S9E16 A Trivial Pursuit - brief commentary

Entry posted by Dowlphin August 23, 2019

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At the beginning of the episode I thought, oh no, this is gonna be a nerdisode. Not what I'm in the mood for right now.
Then Fluttershy and then Pinkie Pie entered the building and things began to look a bit brighter. :squee: :pinkie:

Dual-hyper attack with movie-style grimacefest aside, this saved it, and the fateful contrast of Twilight and Pinkie is always appreciated. And I didn't expect another kinda-Pinkie episode could follow so quickly, although I did hope for it.

With all those Ps involved, Twilight should have predicted Pinkie Pie to be a potential participant. :ooh:

Pinklight Twinkie TwiPie FTP!

I hope that plate was edible. ... I mean meant to be eaten. :blink:

It was hard for Twilight to not focus on external disturbances/distractions when the whole trivia game is about external validation.

During the cupcakes question, it was really a conflict. Right-away you would say this is totally Pinkie's moment, but you also have to consider that the question involved Princess Celestia, so of course Twilight knows every detail about that. :adorkable:

DING! - You gotta admit, that was a very pinkish move from Twi there. :twi:

Lesson of the episode: If you got a PERSONAL record to uphold, then don't join a TEAM. There shouldn't even be personal correct answers counts in a team game, since TECHNICALLY :-P the TEAM gives the answer, since the TEAM gets a point for a correct one.