@Ed: I'm sure it's appreciated by a good chunk of the thread.
I like the idea of Cloud City!LA a bit more than Pony!Vegas, personally. Especially since we get a Hollywood stand-in to go with it.
Ep 22 done: I still call bullshit. If fluttershy didn't know hat it was Twi sure as fuck should have. GIANT FUCKING PLOT HOLE! Twi was the princess's student for how long and you expect me to believe she didn't know it was a phoenix.
@van Twilight panicked, and she wasn't thinking clearly. It happens a lot.
I feel like I could touch the heavens, and sock angels.
Element of Indecision.
I didn't really like that episode. Either Twilight should have known or Celestia should have told her.
Humility begets wisdom.
And even if Celestia mentored Twilight personally, that doesn't mean she did it at the palace. It's entirely possible that Twi could have gone most of her life without seeing Philomena.
@Van Also, by the time that it Twilight could have asked about it, Philomena was already stolen by Fluttershy, and she was in full "don't let the Princess find out" mode. There was no way that she would have asked Celestia about it at that point.
She's mostly a harmless prankster though :V
It is simply rude to entrust a pet to someone without giving some explanation on what the species is.
Humility begets wisdom.