.
And Spear Head.

AND NURSE REDHEART WAS TALKING, AND SHE HAD A SLIGHT MIDWESTERN ACCENT HOLY SHIT. :ponydrugs:
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Postby Aramek (?) » Sat Apr 22, 2017 4:07 pm

This show has been making the generic guards more and more amazing overall.
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Postby Just Scuds (?) » Sat Apr 22, 2017 4:08 pm

:drpony: The entire class came came down with the Horsey Hives. An epidemic of epidemic proportions.

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:drpony: *sigh*
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Sat Apr 22, 2017 4:09 pm

PonyHag714 wrote:Props to Spike for doing his best to keep everything on track. Image

Actually, maybe Spike was the best part. Over the series he's been less and less of a fuckup, up to now where he's actually the responsible one. Hopefully he can stay consistent with that at least through the season.
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Postby Juju&Lulu (?) » Sat Apr 22, 2017 4:11 pm

Spearhead was the best part of the episode.
"Why does life have to be so IRONIC?" :milkshake:
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Sat Apr 22, 2017 4:13 pm

I liked everything about this episode except for Twilight and Flurryheart, and sadly, they were the focus of the episode.

Spike was good
Cadance and SA and their artist friend were good.
Nurse Redheart was good
Pinkie was good.
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Sat Apr 22, 2017 4:15 pm

DerFurShur wrote:Spearhead was the best part of the episode.

I was going to make a joke about Spearhead's thoughts on how Cadance and Shining Armor saw his work and thought of their daughter, but... maybe that's the show's way of saying parenting is actually not a bad thing? Like, it doesn't constantly and wholly consist of keeping up with a tiny hellion, and even the hard parts are worth it when you think about how much your child means to you? That's something I feel this episode did better than Baby Cakes, at least.
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Postby Juju&Lulu (?) » Sat Apr 22, 2017 4:20 pm

Overall this was a better babysitting episode than Baby Cakes... of course I hate Baby Cakes so easy feat.

Still I loved Flurry Heart pulling a King Solomon and then being surprised the twins weren't happy.
"Why does life have to be so IRONIC?" :milkshake:
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Postby Just Scuds (?) » Sat Apr 22, 2017 4:22 pm

Aramek wrote:This show has been making the generic guards more and more amazing overall.


Now I want an episode where they recast the VAs as guards and see what shenanigans they get up to in Canterlot Palace.
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Postby Aramek (?) » Sat Apr 22, 2017 4:29 pm

This ep made you all want babies.
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Postby Juju&Lulu (?) » Sat Apr 22, 2017 4:36 pm

I already have a dog I'm good
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Postby PonyHag714 (?) » Sat Apr 22, 2017 4:47 pm

Image I even kidnapped that little brat Flurry Heart!

Image How could you kidnap an innocent baby?

Image Innocent? She spit up strained peas all over me! Do you know how hard that is to clean?
:speakest: The fun has been doubled!
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