Welcome, one and all, to the season two wrap-up of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic!

 

 

This is it. The finale of season two. After facing disappointment with the previous episode, I'm beginning to doubt whether this finale is as good as I remember. Alas, let's delve into the completion of this season, "A Canterlot Wedding (Part 1)". Spoilers ahead!

 

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This episode opens up with a gorgeous picnic being patronized by the Mane 6 as Spike shows up with a letter. This letter invites all of the ponies to play key roles in "the upcoming wedding". Rarity is to design the dresses, Applejack is to preside over the catering, Fluttershy is to do something I've already forgotten but I would imagine has something to do with animals, Pinkie Pie is to plan the party part of the wedding (heh...party part), Rainbow Dash is to perform a sonic rainboom, and Twilight is there to make sure everything goes as planned. However, Spike gave Twilight the wrong letter first, as there was no explanation as to who was getting married. It is then that we find out that it is Princess Mi Amore Cadenza and......*le gasp*......HER BROTHER?!?!

Silly Twilight. Everyone has a brother that's written out of nowhere two seasons in! Well.....everyone that's a purple pony at least.

 

What's that? You were expecting me to complain about Twilight's brother never being mentioned before? Oh, okay. Well, we're two seasons in to the story, and where the fuck are you with discovering who Scootaloo's parents are or uncovering anyone in Rainbow Dash or Fluttershy's family? That's what I thought, bitch. After the title sequence invites me to a Canterlot wedding, a charming musical number ensues entitled "BBBFF", which is used to explain the story of how Twilight's brother, Shining Armor, was the only "friend" she had as an introverted filly (and later adult, in all honesty), and how they grew apart once Shining Armor went into the Royal Guard. That's another thing about this finale, the music is on point. Not everything is as complex and intricate as "Stop the Bats", but at the very least it's tolerable, even sometimes fun. The key being that all of them progress parts of the story, which is always a bonus.

 

i cri evrtim

 

So now it's on the train to Canterlot, which DOESN'T TAKE A FUCKING DAY TO TRAVEL TO......piece of shit..........until we're interrupted by the fact that there's a giant pink bubble 'round the city. Canterlot is on code red: high alert after receiving a threat. Just in time for the wedding? I smell a climax device. Twilight is rather pissed that her brother didn't tell her he was getting married personally, and trots off to give him a piece of her vagina mind. Twilight seems a bit possessive of her brother. I smell another climax device. Don't worry, it's not my Hell Transporter. That's another kind of a climax device. However, when Twilight faces him, Shining Armor explains that the threat protection has been his top priority. After some touching dialogue, Shining Armor asks Twilight to be his best mare, and explains that this skeptical Princess Mi Amore Cadenza is Cadence, Twilight's old foalsitter. Ah, the big brothers always end up fucking the babysitters, don't they? What a classic tale this is. In a flashback, it's explained that the two were very close, and that Cadence was able to use her magic to help with love or something. Unfortunately, when Twilight reunites with her and tries to do their old handshake, "sunshine, sunshine, ladybugs awake, clap your hooves and do a little shit shake", Cadence is not amused.

 

"Bitch?! What the HAAAIILL is this shit?! The HAAILL you think this is 'stablishment is? I's abou ta smackaya umpsidejahedd, nammmsayin?"

 

Twilight realizes something is not quite left here, as she pouts throughout the day about Cadence marrying Shining Armor. This is fueled by Cadence's attitude towards the other five, smiling in their faces while giving them shit behind their backs, all of course caught by Twilight. Naturally, this leads to Twilight being the only one to notice Cadence's bullshit, and making her look even more possessive in the process. Later, Twilight goes to visit her brother and discuss things with him, but Cadence interrupts them asking to speak to Shining Armor in private. This is where our trusty purple pony witnesses Cadence seemingly "brainwashing" Shining Armor. Twilight runs off to tell the others, until she realizes that they've all been upgrades to bridesmaid status, kicking out the old ones. It's at this point that Twilight realizes that she's all on her own. The next day, at the rehearsal, Twilight crashes the party in hopes to expose Cadence and convince her brother not to marry her. When she starts shouting and sends Cadence off crying, her levels of apparent possessiveness go SO FAR off the charts that even Princess Celestia is like "bitch, don't be such a fucktard." Everyone has dismissed her by this point.

 

Holy shit, that face. i irc summrtim

 

This point gets a lot of shit from some fans, and I think it's completely unwarranted. The general consensus regarding this is that everyone else are being assholes to Twilight in this scene, which makes them out of character for plot convenience. In which, my reply is, WHAT?! Have you been watching Twilight's behavior all episode long? She's been bitching non-stop about this wedding! To everyone else, she seems like a total cluster cunt-fuck with a giant stick up her ass about her brother getting married, from complaining why she wasn't told to accusing the bride of being not good enough for her brother. It's sure as hell the tip of the fucking iceberg when she crashes rehearsal and makes the bride-to-be run away in tears, and completely neglects her brother's input as if she owns him. That's why everyone goes off at her, and it's completely realistic and believable. I swear, between this and Mare Do-Well, it's like some of the over-analytics in the fanbase don't go outside. Alas, we know Twilight's being sincere, as displayed later when Cadence's evil nature is completely revealed to us as she traps Twilight in an underground cave.

 

#rekt #360noscope

 

With this, the episode ends on a cliffhanger. So concludes "A Canterlot Wedding (Part 1)"

 

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Considering I've already covered all the "problems" some other people have pointed out in the above paragraphs, all I have left to say is that Part 1 kicks seven kinds of ass. The emotions on this one are fully immersive as we follow Twilight's many conflictions and obstacles in her quest to do what she believes is right. Perhaps in this finale, unlike some others, did I truly feel every tug and pull our main character went through. On top of that, the event circumstances are very intriguing in that they're not completely contrived and convenient. It seems like both the threat and the wedding are having to balance each other out in Canterlot's current state of chaos, which is very unique for this show to tackle. Ultimately, Part 1 is just building up to Part 2, but it surprisingly does very well on its own unlike most first parts. Given how immersive Twilight's character is on top of all the shit that's about to go down, I think "A Canterlot Wedding (Part 1)" is completely deserving of it's 10/10 rating. Hopefully Part 2 holds up in comparison.

 

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Well, that was actually as good, if not better, then I remember. Let's see if the wonder continues next week (yes, you have to wait until the next week for second parts now. #rekt) when we continue...

 

My Little Pony....

 

Friendship....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

is.....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a clusterfuck of holy shitballs right now.....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

but also....

 

a mistake.

 

Kind of like my conception.