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The horn thing is definitely an animation flaw - when Twilight gets a "close-up" during that scene, her horn is missing. Moreover, when she turns to the right, she loses her horn for about 1-2 frames when she's facing ahead. Then gains it back. Regardless, I'm not certain if the scene will come to pass.

I already posted this in the Episode 1 Topic, but I figure someone's gonna accidentally make a topic about this sooner or later, so better do it myself. Want a sneak peek for episode 2? Then follow the link below. It looks like it's from very early in the episode. EDIT: And here's a new sneak peek if anyone wants to see it.

Anyone want a sneak peek for episode 2? Then follow the link below. It looks like it's from very early in the episode.

Quite honestly, I've thought about it that way: that the whole thing is actually the remnants of what was(or was planned) to be a full episode, but even from that angle, it's the final product that matters, and the final product tastes like chocolate covered cotton candy. (Your mileage may vary on the taste, but it ain't good for your health, I'll tell ya'll that much). -Where did the pink cloud(s) come from? -Why is AJ growing corn? -What ARE Fluttershy and Angel doing at AJ's farm? -Much like the one above, what is Rarity doing at AJ's farm? Heck, she and Fluttershy have never gone to the place before if my memory serves! EDIT: WHOOPS, never mind, forgot about Party of One. -Was Spike needed at all for the scene? His only real use for the entire thing was to give Twilight the letter from Celestia at the very end! -Before you say anything, Pinkie was comedic relief. The whole thing raises a bunch of questions and leaves them on the cornfield. It also ignores presentation and a lot of development so that it can reach the conclusion ASAP. If the situation was comedic this could possibly work, but it wouldn't be up to snuff with the show's usual quality, in my opinion. I mean, can you imagine an episode where the mane six solve what could be an entire episode's problem in the span of 2 minutes 11 times in a row (with a different problem everytime)? ... Actually, that would make for a good Pinkie Pie episode. Save 2 minutes for the conclusion and we could have something akin to Looney Tunes meets ponies! But yeah, for this 2-parter, I didn't think it fit at all. Who knows though, maybe episode 2 will reveal some meaning behind this stuff. Somehow.

All right, now that I've watched the episode again (err, casually, that is, not frame-by-frame-ly), I can write my thoughts about the episode. Pre-intro scene is a setup for Discord's escape, basically. I do hope the crusaders show up for the second episode, since it would feel a bit awkward otherwise. The first part of this episode was definitely rushed. The whole thing is fine, until Rarity pops up out of nowhere already well aware of the chocolate rain that started...15 seconds ago. Then Fluttershy appears out of nowhere too, along with Angel, who grows monstrous deer legs as suddenly as he is introduced because he ate a giant chocolate-rain-fed apple. The whole thing feels like a Big Lipped Alligator Moment, especially as Twilight comes in, not only aware of what is going on, but who has learned a new spell just for this situation, which will fix everything! Of course, it fails...to do anything, actually, except perhaps creating some flashy special effects. No later than that, the whole thing is solved through teamwork, and the day is saved! Hooray! It feels like an episode that got squished to fit into the span of 2 minutes and 50 seconds. The following scene, with Celestia's exposition dump of Discord, is much better, although mostly when Discord comes in. It shed light on Equestria's history, gives some more personality to Celestia, mentions Luna several times and there are several cool parts with Discord, including the out-of-nowhere 3d camera pan. The maze scene, some people say was just as rushed, but I thought it was just Discord being very efficient at hypnotizing the ponies. I really liked the apple puppets, in fact I thought there was significantly more effort put into AJ's scene than all the others. Discord transferring his face into the ballon while his body remained headless creeped me out. I'm sure some kids couldn't sleep that night when they saw that, too. Rarity's "MINE!" just before she turns grey really gives me the chills, because of how convincing the voice actress did it. Fluttershy resisting the hypnosis at first was hilarious. Discord brute forcing it convinced me he's not fooling around, too. I thought Rainbow's scene was the weakest, actually. Discord gives her a choice, but brute forces the hypnosis on her as well, so we aren't even given the chance to wonder what she's going to do. Then again, it was pretty clear what she was going to do, given how easy she fell for his basic hypnosis. Anyway, the end left me empty and annoyed, because the "To be continued..." screen hit me like a horse-drawn train that the conclusion wasn't going to be aired for another week. I didn't have this problem with season 1 since I joined the fandom in February, but here, I NOW KNOW THE PAIN!!! Anyway. Pros -Large amount of history revealed -New, great, well-voiced and efficient villain introduced -Uniquely designed scenes with great effects -Much needed character development for Celestia -Luna mentioned after 24 episodes of absence Cons -Post-Intro scene was very rushed and confusing -(Minor) Resource recycling was very apparent in some scenes Can't wait for Saturday to come. ... I GO!

With Season 2 now underway, I'll be sharing my findings directly with ya'll now. Under here is my current list of mistakes of episode 1 of season 2. Considering how nitpicky some of them get, only a few will make it to Vol.6

I'm actually going through the episode frame-by-frame right now, and I've found over 10 mistakes within the 5 minute mark. It's also a lot less stressful knowing I don't have another 25 episodes to do right afterwards. I think I'll do a Blooper volume every 2-3 episodes, unless they manage to get lucky and make several near-flawless episodes like Owl's Well That Ends Well in a row, which is fine by me, less mistakes to cover. Once the season's over, I'll combine every blooper video together for another hour-long Season set. I'd like to make it several hours long, but Youtube size-restrictions force me to adapt. By the way, one of the mistakes is Twist, who yet again has a blank flank! Makes me wonder how I'll do the blank flank thing considering she apparently hangs out with the "BLANK FLANK!" trolls DT and SS now. Also, this time around, I'll make a list that includes EVERY mistake I find and post it on my blog. Moreover, at the end of each new blooper video, I will ask people who think they have a mistake I haven't listed to post it up on my blog. That way, the second season set won't be missing too many key errors.

That's the same background used around the 20 minute mark of Bridle Gossip. It's not unusual for backgrounds to get re-used. It's just that this one has a pretty big mistake, in the form of 4 Trixies.

Finally finished. -Pinkie, Rarity, Fluttershy all get turned gray. Special mention to Fluttershy, who Discord had to zap himself to get to her (I.E he "cheated"). -Rainbow Dash is the one who breaks the rules and makes the others lose the game. -A storm of chaos is supposed to be starting now. -Cliffhanger! Another week before everything is answered! FFUUUUUU- -The CMC and the class don't make any other appearance except in the intro. Will post my full review of the episode when I see it in high quality.

Another advert. So far: -Celestia is lazy! She stays in the palace while the others do all the work. -The mane six entered the hedge maze, and got separated almost immediately. -AJ is being shown a vision of them all losing their friendship.

Advert. So far: -It IS chocolate rain. That makes apples giant. And bunnies grow long legs. -Serious Celestia is serious. She mentions Luna several times, but Luna herself makes no appearance. -Celestia lost the Elements herself. Incompetence! Luna should replace her.

OH GOD SLENDER BUNNIES

Discord already shown to be escaping at the beginning is ridiculous! Also, the screencaps lied to us! They weren't in chronological order at all!

Newest screen cap of the day, but...it's Discord, so I'm spoilering it, although if any of you have already seen him,especially in the latest clips, this hardly spoils anything. Only one more screen cap to go, I think.

Huh, I guess I remembered the final tally wrong. I thought it ended with 31-30. ...still, strange behavior.

http://kids.yahoo.com/ New clip! Click on My Little Pony on the player to the right! Or use this youtube link if you want even higher quality. Spoilers, obviously, including Discord. Sorta. New thoughts: