Cinemare Sins: Everything Wrong With A Hearth's Warming Tail

I like Snowfall's reaction to the spirit. Like: "Yeah, I could summon the souls of the dead with magic. I just don't remember doing it... today."

[@alejandrootero8894]

XD

[@taurosrider1369]

Just the fact that every time that fireplace was onscreen he edited the eyes onto it

[@Portersona69420]

The Gak's not back *THE PAC-IS BACK!*

[@3173_Delta]

As someone who missed that: 2:02 2:29 2:57 Ur welcome

[@KodieTheAussieBrony94]

See you have the best Cherub as your profile pic. Love it

[@juliaostowicz6501]

@@3173_Delta Thanks!

[@Stephungus]

I never actually noticed that- Since I haven’t watched A Hearth’s Warming Tail in forever-

[@CalliopePony]

The "ponies talking to each other" sign made me pull up the episode to see if it's really there. It is.

[@femmiefems1542]

Now i'm gonna rewatch it too

[@idklol8610]

Seriously?!

[@wokeamerica142]

@@idklol8610 i just watched it back yeah haha love this episode great songs tho luna's isn't my favorite was glad to see Starlight have some more screentime when it came out

[@FuzzyStripetail]

Even more than that suddenly disappearing weight on Snowfall's scale, this episode seemed to feature a huge imbalance of ponies sporadically losing their clothes.

[@AstralArbourSystem]

That's what Hasbro doesn't want you to know about pony holidays...

[@lunanote-cassettemeower]

I bed your pardon Rarity, but we don’t normally wear clothes

[@earthbind83]

Admit it, you couldn't bring yourself to make a "Derpy impales herself" joke at the end. :-)

[@swaggerarmy499]

Derpy penetrates herself

[@Miskamouskamikumouse]

@@swaggerarmy499 oh yeah

[@swaggerarmy499]

@@Miskamouskamikumouse derpy gets pranked

[@youareoneant]

derpy being fucking immortal

[@mettapeachhead2076]

@@swaggerarmy499 yo wtf

[@joshuaareta2001]

Snowfall's "Say goodbye to the holiday" song was weirdly similar to Tempest's "Open up your eyes" song.

[@afshansabri7278]

80% closer enough Say goodbye to the holidays is one of my favorite songs of mlp Maybe hasbro copied "say goodbye to the holidays" for tempest's "open up your eyes" song for taking its ideas....

[@jamieohjamie]

Say good bye to your eeeeyyyyyyeees!

[@afshansabri7278]

@@jamieohjamie oh no,I'm blind I can't see😵🤓

[@chyren_ran]

They kinda sound similar to poor unfortunate souls too (especially say goodbye to the holiday)

[@starlegends3092]

There are a lot of simeler toons in mlp songs

[@DomiAnimations]

“Friendship is Magic” That one pony who died because they were crushed by a dictionary: 0:18

[@zmayor88]

Iikiiiii

[@-AirKat-]

Wait “your” Pinkie Pie voice? As in this is a thing Twilight regularly does?

[@vernyulkisasszony4708]

Originally Tara Strong (Twilight's voice-actress) supposed to play Pinkie Pie. This is a reference to that.

[@hmmmacco2386]

@@vernyulkisasszony4708 What made them want to change Pinkie's VA?

Also does that mean that while reading the story to Starlight Twilight is singing all the songs?

[@Sobeitut]

@@hmmmacco2386 Andrea Libman (Pinkie/Flutter's VA) has a much higher pitched voice than Tara Strong does, and Tara would probably hurt and strain her throat if she did Pinke's voice too often

[@crovax1375]

This episode truly shows the importance of lab safety. Snowfall should seriously invest in a chemical vent hood for her cauldron

[@a-s-greig]

Only if it has googly eyes.

[@crovax1375]

@@a-s-greig a vent hood is similar to an exhaust fan over a stove or cook surface, but we could put googly eyes on it anyways

[@gurupriyareddy4217]

3:57 Professor Snape is that you?????? Who turned you into pony form??????

[@ilikecurry2345]

Which is extra weird, because the real Alan Rickman died previously that year, in January! Otherwise they could've cast him to play Professor Not-Snape, and not, oh, just going on a limb here, Tim Stuby or Jim Miller? Peter New??

[@elizabethrose644]

YESS I was waiting for this comment

[@billykaplan9915]

He reincarnated as a pony when voldy killed him

[@candarus_collective]

Okay, leaving the googly eyes on top of the hearth was absolutely the best joke.

[@dumbledwarf8888]

Admit it, derpy makes this show.

[@afshansabri7278]

Aahhh, sunburst the migical wizard, am I right? Or maybe an ex-wizard cuz you said youre not an actual wizard....

[@dumbledwarf8888]

@@afshansabri7278 I tried, but I’m not as powerful as derpy

[@afshansabri7278]

@@dumbledwarf8888 derpy?, how possibly not?

[@TheHammerGuy94]

-100 SINS!!!

[@rebelappliance771]

Bruh this episode had an adorable filly in the background who’s straight up a reference to The Little Match Girl, which is one of the darkest and most depressing holiday fairy tales written.

[@STICKY_]

Timestamp?

[@bea2323]

I always cried while reading it when I was little

[@scribbles3721]

it’s kind of wholesome, no?

[@balladofsongbirdsandsnakesfan]

"Dear Princess Celestia, Today i learned, that i am forced to like holidays, or i will freeze to death." What a wonderful land full of friendship and love!

[@Th3Shrike]

-this episode deserved no sins based on the songs alone-

[@robbys5236]

4:16 This frame. Look at Lyra's face.

[@swaggerarmy499]

Angy

[@letymendoza3789]

Animators: Lyra you don’t need those clothes, I’ll fix that Lyra(4:16): HOW DARE YOU

[@robbys5236]

I love how the eyes stay on the outside structure of the fireplace.

[@MCLegoboy]

Tall Luna is fantastic. The Future is always my favorite in these Christmas Carol retelling and parodies, there's always something great about them.

[@erinamcguire1675]

I'm a bit partial to Past, but that may just be bias on my part. My costume when I played The Ghost of Christmas Past for our "Modern Christmas Carol" play back in high school was absolutely STUNNING

[@a-s-greig]

Muppets version. All three were amazing, but Future wins for being an entirely silent reaper.

[@MCLegoboy]

@@a-s-greig That was my introduction. Hard to beat. I always found Past to be a bit creepy. It's the more human face that's a puppet, it's in the uncanny valley for me.

[@katie15732]

"Inside a simulated reality" Woah..stop breaking the fourth wall

[@a-s-greig]

Agreed. You're scaring the audience... 👀

[@The_Ferbguy]

Are we going to skip the real sin for this episode...? The episode aired in May. A holiday episode... in May. (And around the time of Everfree Northwest 2016)

[@ShadyRK9]

And it actually came out a day before my Birthday back in May. 5/14/16. Wow! Hard to believe that was already 5 years ago!

[@unlimitedrabbit]

Seeya there in August!

[@user-dl3vn8ze9n]

@@ShadyRK9 Wow, that was my birthday!

[@ShadyRK9]

@@user-dl3vn8ze9n nice! Happy (Late), Birthday!

[@albatross1688]

I remember the first time I watched it too, as I was on a trip to Japan, and was watching it on my phone while in bed in my hotel room one morning. Suffice to say, it was an extra odd time for me to be thinking about a Victorian-style Christmas.

[@FanSeitz]

4:29 The only time we get to hear Tara Strong sing as Twilight in the series.

[@robbys5236]

And it's when she's imitating someone else.

[@scifidino5022]

I found the "I need to refill my cocoa" part from Spike was brilliant.

[@benjamintan2733]

When Starlight interrupt the story for the first time exclaiming that Snowfall's action is extreme, followed by Spike sarcastically saying that Starlight tried to make everypony the same, Spike then drank his hot cocoa but Twilight block Spike with one of her wing with a quick response of everypony has a way of interpreting things. Spike could have spill his hot cocoa but did not. I count it as a sin.

[@justincarawan-carawanco.pu1639]

4:11 Well, her decision isn't helped by the fact that she's got Severus Snape as a teacher - The Darth Vader of wizards. (If only through intimidation and color scheme.)

[@privateinvestigatorrick7406]

*_"Somebody once told me Scrooged is a better Carol"_*

[@BitterJoyXx]

4:11 When an adult ridicules you and tells you to basically grow up, you're whole view can change and you don't want to be a whole dissapointment. Low self esteem effects a lot of kids and I would do the same in Starlights shoes, heck I even have done the same. All because someone told me I was childish. These things can't just be brushed off, it can effect your whole life, like it has mine. Edit: Spelling

[@TheCommenterDragon]

Alright Cinemare Sins time again, A Hearth's Warming Tail is yet another one of my favorite episodes of season 6 i mean it may have it's ups and downs like all episodes do, but it's still a fun episode to watch, i especially love the songs every time i listen to any of the songs from this episode it made me appreciate how much effort the cast and crew put into making them. And i loved that the story of A Hearth's Warming Tail was the mlp equivalent of A Christmas Carol and it was awesome that they made the spirits of Hearth's Warming look like AJ, Pinkie Pie and Luna those 3 characters were perfect for the parts and of course the lessons the Spirits teach Snowfall are good two because Snowfall learned that just because she had a rotten past that's no reason to hate the holidays, and she learned that her actions in the present can have a huge effect on those she interacts with, and finally Snowfall learns that her actions could also have grave effects on the future. But anyway that's why i like the episode!

[@letymendoza3789]

You should make a cinamare wins.

[@shannonhewins]

thats a run on sentence if i've ever seen one

[@chaogames7812]

The apples come bobbing for you comment got me, thank you

[@analothor]

I love how this episode subtly confirms necromancy is a thing

[@krwizard5991]

I know lot of people didn't realise that Snowfall's past is actually something that Cutie Remark fail to put into Starlight's past during that episode due to lack time. This proof the first rejection toward Starlight is one of her family member, Sunburst came in second; which awkwardly both of them thought they were rejecting each other due to miscommunication.

[@aceofflames4572]

There's absolutely no evidence that Snowfall's past is anything more than a storybook.

[@aceofflames4572]

@Darino It was never confirmed, it's just this person's theory

[@FlynnMLP]

The Spirit of Hearth's Warming Past brought me here to comment under this video before it was even released. Then she disappeared through the background again.

[@SonicJrandSarah]

You just added eyes to the fire place and they stay on the whole time! I thought they'd disappear after the first scene. Also, good ending with the bells ringing. That was hilarious.

[@drawfunpaige9762]

Does anyone else think that Professor Flintheart (that gray unicorn from the past) is strangely similar to Snape from Harry Potter? 🤨

[@simple_snowflake]

I thought that maybe it was a reference

[@pah-iggy272]

@@simple_snowflake same. it has to be

[@coyotix]

Okay, got it. So Starlight Glimmer is playing Snowfall who is actually Harry Potter who is played by Daniel Radcliffe who is being harassed by Flintheart who is actually Professor Snape. Good luck with that one everypony.

[@gloria.n]

OMG, died laughing at 1:02 "This scene is lacking a very important detail... there, fixed it!" ROFL!!!!

[@alicewilloughby4318]

2:43 - He's never going to stop throwing that up to her, is he? 3:32 - *CURSE YOU, POTTER!!!!*

[@FanOfMostEverything]

I mean, the story may be fictional, but we can still infer a lot about Canterlot at the time. Not sure _how_ it resembled Dickensian London, but apparently it did at one point? (Also, pony Dickens may or may not have written it as a way to revive Hearth's Warming Eve's then-fading cultural relevance. Which, given that windigoes are definitely real and _will_ freeze you, may have saved Equestria from an icy apocalypse.)

[@silveryuno]

The brony shepard is never gonna lose his ponies with those bells.

[@afshansabri7278]

My favorite thing about this episode is that I love the song of starlight of "say goodbye to the holidays", one of my favorite songs in this mlp series :-)

[@autumbreeze1129]

4:17 not only that, but because of the freeze frames you used, she's looking at the camera as soon as she's undressed, with a smirk as if she's fully aware she's in a fictional story being told by Twilight. ... Whoa. Maybe those old headcanons that Lyra is Pinkie's cousin aren't so far off after all

[@earthtoember1111]

i love how he never brings up the professor reference, but then again have we already seen so many references that it's just a common every day thing to see

[@averagehelper]

Not to mention the *several* Doctor Who references this episode. The sheer number of plausible faces for Doctor Whooves that we here adds at least another layer of fiction, and another layer of headcanon to boot! ... And there was that one time the Doctor traveled to Sherwood Forest... which could indirectly imply that the Hearth's Warming Tail story is not far off from actual canonical events in Equestrian history.... More fiction!!

[@CJCroen1393]

Lyra even looks at the camera and smirks when she breaks character! She knew what she was doing all along XD

[@GoodMorningSunshine3225]

"Luna's Future" is an underrated song imo

[@CyberWarezz05]

I loved how you made a suicidal joke out of nowhere 😂😂

[@elizalkin]

"Nothing is real. Embrace Pony." This quote is so true

[@sitkadoveen506]

Sins against Littleshy/Sins missed: 3:13 The story is based off history, so this town was once existent! Which means this once was a place on Equestria before the centuries turned and it is now a new different town or just a town we haven't seen yet in a normal episode. 3:33 Snape reference? No Sin???? 3:49 magic is apparently tied to strength, so her response is apparently on the dot correct its just maybe needed to be worded differently. 4:25 Sherlock and Watson, still no sin for that. 4:40 Spike looks directly at the viewers as if to notion you should all go refill or get cocoa. 5:06 Luna is seen with her front hooves, but what are her hinds doing? she standing up? flying? floating? Or did her legs just suddenly grow long and lanky for her to pull this off? Nah, probably stilts. Needs a sin tho. 5:35 Scrooge is seen is the Bg WHERES THE BACKROUND PONY SINS???? Sin Tally:7 All together tally:48 Sentence: Force Littleshy to drink some hot cocoa.

[@Teddy_the.biophillic]

Are we going to ignore the fact that snowfall's professor looks exactly like a pony version of Professor Severus Snape

[@nicknackpaddywacks]

I DON'T KNOW WHY BUT THE BELL RINGING CLIP AT THE END WAS WHAT MADE ME CHOKE ON AIR

[@RosiMayWithFlowers]

“Nothing is real, embrace pony,” Kay.

[@joeywomer]

Littleshy: "Never forget, Bootleg Rainbow Dad." Me: "Isn't that technically Rainbow Blaze?"

[@XaidynPinckney]

The pinkie impression had me off guard

[@aureaahmed2749]

**nothing is real. Embrace pony** Little shy, thank you for making me laugh

[@alistairmooncrest5018]

Ahh, I've missed these. :D Hope you are doing well and are safe!

[@jinxieshy]

1:50 PERRY THE HEARTHSWARMING DOLL!?!

[@batzdites]

i laughed so hard at the "this is what happens when the tables turn and the apples come bobbing for you."

[@sweet_tooth208]

'1. Sudden and drastic change of personality 2.Unexpected gratitude 3. Giving away possessions' Pardon me if I am wrong, but that got dark *very quickly*

[@meghanwallace7924]

I love this! Keep doing what you're doing, you are the best brony ever!!

[@philip1557]

Confermed. He beleaves it is good to force people to repress their talents because if they're special it makes others insecure

[@joshuaareta2001]

I Loved the songs here in this episode.

[@AidanWR]

That's called commitment to a joke. Why I love these videos

[@amandaungaro9527]

This is one of my favorite episodes and I watched it countless times- But Snowfall's reaction to a holiday is so over-the-top it concerns me

[@anwenlokier2292]

Fun fact Lena’s look in this episode was a alternate costume for the gundam gremory and that cloaked look was a inspiration to the design so add 5 sins for copyright

[@charlezard]

I'm surprised you didn't point out that Snowfall's depressed creepy teacher is obviously a gag at Professor Snape.

[@joshblackwell8632]

My favorite songs from this episode are Seed's of the Past & Pinkie's Present.💗

[@brutusmuerto]

This is just utter awesomeness. I have no words. All my respect to you, LittleshyFiM. It takes gigantic effort to produce something as brillant as this! 2021 Brony on!

[@kintsuki99]

This episode is just another callback to how everything should be ice and snow in G5.

[@Gresekjr122]

4:17 Best part Vinyl Scratch. I really enjoyed this video. Keep up the good work. Have a wonderful day LittleshyFiM.

[@chiaraguglielmo4458]

Always a pleasant surprise to see a new cinemare sins video in my recommended! (Although it wouldn't be a surprise if I was actually good at keeping track of the date, lol) Your editing and humor is great as always and wow there are so many more animation errors in this episode than I thought!

[@Twilightmidnight1987]

I'm sorry but, "nothing is real embrace pony " is my new mantra

[@tylerthekid9811]

This entire episode is just A Christmas Carol reference

[@manuela8202]

The “depressed, creepy guy” reminds me a bit of Severus Snape xD

[@ShadyRK9]

0:12-0:18 YES! YES! YES! YES!! THAT'S SOMETHING I'VE NOTICED BACK IN 2017 AND BEEN WAITING SINCE 2018 FOR THIS SIN MOMENT!! 🎉🥂 (Tbh thought you was gonna quit, or give up after season 5!) Shame how I was too late to put it In the voting pools but at least you got it! *bell dings* 🎬 Also Fun Fact: this episode ACTUALLY came out a day before my Birthday back in May 2016! 🎁

[@cinderare]

K

[@puppygirlman18]

3:05 Starlight, I mean Snowfall puts her hoof through the ghost of Hearth's warming Eve just to make sure the ghostly, see-through creature that rose from her cauldron and declared itself a spirit isn't just her neighbors pranking her again * Ding!

[@pap-fr]

No

[@cradiculous]

I feel like the "apples come bobbing for you" joke hasn't gotten nearly enough recognition

[@LannyLeArtist]

Fr

[@IBAIPshow]

"There, fixed it" and "Nothing is real, embrace pony" - LOL!!! /)

[@Insert_Creativity_Here]

2:08 I can’t stop replaying this lmao

[@lyannabraxton2247]

2:46 Spike’s words are purple 4:38 Spike’s words are green Ding

[@ThatOneTigerdeer]

Lyra`s face @4:16 is just hilarious!

[@jjafs1008]

I'm living for the subtle and sarcastic jokes.

[@electric.diamond]

that’s right, *i* casted the spirit summoning spell

[@AnomalousNormie]

I always add an extra sin in my head for "Spike doesn't know how to keep his MOUTH SHUT!!"

[@beyondtherealmsofdeath]

0:26 every. Single. Time. I watch this part. I always think she’s shoving the top of the tree where the sun don’t shine until I see it behind her again

[@wokeamerica142]

I just sat down and rewatched this episode u shd of popped in the 'SUPER EXCITED / STARING INTO YOUR SOUL Lyra @ 21:02 in the episode

[@g.money.moviesgingathejedi251]

Okay can we admit that Luna's song goes hard?

[@novalightfim]

Around Christmas I watch and re-watch and re-watch this episode over and over again as if it was a pony advent calendar!

[@epicfillerhandle]

“ nothing is real. Embrace pony. “ is literally my new motto xd

[@Doughboy123x]

It's funny that a good portion of the sins in this episode are sins for the original Christmas Carol story.

[@YurieSnowie]

my favorite episode in mlp, anyways, great video, i love the part where you said "nothing is real, embrace pony"

[@aviko9560]

"Nothing is real, embrace pony" 😆

[@ButterPops21]

You are the best at this

[@DBansheeM]

The only two things i like from this episode is Luna's song and the clothes, which are both amazing so overall 10/10 would recommend

[@stryke-jn3kv]

I admire your restraint for not doing the 'Applejack is noe inside Starlight' sin for a cheap laugh. I'd have been amused if you had but then I do contain multitudes

[@johnchrysler5122]

Yay a new upload!!

[@ilikecurry2345]

The timing of this upload is perfect, because it reminds me of that Looney Tunes Show episode where Bugs Bunny is hopped up, no pun intended, on Spargle and his deteriorating brain is all like "June! Not too late to put up Christmas decorations!"

[@elizabethrose644]

3:33 Snape

[@rizdubpony1235]

0:56 Well, based on my expert researching skills and personal experiences*, I'm gonna say... eight layers. *source: a dream I had a few years ago

[@tejukanaparthy]

ily littleshy

[@alejandrootero8894]

Love this episode

[@The_Best3308]

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[@Danka42]

5:21 Well this just got dark...

[@saltysalt844]

Why?

[@Danka42]

@@saltysalt844 The "red flags" listed here are warning signs of planning suicide.

[@katiekind1757]

@@saltysalt844those are all signs that a person is about to *oof* themselves