Reasonable Authority Figure: Soarin could have easily kicked Rainbow Dash out of the Wonderbolts, especially with the others so sure of her guilt. Spike: Any more bright ideas, Einstein? Pimped-Out Dress: - Apple Jewel's dress befits her name and also its place in Rarity's closet. But then again, horses are not supposed to have chocolate either. My little pony character rarity. It's got funny moments, dramatic moments, strong characters, a wonderful villain, and to date, it is the only episode worthy of challenging Twilight's Kingdom as my favorite episode in all of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. Rewatch Bonus: Everything learned about Wind Rider takes on a whole new meaning since the audience knows how the fake letter came to be from the start. Spike: Oh god, look what she did to Derpy!
Yes, she didn't do much in the plot, but given the events of To Where and Back Again, I figure she probably went along with Starlight to the hive to see Thorax since she missed out on the events of Triple Threat. Rainbow Dash takes it as a challenge. Although that might be because he was eating a pie in the previous shot. Rarity my little pony image. Now everyone in Ponyville is dead. I figure it's also worth mentioning as to how much the judges' reactions seemed shockingly akin to how Thomas fans react to opinions that don't line up with theirs. Canned laughter, honk. Played straight with Trenderhoof, however, near the end when he nearly decides to leave his job and city life to be a "country bumpkin" (even dressing in overalls) just out of his crush for AJ, though she manages to talk him out of it.
Spike: How about you resurrect my penis? Plus, the themes presented in each of them are great. Frame-Up: A note is sent to Spitfire saying that her mother is sick and she needs to go take care of her, with Rainbow Dash set up as the culprit. I Would Say If I Could Say: Cinnamon Chai can't identify the customer who bought a particular cake... because the customer was almost completely covered in clothes. Tomboy and Girly Girl: Rainbow Dash and Rarity take this dynamic up to eleven, most notably in the Good Cop/Bad Cop scene where the former is aggressive and hostile while the latter flirts and charms. Later they can be seen chasing Moriarty (during Rarity's flashback explanation on Wind Rider picking up the cake). My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic S5 E16 "Rarity Investigates!" / Recap. Fair-Play Whodunnit: Every single clue Rarity follows is visible to the audience, even when there aren't any lines calling attention to them. Skewed Priorities: Rarity is more interested in impressing her crush than getting ready for the Ponyville events. Crush... - Spike: Smooth moves, smart guy. Because of her resemblance with toothpaste her mane and tail is often depicted as toothpaste. Spike: Twilight said we have to find something called the... Helements of Armory. Spike: [muttering] Sonofa bitch. Innocently Insensitive: - Trenderhoof when he's talking with Applejack.
Pinkie Pie: [gulping, puking]. This came from a season where the writing was expected to be an improvement, and the fact that it was two episodes shy of the finale made it all the more frustrating. The usage is therefore similar to how the phrase a wizard did it is used in other fandoms. Canned laugh track]. Rarity my little pony movie. You have a big horse face! She confesses that she was so caught up in trying to impress Trenderhoof that she was denying who she really was. At least she admits that she isn't helping her case. Jaywalking Will Ruin Your Life: For the relatively minor offense of sending Spitfire off so she'd miss the show, Rainbow Dash would have been banned from the Wonderbolts forever, crushing her lifelong dream. Na, na, na, gonna eat your brains.
Stock Scream: A faint Wilhelm Scream can be heard during the Wonderbolt's reaction to the chocolate stain on Wind Rider's scarf. Paco: Oh no, looks like hard times ahead for Paco. Rainbow Dash: Yeah, why don't you suck my tit, you dumb bitch. The former is an insensitive jerk, and the latter is a creepy stalker; neither are sympathetic in the slightest! Yo, I'm back, are ya happy to see me? Colgate's Hair is Toothpaste. But for now, it's high time I gave it one final look over, and answer this question; will it be better than season six? Hanging up sound effect, dial tone]. AJ decides to fight fire with fire by overplaying Rarity's usual quirks into a snobby fob. Nobody was paying any attention to me. Product-Promotion Parade: In-universe, Rarity takes the investigation opportunity to not only save Dash's reputation, but her frequent costume changes allows her to show off her new line inspired by Shadow Spade. Spike: Didn't get me a birthday present last year.
The episode "Nightmare Night", released on October 22, 2011, may have been the first instance of Hasbro recognizing Colgate's character. It's practically a filler episode and... well... Ambidextrous Sprite: The turquoise and pink gems in the hair accessory in Apple Jewel's mane switch places several times as she turns her head. Each of these moments is accompanied by a shift from black-and-white to full color. Jerkass Realization: Rainbow Dash gives Rarity a hard time for seemingly acting out a romanticized Film Noir instead of seriously trying to help her. However... the positives do outweigh the negatives by a lot.
And yeah, Rumble's behavior in this episode isn't going to be to everyone's tastes and that's fair enough, but at least he's got more charisma than other characters I could mention... (I'm looking at you, Sunburst! Everyone Can See It: All of Rarity's friends see clear as day that she is utterly obsessed with Trenderhoof (as if her Stalker Shrine didn't give it away). He does try to get Applejack to tell him about herself but she just wants him to leave her alone. When Rarity shows up at Sweet Apple Acres in her first attempt at dressing up to buck and haul apples, implying her outfit looks ridiculous (not to mention utterly impractical as work duds). Spike: Are we gonna rape it? Oh, and by being a season five leftover, it uses "jokes" which have long since lost their significance. Let's just zap this bitch already, okay? You can't eat all those fucking apples. Fluttershy: Um, this isn't what it looks like? Is it our sadistic lust for watching these giants fall and crumble, that pressures them into their ultimate downfall?
We've got to get back to the lab before anypony sees us. Spike: Yo Rainbow Dash... y'allright? Droop] Who am I Twilight? Applejack's eatin' a shit-loada apples! Don't write the story's characters solely to teach the moral. Laughter] [camera shutter]. Rarity attempts to achieve this look with her farm-filly getup.
Dramatic Irony: Rarity tells Spike he can't possibly know what it's like to be infatuated with someone who doesn't notice you. Rainbow Dash: Aw, geeze, my wings ah gone. Rarity: Oh, I simply can't darling. Thanks for buryin' me alive, by the way. Spike: Oh my god, Applejack, you're crazy, dude. Unfortunately for the real villain, the amount of hair needed to show all the rainbow colors is also enough to reveal that one end was cut off cleanly. Stretching, Rainbow Dash screaming out]. Celestia attacks Discord; Discord bites off her head]. Pinkie Pie: Come on Spikey, I thought we was friends.