Season 6 Episode Discussion [Speculation/Theories/Beware of Spoilers]

@LanceOmikron  

 
Didn’t Tirek sucked out his magic and put him in a magic sphere? I think people are overestimating Discords power. XD

@vevans0009  
Not really, he can do anything with a click of his fingers.

@Magma_ERuptiOn
 
In fact he was so strong that he only lost the first time via suddenly becoming an idiot in the final few minutes of the episode. Y’know, just letting them use the elements despite them clearly not being discorded anymore in both demeanour and colour saturation.

Just saw the latest episode. I liked it. I always had a thing for Apple Family episodes.
 
Also, I sort of like Big Mac a little more when he’s talkative.

Just watched Top Bolt, very cute episode, just like Sky Stinger and Vapor Trail.
 
Let’see what’s next, I think I missed other two episodes besides the finale which I’ll save for last.

@SuperFlame  

 
I kinda like Big Macintosh a lot more when hes talkative. I sometimes liked to imagine myself as part of the Apple family, and there are only so many feelings I can convey though hugs. It wouldn’t surprise me if he continues the trend of one word answers for the rest of the series.
 
I really enjoyed seeing him speak his mind in Where The Apple Lies, and also Sisterhooves Social. I feel relieved to know hes still capable of talking about whatever is bothering him, even if he usually chooses to listen instead.

@Magma_ERuptiOn  
Almost anything.
 
Apparently everyone in FiM is a glass cannon of sorts.
 
Discord just has the very coveted advantage of not needing any windup to do what he wants.

@vevans0009  
Discord wasn’t so overpowered he couldn’t have his magic drained out by Lord Tirek, have it completely nullified by Queen Chrysalis’s throne made out of anti-magic rock or get sick after being sneezed on by a tatzlwurm.
 
For consistently having or using reality bending powers that should be able to solve episode plots in mere minutes, you have to look no further than Twilight Sparkle and new waifu Starlight Glimmer.
 
While I could have written up a list of episodes that Twilight made better or worse with her magic. I’ve been lazy for years, so I’ll just say “a handful”.

@Dustcan  
Pretty much my thoughts as well

@Tragiclady  
To be fair, fan fics and the show make it possible mostly because of three words.
 
Twilight fucks up.

“I WAS JUST THEREEEE!!!!!”
 
 
Oh man!  
I can totally relate to that at my job.

@Miss Shy  
It brings me great joy and entertainment to see Twilight screwing things up.
 
Supposedly characters that have flaws and screw a lot of things up aren’t Mary Sues, but from the way I’ve seen it used it might as well mean “Character that I personally believe is bringing down the overall quality of this work of fiction.”
 
Plus Twilight is the first overpowered magic character with poor social skills I got to know in MLP. I can’t get over that kind of history :3

@Tragiclady
 
Anti-Sues are what happens when someone disrespectful of the original source material brings in their own character, but purposefully gives them false flaws (“Clumsy”) and makes them perform mistakes that don’t affect them in any way just to shake off their true identity… but eventually the Sue comes through and the deception is revealed.
 
The “Original Material”/“Added Material” part really needs to be emphasized, since it’s something I see many forget either to discredit a Sue or to accuse a character of being one. Twilight cannot be a Mary Sue because she’s part of the original cast. We know what we’re getting into when we see Batman or Superman, they may have Sue traits, but it’s part of the experience.
 
A Sue is a wish-fulfillment/creator’s pet character added unto an EXISTING story through either fanfiction or official(ish) content made by someone that isn’t respectful and/or knowledgeable enough of the IP itself to know better. Twilight doesn’t apply, even if she’s kept becoming more and more powerful and influential throughout the seasons as her personality dwindled, this is what viewers have signed up for.
 
The term does have it’s intricacies, despite what the “Mary Sue = character I don’t like” types like to repeat. Just gotta know when to call out someone for misusing the term as opposed to bashing the term itself. It’s there for a reason, people!

@SeraphimDawn  

 
I loved that episode.
 
I’m now watching the latest one with Applejack and Big McIntosh before moving on with the two-parter with Starlight, and so far, I’m loving it. Young Big Mac being talkative and being as quite goody-two-shoes as Applejack in his own way, though when I saw the thumbnail in the video, I was worried Mac’s reason for being mostly silent was an accident, since it was showing the operation’s room scene lol
 
Now about Spoiled Milk, It seems it’s just another case like Coco Pommel about the names, though it fits her attitude, it was still nice and interesting how supporive of Filthy Rich is and even asked how was Granny Smith’s health.

Okay, so since the season is over, I feel like posting my top 5 episodes of season 6? Why, you ask? Because I personally feel like there are a lot of episodes this season that are some of their best and that this season isn’t as bad as some people say.
 
5. Stranger than fan fiction
 
Man, was this episode a lot of fun. It was basically a satire of brony conventions and certain brony attitudes towards the show. But the best part of the episode is Patton oswalt. Over the spring of this year, Patton oswalt’s wife past away. It was very sad and I can’t imagine experiencing such excruciating heartbreak. With so, there is something so satisfying to see Patton star in his daughter’s favorite TV show after the passing of her mother. On top of that, Patton’s just funny. He’s so great when it comes to playing snot-nosed, know-it-all fanboys. Overall, great episode.
 
4. Gauntlet of fire
 
There’s not much to say about this episode. I just like tsunderes. Moving on.
 
3. To where and back again parts 1 and 2
 
These episodes are two fantastic episodes and makes what I feel is a satisfying conclusion to season 6. Originally, I was going to put The Times They Are A Changeling as my third favorite episode, but I decided against that for a couple of reasons. First, the song at the end of the episode, while good, comes out of nowhere. Second, and this is the biggest reason why I put To Where and Back Again as number 3, Trixie. Trixie is the best secondary character ever produced in any form of media ever. She is just so awesome and cute and I just want to hug her for ages. With so, a lot of the reason why these episodes are so great is because of trixie and discord’s interactions and trixie’s character progression. Trixie, who originally started as bragging about her powerful nature and her being all-around great, has now been reduced to an illusionist, someone who isn’t all that great when it comes to magic. And honestly, that’s for the better. Her lack of magic capabilities makes her more relatable and sympathetic, as she has to deal with ridicule and being ostracized. Another reason these episodes are great are for the little reasons. First, to see a villian turn down friendship is so satisfying and it can lead to many more episodes with the villian. It can also lead to an episode where Starlight doubts her redemption-making capabilities, something which her pupil, Twilight Sparkle, is very good at. Second, and this again has to do with Trixie, is Trixie distracting the changelings by herself. When it was just the three of them, Starlight, Thorax, and Trixie, they knew the changelings were trying to pretend they were Discord. With so, Trixie decided that she would follow changeling Discord. You know why? So Starlight and Thorax can not get captured. TRIXIE SINGLE-HANDEDLY TRIED TO TAKE ON ALL THE CHANGELINGS. HOLY FUCK, SHE IS AWESOME.
 
2. No second Prances
 
Okay, so now we get to the final two episodes, the two episodes of season 6 that are among my top 10 favorite episodes of MLP of all time. And, even though I will admit that the next episode is better, No Seccond Prances is personally my favorite episode of MLP of all time. I mean, you had Starlight, who is trying to make friends and has social anxiety, as later shown in Every Little Thing She Does, befriend Trixie, whose motives are rather ambiguous. This is great for numerous reasons. First, Starlight in a lot of ways is a lot like Trixie, as both used to be bad and both struggle with people. Second, and perhaps most importantly, it gives Twilight a motivation and justifies her actions in the episode. Twilight, essentially, is worried about Starlight befriending Trixie because if it turns out that Starlight has bad judgment in making friends, then she would feel that she is unfit to be a princess. I mean, this is Twilight we are talking about. Why would she not worry? It is in character for Twilight to be worried about something to the point she overreacts, since a similar thing happened in episodes like Lesson Zero and It’s About Time. As for Trixie, holy crap. I absolutely adore what they did with Trixie in the episode. Here’s a character who’s very antagonistic and arrogant and, in addition, can be very mean. However, in this episode, after realizing how much Starlight actually means to her as a friend, it was proven that she wanted to remain friends with Starlight for one reason and one reason only: because she finally found someone to love her. Trixie, for her whole entire existence, has never had a friend before. Never in her whole life. When she finally found out that Starlight forgave her, that smile Trixie gave was like if a whole lot of weight had been lifted off of her chest. And you know why? Because she’s lonely. She was really, really scared she was going to lose Starlight, the first friend that she had ever made. Overall, even though I know I’m Rambling, I really feel like this episode is criminally underrated, and should serve as a templete for how to do episodes where former baddies turn good.
 

I’m just going to say:
 

 
I died.

I wish we got more CMC episodes this season.

@Applejack007  

 
We had enough. Better than nothing.

I’m sore for the lack of Diamond Tiara and Zecora, though.  
I don’t like having to wait for yet another season for the chance of them having an episode.

@Anonycat  

 
Didn’t the voice actress for diamond tiara say she recorded lines for diamond that have not yet aired?

@Holofan4life
 
I think she said she specifically recorded lines not lines for DT if I remember correctly.

Is Top Bolt worth watching now or should I wait till Saturday?
 
 
@Applejack007  
Same.