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Anonymous
#566304
9 months ago
We need some cute pictures of her without looking even crazy.
Shockblock99
#566311
9 months ago
FOREVER A-PONE.
Seriously, with darker tones, this would be a guaranteed tearjerker.
Anonymous
#566336
9 months ago
Actually, I feel really bad for her.

She was picked on in Magic Kindergarten, especially what with that alicorn in the class, so she didn't get to socialize much.

Mr. Smartypants was her only friend, with whom she could pretend to be a study buddy.

I mean, sure, Spike showed up eventually, but before he did (and learned to talk), that stuffed toy was her one lone friend.

Imagine all the nights she spent sobbing into him, because she was just so lonely.

...I made myself sad now...
Anonymous
#566344
9 months ago
And she was so frustrated with dealing with the other fillies that by the time she went to Ponyville, she no longer WANTED friends.
Anonymous
#566369
9 months ago
@566336 I was under the impression that was an imagined scenario, not a flashback. After all, Twilight was still the same age. But aside from the other ponies in class, I can see your point.
Anonymous
#566378
9 months ago
...uh, I'm pretty sure that shot of magic kindergarten isn't a flashback. She's full-grown. She's imagining that the CURRENT students WOULD make fun of her because she'd be so much older than them. That doesn't say anything about her actual experiences.
marioandsonic
#566452
9 months ago
@566336

Damn it, now I'm sad...
Lockstep
#566507
9 months ago
Regardless, I wonder what gave her that terrible fear of Celestia in the first place. First of all, was Celestia's academy a school that she lived at, or did Twilight live at home?

We've seen a few times now that Twilight is incredibly frightened of Celestia's disapproval, and not just because she doesn't want the princess to be disappointed in her. She was afraid that Fluttershy might be banished and imprisoned, and she was afraid of being sent back to Magic Kindergarten. Those are the only punishments she mentions--she may have imagined more in other situations.

Maybe the princess has a history of harsh punishments. Twilight was her protege, after all. Who could have been closer to her than that? Someone so close should KNOW that Celestia is merciful and kind when others don't meet her guidelines...or that she isn't.
Anonymous
#566610
9 months ago
I wouldn't say that Lock. With Twilight being as obsessively-compulsive as she's shown to be, I'd say that those are just her own fears multiplied by her need to be perfect for Celestia.
Anonymous
#566624
9 months ago
We saw Dinky Hooves and Pinchy Punch in Magic Kindergarten, so I think we can assign that scene to a fantasy and not a memory. Though Twilight has never fit in well until she got to Ponyville.

And I don't think we need to assume Celestia has a habit of harsh punishments just because Twilight is terrified of disappointing her. Twilight is a bit... well neurotic? Is that safe to say? Anypony disagree?
Anonymous
#566670
9 months ago
I'm a fan of tyrant Celestia, not to mention a few other variant Celestias, so I am very much a fan of the idea that Twilight's fear of her is based on a secret history of banishments and whatnot.

However, to stick with the canon and spirit of the show, I think we can assume Twilight just really, REALLY loves Celestia as both a mentor and parent figure, and she's terrified of being seen as less than perfect in her eyes. The consequences are all just her paranoid imagination.

I loved this episode so much. Twilight, I feel your pain.
Anonymous
#566755
9 months ago
Twilight just has major, major fear of disappointing people she cares for. Remember "Ticket Master" where she was angsting over the fact that she had to pick one friend over the others; or "Winter Wrap-Up", where she was heartbroken because she felt she was letting everypony down.
Yorec
#566766
9 months ago
What really surprised me about this episode is that they essentially cemented Twilight's obsessive compulsiveness with this episode. I don't think I have ever seen a kids show where you can describe the lead character as OCD.
Anonymous
#566808
9 months ago
^which is funny considering that while she had some organizing issues beforehand (the Parasprite episode e.g.) ,which came in handy during Winter Wrap up, this time they took it up to eleven. But them again I guess that was just for comedic effect to show how it is possible for her to slip from a "minor" problem like a bit cupcake`s icing to something like her friendsip report. Now in general, I liked the episode cause crazy Twilight was as funny as creepy. But the Smarty Pants puppet is kinda unsetting. Not because I think that in the show it will become a recurring theme now that Twi has issues (it is a kids show, not some psychological drama) but fanfiction wise I can now see people coming up with different story ideas. You know, stuff like that she actually was picked as a child in Kindergarten (explaining her fear of it in combination of failing Celestia) SmartyPants being basically a subtitute toy for her own personality to calm her down, or her fear of Celestia`s disapproval which may be the result of her just being acknowledged by others o much, she has a serious fear of disappointing them cause she thinks they might then abandon her. example: she doesn`t want that some of her friend might feel more special because of cupcake icing cause she fears a conflict with them.

and I am totally aware that what I sauid in the last lines is complete fanon bull, but if someone would be able to write a sort of psychological therapy fic based on that I would read it
Gittonsxv
#567283
9 months ago
T-T sad
zeyro
#567292
9 months ago
I could still imagine she had some sort of bad experience in kindergarten. When she was completely losing it and those fillies jump roping were laughing, she almost snapped entirely. You could possibly chalk that up to the remembering of the bullies who made fun of her.
Anonymous
#567365
9 months ago
^how long do you think it will take till someone makes a fanfic based on that idea?
Anonymous
#567371
9 months ago
also am i the only one who realizes that she is saying the last lines of the opening songs?
cthulhlu
#567456
9 months ago
i was exactly the same in school, except mine was a E.T teddy, i still have it..
Anonymous
#567562
9 months ago
the fact she kept it all these years, brought it with her to ponyville, and thought the CMC would fight to play with it even BEFORE it was enchanted says a lot. but i'm not sure what.

also, of course twilight was bullied in school! she's a huge nerd who had zero social skills before coming to ponyville. as much as she likes schoolwork, i'm sure dealing with classmates was not fun. and yes, I'm sure the emo fanfics are being written as we speak, but hey, that's what you get when you have a fan community full of creative, obsessive people.
Anonymous
#567730
9 months ago
^you forgor creative, obsessiv and (sometimes) extremely creepy fans. The she was bullied in school thing should in my opinion be something that when it becomes part of certain fanfictions at least should not be constant. Let`s face it, while she was rather antisocial to the point she would not attend a party of a clasmate despite being invited, that was not because she was crumpy, cynical or something else we know as emo cliche in fiction it was more because she considered her studies and carrier bit more important than social interaction without being a jerk. Still, the idea that she considered books and studying more fun starting from an early age on could at least in fanon partly be explained by the fact that she took early bullying in her childhood rather hard.