The Mane Six are introduced to Cadance and Shining Armor's new foal; Twilight gives Starlight a friendship lesson.The Mane Six are introduced to Cadance and Shining Armor's new foal; Twilight gives Starlight a friendship lesson.The Mane Six are introduced to Cadance and Shining Armor's new foal; Twilight gives Starlight a friendship lesson.
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- Twilight Sparkle
- (voice)
- Spike
- (voice)
- Shining Armor
- (voice)
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- Rarity
- (voice)
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- Rainbow Dash
- (voice)
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- Sunburst
- (voice)
- Pinkie Pie
- (voice)
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- Princess Celestia
- (voice)
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- Cloudy Spinel
- (voice)
- Coral Shores
- (voice)
- Directors
- Writers
- Lauren Faust
- Josh Haber
- Bonnie Zacherle(uncredited)
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis episode confirmed a rumor that Starlight Glimmer would be joining the "Mane 6" making it officially the "Mane 7"
- Quotes
Starlight Glimmer: [Opens one door in the castle, only to see Spike doing a manly pose in front of a mirror, who then sees her and waves to her nervously] Ugh, I am never gonna find my way around this place!
[Starts walking away as Spike runs out after her]
Spike: Gee, Starlight. What's wrong?
Starlight Glimmer: I don't know, Spike. Twilight's figuring out what my first friendship lesson is, and, I guess I'm not exactly thrilled with the options. Well, with one of them.
Spike: Which one?
Starlight Glimmer: Reuniting me with my first friend.
Spike: What's so terrible about that?
Starlight Glimmer: [sighs as the scene transitions into a flashback] When we were foals, Sunburst knew everything there was to know about magic. He always knew just what to do. And he was always there to help me. I guess it's not surprising that Sunburst got his cutie mark in magic and went off to Princess Celestia's school. But when he left...
[Spike walks in front of the flashback scene]
Spike: ...You blamed cutie marks and stripped a whole village of theirs, and when Twilight and the others stopped you, you went back in time and almost destroyed Equestria.
[the scene transitions back to now]
Starlight Glimmer: Not really stuff I'm super eager to tell Sunburst about. I mean, he's probably some big important wizard now, and, I can't even find my way around Twilight's castle.
So after the decent "Cutie Remark" finale, lots of fans have complained about Starlight Glimmer's redemption being too forced and/or rushed, which I agree with for the most part, but this show had plenty of other rushed redemptions that in my opinion were even worse and quicker to reform, like Discord and Sunset Shimmer. So I don't know why people are sooo bothered with this one specifically?
Anyway, if there is one thing this show does well in my opinion, is the reformed versions of the characters that used to be villains or jerks. I said that Sunset Shimmer and Discord's reformations were the worst, but besides the WAY they were redeemed, the writers do an excellent job of portraying them realistically afterwards. And that is just what they did with Starlight.
I love the idea of Twilight having another student besides Sunset (at least in the films), and I find this episode portrays her role as a teacher well, and how eager Starlight is to make up for what she's done and how she genuinely wants to change. What happened with Starlight and Sunburst was definitely predictable, but it still is touching and I like the way they do become friends yet again and understand each other.
The other story arc with Flurry Heart was pretty cute yet intense. It was definitely interesting to see a natural born alicorn on the show and just how intense her powers really are. I don't know why people are hating on her by the way, she is just a baby! Lighten up! Oh, and Shining Armor and Twilight's parents speaking was a nice little unexpected touch to the episode.
Overall, this episode had some good laughs, sweet moments, intense moments, and everypony (including dragon) were in character.
9/10!
- madisondeclare
- May 17, 2016
Details
- Runtime22 minutes
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- 1080i (HDTV)
- 480i (SDTV)