Idk if it was intentional but Twilight imitating Pinkie's voice could be a pretty subtle meta joke; Tara was originally going to audition for Pinkie when the show was starting.
+fizzycolalizzie I did hear that later from a buddy of mine. That aside though, the VAs are known for doing impressions of each other at convention panels, which can be hilarious to watch. Just funny that that type of joking around is starting to slip into actual canon. XD
I just realized that Starlight had her old “villain” hairstyle when she was playing the “villain” Snowfall. That’s a really nice touch, and it’s cool to see her old hairstyle back for a bit.
I always liked the part at the end, where Twilight gave her the option to go to bed, completely guiltlessly, but still invited her to the party. I think it really shows Twilight's growth - she lets things go, and her lessons to sink in before pressuring anything.
+Caitlin Arthur Doesn't it? It's so intense for the show.. I wish it had a second verse. Maybe a talented fan can match her style and make said 2nd verse.
Seeds of the Past actually hit me kinda hard, seriously when Snowfall started singing I actually had to hold back from crying. I don't have personal experiences like that at all, but it still hurt a bit.
The songs were all great. Luna's solo especially was amazing! I definitely saw the parallels between the Hearth's Warming Tail & what happened with Starlight during the Spirit of Hearth's Warming Yet to Come. Luna was perfect for that role. Awesome job, Sir!
Did anybody notice that Luna's singing VA was different. She has only sung once before, in the Season 4 finale, and the singer was Kazumi Evans (Rarity's singer, Octavia, Adagio Dazzle). This time, the singing VA for Luna was Aloma Steele, who I first discovered in Monstercat songs.
+Arondight 2016 I did see that, yeah. I'm somewhat conflicted on that, because I like seeing Discord, but I'm not sure I would've liked seeing his first interaction with Starlight being in the storybook world as alternate characters. I can't wait for Discord and Starlight to meet though. I hope I have some popcorn ready for when that finally happens. XD
Princess Lunas singing voice was originally by Kazumi Evans cause she also does rarity and adagio as well. But this time it was by someone else which was EPIC
17:50 - Twilight imitating Pinkie Pie's voice is an allusion to the fact that Tara Strong originally auditioned for Pinkie, and would've voiced her similarly to how she voiced Bubbles from the PPGs.
This is more or less tied with "No Second Prances" for my favorite episode of the season so far. As for my personal favorite song, I have to go with "Say Goodbye to the Holiday", with the future song being close with its ambiance, but being a bit too short.
+funcoolfunfun There were 6 songs in this episode, so there was obviously an issue with time constraints. I really hope we get an official album release with extended versions of these songs.
I’m late to this conversation but I actually wrote a second half to Luna’s Future and I think I did pretty well. Instead of just telling how Snowfall’s actions will cause destruction, it’s supposed to show how taking away Hearths Warming Eve will cause the return of the Windigoes. I hear the screaming in the streets I see the cold inside their hearts I hear the words of anger screech I see the love so quick to part The future will be filled with hatred So devoid of good and glee With mistrust so plainly stated All laughter shall go All hope will flee Whatever might have been All the love that ponies shared Because of their scorn and hate Equestria will be beyond repair
Oh my God. I forgot how much of a big part of my childhood this man was, being homeschooled I never had anyone to talk to, or play with as much as other kids. Late at night, I would just sit there and watch this guy react to my little pony because it felt like I was with somebody. You kept me from being lonely and I thank you for that. 🧡
awesome Reaction Dude :D i had a similar reaction to Lunas song haha just with me freaking out a lot like always haha the song is soooo amazing im camping youtube for remixes :D
+DJ-Ann Pie Technically not DJ-Pon 3 just a ancestor or a character she's playing or however you want to call it. (Even if she's really talking they'll never let us hear her voice because half of the fandom would more then likely go ballistic if it wasn't Nowacking. (I personally wouldn't mind if it wasn't her but I'm sure that I'm the minority who thinks that). Although it would be a treat hearing Nowacking's voice come from Vinyl. XD.
+DJ-Ann Pie From what I've heard through the grapevine, which may or may not be true, Jessi Nowack actually was approached about becoming the official voice actor for Vinyl Scratch, but she turned down the offer due to the contract restrictions, such as no longer being able to voice Vinyl for any fan content. As much as I would like to hear Vinyl speak, I don't think it will happen. That's kind of okay though, as she lets the music speak for her. :D
more like ok I see what your saying but can I tell you a tale of what its really about... which she then did twilight didn't force anything she just offered some more perspective.
really making the person that has different opinions then you become the bad guy in the story isn`t forcing?! it woul`ve been better if starlight didn`t change her opinion but rather just hanged out with Twilight!
RandomOtakuNerd What? She just told Starlight a story! And she wanted to join in the holiday. The only part where Starlight is the 'villain' is from our perspective. And this isn't a religion thing. This is a holiday celebrating friendship and the founding of Ponyville. That's like not celebrating a combination of Independence Day and your friend's birthday.
I was very very impressed with this episode, I'm very very proud of the new people with every episode i see i see more and more improvements. I'm loooooving season six soooooo much.
I know it's a holiday episode, but it's still easily a 10 outta 10. Every song was great, the parallels between Snowfall and Equality Starlight were there, and it was just a plain joy to watch. Great episode.
My teacher: 'Has anyone watched the Muppets adaptation of a Christmas Carol?' My class: 'Yeah' Me: *'Well I've seen the mlp version'* My class: 'Aren't you a *bit* too old for that?' Me: *'No'*
What I like about this episode was how the end song matched the ponies passing. And for Twilight to just say thank you for letting me read it to you =)
Well yeah Charles Dickens a Christmas Carol is a classic they reenacting this awesome classic tale very well except for Disney cuz that retelling really scared everyone whoever watch that movie
Boy a great mix of Christmas Carol and How the Grinch Stole Christmas, I don't think I've seen this combo before. As usual great reaction and analysis. I did have one thought. I wonder if Luna getting her own singing voice might mean we'll be hearing more singing from her in the future. I'm keeping my fingers crossed. The vocal work too in both Snowfall and Luna's songs was amazing! Even on the 10th watching the vocal work and music in both of those still gives me chills at points.
+SeirsBr Yeah, I need to listen to all the songs more closely still, have been too tired to fully appreciate them, but like I said, I will buy an album of this in a heartbeat if they put it up for sale. Really hope we get extended versions of these songs too. Oh, will also say that as we've seen before, Daniel Ingram just keeps getting better and better with the music, so with performances like this, just imagine what the songs in the big MLP movie coming next year will be like! :D
23:43 I love that part where everypony but Vinyl is singing, instead, Vinyl just bobs her head, showing her again, not the one to actually speak, let alone, sing.
have to get this joke out of the way before I comment with afterthoughts on this review later: why is Professor Flintheart so dismissive of Hearth's warming? same reason why he isn't a botany teacher, his Lily Died! -shot-
+Applegeek i don't think her Dad would be that young.Turn the logic on,man.It's her Brother.I mean... look at Rarity's Parents and then at that guy.That guy is total young.How can he be her Dad???
+Daniel Antony also, to explain, did you ever see the episode "Games Ponies Play"? he appears in the flashback when Rainbow was a filly, hence dad and not brother
+Daniel Antony Um...wait, are you talking about Rainbow Blaze? That's not my personal claim, it's the consensus of the fandom in general since his first appearance in Games Ponies Play in season 3 (I said season 1 or 2 earlier, I was wrong). He appeared in a flashback scene where filly Rainbow Dash was sitting on his head when the announcement came for where the Equestria Games would be hosted that year. As for the appearance of age, remember that even Twilight's parents didn't really look any older in the S6 premiere than they did in the flashback scene where filly Twilight was trying to pass the entrance exam to Celestia's magic school for gifted unicorns.
Luna truly stole the show with her scene. I just loved the atmosphere her song created. All of the songs were great, but "Luna's Future" is definitely my favorite.
11:11 The proper title is 'A Christmas Carol'. A great book written by Charles Dickens in 1843. A true genius that Dickens. Bart: Yeah, and television's been milking that goat for years.
+The Lightning Brony Because in that one episode when Sweetie Belle made that burned food it was for when there parents when they were visiting from Canterlot.
This was a really good episode, the songs were enjoyable, and its funny seeing an MLP version of the Christmas Carol, and I know it wasn't really Applejack but I think she looked adorable with her mane done up in pigtails, nice reaction.
I love this episode for the reason that it is a basic retelling of Starlight's Villain Arc. As a young filly, both had an idea of positivity, though ruined by a life changing event (Sunburst leaves Starlight after he got his Cutie Mark, as Snowfall was reminded by her teacher of a "better" choice). Both still had a good intent for Equestria despite doing it the wrong way (Starlight with Equality, and Snowfall with Urbanization). Both uses a Spell to try to "fix the problem" despite their spell will lead to a catastrophic result (Starlight's Modified Time Travel spell, and Snowfall's Spell for stopping Hearths Warming). Both faced with their past, present and future, and a way to fixed them. (Starlight and Twilight explore The Past, The Present and many dangerous futures, Snowfall is shown the true meaning of Hearths Warming by The Spirits of the Past, The Present, and the Future). At the end of the day, this is one of the best episodes of the show. The Story, Songs, The Lesson, and the Analogy of it all. 9.6/10
Alright then! still listening through your afterthoughts, but might as well begin putting it down while listening: first off, another small family rewatch bonus--if you pay attention in the finale/reprise song in the end, you can see Pound Cake and Pumpkin Cake singing along with everyone as well, which means the little tykes are growing up more! figured you would like to spot that next time. moving on, I think what I love more than real catchy musical episodes or character - centric episodes is episodes that allow some bit of worldbuilding, even if it's through a storyframe. for one, the Windigoes and how the holiday still keeps them away. through Luna's particular song, and remembering what went down that episode, it makes a whole lot of sense for it to really important, if not for the moral and good cheer it spreads. Equestria is a land with magic that depends on balance, hope, harmony (forgive the pun there) and positive energies, and if the removal of a holiday that is to represent how strong said balance/harmony is against the more chaotic, bitter, negative energies that threaten it happens could mean a whole lot of trouble. I know it could just be a flair/flourish that the author of the story added, but I wouldn't doubt that it would happen for real in Equestria if somepony had no idea the significance the holiday had, attempted to remove said holiday from history or just try to stop it. also, Luna's representation in the story. now, while it is common for Christmas Carol homages to have different characters from a series represent the three spirits, usually the spirit of the future is mostly unrepresented (I stress mostly that there are some similar Christmas specials that do give a character a role as the spirit of the future, like this one and the Disney take on Christmas Carol with Pete), mainly because the spirit of the future is a silent, show and not tell type, mainly because they're based on the Grim Reaper, the Herald of ultimate fate (be it death or otherwise). now, it could be just the framing of the story, but it strikes me that it could be the author's choice and Luna is the Spirit of Hearth's warming yet to come on purpose, probably because that perhaps artist/creative - type ponies back then (either during her banishment, or maybe before) may have interpreted Luna as a symbol of Fate and Destiny itself in their works--she is what greets you at a very important choice, for better or worse. it can be seen either way by that meaning--whether she was benign and doing her duty or perhaps cold and antagonistic, kind of akin to how ponies see her compared to Nightmare Moon. or I could just be overly speculating, but it's just me, and I just found that kind of cool. also, I noticed in that role that while she does have her normal princess -y appearance, that height of hers may be at a similar, if not taller, height to Nightmare Moon. that being said, what was your favorite song out of this pick? Pinkie ' s song was really good, mainly because it had that nostalgic Broadway musical sound to it (being a girl who grew up with knowledge and listening to musicals here...) and I just love how quirky and upbeat it was. I definitely love Luna's song too--I'm a sucker for dramatically dark songs. Applejack ' s is pretty good, but it I just couldn't get into it like the others. definitely not going to knock it, though, since it's still pleasant.
+Webs SOTE Wow, some really good thoughts here. There was no way my sleep-deprived brain could have gone this deep, just glad I caught as many of the easter eggs in the background as I did. Speaking of that, WHOA, completely missed Pound and Pumpkin Cake singing! That is huge! Of course you could argue they were just babbling baby talk, but they looked like they were in perfect sync with the music. Really hope they get some speaking lines the next time they appear! As for the spirit of Christmas future, you're right about it being usually a cloaked figure that's never revealed. I knew something was bugging me in the back of my brain about that, and that was it. Still, like you said, it's a creative interpretation, and I think it worked quite well. I think given the scenario being presented, it needed some verbal explanation, as that went quite a bit off track from the original Christmas Carol story. Also, I think Luna was the perfect character to use, because of the mistakes she herself has made in the past, and because she already has the role of entering others' dreams to help them work through problems. She didn't strike me as a Nightmare Moon character at all though. This was actually a side of Luna I've really been wanting to see, and it was AWESOME, though I still want to see the light-hearted side of her as well. And yeah, the idea that losing the holiday would literally mean the end of the world may have been a bit much, but I think it's a good metaphor. If we as humans were to lose all sense of family, friendship, and community, I think we would go insane and probably launch all-out wars (as if we didn't have enough of those already) and doom ourselves. Or at the very least, we would do nothing but live a miserable, meaningless existence, which may as well be the end of the world, for all practical purposes. I think you get what I mean.
+Webs SOTE Oh, sorry, songs. Don't really have a favorite song yet. My brain was too tired to really absorb then, and I only got about 8 hours of sleep over the last couple nights, so I was struggling just to get this done and uploaded. Got a nap this afternoon, which is why I'm even responding right now, but I'm also working on getting my 1k special encoded and uploaded. Hope to have it uploaded and published before midnight. Anyway, I will be listening to the songs again for sure, and I'm sure I'll pick a favorite soon enough.
+Webs SOTE FYI, I've been listening to the songs again, and I have to say that my initial feeling has held true, in that Luna's Future was the best. Pinkie's Present was a very close second though, very upbeat and cheerful, and still had a great message.
Hmm, don't know that I'd call that a fourth wall break. It was just convenient timing, by design of course. Spike has been known to break the fourth wall before though.
I know this episode was a long time before season 9 however the outfit Applejack is wearing right here is the same outfit she wears on Big Mac's wedding day. It's just designed a little differently so you can't tell 😂
I know this is an older video but does it bug anyone else that the tap dancing in this episode is so much better than in the episode actually about tap dancing
So it seems almost like friendship is a religion to ponies. Rather than talking about how it's a celebration of friendship, and how all her friends will miss her, Twilight gives her a fire and brimstone sermon about how if she doesn’t join back with the herd, the horse demons will come for them all.
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Idk if it was intentional but Twilight imitating Pinkie's voice could be a pretty subtle meta joke; Tara was originally going to audition for Pinkie when the show was starting.
+fizzycolalizzie I did hear that later from a buddy of mine. That aside though, the VAs are known for doing impressions of each other at convention panels, which can be hilarious to watch. Just funny that that type of joking around is starting to slip into actual canon. XD
+Applegeek
Just like how Rainbow did it... 😂 I loved that episode......
Applegeek hi
@@applegeek2597 Are you going to re-upload the missing season 9 episodes~?🙂
This is one of the best moments in this episode.
I just realized that Starlight had her old “villain” hairstyle when she was playing the “villain” Snowfall. That’s a really nice touch, and it’s cool to see her old hairstyle back for a bit.
Well her change of hair represents how she changed.
I always liked the part at the end, where Twilight gave her the option to go to bed, completely guiltlessly, but still invited her to the party.
I think it really shows Twilight's growth - she lets things go, and her lessons to sink in before pressuring anything.
I love Luna's song! It gives me chills!
+Caitlin Arthur Doesn't it? It's so intense for the show.. I wish it had a second verse. Maybe a talented fan can match her style and make said 2nd verse.
Got that right I got goosebumps
Caitlin Arthur was that a pun/joke?
some kind of disney movie vibe im having
what where?
Derpy sure is the brightest star!
+Shritistrang Eeyup!
If only I could be so grossly incandescent...
+Supersheep64 Praise it, b0i.
+Applegeek That pony looked like Snape,but it's actually professor Flint Heart.
+Daniel Antony Well obviously, but it was an intentional reference to Severus Snape. The writer of this episode has confirmed it.
incidentally, they've all imitated Pinkie.
PJ Ace Not Fluttershy and I don't recall AJ did either
Oh yeah, they did.
Well, the voice actor who does Fluttershy’s voice is also the person who voiced Pinkie Pie, so...she can’t exactly imitate herself
Sahira Lopez Rainbow Dash imitated Applejack and they were also the same voice actor
@@rainbowaria19 Wait- RD and AJ have the same VA!?
Tara Strong originally auditioned for the role of Pinkie Pie lol so that part was a nod to that
Seeds of the Past actually hit me kinda hard, seriously when Snowfall started singing I actually had to hold back from crying. I don't have personal experiences like that at all, but it still hurt a bit.
The line "Some hurts never go away" actually broke me, and it's really rare for me to cry watching shows/movies.
Luna's song always gives me chills. Its different and its amazing.
The songs were all great. Luna's solo especially was amazing! I definitely saw the parallels between the Hearth's Warming Tail & what happened with Starlight during the Spirit of Hearth's Warming Yet to Come. Luna was perfect for that role. Awesome job, Sir!
Luna's song is so epic. I love it.
I wish that song was longer. ;w;
@@Equinerhael same( ╹▽╹ )
This was an incredible episode. I absolutely loved all the songs, Pinkie's the most.
My favoirte is Luna.
Did anybody notice that Luna's singing VA was different. She has only sung once before, in the Season 4 finale, and the singer was Kazumi Evans (Rarity's singer, Octavia, Adagio Dazzle). This time, the singing VA for Luna was Aloma Steele, who I first discovered in Monstercat songs.
He says it during the ending analysis...
RDFAN7669
Probably because people kept saying that all they could hear was Rarity.
I don't get it much, can the original VA not sing or something??
Luna’s singing voice sounded incredible!
Ikr
Yes. So epic.
+Applegeek, fun fact: Discord was suppose to be as Jacob Marley, but they ran out of time and didn't have to add him on the episode.
+Arondight 2016 I did see that, yeah. I'm somewhat conflicted on that, because I like seeing Discord, but I'm not sure I would've liked seeing his first interaction with Starlight being in the storybook world as alternate characters. I can't wait for Discord and Starlight to meet though. I hope I have some popcorn ready for when that finally happens. XD
Your wish came true apple geek haha
Looks like you're getting your Hearth's Warming Album with all these songs included! They just announced it
Yep, I saw that. Yay!
Just bought it on Amazon Music
Princess Lunas singing voice was originally by Kazumi Evans cause she also does rarity and adagio as well. But this time it was by someone else which was EPIC
+Peppermint presents Luna's singing voice is by the amazing Aloma Steele. She has twitter acc and a youtube channel as well. Check it out
+ridhwan5 thanks
I thought it was Nicole Oliver
I love Kazumi. She's great singer.
17:50 - Twilight imitating Pinkie Pie's voice is an allusion to the fact that Tara Strong originally auditioned for Pinkie, and would've voiced her similarly to how she voiced Bubbles from the PPGs.
22:16 dragon toenail 20% proof now that's some Christmas spirits that will get you through the holiday
Hehe. ^_^
Applegeek is cool
and the windagoes are the um....the things in the prisoners of Azkaban the 3rd movie.
Paige Leslie You mean Dementors.
What do you mean
OMG PROFESSOR SNAPE LOOKALIKE AT 13:10!!!!!!! POTTERHEADS UNITE!!!!
Jasmine Green Tea i love harry potter!
Hey, another Potterhead!!
*[screams in hufflepuff]*
@@k8tieisjusthere123 yess *screams in underappreciatedness*
Sorry I just wanted to make a long word :p
*”well he’s a real ray of sunshine isn’t he”*
This is more or less tied with "No Second Prances" for my favorite episode of the season so far.
As for my personal favorite song, I have to go with "Say Goodbye to the Holiday", with the future song being close with its ambiance, but being a bit too short.
+funcoolfunfun There were 6 songs in this episode, so there was obviously an issue with time constraints. I really hope we get an official album release with extended versions of these songs.
Applegeek I kind of hope so too.
I’m late to this conversation but I actually wrote a second half to Luna’s Future and I think I did pretty well. Instead of just telling how Snowfall’s actions will cause destruction, it’s supposed to show how taking away Hearths Warming Eve will cause the return of the Windigoes.
I hear the screaming in the streets
I see the cold inside their hearts
I hear the words of anger screech
I see the love so quick to part
The future will be filled with hatred
So devoid of good and glee
With mistrust so plainly stated
All laughter shall go
All hope will flee
Whatever might have been
All the love that ponies shared
Because of their scorn and hate
Equestria will be beyond repair
I love villain song.
The current version of "a Pony kind of Christmas" cd has the songs from this episode added on. So earlier releases actually has less songs.
I know that this is several years late to say but THANK YOU!!!! FINALLY someone talked about the Sherlock character ponies in this episode.
Your weather sounds like Michigan too. I can't wait for Summer.
Maxxarcade, and indiana
You've clearly never seen Virginia weather.
Oh my God. I forgot how much of a big part of my childhood this man was, being homeschooled I never had anyone to talk to, or play with as much as other kids. Late at night, I would just sit there and watch this guy react to my little pony because it felt like I was with somebody. You kept me from being lonely and I thank you for that. 🧡
Derpy IS the star. the best star. Ever.
Rainbow, Rarity, Pinkie and Starlight are best stars and yes Sunset too.
awesome Reaction Dude :D i had a similar reaction to Lunas song haha just with me freaking out a lot like always haha
the song is soooo amazing
im camping youtube for remixes :D
Look at DJ-Pon 3 At 21:45 She speaks!!!!!
+DJ-Ann Pie Technically not DJ-Pon 3 just a ancestor or a character she's playing or however you want to call it. (Even if she's really talking they'll never let us hear her voice because half of the fandom would more then likely go ballistic if it wasn't Nowacking. (I personally wouldn't mind if it wasn't her but I'm sure that I'm the minority who thinks that). Although it would be a treat hearing Nowacking's voice come from Vinyl. XD.
Book Lover ikr Nowacking would be great as Vinyl
+DJ-Ann Pie From what I've heard through the grapevine, which may or may not be true, Jessi Nowack actually was approached about becoming the official voice actor for Vinyl Scratch, but she turned down the offer due to the contract restrictions, such as no longer being able to voice Vinyl for any fan content. As much as I would like to hear Vinyl speak, I don't think it will happen. That's kind of okay though, as she lets the music speak for her. :D
Applegeek yeah that makes sense now.
Thanks for replying and love your reactions keep it up!
That Professor was Snape! There's no way he could be someone else!
twilight:"now starlight! you must conform and celebrate this holiday! "
Exactly that is why I did not really like the episode! I don`t celebrate Christmas anymore because it`s to merchanized.
more like ok I see what your saying but can I tell you a tale of what its really about... which she then did twilight didn't force anything she just offered some more perspective.
really making the person that has different opinions then you become the bad guy in the story isn`t forcing?! it woul`ve been better if starlight didn`t change her opinion but rather just hanged out with Twilight!
RandomOtakuNerd
What? She just told Starlight a story! And she wanted to join in the holiday. The only part where Starlight is the 'villain' is from our perspective. And this isn't a religion thing. This is a holiday celebrating friendship and the founding of Ponyville. That's like not celebrating a combination of Independence Day and your friend's birthday.
Celestine Buendia still, twilight should have respected that one pony didn't wanna celebrate
I laughed so hard when Twilight did her Pinkie Pie voice, "And the reason is to be with your friends!" That was my favorite.😂😂😂😀😀😀😊
Yes I laughed same 😂😂😁
Snape Snape Severus Snape
Under Tube DUMBLEDORE!!!!!
And don't forget Sherlock, Watson, and Moriarty
@@bunniebabyidol08 Ron, Ron, Ron WEASLEY
Harrypotterharrypotterharrypotterharrypotterharrypotter
Voldemort Voldemort ooh volde volde Voldemort
I was very very impressed with this episode, I'm very very proud of the new people with every episode i see i see more and more improvements. I'm loooooving season six soooooo much.
This episode just blew me away... WOW!
I know it's a holiday episode, but it's still easily a 10 outta 10. Every song was great, the parallels between Snowfall and Equality Starlight were there, and it was just a plain joy to watch.
Great episode.
Thank you!! I'm not the only one who sees Professor Snape in him!!
My teacher: 'Has anyone watched the Muppets adaptation of a Christmas Carol?'
My class: 'Yeah'
Me: *'Well I've seen the mlp version'*
My class: 'Aren't you a *bit* too old for that?'
Me: *'No'*
Good answer to him. I play with dolls and I have 19 years. Nothing bad about it.
All I heard when professor Flinhardt said "REAL magic takes time to learn!"
Snape: "Lose of limb will not excuse you... page 394..."
What I like about this episode was how the end song matched the ponies passing. And for Twilight to just say thank you for letting me read it to you =)
13:50 Oh Snape. You and your classic antagonistic ways.
Applegeek: Is this the pony version of the Scrooge story?
me: Yes, yes it is.
Well yeah Charles Dickens a Christmas Carol is a classic they reenacting this awesome classic tale very well except for Disney cuz that retelling really scared everyone whoever watch that movie
Boy a great mix of Christmas Carol and How the Grinch Stole Christmas, I don't think I've seen this combo before. As usual great reaction and analysis. I did have one thought. I wonder if Luna getting her own singing voice might mean we'll be hearing more singing from her in the future. I'm keeping my fingers crossed. The vocal work too in both Snowfall and Luna's songs was amazing! Even on the 10th watching the vocal work and music in both of those still gives me chills at points.
+SeirsBr Yeah, I need to listen to all the songs more closely still, have been too tired to fully appreciate them, but like I said, I will buy an album of this in a heartbeat if they put it up for sale. Really hope we get extended versions of these songs too. Oh, will also say that as we've seen before, Daniel Ingram just keeps getting better and better with the music, so with performances like this, just imagine what the songs in the big MLP movie coming next year will be like! :D
07:23 yes it is this a pony version of a christmas carol you are correct
17:47 it's official Tara Strong can do a pinkie pie voice
10:00 My thoughts exactly when I saw the promo for this episode. The role seems to fit Starlight perfectly.
21:10
Already foreshadowing season 9's third and second last episodes.
Ghost of the Future... Dr. Hooves? :D
OMG what if doctor who transformed into a pony and just stayed for this acasion
Marelor Moon, ocasion
Marelor Moon OMG YOUR WRITE, SUCH A MISSED OPPORTUNITY!
I wonder how Time Turner would react to this.
what is that?
Right before he bursts out laughing, he looks like he's about to barf. XD
okay so I was watching this, and as soon as the final hearthswarming song started I looked outside and it was snowing!
Who else wouldn't mind if they made a Derpy tree topper?
i would buy it
23:43 I love that part where everypony but Vinyl is singing, instead, Vinyl just bobs her head, showing her again, not the one to actually speak, let alone, sing.
have to get this joke out of the way before I comment with afterthoughts on this review later: why is Professor Flintheart so dismissive of Hearth's warming? same reason why he isn't a botany teacher, his Lily Died! -shot-
+Webs SOTE XD
+Applegeek i don't think her Dad would be that young.Turn the logic on,man.It's her Brother.I mean... look at Rarity's Parents and then at that guy.That guy is total young.How can he be her Dad???
+Daniel Antony XD did you mean to comment on your own or reply?
+Daniel Antony also, to explain, did you ever see the episode "Games Ponies Play"? he appears in the flashback when Rainbow was a filly, hence dad and not brother
+Daniel Antony Um...wait, are you talking about Rainbow Blaze? That's not my personal claim, it's the consensus of the fandom in general since his first appearance in Games Ponies Play in season 3 (I said season 1 or 2 earlier, I was wrong). He appeared in a flashback scene where filly Rainbow Dash was sitting on his head when the announcement came for where the Equestria Games would be hosted that year.
As for the appearance of age, remember that even Twilight's parents didn't really look any older in the S6 premiere than they did in the flashback scene where filly Twilight was trying to pass the entrance exam to Celestia's magic school for gifted unicorns.
they should really make a ornament or tree topper of Derpy like in this episode.
Yes yes they should
"who is that pony with BonBon?"
glad im not the only one who noticed
Lyrica I think
My favorite song from this is Apple Jacks seeds of the past it’s really beautiful
I love the song it's my favorite applejack song
Great reaction! I really enjoyed all of the songs.
17:47, this is why I fully support TwiPie!!!
You're the first reactor, I've seen, who reacted to the Sherlock and Watson :-P And also Moriarty
It's "All work and no play make Jack a dull boy."
Twilight's Pinkie Pie voice is adorable
I swear the musical numbers take up more than half of this episode
Seriously reminds me of Severus Snape
The parallels with Starlight just hit me 7 years later
17:40 Im laugh so hard the new ship sound 😂😂
That pony reminds me SO much of Pro. Snape Harry potter reference
It is!
Luna's song is the best part of this episode. This is amazing episode. I love it.
AG: Everyone's there! Even Rainbow Dash's dad!!!!!!
Me: Well, minus Discord.
29:57 Am I the only one who remembered the scene in Bad Seed where the CMC were over at Sweetie Belle's house and her dad was outside fishing?
I love the fact that they change Starlight hair back to evil Starlight
13:35 - Yes, I think it is a Snape reference.
Oh Gods, I totally missed 11's appearance. That's awesome!😸
That Luna song... I can't even express how awesome it is!
This is my favourite episode! :3
Like on mlp XD
Luna truly stole the show with her scene. I just loved the atmosphere her song created. All of the songs were great, but "Luna's Future" is definitely my favorite.
+Talia Kirana After listening to the songs again, I have to agree that Luna's Future was the best, though Pinkie's Present is a very close second.
when there are good songs and then there is a luna song, chills as hell xD
19:57 ooh! Cold chills alert!
11:11 The proper title is 'A Christmas Carol'. A great book written by Charles Dickens in 1843. A true genius that Dickens.
Bart: Yeah, and television's been milking that goat for years.
+The Lightning Brony Because in that one episode when Sweetie Belle made that burned food it was for when there parents when they were visiting from Canterlot.
This was a really good episode, the songs were enjoyable, and its funny seeing an MLP version of the Christmas Carol, and I know it wasn't really Applejack but I think she looked adorable with her mane done up in pigtails, nice reaction.
+Apple Joy Yes, she did! The episode went by so fast, and there was so much in it, I keep picking up more and more details every time I re-watch it.
This I think has to be one of my favorite episodes
I love this episode for the reason that it is a basic retelling of Starlight's Villain Arc.
As a young filly, both had an idea of positivity, though ruined by a life changing event (Sunburst leaves Starlight after he got his Cutie Mark, as Snowfall was reminded by her teacher of a "better" choice).
Both still had a good intent for Equestria despite doing it the wrong way (Starlight with Equality, and Snowfall with Urbanization).
Both uses a Spell to try to "fix the problem" despite their spell will lead to a catastrophic result
(Starlight's Modified Time Travel spell, and Snowfall's Spell for stopping Hearths Warming).
Both faced with their past, present and future, and a way to fixed them. (Starlight and Twilight explore The Past, The Present and many dangerous futures, Snowfall is shown the true meaning of Hearths Warming by The Spirits of the Past, The Present, and the Future).
At the end of the day, this is one of the best episodes of the show. The Story, Songs, The Lesson, and the Analogy of it all. 9.6/10
If you count the reprise as a song, there are 6 songs in This episode. Now i just cant help think What would have happened if This was a 2 parter!
Professor Flintheart made me think of Snape too!
I think it was confirmed inspiration from him.
Hahaha! That intro never gets old! I love it!
Glad you're enjoying it. :)
I get this feeling Starlight didn't want to celebrate the holidays is probably it's a reminder of being alone during it for who knows how many years.
10:30/10:32-10:42
12:33🥹
13:24/ 13:28-13:29😅
25:20-25:27 Relatable
Alright then! still listening through your afterthoughts, but might as well begin putting it down while listening:
first off, another small family rewatch bonus--if you pay attention in the finale/reprise song in the end, you can see Pound Cake and Pumpkin Cake singing along with everyone as well, which means the little tykes are growing up more! figured you would like to spot that next time.
moving on, I think what I love more than real catchy musical episodes or character - centric episodes is episodes that allow some bit of worldbuilding, even if it's through a storyframe. for one, the Windigoes and how the holiday still keeps them away. through Luna's particular song, and remembering what went down that episode, it makes a whole lot of sense for it to really important, if not for the moral and good cheer it spreads. Equestria is a land with magic that depends on balance, hope, harmony (forgive the pun there) and positive energies, and if the removal of a holiday that is to represent how strong said balance/harmony is against the more chaotic, bitter, negative energies that threaten it happens could mean a whole lot of trouble. I know it could just be a flair/flourish that the author of the story added, but I wouldn't doubt that it would happen for real in Equestria if somepony had no idea the significance the holiday had, attempted to remove said holiday from history or just try to stop it.
also, Luna's representation in the story. now, while it is common for Christmas Carol homages to have different characters from a series represent the three spirits, usually the spirit of the future is mostly unrepresented (I stress mostly that there are some similar Christmas specials that do give a character a role as the spirit of the future, like this one and the Disney take on Christmas Carol with Pete), mainly because the spirit of the future is a silent, show and not tell type, mainly because they're based on the Grim Reaper, the Herald of ultimate fate (be it death or otherwise). now, it could be just the framing of the story, but it strikes me that it could be the author's choice and Luna is the Spirit of Hearth's warming yet to come on purpose, probably because that perhaps artist/creative - type ponies back then (either during her banishment, or maybe before) may have interpreted Luna as a symbol of Fate and Destiny itself in their works--she is what greets you at a very important choice, for better or worse. it can be seen either way by that meaning--whether she was benign and doing her duty or perhaps cold and antagonistic, kind of akin to how ponies see her compared to Nightmare Moon. or I could just be overly speculating, but it's just me, and I just found that kind of cool. also, I noticed in that role that while she does have her normal princess -y appearance, that height of hers may be at a similar, if not taller, height to Nightmare Moon.
that being said, what was your favorite song out of this pick? Pinkie ' s song was really good, mainly because it had that nostalgic Broadway musical sound to it (being a girl who grew up with knowledge and listening to musicals here...) and I just love how quirky and upbeat it was. I definitely love Luna's song too--I'm a sucker for dramatically dark songs. Applejack ' s is pretty good, but it I just couldn't get into it like the others. definitely not going to knock it, though, since it's still pleasant.
+Webs SOTE Wow, some really good thoughts here. There was no way my sleep-deprived brain could have gone this deep, just glad I caught as many of the easter eggs in the background as I did. Speaking of that, WHOA, completely missed Pound and Pumpkin Cake singing! That is huge! Of course you could argue they were just babbling baby talk, but they looked like they were in perfect sync with the music. Really hope they get some speaking lines the next time they appear!
As for the spirit of Christmas future, you're right about it being usually a cloaked figure that's never revealed. I knew something was bugging me in the back of my brain about that, and that was it. Still, like you said, it's a creative interpretation, and I think it worked quite well. I think given the scenario being presented, it needed some verbal explanation, as that went quite a bit off track from the original Christmas Carol story. Also, I think Luna was the perfect character to use, because of the mistakes she herself has made in the past, and because she already has the role of entering others' dreams to help them work through problems. She didn't strike me as a Nightmare Moon character at all though. This was actually a side of Luna I've really been wanting to see, and it was AWESOME, though I still want to see the light-hearted side of her as well.
And yeah, the idea that losing the holiday would literally mean the end of the world may have been a bit much, but I think it's a good metaphor. If we as humans were to lose all sense of family, friendship, and community, I think we would go insane and probably launch all-out wars (as if we didn't have enough of those already) and doom ourselves. Or at the very least, we would do nothing but live a miserable, meaningless existence, which may as well be the end of the world, for all practical purposes. I think you get what I mean.
+Webs SOTE Oh, sorry, songs. Don't really have a favorite song yet. My brain was too tired to really absorb then, and I only got about 8 hours of sleep over the last couple nights, so I was struggling just to get this done and uploaded. Got a nap this afternoon, which is why I'm even responding right now, but I'm also working on getting my 1k special encoded and uploaded. Hope to have it uploaded and published before midnight. Anyway, I will be listening to the songs again for sure, and I'm sure I'll pick a favorite soon enough.
+Webs SOTE FYI, I've been listening to the songs again, and I have to say that my initial feeling has held true, in that Luna's Future was the best. Pinkie's Present was a very close second though, very upbeat and cheerful, and still had a great message.
I liked how they time the candy cane dropping out of the box lol XD
+LPS Gaming Me too that's great timing. XD.
Happy Hearthswarming everypony!
FYI ‘The Scrooge Story’ is called A Christmas Carol, and to anyone here who likes reading, I reccomend!
Even as a non brony I give this episode a 10/10. I love a Christmas carol. Btw Luna's song was great.
18:05 Did you not notice how Spike broke 4th wall with his coco refill break? That was the point where they ran commercials!
Hmm, don't know that I'd call that a fourth wall break. It was just convenient timing, by design of course. Spike has been known to break the fourth wall before though.
Uh-oh looks like we have a Grinch on our hands😮😮😮😮😮
OMG 4:50 THE BLUE CHAIR IN THE TOP LEFT CORNER ROCKS
16:32 I just wish that he noticed that featherweight was actually Tiny Tim. Ok, he noticed it. nvm.
I know this episode was a long time before season 9 however the outfit Applejack is wearing right here is the same outfit she wears on Big Mac's wedding day. It's just designed a little differently so you can't tell 😂
4:24 OH NO! IT’S CHRISTMAS WITH THE KRANKS ALL OVER AGAIN! •SCREAM•
I like that every time starlight is evil her hair changes
I know this is an older video but does it bug anyone else that the tap dancing in this episode is so much better than in the episode actually about tap dancing
One of my all time favorite episodes in all of mlp!!
Yeah this was a good Ep, I even took Luna's song to memory! Btw my idea for RD's mom, she's the Gen3 RD.
LOVE THE SONG APPLE JACK DID PRETTY GOODS RIGHT 😊
+kechy72patto oh that song it probably tied with pinkies for my favorite this episode
So it seems almost like friendship is a religion to ponies. Rather than talking about how it's a celebration of friendship, and how all her friends will miss her, Twilight gives her a fire and brimstone sermon about how if she doesn’t join back with the herd, the horse demons will come for them all.