MadHatter42

I'm curious to see what various theories and ideas people have about the world of Equestria, facts not given by the creators but imagined to fit in the minds of the viewers based of information gathered from the show. For example, I believe that, due to magical health care, ponies can live for hundreds of years. Why? Because in Winter Wrap Up, Twilight claims that "For hundreds of years, [Ponyville's] never used magic to clean up winter", but in Family Appreciation Day, we learn that Granny Smith was among the founders of Ponyville. Ergo, Granny Smith must be hundreds of years old, and we can assume it was thanks to magic being able to cure most ailments and injuries. I'm also fond of the idea that the Flim Flam brothers are actually Changlings who go from town to town, trying to settle a new colony for the Hive. First off, their magic is green, like changeling magic. Second, their cutie marks are apples, but I'd say their special talents are more suited to swindling others, or even engineering (they built a car!), and they merely adopted the apple marks to convince the townsfolk of their "skill" in cider-making. Third, if they succeeded in kicking the Apple Family out and established themselves as Ponyville's chief apple-sellers, they'd begin to win the love and affection of the town, which would make it easier for the other changelings to come in and take the rest of it by force. Those are my two pet theories, but I'd love to hear what others think, so feel free to include your own ideas on Equestria's inner workings, or criticize mine. They more ideas we have, the more detailed our map becomes!

I'd say Pinkie. Think about it. She knew how to stop the Parasprite infestation, she understood before anyone else that Luna wasn't dangerous on Nightmare Night, she breaks the fourth wall all the time. I believe Pinkie Pie has a secret source of ancient and powerful knowledge of the world, and only uses it when she has to. That's why she's never really scared, even in terrifying situations like when facing down a manticore or dragon, because she understands that such matters are, in a cosmic sense, trivial.

Bring in the background six! Dr. Whooves, Derpy Hooves, Lyra, Bon Bon, Vinyl Scratch, and Octavia will save the day with the Elements of Counter-Harmony: Stability, Spontaneity, Passion, Control, Innovation, and Tradition, respectively.

Oh yes, the songs are fantastic! And I like that they have their own qualities that can allow them to stand as music on their own. In a lot of kids show, like you said, the music is predictable, and is just kind of a cheap way to further the message or exposition without really adding anything too unique. The music in this show IS, again as you said, like a musical, because while it does effectively move the plot or convey the message like it should, the songs are catchy, fun, and well-done enough to be listenable to on their own. In addition to enriching the episode, they're just as fun to listen to on your MP3 by themselves. It adds a whole new layer to the show and further goes to show how much real effort and passion they put into it.

Feels like I'm...on top of the universe! On a shooting star! Life is so wonderful, and everything, is by far... So Spectacular!

I'm not opposed to seeing Trixie again, but I agree with most others here that it sounds a lot like Magic Duel mixed with Equestria Girls. I'd like to see an episode that takes place in the future, kind of a classic "Where will they be in such-and-such years" deal, and you see that Trixie and Iron Will have either become business partners or even married, and combine their showmanship talents to become one of Equestria's finest traveling attractions, while selling self-help on the side. It wouldn't be the focus of the episode, just a nice side note.