I wonder why everyone besides Pinkie was stressing about Celestia considering how good-natured she is. Maybe they just hear rumors to the contrary, they just respect her so much that they'd be mortified if there was anything she disapproved of, or there's some sort of social stigma associated with communities that aren't able to cater to their ruler as effectively.

Maybe they just get intimidated by the guards. Anyone else think Twilight probably ranks pretty high if she's able to physically push them away without them responding?

That mayor probably had some wicked sack to call Celestia for an audience and have her cut the party short.

Also, did that "brunch" start at four? What?

edited 8th Apr '11 7:07:44 PM by Gelzo

There's a 1080p version up on the Tube already.

edited 8th Apr '11 7:30:10 PM by edvedd

>Celestia trolls everyone with pet phoenix

Oh man, I lol'd. Great episode.

I just kind of noticed that there's always a distinct tune whenever we're at Fluttershy's house.

What I found hilarious is how Twilight practically channeled the internet fandom with her talk of Celestia banishing people and throwing them into dungeons. But I think in the end it was just so they could kind of Joss the Tyrant Celestia theories (if you can even Joss joke WM Gs, but whatever).

I feel I didn't enjoy the episode as much as I should have probably due to the crappy upload that I was subjected to.

Try these.

edited 8th Apr '11 7:42:49 PM by edvedd

Gelzo - I thought so too. I was very impressed with how Twilight was able to dissuade the guards simply by saying "Hey, it's all right, she's on the list."

Goddammit, right after I just watched it in shit quality.

Have I mentioned how much I love Twilight's expressions in the series? No? I love her expressions.

Also, Benny Hill returns! :D

edited 8th Apr '11 8:28:46 PM by Servbot

I can understand their nervousness; when an immortal Physical God who regulates your world comes to tea, you kind of want to keep her happy.

I love the Phoenix (What's her name, exactly?) design.

Philomena

Was that the Yakety Sax?

edited 8th Apr '11 8:40:30 PM by Arilou

... what the F*CK, Pinkie Pie?! (Five minutes in)

But honestly, this was a fun episode. It's always a load of fun to watch Twilight go insane. I also liked how they answered my immediate question, which was, "She's met them before, why is Twilight so nervous?" Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie had some hilarious moments here, and the series namedrop was cute.

It was The Jimmy Hart Version.

So this episode basically boils down to Princess Celestia's pet pheonix decides to troll Fluttershy and Twilight? Oh MLP:FIM, you so crazy.

edited 8th Apr '11 8:47:28 PM by Dezmo

More or less.

Insane Twilight is best Twilight.

Can't argue with that.

I liked it when Celestia tricked Mr. and Mrs. Cake into over filling her tea cup. Her "Troll" face is just so enchanting. Now if only other trolls could be like that.

Also, quite by accident, I found out that th e"Benny Hill" music runs at almost a perfect 125 bpm. Remix Time!

edited 8th Apr '11 9:15:20 PM by SandJosieph

Yeah, I have a distinct feeling she was thinking "It's a party. Lighten up, everyone." the whole time. I also liked how elegant she was the whole time. If telekinesis could daintily hold out a pinky finger, that's basically what she was like.

Also: I know that, in real life, she's not showing up until later, but it seemed odd to me that Celestia wouldn't bring Luna to that brunch. I wonder if Luna's just nocturnal, because of her job.

I almost wonder if Luna isn't showing up during the first season so as to not spoil the ending to the first two episodes. Since, you know, the episodes don't actually have a very specific chronological order.

I have to say, this episode was the most fantabulous one yet. References, Celestia trolling her party hosts, genre savvy rabbit, and the return of the Horsety-Sax theme.

I was laughing quite frequently during it.

Does Equestria have time zones? Because it's possible she's taking part in an informal cocktail dinner in another part of the land.

Oh yeah! The start! I thought it was funny how Angel was telling Fluttershy that she was late.

I know Angel is an easy character to overlook given (s?)he doesn't show up very often, but moments like that make me wish the little fuzzball showed up more frequently. That and Angels increasing frustration with Fluttershy continuing to come back to say thank you and apologize.

Something pointless, but I noticed: Pinkie Pie's Gala dress (or one very similar) is among Fluttershy's clothes at the beginning.

edited 8th Apr '11 10:24:34 PM by CentralAvenue