Morning in Ponyville shimmers!
Here we see a unique specimen: the fabled jackalope. Fluttershy really does have everything. Either that, or Twilight messed up another spell. Maybe Fluttershy gives homes to wayward orange frogs, and such? I'm just curious how this one gets into its burrow with those giant antlers.
They do this cool slow motion thing here when Fluttershy throws the feed up in the air, except that her wings keep flapping at the same rate, so it just kind of hangs there unnaturally. Weird.
(What if I told you Equestria was a state of mind?) #FlutterNeo.
Dear Princess Celestia, today I learned that bears can't sing. Ok, he was probably yawning.
Also, those poor bees! Fluttershy sure is fickle when it comes to which animals she cares for, and which she sacrifices for the sake of others.
Disney, eat your heart out. This first minute is just so full of Fluttery awesomeness.
See what I mean?
Another donkey bray. I wonder who from? I'm guessing Rarity. ;)
I feel your pain, Fluttershy. I hate performing in front of people, too, especially when I didn't know they were watching. But at the same time, these are your friends, and it's not like your singing voice is a deep, dark secret shame.
"...A little slice of heaven." Probably just another human reference used for the sake of us humans, but it does make you wonder what pony religion may be like.
Ok, I know Pinkie's just being dramaticly silly because that's what she does, but...
Look what you've done!
Thank you, Rarity. Keep that poster handy, (hoofy?) in case you need to bap her again.
Yay, Fluttershy! She actually stands up to Rarity and refuses to join their musical group. Throughout this episode, and much of the series, the others tend to walk all over her, and drag her into things she doesn't want to do. And now she's finally "putting her hoof down!"
I'm also glad the others backed down and respected her feelings. Doormat no more.
And then, the unthinkable happens. Big Mac sings! Whoo hoo!
And then Fluttershy wiggled her rump and everyone forgot about the earth-shattering event that just took place. ;) I'm sure there's an animated gif for this somewhere.
So cute!
"It is wonderful when a plan comes together without any sort of drama, isn't it?"
Quick! Someone tell them they're in a cartoon. You NEVER say things like that in a cartoon!
If you watch this scene closely, you can see the windmill turning continuously as the moon drops, and the sun shoots into the sky, so this may actually be in real time.
"What? It's already 8am? Luna! Why didn't you wake me?"
"I tried several times, dear sister."
"Quick! Lower the moon!'
Two things here. Angel Bunny has a girlfriend?! And why are there deer in the pen with the other adoptable pets? I thought hooved animals were supposed to be intelligent in this world.
Good to see that the Apples upgraded from that megaphone they used to use.
Pinkie's just causing all sorts of trouble this episode.
"I can cure this pony that is horse."
Nice one, Zecora. But her voice sounds a bit different.
I know Spike came up with the name, "Flutterguy", so it's fine for them to use it because it's not a fan thing, but I still can't believe Fluttershy actually said it.
So Zecora can make a brew to cause the poison joke to have the same effect on Fluttershy that it did last time? I wonder if she could make it do other things, too, or if it's always the same for each pony?
Lyra has a date? 1000 ships just ran aground.
Who is this pony and his daughter? His design is too unique not to be someone special. I just can't figure out who it's referencing.
Um, is Goldie picking up, or dropping off cats?
Gummy's trying to eat a turkey. Whole! Strangely, the turkey seems to be ok with this. I do have to wonder what Gummy's going to be like when he grows up.
This idea of hiding behind the curtain wouldn't really work, as it would slightly muffle her sound, and it wouldn't sound like it was actually coming from Big Mac, but it's a cartoon, so I can forgive them.
Fluttershy really starts getting into it.
Cheerilee seems to like it, too. Boy, is she in for a shock. ;)
I guess Dr. Whooves really liked it. He came to see it several times, at once. Looks like he also brought a few fillies with him. That dog! ;)
And then everypony adopts an animal in a giant animal adoption mob. I'm sure this can't go wrong.
Aww! Even Big Mac can look cute.
"This is my smolder."
Okay, so Fluttershy singing behind a curtain I can handle. But from inside a barrel? There's no way that's going to sound good, if they could hear her at all. Equestria has some weird physics.
Now you're just being silly!
Sure, Cheerilee wanted them to perform for the school ponies. Riiiight. ;)
There's an unusual amount of Flutterrump in this episode.
Eeyup!
Fluttersad.
Egads! We may have found something even more powerful than "The Stare!"
Ack! ...Heart ...blurb ...unintelligiblenoises...............
Then in her last performance, Fluttershy knocks the curtain down and everypony sees, and hears, her singing, leading to another creepy nightmare scene from her mind. Wow, girl. You have issues.
I love this little discussion they have after Fluttershy runs off. But how could Applejack not know about his missing voice sooner? He is her brother, after all. They do kind of live together in the same house, and apparently he's not actually that quiet.
They all go to Fluttershy's house to find her, and discover that she's just taken a bath to get rid of her deep voice. She's so cute in that towel. Either that, or she's just become a Seik.
Spidermare! Spidermare! Does whatever a Spidermare does! How does Pinkie Pie do this stuff, anyway? She's just climbing right up the wall.
And Pinkie tramatizes Fluttershy again. Really, she's not winning any points in this episode.
And again! Pinkie! Just stop!
After some more running, Fluttershy finally stops to talk to them. Is it possible for her NOT to look cute? I don't think so.
"You lived your worst nightmare! Was it really that bad?"
I like how Rarity and the others try to put it into perspective by pointing out how everypony loved her singing.
"One more time, Pinkie, and I get the duct tape."
Once she realizes it wasn't that bad, Fluttershy puts on an amazing performance with the others in front of her pony and animal friends. I'm glad they didn't go right into full-scale public performances, because that would have been too much of a jump. This was much more believeable.
Overall, I loved this episode! The only thing that brought it down was the overuse of MeaniePie. The first time Pinkie upset Fluttershy, I kind of ignored it, because she can be like that sometimes without knowing it. The second time, she really should have known better. After that, I wanted to borrow Rarity's poster and whack her a few times myself.
"Welcome everypony! I'll be singing tonight, but don't worry! The ambulences are already lined up outside."
I'll bet you didn't know Fluttershy was a Cheesehead! I've never liked football, but suddenly I have a new favorite team.
Ooh! Sparkly!