The irony...Twilight said there was no such thing as a curse in Bridle Gossip, and here Celestia said there is a curse and Twilight just believed it. xD

Well that’s because she takes everything Celestia says as fact.

Perhaps because this was a "magical spell" kind of curse. "Curse" can mean multiple different but similar things… there's the supernatural kind of curse, like the one the ponies thought Zecora was casting on them, but then it can also refer to a dark magic spell, like the one Sombra cast on the Crystal Empire. Another example of Sombra's curses could be his mind control on the Crystal Ponies to make them fight for him.

Compare curses from, say, Harry Potter, to curses from superstitious folklore about witches.


fun fact: since this episodes I never forgot the square root of 546.

"The square root of 546 is 23.36664289109."<br>"She is correct!"

"The square root of 546 is 23.36664289109."
"She is correct!"


Did nobody noticed that when they all became crystaly Apple Jack looked at her head like “WTF where is my hat” 😂


Pinkie has Fluttershy disguises stashed all over Equestria, in case of Fluttershy emergency.


Sombra is the stair master<br>The worst enemy of human kind... stairs

Sombra is the stair master
The worst enemy of human kind... stairs


"We're about to pass the 13th Amendment!"  Dude.  You slayed me with that. XD


And thus began the mystery of the book!    It’s weird looking back at this. Now we know exactly what this test was for and what Twilight was “that much closer to being ready” for.               Celestia: lets see if Twilight is willing to put the citizens of an empire before herself to see if she’s worthy of being our successor.

That makes sense. Though she could also be talking about being ready to become a princess.

@@oceansolstice608 I think thats what they were implying. Hence the usage of "Successor"


Albert Einstein: no one as smart as me twilight: hold my books


14:43 Dream became a reality in the end. Only for a few minutes.
I love the armour on Rainbow and Fluttershy.


Which she still ends up failing in Season 9.

It very much was not a test of delegation. it was a test of putting the goals of the many against her own goals. Not doing it herself was what Celestia told Twilight would make her fail her test. But not doing it herself was nessecary for the safety of the Crystal Empire.


24:27 I find it so randomly funny that spike just blasts off the moment he hears that twilight is gonna find the crystal heart


Wow just realized that Celestia knows both the dark and the light magics as shown when Celestia told Twilight about King Sombra


Believe or not there are military people who are fans of this show.


They thought season 3 would be the last season and had it finished during season 2 and were working on a special thing when the news for season 4 came in


8:17 Spike: Uh, prepared for… what exactly?
Marucho Marakura: The test, Spike.
Spike: Okay, I get it.


Announcer: Fillies and gentlecolts, once again it is time for another jousting match!
Crystal Ponies: (cheering)
(royal fanfare)
Announcer: On the left side, we have the one and only, Knight Rainbow Dash!
Crystal Ponies: (cheering)
Dan Kuso: Thank you, everyone! Thank you!
Announcer: And on the right side, we have the pony who is very shy, Knight Fluttershy!
Fluttershy: (whimpering)
Alice Gehabich: What is it, Fluttershy?
Fluttershy: I'm so scared, I'm gonna die!
Alice Gehabich: It's for your own best. We'll survive, even if we get smashed by Rainbow Dash.
Crystal Ponies: (cheering)
Julie Makimoto: Aww, yeah! Go, Pinkie Pie! Wha-!
(thunder rumbling)
Julie Makimoto: Uh oh! We need a distraction! Quick, Pinks! Blow the horn!
Pinkie Pie: Okay, Julie! (blows flugelhorn)
Annoncer: And there they go! Knight Rainbow Dash is charging at full speed ahead! Knight Fluttershy is trotting nervously at normal speed!
Alice Gehabich: I don't think we're ever gonna make it!
Fluttershy: (shrieking)
Alice Gehabich: Look out!
(crash!)
Fluttershy: (screaming)
Announcer: And Knight Fluttershy is out! That means the winner is Knight Rainbow Dash!
Crystal Ponies: (cheering)
Crystal Pony: (off-screen) Bravo, Knight Rainbow Dash!
Rainbow Dash: Thank you. Thank you.
Alice Gehabich: (groaning) Fluttershy?
Fluttershy: (whimpering)
Alice Gehabich: Fluttershy! Are you alright?
Fluttershy: No!
Dan Kuso: What's wrong, Fluttershy?
Fluttershy: (nervous exhale) (catching breath) Isn't there... somepony else who could... take over the jousting demonstration with you?
Rainbow Dash: (scoffs) The fate of an entire empire rests on us showing these ponies a good time. But, you know, if that isn't important to you...
Fluttershy: (cries)
Dan Kuso: (voiceover) Fluttershy is really sensitive and shy. You should take it easy on her. She doesn’t like being challenged to do anything, especially not jousting. Therefore you shouldn’t put so much pressure on her.
Rainbow Dash: (sigh) Okay, okay, I'll take it easy on you next time. But not too easy. I've got a reputation to maintain!
(stone cracking)


Bro celestia using dark magic as an example is like the teacher saying the n word in school 💀


Ah yes, King Sombra.

Definitely my least favorite villian in the show. He was great in the comics, and he was effective in season nine episode one and two, but other than that there's nothing really going for him as a villian or as a character.


5:01 "just get Cadence and Shining Armor to fuck"

That was one of the proposed solutions in the fanfic: "Diaries of a Madman"


(While Cadance is struggling to keep her magic going, Rainbow and Fluttershy are preparing for the jousting match. On one side of the arena, Rainbow Dash is really excited for the match, as well as Dan. They put on their suits and helmets.)
Rainbow Dash: Oh, man, this is gonna be so awesome! I can't wait to show the Crystal Ponies and Fluttershy how awesome we are!

Dan Kuso: Me neither, Rainbow Dash. This is gonna be an awesome match!

(On the other side of the arena, Fluttershy puts on her helmet and becomes scared while Alice comforts her.)
Fluttershy: (whimpering)

Alice Gehabich: There, there, Fluttershy. Don't panic.

Fluttershy: (whimpering)

Alice Gehabich: Look, I don't like jousting either. But, just stick with me, girl. Everything is gonna be just fine.

(Next scene cuts to the jousting arena.)

Announcer: Fillies and gentlecolts, once again it is time for another jousting match!

Crystal Ponies: (cheering)

(royal fanfare)

Announcer: On the left side, we have the one and only, Knight Rainbow Dash!
Crystal Ponies: (cheering)

Dan Kuso: Thank you, everyone! Thank you!

Announcer: And on the right side, we have the pony who is very shy, Knight Fluttershy!
(Fluttershy steps in. Her sword digs through the dirt, and suddenly she is lifted up and put down again. She whimpers as if she is scared to death.)
Fluttershy: (whimpering)

Alice Gehabich: What is it, Fluttershy?

Fluttershy: I'm so scared, I'm gonna die!

Alice Gehabich: It's for your own best. We'll survive, even if we get smashed by Rainbow Dash.

Crystal Ponies: (cheering)

Julie Makimoto: Aww, yeah! Go, Pinkie Pie! Wha-!

(thunder rumbling)

Julie Makimoto: Uh oh! We need a distraction! Quick, Pinks! Blow the horn!

Pinkie Pie: Okay, Julie! (blows flugelhorn)
(Rainbow and Fluttershy start charging into each other.)
Annoncer: And there they go! Knight Rainbow Dash is charging at full speed ahead! Knight Fluttershy is trotting nervously at normal speed!

Alice Gehabich: I don't think we're ever gonna make it!

Fluttershy: (shrieking)

Alice Gehabich: Look out!
(Fluttershy becomes so scared she and Alice even shield themselves.)

(crash!)
(Fluttershy screams in panic as she gets sent into the air. Alice jumps off Fluttershy just in time.)

Fluttershy: (screaming)

Announcer: And Knight Fluttershy is out! That means the winner is Knight Rainbow Dash!

Crystal Ponies: (cheering)

Crystal Pony: (off-screen) Bravo, Knight Rainbow Dash!

Rainbow Dash: Thank you. Thank you.

Alice Gehabich: (groaning) Fluttershy?
(Alice walks over to Fluttershy, who is lying in some hay and is still scared.)

Fluttershy: (whimpering)

Alice Gehabich: Fluttershy! Are you alright?

Fluttershy: No!
(Rainbow Dash and Dan step in to check on Fluttershy.)

Dan Kuso: What's wrong, Fluttershy?

Fluttershy: (nervous exhale) (catching breath) Isn't there... somepony else who could... take over the jousting demonstration with you?

Rainbow Dash: (scoffs) The fate of an entire empire rests on us showing these ponies a good time. But, you know, if that thing isn't important to you...

Fluttershy: (cries)
(Then Rainbow Dash suddenly remembers what Dan said earlier.)

Dan Kuso: (voiceover) Fluttershy is really sensitive and shy. You should take it easy on her. She doesn’t like being challenged to do anything, especially not jousting. Therefore you shouldn’t put so much pressure on her.

Rainbow Dash: (sigh) Okay, okay, I'll take it easy on you next time. But not too easy. I've got a reputation to maintain!

(They walk away. What they do not notice is one of the crystal buildings turned black by King Sombra.)


20:10 - By the way, the Crystal Empire showed up after being gone for centuries, and the first thing that happens is that Cadence and Shining Armor appoint themselves as its rulers.  Yeah.  That happened.  There's something about Cadence being the Crystal Princess, but it's not explained very well.


<i>The Crystal Empire Pt 1 & 2: Stairs</i>


7:15 I have mesmerized the square root of 546


So the legend goes, they thought Season 3 was going to be the last season.  But then season 4 was suddenly announced.  Supposedly, they were going to end the show with Season 3, and then have a movie, and that would be it.  As for what the movie would be about, well let's just say that it was re-worked for Season 4.

But yeah.  That's why Season 3 was half as long as the other seasons.  Because 65 is the magic number for syndication.


If you think your army buddies would object, go react to the Military Bronies watching Wonderbolt Academy >D

Norm De Plume already have! You can find it in my fan work playlist somewhere

@@ponybroiguess384 hi i love you and your video


Still bothered by them calling it an empire when it's a citystate.

Twilight even calls it the "Crystal Kingdom" in the song.

I mean, Athens was an empire despite being a citystate.

Heck, some of their colonies grew so big they began making colonies of their own.

@DumFukkJuice Possibly. My headcanon involves it holding colonies at some point in the past for that linguistic accuracy.

Or maybe it was just an empire because every Emperor from Napoleon to Palpatine has been...poorly regarded in history.

Maybe they called it an Empire because Cadence and Shining Armor immediately took it over as soon as it reappeared.


33:00 - Ok, Rainbow Dash.  I know Sonic can be a dick sometimes, but that doesn't mean you have to be like that to Fluttershy.


My dude came back from PT and immediately hit play. Been there 😂

EDIT: My dude went to bed in PTs so he can sleep in and not miss formation. Been there too 😂


In my opinion this episode shows why the series is not so popular with it's target audience of little girls little girls just want to be saved by a guy  this episode has the closest thing on the show to a girl being saved by a guy when Shining Armor provides Cadence with emotional support as she used her magic to protect the city she was still the hero of the two.which must be irritating  to little girls whom want cute guys to do all the heroics

that's a pretty sexist of seeing things :/

@@lilaccrystalbunnyd3331It might sound sexist, but sadly it's very true that's why in the 2016 powerpuff girls reboot they made them very sexual even though they are supposed to be in 1'st grade now the they have sexually  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzz9-4p2ZtEthem twerk in the episode painbow also they are no longer heroes they are always getting saved themselves usually by guys  even by the formerly helpless mayor..They obviously know what little girls want to see now and they didn't want to make the same "mistakes" as this show

I thought the point of the cartoon was to show young girls that they can have adventures like boys.


King sombra sounds so different now lmao it's so weird!  Why did they change it?!

@@FantasticFawnleap  he sounds way different here than he did in "beginning of the end"


Do u know How much rairty is happy about turning into a crystal pony ??? LOL


When you have to present and you’re not ready 36:30


yes it takes love and spreads is across Equestria


15:10 do you think pinkie lent discord a fluttershy body suit in that one episode? 💀


King Sombra is the most pathetic villain in MLP.


Btw by now you would have had 29 sunglasses worn


Theres less and less musicals every episode


Go cry about it and ask mommy to bring you hot cocoa since that's the only thing you're capable of.