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Swarm of the Century (December 17th 2010, 22 minutes)

Summary: Tribbles... no sorry, Parasprites attack!

Again, why is Twilight doing all this? The local government should be all over a royal visit.

Pinkie knows exactly these parasprites are, but nobody else does. Why?

I know Rainbow Dash's dress looks silly, but it's mainly the hat. The style of the dress is typical over-the-top Louis XIV. The tight 'arms' indicates late in the 17th century. Although the pattern on the hat is atypical, the style is correct being an insanely tall construction of fabric on a brass wire framework. This started in 1680 when the Duchesse de Frontange had her hat blown off. She quickly tied up her hair with her garter in a vain attempt to keep her curly hairdo in some kind of order. King Louis XIV thought it was charming, so started the race to have the most amount of lace, ribbons, and whatnot tied on top of a women's head. Of course, completely loosing the point that it was the hair that Louis was commenting on, not the lace garter. Some of these hats reached two to three feet in height.

Ever notice how Twilight never actually helps when Spike is trying to do something? She just complains how he's not doing it right.

She didn't know what they were in the first place, how would Fluttershy know now?

Okay, four-horse carriage. Rear wheels larger than the front, with a shell-like rear. A dashboard, but no dickey box (where the driver would normally sit), and no footboard or rumble (someplace for the footman to sit or stand in the rear). The big shell is a probably a fold-back top. Which makes this a much like a basket Phaeton carriage from the 1870's with a unique folding roof system.

Rainbow Dash can actually create a tornado condensation tunnel by her herself.

Sweet Apple Acres barn destroyed count: 1

Ah, Zecora. Balancing on a stick? That's an interesting behavior, and reinforces the idea that she's the pony equivalent of Haitian or Trinidadian rather than African, as it feels suspiciously like some of the balance gymnastics I've seen practitioners of the martial art known as Calinda/Kalenda do when I visited the Caribbean last year. It's sorta like Capoeira, in that normally it's constant motion with dance-like movements, but Calinda has a lot more staff work involved.

She also knows of parasprites, but Pinkie seems to have more details.

One pony band. That's just fun.

I love Celestia's reaction to Pinkie. However, I'm surprised she doesn't make the connection between the parasprites and the crisis in Fillydelphia.