Actually, both the opening and that song had me pretty worried about the quality of the ep tbh.

... then Cadance dragged Twi down to hell

I AM A BIG BROTHER. But I'm kinda douchely kind to my little sister sooooooo, that song doesn't apply to me.

Gem mine.

edited 22nd Apr '12 4:20:37 PM by Chadaman99

Ha ha. I treat my siblings well enough. (I totally don't)

And apparently Genderbent!Shining Armor is was Sparkling Shield. Huh

Who knows which one sounds cheesier?

However, I can say that, considering the way this stuff works in Equestria, it makes total sense that the power of love can do what it did. It's another form of unity, the same power that destroyed the Windigoes, and the same power of which the Elements of Harmony are a crystallized form.

It's all different focuses, I suppose. The heart of fire is unity between the three races, the Elements of Harmony represent a tight bond between all people, and love is an unfathomably strong bond, between two people who want to give all of themselves to the other.

@Chada Well we didn't know that at the time

Episode followup.

@ils

Genderbent Cadence?

We just need a blatant self sacrifice.

@Ginger Hmm Mm true.

edited 22nd Apr '12 4:22:24 PM by Chadaman99

Again. Love is a multipurpose cure for everything.

It's why ponies live so long.

Having an evil villain use The Power of Love to defeat the Big Good was a really unique and imaginative thing. I love how well thought out the world is.

Hey, does anyone know if there are any Hunger Games and MLP crossover fics? I was thinking of (possibly) writing a fic (partially cause I don't have much time) but I was wondering if this was even a good idea to begin with... Hmmm...

@ L Mage: I don't know. Our fanbase is full of perverts who want tons of female characters

edited 22nd Apr '12 4:23:18 PM by ilsemmr

I am a big brother. Therefore, I love this story so much.

Well this is high on my wtf meeter

@Ilse: I think that's a great 63 drawing of SA, but I hate how the name has to lose the Stealth Pun of "Knight in Shining Armor."

Best. Point. Ever.

Actually, when I first saw Cadance summon that ring around Twi, I thought she was transforming her into something. Anyone else briefly think that?

Wait... according to Equestria Daily's followup, it is Cadance, not Cadence. What. I've been spelling it wrong for so long without noticing?!

edited 22nd Apr '12 4:25:41 PM by ilsemmr

Thread Hop, hi everyone.

My younger sister is a complete jerk, but as a big brother, I feel no responsibility for that. Not sure if that makes me a bad person or not.

Oh EQD, you so silly. But what was up with Luna's line there?

edited 22nd Apr '12 4:27:23 PM by SkyStrike

Yeah, it's interesting: We've had a villain who had no faith in the ideals of unity, one who chose to pervert and invert its values, a flashback to a group of monsters who were anathema to it, and now, one who used that sort of power as her own.

Question, am I the only one who thinks that changing Princess Cadance into an alicorn, apparently against Lauren Faust's wishes, was a GOOD change?

Question two, am I the only one who thinks it was a good thing they didn't go into detail about the nature of alicorns/princesses?

Question 1: I don't think it affected anything at all except for that one scene where Cadance flies with Twilight on her back

Question 2: No, I agree with you on that one.

@Blue

On the latter. Yes.

On the first, you have to elaborate a bit for us.

@Blue I had no strong feelings about her being an alicorn one way or the other. Why did you like it?

It has talking bats and magic and stuff. I don't think it's even pretending to be historically accurate.

I share a room with a sister who's 7 years younger than me, and she can be quite a brat. I've been trying to be more understanding of her ever since this episode. See how long that lasts, though...