I imagine that Cadance did it one day as Shining got home from work to glomp him, then she thought it was fun so they made a game out of it XD

My main reaction: Woah, Shining Armor threw Cadance! I was kind of surprised that happened, given that Cadance was so tired, but I think I also partially forgot that she could fly until her wings came out, so throwing someone who can fly is different than if she couldn't.

I think it was interesting and I liked it in general, although I think the Discord stories were my favorite opening because his type of chaotic villain is like something I would make up. I do think this was interesting from a sociological perspective, by having what I originally thought was going to be just a traditional fair turn out to be something the Crystal Ponies did to literally preserve the safety of their society. That would be like if the ball didn’t drop on Times Square on New Year’s Eve, then the new year would never come or something. Or if it was powered by people’s hopes for the coming year.

@Librarian:

There were a bunch of meetups near me during season 2, but I haven't heard of any for season 3.

I was highly disapointed at the lack of RD too. She also could have helped a lot with the stairs.

You know what else would have helped with the stairs? Twilight remembering that she can teleport!

edited 10th Nov '12 3:41:48 PM by CDRW

Rewatching the episode in HD.

I noticed there was a bit of jitter cam during Twilight's OCD freakout at the beginning. Also, when Twi throws the quills and Spike catches them in the bag, the quills move so fast that their points poke through the bag's bottom. Nice.

Wouldn't she need to know where she was going? I don't think she knew where the spire ended, so taking a guess could have ended in a big fall to the top of the staircase or being encased inside.

edited 10th Nov '12 3:43:55 PM by Lopiny

@ Bluespade RD can't levitate so she can't get both Spike and the Crystal Heart.

edited 10th Nov '12 3:45:47 PM by DavidtheMouse14

Quick! Somebody get Pinkie Pie... Twilight has teleported herself into a giant block of Jello again!

panicking Twilight

Spike

Being ready for what? Also, that's an awesome stained glass window.

Welcome to Isengard!

.... Well, Hello there, Sauron!

Next level = studying under Luna.

Shining Armour! Now, where's R2-D2?

It's SARUMAN!

YOU! SHALL NOT! PASS!

Rarity fangirling over architecture.

Make that Rarity fangirling over everything.

Pinkie Spy!

Oops. Not good.

Oh crap! Aku's back!

Oops.

They aren't doing a very good job of it.

That's deep.

Oh yea, Battle in the Center of the Mind

Wow! That was Awesome!

lol

Is it just me or is the Reverse Gravity sound effect lifted straight from Transformers?

Damn these commercials!

Launching Cadence!

Shield generator powering up!

That. Was. AWESOME!!

edited 10th Nov '12 3:46:30 PM by Sinclair

yeah - it's wholly possible Twiligt has Line-of-Sight teleportation.

I mean, she teleported for something as simple as turning over. I don't just think she knows she can do it, she's a season and a half shy of just plain old not walking anymore.

Yeah she has to know where she teleporting TO, blind jump could turn out nasty.

Thread Hop

Back from my haircut and dinner.

Did I miss anything since this afternoon?

Hints the Twilight "next level" will have soemthing to do with Starswirl the Bearded.

The book at the end, the cover is decorated with stars and a swirl.

Hi JT!

Meanwhile, the GAK meme is in the process of being discredited, possibly faster than the arrow to the knee, but still leaving a significant mark.

Hey Applelight.

What did you think of the episode?

Oh, gosh....

Yet it make sense...

edited 10th Nov '12 3:56:01 PM by DavidtheMouse14

What's this "GAK" meme I keep hearing about?

During the livestream, a commercial for GAK (which consisted roughly of people saying GAK a whole lot) aired a lot. Like over the course the episode there were probably over a dozen GAK commercials, often in clumps of 2 or 3 in a row. Needless to say, people latched onto it. Some of it amusing (like the pic that David linked, or the other things that actually use it for a legit joke), but as usual, some people decided to run it into the ground via mindless repetition.

edited 10th Nov '12 3:56:29 PM by JapaneseTeeth

A similar incident occur with Korra, with the circus afro thing.

edited 10th Nov '12 3:57:23 PM by DavidtheMouse14

@ JT

I enjoyed it! I'd agree with what others said around here, that it wasn't the 'deepest' episode...and some elements could have been explored further...but...it was different to what's been done in the other two openings...and there was enough gags and tender moments to make me happy. Seriously...I saw the disguise...and the horn playing...Pinkie is more my favorite than ever. And I think all the girls had enough parts to make it good.

So, yeah...great opening...looking forward to more!

Cadance's character design + bags under her eyes from lack of sleep = she suddenly looks really old.

@Applelight: That's pretty much how I think of it. It wasn't quite as awesome as some of the other two parters, but it was still very good. Mainly I wish Sombra had gotten developed more and that they would have somehow cut down on the exposition a bit.

edited 10th Nov '12 3:59:18 PM by JapaneseTeeth