Yeah, Hearth's Warming is a kinda dark holiday if you really think about it. Be friendly or else. It's an interesting in universe explanation for why the world is so saccharine. It's an survival response. If there is too much strife, magical predators will freeze everything. Not what you would normally expect out of a kids show.
This was a great episode, if only because it led to some amazing fan stories about Equestria's past. If anyone needs reading material, I'd be more than happy to make suggestions. On a tangent, I recently made some artwork based on one such story in which our Rarity gets a first-hoof look at Equestria's past via a magic spell gone haywire.
Here is the lyrics to the extended The a Heart Carol song.
As dawn shine every morn The fire of friendship is reborn All the friendships we have made We cherish in every way Loyalty binds us and make us stronger Honestly shows that we belong And kindness shared will unite us through each day The fire of friendship lives within our hearts As long as it burn, we cannot drift apart Though quarrels arise, their numbers are few Laughter and singing will see us through See us through We are a circle of pony friends A circle we'll be until to the very end
Poor earth ponies They had the HARDEST job out of those two tribes, they had to farm tons of food and maintain it everyday for the Pegasi,unicorns and themselves to eat.
@@sweetheartmashupsbabe they’re not royal like the unicorns and they’re not warlike like the Pegasus So they couldn’t allow themselves either jewel cape or the armour
"The Wendigo, the wendigo / I saw it just a friend ago."
Mythological cannibalistic creatures made partially of ice and snow to replace the chunks of themselves they've consumed when they could not eat others, known in poem and song to sow discord then lure singular people away from camp in the cold, then spirit them away to eat, so forcefully and quickly that only bloody stumps of feet are left behind. They are cursed, always starving, and you can tell one is near by the smell of disease and decay.
One of the nastier creatures brought in via real-world mythologies to the show.
Yeah it's like ghost zombies that (more kid friendly version feeds on negative energy instead of bodies, but still a creature like that is maid when a should died eating there own
Unicornia is an actual reference to mlp in G3 where in the previous generation, all unicorns live there and the G3 pegasi and earth ponies dont even know they exist until a certain event - the unicorn toys are also very scarce compared to pegasi, (which are also lesser in amount too) and especially earth ponies
Notice how commander Hurricane started out in the story as a male being addressed as sir and ends being female with Fluttershy ( private pansy) explaining how she doesn't really hate her. which was kind of appropriate being that Rainbow Dash whom played Hurricane is quite a tomboy.
8:47 that role should be reversed. OH YEAH! I always saw the symbolism to a degree but it wasn't till recently that I saw the Wendigos for what they are. The physical manifestation of racism itself.
I don't know why everyone compares the Windigos to Wendigos. Outside of the name and association with cold being an obvious reference, I really don't see /any/ similarities.
@@steathlizard3337 Happy belated Hearthswarming to you too! Turns out I caught Covid a few days ago but didn’t get sick until the 26th, so thankfully I was still able to enjoy Christmas.
Yeah, Hearth's Warming is a kinda dark holiday if you really think about it. Be friendly or else. It's an interesting in universe explanation for why the world is so saccharine. It's an survival response. If there is too much strife, magical predators will freeze everything. Not what you would normally expect out of a kids show.
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I think it's more like, "don't be racist or else".
9 likesBe nice or freeze to death
0 likesthis episode is heart warming
7 likesThis was a great episode, if only because it led to some amazing fan stories about Equestria's past. If anyone needs reading material, I'd be more than happy to make suggestions. On a tangent, I recently made some artwork based on one such story in which our Rarity gets a first-hoof look at Equestria's past via a magic spell gone haywire.
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this was a heart warming magical episode
1 likeHere is the lyrics to the extended The a Heart Carol song.
26 likesAs dawn shine every morn
The fire of friendship is reborn
All the friendships we have made
We cherish in every way
Loyalty binds us and make us stronger
Honestly shows that we belong
And kindness shared will unite us through each day
The fire of friendship lives within our hearts
As long as it burn, we cannot drift apart
Though quarrels arise, their numbers are few
Laughter and singing will see us through
See us through
We are a circle of pony friends
A circle we'll be until to the very end
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nice lyrics
0 likesTwilight: “What's wrong?”
9 likesRarity points at us: “That is what's wrong!”
Us: Aww, that's not very nice. We're just humans.
Poor earth ponies
22 likesThey had the HARDEST job out of those two tribes, they had to farm tons of food and maintain it everyday for the Pegasi,unicorns and themselves to eat.
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@@sweetheartmashupsbabe they’re not royal like the unicorns and they’re not warlike like the Pegasus
4 likesSo they couldn’t allow themselves either jewel cape or the armour
@@honeycat3590 Well, the unicorns and pegasi have outfits made of good looking material while the earth pony were in dirty rags
7 likesSomething tells me they’re their slaves
3 likes"The Wendigo, the wendigo / I saw it just a friend ago."
51 likesMythological cannibalistic creatures made partially of ice and snow to replace the chunks of themselves they've consumed when they could not eat others, known in poem and song to sow discord then lure singular people away from camp in the cold, then spirit them away to eat, so forcefully and quickly that only bloody stumps of feet are left behind. They are cursed, always starving, and you can tell one is near by the smell of disease and decay.
One of the nastier creatures brought in via real-world mythologies to the show.
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That sounds like starved
0 likes@@espenbuhaugsveinungsen9572 amps2b said too many words in this reaction/episode
0 likes@@amps2b its vocabulary
1 like@@espenbuhaugsveinungsen9572 it reminds me of call of duty
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2 likesTO MANY WORDS
3 likesYeah it's like ghost zombies that (more kid friendly version feeds on negative energy instead of bodies, but still a creature like that is maid when a should died eating there own
4 likesUnicornia is an actual reference to mlp in G3 where in the previous generation, all unicorns live there and the G3 pegasi and earth ponies dont even know they exist until a certain event - the unicorn toys are also very scarce compared to pegasi, (which are also lesser in amount too) and especially earth ponies
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Unicornia knows how to party Unicornia knows how to party
1 likeHes still doing the glasses thing! What a trooper.
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glass trooper
1 likeNotice how commander Hurricane started out in the story as a male being addressed as sir and ends being female with Fluttershy ( private pansy) explaining how she doesn't really hate her. which was kind of appropriate being that Rainbow Dash whom played Hurricane is quite a tomboy.
1 likeMy favorite heartswarming episode is "a heartswarming tale " in season 6 but this is also a good one.
2 likesThis is a good episode. The history is pretty good. The way it ties in with the main story is great. Okay the prejudice is really strong.
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Yep
0 likesThis is my favorite episode bc I loved their play a lot!
2 likesI’m obviously the only person who wants to ask this: HOW MANY PAIRS OF SUNGLASSES DO YOU OWN!?!?
26 likes😂😂
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a lot
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5 likesThis is currently my favourite episode of Season 2
1 likeI really wish they did say "saint neighcholas" that would have been amazing lol
4 likesPudding head is objectively the villain here.
8 likesWe all know that from Hitler to Palpatine, anyone with the title of Chancellor is bad news.
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Don’t forget Neighsay
5 likesvillains are always the bad news
1 like"I like cheesy." Well, Twilight sure doesn't.
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i love those cheesy opening numbers
0 likeshopkey123 cheesy mark crusaders
0 likes8:47 that role should be reversed. OH YEAH!
12 likesI always saw the symbolism to a degree but it wasn't till recently that I saw the Wendigos for what they are. The physical manifestation of racism itself.
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Not really about racism. They're all still ponies. It's more about Western and Eastern Europe.
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0 likesThis is a great episode
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:D
0 likesI don't know why everyone compares the Windigos to Wendigos. Outside of the name and association with cold being an obvious reference, I really don't see /any/ similarities.
4 likesRarity should be a princess forever.
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Same
0 likesAre the Sirens/Dazzlings related to the wendigos? Cause they both feed on negative energy.
0 likesPutting Pinkie in charge of a country
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@@jordanjaramillo7675 that be fun
2 likespinkie in charge
0 likesI wanna be one of her citizens
2 likes"Pegasususuer" I LOVE PINKIE SO MUCH xD
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She said Pegasususus not Pegasususuer
1 likeWindigos are terrifying
0 likesDamn, unicorns acting sus
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No absence
0 likeshopkey123 correct
0 likesI love snow and ice.
2 likesI can't remember the last time i went to see a play.
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:/
0 likesAnyone here in 2021?
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10 years later
4 likesChristmas 2021 anyone?
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@@steathlizard3337 Happy belated Hearthswarming to you too! Turns out I caught Covid a few days ago but didn’t get sick until the 26th, so thankfully I was still able to enjoy Christmas.
1 likeHappy late heartwarmings Winter! Hope you and anyone else reading this had a great time.
1 likeWell, at least the big man himself saw my comment. That’s good enough for me!
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