This episode ran on Idiot Plot, but eh, not nearly as bad as likes of the cider episode.

Strike me down with all your friendship, and your path to the bronyside will be complete!

Anyways, turns out that poll about the Toys R Us was actually a sneaky way of saying all the above. Queen Chrysalis (with weird wings, but we'll take it)! New Nightmare Moon! Lyra! Evil Rainbow Dash! And look who's back!

@Kyler - I am not sure if I should find it amusing or sad that "infidelity" is a tag.

So, Calnos is the evil mastermind that's been manipulating this thread since the beginning? That explains...nothing at all, actually.

Which is why he's been able to avoid suspicion this whole time!

@Calnos: Wait, is that Derpy? Wonder if her packaging will still use the "I Heart *Derpy-face*"...

There's a confirmed Chrysalis toy?

Wait, how is it possible for Chickadee to be claustrophobic in those massive chambers that make up the palace? Seriously those rooms are huge. If those things freak you out you'd never be able to manage inside your house or on a train or anywhere.

Yes, I'm behind everything. The dance parties, the bad fanfic discussions, the breast size... OK, I'm not behind that one, but you ALL FACE YOUR DOOOOOOM! In one week we will reach the Season Finale, and I will release FRIENDSHIP into the atmosphere ensuring complete...global...hugging.

But no seriously folks, new Derpy toy, among other things. It looks like Toys R Us is doing another "Villain with some ponies" set, this time with Chrysalis. I wonder how they'll avoid Derpy's name this time

Not only that, but I see what looks potentially like Derpy (or Lily Blossom?) in there next to an unknown pony.

Edit: Ninja'd. Depending on how much this one costs and who the other pony in there is, I'm likely to get this one even if it means having duplicates of Lyra and Cadance (the latter of whom is kind of duplicated in canon by Chrysalis).

My reaction upon realizing that might actually be a regular-size Derpy toy?

edited 9th Feb '13 11:13:51 AM by Rainbow

So this was your plan all along!

@Calnos: Either they won't name her, or they'll just go with Ditzy Doo or something. That was going to be her original name, after all.

In light of that whole mess, I wish they did go with Ditzy Doo.

SHE FLYING DOWN YO SIDEWALKS, SNATCHING YO FILLIES UP!

Clearly the mystery pony in the Chrysalis set is a Changeling minion in disguise.

Also, I'm wondering if that bigger Nightmare Moon toy is one of those Press-A-Button-And-She-Talks toys. What would she say?

"My wings are not pretty! They are EVIL! Mwhahaha!"

That other pony (next to Derpy) looks like she might be one of the spa ponies, but I'm not sure. She has an eye style like them, but her coloring kind of looks more like Lily Blossom. Then again, we'll probably find out more once we get a better picture.

Edit: Now I see what looks like Diamond Tiara in there. I thought that was Twilight at first, but now I see that she's smaller and looks more like the CMC dolls in her body mold. And her coloring looks more like Diamond Tiara, too (and the lack of a horn).

edited 9th Feb '13 11:23:39 AM by Rainbow

So when is this thing officially going on sale? This summer?

Lily Blossom is a pegasus, I remember her first blind bag actually being mistaken for Derpy due to similar coloring and as a molded Rainbow Dash Palette Swap gave her a similar hair style to Derpy. Be kinda funny if they were packaged together, but the pony next to Derpy appears to be an Earth Pony.

Also, I just realized the pony next to Lyra on the far left is not Twilight; no horn! Equestria Daily thinks it might be Screwball or Diamond Tiara... she does appear to have a white streak in her hair if you look closely.

I don't know, but these are Toys R Us exclusives. When did the Nightmare Moon set go on sale?

edited 9th Feb '13 11:31:45 AM by Calnos

I have no clue. I ordered mine online, so I don't know when they got put on sale.

Yeah, I know that's probably not Lily Blossom next to Derpy, I just thought the mystery pony's coloring looked kind of similar to her (I have a doll of Lily Blossom, so I definitely know what she looks like). She does look like an Earth pony, but with eyes more like Twilight and Rarity have. Maybe one of the spa ponies? One of them is blue like that with slanted eyes, but the blue one has pink hair, not yellow. It's kind of hard to tell with a small picture. The mystery pony does have the same necklace as the spa ponies, though.

edited 9th Feb '13 11:55:33 AM by Rainbow

It makes a bit of sense, just to the degree that Rainbow Dash had them so freaked out over her pickiness. Likely they thought that mentioning the inspection or asking if she was an inspector would be a slight against her. Dash had them so freaked out about it that they were unwilling to question what they might otherwise have been willing to question.

There is a third "spa pony" (she never appeared at the spa, but she was a Palette Swap) with yellowish fur and a purple mane/tail. Show Accuracy/Toy Accuracy at work?

Am I too late to point out the fact that the training ponies on the track were Crystal one moment and normal*

THAT'S RACIST

in the next?

Otherwise, very good episode. I knew that the Chicken Pony wasn't the games inspector the minute she got off the train, and RD was a rather unfitting choice to deliver the message and apologize to Cadence, but the jokes and plot were good enough to make up for it.

Also, I wish humans could make light shows out of pure happiness.

Well, since I don't think we ever see any pegasus or unicorn crystal ponies (you know, other than when Twi and her friends transformed), it's possible they're just another type of pony. Earth pony, pegasus pony, unicorn pony, crystal pony.

This is exactly what I thought of when I saw this scene.

Cadence giving her best Prince Zuko impression.

Scootaloo! Such language!

edited 9th Feb '13 12:41:53 PM by IrishZombie

Did they ever say if the finale will be a two-parter or not?

It isn't.