I’ll never get tired of the Spitfire ranting scene, that is my favorite highlight of the episode.

Me too. That's one of the few scenes I re-watch repeatedly on their own, outside of musical numbers.

Chris Farley would be laughing his butt off.

I could watch her rant all day, even while being stuck in a FULL-BODY WING AND HOOF CAST DRINKING THROUGH A STRAAAW!

@Edwin Dorian yea, been using Flixzone for months myself :)


Fun Fact: Short Fuse was last seen as one of the new Wonderbolt recruits back in the “Top Bolt” episode.


I just love every Scootaloo-centric episode. She's very relatable (trying her best despite her own limitations), she has a great dynamic with Rainbow Dash, and usually have heartfelt moments, especially the Scootaloo Fan Club at the end of this episode. She may not be many people's top pick for best CMC, but you've got to admit, she's pretty fly for a small fry.

@Narrator007 I’d say it got the love it needed (49 likes).

@Winter I wish I could like it again to get it up to 50

@Narrator007 Done! I used one of my alternate accounts 😁

@Winter Was it an account named Elon Musk?  ;)


Sometimes you should never meet your idols.<br>Plus, Rainbow getting protective is really sweet.

Sometimes you should never meet your idols.
Plus, Rainbow getting protective is really sweet.

@Ellie Davies Loves MLP: FIM I assumed you had. I just meant it as another example of when it might be best not to meet your idol (Twilight & Star Swirl).

Yea because it shows how clos etheyve gotten since all the way back in Slepless in Ponyville


I love how Rainbow's parents are part of the Scootaloo fan club.

Quite frankly, I’m surprised they’re not also part of the Rainbow Dash fan club!


Scootaloo has always been a daredevil at heart but she's grown up well with people who care about her and her safety. She's a moody preteen right now so yeah, shit gonna be hard for her and RD but RD always being Scoot's number one fan is someone someone like her needs.


RD & LD's rivalry is pay per view worthy.


When she broke down and told Rainbow Dash that she can't be the best because she can't fly, it really cut deep for a lot of us. She's come to terms with the fact that she may never fly, but wants to fill that void any way she can.

That’s rather sad that she might never fly don’t you think


My favorite episode in season 8. I was so thrilled when I heard the news she have returned in this episode, she is one of my favorite characters, and this episode focused on 3 of my favorite characters.

One of the few good ones as season 8 was crap.

@Luke Lichtenthal “Crap” is a strong word, but 9 is undoubtedly worse than 8.


The Spitfire rant had me laughing so hard I ended up in a FULL BODY WING AND HOOF CAST, DRINKING THROUGH A STRAW!!!


It seems applejack has problems with bananas too, someone please tell AB to stay away from them...
Spitfire was at her best here
And the washouts are blasting off again!
It seems that in equestria, once you get your cutie mark you are legal.

God, I hope R34 artists don’t think that.


One of my favorite things about RD in this episode, is the constant faces and things showing she cares instead of doing this from her ego. While yes it does also fill her ego, she does truly care about Scoot.


This is a fantastic episode. It's great to see Lightning Dust again. The conflict between Scootaloo and Rainbow Dash is engaging. That stunt near the end is kind of intense.


I just realized something, why is scootaloo acting like she doesn't know who Lighting dust is. She's the one who told Rainbow dash's parents about her.

Exactly. That plothole is really my only grievance with this episode.

@Winter The real question is how did scootaloo know about lightning dust she wasn't anywhere near wonderbolt academy

@Stormshadow Productions Probably because RD told her all about it (off-screen, of course).


Spitfire channeling Chris Farley was brilliant.

Chris Farley oh yeah the Matt Foley sketch

Even a variation of i live by a van down by the river


22:16 "Got to see Lightning Dust again.  I'm mad at myself for not remembering her name."
Why?  It's not like you slept with her or anything!  It was just a one-episode stand.


I would like this episode more if there wasn't the very obvious plot hole of Scootaloo knowing about Lighting Dust in the past as she told Rainbow Dash's parents about her

Just because she had a picture of her that doesn’t mean she knows who it was.

@Luke Lichtenthal Scootaloo actually said Lightning Dust’s name in Parental Glideance. She definitely knew who she was.


08:45 Lightning Dust
11:55 Spitfire Scares Scootaloo

20:45 RIVALS FOR LIFE!!!


I wonder how Scootaloo could claim to not know who Lightning Dust is when she explained who she is to Rainbow Dash's parents.


20:45 Looks like Team Washouts is blasting off agaaaaaaain!


Is it even in proper continuity? Scootaloo recapped RD’s exploits in “Parental Glideance” (even mentioning LD’s name), yet she has no clue they’ve met here?

In season 7 she mentioned LD as a competitor, dash probably spared many details about what happened, to bust her image. Its possible scootsloo thought they did not really interact in the academy.


A pun have to be made about this episode: Guess the washout got Washed out!!!(or Flushed out)


(20:45) Looks like Lightning Dust is blasting off again!


I JUST realized that Short Fuse was one of the cadets in the episode "Top Bolt" in season 6


6:07 If that was Rolling Thunder...
That mare in the audience just swooned for another mare.

What’s funny is, then, in the French dub and at least one other dub (I can’t remember off the top of my head), Rolling Thunder was given a male voice, presumably because of that scene.

Lesbian ponies. Best thing since wizard dragons.

But realistically, that mare probably couldn’t tell that it was another mare under the costume.

@Salty Waffles Unless they are as aware of muzzle shape differences as we are.


Finally, an episode I actually <i>like!</i>


The Washouts' story about all being former Wonderbolts doesn't hold water in the slightest, considering none of them were ever actual Wonderbolts.  Washing out from the academy is not the same as washing out from the actual team, so they're kinda full of crap in a couple of ways.


You're gonna end up eating a steady diet of government cheese and living in a van down by the river!"

rip chris farley. you know you've made it when MLP do an homage to you.


6:57-17:12 TFS Piccolo: So that's what this is all about.


I really hate how they treated Lightning Dust. They should've done an episode about grudges and whatnot, and how Lightning learns to move past them with the help of a Rainbow who's mostly forgiven and forgotten.

But instead we get an "I'm jealous and think something about you is really wrong and it drives everyone away but I was right all along" episode.

Lightning Dust is literally a psychopath. She’s pure evil.


13:41 “More like follow your wing faps” Ahahaha... i hate myself.


Scoot loo now likes the jackass fan club cause lightning dust is a jackass


3:55 What is wrong with Applejack, terrorizing others and Applebloom who might stars loving other fruits and berries other than apples and then thinks of punishing them, this show is not very kind and friendly anymore. Just because they are apples, doesn't mean they ONLY have to have APPLES. Applejack is such a dictator.

Applejack: you can't force anypony to be your friend, it doesn't work like that.
Me: and you Applejack, can't force any apple family member/relative or anypony to not eat any berry or fruit but only apples, it doesn't work like that.


Yum yum2 yum3 yum4 yum5 yum6 yum7 yum8 yum9 yum10


3:24 "So they're like the Jackass of flying groups?"
Well, they do have one jackass...

3:24 "So they're like the Jackass of flying groups?"
Well, they do have _one_ jackass...