>>12701 Magic Sonic Rainnuke This scene always fascinates me as Rainbow Dash is making a localized explosion at will for a task. I don't know if it is her reaching past sonic speed (or whatever Rainboom speed is) just before or as she hits the ground or something else (examples of Rainbow Dash having a glowing Rainbow she used to lasso a cloud, but that is very far off from this season), but there is a few examples of stuff like this that makes me think some pegasi have some form of active at will magic as opposed to passive magic and using/control weather around them. Could other pegasi who have trails also trigger explosions like this, like Lightning Dust? (I suppose that depends on if it's a sonic rainboom or not). Also, my militaristic mind wants to weaponize it.
Want it Need it Spell Speaking of weaponizing things. This spell could be very effective. Have a firework with it and a lunch it into a sky, and you could cause an army to break apart. I prefer when fanfiction tries to play into the whimsicalness of the magic as opposed to (also present in earlier seasons and common in later season) standard combat/anime battle magic. Okay... yeah, kind of tangential.
Celestia's Magic Use I like Celestia here as she has an aura of authority and power. She easily counters the spell, though, I assume Twilight in her right mind could also do this as we have seen her cast area effect spells larger ranges than that. I prefer it less in the sense of raw power and more in the majestic figure with slight mystery (and I suppose a motherly touch here too on the authority side). Also, trying to recall, is this the first time we we Celestia teleport? I don't count Friendship as Magic's Part 2 as a normal teleport because I assume she was incapacitated by Nightmare Moon (was she in the sun? I guess by implication).
Meta This episode has some examples of things I couldn't easily reconcile with being in universe. Say the windmill moving like a clock in latter sections or Spike's interactions when he bursts Twilight's bubble from her freakouts. Yeah, I suppose you could say "Twilight's mind" but, hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Spike pushing away the sun background I could possibly explain with Twilight having accidentally conjured it in panic/stress.
Tuesday ...I think this already happened in Season 1, but ponies use the human names for days and weeks. How do we over theorize this?
