>>12660 My possible (not 100% certain yet) favorite scene in this episode, Celestia giving the backstory on who Discord is and Discord making his dramatic appearance. From the different angles creating a sense of epicness and dramatic, Celestia's seriousness, and Discord's appearing on the stained glass windows, it was all pretty elaborate and creative by the show's standards and I wonder how complicated it was to pull off. Discord's stained glass form I imagine was pretty easy to rig and make in one afternoon, but the different angled shots (like above, or slightly to the side), I wonder how much of a pain that was in rigging in animation? {Compare to top down shots in Suited For Success}. Again, I stress, I am far from an expert on anything flash or animation in general.
The Fall of the Elements Now we are in the maze. This is going to sound stupid, but I didn't really click how this directly parallels Friendship is Magic with Nightmare Moon directly tempting and attempting to mislead the Mane 6, expect this time it works... kind of. The morality here is a little complicated.
Applejack She is the first to fall by believing a lie. I can see Applejack, facing such an great evil, being open to receiving any kind of help and advice. She clearly has an off feeling with the apple creatures but becomes distracted by their vision. Breaking her. Unlike her trial of honesty back in Friendship is Magic Part 2, I don't have a problem with this.
Pinkie Pie Rather straightforward. Pinkie Pie has insecurities that are already established. If she thinks her friends could abandon her she can be tricked to think her friends would laugh at her. Discord gave a slight push and then she becomes discorded.
Rarity A little silly how quickly she succumbed, though in her favor, she did put up a fight for a second as opposed to completely folding, which might make her slightly "better" than Applejack and Pinkie Pie. Though, the fact she gave in so quickly to a temptation might reflect worse on her. Albeit, mind control seems to play a part in this. Speaking of mind control...
