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I just happened to stumble across this episode recently; I hadn't really heard about it before then. I think others here have said enough about its pros and cons in general. For me, the episode had a somewhat interesting premise at first, but dragged in several places and caused me to lose interest, particularly when it tried a bit too hard to give screen time to so many characters, references and memes. While some of those may have been enjoyable, they jerked me out of the world and reminded me that I was watching a fan-made cartoon several times throughout the episode. Now, just as I do with regular episodes, I spotted many logical/physical inaccuracies throughout the episode. I'll discuss the bigger ones I encountered below. Judging from the first scene, it's obvious that Twilight is a librarian and NOT a chemist. She apparently leaves open beakers and flasks out on the table (or among the books on her bookshelf) where the contents might become contaminated or evaporate. I don't see a fume hood, so I guess she doesn't mind inhaling chemical vapors either. Also, despite this being a project she's worked on for several years, she apparently never bothered to label any of her beakers or flasks. She holds her flasks/beakers several inches above the flask she's pouring them into and doesn't use a funnel, running the risk of the chemicals spilling or splashing out. Furthermore, I guess Twilight doesn't need to measure the amounts of any of these chemicals she's working with. Finally, why is she trying to pour one drop out of a big round-bottom flask? Hasn't she ever heard of a pipette or a syringe or even a dropper? It was indeed quite stupid for Rainbow Dash to just drink the entire test tube of "talent enhancer." It's generally a good idea not to just drink a chemical concoction made in a home laboratory without even knowing what it consists of. Twilight could have messed up the recipe or contaminated her concoction, especially given her poor lab technique. Twilight also never said how much of it was needed to produce the enhancement - it could have been fatal or at least injurious to drink that much at once. There's also a lot of dubious science (especially physics) at work during Rainbow Dash's "enhanced" flying. Scootaloo would probably not be unscathed after slamming into a billboard at high speed. As Rainbow Dash flies up through the atmosphere, there should be a significant part of the atmosphere that does not have clouds; as it is depicted from Rainbow Dash's point of view, she sees clouds in her path all the way out to space. There is also no sound in space, since there is no medium through which the sound can travel, so there should be no low background noise while out in space, and obviously Rainbow Dash shouldn't be able to talk either. Not being able to talk might be the least of Rainbow Dash's worries while out in space, though. Being exposed to the vacuum of space produces several problems for animals like Rainbow Dash, and she really should be dead several times over before she even goes through the portal. The most obvious problem is lack of oxygen, but other problems include rupture of lungs, eardrums, or sinuses, swelling of the body due to lack of environmental pressure, and direct exposure to very harmful solar radiation. The g's exerted on her as she flies however fast she goes to make the double rainboom would probably also kill her, as would the aerodynamic heat from re-entry into the atmosphere at such a high speed. Does Twilight really think that Rainbow Dash can hear her scolding as she's flying at thousands (even millions) of miles per hour? The sound of the air rushing by her ears would be so loud that there's basically no way that Rainbow Dash could hear anything else (that is, if her eardrums aren't already ruptured). Also, what exactly did Rainbow Dash do to create a double rainboom and create the portal through which she traveled? Did she supposedly break both the sound barrier and the "light barrier," and tear the fabric of spacetime in the process? It would take an infinite amount of energy for a body like Rainbow Dash to even approach the speed of light, let alone exceed it. That's not even mentioning all the problems her body would have trying to handle traveling at light speed. Rainbow Dash may have drunk a "talent enhancer" that increases her "natural abilities," but I don't see how that can enhance Rainbow Dash's non-existent "natural abilities" to shatter the laws of physics or totally disregard the limits of her pegasus body. Pinkie explains near the end that Twilight made another "talent enhancer" which Pinkie drank to go through another portal and grab Rainbow Dash, yet Twilight supposedly spent years concocting the first one, and she was moaning earlier about "making it all over again." Just how long did Twilight take to make the second "talent enhancer," and just how long was Rainbow Dash in the alternate universe anyway? Finally, I have to wonder, is Rainbow Dash receiving ANY punishment for her stunt or making ANY restitution to everyone whose property was destroyed? Or is merely writing a one-paragraph letter to Celestia supposed to make up for all of the damage?

Trying to decide which episode is the best of the season is difficult for me, but for perhaps an unusual reason. As I consider the episodes, I can't help dwelling on the BAD parts - that is, the illogical, cringe-worthy, awkward, and/or unfunny parts - and how they detracted from enjoyment of the episodes. However, these bad parts are present in every episode to one extent or another, so I guess the "best" episode for me might be the episode that left a positive overall impression while not having TOO many of those bad moments. Using that method of judgment, the best episode to me seemed to be "Sleepless In Ponyville." This episode may not have had the fewest of these bad moments, but I daresay they might have detracted from the episode the least, and some of them were even kind of funny to poke fun at. The two big developments of the episode - Luna's dream-walking ability and the blossoming of Rainbow Dash's and Scootaloo's relationship - left some doubts and concerns in my mind, but they were interesting and (the latter in particular) emotionally engaging. Hopefully these two developments will be expanded and explained further next season.

Overall, I didn't get too good a feeling from watching this episode. It was rushed, confusing, and left a mountain of unanswered questions, while leaving a sad and foreboding feeling that the show will be forever changed, possibly for the worse, although I suppose we'll just have to wait and see. Part of my dislike for the episode was the overabundance of singing. I have never really been a fan of the songs in the show; while the actual music and the instrumentation/production can be good, the lyrics and subject matter are lame and a painful reminder that I'm watching a show for little kids, and there was just too much of it here for my tastes. In particular, it didn't seem like such a good idea to record the song that Twilight sings while sadly staring out her window in a modern pop style; it makes the show less timeless and will peg it to the current sound of pop music, which will probably lead to a dated feeling if the episode is watched years in the future. I'm confused as to what exactly was switched around by the spell from the book that Twilight cast. Obviously the cutie marks were switched, and the others somehow became convinced that their "destinies" were what their cutie marks said (despite not possessing natural talent for what their cutie marks show). It also appears their actual talents were retained. However, sometimes it appears that their personalities were switched (e.g. Rainbow Dash acting like Fluttershy when answering the door, Pinkie singing in a country accent) and sometimes it appears that their personalities were retained (e.g. Rarity asking if her cloud pattern was "too last season"). Have we seen any other spells in the show which are performed by saying them and not just thinking them? How did Twilight manage to perform a spell by just reading the words off a page if she didn't understand what the words meant? How is "performing a spell" differentiated from "reading words out loud"? I just don't understand how this form of spell is supposed to work, and why it did what it did, given what we've seen about ordinary spellcasting so far. It seems implausible that Ponyville, Sweet Apple Acres, the Carousel Boutique, and Fluttershy's cottage all go to hell within a day of the Mane Six not being their usual selves. Who knew that the Mane Six were SO important to the basic functioning of their respective places that just one day without them leads to chaos and destruction? Why does Pinkie ride on Applejack's back when they go into town? Isn't Pinkie capable of walking? After Twilight writes the counter-spell in the book, where does the quill go? It's levitated behind Twilight's back and just...disappears. I'm so confused by what happens after Twilight writes down the counter-spell in the book. I don't even know where to begin; it's all just thrown at us so quickly and with so little explanation. From where did the words for the counter-spell pop into Twilight's brain? How and why are the spell and counter-spell related to the Elements of Harmony? Where is Twilight transported to, and why is Celestia there? There are so many unanswered questions about these spells. And after all of that mysterious spell stuff, there's a whole other set of questions raised as Twilight becomes an alicorn princess. Why does Twilight become an alicorn princess, and why now? Is it because she just now technically fulfilled the requirements? What would those requirements be, anyway? What about the various indications that Twilight is NOT ready to be a princess? Why did the universe decide that three alicorn princesses wasn't enough, and we need a fourth one now? What will Princess Twilight's duties/responsibilities be? If she stays in Ponyville with her friends, then what royal duties can she fulfill at the same time? Once again, there are so many unanswered questions. Finally, it is shocking and disappointing that Twilight already knows how to fly, as shown just before the credits. If it's that easy, what's the point of pegasi going to flight school? And as mentioned by others, this puts a damper on (if not completely eliminating) a potentially great episode idea with Rainbow Dash teaching Twilight how to fly. Finally, I agree with others that said that this episode felt like a "last-episode-EVER" with the sudden alicorn princess development, montage of scenes from previous episodes, reminders of the main theme of the show, etc. Now we're just left speculating what the implications of Princess Twilight will be for the perhaps-not-originally-planned future episodes.

Overall I didn't particularly like this episode. The premise was unoriginal, but not just that, it was awkward, painful to watch, and unrealistic. There might have been good moments, but they were few and far between. I (and I'm sure many other people) saw the premise of the episode - picking up the wrong pony at the train station - almost immediately. I don't like this kind of premise for an episode, because, as usual, it leads to awkward and painful-to-watch situations and plausibility is stretched past the breaking point. First, who thought that a vague description of the games inspector's luggage was sufficient for identifying her at the train station? Why not any physical description of what she looked like? Why didn't they arrange to meet in a more specific place at the train station or elsewhere? Then, throughout the whole episode, neither the Mane Six nor the non-games inspector (I don't think we ever learn her name) say anything to each other that might indicate that they are not meant to be together. None of the Mane Six uses Miss Harshwhinny's name or makes any reference to the games or the games inspector in any way, particularly when they first meet at the train station, while the non-games inspector fails to mention her name or her real purpose for coming. Also, why weren't the Mane Six not a little puzzled by the non-games inspector's chicken cutie mark and unrefined language? The odds of this happening, and going on for as long as it did, seem vanishingly small. Furthermore, just what did the non-games inspector think was going on? Why didn't she ever ask (or even wonder out loud) why an ordinary pony on vacation would be getting a 5-member welcoming committee and a complimentary welcoming and tour of the castle courtesy of Princess Cadence? Did she have any reason to think that Princess Cadence would do this for her? If something like this happened to me, I would probably be asking "How much does this cost?" or "Do you do this for every vacationing visitor?" or SOMETHING to that effect. I couldn't stand watching the utter stupidity of Pinkie trying to entertain a GROWN ADULT by making faces and nonsense noises. How does Pinkie not realize that that kind of entertainment is reserved for babies? Heck, even Pumpkin and Pound Cake might not be entertained by that kind of behavior. This incident is yet another to add to the list of indicators this season that Pinkie has mental problems. The games inspector's decision to have the Crystal Empire host the games on the basis of an ordinary pony's evaluation of her welcome doesn't make much sense to me either. Just how impressive is it for the non-games inspector to say that her reception was the "warmest, funnest, most fabulous" one she ever had? As an ordinary pony receiving an extraordinary pony's welcome, wouldn't that be kind of expected? But more importantly, I would expect the job of the games inspector to consist of more than just evaluating her reception. Did the games inspector actually inspect the athletic facilities, the quality and number of accommodations for all the athletes and visiting ponies, the capacity of the traffic system, amenability to security, etc.? All we saw was the games inspector hauling her luggage down the street before seeing her at the spa later. Regardless of what the games inspector was doing off-screen, I wouldn't expect the games inspector to make a decision within mere hours of arrival. Finally, as a random note, maybe Rainbow Dash's enthusiasm for getting Cloudsdale and the Crystal Empire hosting duties for the games might be dampened a little if she saw what happens in cities that host the Olympics after those are over: http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2013/01/22/sports/22olympics_ss.html

First, we don't know if unicorn magic actually can create mass and/or energy out of nothing. But even if a unicorn could in fact materialize objects out of nothing, it would still presumably take time and effort to do so, both to learn the requisite magic and to actually materialize the objects. Any unicorn materializing objects might have higher preferences for that time and effort, so the materialized objects would still possess some (perhaps quite low) value. Being able to materialize objects could have the power to seriously distort the economy, but economics cannot be eliminated completely unless every person's every desire can be fulfilled effortlessly and instantaneously (i.e. without constraints of time, mass, energy, one's own body, etc.).

Overall this episode was decent. It had several good moments and was entertaining to watch. Spike's singular obsession with obtaining gems to make a cake seemed a little too intense, but it didn't detract from the episode too much. Learning more about the pets and their personalities was enjoyable, especially Owlowiscious, who is shown to be smart and responsible (for the most part). Here are some of my random questions/observations I had while watching the episode: Considering the work Spike had to go through to get six gems, where did Spike get his initial cupful of gems? Was that his savings? If so, how does Spike have the self-control to save so many gems yet NOT have the self-control not to eat them all while preparing the cake? Why does Spike STILL think that Owlowiscious is saying "Who?" rather than "Hoo"? Twilight has already told him that "Hoo" is all that owls say, and I would think that Spike would have learned that after living with Owlowiscious for so long. I think that it's probably just a cheap joke that has already been overused. I think one giveaway that Fluttershy is being deceptive to Spike is that he shows Spike the jewel, then asks if he'll do "it" and only tells him what "it" is after he says yes. The way that Fluttershy puts her hair over Spike as she rubs cheeks with him is rather cute, though. Considering how badly Tank flies, does Tank actually have any control over where he flies? If so, how? Does the propeller magically read his mind? Rarity keeps the Carousel Boutique at 81.4 degrees (assuming Fahrenheit)? First, Rarity must have some expensive thermostat, since I don't think a standard thermostat is that accurate. Second, I would hate to be paying Rarity's heating bills, especially in the middle of winter. Her A/C bills might even be higher since in order to maintain that accurate of a temperature, there is no possibility of, say, opening the windows. Why does Pinkie pretend to listen to Gummy and pretend to carry on a conversation with him when Gummy isn't moving his mouth or even looking in her direction? I guess it's just another indication that Pinkie has mental problems. Also, what point is there in flossing gums with no teeth? Wouldn't that hurt? Couple these with Pinkie yelling at Gummy for no good reason and there is a case to be made that Gummy might be being abused. While Rainbow Dash's little interactions with Tank are rather cute, I actually agree with Rainbow Dash's policy of keeping public display of affection to a minimum, although less because it's "uncool" and more out of respect for other people (myself included) that don't really want to see that kind of thing. Sweetie Belle's forced "cuteness" continues to get more annoying to me every time I see it. Spike would have less of a problem with his gems being used/taken if he weren't carrying them with him everywhere he goes. Maybe his dragon greed is making sure that he has them where he can keep an eye on them. I wouldn't think Granny Smith is the type of pony whose silence could be bought. I would think that she would be more honest like Applejack. I also thought that she would give him a scolding of some kind, but she didn't. I like how the second time Spike says "Angel." with the red background, the other five pets also put on an "angry" look along with Spike. As was pointed out in this thread already, it is rather silly that Spike's talking to the other animals isn't heard by the Mane Six, but the growling of his stomach is. I guess Angel was somehow able to exit the train, go on the roof of the train station to retrieve Spike's gem, and get back on the train within about 5 seconds. Quite impressive, but quite implausible, too. When the pets/CMCs are reunited with the Mane Six, we do see Scootaloo standing nearby Rainbow Dash and looking at her as though she were wishing Rainbow Dash would acknowledge her back, but alas, Rainbow Dash is content to stand still and look elsewhere.

Overall, this episode was rather "bleh" to me - not awful, but not entirely believable and a little hard to watch at times. I was never a fan of Discord, and I was surprised when first reading about the fandom to see that hardcore fans of Discord existed. I know basically nothing about Q (and very little about Star Trek in general) so any such references go right over my head. But also, I don't like watching characters flounder in drawn-out awkward situations or be repeatedly embarrassed for no good reason, which are things Discord does in this episode. I agree with everyone else that the episode seemed rushed. I think perhaps too much time was spent on set-up; Discord wasn't even released until about 5 minutes in. Also, the resolution (i.e. reforming Discord, which was not expected to be an easy task) all occurs in the last 1.5 minutes or so, without much of any foreshadowing or indication of the resolution beforehand. I again agree with many people that Discord's "reformation" wasn't very convincing. I think the problem with Discord agreeing to use his magic for good at risk of losing his only friend is that we get basically no indication that he wanted or needed a friend prior to that point. Sure, we have Discord's initial reaction to Fluttershy calling him her friend, but when I first saw that, I assumed that he was just being sarcastic and messing around, since that was all we had seen Discord doing the whole episode. We also did have other indications that Discord was just playing along to trick Fluttershy and the others into not constraining him. I guess I don't know WHY Discord would need a friend given his past behavior. Just how powerful was Fluttershy's friendship to Discord anyway? What had Fluttershy done for him as a friend up to that point? Tried to act nice, let him take advantage of and play some tricks on her and her friends, called him a friend a couple of times? How did Discord know that Fluttershy meant any of that as a genuine friend and wasn't just faking it as part of her duty to reform him? On a related note, how much progress did Fluttershy actually think she was making prior to Discord's realization at Sweet Apple Acres? She chides the rest of the Mane Six for thinking she's a silly, gullible fool, but she acts as though she's making progress when there seems to be no such indication that she actually is. For example, when Twilight comes over to Fluttershy's house when it's spinning in the air, she acts like she's making progress despite no real indication of having done so. Did she think that Discord was listening to her conversation? Was she trying to give Twilight (or herself) false hope? Or did she actually believe what she was saying? Finally, on a random note, what exactly did Twilight mean when she said to Fluttershy "If you need us, all you need to do is whisper 'Help' and we'll be back here with our elements"? If the rest of the Mane Six went their separate ways, how would they hear Fluttershy whispering "Help"? Or was that whispered word a trigger to some kind of spell that Twilight cast?

I wrote quite a bit in response to your questions, so please bear with me. I agree that it is cute and endearing, but from my perspective, Rainbow Dash and Scootaloo's relationship is very underdeveloped, and consequently, I can't help having some reservations about it. As a less hardcore brony, I pretty much watch the show, go on these forums, and read an occasional fanfic; I have never scoured the web or other brony sites for fan art, comics, music, etc. Consequently, I was totally unaware that "Scootalove" was even a thing until I read the comments for "Sleepless In Ponyville". I guess I was vaguely aware that Scootaloo thought Rainbow Dash was cool, but I never really gave Scootaloo or her relationship with Rainbow Dash a second thought. This was probably in part because Scootaloo was almost never seen outside of being a Cutie Mark Crusader, and so I didn't know much of anything about her. So at the beginning of "Sleepless In Ponyville" when Scootaloo said she wanted Rainbow Dash to become like her big sister, that seemed like a sudden development. After all, Scootaloo thinking Rainbow Dash is cool is one thing, but wanting her to teach Scootaloo everything she knows and be like Scootaloo's big sister is a much bigger thing. Rainbow Dash agreeing to take Scootaloo under her wing also seemed like a sudden development to me. I don't recall Rainbow Dash showing much particular interest in Scootaloo prior to that point. Sure, to my recollection Rainbow Dash talked to Scootaloo for a few seconds in a few episodes, but I don't recall it being much more than standard dialogue. Rainbow Dash called Scootaloo "pipsqueak" and "kid" a few times; I'm not sure whether that's a positive or a negative - they might be affectionate nicknames, or Rainbow Dash might have just never bothered to remember or call her by her actual name. Rainbow Dash also blew off Scootaloo's attempts to get her attention or prove Scootaloo's coolness several times throughout "Sleepless In Ponyville", which didn't lead me to think that Rainbow Dash would be willing to take such a big step in her relationship with Scootaloo. I still have some unanswered questions about the whole relationship between Rainbow Dash and Scootaloo. Just how much of a commitment was Rainbow Dash making in agreeing to be Scootaloo's mentor? What did Scootaloo mean when she said that she wanted Rainbow Dash to teach her everything she knows? If Rainbow Dash does do something like try to teach Scootaloo how to fly, will both of them be patient and capable enough to stick with it, or will they struggle with teaching/learning the concepts or get frustrated and quit too easily? Will Rainbow Dash let Scootaloo down by not being willing or able to hang out with her as often as she wants? Because of these unanswered questions and the seemingly sudden and large development in their relationship, I don't feel like I'm quite on board the Scootalove train as much as a lot of other people on the forums. Somewhat. Like I mentioned earlier, I don't feel like we've really seen Scootaloo as her own character separate from the Cutie Mark Crusaders very much, so I might not have seen enough about her to form much of an opinion. I might like her and her tomboyish-ness marginally better than the other Cutie Mark Crusaders, since I find Applebloom's country-ness and accent as well as Sweetie Belle's overt girly-ness and voice kind of off-putting. Watching Scootaloo's attempts to get Rainbow Dash's attention and act cool were a little painful to watch, but that is typical behavior for her age, so I can't really hold it against her. The big development in Scootaloo's character for me was obviously finding out that Scootaloo wants Rainbow Dash to be like her big sister. I think finding out that there is a legitimate desire to emulate a true mentor underneath Scootaloo's attempts to be cool did cause me to like her a little more. Again, somewhat. I thought some of the times Rainbow Dash blew off Scootaloo were pretty callous. For example, when they first arrive at the campsite and Scootaloo takes a tumble, Rainbow Dash doesn't ask if she's okay or even say anything to her. I feel like I would have acted differently in her situation. But again, you could argue that it's in Rainbow Dash's character to act that way, so it's somewhat forgivable. I liked seeing Rainbow Dash act more caring in contrast to her cockiness, and it obviously shows good character for Rainbow Dash to agree to be Scootaloo's mentor and make her happy, but it just felt a little sudden for Rainbow Dash to agree almost immediately after being asked. That might just be because I would be a lot more uncertain if I were in such a situation, though. I think the true test of Rainbow Dash's character and commitment will be in the future if Scootaloo wants to hang out with Rainbow Dash more than Rainbow Dash would like, or if Scootaloo doesn't make any progress in flying lessons. Well, I'm not a very creative person, so I don't have any specific ideas. It is a little hard for me to know what to want or expect considering that Rainbow Dash and Scootaloo's relationship is rather unspecified and underdeveloped, and considering that we still don't know that much about Scootaloo as a character. However, I wouldn't be surprised if their relationship is only cursorily shown in a couple of scenes, if at all. I guess it depends on how much the writers are willing to devote episode time to Scootaloo (and this relationship) outside of the Cutie Mark Crusaders. They haven't seemed too inclined to do so so far, other than the "Sleepless In Ponyville" episode.

Yeah, I think you shouldn't really be surprised or offended if other people don't understand your sexual preferences or personally find them unappealing or even claim that they are uncommon in the general population (although such a claim could be difficult to back up). It would be a problem if other people assert that your sexual preferences are morally wrong or baselessly imply that they are indicative of mental illness or social maladjustment. Unfortunately, when some people call your sexual preferences weird, unnatural, etc., it can be hard to tell whether they are inappropriately implying moral wrongness, mental illness, or social maladjustment.

Rainbow Dash, as well as most of the other characters on the show, are designed to be pleasing to watch; they're colorful, have big eyes, possess many anthropomorphic features, etc. Similarly, the characters' personalities are designed to be engaging, relatable, etc. Furthermore, since we've seen these characters in many episodes, we have gotten to know them fairly well. Therefore, it is perfectly understandable to find Rainbow Dash or other characters cute and entertaining to watch as well as have a certain investment in them. For me, the characters' being cute and entertaining doesn't cross the line into sexual attraction, but for others, it does. It can be interesting to ponder why people have such diverse sexual preferences (including for non-human cartoon characters). On the surface, many people's sexual preferences could be accused of being pointless, unnatural, etc. since after all, any such preferences should evolutionarily speaking lead to procreation and ensuring the survival of our genes, right? However, I don't know that we have a full understanding of sexual attraction (in all of its forms) and its causes. How much are one's sexual preferences influenced by genes, psychological disposition, prior life experiences, present circumstances, etc.? We may not necessarily have good evolutionary or other explanations for one's sexual preferences right now, but that doesn't mean that we won't find any in the future. In short, many people's specific sexual preferences could be said to be "weird" in the sense that they are infrequent in the general population or not well-understood right now, but that doesn't make them wrong.

I think the use of these terms is kind of stupid and annoying (whether in the show or especially NOT in the show), and consequently, I never use them in posting or talking about the show or any other time. First, the substitution of these terms for the equivalent terms ending in -body or -one is unnecessary, since the terms ending in -body or -one are NOT human-centric in any way. I can somewhat understand the replacement of human-centric terms with a pony equivalent in the show, like replacing "on the other hand" with "on the other hoof." Doing this does serve as a reminder that we are supposed to be watching a different world which (as far as we know) has no connection with our world, and that raises the question of why their language is otherwise identical to ours, including the use of idiosyncratic phrases that only English-speakers use. I wonder if it would be better for the show to just be consistent in the use of English as we know it while maybe giving some explanation such as having to translate pony-speak into English. Second, while I don't ordinarily care about political correctness, the usage of these unnecessarily pony-centric terms is, for lack of a better word, species-ist. These terms have been used in the show to refer to intelligent but non-pony characters, which doesn't make any sense to me when the terms ending in -body or -one are applicable to a much broader and more inclusive group which would include all of these non-pony characters. Finally, even if you accept that these terms are used in the show (while the rest of the language is the same familiar English), there is no reason to use these terms outside the show in referring to your fellow human beings when we already have perfectly acceptable long-standing words you can use.

I'm more inclined to think that "brony" should NOT be capitalized. It is a word derived from two common nouns ("bro" and "pony"), and it refers to a member of a general group - fans of My Little Pony. Just because it refers to a single person or it describes a member of a particular segment of the population does not necessarily make it a proper noun; mother, manager, and man refer to individuals of a specific part of the population, but they are not capitalized. I don't think the word "brony" is a title, either, because it does not usually precede, follow, or replace someone's name; we do not usually say "Brony Mike" and we refer to someone as being "a brony" rather than "Brony". Those two terms may not be quite comparable to "bronies" since they are derived from the titles of their shows, which are proper nouns. A more accurate comparison may be to "parrotheads" since that term refers of fans of Jimmy Buffett, yet is derived from common nouns ("parrot" and "head"). "King" is only a proper noun when used as a title; when it refers to a member of a general group, it is a common noun and not capitalized. The following sentence demonstrates the use of "king" as a proper and common noun. Many know King George III as the king who was in power during the American Revolutionary War.