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I actually adore this

Then Joseph had another dream, and he told his brothers about it. He said, “I had another dream. I saw the sun, the moon, and eleven stars bowing down to me.” Genesis 37:9

Watching Twilight's ascension to princessdom during the first 3-4 seasons, I was thinking about Joseph and his prophetic dreams.

I thought about how Twilight's cutie mark, the mark that foretold her destiny, was a great shining star with five small stars closeby.

I thought about Joseph's dream in which he was a star, and his brothers and parents---the stars, sun, and moon---bowed down to him.

I thought about how every pony in Equestria, including her five friends, bowed down to Twilight.

I thought about how Joseph's future in Egypt was revealed to him when he was a teenager, and how it all unfolded over the course of many years.

I thought about how Twilight's destiny was in the making as early as her fillyhood, when she earned her cutiemark, even when they didn't know and everyone assumed it just meant she was good at magic.

I finished watching Equestria Girls: Spring Breakdown for the first time and I loved it 😭

Some of the plot lines didn't make sense to me, but overall it was a lot of fun and I ADORED how the eqg mane 6 got to visit the pony universe

But man oh man, when are these girls gonna catch a break?? Can't they get ONE vacation that doesn't go to shit, PLEASE😭

This art is absolutely beautiful oh my goodness???

Flying Buddies by Underpable

I finished the first two episodes in season 8 of FiM. Oh my gosh??? They were so well written??? (School Daze, part 1 and 2).

I genuinely enjoyed these so much. I loved the commentary on very real issues that our society faces. The most obvious one was racism, with Chancellor Neigh Say making comments like “go back to your kind” and “these creatures”. This was written in an impactful way that resonated with me.

The Chancellor was allowing his stereotypes and prejudice to rule people as a threat, which is something every kind of minority can relate to. In one scene, Princess Celestia tells the Chancellor that, at one point in pre-equestrian history, the different kinds of ponies also treated each other the same way. They fought because of their differences, instead of allowing themselves to embrace them and coexist with one another regardless. The way that the writers addressed this was written effectively and in a realistic way. Especially when the students got into a fight. They were raised on stereotypes, and they had to de-program their brains to see that their differences didn’t have to be barriers to friendship. Literally the best kids show ever.

I’m gonna be honest, when I first heard about the whole Twilight-opening-a-school-of-friendship thing, I was skeptical. After all, doesn’t treating friendship like lectures take the value out of it? BUT THEY ADDRESSED THIS!! In fact, it was heavily based around exactly that. It’s such a good parallel to the effects of the American public education system (I can’t speak on private schools and other country’s policies since I haven’t experienced or educated myself on the topic). The students spent hours going from class to class, sitting through lecture after lecture. They got bored, antsy, frustrated, but most importantly, they didn’t learn anything! Because that isn’t an effective way to educate people, especially children with tons of energy. This is so so accurate to my experience in school, where I succeeded by putting in minimal effort. Showing my teachers what they wanted without actually caring about my education. Guys I love this show.

Also. This parallel. My heart. My itty bitty little pony filled heart.

I’ve gotta say, I really enjoyed My Little Pony: The Movie. I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect going into it. I think the pacing was done well, and I like the depth that we got to see in Tempest. She was an antagonist, but she also wasn’t a villain. She was just a hurt kid who wanted to feel normal again.

These two scenes really showed us how small and hopeless Tempest really feels, despite the fact that The Storm King seems like the most harmless villain ever. I mean obviously he isn’t entirely harmless; but he doesn’t seem very smart. Without Tempests help, he never would have been able to steal the Alicorn magic. Which makes me wonder why Tempests didn’t just do it all on her own. Is that explained in the movie?

I also love that they didn’t give her the horn back. She doesn’t need to be fixed; the world needs to see her as she is, and she is learning to come to terms with that. I think the movie portrayed this message well. It’s a good metaphor for any kind of disability in our modern society.

This movie also a had a lot of frames with all of the mane 6 together that were very pretty.

I also want to say that I really enjoy that the movie didn’t have the same animation and art style as the show. At first it felt strange, but it quickly became refreshing.

As a little treat, here are some other frames I really super duper like ^^

Discord has one of the best redemption arcs I have ever seen. Everything that drives him is the true and honest kindness he received from Fluttershy from the very beginning. She gave him genuine friendship that he didn’t have to fight for, unlike with the other mane 6. Don’t get me wrong, their wariness and distrust was 100% valid. Especially considering how discord betrayed them more than once after his initial redemption. But this betrayal is exactly what I love most about his growth. It wasn’t instantaneous. He didn’t immediately change into a good person or a good friend, He lapsed back into his bad habits and his old lifestyle because that is where he felt safe. He didn’t know how to be a good friend. And certainly didn’t know the first thing about changing. But he worked to become better anyway. Despite his poor choices, Fluttershy stuck by his side as he worked to turn himself around and break away from the lifestyle he used to rely on.

It is such a real representation of what it takes to change. Mistakes, grace from those around you, and most importantly, it takes time. The writers captured all of this and more while still staying true to the whimsy and the chaos that makes Discord who he is. I love this show.

S5 E19. What in the Junji Ito is this?

Through a bunch of digging, Reddit posts from years ago, and the MLP wiki, I have made a watch list of all canon content from all generations, including movies, series, specials and shorts! I can’t guarantee it’s flawless, but it exists. Feedback is appreciated 🙏

I also have lists of the special episode titles I might post at some point. I am filling my brain to the BRIM with cartoon horses.

Gen 1

Special: Rescue at Midnight Castle

Special: Escape From Catrina

G1 The Movie

My Little Pony n’ Friends Season 1

My Little Pony n’ Friends Season 2

Gen 2

No official G2 content

My Little Pony Tales Series (technically not G2 but kinda)

Gen 3

Early Releases:

A Charming Birthday

Dancing in The Clouds

Friends Are Never Far Away

My Little Pony: a very minty Christmas

My Little Pony: The Princess Promenade

My Little Pony Crystal Princess: The Runaway Rainbow

My Little Pony: a Very Pony Place

Revamps:

My Little Pony: Pinkie Pie’s Special Day

My Little Pony: Meet The Ponies

My Little Pony: Starsong and the Magic Dance Shoes

My Little Pony: Rainbow Dash’s Special Day

My Little Pony: Twinkle Wish Adventure

Once Upon a My Little Pony Time (2 eps)

Over Two Rainbows

So many Different ways to Play

Gen 4:

[includes both Friendship is Magic and Equestria Girls]

[In Timeline order]

season 1-3

Equestria Girls movie

season 4

EQG rainbow rocks prequel shorts

EQG rainbow rocks movie

EQG rainbow rocks encore shorts

season 5

EQG friendship games prequel shorts

EQG friendship games movie

season 6

my little pony baby flurry heart's heartfelt scrapbook shorts

EQG legend of everfree movie

my little pony rarity's peek behind the boutique

season 7

EQG special Dance Magic

EQG special Movie Magic

EQG special Mirror Magic

EQG summertime shorts

my little pony the movie

EQG forgotten friendship movie

EQG better together season 1

EQG choose your own ending Season 1

EQG Forgotten Friendship

season 8

EQG rollercoaster of friendship

my little pony the best gift ever

my little pony the best gift ever shorts

EQG spring breakdown

EQG sunset's backstage pass

EQGbetter together (season 2)

my little pony shorts

my little pony: rainbow road trip

season 9 (end of FiM)

MLP Hello, Pinkie Pie! Series

EQG choose your own ending season 2

equestria girls holidays unwrapped

Friendship is Forever

Pony Life eps and Stop Motion Shorts

My Little Pony: Pony Life

[Pony Life is a side-series, it doesn't follow the FiM timeline]

Gen 5:

MLP: A New Generation movie

MLP: Make Your Mark series

MLP: Tell Your Tale series