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[[File:Owls-Well-That-Ends-Well_1508.jpg|frame|Twirling your [[Badass Mustache]]? Check. [[Nice Hat]]? Check. [[Black Cloak]]? Check. [[Evil Laugh]]? Check, check, check.]]
[[File:Owls-Well-That-Ends-Well_1508.jpg|frame|Twirling your [[Badass Mustache]]? Check. [[Nice Hat]]? Check. [[Black Cloak]]? Check. [[Evil Laugh]]? Check, check, check.]]



{{quote|'''Spike:''' Uhh... hi there. I'm Spike. I'm sure Twilight has told you all about me.
{{quote|'''Spike:''' Uhh... hi there. I'm Spike. I'm sure Twilight has told you all about me.
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=== Tropes ===
=== Tropes ===


* [[Added Alliterative Appeal]]: ''[[Department of Redundancy Department|The Astronomical Astronomer's Almanac to All Things Astronomy]]''
* [[Alliteration]]: ''[[Department of Redundancy Department|The Astronomical Astronomer's Almanac to All Things Astronomy]]''
* [[Adult Fear]]: {{spoiler|Spike running away.}}
* [[Adult Fear]]: {{spoiler|Spike running away.}}
* [[Affectionate Gesture to the Head]]: Pinkie Pie gives "little Spikey-wikey" a tousle while all the ponies are congratulating him for being so amazing at the picnic. And Twilight gives him one when telling him she loves him even when he's being a jealous numbskull.
* [[Affectionate Gesture to the Head]]: Pinkie Pie gives "little Spikey-wikey" a tousle while all the ponies are congratulating him for being so amazing at the picnic. And Twilight gives him one when telling him she loves him even when he's being a jealous numbskull.
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* [[A Bloody Mess]]: Spike invokes this with ketchup in order to frame Owloysius. {{spoiler|Twilight catches him in the act.}}
* [[A Bloody Mess]]: Spike invokes this with ketchup in order to frame Owloysius. {{spoiler|Twilight catches him in the act.}}
* [[Bow Ties Are Cool]]: Rarity makes some [[Gem-Encrusted]] bow ties for both Spike and Owloysius.
* [[Bow Ties Are Cool]]: Rarity makes some [[Gem-Encrusted]] bow ties for both Spike and Owloysius.
* [[Call Back]]: while looking for a quill Spike looks into a daisy sandwich, similar to the one that Twilight ordered in "The Ticket Master".
* [[Call Back]]: while looking for a quill Spike looks into a daisy sandwich, similar to the one that Twilight ordered in "The Ticket Master".
* [[Chickification]]: Twilight, who has [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1 E6 Boast Busters|faced down a rampaging Ursa Minor]], suddenly balks at going out into the town at night to retrieve a scroll that's been blow out her window. She says, "This is a job for [[The One Guy|Spike]]!" while worriedly shuffling from hoof to hoof, despite being a powerful magician and teleporter, whereas Spike is a toddler with no evident nocturnal affinity. Later, she has no qualms whatsoever (or ever again) about venturing out into the [[Wild Magic]] forest at night to find him.
* [[Chickification]]: Twilight, who has [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1/E06 Boast Busters|faced down a rampaging Ursa Minor]], suddenly balks at going out into the town at night to retrieve a scroll that's been blow out her window. She says, "This is a job for [[The One Guy|Spike]]!" while worriedly shuffling from hoof to hoof, despite being a powerful magician and teleporter, whereas Spike is a toddler with no evident nocturnal affinity. Later, she has no qualms whatsoever (or ever again) about venturing out into the [[Wild Magic]] forest at night to find him.
* [[Crazy Jealous Guy|Crazy Jealous Dragon]]
* [[Crazy Jealous Guy|Crazy Jealous Dragon]]
* [[Cue the Rain]]:
* [[Cue the Rain]]:
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* [[Rock Bottom]]: The classic "Can it get any worse?" accompanied by a sudden downpour.
* [[Rock Bottom]]: The classic "Can it get any worse?" accompanied by a sudden downpour.
* [[The Runaway]]: Spike
* [[The Runaway]]: Spike
* [[Severely Specialized Store]]: When Spike needs a new quill, he goes straight to Ponyville's quills and sofas store.
* [[Severely Specialized Store]]: When Spike needs a new quill, he goes straight to Ponyville's quills and sofas store.
{{quote|'''Spike:''' But the store is called 'Quills and Sofas'. You only sell ''two'' things!
{{quote|'''Spike:''' But the store is called 'Quills and Sofas'. You only sell ''two'' things!
'''Store Owner:''' Sorry, Junior. All outta quills until Monday. [''beat''] Need a sofa? }}
'''Store Owner:''' Sorry, Junior. All outta quills until Monday. [''beat''] Need a sofa? }}
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** Owloysius' habit of [[The Exorcist|turning his head 180 degrees to stare at people]].
** Owloysius' habit of [[The Exorcist|turning his head 180 degrees to stare at people]].
*** Even remarked on Spike the first time he sees it, as he says "Dude, that's creepy!"
*** Even remarked on Spike the first time he sees it, as he says "Dude, that's creepy!"
** Owloysius' [[Big Damn Heroes]] moment is very similar to [[Harry Potter/Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets|Fawkes']].
** Owloysius' [[Big Damn Heroes]] moment is very similar to [[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (novel)|Fawkes']].
* [[Twitchy Eye]]: Spike's first attempt to engage Owloysius in conversation gives him one.
* [[Twitchy Eye]]: Spike's first attempt to engage Owloysius in conversation gives him one.
* [[Who's on First?]]: Nearly every conversation Spike has with Owloysius ends up this way.
* [[Who's on First?]]: Nearly every conversation Spike has with Owloysius ends up this way.
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Latest revision as of 03:54, 20 August 2023


Twirling your Badass Mustache? Check. Nice Hat? Check. Black Cloak? Check. Evil Laugh? Check, check, check.

Spike: Uhh... hi there. I'm Spike. I'm sure Twilight has told you all about me.
Owloysius: Hoo?

Written by Cindy Morrow

Spike and Twilight are getting ready for the meteor shower which happens every 100 years, and when Twilight asks Spike for an astronomy book, Spike goes to get it, only to accidentally burn the pages away due to him sneezing from the dust. Rather than tell Twilight the truth, he tells Twilight someone else must have checked out the book. They arrive at the spot where they meet with their friends, including the Cutie Mark Crusaders, and Spike enjoys being admired as "Twilight's #1 assistant". He eventually falls asleep during the party and Twilight takes him home. After getting Spike to bed, Twilight begins to write about meteors and a gust of wind blows away the paper. An owl grabs it for her, but when it's about to fly away, Twilight asks him to accompany her during the night.

When Spike wakes up the next morning, he notices the owl, now named Owloysius, now is helping him with the daily chores as the junior assistant. While Twilight leaves, she asks him to introduce himself to the owl. However, Spike gets suspicious and starts to get jealous at the possibility of being replaced, as Twilight shows off Owloysius to her friends and basically having most of his chores done by the owl, leaving Spike with little to do. Eventually, Twilight finds the book Spike burned by accident, and is angry and disappointed in him for lying to her. In response, Spike steals Opalescence's toy mouse, then tries to use ketchup and feathers to frame Owloysius as a mouse-killer. Twilight catches him in the act, and expresses her deepening disappointment by saying "This is not the Spike I know and love!"

Thinking Twilight hates him, Spike runs away to the Everfree Forest and takes refuge in a cave when it rains. He sees a lot of gemstones, only to later find the cave is occupied by a full grown dragon. Spike tries to have a friendly chat, but the dragon is more interested in frying him to a crisp. However, Owloysius shows up and distracts the dragon, and Spike is overjoyed when Twilight comes to rescue him. They escape with Owloysius taking point so they can see their way through the dark forest.

After everyone is safe, they discuss their issues. Twilight was worried about Spike running away; she tells him he'll always be her #1 assistant and friend, and that Owloysius is to help her at nighttime (so Spike can sleep)...not to be Spike's replacement. They both apologize, Spike for being jealous, and Twilight for not being more sensitive. Spike then apologizes to Owloysius for his jealousy, and learn that the two followed him to the cave because Owloysius noticed his ketchup-smeared footprints.

Spike decides to write the weekly letter to Princess Celestia, learning that telling lies and being jealous gets you nowhere, and there's a lot of love for everyone to go around. During the writing, he falls asleep.

Tropes

Spike: Twilight hates me. I'm cold and hungry, tired and lonely; could it get any worse?

(It starts to rain)

  • Dastardly Whiplash: Spike, as seen above, carries out his plan to set up Owloysius dressed as one of these. He even twirls his mustache.
  • A Day in the Limelight: The first episode with a plot centered around Spike.
  • Disappointed in You: Twilight to Spike after catching him in the act seen in the A Bloody Mess entry above
  • Evil Laugh: Spike gets one, complete with a Dastardly Whiplash getup.
  • Getting Crap Past the Radar: Pinkie Pie's joke about how the punch is Spiked.
    • There's also the easy-to-miss shot of Spike briefly holding one of Twilight's frilly saddles like it's a pair of panties.
  • Got Me Doing It: Twilight Sparkle hears Spike mishear Owloysius's hoots as "Who?" enough that she does it herself at the end of the episode.
  • Green-Eyed Monster: Spike suffers from this when he thinks the owl will replace him. (For bonus Stealth Pun points, he's literally a green-eyed monster!)
  • Harmless Villain: Spike stoops pretty low when he tries to make it look like Owloysius killed the mouse, but he gets caught way too quickly to cause any significant harm in doing so.
  • Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain: Spike's obviously in the wrong here, but you can't help but feel pity for him.
  • Ironic Echo Cut:

Twilight: Spike knows he can't be replaced.
(cut)
Spike: They're trying to replace me!

  • Mood Whiplash: The transition from Twilight gently praising Spike as he sleeps to angrily confronting him about the burnt astronomy book is very sudden and shocking.
  • Owl Be Damned: Spike suspects this of Owloysius, but then again, he's slightly biased.
  • Reality Is Unrealistic: It took time before some Bronies realized Owloysius was based on the real name Aloysius.
  • Rock Bottom: The classic "Can it get any worse?" accompanied by a sudden downpour.
  • The Runaway: Spike
  • Severely Specialized Store: When Spike needs a new quill, he goes straight to Ponyville's quills and sofas store.

Spike: But the store is called 'Quills and Sofas'. You only sell two things!
Store Owner: Sorry, Junior. All outta quills until Monday. [beat] Need a sofa?

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