For me, the most memorable emotional moment was when Luna lost control of the Tantabus and said she didn't deserve forgiveness. At the time, I had similar feelings of worthlessness.
I remember watching that episode as a kid and wondering why she couldn't just let it go and move on. When I got older, I completely understood how she felt. I understood why she felt like she needed continue to punish herself to sort of feel better about it.
I think I broke down in Perfect Pear (S7 E13) when Big Mac asks Burnt Oak if it'd be okay for him to come back to hear more stories. It does that thing of "acting out character for seriousness" by having Big Mac speaking and the combined performances of those two really sold the long grief they'd been through. So many stories would have blown it up out of proportion, but MLP focused on subtle pain that death creates years afterward. The whole episode did a great job handling death. Not just as a kids show that isn't allowed to say "died"; but even compared to most media, it stands out being both respectful and accurate.
Brotherhooves Social also kind of does a similar idea near its end, focusing more on role models and lack of communication between close family(siblings in this case), which is at least neat for a male character to be doing so.
that whole episode is a tear jerker. Applejack comparing AB to her mom with her talent of helping others with their cutie marks and the conversation between Apple Bloom and Grandpear broke me. God just the hurt is Michelle's voice doing that line turned me into a mess
The Last Problem was already a sad episode because it was the ending but I was surprised by how they touched on the sad reality that friendships can often fade over time as people's lives change.
I remember "Father Knows Beast'' (S8E24), when Twilight had literally a heartbroken when Spike denies her as a somewhat parent figure (also Sludge was a opportunist asshole). Also "Do Princesses Dream of Magic Sheep?" (S5E13) when Luna couldn't forgive herself for being an Nightmare Moon. That guilt was so big that she summons Tantabus as her penance.
Oh my god that moment in Father Knows Beast hurt so much, I got my partner to watch the show with me and they rarely show genuine emotion (they're working on letting themself do so) but we both had to pause for a minute and cry.
I think the saddest moments for me were when Fluttershy broke down into tears after yelling at her friends, Starlight's emotional breakdown in No Second Prances and when Trixie found out her wagon was sold, which had a lot of sentimental value attached to it. Aside from that, I also felt for Dash in Tanks for the Memories and It Ain't Easy being Breezy when Fluttershy had to let them go. Man, even She's All Yak got to me.
For me, when Rarity finds sweetie belle's arts & craft project in Sisterhoove's social, which was actually the first time I've teared up from a scene in general. When the town yells "pinkie" towards the end of True true friend, For the last one its hard to choose a scene from Perfect Pear for me tbh, but if I had to choose I'd probably go with Grandpear disowning Pear butter.
As contrast to sadness in ponyville , a time the show made me cry was a happy moment, when the cmc’s got their cutie marks and realized they’d never split. I grew up in a family that was always moving, so I never had time to build lasting relationships, and to this day have never had someone I can really rely on, so to see these 3 girls realize they’ll never truly be apart brings me to tears
One episode I haven't seen mentioned yet is Wonderbolt Academy. After Rainbow Dash storms off after confronting Spitfire about Lightning Dust, we see her start to grieve the loss of her dream, before Spitfire catches up and demonstrates that Rainbow Dash was right to come to her, but wrong to storm off. Part of why the moment stuck with me is that the miscommunication felt entirely natural and drew me into Dash's turmoil, rather than feeling frustrating. I also get the sense you're not a huge fan of Lesson Zero, but as someone who struggles with anxiety, I quite like those kinds of stories. The episode adds enough hyperbole to make the situation comedic, but it never loses the core nature of the situation, which means I still empathize with Twilight - the self-destructive lengths she goes to to not dissapoint her superior, the helplessness of not getting any good help or advice from the people she trusts, and both of these problems get adequately addressed by the end.
My favourite emotional moment has to ABSOLUTELY be in "Magical Mystery Cure" when Twilight realises that she's altered her friend's destinies and doesn't know how to fix it. This also proves why "I Have To Find A Way" is my favourite song of the entire series as well.
Along the lines of Tanks for the Memories, a few people have also viewed Magical Mystery Cure as an allegory for the Five Stages of Grief! And like the Rockhoof episode, I will mention No Second Prances that contains a similar metaphor (although it is a lot more direct) with Trixie toward the end...definitely made me tear up, wasn’t expecting the show to ever touch on such hard hitting themes! 💔
Whenever Rainbow Dash cries in Tanks for the Memories near the end of the episode at the infamous scene in her bedroom, I always cry as well ;-; I can't bear to see Dash sad...
Adored this video!! I think the episode Hurricane Fluttershy hits me hard sometimes, Flutters' disbelief at how low her wingpower was after all of her training felt real to me, and her friends assuring her that she still Tripled her previous score was so genuine. It's not one of my favorite episodes, but that scene as well as the grass sticking to Fluttershy's cheeks as she cries always hits so effectively. I also really liked how you pointed out how rare it is for the ponies to cry, I never really thought about this! It makes sense how this makes the stakes feel harder when a character breaks down (Tanks for the Memories always has me sobbing uncontrollably with the ponies haha) I really love your videos, your passion and hard work really shine through!
When twilight told Moon dancer “dont let my mistake be the reason why you cant make friends ever again.” I felt that deeply. I had a terrible friend once who i hope isnt terrible anymore, i had just had a minor depression for a year because i had to move away for that period, and i was seperated from my only friend. She then started bullying me when i came back and for a while after i stopped being friends with her, i just told myself i would never make a friend again because i wouldnt get hurt again. I know different onow and i have a solid friendgroup who i really appreciate, but i wont Lie and i’ll just say i cried when i rewatched that episode today. (Also wanna note that People Think kids cant have depression even though they DEFINETELY CAN. And im not just talking about teenagers, i mean at least pre-teens Can. I’m fairly certain i had a minor depression when i moved away, and i was 9-10. I even had a very terrible mindset of “People wont Care because im a kid,” and “dont make friends, You’re gonna leave anyway.” I even had some very very bad thoughts and did some very bad things to myself at that time. I really wish People would regonise kids Can be depressed too, even if its for seemingly small reasons like moving or being seperated from a friend.)
how did he not even once bring up the episode where trixie literally gets like millimeters away from killing herself and was only saved by starlight saving her like that shit was heart-wrenching not only did she attempt suicide but she never stopped herself either she literally tried to do it
I stopped watching the show entirely after the movie plainly because Twilight was upset and I was a huge Twilight stan and I just couldn't bare to see her sad anymore so I just completely abandoned the show (you can't blame me I was about 6) and I decided to come back to it just last year. I did know a bit more about it after catching up a bit then decided to just watch the last episode. I started bawling my eyes out during 'the magic of friendship grows' since it just brought back really good times of my childhood. RIP gen 4, will always be the best generation to most people.
Tanks for the memories hit pretty hard for me. I had lost my childhood dog, and had since gotten a guinea pig to make our house feel like a home again. He loved my little pony, it was one of his favorite shows, he'd sit there and watch it as he munched on hay, even having his own mini video player filled with just about every season, except for the last. Eventually, as all things do, he started aging, and at the ripe old age of 6, he passed away suddenly, October 2023. He was so special to me, he was family, he was my baby. I raised him from the time he was 2 months old, into a handsome old man. He trusted me deeply, and we had a very strong bond. I miss him everyday. His name was Kona. I relate to Dash, her willing to do just about anything for Tank.
There are a lot of emotional moments that I find endearing to me. For example, when Spike shatters Twilight in "Father Knows Beast", The moment Gran Pear disown Pear Butter in "The Perfect Pear" or when Big Mac asks Burnt Oak if he could come by to hear more stories of his parents in the same episode. Some happier ones would include the CMC getting their cutie marks in "Crusaders of the Lost Mark" - I love how they reached their goal they've been trying to obtain for five seasons, and it wasn't the end of their adventure. Twilight's assertion in "Magical Mystery Cure" - I came late into the fandom (lat Season 4, so I missed the whole wings controversy); I remember saying to myself, that this is something she earned and deserved. It may have been better if we had gotten a whole 26 episodes with this being a two part season finale, but the staff thinking that this was the end of G4 did a bang up job trying to tie up loose ends. This really goes to what I've been saying for awhile - true art transcends demographic boundaries. What Lauren created, and the staff ran with was something truly special. So much so, Hasbro wanted to catch lighting in a bottle a second time with G5, by laying G4 down as a foundation. I don't know - I want to like G5 like I like G4, but it seems shoehorned in and not a natural progression of the story. Then again, I'm not the target for the show. Meh, Hasbro is a toy company and wants to make a profit by selling toys, not produce artsy television. I'm glad we have G4, and G5 is it's own thing sort of, and comparing the two is like comparing "Scootaloo's Party" to "Rescue at Midnight Castle" .
I definitely cried at the episode Tanks for the Memories. When Rainbow hit that stage and sobbed uncontrollably when she learned Tank was going away for a few months, I felt that. Losing a pet or someone close to you is heartbreaking.
For me the saddest episodes weren't actually in MLP but equestria girls? I don't know what it is but something about Twilight's loneliness, her difficulties fitting in. The embarrassment and per pressure. The teacher praising her for her intelligence but telling her to forgo her attempts at relationships which has the same energy as an abusive guardian. There was this one scene I think where she had to try and do something and almost broke down int he games. It hit harder then I was expecting.
Wow, this was incredibly well done, you need more subs man. There's tons of pretty heavy moments in this show that we don't talk about enough, really glad to see someone discuss this.
Definitely scootaloos “I never thought I’d be the best at anything because no pony ever told me” stuck with me, as a kid with adhd and a learning disability (both undiagnosed at the time) it’s not a very hard hitting emotional moment but it recontextulizes scootaloo as this really tragic example of a disabled kid with little to no support from the adults around her none of which have the paitance to even help her out. Which is somthing I think a lot of neurodivergent and disabled kids in general can see themself in.
I've seen a whole lot of mlp analysis videos and this one was especially enjoyable, I like how balanced a perspective you have on the whole thing. It reminds me of some of Silver Quill's work. Hope to see you do more analysis, although of course no pressure!
A lot of moments in this show strike a cord with me to be fair or make me emotional but the one I think about a ton that hits me like a truck no matter what is the moment at the end of the Parental Glideance episode. Scootaloo admitting that she wished she had as much support like Rainbow Dash had for sure killed me, but what really got me after that re-watching and catching up with this series was that soon after Rainbow finds this out about Scoots, she and her parents storm the school via the window and cheer her on and give her support after she showed off her project. Scootaloo’s expression during the cheering said it all and kind of hit me hard in a place where I didn’t really expect it. And the fact that zoom in really emphasize her expression before going to credits made me feel like you’re getting more from the scene. Without her saying a thing, I could just tell how happy she was especially with her finally getting the support she really wanted in her life and in this moment she realizes she finally has it. She knows she really does have a support base that’s there for and cares about her. And as someone who’s had most of her life moved around, just trying to find people who care about you, family, friend, or otherwise I really connected to that one moment. I don’t know I love that scene/shot and it pulls up my heartstrings every time. Honestly, a lot of things in MLP are super relatable to me but weirdly enough some of Scoots random moments throughout the show specifically have many chords and part of my life as I’ve grown up and experience things. We are strangely more alike in a few ways than I ever thought in my lifetime of being a fan of MLP. Like through re-watching the show over the past year or so going over some of the things I missed in the later seasons and the entire show was a whole has really made me think that.
to me, one the most emotional episodes has to be Common Ground. odd pick, i know, but it really resonated with me. my moms boyfriend was always trying too hard, embarassing himself and getting everything about my interests wrong. it really helped me see into his perspective. though by the time i watched the episode, he and my mom were already separated. i felt so much empathy with wind sprint, because feeling forced to pretend to like this new adult that just joined your life out of the blue is really hard. having a try-hard stepdad like that feels dehumanizing at times, with how they'll talk about how your interests dont make sense to them or how they'll mispronounce everything. we completely clashed since i stay all day glued to my computer, where i find comfort. i have bad social anxiety and was semi-verbal for most my life. he was a sports teacher and worked in getting talented kids into national sport teams. not to mention he was outgoing and extremely extroverted. quibble pants is a 10/10 representation of a guy trying his best to become a family man for the sake of his girlfriend, in my opinion.
One episode that sticks with me the most is when Discord changed his entire identity just to fit in and be accommodating for Fluttershy. This act was very clearly killing Discord as he fading from existence, but Discord himself had no concerns for himself and continued being 'normal' for the pony who begged him to stop. Although this isn't the most popular, well-liked, or memorable episode in the show, I often go back and watch it more than any other episode. At first I had no idea why I was so drawn to that specific episode. But then I realized how reliable it is whenever I try socializing with others. In the past I've had a history of stripping away my entire identity to the point where I had lost my humanity and morality, although I have become myself again, I would also go back to losing myself in an instant at will and by choice for a number of times wherethe outcome was never successful. Although I haven't gone in the habit of sacrificing every part of myself, I still have a habit of creating an entirely different persona just to interact with other people without them taking things out of context or being abandoned due to a lack of willingness to communicate or try to get to know me. Although doing this probably isn't the most healthy way to go, I don't think I would be able stop even if people asked me to. I have my guard up when it comes to socializing. Despite it being mentally exhausting putting on a persona towards others, I can't bring myself to break that habit regardless if it works or not. I haven't broken my habit, but rather the habit itself manifested into something less toxic.
Tbh I actually really liked the episode where Dash just..pretends to likes Pinkies pies(I forgot the name of the episode) because it doesn't feel like Dash is Gaslighting Pinkie, she was scared of hurting her friends feelings, scared of the conversation she'd have to have when telling Pinkie she didn't like her pies. It tackles the idea that sometimes you have to have that hard conversation before things get too far out of hand, and the very person you're trying to protect gets hurt
Despite I watch a single Episode back in 2010 Heard about MLP spinoff EQG and fan skits memes in the internet I watch the entire My Little Pony FIM seasons Jan - May 2023 this year it was great show and I’m surprised the show is still popular today. This is a great video showing this show is very powerful to viewers in their episodes. The emotional episode is the finale The Last Problem the final scenes is singing the magic of friendship grows is Twilight sends her student Luster Dawn to Ponyville to study friendship and hanging with new friends including Equestia races in the final group shot the older Mane 6 and Spike watches Luster Dawn their are so proud as the friendship legacy continues and all races has been united and the book of season 1 closes that’s the episode I felt so happy and kinda emotional so thanks MLP and the production for this experience.
ngl, your stuff is pretty good, hope ur channel gains some traction. I guess my favorite moment is the ending of the perfect pair; made me feel feelings. One relationship I always wished was explored more was between luna and celestia. Luna became currupted because she felt underappreciated and ignored, and then when she came back, we just kind of ignored that when I'm sure dealing with that was still a lot to deal with and we didn't see much of her coping with it especially when the stress send her over the edge once. Unfortunate because they're both such good characters that needed more episodes like the one where they went on vacation together.
When I watched the movie I kinda got more 'angry' with Twilight than I think I've when watching other media. Especially right before and after the pinkie sad scene! I have to watch many episode trough; cause' else I will be left 'empty' and without a resolution 💔 Thanks for a great video
Now having kids shows that deal with dark topics is great, it really adds to emotional intelligence and can turn this new generation into better people. Parents, have your kid watch one of these shows. It would be really good for them.
I Really love the story of Applejack's parent's. My Mom Died when I was born. My Bio dad was never in the picture. I was adopted by my grand parents. I understand that feeling hearing stories about your family that you didn't get to know but I everyone else did. I cry everytime I see this Ep.Its why Apple Jack is my favorite pony.
Tanks for the memories was an episode that ended up making me break down crying since it was a while after my dog had passed away. When it happened I didn’t really react too strongly despite how much I loved him and the episode ended up kind of making me feel guilty that I didn’t show him more love before he passed on. So yeah from personal experience it is a good sad pony moment.
Someday, I won't even be able to watch the episode "Tanks for the Memories" because I have an 11 year old diabetic cat that has lived with my family since the moment he was born. When he dies someday.... I literally won't be able to watch that episode again because it'll be too painful. For a while at least. I already have a hard time listening to the song from that episode, "I'll Fly" for the same reasons.
This show, and mainly seasons 1-5 helped me through such a tough time in my life and still does, I know it’s meant for kids but it’s just so reassuring sometimes, and i’m not really sure how to explain it but this show is literally the comfort show, it gets me out of a bad mood and i couldn’t be more grateful for it existing
Tanks for the Memories came out shortly after I dealt with my first instance of pet loss outside of a fish. I remember making that connection and squalling on the couch. Recently I lost a cat and was trying everything in my power to save him, but nothing was really helping and I thought to myself out of the blue one night "if I watched that one episode of My Little Pony where Rainbow Dash is metaphorically trying to save Tank now, it would take a sledgehammer to my emotional state." So I'd say that's definitely the one that sticks out to me.
How can it be that you have so far reached so few screens?! Your videos are great :)! Your microphone, background music, cut and above all the thoughts! Everything is great thanks for the video :)
In regards to spike: I don’t know if it’s confirmed but spike always seemed like an allegory for adopted kids and in that thought process I HATE how they handled the other dragons. Garble should’ve been an outlier, hell, the whole group should have not the rule of how dragons act. Painting a child’s biological family as inherently evil just feels gross to me. And it could have worked well since later garble is portrayed as a bully who only does so to not be bullied and that feels like a somewhat ok representation of *some types* of bullies
Not most emotional but really nice to see displayed was the episode where Trixie is helping starlight find the table. Starlight eventually exploded and Trixie being unaware of her frustration by that point stunned but still apologizes without hesitation & Starlight admitting that she was the one hiding her feelings to begin with so was understandable. Seeing two flawed or jaded characters admit their own faults whilst mending the situation without putting up a defense or having a learning curve before hand was refreshing. For me, growing up if I messed up I’d admitted it whilst others else would typically not take accountability of their own actions if they feel they’ve won. Making you the bad guy or the one soley in the wrong. Especially in my family dynamic no one knows how to properly communicate, listen & be self aware. I know they don’t & won’t wanna try to fix that for themselves but it’s a toxic unhealthy behavior I’ve noticed and it’s obviously damaging. It’s not only online it’s being used in person too. For me my family does it because it’s safe in the family so they feel they can & have the right to get away with it.
I actually disagree with your assertion that the show uses character crying sparingly. I find it happens much more often than you might expect from a kid's show. It's simply integrated so well into the emotional beats that sometimes you don't even notice it. That's one of the things that I find the new generation lacks. There's hardly any depiction of justified negative emotions whatsoever (or much of any earnestness, but that's another topic). G4 has a wonderful tarck record in this. There are just so many good scenes it's really hard to choose a favourite.
As someone with mental health issues, I'd say that how they handle serious emotional issues like Rockhoof's suicide or Luna's self-harm absolutely TERRIBLY!!! They solve the issue with people just offering emotional support, and that's an extremely dangerous message when dealing with such extreme subjects! They should have gotten them both professional help! Too many people think you can help mental health issues by just offering more emotional when that is not enough for extreme issues of suicide and self-harm. I'd say if the show isn't going to say the ACTUAL way you help people with those issues, then they shouldn't have covered them period! They also allowed way too many redemptions for people who did nothing to actually earn forgiveness, and many got away with their crimes scot-free! What Starlight did should have warranted jail time, especially since she relapses in her behavior a lot afterwards. The show ended up pushing toxic ideas about forgiveness, and how you should actually handle abusive people in your life. I think they handled smaller stakes things much better, and should have stuck to that. Amending Fences was a beautiful episode about seeking redemption and forgiveness from people you hurt in the past, and it worked because Twilight EARNED her forgiveness! It wasn't just her guilt-tripping her friend for 20 minutes. Also, I always interpreted Terramar's story about a kid who's biracial since his parents seemed to get along fine, and the whole thing was which culture should he join, not which family member he should live with. Anyway, I think people overestimate how well MLP handled serious subjects, and I think it would have done the show soooo much better to stick to less serious emotional subjects since they clearly weren't willing to show how the actual healthy way to deal with such extreme circumstances would be. Rockhoof and Luna should have been sent to a hospital to get psychiatric help, or at LEAST forced to see a therapist each. People offering emotional support can only help so much when someone is willing to hurt or kill themselves!
@@fvvcccc4307 oh damn, i read that wrong. you wrote that "just let it go" is *not* a good strategy. my bad. i agree that the Kübler-Ross Model (five stages of grief) is terribly outdated, although it had its uses. i also think that the episode in question is pretty mediocre, maybe even pretty bad. *in my opinion* everyone deals differently with grief and loss, "tanks for the memories" does not show that but treats or portrays the Kübler-Ross Model as an absolute truth and thats problematic. i think it would've been better if Rainbow found another Pony with a pet that is ready to "hibernate" so they can learn something from each other. how to overcome sadness a little better, for example. BUT i am unsure if i agree on your point that "just letting something go" is *always* a bad strategy. 🤔 that really depends on the given situation or context. >edit: typo
To be onest when camed to movie at this point i was so much disconnected that...this moment didn't impacted me that much...This franchise is freakin wasted potential
For me, the most memorable emotional moment was when Luna lost control of the Tantabus and said she didn't deserve forgiveness. At the time, I had similar feelings of worthlessness.
I remember watching that episode as a kid and wondering why she couldn't just let it go and move on. When I got older, I completely understood how she felt. I understood why she felt like she needed continue to punish herself to sort of feel better about it.
I think I broke down in Perfect Pear (S7 E13) when Big Mac asks Burnt Oak if it'd be okay for him to come back to hear more stories.
It does that thing of "acting out character for seriousness" by having Big Mac speaking and the combined performances of those two really sold the long grief they'd been through. So many stories would have blown it up out of proportion, but MLP focused on subtle pain that death creates years afterward.
The whole episode did a great job handling death. Not just as a kids show that isn't allowed to say "died"; but even compared to most media, it stands out being both respectful and accurate.
Brotherhooves Social also kind of does a similar idea near its end, focusing more on role models and lack of communication between close family(siblings in this case), which is at least neat for a male character to be doing so.
that whole episode is a tear jerker. Applejack comparing AB to her mom with her talent of helping others with their cutie marks and the conversation between Apple Bloom and Grandpear broke me. God just the hurt is Michelle's voice doing that line turned me into a mess
That episode is still one of my favorites, it was devastating
I could've sworn that the show said "died" or something like that in one of the episodes, but I guess I was wrong.
The Last Problem was already a sad episode because it was the ending but I was surprised by how they touched on the sad reality that friendships can often fade over time as people's lives change.
I remember "Father Knows Beast'' (S8E24), when Twilight had literally a heartbroken when Spike denies her as a somewhat parent figure (also Sludge was a opportunist asshole).
Also "Do Princesses Dream of Magic Sheep?" (S5E13) when Luna couldn't forgive herself for being an Nightmare Moon. That guilt was so big that she summons Tantabus as her penance.
Oh my god that moment in Father Knows Beast hurt so much, I got my partner to watch the show with me and they rarely show genuine emotion (they're working on letting themself do so) but we both had to pause for a minute and cry.
This isn't a 'downer'. It's more evidence of how great MLP:FIM truly is.
I think the saddest moments for me were when Fluttershy broke down into tears after yelling at her friends, Starlight's emotional breakdown in No Second Prances and when Trixie found out her wagon was sold, which had a lot of sentimental value attached to it. Aside from that, I also felt for Dash in Tanks for the Memories and It Ain't Easy being Breezy when Fluttershy had to let them go.
Man, even She's All Yak got to me.
For me, when Rarity finds sweetie belle's arts & craft project in Sisterhoove's social, which was actually the first time I've teared up from a scene in general.
When the town yells "pinkie" towards the end of True true friend,
For the last one its hard to choose a scene from Perfect Pear for me tbh, but if I had to choose I'd probably go with Grandpear disowning Pear butter.
The town yelling "Pinkie!" is actually my wife's favorite line in the series; it gives her goosebumps every time.
I don't think kids are more emotionally intelligent these days. It's just adults only now starting to recognize they always have been.
As contrast to sadness in ponyville , a time the show made me cry was a happy moment, when the cmc’s got their cutie marks and realized they’d never split. I grew up in a family that was always moving, so I never had time to build lasting relationships, and to this day have never had someone I can really rely on, so to see these 3 girls realize they’ll never truly be apart brings me to tears
Just the character Diamond Tiara. She is the essence of childhood abuse and I get a few tears in my eye when I see her on screen.
One episode I haven't seen mentioned yet is Wonderbolt Academy. After Rainbow Dash storms off after confronting Spitfire about Lightning Dust, we see her start to grieve the loss of her dream, before Spitfire catches up and demonstrates that Rainbow Dash was right to come to her, but wrong to storm off. Part of why the moment stuck with me is that the miscommunication felt entirely natural and drew me into Dash's turmoil, rather than feeling frustrating.
I also get the sense you're not a huge fan of Lesson Zero, but as someone who struggles with anxiety, I quite like those kinds of stories. The episode adds enough hyperbole to make the situation comedic, but it never loses the core nature of the situation, which means I still empathize with Twilight - the self-destructive lengths she goes to to not dissapoint her superior, the helplessness of not getting any good help or advice from the people she trusts, and both of these problems get adequately addressed by the end.
My favourite emotional moment has to ABSOLUTELY be in "Magical Mystery Cure" when Twilight realises that she's altered her friend's destinies and doesn't know how to fix it. This also proves why "I Have To Find A Way" is my favourite song of the entire series as well.
Along the lines of Tanks for the Memories, a few people have also viewed Magical Mystery Cure as an allegory for the Five Stages of Grief! And like the Rockhoof episode, I will mention No Second Prances that contains a similar metaphor (although it is a lot more direct) with Trixie toward the end...definitely made me tear up, wasn’t expecting the show to ever touch on such hard hitting themes! 💔
Whenever Rainbow Dash cries in Tanks for the Memories near the end of the episode at the infamous scene in her bedroom, I always cry as well ;-; I can't bear to see Dash sad...
Adored this video!! I think the episode Hurricane Fluttershy hits me hard sometimes, Flutters' disbelief at how low her wingpower was after all of her training felt real to me, and her friends assuring her that she still Tripled her previous score was so genuine. It's not one of my favorite episodes, but that scene as well as the grass sticking to Fluttershy's cheeks as she cries always hits so effectively.
I also really liked how you pointed out how rare it is for the ponies to cry, I never really thought about this! It makes sense how this makes the stakes feel harder when a character breaks down (Tanks for the Memories always has me sobbing uncontrollably with the ponies haha)
I really love your videos, your passion and hard work really shine through!
Yes yes agreed!!! Hurricane Fluttershy is such a big ep for me because of how much I relate to it!
When twilight told Moon dancer “dont let my mistake be the reason why you cant make friends ever again.” I felt that deeply.
I had a terrible friend once who i hope isnt terrible anymore, i had just had a minor depression for a year because i had to move away for that period, and i was seperated from my only friend. She then started bullying me when i came back and for a while after i stopped being friends with her, i just told myself i would never make a friend again because i wouldnt get hurt again. I know different onow and i have a solid friendgroup who i really appreciate, but i wont Lie and i’ll just say i cried when i rewatched that episode today.
(Also wanna note that People Think kids cant have depression even though they DEFINETELY CAN. And im not just talking about teenagers, i mean at least pre-teens Can. I’m fairly certain i had a minor depression when i moved away, and i was 9-10. I even had a very terrible mindset of “People wont Care because im a kid,” and “dont make friends, You’re gonna leave anyway.” I even had some very very bad thoughts and did some very bad things to myself at that time. I really wish People would regonise kids Can be depressed too, even if its for seemingly small reasons like moving or being seperated from a friend.)
how did he not even once bring up the episode where trixie literally gets like millimeters away from killing herself and was only saved by starlight saving her
like that shit was heart-wrenching
not only did she attempt suicide but she never stopped herself either
she literally tried to do it
I stopped watching the show entirely after the movie plainly because Twilight was upset and I was a huge Twilight stan and I just couldn't bare to see her sad anymore so I just completely abandoned the show (you can't blame me I was about 6) and I decided to come back to it just last year. I did know a bit more about it after catching up a bit then decided to just watch the last episode. I started bawling my eyes out during 'the magic of friendship grows' since it just brought back really good times of my childhood. RIP gen 4, will always be the best generation to most people.
Tanks for the memories hit pretty hard for me. I had lost my childhood dog, and had since gotten a guinea pig to make our house feel like a home again. He loved my little pony, it was one of his favorite shows, he'd sit there and watch it as he munched on hay, even having his own mini video player filled with just about every season, except for the last.
Eventually, as all things do, he started aging, and at the ripe old age of 6, he passed away suddenly, October 2023.
He was so special to me, he was family, he was my baby. I raised him from the time he was 2 months old, into a handsome old man. He trusted me deeply, and we had a very strong bond.
I miss him everyday. His name was Kona. I relate to Dash, her willing to do just about anything for Tank.
There are a lot of emotional moments that I find endearing to me. For example, when Spike shatters Twilight in "Father Knows Beast", The moment Gran Pear disown Pear Butter in "The Perfect Pear" or when Big Mac asks Burnt Oak if he could come by to hear more stories of his parents in the same episode.
Some happier ones would include the CMC getting their cutie marks in "Crusaders of the Lost Mark" - I love how they reached their goal they've been trying to obtain for five seasons, and it wasn't the end of their adventure.
Twilight's assertion in "Magical Mystery Cure" - I came late into the fandom (lat Season 4, so I missed the whole wings controversy); I remember saying to myself, that this is something she earned and deserved. It may have been better if we had gotten a whole 26 episodes with this being a two part season finale, but the staff thinking that this was the end of G4 did a bang up job trying to tie up loose ends.
This really goes to what I've been saying for awhile - true art transcends demographic boundaries. What Lauren created, and the staff ran with was something truly special. So much so, Hasbro wanted to catch lighting in a bottle a second time with G5, by laying G4 down as a foundation. I don't know - I want to like G5 like I like G4, but it seems shoehorned in and not a natural progression of the story. Then again, I'm not the target for the show.
Meh, Hasbro is a toy company and wants to make a profit by selling toys, not produce artsy television. I'm glad we have G4, and G5 is it's own thing sort of, and comparing the two is like comparing "Scootaloo's Party" to "Rescue at Midnight Castle" .
I definitely cried at the episode Tanks for the Memories. When Rainbow hit that stage and sobbed uncontrollably when she learned Tank was going away for a few months, I felt that. Losing a pet or someone close to you is heartbreaking.
For me the saddest episodes weren't actually in MLP but equestria girls? I don't know what it is but something about Twilight's loneliness, her difficulties fitting in. The embarrassment and per pressure. The teacher praising her for her intelligence but telling her to forgo her attempts at relationships which has the same energy as an abusive guardian. There was this one scene I think where she had to try and do something and almost broke down int he games. It hit harder then I was expecting.
very well and professionally put together, surprised you dont have more subs, keep it up 👍
Crusaders of the lost mark broke me.
Yea same, everytime I watch that episode it does
Wow, this was incredibly well done, you need more subs man. There's tons of pretty heavy moments in this show that we don't talk about enough, really glad to see someone discuss this.
Definitely scootaloos “I never thought I’d be the best at anything because no pony ever told me” stuck with me, as a kid with adhd and a learning disability (both undiagnosed at the time) it’s not a very hard hitting emotional moment but it recontextulizes scootaloo as this really tragic example of a disabled kid with little to no support from the adults around her none of which have the paitance to even help her out. Which is somthing I think a lot of neurodivergent and disabled kids in general can see themself in.
I've seen a whole lot of mlp analysis videos and this one was especially enjoyable, I like how balanced a perspective you have on the whole thing. It reminds me of some of Silver Quill's work. Hope to see you do more analysis, although of course no pressure!
Thanks so much! I started writing the next one, so I'm thinking that'll be out around early March!
A lot of moments in this show strike a cord with me to be fair or make me emotional but the one I think about a ton that hits me like a truck no matter what is the moment at the end of the Parental Glideance episode. Scootaloo admitting that she wished she had as much support like Rainbow Dash had for sure killed me, but what really got me after that re-watching and catching up with this series was that soon after Rainbow finds this out about Scoots, she and her parents storm the school via the window and cheer her on and give her support after she showed off her project. Scootaloo’s expression during the cheering said it all and kind of hit me hard in a place where I didn’t really expect it. And the fact that zoom in really emphasize her expression before going to credits made me feel like you’re getting more from the scene. Without her saying a thing, I could just tell how happy she was especially with her finally getting the support she really wanted in her life and in this moment she realizes she finally has it. She knows she really does have a support base that’s there for and cares about her. And as someone who’s had most of her life moved around, just trying to find people who care about you, family, friend, or otherwise I really connected to that one moment. I don’t know I love that scene/shot and it pulls up my heartstrings every time. Honestly, a lot of things in MLP are super relatable to me but weirdly enough some of Scoots random moments throughout the show specifically have many chords and part of my life as I’ve grown up and experience things. We are strangely more alike in a few ways than I ever thought in my lifetime of being a fan of MLP. Like through re-watching the show over the past year or so going over some of the things I missed in the later seasons and the entire show was a whole has really made me think that.
to me, one the most emotional episodes has to be Common Ground. odd pick, i know, but it really resonated with me. my moms boyfriend was always trying too hard, embarassing himself and getting everything about my interests wrong. it really helped me see into his perspective. though by the time i watched the episode, he and my mom were already separated. i felt so much empathy with wind sprint, because feeling forced to pretend to like this new adult that just joined your life out of the blue is really hard. having a try-hard stepdad like that feels dehumanizing at times, with how they'll talk about how your interests dont make sense to them or how they'll mispronounce everything. we completely clashed since i stay all day glued to my computer, where i find comfort. i have bad social anxiety and was semi-verbal for most my life. he was a sports teacher and worked in getting talented kids into national sport teams. not to mention he was outgoing and extremely extroverted. quibble pants is a 10/10 representation of a guy trying his best to become a family man for the sake of his girlfriend, in my opinion.
this show can go unexpectedly emotional at times :3
One episode that sticks with me the most is when Discord changed his entire identity just to fit in and be accommodating for Fluttershy. This act was very clearly killing Discord as he fading from existence, but Discord himself had no concerns for himself and continued being 'normal' for the pony who begged him to stop.
Although this isn't the most popular, well-liked, or memorable episode in the show, I often go back and watch it more than any other episode.
At first I had no idea why I was so drawn to that specific episode. But then I realized how reliable it is whenever I try socializing with others. In the past I've had a history of stripping away my entire identity to the point where I had lost my humanity and morality, although I have become myself again, I would also go back to losing myself in an instant at will and by choice for a number of times wherethe outcome was never successful.
Although I haven't gone in the habit of sacrificing every part of myself, I still have a habit of creating an entirely different persona just to interact with other people without them taking things out of context or being abandoned due to a lack of willingness to communicate or try to get to know me.
Although doing this probably isn't the most healthy way to go, I don't think I would be able stop even if people asked me to. I have my guard up when it comes to socializing. Despite it being mentally exhausting putting on a persona towards others, I can't bring myself to break that habit regardless if it works or not.
I haven't broken my habit, but rather the habit itself manifested into something less toxic.
Tbh I actually really liked the episode where Dash just..pretends to likes Pinkies pies(I forgot the name of the episode) because it doesn't feel like Dash is Gaslighting Pinkie, she was scared of hurting her friends feelings, scared of the conversation she'd have to have when telling Pinkie she didn't like her pies. It tackles the idea that sometimes you have to have that hard conversation before things get too far out of hand, and the very person you're trying to protect gets hurt
I was always affected by scootaloo's moments because I have autism
i definitely cried during the episode about apple jacks parents and grand pear 🥲
Despite I watch a single
Episode back in 2010 Heard about MLP spinoff EQG and fan skits memes in the internet I watch the entire My Little Pony FIM seasons Jan - May 2023 this year it was great show and I’m surprised the show is still popular today. This is a great video showing this show is very powerful to viewers in their episodes. The emotional episode is the finale The Last Problem the final scenes is singing the magic of friendship grows is Twilight sends her student Luster Dawn to Ponyville to study friendship and hanging with new friends including Equestia races in the final group shot the older Mane 6 and Spike watches Luster Dawn their are so proud as the friendship legacy continues and all races has been united and the book of season 1 closes that’s the episode I felt so happy and kinda emotional so thanks MLP and the production for this experience.
ngl, your stuff is pretty good, hope ur channel gains some traction. I guess my favorite moment is the ending of the perfect pair; made me feel feelings. One relationship I always wished was explored more was between luna and celestia. Luna became currupted because she felt underappreciated and ignored, and then when she came back, we just kind of ignored that when I'm sure dealing with that was still a lot to deal with and we didn't see much of her coping with it especially when the stress send her over the edge once. Unfortunate because they're both such good characters that needed more episodes like the one where they went on vacation together.
When I watched the movie I kinda got more 'angry' with Twilight than I think I've when watching other media. Especially right before and after the pinkie sad scene!
I have to watch many episode trough; cause' else I will be left 'empty' and without a resolution 💔
Thanks for a great video
Now having kids shows that deal with dark topics is great, it really adds to emotional intelligence and can turn this new generation into better people. Parents, have your kid watch one of these shows. It would be really good for them.
friendship is magic helped me release emotional stress when i coulden't do it on my own
I Really love the story of Applejack's parent's. My Mom Died when I was born. My Bio dad was never in the picture. I was adopted by my grand parents. I understand that feeling hearing stories about your family that you didn't get to know but I everyone else did. I cry everytime I see this Ep.Its why Apple Jack is my favorite pony.
Diamond Tiara's sad song was one of the strongest for me.. her family stuggles are almost identical to those I was going through at that moment
This was a great video! Really enjoyed your commentary and thoughts on how the show conveys sadness, gives some good insight on it! 💯
Tanks for the memories was an episode that ended up making me break down crying since it was a while after my dog had passed away. When it happened I didn’t really react too strongly despite how much I loved him and the episode ended up kind of making me feel guilty that I didn’t show him more love before he passed on.
So yeah from personal experience it is a good sad pony moment.
Someday, I won't even be able to watch the episode "Tanks for the Memories" because I have an 11 year old diabetic cat that has lived with my family since the moment he was born. When he dies someday.... I literally won't be able to watch that episode again because it'll be too painful. For a while at least. I already have a hard time listening to the song from that episode, "I'll Fly" for the same reasons.
I totally get that. I never had a pet growing up because I was so afraid of that exact thing happening. :( I'll bet he's a good cat.
@@gatorgoatjohnny he is such a good cat. He's the sweetest cat you would ever meet, and I wish he could live forever
This show, and mainly seasons 1-5 helped me through such a tough time in my life and still does, I know it’s meant for kids but it’s just so reassuring sometimes, and i’m not really sure how to explain it but this show is literally the comfort show, it gets me out of a bad mood and i couldn’t be more grateful for it existing
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Yeah,it's because of things like these i love this show
Tanks for the Memories came out shortly after I dealt with my first instance of pet loss outside of a fish. I remember making that connection and squalling on the couch.
Recently I lost a cat and was trying everything in my power to save him, but nothing was really helping and I thought to myself out of the blue one night "if I watched that one episode of My Little Pony where Rainbow Dash is metaphorically trying to save Tank now, it would take a sledgehammer to my emotional state."
So I'd say that's definitely the one that sticks out to me.
since G4 is kinda over
I cry when I listen to the songs
Gotta be The Perfect Pear that stabbed my heart. Such a sad thing to see. I've had to cut off family before and it ain't easy.
How can it be that you have so far reached so few screens?! Your videos are great :)! Your microphone, background music, cut and above all the thoughts! Everything is great thanks for the video :)
In regards to spike: I don’t know if it’s confirmed but spike always seemed like an allegory for adopted kids and in that thought process I HATE how they handled the other dragons. Garble should’ve been an outlier, hell, the whole group should have not the rule of how dragons act. Painting a child’s biological family as inherently evil just feels gross to me. And it could have worked well since later garble is portrayed as a bully who only does so to not be bullied and that feels like a somewhat ok representation of *some types* of bullies
I tear up almost everytime I watch Part of One and Do Princesses Dream of Magic Sheep
Hey hey every pony.
Bruh on the last day of school I HAD TO WATCH BLUEY IN BAND like bro-😂
Not most emotional but really nice to see displayed was the episode where Trixie is helping starlight find the table. Starlight eventually exploded and Trixie being unaware of her frustration by that point stunned but still apologizes without hesitation & Starlight admitting that she was the one hiding her feelings to begin with so was understandable. Seeing two flawed or jaded characters admit their own faults whilst mending the situation without putting up a defense or having a learning curve before hand was refreshing. For me, growing up if I messed up I’d admitted it whilst others else would typically not take accountability of their own actions if they feel they’ve won. Making you the bad guy or the one soley in the wrong. Especially in my family dynamic no one knows how to properly communicate, listen & be self aware. I know they don’t & won’t wanna try to fix that for themselves but it’s a toxic unhealthy behavior I’ve noticed and it’s obviously damaging. It’s not only online it’s being used in person too. For me my family does it because it’s safe in the family so they feel they can & have the right to get away with it.
I actually disagree with your assertion that the show uses character crying sparingly. I find it happens much more often than you might expect from a kid's show. It's simply integrated so well into the emotional beats that sometimes you don't even notice it. That's one of the things that I find the new generation lacks. There's hardly any depiction of justified negative emotions whatsoever (or much of any earnestness, but that's another topic). G4 has a wonderful tarck record in this. There are just so many good scenes it's really hard to choose a favourite.
You need more subs bro 😎. Some advice? Make a more eye catching TH-cam thumbnail
Yeah, I'm not thrilled about the TN. I'll try something else with it tomorrow.
As someone with mental health issues, I'd say that how they handle serious emotional issues like Rockhoof's suicide or Luna's self-harm absolutely TERRIBLY!!! They solve the issue with people just offering emotional support, and that's an extremely dangerous message when dealing with such extreme subjects! They should have gotten them both professional help! Too many people think you can help mental health issues by just offering more emotional when that is not enough for extreme issues of suicide and self-harm. I'd say if the show isn't going to say the ACTUAL way you help people with those issues, then they shouldn't have covered them period! They also allowed way too many redemptions for people who did nothing to actually earn forgiveness, and many got away with their crimes scot-free! What Starlight did should have warranted jail time, especially since she relapses in her behavior a lot afterwards. The show ended up pushing toxic ideas about forgiveness, and how you should actually handle abusive people in your life. I think they handled smaller stakes things much better, and should have stuck to that. Amending Fences was a beautiful episode about seeking redemption and forgiveness from people you hurt in the past, and it worked because Twilight EARNED her forgiveness! It wasn't just her guilt-tripping her friend for 20 minutes. Also, I always interpreted Terramar's story about a kid who's biracial since his parents seemed to get along fine, and the whole thing was which culture should he join, not which family member he should live with. Anyway, I think people overestimate how well MLP handled serious subjects, and I think it would have done the show soooo much better to stick to less serious emotional subjects since they clearly weren't willing to show how the actual healthy way to deal with such extreme circumstances would be. Rockhoof and Luna should have been sent to a hospital to get psychiatric help, or at LEAST forced to see a therapist each. People offering emotional support can only help so much when someone is willing to hurt or kill themselves!
I agree
tank memory have absolute stupidity and terrible moral.
Just let it go is not good strategy in any situation
have you lost a pet before? it's not easy for some.
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@@fvvcccc4307 oh damn, i read that wrong. you wrote that "just let it go" is *not* a good strategy. my bad.
i agree that the Kübler-Ross Model (five stages of grief) is terribly outdated, although it had its uses. i also think that the episode in question is pretty mediocre, maybe even pretty bad. *in my opinion* everyone deals differently with grief and loss, "tanks for the memories" does not show that but treats or portrays the Kübler-Ross Model as an absolute truth and thats problematic.
i think it would've been better if Rainbow found another Pony with a pet that is ready to "hibernate" so they can learn something from each other. how to overcome sadness a little better, for example.
BUT i am unsure if i agree on your point that "just letting something go" is *always* a bad strategy. 🤔 that really depends on the given situation or context.
>edit: typo
To be onest when camed to movie at this point i was so much disconnected that...this moment didn't impacted me that much...This franchise is freakin wasted potential
crying from watching the clips in the vid