Twilight Sparkle and friends tell a story about how Twilight had to make a difficult decision when Celestia and Luna retire and hand the throne to Twilight who must choose to either be the r... Read allTwilight Sparkle and friends tell a story about how Twilight had to make a difficult decision when Celestia and Luna retire and hand the throne to Twilight who must choose to either be the rightful ruler of Equistria or stay in Ponyville with her friends.Twilight Sparkle and friends tell a story about how Twilight had to make a difficult decision when Celestia and Luna retire and hand the throne to Twilight who must choose to either be the rightful ruler of Equistria or stay in Ponyville with her friends.
- Twilight Sparkle
- (voice)
- Spike
- (voice)
- Luster Dawn
- (voice)
- Fluttershy
- (voice)
- …
- Rarity
- (voice)
- …
- Applejack
- (voice)
- …
- Spitfire
- (voice)
- Janitor Pony
- (voice)
- …
- Gallus
- (voice)
- …
- Twilight Sparkle
- (singing voice)
- Pinkie Pie
- (singing voice)
- Rarity
- (singing voice)
- Directors
- Writers
- Lauren Faust
- Josh Haber
- Bonnie Zacherle(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaOne of the stained glass windows in the Canterlot Castle shows Flurry Heart in her adulthood.
- GoofsDuring the song, when Twilight teleports them to Ponyville, Fluttershy is missing.
- Quotes
Twilight Sparkle: [singing] When I started out, I was unsure/I thought I knew all that I needed, didn't know what to expect/But when my walls came down, I saw the truth/All along something was missing/And I think you'll see it, too/This is where the magic happens/This is where the magic lives/Our friendships weave together stronger/The bonds grow deeper, lasting longer/And the greatest spell you'll know/Is how the Magic of Friendship grows.
Pinkie Pie: [singing] And no matter how much time goes by/The party will still be here with some fun new games to try.
Rainbow Dash: [singing] Big adventure's waiting obviously/Long as we're still here together/We'll be flying happily.
Mane Six: [singing] This is where the magic happens/Where the magic happens/This is where the magic lives/Where the magic lives/Our friendships weave together stronger/The bonds grow deeper, lasting longer/And the greatest spell there is/What the Magic of Friendship gives.
Applejack: [singing] And it's something true to pass on down/To generations yet to come.
Rarity: [singing] And we'll never stop believing in/The generosity of the friendships we've won.
Fluttershy: [singing] And because the love that I feel/For every single living creature is something that is real/Friendship happens so naturally.
Twilight Sparkle: [singing] Oh, and how I used to wonder/What friendship could be!
Mane Six: [singing] This is where the magic happens/Where the magic happens/This is where the magic lives/Where the magic lives/Our friendships weave together stronger/The bonds grow deeper, lasting longer/And the greatest spell you'll know/You'll know/Is how the Magic of Friendship grows.
Twilight Sparkle: [singing] How the Magic of Friendship grows.
- ConnectionsFeatured in MsMojo: Top 10 Most Heartbreaking Cartoon Series Finales (2020)
- SoundtracksThe Magic of Friendship Grows
Music by Daniel Ingram
Lyrics by Daniel Ingram and Josh Haber
Performed by Rebecca Shoichet, Shannon Chan-Kent, Ashleigh Ball, Kazumi Evans and Andrea Libman
Admittedly, this episode isn't completely free of any faults. Though we see things like Gallus being the new captain of the royal guard, Yona assisting Rarity who now has the most successful fashion business in all of Equestrian, etc. It admittedly would have been nice to have it shown/explained how they got to those points. I can also see Twilight fretting about being the new ruler of Equestria and fearful that she might not see her friends again as being reminiscent of old Twilight, who used to fret about a lot of friendship issues. But even someone with as much as experience and growth as she had gotten can make the mistake of overly worrying about something, especially if it's a responsibility as big as being a ruler. The fact that she finally figured out that she can still visit them more or less solved her concern. I wasn't crazy about how old the mane six looked/had gotten either, but it's not a horrible issue.
The song was amazing too, and Luster Dawn has great potential as a character. She may seem like an early season Twilight, but that's kind of the point, and certainly doesn't make her a cheap copy. As for comments like "this is My Little Pony, not my little diversity or My Little Pony AND OTHER CREATURES", what's wrong with having other races? Even as early as season 1 and 2, we saw creatures like griffons and dragons and changelings, etc. So, what's wrong with exploring them further than just having a couple of appearances? Granted, characters like the young six deserved more development overall, but they're still far better than many give them credit for. Likewise, I could argue that this isn't called "My Little Pony ONLY AND NO OTHER CREATURES ALLOWED".
Overall, not perfect, but mostly great, and certainly not the dumpster fire many claimed it was.
- isaiahkoch
- Nov 10, 2022
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- Runtime22 minutes
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- 1080i (HDTV)
- 480i (SDTV)