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My little pony S3 EP 13 FINALEEEE (Patreon)

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2023-10-28 15:00:02
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Seraphem

Here it is, the big one! The one that had the enitre fandom terrified of what it would mean for the show and the fandom for two reasons. 1. Twilight ascending had been hinted at through leaks for months at this point, but nothing concrete, but a week before the ep aired an add for a new Twilight Sparkle, but with wings! toy was put out, confirming she was going to ascend, s we anticpated this going in. 2. This was the shows 65th episode and we'd had no word on season 4 being greenlit yet, so we really had no idea if this was going to be the the end of the show. Especially given they cut season 3 short to get to exactly 65 episodes. Which.... is the cut off point for synidcaton for an animated show and the point where a LOT of animate shows get cancelled, as the studio can ow stop paying money to make new eps, and instead just make money by selling the syndication rights to differnt channels. Turns out we were right, that was in fact Hasbro's plan.... except the show become such a HUGE hit, both in ratings, in general word of mouth, and most importantly for them, toy sales, that they decided to keep the pony train rolling! For even MORE behind the scenes stuff about this ep.... the reason it is a musical ep is that the writers really,REALLY wanted two eps, especially since even they thought at the time of writing this would be THE finale... but Hasbro refused, and the decision was made that the only plausible way to cram in the amount of story they needed to tell into one ep was through musical numbers, that can convey a lot of info and emotion quickly. Along came MA Larson and... he nailed it. For the shear amount of story that needed to work, he freaking did an amazing job. He initially got flack for writing the "Twilight Gets Wings" ep from people who hated the idea..... mostly for reasons that ended up being bullshit since nothing they whined about came to pass... but it led to backlash for all the hate in a wonderful campaign of fans posting "Thanks MA Larson" everywhere. And once the initial internet hissy fits calmed down, Larson played into the memes of him being able to give anything wings. That said, the ep is not without issues... Rarity doing weather becuase she got RD's "destiny" really makes no sense when you think about it. Weatherpony is NOT RD's thing, it's just what she does to pay the bills. Her actual Mark/Destiny is about racing. Then you have the whole "What he hell do you mean by 'destiny'?" question because that is actually, pretty broad idea and really explains nothing without more detail. A lot just, really isn't explained well.... but the story works because it's never hung up on that, this is about the emotions, and the bond between the mane 6... and it has two of the most tearjerking songs in the show.... Twilight's lament is just, plain the saddest song in the show, while Celestia's Ballad is just..... pure heartwarming. Not t mention a True True Friend... pretty much the single best distillation of the heart of this show...... damnit.... now I'm going and filling up on Liquid Pride again... and yeah that is totally a fandom thing.... So on some of your direct questions/remarks.. Harry the Bear has been around since the start of season 2, he's just, a bear who chills with Fluttershy sometimes. Pinkie really is the hear tof Ponyville, and it's amazing how much these ponies grow on you over time. As to 'did Twilight die?" that question has been debated ever since this episode aired and we have no actual answer. The whole "She'll outlive her freinds" thing was one common complaint about her ascending.... Meghan tweeted she wouldn't but. that made no sense and well..... this come down to the whole 'immortality blues' thing and how you feel about that. Few last notes, this is the first time we officially learn that yes, the term in 'verse IS Alicorn. Keep in mind that little line about how Starswirl The Bearded didn't understand friendship like Twilight did.... And last, but most importantly, the true greatest thing about this ep..... THE RETURN OF DERPY! Best Pony is back! She shows up in several crowd scenes through the episode, included once winking directly at the camera. Praise be to the Muffin Goddess for gracing us with her return!

Lord451

Some interesting behind the scenes stuff about this episode, Hasbro originally planned to cancel the show at the end of the season. That's why the season is only 13 episodes, and as you mentioned the production quality of the animation was higher than normal. And there were a ton of songs, and a huge finale at the end. One of my favprote songs is True True Friend, because despite being a really simple song, there's a lot of cute stuff happening in it. One neat thing is an instrument is added for each character. We start with the guitar for Fluttershy. While Rainbow helps Rarity we get drums added. When Rarity's singing to AJ, we've got bells added, and AJ has the banjo playing for her part. I also thought it was cute that it takes exactly 10 seconds from Rainbow Dash tapping the first cloud with her hoof to completely clearing the sky. Plus it always breaks my heart seeing AJ crying in frustration trying to sew.