Fun . . . ish Fact: In real life, rabbits have a VERY low tolerance for stress. It can literally kill them. Flutters was on death's doorstep when she got back to the sacntuary!
That explains why they burrow underground, so they have to spend as little time in open sight of potential predators as possible.
"Rabbits are crepuscular which means they are most active at dawn and dusk. In the wild, these are the safest times of the day to emerge from the burrow to graze, socialise and play as predators are easier to spot when the sun is low. Between times, they are safely underground in their burrows, sleeping or just relaxing..." - http://www.bunnyhugga.com/a-to-z/rabbit-behaviour/rabbit-routine.html
This is a fun episode with Fluttershy and Angel as the main focus. Nothing like a Freaky Friday plot to bring two characters closer than ever and this episode was a good choice for Fluttershy and Angel.
Thanks to Zecora, the two of them have a mutual respect for one another and I like their development here too.
@@Narrator007 Maybe, but definitely not with a completely different type of creature (Lions and Tigers can make Ligers, but Raccoons and Monkeys can't make some type of weird hybrid).
19:04 "So you all know that Angel's in there?" It's probably easier for them to believe than Fluttershy suddenly turning into an apathetic bitch for no reason.
Damn, Angel is actually somewhat kinda a likeable character when he can talk. At least adds some character interaction and humor to his usual dickishness.
2:44 "These are some awesome names: Sandra, Antoine..." Rather ironic that the animals have human names in this world, while most of the ponies and other sapient species are named after objects and phrases.
@@Icy-be5vl Luna is Latin for moon, and Celestia is a form of the adjective celestial, which can mean 1. relating to the sky or outer space, 2. belonging or relating to heaven, or 3. supremely good.
All three of those definitions sound pretty fitting for Equestria's benevolent, sun-raising ruler.
Considering the royal sisters' ages, it makes sense to me that their names would not correspond directly to any modern English (or Ponish) word.
@@Narrator007 Wow seriously? Ok, I know that Tirek isn't a pony but his name sounds like a name for human. Luna! Ha how you will explain that? Luna is definitely human name.
@@Icy-be5vl Well that's one of the cases in which a common name is also an object. What's strange is that her full name is Roseluck (as spoken by Pinkie in the episode "A Friend In Deed"), which is neither an object nor an actual name, as far as I'm aware.
@@Icy-be5vl This is true. However, Lyra started out as a fan-given name that one of the writers (Larson) adopted in a later episode. Until that point, her name in official merchandise was Heartstrings.
If they keep redeeming characters like this, eventually we're gonna run out of characters to make jabs at the expense of. We can only do it to Spike so often before it becomes stale.
00:50 Yeah, for the finale, better be well hydrated ;J 01:08 Fluttershy speaks Python :) 02:08 A "little" attention? I think he rather wants ALL the attention :P 04:02 It looks more like a salamander to me... 04:44 "This boi needs therapy" :J 09:22 So Zecora's brew is basically glowpaz from Somnambula? :> 10:52 In that case, you would be fücking Angel, not Fluttershy :q Interestingly though, they did a very good job with that voice thing. Because in pretty much every "Freaky Friday"-ish movie, they use the voice of whoever is inside the body right now instead of the natural voice of that body. In this case, though, they used the natural voice of the body, and yet they changed the way of talking to reflect the character who is currently in control of that body. This is very unique :) 12:22 Imagine an entire bunch of such killer bunnies capable of doing the stare :> That's how I imagine fluffy apocalypse :J 13:03 Well, that's at least what Angel thinks she wants :J 13:42 Psh... Spike could figure out what Angel says multiple times before, as well as other animals (raccoons), and he even called himself master of charades, and now he can't figure it out? :q 15:58 What's with that Fluttershy and almost dying this season? :q 16:28 I think it's Angel who should have heard this, not Fluttershy :q 17:30 Not yet. Pythons swallow their pray alive, without damaging it, and then they slowly digest it for some time :q 18:33 Reminds me of those puzzles about how to take an elephant out of the fridge... 18:46 Angel being salty because he's pretty much talking about himself, eh? ;> 22:05 I wouldn't say fully redeemed, just a little bit ;J 23:38 He's only half-ass now :D
I'm pretty sure if I were Fluttershy, sometime between Season 2's Put your hoof down and Season 9's She talks to Angel, I would have lost my patience with Angel Bunny and one night, would either have had fried rabbit for dinner and soon be wearing a rabbit-skin hat, or if I wanted to be more merciful, left Angel alone to take care of himself like a wild rabbit.
But of course, this is 1. a kid's show, and 2. Fluttershy is the element of kindness. A kind person or pony would never cook somebody who is their responsibility for dinner just because they are too annoying. Leaving behind someone you love is sometimes necessary (some parents don't let their kids live with them after they graduate from high school), but Fluttershy isn't that extreme, I guess.
This episode really connected with me. It might be my favorite episode ever. But over the pass few days, my opinion has changed. I was on both sides of the conflict, but now that I really think about it, Angel is more in the right, and Fluttershy is more in the wrong.
Let me start with Angel. This episode made rethink Angel's character. Quite a lot. Now I know some of you hate him and want to take Fluttershy's side because of that but think about this. He's forced to share Fluttershy with a bunch of other animals even before the sanctuary was built. He was lonely and was deliberately being neglected by her. He feels like these other animals are more important then him, and that's frustrating and heartbreaking to think about. Sharing Fluttershy with a few animals was fine. but now he has to share a whole sanctuary of them. Fluttershy was being so ignorant toward him, and that's not fair to the little guy. He's an animal that Fluttershy has to take care of too. He's Fluttershy's pet. Main pet in fact (maybe). He's going to want her attention like the other animals. I feel like him acting out is a reaction to the neglect. Now this doesn't make him abusing/antagonizing Futtershy OK by any means, but I can see where it's coming from now. (Wait... is that why he's such a little jerk all the time?) And when he was doing a poor job of taking care of the other animals, honestly, I can't get mad at him for that. Because It was out disinterest of course, but also out of resentment for the other animals for "taking" Fluttershy away from him. And when he said "now you know what it's like not to get the level of attention to which you've become accustomed", I... I really felt that. Just a punch to the heart. I'm really siding with Angel. I've been there. I'm still there. I know what it's like to have to share someone with so many other people. I know what it's like not being able to talk to the only person who really understands you, being ignored for other people. And I especially know how it feels being neglected. Neglect is a lot of things. It's annoying, it's disheartening, it's infuriating, etc. So yeah. I totally see why Angel is such a little jerk all the time.
And Now on to Fluttershy Yeah, I'm sorry. The gloves are coming off. Fluttershy made me angry here. She was such a freaking butt hole in this episode. Now I understand that she has "chores" to do, but dear god, I was so mad at her. She was continuously oblivious to the fact that she was neglecting Angel, and even FLAT OUT said "I think somebunny wants a little attention." and she does nothing about it. Is she THAT blunt?! And hen she says things like, "Listen to you for once? Just what exactly is that supposed to mean?!" and "Well, I feel like you don't care about my responsibilities." (Yeah. It's always about YOU, isn't it?) Okay, you know what? Buck you, Fluttershy! Buck you to heck and back! You do know that neglect is a form of abuse, right? Why did you wait till you where just about to become my favorite to make me angry?! "the animals won't get the care they need". WHAT ABOUT ANGEL, YOU BUTT CLOWN?! I hate this! YOU ARE THE ABSOLUTE WORST IN THIS EPISODE!!!
But at the same time, Futtershy isn't completely in the wrong ether. She's just doing here job. She wasn't trying to ignore Angel, and that's just what ended up happening because she was so busy. She really did get what it was like being a bunny. When she was trying to talk to Twilight and Spike but they couldn't understand her, trying to get to Zicora but almost got killed, and who knows what happened trying to come back. I hate saying all of that about Flutters, but I feel like it needed to be said. And sense she learned her lesson, I can forgive her. (Unlike Twilight. who I can't forgive) though she made me so angry, that might take a while. I need a bit to cool off about that.
Overall This was a really well done episode, and this kind of undoes the damage of all the times Angel was a jerk for me at least. I feel like this body swap needed to happen. Aside from Fluttershy's attitude witch is the only part of the episode that I really hated, I really liked this episode. It dethroned "Sparkle's 7" as my favorite episode of the season. And hopefully Angel will be a little less of a jerk after this, And Fluttershy's is not that neglectful again.
As a zoologist, I have so many issues with this episode (*please* never try to force carnivorous animals into a vegan diet, because it will kill them), BUT... I'm glad that Angel finally got his villain redemption arc! :P
I hate to burst your bubble, but with the title of the episode, she talks to Angels and the whole only be able to talk to Angel. She most likely told Angel secrets that she don’t want no one else. No one is showing he could talk to her body he poppy flowers out of secrets, since he didn’t want no one else knowing Like wanting to marry discord.
@@brodericksiz625 My guess is that they didn't want to do an episode about zebras or their homeland since its hard enough to write rhymes for just one character in the show as it is.
I heard that they wanted to do it, but there was executive meddling and they couldn't do it because of that. Do take what I said with a grain of salt: it's hearsay and I cannot be arsed to look it up
Really hate how the carnivores were trying to be talked into not eating meat- sure don’t feed them other guests, but maybe separate them from animals they’ll eat, and get them fed properly
@@jaelynnelson3455 OOOHH okay thanks. it has been a while since ive seen that episode and didnt bother rewatching the portion that i originally commented about
@@jaelynnelson3455 ?? What do you mean?? Those cookies were a meat substitute she tried to use, and not something the snake should be eating. I get that it's just a show, but it still bugs me
Knowing fluttershy im sure thats not what she meant. Considering she gave the snake those cookies im sure she did the same with all the other carnivores
The only thing I don't like is forcing the carnivores to be veggies. They need meat to survive. Except for the bear. Oh and that the giraffe has eyes like ponies and zecora so you'd think the giraffe could talk too
The only part of this episode I disliekd was Fluttershy's "Vegan" thing. Because, yes, it IS unhealthy for carnivores to not eat meat . . . as in, it could kill them.
@@bonbonpony Because quite simply, that belief, while commonly held, is also completely false. Nutrition and digestion just doesn't work that way.
A faculative carnivore (a carnivore that also occasionally eats plant matter) like a dog can survive on a vegan diet, but they will be permanently sickly as their body will be constantly riding the edge of major malnutrition. An obligate carnivore (for which eating meat is an absolute necessity) like a cat on the other hand will be almost immediately pushed over the edge into starvation mode from critical levels of malnutrition and begin digesting their own muscles and internal organs in order to survive.
Plant and animal matter is VASTLY different in the levels and types of nutrients and proteins they provide and also require vastly different processes to properly digest. Animal matter is extremely nutrient and protein dense and very easy to digest. A carnivores diet and metabolism is therefor focused on making use of this easy and abundant source of energy and nutrients and most of their digestion takes places in the stomach. In contrast, plant matter is very poor in both and also MUCH harder to digest with many chemicals found abundantly in plant matter requiring extensive and specialized processes to break down. Most of their digestion takes places in the intestines which are specialized for this role. As such, a lot of plant matter is essentially "empty" to a carnivore, as their digestive system can't break it down and it will instead just pass straight through and what it can gain from such a diet will be massively ill suited to meet its needs.
Herbivores gain most of their energy from the breakdown of carbohydrates into glucose. A carnivore on the other hand gains most of their energy from the breakdown of proteins into glucose. Humans being omnivores are capable of both processes and their livers can switch which process is active based on whats available. Cats however can't. Their body is permanently locked on digesting protein into glucose and even if they get enough energy from other sources, without an extremely protein rich diet their body will rapidly start breaking down their own muscle mass in search of the necessary protein to fuel the process.
Then there is essential nutrients. Animal matter is generally abundant in essential nutrients, especially organ meats. Plant matter however isn't. Many essential nutrients are scarce or entirely absent in plant matter or in forms that are biologically difficult and costly to access. Herbivorous species are thus forced to produce most of these nutrients internally or process the plant based sources into more usable forms. Carnivores however, being adapted to eat sources of food abundant in these nutrients have a greatly diminished if not entirely absent ability to generate these nutrients from their basic building blocks. They are thus forced to gain these nutrients from their food. For example, Humans can generate Vitamin D from exposure to the sun. Cats and dogs can't and are instead forced to gain it from what they eat. Unfortunately, while Vitamin D is easily obtained from animal matter in a usable form (D3), the form available in plant matter (D2) is significantly harder and costlier for the body to use. An example of this in Humans is the Inuit's. They are significantly darker skinned than most other ethnic groups that live at such high latitudes. A well known reason people at higher latitudes have lighter skin is to more easily synthesize Vitamin D. However, the Inuit's diet is extremely rich in organ meats from marine animals which contain large amounts of easily available Vitamin D making this unnecessary. This sort of diet dependent ability to produce essential nutrients is common and affects multiple, life critical processes.
@@TheJayjayforce But... WHY though? The organism will decompose all those proteins into simpler chemicals anyway and reconstruct them the way it needs them to be. So what is it exactly that carnivores cannot get from vegetarian diet? (Disclaimer: I don't want this to be another "meat eaters vs. vegetarians" flame war, I'm interested in scientific explanation, as in metabolic pathways, biochemistry & stuff.)
@@Narrator007 That is very true, however I was thinking of the real world implications. This is still primarily a show aimed at educating little children and it gives them the false impression that all predator species can survive on a vegan diet (and should do so) which is fundamentally false. Many animals have already suffered because of people trying to force vegan diets on them and I don't want to see the show add to this.
I'm also aware that many of those were omnivores, though snakes certainly aren't. Though on the other hand many herbivores are opportunistic carnivores and will eat meat if they can. I've seen a video of a horse purposefully hunting down and eating a baby chicken.
But we don't know that Equestrian animals work like Earth animals. It could very well be that all animals in their world can survive without meat in the short term.
Also, some of those "predators" (bears, raccoons) are actually omnivores, which can digest both plant and animal proteins just fine.
Yes, especially when you hear about people doing this in real life and it killing the animals. Fluttershy honestly should know better and it's not like she hasn't done it before. There's a scene of her feeding fish to some ferrets or whatever they were. Only downside to what would otherwise be a really great episode.
Even though I ship fluttercord I think he said that because he is jealous because when fluttershy is free she spends all her time with discord so he is just saying that out of jealousy
Poor Angel. I hated Fluttershy in this episode. (Don't hate me) All she did was use her "Responsibilities" as an excuse. And it took a body swap for her to realize "Angel can't take care of himself; This could happen to Angel..." I don't want to spam the comments with a long rant, so I'm just gonna link this tweet thread i made where i go into my feeling on futters. I hope that's okay. if it's not, I'll delete it. https://twitter.com/Li_Li_LPS16/status/1200854301419229185?s=20
This episode is hilarious, angel saying shy wants to marry discord set the fandom on flame for quit a while.
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@@meggyhearttell it to ponybro lol
0 likes@@meggyheart RAGHHHH FLUTTERCORD FOREVER 🙏🙏🔥🔥🔥🔥🗣️🔊🔊🔊🔊
1 like@@frisk-kun-6528 They are canon, so it's a you problem.
5 likes@Sage Darwin glad I could help :D
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0 likes@Sage Darwin flixportal :D
1 likeI know I am kind of randomly asking but do anybody know a good site to stream new tv shows online?
0 likesI don't ship yhem one bit angel is just playing around being the worst buny possible
3 likesangel knows her more than anyone else so the ship is 100% canon, plus the finale.
23 likesme too, i'm about this even up now
9 likesFun . . . ish Fact: In real life, rabbits have a VERY low tolerance for stress. It can literally kill them. Flutters was on death's doorstep when she got back to the sacntuary!
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And while rabbits normally don't say anything, they can scream when they feel like dying. It hurts
1 likeThat explains why they burrow underground, so they have to spend as little time in open sight of potential predators as possible.
13 likes"Rabbits are crepuscular which means they are most active at dawn and dusk. In the wild, these are the safest times of the day to emerge from the burrow to graze, socialise and play as predators are easier to spot when the sun is low. Between times, they are safely underground in their burrows, sleeping or just relaxing..." - http://www.bunnyhugga.com/a-to-z/rabbit-behaviour/rabbit-routine.html
This is a fun episode with Fluttershy and Angel as the main focus. Nothing like a Freaky Friday plot to bring two characters closer than ever and this episode was a good choice for Fluttershy and Angel.
33 likesThanks to Zecora, the two of them have a mutual respect for one another and I like their development here too.
13:14 "You want to marry Discord? Angel thinks so."
109 likesWhat things must he have heard late at night in her cottage to get that idea, I wonder?
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@@jaelynnelson3455 I think I remember her saying that too, but I can't remember if I heard that in an episode, or a fan work.
1 likeI always thought flutters actually TOLD him that since he cant talk to any other pony she wouldnt have to worry about him spilling the secrets
0 likes@@Narrator007 Maybe, but definitely not with a completely different type of creature (Lions and Tigers can make Ligers, but Raccoons and Monkeys can't make some type of weird hybrid).
4 likes@Jeremy Johnson Can immortal spirits even produce offspring?
5 likesProbably some BEEBEEPing ;)
10 likes19:04 "So you all know that Angel's in there?"
21 likesIt's probably easier for them to believe than Fluttershy suddenly turning into an apathetic bitch for no reason.
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Well it wasn't really easy for them to believe in "The Mean 6"
1 likeDamn, Angel is actually somewhat kinda a likeable character when he can talk. At least adds some character interaction and humor to his usual dickishness.
23 likes2:44 "These are some awesome names: Sandra, Antoine..."
33 likesRather ironic that the animals have human names in this world, while most of the ponies and other sapient species are named after objects and phrases.
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@@Narrator007 Luna is a human name anyway.
0 likes@@Icy-be5vl Luna is Latin for moon, and Celestia is a form of the adjective celestial, which can mean
0 likes1. relating to the sky or outer space,
2. belonging or relating to heaven, or
3. supremely good.
All three of those definitions sound pretty fitting for Equestria's benevolent, sun-raising ruler.
Considering the royal sisters' ages, it makes sense to me that their names would not correspond directly to any modern English (or Ponish) word.
@@Narrator007 Wow seriously? Ok, I know that Tirek isn't a pony but his name sounds like a name for human. Luna! Ha how you will explain that? Luna is definitely human name.
0 likes@@Icy-be5vl Well that's one of the cases in which a common name is also an object.
0 likesWhat's strange is that her full name is Roseluck (as spoken by Pinkie in the episode "A Friend In Deed"), which is neither an object nor an actual name, as far as I'm aware.
@@Narrator007 Rose, it's also human name.
0 likes@@Icy-be5vl This is true. However, Lyra started out as a fan-given name that one of the writers (Larson) adopted in a later episode. Until that point, her name in official merchandise was Heartstrings.
0 likesActually there is a pony Lyra and Lyra is a human name.
0 likes@@catxborsuq1 I guess the writers found it difficult to come up with a bunch of objects starting with G that would make good names. :)
2 likesGriffons seem to have human names too
1 likeActually, that might explain why RD took Tank's hibernation so hard. To her, Tank was more like a close friend than a pet.
13 likesUmm.... "Tank".... :q
4 likesNarrator007 This is true. Must be a gag.
5 likes3:00 "Can you fix Angel?"
55 likesGood idea. We should never let that rabbit reproduce. :P
Spoiler alert: Too late now!
I ship Fluttercord, and I never hated Angel, so I loved this episode!
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@@BeignetPartyNot to mention Gabby and spike or 🤢Aj and spike🤮
2 likesI never hated him but lets admit he was pretty annoying
0 likes@@nic558 Fluttercord is canon, so cry about it b*tch.
0 likes@@nic558 this isn’t the only cross breeding ship
7 likesThere’s rarity x spike and gallus x silver stream
Take that as you will
HE’s not even a PONY/HORSE/HOVEN. EW
0 likes10:50 I see you're a smart man who asks the real important questions
10 likes13:51 We can see the smile disappearing on your face
17:28 Look, a hat. Nice The Little Prince reference
If they keep redeeming characters like this, eventually we're gonna run out of characters to make jabs at the expense of. We can only do it to Spike so often before it becomes stale.
16 likesThis Fluttershy/Angel predicament:
48 likesIt’s Freaky Friday with a touch of Zootopia!
Actually Angel could be right about Fluttershy wanting to marry Discord because Fluttercord has been around for a long time
16 likes00:50 Yeah, for the finale, better be well hydrated ;J
7 likes01:08 Fluttershy speaks Python :)
02:08 A "little" attention? I think he rather wants ALL the attention :P
04:02 It looks more like a salamander to me...
04:44 "This boi needs therapy" :J
09:22 So Zecora's brew is basically glowpaz from Somnambula? :>
10:52 In that case, you would be fücking Angel, not Fluttershy :q Interestingly though, they did a very good job with that voice thing. Because in pretty much every "Freaky Friday"-ish movie, they use the voice of whoever is inside the body right now instead of the natural voice of that body. In this case, though, they used the natural voice of the body, and yet they changed the way of talking to reflect the character who is currently in control of that body. This is very unique :)
12:22 Imagine an entire bunch of such killer bunnies capable of doing the stare :> That's how I imagine fluffy apocalypse :J
13:03 Well, that's at least what Angel thinks she wants :J
13:42 Psh... Spike could figure out what Angel says multiple times before, as well as other animals (raccoons), and he even called himself master of charades, and now he can't figure it out? :q
15:58 What's with that Fluttershy and almost dying this season? :q
16:28 I think it's Angel who should have heard this, not Fluttershy :q
17:30 Not yet. Pythons swallow their pray alive, without damaging it, and then they slowly digest it for some time :q
18:33 Reminds me of those puzzles about how to take an elephant out of the fridge...
18:46 Angel being salty because he's pretty much talking about himself, eh? ;>
22:05 I wouldn't say fully redeemed, just a little bit ;J
23:38 He's only half-ass now :D
This is a fantastic episode. Fluttershy and Angel body swapping is fascinating. The conflict is interesting. The way it gets resolved is pretty good.
0 likesAnother great episode of season 9, i like how zecora participates in the episode. Is my favorite secondary character.
1 likeI was waiting for your reaction to this episode as and it didn't disappoint haha.
5 likesHearing Angel talk is so hilarious.
0 likesI'm pretty sure if I were Fluttershy, sometime between Season 2's Put your hoof down and Season 9's She talks to Angel, I would have lost my patience with Angel Bunny and one night, would either have had fried rabbit for dinner and soon be wearing a rabbit-skin hat, or if I wanted to be more merciful, left Angel alone to take care of himself like a wild rabbit.
0 likesBut of course, this is 1. a kid's show, and 2. Fluttershy is the element of kindness. A kind person or pony would never cook somebody who is their responsibility for dinner just because they are too annoying. Leaving behind someone you love is sometimes necessary (some parents don't let their kids live with them after they graduate from high school), but Fluttershy isn't that extreme, I guess.
She said It!!!! She want to Marry me!!!
32 likesOh wait, That was Angel, Not Fluttershy...
But still funny to heard from Fluttershy's mouth
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@@thelordofchaos6470 Oh I feel you Discord, I would never like to be mary Angel as well.
0 likes@@bonbonpony Never!!!
12 likesI prefer to be a statue instead!!!
Maybe it's Angel who wants to marry you? :D
8 likesThis episode really connected with me. It might be my favorite episode ever. But over the pass few days, my opinion has changed. I was on both sides of the conflict, but now that I really think about it, Angel is more in the right, and Fluttershy is more in the wrong.
5 likesLet me start with Angel. This episode made rethink Angel's character. Quite a lot. Now I know some of you hate him and want to take Fluttershy's side because of that but think about this. He's forced to share Fluttershy with a bunch of other animals even before the sanctuary was built. He was lonely and was deliberately being neglected by her. He feels like these other animals are more important then him, and that's frustrating and heartbreaking to think about. Sharing Fluttershy with a few animals was fine. but now he has to share a whole sanctuary of them. Fluttershy was being so ignorant toward him, and that's not fair to the little guy. He's an animal that Fluttershy has to take care of too. He's Fluttershy's pet. Main pet in fact (maybe). He's going to want her attention like the other animals. I feel like him acting out is a reaction to the neglect. Now this doesn't make him abusing/antagonizing Futtershy OK by any means, but I can see where it's coming from now. (Wait... is that why he's such a little jerk all the time?) And when he was doing a poor job of taking care of the other animals, honestly, I can't get mad at him for that. Because It was out disinterest of course, but also out of resentment for the other animals for "taking" Fluttershy away from him. And when he said "now you know what it's like not to get the level of attention to which you've become accustomed", I... I really felt that. Just a punch to the heart. I'm really siding with Angel. I've been there. I'm still there. I know what it's like to have to share someone with so many other people. I know what it's like not being able to talk to the only person who really understands you, being ignored for other people. And I especially know how it feels being neglected. Neglect is a lot of things. It's annoying, it's disheartening, it's infuriating, etc. So yeah. I totally see why Angel is such a little jerk all the time.
And Now on to Fluttershy Yeah, I'm sorry. The gloves are coming off. Fluttershy made me angry here. She was such a freaking butt hole in this episode. Now I understand that she has "chores" to do, but dear god, I was so mad at her. She was continuously oblivious to the fact that she was neglecting Angel, and even FLAT OUT said "I think somebunny wants a little attention." and she does nothing about it. Is she THAT blunt?! And hen she says things like, "Listen to you for once? Just what exactly is that supposed to mean?!" and "Well, I feel like you don't care about my responsibilities." (Yeah. It's always about YOU, isn't it?) Okay, you know what? Buck you, Fluttershy! Buck you to heck and back! You do know that neglect is a form of abuse, right? Why did you wait till you where just about to become my favorite to make me angry?! "the animals won't get the care they need". WHAT ABOUT ANGEL, YOU BUTT CLOWN?! I hate this! YOU ARE THE ABSOLUTE WORST IN THIS EPISODE!!!
But at the same time, Futtershy isn't completely in the wrong ether. She's just doing here job. She wasn't trying to ignore Angel, and that's just what ended up happening because she was so busy. She really did get what it was like being a bunny. When she was trying to talk to Twilight and Spike but they couldn't understand her, trying to get to Zicora but almost got killed, and who knows what happened trying to come back. I hate saying all of that about Flutters, but I feel like it needed to be said. And sense she learned her lesson, I can forgive her. (Unlike Twilight. who I can't forgive) though she made me so angry, that might take a while. I need a bit to cool off about that.
Overall This was a really well done episode, and this kind of undoes the damage of all the times Angel was a jerk for me at least. I feel like this body swap needed to happen. Aside from Fluttershy's attitude witch is the only part of the episode that I really hated, I really liked this episode. It dethroned "Sparkle's 7" as my favorite episode of the season. And hopefully Angel will be a little less of a jerk after this, And Fluttershy's is not that neglectful again.
9/10 4.5/5
As a zoologist, I have so many issues with this episode (*please* never try to force carnivorous animals into a vegan diet, because it will kill them), BUT... I'm glad that Angel finally got his villain redemption arc! :P
0 likesI hate to burst your bubble, but with the title of the episode, she talks to Angels and the whole only be able to talk to Angel. She most likely told Angel secrets that she don’t want no one else. No one is showing he could talk to her body he poppy flowers out of secrets, since he didn’t want no one else knowing Like wanting to marry discord.
2 likesHow many cartoons are lucky enough to have an episode named after a Black Crowes song?
0 likes0:15 "I know I always love to s#!% on Angel, like that's my main theme."
13 likesThat and worshiping the ground Bloomberg sprouts from.
I didn't realise vegan was a thing in equestria but the more I think about it the more it makes sense
1 likeA missed opportunity is not knowing where Zecora truly came from. Her homeland would’ve been interesting to see of more zebras 🦓 other than herself.
7 likesIf it parodied The Lion King, I’d be sold.
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So zebras talk but not giraffes
0 likesFlufux Perhaps. But then again, not all zebras should be capable of rhyming. Maybe certain types of zebra will rhyme like her, while others don’t.
2 likes@@brodericksiz625 My guess is that they didn't want to do an episode about zebras or their homeland since its hard enough to write rhymes for just one character in the show as it is.
0 likesYeah that's like the only thing we didn't have that I really wanted, for a long time. But yeah, the comics are something to look forward to.
1 likeWhat a pity. Maybe this subject will be brought up in the S10 comics, hopefully.
1 likeI heard that they wanted to do it, but there was executive meddling and they couldn't do it because of that. Do take what I said with a grain of salt: it's hearsay and I cannot be arsed to look it up
5 likesAngel knows Fluttershy better than anypony.
1 likeReally hate how the carnivores were trying to be talked into not eating meat- sure don’t feed them other guests, but maybe separate them from animals they’ll eat, and get them fed properly
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@@jaelynnelson3455funny cause snake treats aren’t a thing, they eat animals whole, and small portions wouldn’t work
0 likes@@jaelynnelson3455 OOOHH okay thanks. it has been a while since ive seen that episode and didnt bother rewatching the portion that i originally commented about
2 likes@@salemkitty5786 Well,She said "Theyre snake treats made to LOOK LIKE choclate chip cookies"
2 likes@@jaelynnelson3455 ?? What do you mean?? Those cookies were a meat substitute she tried to use, and not something the snake should be eating. I get that it's just a show, but it still bugs me
1 likeKnowing fluttershy im sure thats not what she meant. Considering she gave the snake those cookies im sure she did the same with all the other carnivores
0 likes"A bunny is fine too."
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It's an older meme sir, but it checks out
4 likesI LOVE angle! He is so funny!
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Yes, angle!
0 likesThe only thing I don't like is forcing the carnivores to be veggies. They need meat to survive. Except for the bear.
1 likeOh and that the giraffe has eyes like ponies and zecora so you'd think the giraffe could talk too
I feel like this episode was an inspiration to Freaky Friday.
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You mean the Jodie Foster movie or the Jamie Lee Curtis film
0 likesBeen waiting for this episode haha
1 like10:30 Sweet Luna. This must be your worst nightmare.
2 likesThe only part of this episode I disliekd was Fluttershy's "Vegan" thing. Because, yes, it IS unhealthy for carnivores to not eat meat . . . as in, it could kill them.
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@@bonbonpony Because quite simply, that belief, while commonly held, is also completely false. Nutrition and digestion just doesn't work that way.
1 likeA faculative carnivore (a carnivore that also occasionally eats plant matter) like a dog can survive on a vegan diet, but they will be permanently sickly as their body will be constantly riding the edge of major malnutrition. An obligate carnivore (for which eating meat is an absolute necessity) like a cat on the other hand will be almost immediately pushed over the edge into starvation mode from critical levels of malnutrition and begin digesting their own muscles and internal organs in order to survive.
Plant and animal matter is VASTLY different in the levels and types of nutrients and proteins they provide and also require vastly different processes to properly digest. Animal matter is extremely nutrient and protein dense and very easy to digest. A carnivores diet and metabolism is therefor focused on making use of this easy and abundant source of energy and nutrients and most of their digestion takes places in the stomach. In contrast, plant matter is very poor in both and also MUCH harder to digest with many chemicals found abundantly in plant matter requiring extensive and specialized processes to break down. Most of their digestion takes places in the intestines which are specialized for this role. As such, a lot of plant matter is essentially "empty" to a carnivore, as their digestive system can't break it down and it will instead just pass straight through and what it can gain from such a diet will be massively ill suited to meet its needs.
Herbivores gain most of their energy from the breakdown of carbohydrates into glucose. A carnivore on the other hand gains most of their energy from the breakdown of proteins into glucose. Humans being omnivores are capable of both processes and their livers can switch which process is active based on whats available. Cats however can't. Their body is permanently locked on digesting protein into glucose and even if they get enough energy from other sources, without an extremely protein rich diet their body will rapidly start breaking down their own muscle mass in search of the necessary protein to fuel the process.
Then there is essential nutrients. Animal matter is generally abundant in essential nutrients, especially organ meats. Plant matter however isn't. Many essential nutrients are scarce or entirely absent in plant matter or in forms that are biologically difficult and costly to access. Herbivorous species are thus forced to produce most of these nutrients internally or process the plant based sources into more usable forms. Carnivores however, being adapted to eat sources of food abundant in these nutrients have a greatly diminished if not entirely absent ability to generate these nutrients from their basic building blocks. They are thus forced to gain these nutrients from their food. For example, Humans can generate Vitamin D from exposure to the sun. Cats and dogs can't and are instead forced to gain it from what they eat. Unfortunately, while Vitamin D is easily obtained from animal matter in a usable form (D3), the form available in plant matter (D2) is significantly harder and costlier for the body to use. An example of this in Humans is the Inuit's. They are significantly darker skinned than most other ethnic groups that live at such high latitudes. A well known reason people at higher latitudes have lighter skin is to more easily synthesize Vitamin D. However, the Inuit's diet is extremely rich in organ meats from marine animals which contain large amounts of easily available Vitamin D making this unnecessary. This sort of diet dependent ability to produce essential nutrients is common and affects multiple, life critical processes.
My primary source (It goes into a lot more detail than I can here.): https://www.whyanimalsdothething.com/why-a-vegan-diet-will-kill-your-cat-and-sicken-your-dog
@@TheJayjayforce But... WHY though? The organism will decompose all those proteins into simpler chemicals anyway and reconstruct them the way it needs them to be. So what is it exactly that carnivores cannot get from vegetarian diet? (Disclaimer: I don't want this to be another "meat eaters vs. vegetarians" flame war, I'm interested in scientific explanation, as in metabolic pathways, biochemistry & stuff.)
2 likes@@Narrator007 That is very true, however I was thinking of the real world implications. This is still primarily a show aimed at educating little children and it gives them the false impression that all predator species can survive on a vegan diet (and should do so) which is fundamentally false. Many animals have already suffered because of people trying to force vegan diets on them and I don't want to see the show add to this.
1 likeI'm also aware that many of those were omnivores, though snakes certainly aren't. Though on the other hand many herbivores are opportunistic carnivores and will eat meat if they can. I've seen a video of a horse purposefully hunting down and eating a baby chicken.
But we don't know that Equestrian animals work like Earth animals. It could very well be that all animals in their world can survive without meat in the short term.
3 likesAlso, some of those "predators" (bears, raccoons) are actually omnivores, which can digest both plant and animal proteins just fine.
Yes, especially when you hear about people doing this in real life and it killing the animals. Fluttershy honestly should know better and it's not like she hasn't done it before. There's a scene of her feeding fish to some ferrets or whatever they were. Only downside to what would otherwise be a really great episode.
4 likes13:26 "yeah..I don't ship Fluttershy and discord..."
6 likesI wonder why 👀
10:52 "Would I still f@$% Fluttershy if it was Angel's voice?"
3 likesBetter question: Would Angel letting you do that still count as consent?
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That's a really deep question indeed :o
1 likeThis is totally random but I would love Princess Cadence more if she had better hair. Idk why but I'm just not sold on those type of curls😐🤔
0 likes13:02-13:18 Dang i was hoping he would flip put
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0 likesAngel ships Fluttershy and Discord
This is a freaky Friday episode
0 likesEven though I ship fluttercord I think he said that because he is jealous because when fluttershy is free she spends all her time with discord so he is just saying that out of jealousy
1 likeHow did you hear vegan as bacon? I suppose I am a bacon... That makes sense...
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Also if Pinkie pie does vegan baking too, I want a cake for my next Birthday from Pinkie pie.
0 likes3:46 "Dang, are you tired?"
3 likesProbably just had a long night with Discord. ;)
Poor Angel. I hated Fluttershy in this episode. (Don't hate me) All she did was use her "Responsibilities" as an excuse. And it took a body swap for her to realize "Angel can't take care of himself; This could happen to Angel..." I don't want to spam the comments with a long rant, so I'm just gonna link this tweet thread i made where i go into my feeling on futters. I hope that's okay. if it's not, I'll delete it. https://twitter.com/Li_Li_LPS16/status/1200854301419229185?s=20
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@@Narrator007 Yes.
1 likePerhaps a better way to phrase that would be "I hated the way Fluttershy acted in this episode".
7 likesYou are not wrong about Fluttershy neglecting Angel but no need to hate, every pony makes mistakes.
12 likesI love animals but I don't like Angel as well.
0 likes13:01 i wann marry Discord?!😅Fluttercord💓💓💓
2 likesDont worry dude Fluttercord is still not Canon.
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@@JaneD127 Im not an anti-shipper, but I dont know about any evidence.
3 likesLászló Keglevich Because yes
0 likes@@JaneD127 Why?
0 likesLászló Keglevich its Canon
1 likeAngel really is just a dick, and his actions and words when able to hear his thoughts only serves to prove that point.
1 likeHe is petty, vindictive, lazy, and lacks respect. He is a selfish asshole who should never have been permitted to breed.
Needless to say, this is one of my favourites of the season.
Angel graduated from being an Asshole to just being an Ass, huge improvement
0 likes"I don't hate Angel that much" also "please please please kill him".
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Well, he didn't ask for eternal cock & balls torture for him after all... :J
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