S06E24: Top Bolt

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S06E24: Top Bolt

Postby Wayoshi (?) » Wed Oct 12, 2016 3:12 pm

Rainbow Dash and Twilight Sparkle are sent by the map to Wonderbolt Academy to help two friends, Vapor Trail and Sky Stinger, solve an important friendship problem that is keeping them from getting into the academy.


This thread is for discussion of the episode. This episode airs at 11:30 AM Eastern / 8:30 AM Pacific on Saturday, October 15!

Official preview clips and images are okay to post, as is speculation about the episode. The UK full episode leak is not okay to post about, a leak thread is in the spoiler forum for that.

Writers: Joanna Lewis & Kristine Songco

Leak thread for posterity: viewtopic.php?f=29&t=14520

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4xlmn5
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Wed Oct 12, 2016 4:56 pm

How could the two of them be keeping each other from getting in? Seems like admission into the academy would depend largely in individual flying skill.
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Postby Aramek (?) » Wed Oct 12, 2016 6:09 pm

I'm super excited because Dash rules and I hope she whips those two into shape.
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Postby Octavia (?) » Wed Oct 12, 2016 6:47 pm

Testing 1-2-3 was also a Dash/Twilight episode and also involved the Wonderbolts and was also a really good episode. I can't wait. :awesomedash:
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Postby Angel Beat (?) » Wed Oct 12, 2016 7:26 pm

Is Vapor Trail a vaper? :ponder:
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Postby Space Ghost (?) » Wed Oct 12, 2016 7:51 pm

Angel Beat wrote:Is Vapor Trail a vaper? :ponder:


Yes.
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Postby Aramek (?) » Wed Oct 12, 2016 8:25 pm

Angel Beat wrote:Is Vapor Trail a vaper? :ponder:

Their siblings are Chem Trail and Con Trail.

Uncle Oregon and grandpa Ho Chi Minh cheer them on.
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Wed Oct 12, 2016 10:06 pm

:awesomedash: Pegasus pony episode!

:spoiler: Saw the leak, it's a good one I think.
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Postby Angel Beat (?) » Wed Oct 12, 2016 10:07 pm

I'm resisting the leaks. :wingsright:
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Wed Oct 12, 2016 10:17 pm

Angel Beat wrote:I'm resisting the leaks. :wingsright:

I am too. Blowing the finale out that early just ain't right.
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Postby Mechanical Ape (?) » Wed Oct 12, 2016 10:24 pm

It's all worth it for the scene where Dash and Twilight sing "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" in the cantina.
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Postby Dexanth (?) » Wed Oct 12, 2016 11:08 pm

Mechanical Ape wrote:It's all worth it for the scene where Dash and Twilight sing "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" in the cantina.


Also that scene when Dash buzzes the royal palace and spills Luna's coffee
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Postby Octavia (?) » Thu Oct 13, 2016 2:53 am

Also the scene where they all play volleyball
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Postby SlateSlabrock (?) » Thu Oct 13, 2016 11:23 am

I watched the finale so I wouldn't have it spoiled for me, so this is the last episode of the season for me. :-I
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Postby Aramek (?) » Thu Oct 13, 2016 3:41 pm

Angel Beat wrote:I'm resisting the leaks. :wingsright:

Dutch joke.

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Postby Soft Snow (?) » Thu Oct 13, 2016 10:59 pm

An interesting tidbit about this episode is that another Make-A-Wish child is featured in it. I haven't seen the episode yet but I imagine their pony should be fairly easy to spot if it is going to be anything like the last one.
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Postby Wayoshi (?) » Thu Oct 13, 2016 11:24 pm

Soft Snow wrote:An interesting tidbit about this episode is that another Make-A-Wish child is featured in it. I haven't seen the episode yet but I imagine their pony should be fairly easy to spot if it is going to be anything like the last one.
:flutterdear:

Definitely is
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Postby Mechanical Ape (?) » Fri Oct 14, 2016 1:55 am

:excite: Rainbow Dash, the map picked you for this week's mission!
:awesomedash: Sweet! I wonder which awesome place I'm being sent to! Manehattan? Las Pegasus? Disneyland?
:excite: Your workplace!

:bwuh:

:offendash: Are you [bleep] kidding me.
:twiright: Nope. Wonderbolts HQ! Won't that be fun?
:grumpydash: I just came from there! I put in a twelve-hour shift!
:saddash: They made me scrub the toilets.
:wingsright: Well, you know what Princess Celestia says: "The buspony always takes his holiday on --"
:grumpydash: I wanna reroll.
:-/ It doesn't work that way.
:offendash: Where's the coin slot? I'm putting in another quarter.
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Fri Oct 14, 2016 2:54 am

Wayoshi wrote:Definitely is

I'll be sure to keep an eye out for the black-and-red alicorn OC, then.
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Postby Soft Snow (?) » Fri Oct 14, 2016 3:21 am

Wayoshi wrote:Definitely is

Oh, goodie.
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Mechanical Ape wrote:The buspony always takes his holiday on --

I have never heard of that phrase before and have no idea how it ends.
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Postby Mechanical Ape (?) » Fri Oct 14, 2016 3:45 am

Soft Snow wrote:I have never heard of that phrase before and have no idea how it ends.

It's not a real-life phrase but a reference to "busman's holiday", which is what it's called when a person does the same kind of activity on their days off as they do in their regular job. Like a lifeguard taking a vacation to the beach, or (this is the origin of the phrase) a busman riding the bus. It's a little old-timey but so is ponies!

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Postby The Doctor (?) » Fri Oct 14, 2016 4:24 am

Mechanical Ape wrote::excite: Rainbow Dash, the map picked you for this week's mission!
:awesomedash: Sweet! I wonder which awesome place I'm being sent to! Manehattan? Las Pegasus? Disneyland?
:excite: Your workplace!

:bwuh:

:offendash: Are you [bleep] kidding me.
:twiright: Nope. Wonderbolts HQ! Won't that be fun?
:grumpydash: I just came from there! I put in a twelve-hour shift!
:saddash: They made me scrub the toilets.
:wingsright: Well, you know what Princess Celestia says: "The buspony always takes his holiday on --"
:grumpydash: I wanna reroll.
:-/ It doesn't work that way.
:offendash: Where's the coin slot? I'm putting in another quarter.


:offendash: I'm not even supposed to be here today!
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Fri Oct 14, 2016 1:48 pm



Do you ever get the feeling that Twilight Sparkle really wanted to be a teacher, not a political leader?
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Postby PonyHag714 (?) » Fri Oct 14, 2016 2:16 pm

Spitfire said the magic nerds words. :excite:
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Postby Just Scuds (?) » Fri Oct 14, 2016 2:20 pm

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:here: Or she's in love with the sound of her own voice; bursting with enthusiasm but also squeaky.

:twiright: A little of column-A, a little of column-B ...

:twiright: Go to your room!
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Postby Mechanical Ape (?) » Fri Oct 14, 2016 4:28 pm

Twilight wants to join the Wonderbolts just so she can attend classes. :excite:

Then everypony has to call her by her made-up name ("Nightfall Glisten") and pretend they don't recognize the princess in the class with them.
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Postby Captain Rufus (?) » Sat Oct 15, 2016 9:53 am

It was a goodun. Fun stuff and more TSparks Turbonerdin. Like you do.

I watched it after finale eps because reasons. A pleasant and fun way to say bye to the season. A half year of horsie done. And thus the forums will get slow again. :fluttersmith:
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Postby Adelor Lyon (?) » Sat Oct 15, 2016 3:31 pm

Spitfire always owns bones.

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Postby Aramek (?) » Sat Oct 15, 2016 3:53 pm

What is it about Pegasus episodes that are so god damned cute?! :psygum: Because this is SOOOOO CUTE!
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Postby Aramek (?) » Sat Oct 15, 2016 4:00 pm

Verdict: Extremely god damned cute. :ponydrugs:
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Postby Adelor Lyon (?) » Sat Oct 15, 2016 4:01 pm

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That was such a great PONY episode.

Angel Wings was another "Make-A-Wish" character, similar to Stellar Eclipse from Trade 'Ya. Just like Sylvain Portelance, I think Alexis did a great job for not being a professional voice actor.
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Postby PonyHag714 (?) » Sat Oct 15, 2016 4:01 pm

I always like Wonderbolts eps, and this one was great.

I like Spitfire, so it was nice to see her in a lot of scenes. She blows a mean whistle, even if seems to be random at times. Image

Twilight blasting RD with the airhorn :-/

The Wonderbolts' training equipment is interesting, like the Dizzitron and the wind machine. The obstacle course is nicely done as well, it adds to the episode's appeal.

Vapor has a cool mane. And I'm glad Sky wasn't just a egotistical jerk.

"I was just there!" You're the rubberband mare, Dash. :bwuh:
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Sat Oct 15, 2016 4:04 pm

:3: Pony glomps
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Sat Oct 15, 2016 4:09 pm

While I was watching, during one of the ad breaks there was some talk in #ponyday about how oftentimes, these sorts of episodes are also about how the ponies involved (in this case T-Sparx and the Dashinator) are in the wrong in how they're teaching. I have to say, I didn't think either of them necessarily did the wrong thing. What Vapor Trail was doing for Sky Stinger was something the both of them really needed to know, even if threatened their relationship. It's best that they know the truth even if it hurts, right?

...isn't it? As I write this, I'm thinking of times I've not instantly rushed to break news of one friend to another, out of consideration for the two of them. Huh. It's awfully easy to make judgment calls of others when the people you're judging are just cartoon characters and not real humans. Huh, this is complicated.



Anyway, now that I'm done rambling, that really was a nice episode. It's really nice that Hasbro and DHX have been letting Make-A-Wish kids appear in the show like this, too.
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Postby drunkill (?) » Sat Oct 15, 2016 4:12 pm

What a great episode, probably the best 'butt map' episode so far, IMO. All the new designs for the ponies were great, having RD and T.Sparx (now canon) as teachers was a good setting for the episode.

The VA for Vapour Trail is Australian too, apparently (been in Aus shows at the start of her career)
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Postby DerFurShur (?) » Sat Oct 15, 2016 4:18 pm

Spitfire continues to be bad at her job.
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Sat Oct 15, 2016 4:23 pm

Adelor Lyon wrote:Angel Wings was another "Make-A-Wish" character, similar to Stellar Eclipse from Trade 'Ya. Just like Sylvain Portelance, I think Alexis did a great job for not being a professional voice actor.

Sylvain Portelance mostly only had to sound natural, but given how Alexis Heule's ponysona was fangirling over Twilight and Rainbow, she actually had to show some emotion in her performance. Even then, I still agree with your assessment.
PonyHag714 wrote:Twilight blasting RD with the airhorn :-/

I'm sure the airhorn effect was added by the foley after voices had been recorded, but still, I wish they could've given Tara Strong and Ashleigh Ball actual airhorns to blast in the recording booth. Admittedly, it wouldn't have been the same since Tara's in LA, but it still would've been funny.
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Postby Mir (?) » Sat Oct 15, 2016 4:26 pm

Fizzbuzz wrote:...isn't it? As I write this, I'm thinking of times I've not instantly rushed to break news of one friend to another, out of consideration for the two of them. Huh. It's awfully easy to make judgment calls of others when the people you're judging are just cartoon characters and not real humans. Huh, this is complicated.

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It's for the best, buuuuut... It's better if they're honest with each other, rather than a 3rd party intervening. It's one thing if you've been selected by the magical map of pony friendship, but otherwise, sticking your nose into other people's problems is usually just going to just blow up in your face.
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Postby Just Scuds (?) » Sat Oct 15, 2016 4:27 pm

DerFurShur wrote:Spitfire continues to be bad at her job.



Yeah, but she loves it, so it all evens out in the end. Image
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Postby SlateSlabrock (?) » Sat Oct 15, 2016 4:28 pm

Aramek wrote:What is it about Pegasus episodes that are so god damned cute?! :psygum: Because this is SOOOOO CUTE!

It's their wild hair.

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Fizzbuzz wrote:While I was watching, during one of the ad breaks there was some talk in #ponyday about how oftentimes, these sorts of episodes are also about how the ponies involved (in this case T-Sparx and the Dashinator) are in the wrong in how they're teaching. I have to say, I didn't think either of them necessarily did the wrong thing. What Vapor Trail was doing for Sky Stinger was something the both of them really needed to know, even if threatened their relationship. It's best that they know the truth even if it hurts, right?

It's not so much that they are wrong, but that map episodes are supposed to make the Mane 6 the teachers who help out ponies with friendship problems. However, the real "problem" is usually a conflict between the two of them or a flaw in their plan.

Viva Las Pegasus: Applejack refuses to accept that they need to help Flim and Flam.
Spice Up Your Life: Pinkie and Rarity have very different ideas about how to help a struggling restaurant.
Griffonstone: Rainbow Dash thinks getting the idol back is more important than fixing Gilda's personal problems.
Hooffields and McColts: Twilight tries to negotiate a ceasefire instead of forcing the two sides to talk to each other.
Made in Manehattan: Rarity and Applejack try to do all the work to set up the performance instead of getting the town interested in helping.
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