Bulk Biceps is really the strongest flyer in the Show! He can lift his heavy body into the air with his tiny wings xD

And I ask "why can't Scootaloo fly if Bulk can?"

@@squeebers Scootaloo is kind of disabled if im correct :(

@Ekaterina  yes her wings can't get her off the ground. My question is, why? Her wings are pretty big. At least, compared to Bulk Biceps. I never understood why, medically, she couldn't fly. From a storytelling standpoint, it makes sense. But with her wings being about the same size as Bulk Biceps' (if you put them side by side), and him being able to fly and her not doesn't make sense.

@@squeebers i guess she doesnt have enough pegasus magic or something

@ladno1342 no she is disabled, not kind of.

Yeah disability Bulks wings have the strength but Scootaloo doesn't have the strength it needs meaning her wings are under develop

How tiny bulks wings are because he was a Pegasus stallion same size his wings look small because he got workout


9:34 "Bulk Biceps!  You impressing Fluttershy?"
That's gonna be kinda hard to do.  She's already friends with two different godlike creatures (Pinkie Pie and Discord).


9:35
This man tryin to impress a fictional pony character with his muscles...

This is why he's my favorite reaction channel.


I never understood why so many people hated this episode. I always enjoy rewatching it.

I'm guessing because Rainbow Dash straight up failed at loyalty when she was asked to join the wonderbolts and abandon the ponyville team.

Anthony Each "Rainbow" episode (that's how I refer to them)  involves one of the six failing at their element. Rarity turned her friends into sweatshop workers and failed to show her appreciation. Pinkie let her pride make her forget why she loved doing parties. Other examples are spoilers but you get the picture. But the point of them are to show them at a low point and follow them as they gain the strength to make it right. That's what Rainbow did and I don't see it as any different than Rarity's episode.

Rarity was quite generous by helping out her opponent by giving her super duper awesome fabric.

Anthony Yeah at first, but that was before she was betrayed. After it was when she lost her generosity for a while. This can compare to Rainbow sticking with her team to help them as much as possible. It was only when she was approached by her idols with an opportunity to fly with them that made her lose her loyalty. The whole point of these episodes are to put their elements to the test and have them fail in order for them to succeed above it.

@@elianneeris I don't understand either.

@@TheBlackQueen I'll tell you why:

-Two pegasi who can't fly well are entering a sports competition that requires flying of their own accord
-The plot is incredibly contrived and forced
-Absurdly redundant dialogue
-The Wonderbolts are incredibly and unnecessarily villainized to the point where they abandoned one of their friends and encouraged Rainbow to abandon her own
-Continuity is blatantly picked-and-choosed to the point where some things in a certain episode are remembered but others from the same episode are forgotten
-Rainbow's conflict isn't fleshed out enough
-Rarity, Applejack and Pinkie are either flanderized, pointless or both
-It's a rehash of many previous episodes

@@goodmachines7743 critics when a microscopic cell doesn't have character development


Fun fact: The animators kept Derpy out of the background of the first nine episodes of the season in order to keep her "return" a surprise.


Derpy has been off the radar for most of S3 and up to this point in S4. So, it was a real surprise to see her make a comeback in this episode after being absent for a while.


Soarin is such a good character. He deserves to be featured in a few more episodes, he even cheered Rainbow Dash and her team on despite them trying to qualify a win for Ponyville. And to be honest  his personalty and apprence is cute overall first time he was aired onto the show season 1 he really did love that pie which did get saved  .

Plus in friends forever issue 36 during rainbows mission he saves her from falling


Twilight finally figured out how to use the pom-poms in the end. Glad I’m not the only one who thought it was cute.


I love the moral of this episode, plus we learned more about the wonderbolts. I am glad you enjoyed this one.


0:50 "Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, and Bulk Biceps for the aerial team?"
That sounds more like the start of one those "walk into a bar" jokes than an actual team, doesn't it?  :)

The episode goes to great lengths to show why Fluttershy and Bulk Biceps shouldn't be here! I mean, Fluttershy was a bad flier in Hurricane Fluttershy, but she was there because it was her duty. Equestria's version of the Olympics seems like something you have to volunteer to be in. And it's plainly established that the Equestria Games are a place where ponies compete for medals and glory. Unless Fluttershy has been getting freaky with Discord, there is absolutely no reason for her to be here!

@@MrChaotic4 Nope, I don't think that happens until season 7 or so  ;)


Can't wait till you see season 4 finale. It will completely blow your mind and leave you speechless or making inaudible noises of joy. It will be one of your favourite episodes in the entire series. # Hype


love this episode, Wonderbolts, Bulk Bicepts, and Derpy. whats not to like. XD

Fantastic commentary, you enthusiasm was palpable, and glad you enjoy season 4 so far.


02:05 If this dude can fly, the Scootaloo will fly one day too ;J
04:30 Yeah, and Care Bears live upstairs :J
05:25 This one here is PFFFLeetPFFFoot :)
09:35 Hahah yeah :D  And Fluttershy appears amused ;)
10:38 Pon pons, how do they work.... :J
12:01 "Rarity can do better"... Yeah, just watch... :D
13:27 Are you Wonderbolts or Shadowbolts? :q  Because I get the S1E2 vibes from this one :q
17:33 Yup :>  Any theories about that yet? ;>
18:23 You sure it was Derpy screaming? ;)
21:21 Not so much as for the Wonderbolts :q  They needed to learn a lesson too, it seems :q

02:05 If this dude can fly, the Scootaloo _will_ fly one day too ;J
04:30 Yeah, and Care Bears live upstairs :J
05:25 This one here is PFFFLeetPFFFoot :)
09:35 Hahah yeah :D  And Fluttershy appears amused ;)
10:38 Pon pons, how do they work.... :J
12:01 "Rarity can do better"... Yeah, just watch... :D
13:27 Are you Wonderbolts or Shadowbolts? :q  Because I get the S1E2 vibes from this one :q
17:33 Yup :>  Any theories about that yet? ;>
18:23 You sure it was Derpy screaming? ;)
21:21 Not so much as for the Wonderbolts :q  They needed to learn a lesson too, it seems :q


You should react to pony girl tridashie its really good!


2:03
Bulk looks like he’s in extreme pain


The funny thing is i don't think too many fans would have minded too much if Derpy took RD's spot in the event.


I definitely thought that Spitfire and Fleetfoot were pretty unbecoming of leaders in this one. That's playing dirty almost to the point of corruption there.


"Choosing not to chose isn't really a decision"

That's not what Rush said...

damnit, you stole my joke. "if you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice" - Rush

The problem is, you made a choice about the wrong thing then, and if you don't decide about the right thing, other people will do that for you (usually for <i>their</i> benefit, at the cost of yours).

The problem is, you made a choice about the wrong thing then, and if you don't decide about the right thing, other people will do that for you (usually for _their_ benefit, at the cost of yours).

Bon Bon Yeah... I was just making a Rush joke.


Maybe in another timeline I would've been more peeved at the Wonderbolts for what they pulled, but in any case they redeemed themselves in Rainbow's eyes at the end and it doesn't matter how "insincere" the apology might've seemed to you if the narrative treated it as genuine. So that is why Rainbow still wants in the Wonderbolts. They could use somepony who'd keep em on track. ;)

The worst part of this episode is that it's not skippable. Say what you want about Spike at Your Service, you don't have to watch it. This episode, on the other hand, is a major part of two of the three overarching plots of Season 4.


im looking forward to episode 12 one of my faves of the season keep up these great reactions


I honestly wasn't a fan of this episode. It really portrayed the wonderbolts in a bad light. That isn't bad in itself, but when you account for the fact that Rainbow still wants to be a wonderbolt, that presents a problem. She made it clear in Wonderbolt Academy that her ideals are more important than her ambitions. You can't even make the excuse that they forgot about that episode, because they mentioned it in the episode.

Still, it wasn't THAT bad. There were some genuinely entertaining moments. Bulk Biceps was really enjoyable all throughout. It was pretty nice that they gave him a stronger role instead of him just being a steroid joke. Plus, we cannot forget the triumphant return of Derpy Hooves. She'd been gone the past several episodes.


The rainbow eye thing does have something to do with that box.


Einfach nur schön hier vorbeizuschauen!!!!👍🖤👍


Rainbow dash is like messi in Argentina. With out him we never qualify to the world cup


Rarity's outfit choices at times can be rather...obtuse


Ridlle me this If bulk Biceps can fly why can't Scootaloo?


I didn't like this episode. It's mostly because of Spitfire. A good test of Rainbow Dashs loyalty. Also Derpy yeay.

I remember a lot of people having problems with Spitfire when this came out, but in hindsight… I really don’t see the problem. She’s resorting to underhanded and sneaky tactics, sure, but for one, it’s not like they’re betraying her character (seeing as how we had seen very little of it up until now), and it’s not like the show portrays her behaviour as something good (quite the opposite, so the episode agrees with you).

I think the worst thing about this episode is that it's not skippable. Say what you want about Spike at Your Service, you don't have to watch it. But this episode is part of two of the three major plot lines of Season 4.