S03:E06 - Sleepless in Ponyville

[roptiriolg 49]

Princess Luna! I watched the episode and it was a very nice episode. Overall it lacked much action or content but as fan of my #1 character - Luna <3, I loved the part with her. The episode presented her in a way that we haven't seen - well haven't seen what she's able to do ever. She has been having this supportive almost cameo appearance in most of the episodes after 'Luna Eclipsed' from season 2 of course.

 

To me Scootaloo is the cutest of the 3 CMCs, so I liked the episode overall.

[Ember Gleam 167]

Wow! That episode was AWESOME! I realy like Scootaloo and im so happy they finaly had an episode featuring her as main character. Keep em coming Hasbro, dont evar stop =)

[Tall_But_Short_37 233]

No matter what you guys say, no one (old or young) can be as swag as Granny Smith in the intro.

 

Anyone else wondering where/why Rainbow Dash got the money she's tossing in the air at the very start of the intro? That big ol smirk on her face makes it look like she just mugged a kid or something... 

[Tom 890]

Great episode, I'll admit I was surprised to see Luna make another appearance.

 

Also, did anyone else think of Story of the Blanks during Scootaloo's nightmares?

Edited December 9, 2012 by Tom

[mycarhasaMoustache 449]

I love the amount of fan art that kinda became cannon by accident Possibly my new Favorite episode if not definitely in the top 3

[Radiance64 7,051]

If Dash and Fluttershy do not count in 'everypony else'

 

Said it once I'll say it again. I don't care for the idea of Scoots having a BG with parents or anything. Having a character that the writers let stay in a 'presumed orphan' state is very interesting, and on top of that, giving her a surrogate sister from one of main cast is also a unique detail that you don't see much elsewhere in the show. Introducing parents, family, etc with Scoots would kill a lot of that feeling for me.

What I meant was we've seen where everyone lives but Scootaloo, I'd like to at least see that...

[Dark Qiviut 22,173]

This was an astounding episode. For Scootaloo's first episode as a central character, it really didn't disappoint. We saw a lot about her:

1. her desire to be Rainbow Dash's protégé

2. her huge fear that was built from those stories

3. her eventual development as a character

4. her athleticism

Of the three Cutie Mark Crusaders, she's the only character to not have that much development. Whenever she was there, she shared the rest of the CMC's role, sometimes not speaking most. With her finally getting an episode, finally she can garner a bit more attention to herself so we see really serious character development.

The few things that strike me.

1. Luna, obviously, and how she played a role in Scootaloo's dreams. There's a reason why she's the Princess of the Night: when ponies sleep, she keeps an eye on the peace and any possible trouble. Luna noticed Scootaloo having serious nightmares, and she told her to face them. Not only her nightmares, but also her pride. Scootaloo is a proud character who doesn't want to disappoint Rainbow Dash in any way.

2. Scootaloo's pride. She idolizes Rainbow Dash and wants to be her protégé. For her, if she breaks down that "proud" barrier, it equals weakness; Rainbow Dash herself is a very proud character, so RD's core personality rubs onto her. That's why she tried the best she could to hide her fright. Sometimes admitting your weakness is what also makes you even better, and we saw this here. She admitted to being terrified to the point of almost getting herself killed, and now she's a much stronger pegasus emotionally.

3. Scootaloo's scooter. This could hopefully be a major turning point in her character. Since the start of the series, she's always had that scooter to help maneuver. Now she no longer has it to get around. With her scooter gone, perhaps this can give her the ability to develop her ability to fly, swim, dive, glide, run fast, or whatever. Just because she has small wings doesn't mean they're useless.

4. Rainbow Dash herself. Of all the Mane Six/Mane Seven, Rainbow Dash is by far the most difficult character to write because she has so many facets that tie to Rainbow Dash being Rainbow Dash. But for the beginning of the season, her characterization was not well-written, particularly in The Mysterious Mare-Do-Well (as we know). Since then, she's been written in a much better light. Hurricane Fluttershy was, if you ask me, where she stole the show because it took all of her facets and blended them into one, especially her biggest quality: her loyalty to Fluttershy when she was down. In this episode, we saw several bits of her, particularly her playful side while she told those stories, her comforting and care for Scootaloo after she finally admitted to being scared, and helping Scootallo fly around Winsome Falls. But even when Rainbow Dash admitted to being scared of the stories when she was a filly, we still saw that nonchalant pride she expressed when she said she was going to deny "it" (being her initial fright of those stories, too). This episode and Hurricane Fluttershy are her best written episodes characterization-wise since TMMDW.

5. Sweetie Belle's singing. We've seen in this series that she can really sing very well. But to quote Bob Ross, "Talent is a pursued interest." She can sing well, but this song shows that she isn't fully committed into pursuing it and improving her skills. In future episodes, we can hopefully see this pattern of her pursuing her singing capabilities.

Sleepless in Ponyville doesn't eclipse Magic Duel, but this episode and Magic Duel are the best 1-2 episodes of the season so far. Season 3 has carried plenty of momentum, and besides Sombra's lack of fulfilling characterization in The Crystal Empire, it hasn't disappoint. Let's keep it going!

P.S.: And welcome to the team, Corey Powell! For your debut episode, you wrote one of the best episodes in the series.

Edited December 9, 2012 by Dark Qiviut

[Artling 54]

I thought this was a great episode. It's awesome to see Scootaloo develop more as a character. I thought the scene where ran Scootaloo scared to grab firewood was hilariously adorable. Also the fact that Luna can enter dreams was super clever. I know some people probably have theorized this before, but I typically watch episodes with a clear mindset and I was pleasantly surprised.

 

Only thing that made me roll my eyes a bit was the cheesy wink that Luna gave Scootaloo at the end. I mean I thought they couldn't have done a more cliched way to finish off the episode, but hey that's me.

 

It's definitely up there as one of my more favorite Season 3 episode as of right now.

[IloveFluttershy3234 4]

Such an amazing episode! The sisterhood between Rainbow Dash and Scootaloo at the end made me shed a tear or two.

I was so excited when I saw Princess Luna again!  

Sweetie Belle's song 99 Buckets of Oats on the Wall was awesome!

Edited December 12, 2012 by CL99x

[Arcanel 3,041]

I shoudl be analyzing this chapter...buuuuuuut, my cousin showed me a Jingle Bells parody of Sherlock, so I bring you my feelings resumed like this. XD

 

I'm waiting at my home,

and sat by my PC,

because I was very giddy,

at the whole new episode.

 

I was so excited,

and all I saw was red,

because my eyes were not okay,

and they stung like that hell.

 

OH!

 

Jingle Bells, oh my lord,

that was oh so cute!

it's a hugs and hugs galore

with Rainbow Dash and Scootaloo!

 

HEY!

 

Jingle Bells, Rarity,

and young Sweetie Belle!

I never thought I'd see the day of

a literal push-and-pull!

 

And then Princess Luna,

who showed she's not so mean,

because she helped a filly

from the nightmares in her dreams.

 

And then there was AJ,

with sister young AB,

and they are the best sisters one,

could ever hope they'd be.

 

OH!

 

Jingle Bells, Miss Powell,

you did a wondrous job!

Cause you smacked some silly fillies,

and showed them that bad you're not!.

 

HEY!

 

Jingle Bells, DHX,

and good old Hasbro!

You're doing such a good job,

that I just can't wait for more!

 

HEY!

 

 

 

 

I was inspired today XD.

Edited December 10, 2012 by Arcanel

[Akemi Homura 7,680]

 

3. Scootaloo's scooter. This could hopefully be a major turning point in her character. Since the start of the series, she's always had that scooter to help maneuver. Now she no longer has it to get around. With her scooter gone, perhaps this can give her the ability to develop her ability to fly, swim, dive, glide, run fast, or whatever. Just because she has small wings doesn't mean they're useless.

 

It's pretty intelligent of Scootaloo to use her wings to operate her scooter in contrast to using her hooves to do it. I can't say I don't find it clever, because if the rumours of her being crippled is true (essentially, she's flightless), then it's a classic case of her making the best use of her wings nonetheless. Actually, her biggest disability can end up being her greatest asset later on in life, should she end up receiving a cutie mark in riding scooters.

[kirbyboi 587]

Aaaww...this episode was really sweet! Also, still no letter to Celestia. I don't think their doing any letters this season. But still, this was  a great episode! I was surprised to see Luna appear in this one. Made the episode more interesting!

 

Also, I'm sure Scootaloo fans were very happy with this one. We saw a lot of RD/Scoot bonding! I hope we can see Scootaloo fly soon. bt I was confused at Sweetie Belle's singing: I thought she sung good! D: Perhaps only for this episode. But overall, his was an awesome episode, and season 3 is turning out very good! I kinda want some mane six episodes, though. But we'll see that next saturday! 

[Wingnut 6,733]

 

Poor Scootaloo.  Maybe it's a good thing she can't break the 4th wall and see all the fun we're having at her expense.  Including the gobbling noises when she crashes, Scoots has now been compared to a chicken, a dodo, and a turkey.  I wonder how much longer they'll keep this running gag going. 

[WingMcCallister 367]

This was a ballsy episode -- yeah, I'm going with ballsy -- for so many reasons. First off, who hasn't wanted to see this happen since the prospect was seeded into our minds? How many fanfics have graced the web? This leads me to one of two conclusions. Either the MLP staff is great at taking as down the path they planted, or they (once again) listened to the community in the making of this episode. Perhaps they pulled a little bit of both. Regardless, props to them. Secondly, we get another example of Dash's 'other side'. She put her ego aside with reading, learned some acceptance with Tank, and now flat out brought the feels with Scoot. I guess my only complaint with this is that it seems really OOC for Dash to just open up on the spot about fears and pull the sisterly -- and literal -- under the wing maneuver. I could have seen that act fit more so with the anti-bullying ep, considering Dash was excessively teased. But, I'm guessing it's what we wanted to see and that we ate this episode up for breakfast. Whoosh!

[Creamy Arty 6,251]

Behold, my new favorite episode of the season. We've all been calling for more Luna, and here she is in one of the most meaningful ways they could have used her. I found it quite touching. The sisters may not be goddesses but this was the biggest and most divine expression of power we've seen from either of them, and I hope those who like to make baseless accusations of Celestia and Luna being despots start reconsidering that position now.

Well, fic writers and artists everywhere are having a field day with this episode. I hope you're all happy and any discontent or division over a Scootaloo/RD pairing of any sort can now be laid to rest.

Rarity will be Rarity, and I love her for it.

And what do you know, yet another episode without a moral epilogue. Eventually they would run out of ideas if they tried to do that every episode and I think that forcing it would cheapen a self-evident message anyway. Good thing Celestia gave Twilight (and the writers) a way out in Lesson Zero.
 

She can sing well, but this song shows that she isn't fully committed into pursuing it and improving her skills. In future episodes, we can hopefully see this pattern of her pursuing her singing capabilities.

I wouldn't go that far. That isn't the most elegant of songs and there isn't much to be done with it. You just belt it out.

Edited December 11, 2012 by Artemis

[Radiance64 7,051]

And what do you know, yet another episode without a moral epilogue. Eventually they would run out of ideas if they tried to do that every episode and I think that forcing it would cheapen a self-evident message anyway. Good thing Celestia gave Twilight (and the writers) a way out in Lesson Zero.

 

Yeah, I noticed that as well. it seems they're finally more comfortable with moving away from the educational/informative branding they had in the first season- I mean sure, it helped season 2 structurally I think, but it was still somewhat cheesy and the lessons were sort of starting to overlap. I suppose now they realize that friendship letters just aren't as intergral to episode structures anymore, and I'd be perfectly content if the rest of season 3 didn't have them as well. Still, we don't want Celestia getting too lonely now, do we?

[Champion RD92 8,654]

Omigosh, so like I thought it was like so cute how Rarity had that big tent lol

 

I would be just like Rarity, I absolutely can't stand camping in the woods. 

[Arcanel 3,041]

And now, I stop being an idiot an actually write something.

 

So...we finally got a Scootaloo episode. She may not be my fav pony, but I sure as hell wasn't going to mind this one! Finally all the CMC got their solo episode! Interestingly enogh, I thought this was going to be a Luna episode...what they did pleased me just as much.

 

First...Scootaloo being the daredevil and just kicking flanks with her scooter. And then we're presented with the first gag. And of course my first laugh! It wasn't until later that they showed that this new episode was going to be from the new writer Corey Powell. And so I said "Alright Miss Powell...time to see how you do this". 

 

We are shown the really push-and-pull relationship Rarity and Sweetie Belle have. Sweetie just outright BLACKMAILED Rarity into coming into the camp trip and said fashionist returns favors by putting her sister in charge of the TONS of...er..."camp supplies" according to Rarity she needed. See? This is how a comedic relationship of sisters is done. XD. But that aside, they love each other to death as it shows.  The one thing I have is...Sweetie looked completely used to carrying so much...is she a slave? *SLAPPED* Like many others said, this was probably for comedic effect. And besides, like others said, this shows Sweetie be to strong as hell! XD. Nonetheless, the strains of this relationship tend to be quite interesting for the eye in my opinion, and makes for a good relationship of sisters to be shown, considering how the other sister relationships of the CMC are different, and that shows variety and thought on behalf of the writers, which is completely great.

 

Then we have Applejack and Applebloom. Like we have seen, these two have a GREAT relationship between each other, and it was quite cute as well.

 

But to be fair, THE WHOLE FRIGGIN EPISODE was cute. The animators had a field day for all the ones who liked cute stuff XD.

 

And then the main point of the episode, Scootaloo and Rainbow Dash. Of course, the latter being the tactless pegasus we have come to know. Madeleine also had a field day in here. Seriously. HOW MANY of us have been wanting to see RD and Scoots like sisters? I myself was wanting that, and it showed a lot. As a plus, we got hugs. Lots and lots of hugs and cuddles. Ahhh, food for the soul. Regardless, now RD is also the mentor of Scootaloo, which would be more or less the first time this has been shown in the show, which I believe is great.

 

All with the great pen/pencil of Corey Powell. As far as I can tell, she has done something that I would deem similar to Amy Keating Rogers, but those who know her chapters better are welcome to throw this statement down the stairs. The amount of gags used were something worthy of friggin Tom & Jerry. Specially the sleepwaking. Seriously. SLEEPWALKING. USING A FRIGGIN TREE TRUNK AS THE CONSTRUCTION PIPES THAT ARE NORMALLY USED. Right thereand there, she gained my absolute trust. Let's not forget the AWESOME way Rainbow cut down the trunks (Flying straight at them...HOLY MOTHER OF CELESTIA!), the chicken sound when Scootaloo tried to play it cool and failed utterly (I swear, I feel guilty of thinking that the writers clearly have seen the Chickenloo jokes that are so played around, but still, I couldn't help it! To be fair however, this WAS about Scootaloo getting scared...which then the chicken noises almost make sense), the SUPER snoring RD. the friggin HOTEL Rarity pulled off in a camp (why am I not surprised...), Scootaloo going kamikaze to get the wood for fire, the VERY clever instrument used to set fire to the wood *shot*, and of course the singing Sweetie Belle and MUCH more! And let's also not forget the reference to Sonic Rainboom, the scary tree trunks which I don't remember  seeing again before and are from ep 1 and 2 season 1 (correct me if they actually appeared again), AND what I think was a The Best Night Ever gag when Scootaloo said almost the exact same words!

 

In short, I trink Miss Powell made it great on her show debut, and will probably be tried to be hugged plenty of times if she goes to a ponycon XD.

 

And of course, LUNA TO THE RESCUE! Seriously, who in the world expected that? Who? Now she is shown to be able to enter other's dreams. And frankly, her job could suit her more IMO. She can help ponies on a differnt way than Celestia, which is rather nice as well. It is now my belief that she lurks in the night looking for other ponies who might need help with their nightmares, and make them discover their real fears.

 

All in all, I absolutely loved the episode, and like I said before, I can't wait for more!

 

I should also say that any RD haters CRINGED XD. Seriously. We KNOW that Rainbow is oblivious and tactless as hell, but that's something that can happen to anybody. However, when the moment of truth came, she not only stayed in character, BUT, she also treated Scootaloo in the best way we could have hoped for. I already like RD a lot, but I think this reinforced that love =).

 

 

Sweetie Belle is now horrible singer, and Scootaloo (as of Bad Seed) is now awesome singer. What happened? 

For one, we finally saw Madelaine not force her voice to make it ridiculously bad, and two, I think we just saw how Claire, and not Michelle, sang, which makes sense on hwo they were just goofying around (Which I think was what Sweetie Belle was thinking).

 

Long explanation for Sweetie? This time it was a different environment and the smoke from the bonfire did NOT help her sing well...but that's probably a botched theory somehow XD.

 

 

Whether we see the scooter again in the future or not, it is still visually representative. She lost the scooter, a make-shift substitute for her inability to fly and to also be like the pony she always wanted to be, and gained that said pony who is teaching her to fly, in it's place. Fate/the writers are literally giving us a clever wink and saying, 'She's moving forward'.

Well, I agree that would be a wonderful thing, but, you know, she could also use the scooter because it is fun, you know? Aside from the fact she obviously wants to fly, look at all the things she can do with her scooter. I want to see Scoots fly, but I also want her to be the Friggin Tony Hawk from FiM as well XD.

 

And how did Rainbow know to rescue Scootaloo from falling, if she had earplugs in, and Scootaloo was pretty far away and down a cliff where the sound couldn't travel as well?

For all we know, someone at the camp woke up in the middle of the night (which with RD's snores, that would be completely plausible XD), and saw that Scootaloo was gone, woke up Rainbow, and then the rest.

 

 

P.S.  As a side note, I'm fairly certain that this was actually the first episode that Twilight has never even appeared in!!!  I mean, correct me if I'm wrong, maybe she showed up at some point in the beginning of the episode, but I don't think I saw her once.  That's pretty interesting indeed, and it just goes to show how fantastic the cast of characters in this show is, considering at this point it is apparent that not every episode hinges upon the main character making an appearance ("Bad Seed" similarly proved it in that Twilight didn't speak once, but she did appear in that episode at least).

Er, didn't Twilight not appear in Sisterhooves Social?

 

 

I find it kind of funny that many people here are saying that they loved the episode mostly based on the 2-3 minutes of Luna/Scootaloo interaction and Rainbow Dash/Scootaloo interaction near the end of the episode. I thought the rest of the episode before that was really no better or worse than the standard episode.   Some thoughts/observations of mine:   Rarity forcing Sweetie Belle to do all of her work was a little annoying to watch. There have been plenty of times where my older brother asked me to do things and I did them, but in my case, it was more of a trade-off; the things I was asked to do would benefit both of us, or my older brother would implicitly or explicitly do things for me in exchange for my doing things for him. That kind of dynamic did not seem to be present in the episode; it seemed very one-sided, although we don't know whether Rarity did anything for Sweetie Belle off-screen.   Some of the things Scootaloo said/did to impress Rainbow Dash were a little ridiculous, but I understand what the creators were getting at. I know I have done my fair share of cringe-worthy attempts to impress my older brother, other siblings, and people at school.   Why does Rarity still wear what I presume are sunglasses even while lounging by the campfire at night?   I like how the "campfires" they had consisted of 3-4 sticks which would only produce a very small flame and burn out in a matter of seconds. Also, Applejack is not using the bow drill correctly; the idea is to create a single ember from a fireboard (i.e. not the kindling or fuel itself) which is placed in highly flammable tinder and carefully built up into a flame. I guess she couldn't just use matches or a lighter.   Would Scootaloo really be able to ride and power her scooter while asleep? I guess ponies could theoretically sleep while standing (humans obviously can't), but I thought that they had to be in a specific position so as to be able not to use any muscle power while doing so. And obviously if Scootaloo is asleep, why does she continue to flap her wings and power the scooter?   If Scootaloo needed an excuse for why she didn't want to go to sleep, she could have said that she couldn't sleep very well in her sleeping bag laying on the ground. One of the least pleasant parts of camping for me is trying to sleep; I almost always wake up in some uncomfortable position 5 or 6 times during the night, which never happens when I'm sleeping in bed.   If Scootaloo thought the Headless Horse was in the cave and that it was dangerous, it was really nice of her to run away and leave her friends behind to deal with whatever the Headless Horse would do to them. Yep, I noticed that too, although I suppose the first time she lost it, she could have gone back to get it.  Good catch! Very true, especially given how the noise of the rushing water around and over the waterfall might have drowned out Scootaloo's screaming. Rainbow Dash doesn't even have the deus ex machina "Pinkie sense" as a fallback explanation, either!   Finally, I was a little put off by the large expansion of Luna's power in this episode. I do understand that it is nice to see Luna getting more screen time, taking a larger role in-world, having unique powers to differentiate her from Celestia, and making her more likable. However, Luna's ability to enter into ponies' dreams seems a bit beyond anything which ponies were able to do in-world previously, contributes to the overtones that Celestia and Luna are the Equestria equivalent of God, and raises MANY questions.   How does Luna riffle through everyone's dreams to find and put a stop to bad ones, considering the sheer number of ponies there would be in the whole world? Assuming Equestria has a day/night cycle like Earth where daytime in one part of the world is nighttime in another part, wouldn't Luna be on duty stopping bad dreams constantly? Also, take note that Luna says that it is her DUTY to come into ponies' dreams. Did the ponies of Equestria give her this duty and willingly surrender the privacy of their dreams to do so? Why can't the ponies of Equestria handle their nightmares themselves? Her statement about this being her duty could also be interpreted as Luna saying that she is doing this because it is her job, not because she cares particularly deeply about Scootaloo's well-being (at least not more than she does about anyone else).

 

Sweetie Belle also almost blackmailed Rarity into coming to the camp. They kind of returned favors if you wish XD. However, she did pose as a good sister when promising to defend Sweetie Belle for anything that may come (plus, the cuddles were just TOO CUTE!)

 

Rarity likes to be stylish at ALL times. That in itself we know. Even if she has to use sunglasses at night just so they match the dress she wears. And as a plus, they might as well be good for blocking the light when sleeping.

 

the campfire thing might be true (but hey, we don't know how Equestria works right? XD), but using matches would be SEVERLY dangerous when done with the mouth, and I don't think lighters even exist in Equestria.

 

I don't know about the standing, but I know that the brain is technically awake if just recently asleep. The wing flapping and Scootaloo maintaining her frip on the scooter might as well be subconscious reactions to keep from her getting hurt if the brain somehow knows this could happen, which might as well be if the scooter is still moving (and letting go would be bad), but also the speed so far maintained her OK, so the wings kept on flapping.

 

Scootaloo probably wasn't quite aware of what she was saying. Just trying to keep herself awake being the main point. And besides, she hadn't really complained about her sleeping bad before, doing so afterwards might be suspicious, and she might as well not have controlled herself and panicked before telling her fear that started from the stories and her nightmares.

 

And of course with how TERRIFIED she was of the headless horse, naturally her first instinct is going to be to run away, adding to the fact she's just a filly.

 

And like I said before, someone could have woken up and saw that Scootaloo was gone, told Rainbow, and found her. Plus, Rainbow would be looking from the sky. I'm sure that a suspiciously familiar orange and purple dot in the river might have been a visual enough alert.

 

And why Luna COULDN'T have those kind of powers? Celestia was able to null a spell as if it was absolutely nothing back in Lesson Zero, and if anything the only reason, I think, she lost against Chrysalis was because said queen changeling was super powered up. Plus, she with Luna are able to banish a pony in the arctic. I think that goes to show how really powerful they are.

 

There's already a thread to discuss how Luna would be able to see sense when a pony could need her help in a nightmare, but for me, she either can enter a world where she can check on every dream and gets an alert where there might be trouble, or she can sense when a pony is in danger and goes to use magic to enter said pony's dreamscape. Plus, Luna had already entered Scootaloo's dream before her definite apprearance, which leads me to believe she stays in one dream as well to confirm if a pony is in truly in need of some help or not. Someone could consider something their duty even if not officially proclaimed. How many times have we heard that kind of phrases in shows, cartoons, animes, etc? She definitely wants to help and gain some recognition from the ponies and she probably thinks that she is helping this way. Plus, for all we know, she did this WAY before she even became Nightmare Moon.

 

 

Something else I have been thinking about after this episode and "One Bad Apple" is: how good of friends are each of the Mane Six with the Cutie Mark Crusaders? Has there been much in the show to answer that question?   In particular, how much has Rainbow Dash gotten to know Scootaloo prior to agreeing to being her "big sister"? If you think about it, Scootaloo is three steps removed from Rainbow Dash: Scootaloo is the friend...of two of the younger sisters...of two of Rainbow Dash's friends. It's hard for me to imagine my being good friends with my friend's younger sister's friend - that seems a little too far removed unless I knew that particular person for other reasons. Agreeing to be Scootaloo's "big sister" seems like a big commitment  for Rainbow Dash to make if they didn't already know each other fairly well to begin with.   I thought of this in "One Bad Apple" when Sweetie Belle suggested going to Twilight for help with their bullying problem. I thought it was interesting and maybe a little out-of-place to suggest going to Twilight for help, since I didn't think that Twilight knew them particularly well (and because Twilight was not really in a position of authority over Babs anyway).

That's a very good question! (Should use for a thread IMO).  But as for Scootaloo and RD, it's CLEARLY obvious that Scoots idolizes Rainbow Dash, even if the latter tends to be oblivious as hell. And besides, she did also agree to be her mentor as well, which is something different. She saw the potential Scootaloo has. I don't think it's weird at all that she instantly agreed.

Edited December 10, 2012 by Arcanel

[Dr.McDoom! 19]

 I'm disappointed that RD was still Uber-Swag from the very first second of the show to the last. It's like she's got some learning disabilities that counter everything she was supposed to develop in Season 2, and the worst part is Scootaloo aspires to become like that and succeeding at it.

 

 AJ, on the other hand, I can find no defects about her that bother me, except for the fact that in the recent episodes she's been too passive. Not that she'd need more character development (I say she's perfect the way she is), but should take some part in the action. She's good with percieving things and giving proper advice but other than that, she just stands about letting everypony fix their own problems. Maybe the writers don't like her that much.

 

 SB was absolutely adorable/funny, especially during the sweating scene. Might've seemed unfair that she had to drag the overloaded cart all weekend, but she had it comming for making Rarity come. As Rarity put it in a reverse-cynical/(sarcastic?) way "but it's absolutely worth it to spend time with my little sister".

 

Scootaloo did not disappoint; I like her because she's more down-to-earth (both ways intended) than RD, maybe because there's not much she can do about it. But these limitations render her less airheaded than RD, and with promising charater depths that surpass RD's. Too bad we didn't get to know more about where she came from, is she an orphan, cripple, war victim? We'll probably never find out, but in retrospective, I guess we don't need to know and she'd make a great character even without those details disclosed.

 

Princess Luna was quite a twist, especially her appearance. From cold to almost menacing as we know her,  she appears as soothing and caring. And her voice was played by Rarity's VA this time. I wonder what happened to her original VA. Nonetheless, she played her cameo appearance like a boss and made every second of her presence worth it.

Edited December 10, 2012 by Dr.McDoom!

[Radiance64 7,051]

I must add that Applejack had some amazing lines in this episode, pretty much everything she said was gold. She was also the most sensitive, as she was the only one to notice Scootaloo's nervousness. Seriously, go Applejack!

Omigosh, so like I thought it was like so cute how Rarity had that big tent lol

 

I would be just like Rarity, I absolutely can't stand camping in the woods.

Tent? More like a fortress.

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This episode was amazing. Just amazing! I kinda felt like they were sisters. For real you know

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Fortunately this does not happen. It would be very disappointing Luna stole the spotlight.

 

Now, waiting for Dream Walking Luna fanfics...

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Well, I agree that would be a wonderful thing, but, you know, she could also use the scooter because it is fun, you know? Aside from the fact she obviously wants to fly, look at all the things she can do with her scooter. I want to see Scoots fly, but I also want her to be the Friggin Tony Hawk from FiM as well XD.

For all we know, someone at the camp woke up in the middle of the night (which with RD's snores, that would be completely plausible XD), and saw that Scootaloo was gone, woke up Rainbow, and then the rest.

Again, 'whether we see the scooter again or not'. I don't mind it returning either and I imagine it might, since Scoots isn't suddenly going to be able to fly in the next episode we see her in (or at least I hope that wouldn't be the case), was just making a point, and it was made. She may learn to fly thanks to Dash one day, and find that her cutie mark may end up being something relating to her scootering abilities, after she had expected it to be something related to flying.

 

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If the episode writers bothered making Luna capable of invading dreams in the first place, and put her in this episode to try and teach Scootaloo to overcome her fear of Rainbow Dash's rejection, then I'd think it makes a lot more sense, and also makes everything a lot more interesting if Luna was aware of the danger, and got Rainbow to wake up on purpose.

 

After all, if one of the others had woken up, noticed Scootaloo was gone, and awoken Dash to inform her, I wouldn't think they'd be like 'Oh, hey Rainbow, you go look for the lost filly who could be in danger. I'll go back to sleep.' No, they would have gone with Rainbow to assist in trying to locate Scootaloo. The climactic and adorable ending might not have happened then, since it wouldn't have just been Dash and Scoots. However, if we look at the 'Luna woke Dash and Dash alone' scenario, things would have been working in her favor, because Luna would have known that this moment had to be a heart-to-heart between just the two of them, and no one else.

 

Luna came into the moon at just the right moment, and then later, she winked to Scootaloo in the fillies' dream after Raindream Dash the Big Sister came to her rescue. To me that just further hints to the idea that Luna had been kinda orchestrating this to turn out the way it did.

 

Thus, I think Luna woke Dash through her own dreams :3

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Again, 'whether we see the scooter again or not'. I don't mind it returning either and I imagine it might, since Scoots isn't suddenly going to be able to fly in the next episode we see her in (or at least I hope that wouldn't be the case), was just making a point, and it was made. She may learn to fly thanks to Dash one day, and find that her cutie mark may end up being something relating to her scootering abilities, after she had expected it to be something related to flying.

 

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If the episode writers bothered making Luna capable of invading dreams in the first place, and put her in this episode to try and teach Scootaloo to overcome her fear of Rainbow Dash's rejection, then I'd think it makes a lot more sense, and also makes everything a lot more interesting if Luna was aware of the danger, and got Rainbow to wake up on purpose.

 

After all, if one of the others had woken up, noticed Scootaloo was gone, and awoken Dash to inform her, I wouldn't think they'd be like 'Oh, hey Rainbow, you go look for the lost filly who could be in danger. I'll go back to sleep.' No, they would have gone with Rainbow to assist in trying to locate Scootaloo. The climactic and adorable ending might not have happened then, since it wouldn't have just been Dash and Scoots. However, if we look at the 'Luna woke Dash and Dash alone' scenario, things would have been working in her favor, because Luna would have known that this moment had to be just the two of them, and no one else. It had to be a heart-to-heart, and Luna would have known that.

 

Luna came into the moon at just the right moment, and then later, she winked to Scootaloo in the fillies' dream after Raindream Dash the Big Sister came to her rescue. To me that just further hints to the idea that Luna had been kinda orchestrating this to turn out the way it did.

 

Thus, I think Luna woke Dash through her own dreams :3

 

Oooor, Rainbow Dash felt a disturbance in the force, as if a tiny scooter suddenly cried out in terror and was suddenly silenced.

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Oooor, Rainbow Dash felt a disturbance in the force, as if a tiny scooter suddenly cried out in terror and was suddenly silenced.

No, I still prefer my theory. With the 'Luna woke Dash' theory, we have the 'Luna is a Scootalove fan, writes Scootalove fan fiction, and purposefully brought them together so she could fangasm.'