S05:E05 - Tanks for the Memories

[Time Shield 402]

Somewhere a Herpetologist is crying. I looked it up, tortoises don't hibernate, they bruminate. Get your terminology right, Hasbro.

 

And half the things people call "nuts" are not true nuts.  The point is, in common usage, people's definition of "hibernate" is "sleeps during the winter".

[Singe 2,111]

RD: Without Tank, I'll be alone.

R: You've got us dear.

RD: That doesn't count, I just tolerate your presences because of the Elements of Harmony.

TS: What?! Don't tell me you all feel the same way?

AJ, R, PP, FS: *Look off to the side.*

TS: Oh, for the love of Celestia. Rainbow Dash you will never be alone.

RD: You're right. I could always cross over to that other dimension and find myself the first love struck boyfriend I come across.

TS: Alright. Alright. What do you want?

RD: Change Tank into something that doesn't need to hibernate, like a Dragon.

TS: Fine...

FS: I object.

TS: Right. Right. Turn it into a dragon and you'll wake up the next morning with out your horn. I'll just turn Tank into a Pegasus.

PP: You can't do that! Then they'll never be able to sleep.

RD: She's got that right.

Edited May 2, 2015 by Singe

[LongGoneGr 1,305]

Discovery Family is advertising the new MLP....

 

....while showing only parts of the Cutie Map....

 

 

...why?

[Canary Yellow 85]

I legitimately sobbed for ten minutes when I saw the scene of Dash crying. I CRI EVERYTIEM

[Alia 158]

It has nice reference to the Game of Thrones:

 

[applelove 64]

You guys are funny! Keep up the humorous pony stuff!

[BlackWater627 700]

And half the things people call "nuts" are not true nuts.  The point is, in common usage, people's definition of "hibernate" is "sleeps during the winter".

 

Excellent point. I'm a fan of modern language interpretation, which means hearing what's meant rather than what's said. There's been plenty of rock slides the ponies will call avalanches. The important thing is what is understood - not what's in the dictionary.

 

Somewhat unrelated but did Tank just dig in next to some random tree? Why doesn't he have a designated Tank Tree? 

[Phoenix Flair 332]

Just watched this episode.  I'm a little behind in the season, I know.    I thought the humor in this episode was pretty funny.  I literally lol-ed, which is EXTREMELY rare, but good God, that song was awful.

 

Oh, and that bit in the end where everyone was crying except for magically superior Twilicorn?  Not a fan.

 

Although that bit about "Apple jack cries on the inside!"  "It's true."  Friggin' hilarious.

[LittleMac 3,085]

I loved the episode

That part when all the ponies were crying...;_;

[Chaton 3,765]

I loved the episode

That part when all the ponies were crying...;_;

 

"She cries on the inside"

"It's True"

 

And that song though! The vocals were to die for!

[Luffyiscool 397]

but good God, that song was awful.

 

*Goes and listens to it several more times*

[Celli 4,338]

I have a theory about when Rainbow said

"Our first winter together!" and the fact that people cited Hearth's warming eve as making that statement a continuity error. I'm willing to argue that by stating that it is their first winter together. Cloudsdale moves, right? Well, Rainbow said, "Ponyville is next up for winter!" Hearth's Warming Eve only took place in Canterlot. I think every city gets winter separately, so the statement that it's not RD's and Tank's first winter together is false. Now, I'm not saying that justifies her actions in the weather factory, but still.

Edited May 5, 2015 by Celli

[Sh Pie 65]

This is my least favorite episode of Season 5. It's not that I didn't like it, I just liked the others better. I actually enjoyed it a lot for the humor of Spike's overestimated reptile knowledge and Rainbow Dash's character development.

[Chaton 3,765]

This is my least favorite episode of Season 5. It's not that I didn't like it, I just liked the others better. I actually enjoyed it a lot for the humor of Spike's overestimated reptile knowledge and Rainbow Dash's character development.

It was one of Hasbro's finest moments...

Edited May 7, 2015 by Vinyl Scratchy DJ

[Anisanne 22]

hey dash, thanx for destroying everything of the weather where we pegasi worked so hard on!

[Celli 4,338]

I have a theory about when Rainbow said

"Our first winter together!" and the fact that people cited Hearth's warming eve as making that statement a continuity error. I'm willing to argue that by stating that it is their first winter together. Cloudsdale moves, right? Well, Rainbow said, "Ponyville is next up for winter!" Hearth's Warming Eve only took place in Canterlot. I think every city gets winter separately, so the statement that it's not RD's and Tank's first winter together is false. Now, I'm not saying that justifies her actions in the weather factory, but still.

Damn, I was wrong about Hearth's Warming Eve, it's been so long since I watched it. Turns out winter did occur in Ponyville in that episode, because it started out in Ponyville. So yeah, it is most definitely a continuity error, when Rainbow said that. 

I still don't see it as that big of an episode ruiner.

[ggg-2 3,552]

Okay.....Tank, a tortoise, a COLD-BLOODED animal, just buried himself in SNOW. ....Well, it was nice knowing him.

[#1FluttershyFan 206]

This was a really sweet episode but I found it hard to take seriously. I know that Rainbow was thinking under pressure but stoping winter from coming isn't the answer. Tank will still want to sleep. Other than that, I really did enjoy this episode. Wen I think of if I had to leave my dog for 25% of the year, I would burst into tears, too. The episode made me cry. Therefore, Good Episode.

[Kyralina 97]

That is almost what makes the show seem realistic.  Not everything is sunshine and rainbows.  In a really kiddy cartoon Rainbow Dash would of continued to be with his pet turtle through winter, but this didn't happen.  Because in life sad things happen, and we have to deal with them. But it's a good thing she had her friends to count on.  Since this is a kids show it might be the closest this shows goes into dealing with death.

[Allen 1,387]

I see the hilarious part: the winter lab in Cloudsdale has messed up by Rainbow Dash along with Tank with the shattered lightning jar triggering the winter machine, refusing to stop winter. Air overpressure resulted in blizzard spread. 

 

Tank ready to hibernate during winter is a good idea at the end of the episode story, and Rainbow enjoying winter fun. A part of the episode was in the middle of winter in Ponyville only at December, January, and February. 

[cider float 2,537]

I wish the writers remembered Dash's roots. Dash is a tsundere as in she doesn't show her emotions so easily and does it when nobody is looking. But it was fun to see Dash cause mayhem.

[Will Guide 21,360]

As for Rainbow's "lack of punishment" for sabotaging the weather factory, I believe her punishment was getting sucked into the machine, packed into a giant snowball, and having to finally accept that her winter was going to be petless. I say that's fair since they got everything cleaned up; no permanent damage.

[JonasDarkmane 19,785]

I loved the references and all that jazz, but I did not like how Rainbow was depicted, I don't like her anymore. I find it to be unbelievable that she gets away with everything and makes Twilight being scolded (or being angry at) in "Lesson Zero", seem unfair. 

[CodyAlexThomas 3]

I honestly bawled so much to this episode.. It was so sad!!  Poor Rainbow Dash.. There was major character development in bother Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash! I am so surprised that Fluttershy made Rainbow cry! I was a little upset about at her for that, she made Rainbow cry her eyes out.   Our little shy pony is growing up into a more assertive mare.  I do not blame Rainbow for crying, she had all these plans for winter with Tank, but now she can't do any of them and she has to wait a few months to see her friend again!  That's sad. And I seriously have fallen in love with the song "I'll Fly" it's so beautiful.    Overall, this episode was so sad and amazing. I loved it so much. 

[Time Shield 402]

By the way, did anyone else notice how adorable Fluttershy looks in her winter outfit?