Stupid stuff that comes to mind that we want to post (pony version)

The moral of It’s About Time was that you shouldn’t worry about the future all the time.

During this episode, unknown to anyone, Tirek (and the bugbear) escaped Tartarus - which would cause a lot o trouble down the line. So… maybe leaving the future’s problems for future you to sort out wasn’t a good idea after all? (Although then, maybe no castle or map, which might have been worse in the long run…)

@Latecomer
Nobody actually knew that it had happened, though. So it’s not like they noticed these dangerous beings escaped and decided to leave that for later.
And if Twilight hadn’t obsessed over it, Satan wouldn’t escaped from hell. That seems to pretty solidly underline the moral.

@Latecomer
It wasn’t like Twilight or the others knew about that in the long run

It’s not entirely clear if Twilight was using earth pony magic, unicorn magic, or some combination of the two. In any case, growing a field of crops was easy for her.

@kleptomage
She could use her magic to cure world hunger

@Latecomer
Isn’t It’s About Time all the way back in season 2? If Tirek escaped during season 2 and only made any progress of regaining power in season 4, he sure is inefficient.

@kleptomage
Thanks for the info, this episode was one of the many I didn’t watch. Looking at the glows around her horn and the field, I’d say there’s unicorn magic either way. And this being Twilight “protagonist” Sparkle, I’d bet it was only unicorn magic.

About Tirek, Twilight said “I got [Cerberus] back before any of the evil creatures could escape” in It’s About Time. But it’s not like there’s a list of prisoners available, since the place seems to run on simply forgetting who’s there (forever…) unless they break out. So even if she checked herself instead of relying on Cerberus’ word drooling nod that no one escaped, she’d have no way to know if everyone was accounted for.

@Luminous Comet
It’s not like Twilight caused Cerberus to wander…

@kleptomage
Her horn lights up, so I’m going to say a unicorn spell emulating earth pony magic (like they also have weather spells). Pity, it would have been a good chance…

@Just Wayne
That is true… perhaps he was under binding magics which took time to wear off? But that doesn’t seem to be the case in his later appearances…

@Roseluck
Indeed, the place seems rather terribly managed.

@Latecomer
Oubliettes are already rough in real life, since the entire point of them is to abandon people in them and forget about them. It’s literally in the French etymology, oublier means to forget (and that’s where “oblivion” comes from).

But at least, you know, the people in there die under a month tops. Tartarus keeps them alive forever, which is both a fate worse than death and means they’ve got forever to escape and take their revenge. And after a thousand years, yeah, their revenge’s gonna be monumental.

It’s basically a radioactive waste disposal site, if the radioactive waste could get out on its own and was actually trying to do that. “This is next century’s problem” is ‘forgivable’ when dealing with short-lived people, but Celestia… yeah. Yeah.

@Roseluck
I can see why some entitles might need dumping there (though the security might be improved) but you will not convince me that Cozy would not be better contained in an ordinary locked room. (Heck, you can keep the cage if you like!)

@Latecomer
I pretend she doesn’t exist to be honest. I don’t like anything about her, in or out of universe.

That said, ignoring whether it was wrong/overkill/etc to lock her in Tartarus, I’ll say that it was stupid to put them in the same place where they can plot together, and now you’re also dealing with a Cozy that’ll still be alive in a thousand years (spent brainstorming with another master manipulator) instead of dying of old age in one century tops.

Imagine if still evil!Starlight had been locked with Tirek after The Cutie Re-Mark. Yeah. When these two get out, extra-strength fireworks.

Of course, that team-up, I’d have loved to see…

But yeah, regular lockup probably would be ‘good enough to solve the issue’ for Cozy. Provided the security wasn’t… Equestria quality.

@Roseluck
Well, she’s my favourite villain, so gonna have to agree to disagree there.

But totally seconded on the rest of the post.

Are there Canadian ponies in the show?

@Luca H.
I think Snails said ‘Eh’ once.

Wasn’t there a delegate from Vanhoover or somewhere in Princess Spike?

interesting that the first episode of mlp came out yesterday 10/11 and the last one came out today 10/12

@CORDZ2000
I think that was deliberate

I still love Sunny x Hitch more than any other. Honestly for Hitch x Zipp and Hitch x Pipp are fine but to me a little shallow. But I love the idea of SunnyHitch. Because it’s the tale of an optimistic dreamer and a more rational voice of reason. That’s my interpretation of the ship.

It’s like a genderbent swap of the idealistic Superman and the cynical Lois Lane.

And honestly I kind of prefer to think of the other 3 as like Hitch and Sunny’s children.

Underrated comparison: Twilight and Hitch. Both responsible law abiding leaders of their communities. Often having to deal with their more wacky companions

@Cosmas-the-Explorer
I’m always fine with Hitch harem, which would include myself.

Seriously though I like that comparison too. I can’t believe I didn’t think of that.

@Just Wayne
We call them Herds here.

@Lord WyrmSpawN
That’s what herd means? I always thought it’s just a group of ponies, with all those “Welcome to the herd” memes.

@Just Wayne
It can, but that’s how one is typically formed.

@Lord WyrmSpawN
So does that mean every one of those memes has a sexual undertone?

@Just Wayne
No, it’s just adopting the term for a platonic context.