My Little Pony Rewatch Project

Deconstruction is Magic

Episode [1.26] – “The Best Night Ever”

This week, on My Little Pony

“I can’t believe we’re finally here! With all that we’ve imagined, the reality of this night is sure to make this the best night ever!”

The "ei" actually stands for "expectations impractical." But at least their dresses are awesome.
At long last, the night of the Grand Galloping Gala has arrived! Expectations are through the roof as the Mane Six travel to Canterlot to partake in the festivities, but very quickly they realize that the Gala is not everything they had dreamed after all. Can they still somehow make it the Best Night Ever?

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Episode [1.25] – “Party of One”

This week, on My Little Pony

“W-what do you want to hear?! Tell me what to say, and I’ll say it!”

“Tell me that my friends are all lying to me and avoiding me because they don’t like my parties and they DON’T WANT TO BE MY FRIENDS ANYMORE!

“Your friends are all lying to you and avoiding you ’cause they don’t like your parties and they don’t want to be your friends anymore!”

AH-HA! I KNEW IT!

…oh no, my friends don’t like my parties and they don’t want to be my friends anymore…”

After Gummy’s birthday party goes so well, Pinkie decides she should throw an after-birthday party for her pet the very next day and invites everypony. But when all five of them conveniently come up with excuses to avoid going, Pinkie starts to become increasingly paranoid about her friends’ motives. When some of those excuses start looking like lies, Pinkie comes face to face with a terrifying question – have her friends stopped liking her parties? Do they even want to be her friends anymore?

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Episode [1.24] – “Owl’s Well That Ends Well”

This week, on My Little Pony

“I’ve also packed a telescope, apples, bananas, fruit punch, and my freshly-baked, homemade, triple-decker, nut-crazy vanilla cream cookies!”

“I can see that. Once again, you’ve read my mind, Spike. And that is why you are my number one assistant.”

“I’m sorry, I didn’t hear you.”


When an eager owl starts helping out around Twilight’s place, Spike starts to worry his job, his home, and his friendship are in danger. Enter: the moustache he puts on so as to twirl.

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Episode [1.23] – “The Cutie Mark Chronicles”

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“Ugh! These namby-pamby stories aren’t getting us any closer to our cutie marks! They’re all about finding who you really are and boring stuff like that!”

The "ei" actually stands for "explosion imminent." Had Celestia not stepped in when she did, Twilight probably would have turned Canterlot into a smoking crater.
After yet another failed attempt to earn their cutie marks, the CMCs decide it would make sense to ask other ponies how they got theirs so as perhaps to gain a few pointers. Scootaloo makes a beeline for Rainbow Dash, since her story is clearly the most awesome and undoubtedly the key to solving their cutie mark conundrum. However, much to Scootaloo’s dismay, there are five namby-pamby ponies in the way with stories of their own. However, those stories, when finally told together with Rainbow’s, reveal that the Mane Six’s bond of friendship runs deeper than they know. Scootaloo, meanwhile, is still unamused.

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Episode [1.22] – “A Bird In the Hoof”

This week, on My Little Pony

“Hi, Fluttershy! I just wanted to drop by and say thank you so very much for making such a good impression on the princess today… *GASP* What is Celestia’s pet doing here?!”

“I couldn’t just leave the poor thing there. She needed my help.”

“Oh no. NonononononoNO! This is bad.”

“How could I just walk away and not do anything?”

“But… but… she doesn’t belong to you!”

“I had to do something.”

“Without telling anypony?! Without asking permission?!”

When Celestia makes an official visit to Ponyville, Twilight panics over the idea that she might not approve of her friends. Fluttershy is the only one to behave herself during the party, but after seeing the sickly bird that is Celestia’s pet, she decides to take it on herself to nurse her back to health… without telling anypony that she took her. Now the royal guards are searching around Ponyville for the Princess’ pet, and Fluttershy doesn’t seem to be making any progress healing the poor animal. Can she and Twilight get her back to Celestia in good enough condition to justify having taken her in the first place?

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Episode [1.21] – “Over a Barrel”

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“It appears that Sheriff Silverstar and I have come to… an agreement.”

“We have.”

“That was the worst performance we’ve ever seen.”

Everyone takes a trip out to the newest orchard of the Apple clan, and centuries of bloody historical struggle are reduced to a pie fight.

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Episode [1.20] – “Green Isn’t Your Color”

This week, on My Little Pony

“Floottershy! I have been looking for you everywhere. We have the thing at the place!”

“I’ll see you at the spa? Our usual time?”

“Of course! I can’t wait to hear all about the… thing… at the place.”

The "ei" actually stands for "eyeglasses intense." Because reversing adjective order is fashionable.
Rarity asks Fluttershy to model some of her Carousel Boutique dresses for Photo Finish, a famous (and wonderfully eccentric) photographer, in hopes that the publicity will help to spread word about her business. Indeed, Photo Finish finds a star: but it’s Fluttershy, not Rarity’s dresses! What ensues is a complex web of lies and deceit that places Rarity and Fluttershy in very undesirable situations with no apparent escape. They both confide their frustrations in Twilight Sparkle, who sees that all of this was just one big misunderstanding but is powerless to resolve it sensibly lest she face the wrath of one of the most frightening forces in all of Equestria: the Pinkie Pie Promise. So, of course, she turns to the next most logical course of action: a completely non-sensical method of conflict resolution! What could possibly go wrong?

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Episode [1.19] – “A Dog and Pony Show”

This week, on My Little Pony

“Good gracious, I can’t take this anymore. Be quiet, pony!

“And that’s another thing. I would appreciate it if you stopped calling me “pony”. I am a lady and I wish to be addressed as such. So you may call me “Miss” or “Rarity” or “Miss Rarity”.”

“Enough! Your whining! It-it-it hurts!”

“Whining? I am not whining. I am complaining. Do you want to hear whining? Thiiis iiis whiiiining! Oooh, this harness is too tiiight! It’s going to chafe. Can’t you loosen it? Oooh, it hurts and it’s sooo ruuusty! Why didn’t you clean it first? It’s gonna leave a staaaain! And the wagon’s getting heeeavy, why do I have to pull it?!

“Aaah! Make it stop!”

“Stop whining!”

But I thought you waaanted whiiining!”

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While out hunting for gems with Spike, Rarity is ambushed and captured by a group of jewel-loving Diamond Dogs who intend to make her use her ability for them. Spike rushes to the others to mount a rescue, but does Rarity even need saving?

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Episode [1.18] – “The Show Stoppers”

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“Sweetie Belle, I think you should be a singer.”

“What? No way I’m singing in front of a crowd! Twilight said to do something we like to do, and I’d like to be like my big sister, and she’s a designer.”

“Fine then, you can do the costumes and the scenery.”

“And Scootaloo, you’re great in maneuvers on your scooter, so you should do the choreography. Y’know, all those dance moves.”

“Nah, I’d rather sing a wicked rock ballad. Why don’t you come up with the dance routine, Apple Bloom?”

“Hmm, I’m not much of a dancer, but I do like kung-fu. That’s kinda like dancing. Hi-ya! Hah hah! Yah!”

“Then it’s settled! Let’s get started.”

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After Applejack bequeaths unto them her old tree house to use as a new club HQ, the Cutie Mark Crusaders once again set about trying to uncover their special talents. After general shenanigans, they learn about an upcoming talent show at the school. That’s when things really get interesting.

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