My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Heartwarming: Difference between revisions

== Feeling Pinkie Keen ==

* It's blink-and-you'll-miss-it, but when running from the Hydra, the four ponies (plus Spike) have to cross a deep ravine. There's a nod to ''Dragonshy''. Fluttershy is terrified of heights but to get herself to make the first jump, she mutters to herself, "A hop...skip...and a jump!" Small, but very sweet.

* At one point in the episode, Pinkie is spied upon as she rolls in the grass, grinning like a goofball and humming. She's just... So adorable.

 

* Fancy Pants' approval of both Rarity's friends, whom he considers "charmingly rustic", and the simple dress Twilight wears. After an episode's worth of snobbish, shallow Canterlot ponies, it's a pleasant surprise to see one who is rich, influential, a member of high society -- and a [[Spoiled Sweet|nice guy]].

** The character of Fancy Pants in and of itself is a CMoH. It has previously been established that Canterlot's upper class is seeded with snobs who wouldn't give the time of day to anyone not of their pedigree. Having Fancy Pants, a pony Rarity acknowledges as one of the most influential non-royal ponies in Equestria, act like a true gentleman, even going so far as to tolerate the Mane 6's crashing of the garden party, speaks volumes about the character and the show's dev team.

* It's subtle but seeing Fluttershy finally making friends with some of the animals in the Royal garden was just so sweet.

** It becomes more heartwarming [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1/E26 The Best Night Ever|once one considers the Gala.]]

* Rarity and Pinkie Pie going to Fluttershy's house because they were concerned about her and then trying to keep Iron Will from taking advantage of her miserable state even after {{spoiler|New! Fluttershy left them both in tears by mocking their passion for designing and parties, respectively.}}

* Rarity and Pinkie tearfully smiling and confirming that Old! Fluttershy is back and still their friend before instigating a three-way group hug.

* {{spoiler|[[Crowning Moment of Awesome|While pretty awesome]] as well as heartwarming, Rarity and Pinkie Pie physically standing up to Iron Will, a minotaur several times the size of either of them, to try to protect Fluttershy from his demands. Turns out that they were wrong about his intentions (he respectably backed down after Fluttershy stood up to him), but they had no idea that would happen.}}

* At the beginning of the first market scene, Bon Bon can be seen on the right, walking towards the background, where Lyra Heartstrings is slumped over a table with a bored/dejected look on her face. The next time they're shown, the two are chatting happily with one another, and they remain together drinking shakes for the rest of the scene. Not only is it an in-universe [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming]], but whereas every other pony seen is wearing a saddlebag with their cutie mark or something relevant to their interests, Bon Bon's saddlebag's buckle is in the shape of Lyra's cutie mark.

* The fact that Rainbow Dash told Spitfire that Fluttershy is her #1 flyer really shows how much Dash believes in her friend.

** This Troper found this particularly special because Spitfire was congratulating Dash. She actually passed the praise onto Fluttershy when it came from one of her idols, and knowing Rainbow Dash that took a lot.

* When it turns out that 8 of the fliers are genuinely sick, and they won't be able to break the speed record that Rainbow Dash has been going on about all episode, she immediately decides to ''forget'' breaking the record, and instead just giving it all they have. For a pony whose passion (in her own words) is winning, it's nice to see her focused more on keeping her team together, and providing the service they need to. Then again, you can't expect anything less from THE Element of Loyalty.

* If you look in the background during some of the crowd scenes, you can see Thunderlane and Rumble standing next to each other. Since they are brothers, it's a nice little detail thrown in from the animators.

* This troper wants to recommend Lauren Faust's [http://fyre-flye.deviantart.com/journal/40428056/ latest journal entry], where she thanks all the fans for such a great season, along with the heartfelt comments left by the fans.

** [http://theauthorsapprentice.wordpress.com/2011/05/08/dear-lauren/ Also, check out all these thank-you letters written to Lauren.]

* The Hub released its extended [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTPqjKk_xCo "Equestria Girls"] promo to fansite Equestria Daily first, and included two very big shout-outs to the [[Periphery Demographic]]--using the term "brony" and officially dubbing a pony with a popular fanon nickname. And it was also apparently addressed to "The Hub's favorite pony fans"!

* One fan of the show has written an essay on an exact reason why the show is so popular. This troper thinks that [http://zephyrfiction.deviantart.com/art/Bronic-Confessions-206286661 it speaks for itself.]

* [http://www.ponychan.net/chan/arch/res/1.html This thread] starts out with an [[Awesome Moment]] as experienced by the original poster, but then virtually everyone who visits the site shows up to support the poster for having the courage to do it. Made even better when Lauren Faust herself appears.

* [http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/09/exclusive-season-1-retrospective.html This interview] with Lauren Faust that was done specifically for Equestria Daily. Not only is it awesome to get such an in depth look into the work that went in to just START the series, but at the end, Lauren gives an extremely touching thanks to all the Bronies who support the show. Along with this are the numerous posts in the comments of fans thanking Lauren, the production team, the EQD posters, and the fandom as a whole for everything it means to them. If many of the comments are to be believed, it also counts as a [[Tear Jerker]] for many a brony.

** How about {{spoiler|1=[http://ponibooru.413chan.net/post/view/74769?search=grinch the reception of Canon Luna, period?] As her "official" introduction approached, pretty much the entire fandom was bracing themselves for waves of [[Ruined FOREVER]] cries as the result of tons of [[Fanon]] being rendered meaningless. She could have easily become a [[Base Breaker]]. ''She didn't''.}}

*** This needs to be made especially clear: this is the internet, a gathering ground for [[Base Breaker|broken bases]], [[Flame War|Flame Wars]], and fans [[Fix Fic|claiming to know better than creators]]. Sure the slogan for Bronies is "love and tolerate", but [http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/289/2/0/high_expectations_by_vjmorales-d4d06on.jpg as this fanart pointed out], everyone expected the community to be split down the middle over Luna's canon portrayal. The fact that there have been no major incidents or fights, and more over that nearly the entire fandom has embraced Canon!Luna wholeheartedly, is definitely a crowning moment for the fans and what the show means to them.

* [http://sibsy.deviantart.com/journal/45378669/ This] journal post by one of the show's storyboarders, telling the story of how a soldier stationed in Iraq sent a box of chocolates and bouquet of flowers to the studio as a gesture of appreciation for their hard work.

* [http://bronies.memebase.com/2012/01/17/my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic-brony-the-marine-brony/ This] is a story of a marine who got into the show via his little sister. It ends with a Fluttershy toy being a [[Pocket Protector]].

** She pretty much confirms that Spike sees Twilight as an older sister.

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nt2IVcrVkdc This video] was done by young Chrissy, a girl whom Lauren babysitted and drew Pony artwork for. She has never forgotten Lauren. Now, look again at the Season 2 finale. [http://www.equestriadaily.com/2012/03/childhood-memories-of-alicorn-across.html Just like Cadence for Twilight], Lauren herself was best babysitter ever. Best [[Reality Subtext]] Ever.