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== Green Isn't Your Color ==
* Fluttershy and Rarity admitting how they really felt about Fluttershy's rise to fame, then reconciling, at the end of "Green Isn't Your Color".
** Yes, [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero|it made things worse]], but Rarity standing up for Fluttershy when the crowd turned on her was still touching.
* Rarity's absolute ''disgust'' with herself for being as jealous as she is. One part of her is completely, hatefully jealous of her best friend--and she's terrified of it.
 
== A Bird in the Hoof ==
* The start of the episode is just diabetes-inducing sweetness, Fluttershy taking care a of a little mouse with a broken leg & returning him to his little mouse family to the delight of his little mouse child. And she put him in a little wheelchair that she pushes with her nose.
* At the party in the beginning of the episode, Rarity is rather paranoid about her dress. Not too far out of character, and definitely very funny. Then you remember that her dress is not only what she plans on wearing to the Gala, but [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S1 E14 Suited for Success|something that her friends made for her]].
 
== Cutie Mark Chronicles ==
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** Earlier in the episode, the shot of everyone admiring the comets, with Sweetie Belle and Apple Bloom up on their sisters' backs for a better view. Absolutely adorable.
*** Compare that with the fact that Spike is often seen sitting on Twilight's back.
** The meteor shower scene is a [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming]] in another way too, when you think about it: Twilight and her friends, and many other residents of Ponyville besides, are [[Does This Remind You of Anything?|staying up late to appreciate the beautiful vista of the night sky]]. Imagine how Princess Luna felt about that.
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0pYwG_QF1c#t=3m14s Seeing Spike get as much attention from the girls as he does] during that get-together is also pretty enjoyable. Just in case his [[Butt Monkey]] status left you wondering if the girls really respected him, this scene shows them all looking at him at the same time and smiling, then Pinkie petting him, then Rarity saying she made a bow-tie for him. Afterwards, Twilight says that's enough, <ref>([[Fridge Brilliance|probably because she wouldn't want him to get too used to that much attention from them, which happens anyway and is arguably why he slips into the extreme state of envy he ends up in]])</ref> but still, it was clearly very fun for Spike while it lasted.
 
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** Anyone else felt their heart melting when Twilight never truly resented them even after all they did, in spite of their [[Mind Rape]]?
* The final confrontation with Discord has an element of this trope, along with [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]]. Individually, each pony was just another play thing to Discord. Even though they have the Elements Of Harmony now, they're still facing the [[Reality Warper|reality bending]] Spirit of Chaos that broke and [[Mind Raped]] them just a short while ago. No one could blame them for being afraid. And yet there's not an ounce of fear to be seen in them -- even from [[Shrinking Violet|Fluttershy]] -- now that they've got each other to back them up. [[The Power of Friendship]] is powerful indeed.
* Twilight [[And Knowing Is Half the Battle|letting Discord know what they've learned from the whole experience]] is not only a completely [[Badass]] [[Shut UP, Hannibal]], it also shows that despite everything Discord put them through trying to destroy it, their friendship still means the world to all of them and they'll do absolutely anything to protect it. If anything, the whole ordeal made their friendship ''stronger''.
{{quote| '''Twilight:''' "I'll tell you what I learned Discord. Friendship may not always be easy, but there is ''no doubt'' it's worth fighting for"}}
* Fluttershy getting furious when Twilight points out that [[The Bad Guy Wins|Discord will win]] if they don't {{spoiler|catch the still corrupted Rainbow Dash}} becomes this when you realize the most likely reason for her being that angry. Discord spent the last two episode [[Break the Cutie|breaking]] and [[Mind Rape|Mind Raping]] everyone she cares about and ''worse'', brainwashing her into being extremely cruel to them. Remember what a [[Mama Bear]] Fluttershy is when her friends are threatened.
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* The sheer fact that Twilight's friends pull an epic [[Big Damn Heroes]] moment to save Twilight from being possibly punished by Princess Celestia moved many fans. Considering that they are willing to possibly defy their ruler who's basically a [[Physical Goddess]] to protect their friend shows how [[The Power of Friendship|powerful their friendship]] has become all this time. Pinkie Pie nuzzling Twilight really hits home in this scenario. Twilight hugging Spike in the end also makes this moment powerful.
* The reveal that Fluttershy wasn't actually fighting the bear was both funny and touching.
* the fact that Applejack is the first of the Mane 6 to try and calm Twilight down as well as seemingly being the only one to notice how upset and stressed out she is when none of the others did. Especially heartwarming when you [[Fridge Brilliance|remember]] that she [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S1 E4 Applebuck Season|once went through a similar experience and Twilight helped her out]]. Looks Like AJ decided to return the favor.
 
== Luna Eclipsed ==
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* Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle actually having fun bowling ''despite'' not getting their Cutie Marks from it. Sweetie Belle's happy grin after getting a gutterball is especially cute.
* The reaction of the ponies bowling to the one who gets a bowling ball and pin Cutie Mark was very sweet. The special talents are clearly considered a big deal, but cheering on a stranger for it was pretty heartwarming.
* Although mostly a [[Crowning Moment of Funny]], the fact that Pinkie was willing to publicly admit an [[What Do You Mean ItsIt's Not Heinous?|embarrassing secret]] to try to help Apple Bloom. Sure, she may not be telling the whole truth by the end, but at least she is the ''only'' pony who tries to help (though, to be completely fair to Applejack and Twilight, they were on their way to try to find a cure and neither of them ''had'' any truths to admit that weren't blatantly obvious).
** Also, just the fact that she got so upset over admitting to such a minor little thing, like it was some great felony. For a scene that was mostly a silly joke, it really reinforces what a sweetheart she is.
* When the town learns that Apple Bloom has Cutie Pox, most of them panic and either leave town, shut themselves inside, or don [[Hazmat Suit|hazmat suits]]. Despite this, Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle are among the few ponies who stay outside, despite their inability to help and not knowing what Apple Bloom could be forced to do next. They clearly consider their concern for Apple Bloom more important than their own health and safety.
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* [http://ponibooru.413chan.net/post/view/93829 The three-second clip at Twilight's birthday party as she's repeatedly tossed into the air by her friends.] The unrestrained joy on Twilight's face is completely adorable.
* 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 (Animation)/Recap/S1 E26 The Best Night Ever|once one considers the Gala.]]
* The fact that, while it was clearly an awkward and embarrassing moment for her, Rarity was perfectly polite and cordial to Hayseed Turniptruck when he became excited after seeing her. It would've been very easy to pretend that she had no idea who he was or get annoyed or angry with him for his over-the-top display, but she doesn't.
* Twilight's entire birthday, in fact. For a character that is a frequent [[Butt Monkey]] in the series, she really had a fun day which was not even ruined by Rarity's social conflict. I'm sure she'll remember this particular birthday for a long time.
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* Spike giving the fire ruby he's been looking forward to for months to Rarity, the Element of Generosity being on the receiving end for once.
** Rarity bouncing across the screen like Pinkie Pie because she's so happy. ''Aww''.
** And then gives Spike a peck on the check, [[Post -Kiss Catatonia|completely breaking his depression]] [[Worth It|from sacrificing the ruby]].
{{quote| '''Spike:''' I'll ''never'' wash this cheek again.}}
** If you pay close attention, Rarity makes a token effort ''not'' to try and talk Spike out of his gem. Sure, it fails because well...it's Rarity (both for her own love of gems and Spike's love of her) but still. On top of it, she has it set in a necklace and wears it the rest of the episode.
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* It's small, but the little nuzzle Rarity gave Spike after she recounted to the others how he gave her the fire ruby was completely adorable.
** Another small one, where Spike hugs Applejack as a thank you for giving him a new blanket.
* Okay; admittedly {{spoiler|[[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero|it did inadvertently start his transformation,]]}} but despite only just finding out it was his birthday and not being one of his closer acquaintances, Cheerilee gives Spike a hat she happened to be carrying simply because "Everypony should get fun gifts on their birthday".
** And after he gets the gift, Spike ecstatically gives her a huge hug. The whole scene is just adorable. {{spoiler|Too bad his greedy dragon instincts kicked in...}}
** Cheerilee is a teacher. Spike is a kid. Her devotion to all children, not just her own, is obvious and quite touching in this scene.
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** Not to mention how enthusiastic she was about celebrating the twins being born and becoming a month old.
*** And the scene of her playing with the foals before the Cakes realize they've got a big job to do. Mr. Cake gives a big smile as he watches them. This is even more touching when you remember, even though Pinkie isn't their child, the Cakes still think of her as such (confirmed by [[Word of God]]).
**** Also, considering Pinkie's own childhood possibly [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S1 E23 The Cutie Mark Chronicles|wasn't all that fun]] , it's quite sweet that she's ensuring that the twins will have the chance to play and laugh while they're growing up.
* Pinkie tucking in and kissing the twins on the forehead when she first tries to get them down for a nap.
* After everybody (including herself) doubting that Pinkie can actually be responsible, it was nice of the Cakes to acknowledge that she had done a splendid job babysitting and would be their first candidate to watch their kids again.
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* A lot of the stuff that the twins do is extremely adorable. Except for the crying and the various instances of trouble-making, whenever they're running around excitedly or playing is just too cute for words!
** When Pinkie Pie moves the broomstick over to Pumpkin (as a microphone during her stand-up comedy show), Pumpkin looks confused for a while and then leans over to chew on it. Small, but looks insanely cute.
* After feeling bad on [[My God, What Have I Done?|what they've done]] to Pinkie, the twins cheered her up by pouring a sack of flour onto themselves. [[It Makes Sense in Context]].
 
 
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* Not just the Apple family, not just the Mane 6, but the ''whole town'' tearing up at the thought of the Apple family being forced out of business. Just goes to show how much everyone really does care.
** Enhanced if you consider this part of their motivation for running the Flim Flam Brothers out of town in the end.
* During the end of the episode, Rainbow is up next for the cider she'd been wanting since episode's beginning, only to find out [[Yank the DogsDog's Chain|the last barrel's been emptied. Again.]] Rainbow is understandably upset, so what happens next? Pinkie Pie, who had tasted the cider many times before, gives her the mug she had. To me, this gesture proves beyond the shadow of a doubt that Pinkie Pie is, for all intents and purposes, the Element of Laughter. That's what it does; lifts people up when they're down.
* [[Fridge Brilliance|When you think about it]], Rainbow Dash waking Fluttershy up so that they could be the first in line at the cider stand is sweet when you put [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S1 E23 The Cutie Mark Chronicles|the two's past into consideration]].
** And she lets Fluttershy go ahead of her, despite her frustration at getting beaten to the punch--er, cider.
** Also, while she's cut off by a frustrated Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy starts saying "I don't mind-" in her sweet and timid voice. While we're left to imagine what she was going to say, I'd like to think it was going to be "I don't mind giving/sharing my cider, Rainbow Dash."
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** Pinkie cheering up the two unnamed fillies during Smile, Smile, Smile.
** Pinkie cheering ''herself'' up during Smile, Smile, Smile.
** ''The whole damn song''. It is ''the'' [["I Am" Song|Pinkie song]].
* Pinkie playing with the twins and doing her morning workout at the same time.
* We see Zecora on what's apparently just a casual visit to Ponyville, her friendly relationship with the town now complete.
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* Fluttershy managing to tame [[Hell Hound|Cerberus]] by treating it like a real dog is a mix of this, CMoA, & CMoF. As both Fluttershy fanboy & a dog lover, that made me so happy.
* After Applejack has finished plastering up cracks in the dam, Rarity wipes off some of the concrete with her magic. And later picks out some leaves from Applejack's mane. Seeing two ponies who used to argue get along well with one another is rather sweet.
* The episode defies expectations by having all of Twilight's friends, and apparently several others, ''immediately'' believe her story about a warning from her future self. After so many cases of [[Dude, Where's My Respect?]], that was really nice to see.
** [[Fridge Brilliance|Perhaps they learned their lesson in Lesson Zero?]]
*** And furthermore, it doesn't ''hurt'' to fix "loose bolts and leaky pipes."
* Twilight pushing Spike out of the way when she thinks the disaster is about to happen. Also her motherly concern when he ends up getting a stomachache after eating so much ice cream.
* After Twilight realizes [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero|she was responsable for the whole mess]], what's Pinkie's reaction? To make her laugh and try to cheer her up.
 
== Dragon Quest ==
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** Rarity in general here is a nice [[Call Back]] to "Secret of my Excess". It's adorable that she really cares for Spike's safety.
* Cranky Doodle Donkey helping Spike for part of the journey, even if it's a brief scene.
* The fact that the other ponies didn't want Spike to leave. Seeing him go through some cases of [[Dude, Where's My Respect?]], it's very sweet to know that they would be very upset if he left.
* Sure they're jerks, but the other dragons do behave nicely (by dragon standards) to Spike once he proves himself to them. (On the other hand, they might have simply needed him to bait the phoenixes...)
* Rainbow Dash watching the butterfly migration with Fluttershy. It's sweet that she wanted to spend time with her friend even if it meant doing something boring.
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* Celestia congratulating Twilight, saying that the success of the wedding was just as much her victory as it was Shining Armor and Cadance's since she was able to follow her instincts and bring the real Cadance back. After her cold reaction to Twilight's outburst in Part 1, it's really touching to see Celestia praise her faithful student.
** Also, Twilight having no ill-feelings towards her because of that outburst. The first thing she does after Chrysalis is defeated is to rush to Celestia to see if she is alright and help her up.
** A similar scene earlier with Applejack, who Twilight comforts after [[My God, What Have I Done?|she apologises for distrusting her]]. Keeping in mind they felt the need to do this in the middle of a [[Near Villain Victory]] makes it all the more meaningful.
* The moment Pinkie Pie pulled Vinyl Scratch/DJ Pon-3 out of [[Hammerspace]], this troper started crying. 1, because the finale was just that: a grand finale to an amazing season. 2, because it proves Hasbro and Lauren love their fans, bringing back such a loved background character. 3, because Lyra, Minuette, and Twinkleshine got speaking lines, maybe not as many as Derpy, but they got them. 4, after everything that happened, [[The Power of Love]] wins out. Truly, friendship is magic.
* A bit of a fridge thing, but the way that Queen Chrysalis could defeat Celestia after absorbing Shining armor's love for Cadence. It may not be a good thing, but it means that his love is literally more powerful than a goddess fighting with all of her might.
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** 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.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVK3jgOhFwY John De Lancie apparently is planning on making a documentary on bronies]. Why? He's appalled by how bronies are usually portrayed by the media. May double as [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Awesome|a crowning moment of awesome, too]].
** And it's moved past planning and is in the funding stage. specifically via [http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/257527888/bronycon-the-documentary this kickstarter page]
** Even better; its goal of $60,000 was reached within 3 days! If this isn't proof that the bronies deeply care about the show and their fandom, then I don't know what is.
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