I initially thought the eels were a Majora's Mask reference. They reminded me of the eels in this part of the game.

Page topper? Obligatory Rainity picture

edited 19th Nov '11 10:01:51 AM by PinkieP

Good episode, maybe not one of best from this season but better that Sisterhoof at least.

Tank turle is prety cool and badass, my third fav animal after Gummy and Angel. But some of other animal were cool , like that Butterfly or Bat (I wish to see that bat in future episodes).

And yay - SONG, I knew it!

Nobrony comented about RD being Drill Sergant Nasty? (I exepting Rainbow as R. Lee Ermey videos)

Now I wait for better upload.

don't say "at least" like Sisterhooves was a bad episode or something!

Flutterspecs has been finally found on Ponibooru. Hnnnnnnngh (thud)

Fluttershy has a goat as one of her many pet options. Aren't they sapient in Equestria?

No silly SS episode was good to.

I can't wait to see memes from this episode.

edited 19th Nov '11 10:08:12 AM by DeathCloud

Dunno, maybe there's degrees of sapiency?

In other news, a modern Star Swirl appears

Just watched it! Both my predictions/expectations came true, FINALLY a song and the turtoise winning.

Overall, completely loved the episode! Was grinning like a madman throughout, many funny lines, Fluttershy yay coming back, Dashie doing duhduhduhhhhhh, dozens of hilarious quick gags/set pieces, like the death course with the guillotine and shark tank...

Well, the predictability of the ending as soon as the turtoise was spotted did kinda... a bit annoy me, but it's the journey that matters, and it was a great one. The song was of course great (although songs with lots of pauses for dialogue like this work better within the episode and less as songs that you can listen to on their own, I find).

Overall, very, very good! Many faces, frames and animals are sure to become memes.

(Also, I almost embarassed myself by claiming Tank has a Hitler mustache in the last frame O_o, it's just the strap of his goggles, luckily I checked it again in higher def ^^)

Still waiting for a 127Hours style Dark Fic about RD sawing her wing off to escape the gorge

edited 19th Nov '11 10:09:01 AM by gingerninja666

It's only been 2 and a half hours. Give them some time.

Sweet Luna, Ginger ^^ That IS dark.

Also... when Fluttershy was looking forward to the gala, she listed the toucan, flamingo, etc. as being found only in Canterlot, I think. Weeeelll.. now she owns them. O_o She was serious about them GOING TO LOVE HER!

Yeah, I know

I'm sorry, it's just the second that rock fell on RD, the first thing I thought was "127 Hours!"

edited 19th Nov '11 10:14:40 AM by gingerninja666

Must... not... make... germany joke!

She also has a hummingbird that really hums! And a buzzard that really Buzzes!

The first thing you think of would be Hitler, wouldn't it?

edited 19th Nov '11 10:20:03 AM by kegisak

Ginger, I would ask what that is, but I won't cause it's gonna be another movie/story that traumatises me forever O_o.

Make it

edited 19th Nov '11 10:17:25 AM by FellDeedsAwake

It was a film. Quite a big one as well. You never heard of it?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/127_Hours

It ends with him cutting off his arm IIRC. Will that be happening to Rainbow in said 127 hour fic, Ginger?

this episode maybe want to come up with pets for other ponies

Carrot Top, gets a pig, derpy hooves a chameleon, Octavia gets a songbird

That's EXACTLY why I thought of it

but the film itself is actually quite triumphant, I can only asume the fic would be as well

edited 19th Nov '11 10:22:50 AM by gingerninja666

You should write it, Ginger. Instead of waiting for somebody else to.

edited 19th Nov '11 10:23:31 AM by Badwolfwho

Okay, I get the chameleon and the songbird, but why a pig?

Tank's personal theme would, of course, be this.

I like pigs and a skunk would make even less sense.

edited 19th Nov '11 10:26:47 AM by RandomChaos

I can't write very well. and if I did, I wouldn't want to write about anything as dark as that.

I didn't say I WANTED to see it. I'd just be very surprised if one WASN'T made

edited 19th Nov '11 10:27:30 AM by gingerninja666

@Kegi: Well, that was obvious ^^. It was just kinda weird, we had Ride of the Valkyries and two "Gesundheits"... and then I saw aviator turtoise in all low-def glory, and my first thoughts were... Pickelhaube, monocle, mustache...oh dear O_o Let's put that behind us ^^

@Ginger: No, I don't really watch movies anymore... Especially ones that I know would traumatize me like this one seems it would ^^

In episode-related news ALL GLORY TO THE HYPNO BUTTERFLY! (and brainslug Gummy).

I even asked if ALL equestrian butterflies could do that