My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2/E26 A Canterlot Wedding Part 2: Difference between revisions

=== Continued from "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2 /E25 A Canterlot Wedding Part 1|A Canterlot Wedding - Part 1]]". ===

[[File:wedding2_4139wedding2 4139.png|frame|[[Earn Your Happy Ending|You should see what happens before this...]]]]

{{quote|Written by Meghan McCarthy}}.

Cadence's evil laughter fills the air heralding her appearing and vanishing in faceted reflections overhead, mocking Twilight and saying there's nothing she can do to stop her -- andher—and that Twilight will be forgotten and imprisoned forever. Twilight, undaunted, gives chase and attacks with magic, before breaking through a wall and tumbling into -- Cadenceinto—Cadence?!

The truth is revealed: Twilight was ''right'' about Cadence being evil -- butevil—but the truth is it's ''not'' actually Cadence. The ''real'' Cadence proves her identity by greeting a suspicious Twilight with their [[Secret Handshake]] and explaining that the Cadence above is an impostor seeking to take over Canterlot. Twilight and the real Cadence fight the bewitched bridesmaids, then make their way back to the surface of Canterlot. Just before Princess Celestia can complete the ceremony, [[Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Peace|Twilight and the real Cadence storm in to expose the deception]].

When the jig is up for the fake Cadence, [[One-Winged Angel|she reveals herself as Chrysalis, the frightening queen of the Changelings]], a race of parasitic beings with the ability to copy the shape of a loved one and then eat the love feelings directed to the fake. Chrysalis has decided to take over Canterlot because as the capitol of Equestria, the country with the most ''love'' in the world, it can feed her subjects -- thesubjects—the other Changelings. She smugly announces that since she took Cadence's place, she turned Shining Armor into her puppet and has weakened him so much that soon he will be unable to keep Canterlot safe inside of his protective force field.

'''[[Crowning Music of Awesome|*Cue epic cred...]][[Running Gag|...Tori Spelling.* ]]'''

=== Tropes present in this episode and/or the preceding episode: [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2 /E26 aA Canterlot Wedding Part 2/YMMV|YMMV tropes here]]. ===

* [[Berserk Button]]: As soon as {{spoiler|Fake!}}Cadence mentions that her plans involve her brother, Twilight gets ''pissed''--to—to the point where she tries to fire a high-energy blast of magic at her and {{spoiler|almost lays waste to the ''real'' Cadence a few moments later}}.

** [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2 E2/E02 The Return of Harmony Part 2|Rarity shouts "Mine!"]] when she catches Princess Cadence's bouquet. [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2 E3/E03 Lesson Zero|Also note her face]]...

** Pinkie's [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2 E9/E09 Sweet and Elite|party cannon]] makes a return {{spoiler|during the battle with the Changeling [[Mook|Mooks]]s}}.

** How {{spoiler|Queen Chrysalis is defeated isn't the first time [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2 /E13 HearthsHearth's Warming Eve|the bond between ponies has been used]] to defeat a [[Big Bad]] without the Elements of Harmony.}}

** The brainwashed bridesmaids chase after the bouquet, shouting [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2 E3/E03 Lesson Zero|"I want it!" similar to how everyone in Ponyville did in "Lesson Zero".]]

* [[The Combat Pragmatist]]: Pinkie's [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2 E9/E09 Sweet and Elite|party cannon]] makes a return during the battle with the Changeling [[Mook|Mooks]]s and is used successfully in an offensive manner. Yes, that's right, Pinkie Pie weaponized partying.

* [[Chekhov's Gun]]: Cadence and Shining Armor pick up one introduced [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2 /E13 HearthsHearth's Warming Eve|half a season prior.]] "Hearth's Warming Eve" showed the bond between ponies could be used to power up an extremely strong spell. Cadence and Shining Armor do a similar technique, except with [[The Power of Love|another bond]] in place of [[The Power of Friendship]].

** [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2 E9/E09 Sweet and Elite|Pinkie Pie never leaves home without her party cannon.]] This was established 17 episodes earlier and pays off epically.

** Then again, she [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2 E3/E03 Lesson Zero|has been known]] to [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2 /E20 Its About Time|overreact]].

* [[Emotion Eater|Emotion Eaters]]s: Queen Chrysalis and her brood.

* [[Evil Gloating]]: Big mistake on the Changeling Queen's part as it gave the heroes the opportunity they needed to turn the tide. Even Celestia [[Lampshadeslampshade]]s how foolish it was for Chrysalis to reveal her true self. Though she's more savvy than most villains, she actually waited until it looked like she'd already won before gloating.

* [[Fandom Nod]]: DJ-Pon3/Vinyl Scratch's appearance is more than likely this, considering she's a massive [[Ensemble Darkhorse]] who was a 5 second [[One-Scene Wonder]] in the first season. She even takes her shades off, showing that her eyes are magenta--notmagenta—not quite the bright [[Red Eyes, Take Warning|red]] fans had decided they were, but pretty close.

* [[Kamehame Hadoken]]: Twilight [[Beam Spam|Beam Spams]]s them trying to hit {{spoiler|Chrysalis}} Cadence's [[Magic Mirror|illusions]] while trapped in the caves.

* [[Near Villain VictoryEucatastrophe]]: {{spoiler|Queen Chrysalis only lost because she put the wrong two prisoners in adjacent caves. And then underestimated the very power that she used to get so far.}}

* [[Never Trust a Trailer]]: From the heavy promotions for this two-parter, you got the impression that it would be a standard wedding hijinks plot that would end with the typical send-off. This finale also in part serves to promote a wedding-themed toy line starring Princess Cadence. {{spoiler|Then the army of [[Emotion Eater|Emotion Eaters]]s descends upon Canterlot in the second half. Also, [http://www.equestriadaily.com/2012/03/my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic.html one preview screenshot] turned out to be different from the actual episode, with Shining Armor looking happy and not having [[Mind Control Eyes]].}}

* [[Nice Hat]]: The Mane Six's hats--bothhats—both in the episode(s) and in promotional material (see, for example, the billboard image). Spike wears a top hat that's bigger than his own head.

** {{spoiler|Pick a sci-fi or fantasy bug race and the Changelings will probably remind you of them. ''[[StarcraftStarCraft II]]'' fans in particular will think of the Zerg's "[[Name's the Same|Changeling]]" unit, which is also a shapeshifter.}}

** {{spoiler|The swirling aura that surrounds Cadence and Shining Armor as they invoke [[The Power of Love]] may possibly be a reference to Decker and Ilia merging with V'Ger at the end of ''[[Star Trek: The Motion Picture|Star Trek the Motion Picture]]''.}}

** In a crowd shot near the end of the episode, [http://dl.dropbox.com/u/66433557/26%20-%20A%20Canterlot%20Wedding%20-%20Part%202.mkv_snapshot_17.36_%5B2012.04.23_09.18.34%5D.png a pony-version of]{{Dead link}} [[Harry Potter]] can be seen in the upper right corner.

* [[Took a Level Inin Badass]]: All of the mane six, but most noticeably Pinkie Pie, and Twilight Sparkle. Pinkie Pie has been shown to be creative with weapons and Twilight Sparkle learned a new spell. She also, it seems, improved not only in magical prowess but also in physical prowess as well. Although she did not show it much during the fight scene with the Changelings, preferring to [[Kamehame Hadoken]] them.

* {{spoiler|[[The Vamp]]: Queen Chrysalis, lampshaded in "This Day Aria." Also, despite not loving Shining Armor at all, a [[Yandere (disambiguation)]].}}

* [[The Voiceless]]: [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2 /E23 Ponyville Confidential|Once again]], Fluttershy appears prominently but is absolutely quiet - well, moreso than usual. Once again, Pinkie Pie ''does'' receive a speaking role, however minor. Especially odd since both received lines in the first half of the episode.

* [[Vile Villain, Saccharine Show]]: Cadence. {{spoiler|Or rather the Changeling Queen, Chrysalis.}}

** Notably the first song in the show from an actually evil villain (as opposed to the just mean [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2 /E15 The Super Speedy Cider Squeezy 6000|Flim Flam brothers]]). In accordance with the trope, [[Crowning Music of Awesome|it's awesome]].

* [[Violence Is the Only Option]]: For the [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1 E2/E02 Elements of Harmony|second]] time in the series the whole mane six is forced to fight. {{spoiler|They do surprisingly well but get overwhelmed by sheer numbers in the end.}}