I remember when EQD did a fanfic contest about short fanfics with RD trying and failing at cooking. Some of them were pretty funny, one of them was actually kinda sad, and others were just Blah.

Shhhh don't tempt him!

edited 21st Sep '12 8:32:41 PM by JapaneseTeeth

I have to say, I find myself anticipating Steve's reaction.

Japanese Teeth actually did a rather logical analysis as to why Twilight would come to such an assumption, in that she's a good student, she excels and thus insists on being perfect, but because of that she's completely unused to the idea of failing in anything and what sort of reprecussions it could bring.

A big part in Twilight's social awkwardness is inexperience, she doesn't know what standards people hold her by so immediately assumes one slip up and she's a town pariah (this also perked up in Boast Busters).

edited 21st Sep '12 8:36:53 PM by Psi001

HOLY FUCK RAINBOW JUST NUKED APPLEJACK.

@J Teeth: We've seen Spike help with cooking, but that was just supplying the flame. I don't know if he'd be any good actually preparing ingredients. Although I wouldn't be surprised if he's good at it for the sake of fetching Twi a snack while she's studying.

@Steve: You're gonna have a lot of fun with this episode...

Except that she came to the exact same kind of conclusion in A Bird in Hoof in regards to what punishment Celestia would dole out. I'd say that she just really fears her as well as respects her.

HOLY FUCK FLUTTERSHY'S KICKING IN A FUCKING BEAR.

What is going on?!

I see he's reached the Sonic Rainnuke. And Fluttershy going Solid Snake.

Also, here's that analysis that Psi mentioned.

edited 21st Sep '12 8:36:22 PM by JapaneseTeeth

@Steveman -

Fluttershy is a former Spetsnaz.

edited 21st Sep '12 8:36:53 PM by dRoy

Okay, so apparently RD has gotten a new pet.....

http://virgarainboom.deviantart.com/art/DashieTakesPopcornFlyies-251646358

Kind of wonder what your reaction will be to Fluttershy not snapping the bear's neck.

Fluttershy...just killed...a bear.

Holy crap.

I like to think her comment after was a Bond One-Liner and the bear was saying it's last words.

edited 21st Sep '12 8:37:53 PM by Steventheman

Oh wait, I thought Steveman was doing the Canterlot Wedding. Oh well.

heh, don't fuck with the shy.

Also, you now know why there will be no wars in the series, all the other nations now know that Equestria is the only nation with a mobile WMD delivery system that can strike anywhere.

edited 21st Sep '12 8:38:46 PM by Seraphem

It's okay, you just need some context.

That bear was kind of a dick.

But doesn't the Soviet Union have one too?

That's why there are no wars.

No, that bear just happened to talk smack about Angel, so 'Shy killed him.

edited 21st Sep '12 8:39:40 PM by Steventheman

@Perpetual: They're similar, but there's a few key differences. One being that unless Equestria has really lax property laws, Fluttershy technically committed a crime by stealing the monarch's pet, so while she overblew the reaction by a lot, I don't think she was off in assuming that Fluttershy might receive some sort of punishment.

In this episode, it's fairly obvious that her anxiety is almost entirely due to stress and her own high expectations causing her to project onto Celestia; she holds herself to such a high standard that she assumes Celestia will hold her to that same standard.

@Lurker: Lesson Zero however also had different circumstances in that Twilight had supposedly disobeyed a direct order.

Most kids fear peers as well as respect them though. How many of us were terrified of angering our parents or teachers as a kid?

edited 21st Sep '12 8:41:43 PM by Psi001

Element of Loyalty is not bound by petty physics.

-groans-

The Slasher Smile! AAAHHHH!

@Roy: What, can you humans not run at super sonic speeds?

That's basically it. She becomes extremely paranoid under stress, and is prone to overreaction. This will come back to bite her later on. Hard.

@Psi: I know I was, it's why I can sympathize with Twilight so much in that episode. That was really the basis of my rationalization for Twilight's reaction; she's never really had a gratuitous failure before and she has no sense of context for what it's like to botch something this important.

edited 21st Sep '12 8:42:27 PM by JapaneseTeeth