[Blind Commentary] "School Raze" - My Little Pony: FiM Season 8 Finale

[@blankslate6364]

What a ride~ Took me til the finale to actually catch up, but still counts! :p

[@raccoon1471]

Yup :3

[@namine-uwu3984]

Dude I just came back and what I see here is a lot of people commented

[@Emma-rb6kw]

How this soon and it’s here

[@Emma-rb6kw]

Like the finale aslo good thing u caught up!!!!

[@zexchevanimatins1612]

Blank Slate *Siri , what’s a ride? A ride is something u ride on. Stupid internet.....*

[@Draconicus702]

Cozy Glow makes Sunset, Starlight, Trixie, and even Chrysalis at their worst moments, look like completely mentally stable.

[@someothername2585]

Aaaannnndddd Stupid, she might be crazy but she is the smartest villan in this show

[@Draconicus702]

Pinkiefan 13 I wouldn't say smartest, more like most creative. Since she did over look a lot of things, like how draining the Magic from the world would leave their society in ruins, or the that the young 6 had told her about the Tree of Harmony being sentient and that it had even talked to them, yet she never stopped to consider that maybe it wouldn't be such a good idea to set up her base of operations right under it's roots, where it would most easily be able to interfere in her plan's?... So while she's defiantly more creative then any previous villain, whether it's due to her young age and lack of understanding of the world or not, she's defiantly not the best at thinking ahead and thinking about the possible outcomes her plan's may have in the long run...... Hell even Chrysalis has her beat in that catagory.

[@someothername2585]

@@Draconicus702 mean I think that she did consider the possibility of her losing because of the tree but she had a backup plan in case if that happens which will probably be reviled when she returns in season 9 but that's only my theory Even if she didn't think about it, I would still say that she is the smartest because with that logic we can also blame Chrystalis for putting Twilight with Cadance in the same... cage and later for just forgetting about Starlight and Discord We can also blame Starlight for not seeing that her actions will probably destroy Equestria, it wasn't hard to imagine that by stopping the elements of harmony from meeting something bad will happen And I'm pretty sure I'm able to find stuff like this about every villan in this show but that's not the point because they have to make mistakes in order to give the good ones to stop them Also I wouldn't say that she overlooked anything that would leave their sociality in ruins Because you see under these artefacts was a circle with some symbols on it and I think that they controlled what and how much magic will the spell take, I think that Cozy knew she couldn't take all magic because is would as you said leave their sociality in ruins so she asked Tirek how to take only specific parts and that's why: we can still see the sun and moon razing, there are still cutie marks, pegasus can fly, ponies don't look like they did in season 4 and it would overall explain lots of plotholes that wouldn't make sense in any other way that's also a theory but i thought about it and there's just too many proves for it to be wrong PS. I'm not saying that other villans weren't good, I loved most of them, just saying that Cozy is uncommonly smart for a villan in this show

[@Draconicus702]

Pinkiefan 13 well frankly if a characters doesn't out right state it in the show then I don't consider it an actual thing, so....sorry but fan theories to me at least don't count. And as far as the show is concerned Cozy didn't have any back up plans since she tried to run after her plans failed and she fully planned on taking all the Magic of Equestria so she could send it to another dimension or what ever. And what I meant earlier about Cozy not being the smartest is simply that Cozy is just about as dumb as the other villains are for the sake of plot. The Villains are easily my Favorite over all characters, but frankly they're all pretty dumb as your examples prove.....except maybe King Sombra since he didn't blindly over look anything that could obviously lead to his defeat, or even just act dumb for the sake of the plot like all other villains have done. I mean Sombra actually hid away the one thing that could defeat him in what had been his castle, and he even set traps in place to keep it out reach of his enemies.....I mean they didn't work but still.

[@someothername2585]

@@Draconicus702 I see what you mean... I wouldn't try to come up with a theory about magic if there wouldn't be any plotholes, I hate those because if there are two oppositing statements in the show you don't know what you're supposed to believe and half of this finale controdicts what have been established in season 4 finale so if you want to believe in what the show says you have to find a way to connect these two statements... well I mean or you can just not think about it because it's a cartoon for little girls but nooooo that would be silly XD

[@MrKlausbaudelaire]

To me, the strongest moment was after the Counselor was saved by the students and before teleporting his way out, he glanced over his shoulder with just a short expression that said EVERYTHING about how he felt his own opinion changing. No dialogue, no exposition, just one short moment of one single expression and we understood his entire train of thought. Well done, Hasbro.

[@juliapaolella720]

I like your commentary on that moment. It is was well written and explained beautifully on your part. In any case, I wanted to let you know that I love your profile photo of the Soul Eater Moon. Best regards.

[@isabelgoldschmidt205]

DEEP

[@isabelgoldschmidt205]

Like Wow

[@nanami_akumudeadchannel7115]

True

[@KaityKat117]

Although, I think he was mostly worried if the artifact's spell would fail halfway through and he doesn't know what'll happen if it does.

[@TheCommenterDragon]

It was a pretty interesting season finale...especially with the way Cozy Glow was introduced to be a villain.

[@SuperRavensfan101]

Agreed, people say her villain was underwhelming as a character but her specialty was her silver tongue, not brute force, or incredible magical ability. I like Cozy Glow as a villain because it was a fresh change up from another ancient deity/villain that just wanted magic. Granted she wanted to take over the world too but in a different manner.

[@the-NightStar]

"interesting" is maybe the best choice of words. In my opinion, calling it much else is a bit too charitable. So I can go with that.

[@TurKlack]

Even so I could see her being the villain miles away they did a good job what villain she is. Manipulation, Corruption, Control, she outplayed everyone. And I love this. She was the first in MLP that gave me the feeling that this time they won't be able to stop her ^^

[@sunsetcaticorn3719]

Yeah, I agree

[@Alondro77]

@@TurKlack She outplayed everyone because they were too pathetically stupid to ask any relevant questions. Idiot balling to allow the villain to succeed is NOT GOOD WRITING. There were plenty of occasions where anyone of reasonable intelligence would have thought something was off about her. Heck, they know Chrysalis is still out there. A natural assumption would have been that she was Chrysalis. Now, had they checked her and found out they were wrong, that would have given Cozy a plausible vehicle to then play on their sympathies as a wrongly accused child. But as it was, she stood out so starkly that half the audience (including many young kids) pegged her as the season's main villain the first moment she ever showed up on screen. The best surprise villains are the ones who are right in front of your face the whole time and you can't pick up on it, but then when fridge logic hits you realize the clues were subtly there all along. Doing that well is exceedingly difficult, and I don't know why these amateur show writers though they could pull it off. The one instance that comes to mind is President Berusa from the "Doctor Who" serial "The Five Doctors". As with Neighsay, there was a red-herring villain there as well: the Castellan, who acted adversarial and suspicious all along. But Berusa was supportive of the Doctor, and appeared helpful. He was perfectly hidden in plain sight, and yet once he showed his true face, we realized he'd been playing the audience as skillfully as he'd played the Time Lords. Cozy Glow telegraphed far too strongly that she was a fraud. Much more could have been accomplished with her had they simply revealed her openly as a villain and then played off her scheming in the background the entire time. That would also have given time to develop her character more than, you know, not at all.

[@kaiogiovanni]

A little thing someone has reminded me about this episode: Cozy is the one responsible with both mail delivery of the school and the library, and we've seen her countless times at the library on other episodes. Cozy set all of this for her plan in order to have a secret contact with Tirek and figure a way of using the artifacts to drain all the magic.

[@lunaproc4913]

Something that’s scary is that Cosy Glow has no regrets and doesn’t seem to even have a motive other than wanting power.

[@TheTexasBr0]

sean lee Tell me about it. Cozy was perfectly fine with Starlight and the young six getting sucked into the vortex, likely to never be seen again.

[@judymcclenny9549]

That psychosis makes her more evil than either Tirek or Chrysalis.

[@Gokuvstheworld]

@Keoh 8 Not the part when the Young 6 getting caught I don't think. In the case of Starlight it was, as a safeguard, since Cozy thought Starlight would be a threat to stop her plan if she wasn't put in that ball of magic beforehand. Cozy wasn't gonna make the same mistake Chrysalis did by underestimating Starlight

[@ninjamaster9094]

And she’s only a kid too. Like, imagine what she’d be like when she grows up.

[@thinkinginn7443]

Kinda like that, we need more purely villainous villains for children to understand that not everyone is redeemable, a tragic victim of circumstance, or just needs a hug. Some bad people are just bad people.

[@tboy817]

Cozy seemed to be the most effective and successful villian here

[@SwordTune]

Because she knew her opponents. Even Chrysalis was successful when she studied the main characters, except she didn't get the memo that Starlight had become the MC by that point, so she failed.

[@tboy817]

@@SwordTune ahh good point but going by effect their plans would have and what it took for their plans to fail chrysaliss love is what beat her twice and her own creations for cozy the tree of harmony the new 6 the main 6 working with tartarus prisoners the school students princesses naysay and the whole royal guard

[@aliengameplay1942]

Starlight executed her plan successfully and defeated Twilight like 6 times

[@tboy817]

@@aliengameplay1942 the time travel yes but she was unaware of the results her actions made so its possible if she knew she would be making a apocalyptic future from the beginning she wouldnt have attempted it at all and she was agianst JUST twilght and spike twight was against almost eveything else like past villian starlight precision and time cozy given wings her young age and only knowledge and manipulation who really yielded better results under worst circumstances

[@aliengameplay1942]

Also Discord made it, but... I suppose is more easy when you have godlike powers

[@TheTexasBr0]

“I have the best Facebook!” - Blank Check, 2018

[@Lauralink100]

pancackes

[@electricheartpony]

The pudding face. :o

[@boyboss3322]

Karen’s on Facebook be like:

[@CeaselessEnemy]

When magic comes to the mane six, take note that magic only came to Twilight, Rarity, and Pinkie. This means Pinkie has a type of magic that doesn't apply to pegasi, or earth ponies. This makes Pinkies fourth wall breaking and dimension hopping probably CANON.

[@twist_ending7545]

@ oh did he also mess with fluffle puffs to?

[@anna-flora999]

It could be her sense. You know, the Sense that runs in the family.

[@Aranboi]

Also she could control discords power which is crazy

[@turnip8049]

Cozy glow: Oh golly yes! Me: gets flash backs of flowey

[@someothername2585]

same

[@DrawciaGleam02]

Fan comics of Flowey vs Cozy please!

[@justaunicorn2119]

Same

[@Lauralink100]

same!

[@imapersonright]

Undertale makes me think If delta Rune

[@voidknight4639]

Dragon=normal Large insect(changeling)=normal Half chicken half dragon=monster

[@someothername2585]

In Equestria I think that they treat creature as monster if: A) they're different from animals from out world (don't ask me how they can tell the difference coz I don't know XD) B) they're not inteligent(Can't talk) I haven't thought about this theory too much because it just came to my mind so if you have any examples that would prove me wrong I'm happy to hear them

[@Splatoon_Kirby]

That Half chicken half Dragon can turn you into stone with its stare instantly killing you. Changlings you either had to fight, or not even worry about because of the change to them later in the show.

[@someothername2585]

@Naomi Yappa nah, they're not officially called monsters then, you never see anyone referring to intelligent creatures as monsters, that's what drowe me to this theory. But now, after thinking about it, I'd go even further, and say that creatures are monsters when they are a fusion of a couple of normal animals with magic.

[@ayumigarcia1311]

Derpy Plays pls dont call him that

[@someothername2585]

@Naomi Yappa I don't remember anyone ever referring to Tirek, Chrysalis, Changelings or Discord as monsters...

[@Paper_Sunset]

U know the most dangerous villains in all Equestria a immortal centaur and a young filly

[@TheTrueAdept]

Well, if anyone has a sense of sanity, Cozy Glow would be killed and beheaded right on the spot before throwing her corpse into an unmarked grave and UNPERSON her. Her plan would have likely caused a Class 4 or Class 5 (i.e. 'all multi-cellular life' and 'ALL life' killed off respectively) Apocalypse... and any sane person would kill any idiot that tries that sort of thing.

[@Paper_Sunset]

True

[@TheTrueAdept]

Yet they simply put her right next to the being that helped her implement that plan... she's likely going to make attempt #2 and this time plan better...

[@sunsetcaticorn3719]

Yep

[@Alondro77]

And yet, if someone had simply bucked her in the face really hard... no more villain! You know I'm right.

[@Th3Shrike]

Its a good thing the princess powers never disappeared, or the third day would never come, nor would the second, the moon and sun wouldn't have moved

[@adolfodef]

She used an artifact like Neighsay up to the very last moment [when the sunset ended, that artifact got drained and her mane stopped flowing]. -> Having the Sun just a few degrees under the horizon is probably the best possible outcome [as it would be an "Eternal Sunset" over Luna´s Sea (west of Vanhoover)]; keeping it from freezing over and providing a constant flux of wind from that direction into the continent (Canterlot & Ponyville are on the WEST side of the tallest mountain of the Realm, so it will be the last place to get some of that heat and humidity).

[@SwordTune]

Time still happens, it just won't be obvious when

[@Th3Shrike]

Argamis (SilverComet) well played, did not catch the mane thing, but there is still a plot hole, we know the sun and moon only need to be raised, it sets by itself, but if the princesses does have an artifact that can store enough magic to raise the moon, then they would have either A, gave it to twilight, or B, teleported to tartarus to help

[@adolfodef]

They always talk about "raising" the Sun/Moon because that is when they have to "show up" to switch & "take charge" of the sky for 12 hours (but it is still Celestia the only one of the two royal sisters who can LOWER the Sun without a "dark ritual powerup"); since it is "as difficult as raising it" because it never really changes distance relative to the ground [it is always a curved trajectory at a constant height over the ground]. -> Equestria (the part ruled by ponies) is just a country with a "real size" similar to Alaska or Texas [while their "planet" may be as large as Earth]. About ANY artifact: It would "fail"; getting depowered and/or disintegrate (like that "universal key" gem they used on the Gates of Tartarus) happenign at the same time, anywhere on Equestria. While they were technically speaking "in another plane" [you can NOT escape Tartarus by digging up the walls/ceiling]; the Gates themselves (on the closed position) are on top of a "boundary" between Tartarus & Equestria but only block things "physically" [so any "magic flow" will passthrough it since the gates are not "anti-magical"]. -> The actual position of the Sun in the sky is irrelevant (72 hours after Cozy Glow activated her seal is the real "time limit").

[@ShaotheGreat]

*insert 5000 page theoretical explanation on the physics explanation of time and how it's not determined by celestial movement*

[@thejazmaster5292]

The thing that makes Cozy Glow scary is that Tirek raised her into a pure manipulator. That's scarier than a lot of villains

[@SourPatchKing]

Blank Slate. Ashley H did a Cozy Glow song. Check it out. Ashley’s vocals do an excellent job explaining her character and it’s a great song overall. It’s called “Checkmate”

[@agavesrealm]

Golly gee, I love that song to death.~ It and Deception are just so-o good!~

[@AuraNova-AshleyH]

Eyyyy thanks ;D

[@SourPatchKing]

Ashley H No problem. Great work deserves recognition

[@agavesrealm]

@@AuraNova-AshleyH Not sure who you were replying to, but even if you weren't replying to me; or specifically either of us; thanks for replying and noticing us!~ I love your work, Ashley, and love what you do on your channel. I wish you the best of luck on your next fantastic project! I hope the both of you have a great day/night/afternoon.~

[@AuraNova-AshleyH]

I was replying to both of you. :) And aww you two are so nice, thank you so much for the support!

[@voidknight4639]

43:13 Proof that pinkie pie magic exist

[@someothername2585]

Every kind of ponies... and creatures have some... just believe me I don't have time to explain because it would be a very long comment

[@voidknight4639]

Pinkiefan 13 i know but pinkie pie magic and normal magic is different

[@anna-flora999]

@@someothername2585 also, the other mane 6 (applejack, shy shy and dashie) don't get magic back

[@shadowspector3611]

How else is Pinkie logic going to happen?

[@CosmicG777]

Yes. I didn't think any1 else noticed that.

[@CharredAshesAndChara]

Blank Slate imitating cozy glow:”I have the best Facebook” Me:XD omg slate

[@adolfodef]

Actually, the REAL intended joke is that Cozy Glow has a "better collection of friends" (her pony voodoo dolls); like... an actual "BUY OUR TOYS!" from HASBRO.

[@nebuladusk8839]

The incredible art that sprouted from this episode blowed my mind, and just the amazing looks of all the magical stuff in this episode is just so mesmerizing to look at. It is really too bad to know that this won't last much longer, but I'm also excited for what else they show in the next season, as well as the next generation.

[@absentialucci]

I severely underestimated Cozy Glow... we all did... damn, she's good. As despicable it is, we have to respect her guile. Probably the smartest villain in all Equestrian history

[@SwordTune]

Nah fam that mark said it all. Saw this shit coming like a Pinkie Pie on crack

[@demonicangel3191]

I really cannot find anyone to fall for her "cute" persona =/

[@absentialucci]

I didn't fall for her cute persona either, I just underestimated how good she was at manipulation

[@Ryodraco]

Except she had no actual way to gain power, she just seemed to think she would get authority if she trapped the Mane Six and got rid of magic (despite her only evidence that anyone put her in charge being a forged note). Her plan would never have worked beyond the getting rid of magic part. Twilight and company would have gotten back eventually and revealed everything, and Luna and Celestia would have arrested Cozy well before that. Basically while she is devious, she is also a complete nutcase.

[@Nightweaver1]

She rolled a natural 20 on her Charisma stat, that's for sure.

[@TeacupTempest]

Cozy Glow put all her points in charisma

[@honeydroptheunicorn6557]

And used it for performance, persuasion and deception

[@shadowspector3611]

She's the best

[@finngreen8192]

Speech 100

[@justinspeaks.1652]

@@finngreen8192 Speaking of Skyrim memes, the Chancellor seems to have an Enchanting of 100 given his amulet.

[@thelordofchaos6470]

Cozy Glow Race: Pegasus Speciality: Mind Manipulation Intelligence:100 Strength: 0 Wisdom: 0 Charisma:100 Magic:0 Sense of Morale: 0 This is Cozy Glow....

[@SuperRavensfan101]

What a ride it has been 8 seasons and probably 1 more to go It has been a pleasure ladies and gentleman let’s enjoy this last season while we can because it’ll be over before you know it But first Hiatus time to reflect on the series as a whole so far Also my prediction for S9 finale is a triple-threat with Tirek, Chrysallis, and possibly Cozy Glow (if she isn’t already Chrissy because there’s a theory about that).

[@dmclegg66]

Also if It were Chrysalis why would she try the cloning thing episode 13 that proves that Kozy is not Chrysalis.

[@SuperRavensfan101]

dmclegg66 I don’t think they’re the same person, (probably should’ve clarified) it would surprise me if she somehow was her because I do think it’s unlikely

[@commisarsprinkles2490]

Nah... Grogar for final boss or bust

[@ltv_2005]

R.I.P Brony nation 2010 2019

[@23gameoverlord]

yeah i think S9 (if it actually comes out) would have a lot of loose ends to tie up, with Chrysalis still on the loose, and see if Tirek & Cozy make a come back. S9 might actually be the most action pack season the show has, if so.

[@Galimeer5]

That "the walls will ooze green slime" joke had me laughing for a solid minute. I made a joke that on the second day, "the lights will flicker on and off" 😆

[@Th3Shrike]

18:38, when the show for little kids rips a scene straight from Silence of the Lambs

[@jademuseplays]

"You're new here right?" Blank: "Leave." That made me laugh!

[@absentialucci]

Tirek's little protogee... one thing I didn't think of. Nice one Hasbro, good show... bloody good show...

[@suiginmigasuto3356]

Colton Griggs I say, good show.

[@Chozo_Ghost]

Am I the only one who thought Sandbar looked adorable jumping up and down on the cloud like that in the beginning? Like a fox on a trampoline :3 Also, that moment when Yona happily tackles him to the floor after realizing her trust in him wasn't misguided...Yona x Sandbar OTP

[@kornelawabnic2388]

I couldn't agree more ^^

[@Aquilaaa]

It's 2am. I was about to go to sleep. Then you upload. Curse you Blaaaaank!

[@Emma-rb6kw]

Same

[@zpoohead]

Cozy Glow reminds me of the bad girl from Cats Don't Dance.

[@DeannaRa]

YEA she reminded me of Darla dimple too!!

[@twist58]

Darla Dimple is considered the precursor of sorts to Cozy Glow. I'll bet the people at Hasbro used this character as one of a few notable models with a slightly unhinged persona.

[@smittywerbenjagermanjensen115]

Also Baby Doll from Batman the animated series

[@zpoohead]

Lol like a evil Shirley Temple

[@shadowsnake8989]

And Rhoda Penmark from The Bad Seed.

[@hufflepuffler2575]

Cozy Glow's expressions are 2019's new memes

[@RealDatWither]

You have no idea how much I loved the idea that Neigh Say wasn't using his own magic, and using a pendant. I freaking fanned so hard-

[@someothername2585]

OK! I can finally write this comment Soooo... this was my second favorite two parter In MLP and probably one of the top 10 episodes in the show ever Cozy... oh man this filly... she is the best... I LOVE that kind of villans who are super f up but are very deep and man Cozy's character is definitely super deep and I can say that without even hearing her backstory... I mean unless writers decide to f it up like they did with Starlight but I hope they won't She is so smart, I especially love the part where she sees through the CMC's plan and comes up with such a great plan in meer minutes... I mean her plan there was so good, she knew that they would be next to the artefactsand that she has no chance against them so she decided to take the crowd with her that's so smart And what animators did with her character is just masterpiece, her cutie mark, her faces, the way she moved it all was so good that it was able to split the fandom in half because it was just so saddle and that's something I can appreciate I was really disappointed that pegasus didn't stop flying but I've got a theory for it: Cozy didn't take Pegasus magic(because it's not those wings that are lifting them up for sure, so it has to be magic) because of 2 reasons 1. it's not as dengerous as for example unicorn magic which could stop her immediately so that's why she took it in the first day 2. she is a Pegasus herself so it comes handy for her And we also know she didn't take ALL the magic because than everypony would look like they did back in season 4 finale and that wouldn't be good for her too because she wanted to make friends with them And here's a cute details that you might have missed: Cozy Glows crown is made with duck tape I think it's super cute

[@fusionomni305]

Wow! Right after Bronymonster44! Great timing!

[@scoutstampy4760]

Ikr

[@joshblackwell8632]

What a great coincidence. :D

[@booklover4330]

It probably just so happened to get unblocked around the same time.

[@meridian9050]

Cozy Glow: "I promise I'll be the best assistant EVER!" *smiles and makes cute faces* Blank: OOoOooh I hate 'er so much. I AGREE, MY GOOD SIR!

[@anonymousperson6710]

Yay you FINALE did the finale you are my ticket to keeping up with recent episodes and I have been dying to see it so thank you

[@twist58]

Neighsay's medallion is basically parallel to Doctor Strange's sling ring.

[@not_mana]

Umm..guys....magic went to pinkie at 43:15 .... an earth pony.....

[@Mirality]

While you raise a valid point, there is a counter-argument: it's Pinkie.

[@Finnloaf]

Glitch _UPO I think that was her pinkie sense

[@impostorarts4027]

Earth ponys have magic for the earth! IT'S LITERALLY TALKED ABOUT WHEN TIRECK TOOK ALL MAGIC FROM EQUESTRIA, earth ponys need magic to tend to the land they grow the food also piki sense

[@TeacupTempest]

@@impostorarts4027 This is true, however Applejack didn't get her magic back. Also, the flight magic was never taken from the pegasi, so it is implied that Pinkie has a magic all her own, be it Pinkie Sense or otherwise

[@not_mana]

@@Mirality oh, whoops you're right that makes sense

[@absentialucci]

I really like the callback to the first episode of the season though. I mean, come on. "School Daze" and "School Raze" it's clearly a callback. Unless it's all a massive coincidence, if that's the case I really have an egg on my face right now, don't I?

[@SwordTune]

No, it's obviously intentional. So much so that there might not be a need to call attention to it.

[@josualdpic9184]

42:17 matching color between the students and the element: yona = applejack = honesty sylverstream = pinkie = laughter smoulder = rainbow dash = loyalty gallus = twilight = magic sandbar = fluttershy = kindness ? ocellus = Rarity?? = generosity

[@Zerato]

I love how cozy's crown had the insignia taped on

[@joshblackwell8632]

4:22 - 4:35 Does anyone know why starlight had to keep her horn lit for the cloud walking spell to stay active compared to Twilight who has never had to do that (I actually went and checked "Sonic Rainboom" & Tanks for the memories" to see if Twilight did the same thing)???? Do you think starlight was using another version of the spell or something?

[@nivypoison]

probably a different version

[@applechomper6514]

Animaters mistake

[@BeePuncher]

Visual foreshadowing, most obvious answer.

[@dmclegg66]

Right they did it for the story there is no reason why she had to keep the spell going. It made a better to see the magic disaper.

[@TheAmberFang]

The difference is more from storytelling concerns. Unlike previous episodes, whether or not characters can use magic is a central part of this finale's conflict. Before we reach Starlight, we see Twilight panicking over being late for the trip, magical glow all over the place in her rush to get ready. Then we move over to Cloudsdale and Starlight explains her cloudwalking spell and even nods to indicate her glowing horn. These short scenes establish with absolute clarity that "when ponies do magic, their horns glow." When Starlight fails to save Yona, her horn briefly glows, fizzles, then stops glowing and we're meant to understand that her magic stopped working. But sure, in-universe you may assume Starlight is using a different spell. Perhaps Twilight used a spell that she could cast once and forget about, while Starlight is using one she has to maintain continuously. You might even attribute it to her character: a preference for a spell that needs micromanagement could speak to her generally controlling nature.

[@Alikaoz]

Less than a minute and nearly 20 comments. You are pupular, my bankrupt horse.

[@xenophanessonic821]

Boi some youtubers have one second and 500 comments

[@kkTeaz]

@@xenophanessonic821 *still tho*

[@devilgamer0459]

To break the fourth wall blank slate what is your horn ability

[@adolfodef]

He can summon money from anywhere on Equestria (he leaves the signature "I owe you" note every time as a promise of retribution). -> It is a self-curse, so he better return that money sooner than later.

[@absentialucci]

She is going to raise an army of Tartarous. I'm calling it now, we're going to have an actual war in Equestria. Cozy Glow and her army of darkness, agaisnt Twilight and her army of light. Light and Dark, kindness and Darkness, Yin... and Yang

[@kk_cats6072]

You got it wrong but nice try

[@letters4lucifer]

(You're like my right hoof pony!) "General Sparkle No." *eXCusE mE WAs tHaT A hAMiltOn REFerenCe?*

[@Gokuvstheworld]

Fun fact: I didn't know what "Raze" meant at first, till i saw someone say it in the comments. I probably would've looked it up eventually, but still. Man, i really thought Cozy Glow was a good little filly when she first appeared...so I have so much egg on the my face now, knowing how BAD I was wrong! Glad I never did any bets, because I actually would've bet that Cozy was good lol

[@Gokuvstheworld]

@julie martinez That part I was able to figure out. I just wasn't sure at first if that rhyme was the only reason they picked to call this episode "School Raze" or if it was more to it than that.

[@thecrimsoncommando3875]

Your comment reminds me of a line from Secret Agent Man: "A pretty face can hide an evil mind." Now that I'm thinking on it, I'm seeing (or deceiving myself into seeing) similarities between Cozy Glow and Dr. Regis Blackgaard from Adventures In Odyssey's golden days. Both were incredible manipulators, malicious, and were (are in Cozy Glow's case) set up to return very soon.

[@Gokuvstheworld]

@Keoh 8 I don't hear that expression much now, but I used to hear it more often, so I still use it every once in a while.

[@flubble2473]

@@thecrimsoncommando3875 And Darla Dimple

[@disneyjedi7]

@@Gokuvstheworld I also thought Neighsay is behind all of this to drain magic, Get rid of Twilight, her friends and students, Shut down school again and have Equestrian World war but now, I was wrong and now, rafif w cool even I tell everyone else about Cozy Glow and why we should not Punish Neighsay when he shut down school in School Daze Part 1

[@Kelaiah01]

If they did bring Cozy Glow, I wonder just how they could do it. Twilight & Co. had to escape using Twilight's horn absorbing all the beasts' magic, so that's not an option for Cozy. But there's another possibility... Tirek said that he and Cozy were pen pals. How did their letters get mailed to each other? Did Derpy help them out? If so, HOW DID SHE DO IT?! Is she like Pinkie Pie, able to teleport/break fourth walls? I mean, I wouldn't put it past her, but still...

[@fictionfan0]

If Pinkie could break that kind of wall, Twilight would not need to have resorted to the measures she did.

[@Kelaiah01]

Of course Twilight would have; magic was disappearing. So therefore Pinkie wouldn't have been able to do her crazier stuff.

[@fictionfan0]

@@Kelaiah01 She still found her way inside Tirek' s cage, and she's easily wider than his thin frame.

[@futabanarugonzalez3399]

Tirek and Cozy Glow are like father and daughter of evil

[@heatherrockwell9012]

"I hope we get either really good backstory, or none at all" Well, you got your wish!

[@JinxProductions]

“By the time the sun sets on the third day, all magic from our realm will be gone!” Then don’t lower the sun...actually, how did you lower the sun? You don’t have magic

[@honeydroptheunicorn6557]

It was under it's own power, not Celestia magic

[@smittywerbenjagermanjensen115]

I assume it’s based on the time

[@hatstorm1097]

The jist of the scene where Sandbar asked for the help of the CMCs: Sandbar: “Everyone but me got captured, and I need to save them, but I can’t reall carry a scene by myself, could you all help?” AB: “Sure. Hey Scoots, Sweetie, we get to be in a finale!” Scoot: “I just put a hungry man in the oven, and I’m not leaving until I eat it.” AB: “I can make actual brownies!” Scoot: “No! You’ll use real sugar, I’m poor, I can only digest high fructose corn syrup.” AB: “Fine. Yeah, sorry, we’ll be right out, Scoots gets a little touchy over her weekly meal.”

[@garudaiv689]

"Hey, neighbor, wanna be friends~?" Considering the tone Cozy said that in, and the fact that Tartarus is a sort of prison, that's not a line you'd ever wanna hear.

[@alexhart9267]

23:10 I think equestria girls universe is gonna have more magic then!

[@thedreamchasers7252]

This was an extremely well written season finale, I hope that Cozy Glow comes back again, I love the silver tongued, manipulative and intelligent villains.

[@drowyart]

Ok I give up, did I the only one who saw PINKIE GET HER MAGIC BACK?!! XD

[@Icy_Sparks]

Pinkie Pie has magic abilities. The proof: 43:15

[@razalenestudios8293]

Cozy glow: Wanna be frieeeeeeeeeends.... Me: BOI WHAT WAS THAT

[@montisings1359]

"It must be nice to have princess twilight on your side" is what the young six said to the devil (Cosy Glow) I'm pretty sure she is pure evil...I KNOW SHE IS PURE EVIL...

[@farresalt4381]

[15:15] It doesn't work because Pinkie lost her magic powers "yesterday (or, if she a 'magic creature', today) sunset".

[@Vshzn]

Adult villains:forgiven and reform or just let them go Kid villain:send straight to the dungeon and probably die after a few days

[@smittywerbenjagermanjensen115]

Vin Shzn hmm reform or let go adult villains... Tirek is in prison while Sombra and the Storm king are dead

[@Vshzn]

@@smittywerbenjagermanjensen115 starlight,tempest,discord

[@Gokuvstheworld]

More like Villain who regrets what they did: forgiven. Villain who doesn't: punished heavily, or allowed to escape (Chrysalis), or they simply manage to escape the heroes (S5 premiere Starlight)

[@Vshzn]

@@Gokuvstheworld but they don't even try to reform cozy like sing a song or something

[@Gokuvstheworld]

@@Vshzn I guess so. After Cozy tried to escape, they didn't try to talk sense into her anymore like Twilight tried to at first. But they didn't do it for villains like Sombra or Tirek either, so it's not like it's something brand-new. I think it just feels different this time because Cozy Glow's a filly. Besides, Cozy will most likely be reformed in Season 9 anyway, since it's clear that she's not done yet.

[@alexthesugarchild3856]

I used to love mlp but I stopped watching since season 7 and when I heard there were 9 seasons I started watching again and I found you! I remember watching your reactions all the time nice to see you old pal lmao

[@dinosaurplushie9755]

I like how this season had nothing to do with Chrysalis and more so with Cozy. Does this imply that maybe Chrysalis will be reformed and team up with the mane 6 to defeat Tirek and Cozy? Season 9 will be the finale finale after all..

[@kk_cats6072]

Yes. Good job.

[@thimestable]

At 43:15 did you guys see that the magic fly into pinkie's nose so does that mean pinkie have magic??

[@absentialucci]

That is, if my internet doesn't poop out on me...

[@CosmicG777]

Did anyone else notice @ 43:14 that PINKIE PIE had MAGIC return to her as well as Rarity and Twilight?

[@P3nnyArcade]

Well, this confirms it. Pinkie's physics breaking powers have nothing to do with regular magic. We truly may never know how she does that.

[@someothername2585]

Um, Actually Cozy didn't take all magic she just said so(Pegasus flight, ponies having energy, cutie marks stuff like this wasn't taken)

[@Gokuvstheworld]

@@someothername2585 but if you watch carefully, No pony that's not a Unicorn or Alicorn got any magic back, except Pinkie. And it showed Twilight, Rarity, and Pinkie get magic sent back to them, but Applejack, Rainbow, and Fluttershy didn't get any sent to them.

[@Gokuvstheworld]

And a silly fan theory on why we only saw Pinkie be the only non-Unicorn/non-Alicorn that had magic sent back to them: the Pie family are all part-Unicorns that never grew horns so they look like, and has the strength, of normal Earth Ponies, and have Unicorns a little farther back in their family tree. Funny thing is, this isn't TOO ridiculous: The Cakes are Earth Ponies that has a Unicorn and Pegasus foal. It could also explain why Maud has a "Maud sense"

[@someothername2585]

@@Gokuvstheworld I was hoping I could avoid writing the same thing again but whatever: Cozy wanted to take only a specific amount of magic and that's what these symbols under the artefacts are for, Tirek explained to her how does this spell work and she created it so it would only take unicorn, artefact and creatures' magic because that's what she needed to make her plan work, she didn't need to take for example Pegasus ability to fly because it's not dengerous for her, she is a Pegasus herself and pegasus are nesesary for nature to work(rain, clouds, wether, stuff like this, it's all pegasus) So why did we see Pinkie's magic come back, I wasn't sure at first but I came up with a decent theory for it too, she didn't take Pinkie's chaotic powers because we've seen her do all sorts of 4th wall breaking in this scene with Tirek, she took her Pinkie Sense and it does make sense, we're not sure what can Pinkie sense tell to her but it probably could predict Cozy's plan in some way and she didn't want to risk it activating suddenly See didn't take most of the magic because that would cost anarchy, not an organized kingdom in which you can make as many friends as you want(because that's her goal)

[@RavenSolidus]

Oh Lord...! 43:13 Not only Twilight and Rarity get their magic back, but Pinkie also gets one. o_o

[@LilacLycanvic]

yyyAAAAAZZZZ cozy is one of my fav mlp villains

[@someothername2585]

Best part about rewatching your reactions is that I sometimes subconsciously remember the joke you made and think about it myself, for example at 19:50 I said Ponly at the exact same time as you did XD

[@hatstorm1097]

Cozy used a blue-balling spell to trap Starlight. She prevented Starlight from doing anything this episode, and the rage generated by the Glimmer fans is creating a vortex that’s sucking the magic right out of the show.

[@Sea_Maranatha_]

Wow, I'm impressed. This was the best season finale for me since season 4, I really appreciate this one

[@dann_yrose]

pinkie got magic at 43:14

[@orionsarrow1025]

37:46 lol that pony at the end of the hallway is my spirit animal

[@alucardwillfindyou]

Pinkie got magic when the magic was restored XD

[@hatstorm1097]

Cozy Chode’s cutie mark should be a door, because ponies seem to have a difficult relationship with doors, and sometimes just locks, but Cozy has been using doors like a genius. She has the sight. She is, the Door Whisperer.

[@joshblackwell8632]

So what are your top 5 favorite & least favorite episodes of season 8???

[@hatstorm1097]

I enjoyed the joking callback to the premier of the season, “Seaponies, Stairs are magic”.

[@juliacortez5516]

* gets flashback of "room for ruby" when it's revealed that navy is evil at the end *😐... oh dear god😓 also I'm unnerved by out by how tirek is more creepy than last time, but I kinda like it, he's more fun

[@kk_cats6072]

Steven Universeeeeeeeeeee

[@hatstorm1097]

Her cutie mark isn’t just a chess piece, it’s a rook, which has the second strongest move next to the queen, however it’s less obvious, and it often can be used to force other pieces to move the way you want them to, meaning that she’s a manipulator like diamond tiarra before her reforming, except others don’t know she’s evil!

[@namine-uwu3984]

Hi,I love your videos,great work!!👍👍👍

[@lingli833]

I’ve been waiting for this forever!!!

[@Th3Shrike]

3:10 silver stream can teleport confirmed, school to cloudsdale, instanly

[@ScarletFury]

Twilight: "I'm late for my class' field trip to Cloudsdale!" Blank: "Ooh I hope they don't fall and die." Me: "You just had to jinx it didn't you Blank Check?" XD

[@RDMANGLEYT]

is she evil? see crissi the queen can make clones of ponies with just a pic of them and a piece of DNA. but what if this cozy glow is one of crissi's clones. why else would the queen have an episode and only one episode in this season? and besides. in earlier episodes she never foreshadowed that she was actually evil. hasbro always uses for shadowing

[@someothername2585]

It would be soooo disappointing! I hope and am 90% sure that she is evil herself Also what do you mean it wasn't forshadoverd *it was* forshadoverd so well

[@smittywerbenjagermanjensen115]

RDMANGLE-YT she thought Control was an element of harmony.

[@RDMANGLEYT]

well likely true. but they would have gave here the evil look when she goes off on her own. now this comes to beg the question. Why would she learn about the elements of harmony if she thinks she can make friends with just using power, control, manipulation, and force? not to mention that having magic disappear why would this make her powerful? she said it would go to another realm, how would that magic get to her. maybe the other realm she is talking about is probably where she came from. but still how would she gain the magic?

[@Splatoon_Kirby]

She didn't really learn about the Elements of Harmony, the mental ones that actually matter to the Tree and in the reality of the show. The only elements she learned about where the physical artifacts that where tied to them, the gemstones, the original elements, and the Tree of Harmony. All of which she used together to suck away the magic from every living creature.

[@anna-flora999]

@@RDMANGLEYT she had an evil look in her first episode.

[@clearmelody6252]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who instantly caught her line "YOU PONIES", indicating that she isn't one. Still, looks like that, along with what happens with the Tree, is getting left until next season. Also, I just want to point out HOW dark this episode really is. Cozy Glow, whatever she is, is literally the epitome of a psychopath. Everything about her checks every box on that list: Shallow/false emotions, manipulative, lack of empathy, egomania, selfishness, and a lack of realistic goals, as well as a complete lack of remorse for her actions, and often trying to blame her wrongdoing on someone else. This finale is now my favorite from the entire series, and Cozy Glow, aside perhaps from Tirek himself, is the number one TRUE villain.

[@idanchen4934]

season 9 final vilens are Crysalis tiruk and Cozy Glowing ....... lol and interesting if they will acually become "freinds" oh the horror XD

[@potterpusheenandcompany9811]

“Rarity ran into the door” Thank you flutter shy for telling us this

[@aniyjamearidy9875]

Omg pinkie pie has Magic ( I already knew it)lol

[@someothername2585]

Every kind of ponies... and creatures have some... just believe me I don't have time to explain because it would be a very long comment

[@nicolemartinez6440]

Pinkiefan 13 Weird thing is, when the magic returns to all the ponies, only twilight rarity and pinkie get hit by the magic restoring orbs. 🤔

[@someothername2585]

@@nicolemartinez6440 yeah, I guess Cozy took only Pinkie's magic(I'm almost sure that this circle under the artefacts controls how much magic will the spell take)... but why would she do that... could some part of Pinkie's magic be dengerous for her somehow... and if it could how could Cozy know about it... I mean we do see her breaking the 4th wall in every way in that scene with Tirek... could that be Pinkie sense... I kinda forgot about it because they just decided to drop it after feeling Pinkie keen but it was a thing... would Cozy really plan ahead so much that she even though about the fact that Pinkie sense could alert them about her plan... than why did she forget about the tree... Cozy you're so mysterious... I know there is lots of ...s in this comment but that represents my thought process exactly

[@nicolemartinez6440]

Pinkiefan 13 Haha. You’re right tho. Pinkie sense could’ve sensed Cozy’s betrayal. I’m also surprised that Discord didn’t come out in this episode. He has magic too.

[@someothername2585]

@@nicolemartinez6440 what if Cozy took magic that makes him what he is like they did with those "monsters" in Tartarus and he just turned into like 15 creatures(he is a combination of every bad guy from season 1)... that would be hilarious, but probably didn't happen though

[@SuperTab2]

The pony guards finally did something. Good work flash. Also, i love that they sent the evil little girl to hell

[@twist58]

(44:44) Checkmate.

[@someothername2585]

Yeah that was super smart with her cutie mark being a chess piece

[@elisfilmm]

8:03 “It’s even more terrible then we thinked” Me: Thinked? Does she mean thought

[@bashfulwolfo6499]

Wonder how the Kirins felt about no magic. I already miss them.

[@chesh.r3]

43:33 WHY ARE YOU TALKING RUN B

[@someothername2585]

36:37 am I the only one who hears "She's probably..." instead of "He's probably..."

[@Spacebun236]

I remember seeing so many pictures of evil cozy glow that it pretty much spoiled the finale for me, all I could think of was “well ok then cozy glow is gonna be the villain... great” so when I watched the finale I just pretty much saw through everything she said (even though they were kinda making it obvious in the first place with the over the top cute) but even though I was spoiled it didn’t ruin the finale for me at least, I didn’t expect any of the stuff that happened this episode and it was nice to see Tyrek again and all that jazz. Parts like 31:07 really made me start to like cozy glow’s power and this was one of my favorite parts. Also I wish they’d stop trying to kill yona over and over

[@heccinparagon6633]

KNEW IT! COZY GLOW IS EVIL

[@disneyjedi7]

You see? rafif tristan w cool and I told you all Cozy glow is a true Villain not Neighsay

[@hatstorm1097]

What was Twilight’s plan? She knew she needed magic to open the door. She knew she would need to go through the door. She knew that she wouldn’t have any magic by the time they got there. She didn’t plan to bring that Amulet of skeleton-key-ed-ness, that was Cozy Chode trapping them in Tartarus.

[@someothername2585]

I can see Cozy and Crystalis being reformed next season but Tirek... he doesn't seem like that type you would reform... will he get destroyed

[@williamfincher2260]

It's not too surprising that Chancellor Neighsay believed them about Cozy Glow draining all the magic. He did experience her ruthlessness firsthand.

[@CitraStitches]

Who told them making Cozy Glow the main villain was a good idea?

[@CitraStitches]

@ That's the problem. It's a LOT silly.

[@danielantony1882]

lol. She was a Villain ever since we saw her. You're out of touch, my dude.

[@CitraStitches]

@@danielantony1882 .... I know she was. It was just a shitty decision.

[@InactiveAcc208]

Assassin's Guilt who would have been a better villain in your opinion?

[@CitraStitches]

@@InactiveAcc208 Chrysalis. Tirek. Flipping Neighsay. A different and better character. Cozy is so fucking annoying.

[@RowieTheFawn]

Pinkie apparently makes pizza delivery trips to Tartarus before. Because she said “it’s always worked before!”