My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2/E25 A Canterlot Wedding Part 1: Difference between revisions

The Mane Six and Princess Celestia walk out with disappointed glances at Twilight, with the latter simply telling her, "You have a ''lot'' to think about," before leaving Twilight alone to contemplate her actions. Fearing she has irreparably damaged the relationship with her brother, Twilight reflects sadly on losing her BBBFF<ref>Big Brother Best Friend Forever</ref>. Cadence suddenly appears in the darkened hall, to whom Twilight murmurs "I'm sorry." The Princess gives a warm smile... before her eyes flash malevolently green.

 

 

Hellish green flames encircle Twilight and drag her down through the floor as Cadence gives an evil grin! She really ''is'' evil, and who knows what has become of our little pony heroine!

* [[Meaningful Name]]:

** [[Knight in Shining Armor|Shining Armor should be obvious.]]

** Also, there's a ''really'' obscure meaning for the music experts: {{spoiler|1=the song "B.B.B.F.F." was sung in the key Db minor. That means the root key was a Db major chord. Usually, an Ab major chord would lead into a Db major at the end of the song; this is called a V-I chord progression and is musically termed as an "Authentic Cadence". However, the song resolves on Bb minor, the relative minor of Db, to give it a sadder tone at the end. When a chord progression seems to be heading to a root chord but instead ends on the relative minor, that is called a "Deceptive Cadence".}} First documented [http://ponibooru.413chan.net/post/view/171219 here]<ref>Note: the image is somewhat incorrect in that it is ''B.B.B.F.F.'' that does that little trick, not ''This Day Aria''.</ref>, and subsequently [[Word of God|confirmed by Daniel Ingram.]]

** [[Bilingual Bonus]]: Princess Cadence's full name is Mi Amore Cadenza, which is like "my love cadence" in a mix of Italian and Spanish.<ref>It would be "Il mio amore Cadenza" in Italian, and "Mi Amor Cadencia" in Spanish.</ref> This is fitting given her cutie mark and special talent.

* [[Mood Whiplash]]: Yep, [[Running Gag|they do it again]] with the happy theme music at the end first half of a two-parter.

* [[Musical Spoiler]]: B.B.B.F.F. has a subtle but major one which could only be spotted by people well-versed in musical theory. {{spoiler|[http://www.equestriadaily.com/2012/04/day-arias-hidden-meaning.html The song ends with a chord progression known as a Deceptive Cadence]}}. Confirmed by [[Word of God|Word of Composer]].

* [[My God, What Have I Done?]]: Twilight after everyone walks out on her and she thinks she messed up. {{spoiler|Unfortunately, this time she was ''right''.}}

* [[Nice Hat]]: The Mane Six's hats -- both in the episode(s) and in promotional material (see, for example, the [http://www.equestriadaily.com/2012/03/updated-billboard-size-more-parody.html billboard image]).

* [[Non Standard Character Design]]: Princess Cadence is a [[Winged Unicorn]] with black-rimmed eyes like Celestia (either eyeliner or just trait of the family's royal lineage), gradient wings, and an unusually shaped face.

* [[OOC Is Serious Business]]: Celestia's looking worried [[My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S2 E1 The Return of Harmony Part 1|again]]? We're doomed.

* [[Properly Paranoid]]: Twilight.

* [[Poor Communication Kills]]: If Twilight had explained herself better and on a better occasion, rather than declaring Cadence "evil" and bursting in at the rehearsal to do so, the others might not have brushed off her concerns so easily, not to mention got so angry. Princess Celestia in particular had apparently never once doubted her before. {{spoiler|Ironically, however, this may have worked better in the long run because it scared the villain to reveal herself unambiguously; as recounted by Shining Armor, Cadence did have an excuse ready for every accusation.}}

* [[Secret Handshake|Secret Hoofshake]]: Twilight and Cadence have one.

{{quote| ''[[Tastes Like Diabetes|"Sunshine, sunshine, ladybugs awake! Clap your hooves and do a little shake!"]]''}}

** On the [http://www.equestriadaily.com/2012/03/updated-billboard-size-more-parody.html billboard] image, Pinkie is wearing the [http://www.rte.ie/ten/2011/0523/princessbeatrice.html same ridiculous hat that Princess Beatrice wore for the British Royal Wedding]. In fact, all of the Mane cast save Applejack are wearing various hats photographed during the wedding, and even the flower in Applejack's hair resembles a hair decoration from the wedding.

** Shining Armor's outfit has the same colors and overall design as Prince Williams' wedding attire.

* [[Wedding Day]]: Shining Armor to Princess Cadence.

* [[What the Hell, Hero?|What The Hay, Hero?]]: Twilight gets quite a heavy one at the end of the episode by Shining Armor after she accuses Cadence of being evil on bases he can easily counter, and sends her out crying.

{{quote| '''Twilight''': [[My God, What Have I Done?|I'm sorry...]]<br />

{{spoiler|'''"Cadence"'''}}: You '''will''' be. }}