Taking Flutter Brutter Too Seriously ft. Eliyora

[@scarywaterhorse9152]

I think Fluttershy's sass is really heightened in this episode because she's dealing with her brother. It can be much easier to make jabs at your own family members then it is to with strangers or even your own friends. She's been dealing with him for a large portion of her life and he brought out more of her sarcastic side as an older sister.

[@iceluvndiva21]

XDD TOO TRUE. I HAVE TWO OLDER SIBLINGS

[@HackiePuffs]

Nat Ritchie I agree it’s a lot easier for me to bond with family members than anyone else

[@tsulee7876]

Same here, I’ve left a verbal burn or two on my two older siblings.

[@chrisamador1216]

As an older sibling... yeeahh I can confirm

[@enyalim1535]

As someone with a brother who is quiet when interacting with ppl outside the family but extremely reactive inside the family, I agree

[@AmbizarYT]

"Medic!" "You are the medic!" Made my day.

[@samantharutledge6427]

He off the clock, girl. Not his problem.

[@tf2disneylover1258]

He is only the medic in Cole town, not where he lives.

[@WhiteDarkness3113]

17:03 jelLOL

[@itsluzvezelifebinder2301]

Boi your cool

[@questworldiangreenknight7455]

Lmao 🤣

[@KatonNeko]

While I'm all for breaking the mold on conformity, I always remember this quote. 'Life is like learning an instrument. You must first learn and master all the rules and techniques to playing it. Then once you've done all that, BREAK ALL THE RULES!!!!!'

[@shirleybumas-florian6761]

Merry 🤩

[@shirleybumas-florian6761]

WORLD DOMINATION! jk! 😊

[@Double-R-Nothing]

Sounds like something the Joker would say. I like it.

[@allisamattingly3344]

This is now my favorite quote

[@strawber3seal_77]

*string instrument string screaming intensifies*

[@WanderingQuill]

Agree with this. Did want to point out (bc flutter regressing gets mentioned a lot by many reviewers) That as someone who struggles with similar issues that even after becoming more self confident and assertive - old habits return. Especially since self esteem is often the source (as fluttershy seems to show). It’s very easy for assertiveness or confidence to falter if your sense of self worth or ability to handle a situation drops. Tldr: fluttershy is not repeatedly regressing. This is normal behavior for low confidence people

[@KaliqueClawthorne]

There is only one situation needed, and all self confidence could be ''thrown away'' from such a person (Which is kind of sad)

[@vinx.909]

there's also that stage where you can be confident, but it is an active thing. confident and self assertive when thinking about it, the old shy when not.

[@Regfife]

7:37 Technically, other characters have cussed on the show, just in different languages. And funnily enough, Fluttershy was there for each one. There's "Keep Calm and Flutter On": "Mr. Beaverton-Beaverteeth! Such language!" and "It Ain't Easy Being Breezies": "What did he say?" "I'd rather not say." As for Fluttersass, I fear if we saw more of that, it would be less awesome. I suspect Zephyr is the only who brings out this behavior in Fluttershy (besides Discord), because they have that sibling relationship where she feels safe in being blunt. Therefore this context it's more special AND understandable. I think if the show had more Fluttersass, it would be risking another "Putting Your Hoof Down".

[@honglin3901]

Yeah, but _FLUTTERSHY WAS THE TRANSLATOR_

[@LiamLightwolf]

Also, in one of the MLP app games, Applejack has a line mentioning Rarity being peeved at her

[@SpectrumSwordtails]

Yeah but I don't think those swears count as no one could understand a word, cept flutters.

[@SilverScaleMA]

Actually, the way Fluttershy behaved in this episode is characteristic of an introvert. Introverts often have a much easier time communicating and interacting with their families than they do with strangers or even close friends. I have a difficult time calling someone out but if it is my family than it is not. However, It is a very different matter in abusive or otherwise dysfunctional families and often that is when introverts entirely lock themselves down because they do not have a safe place where instinctively they know they should. Also, another interesting point I have about this video, especially when it comes to where introverts and narcissists collide, is that fireworks usually do end up as the result one way or another. This is because introverts can very often see right through a narcissists facade. Usually this revelation results in either the introvert refusing to do anything in fear of losing the relationship even if it is incredibly toxic or they will confront the narcissist. If there is one thing that a true narcissist will not tolerate it is confrontation that they themselves did not initiate. So usually the result is the narcissist making life a literal hell for the introvert.... This can still happen with an extrovert but it is usually an introvert that will initiate the conflict oddly enough and usually take it much harder than an extrovert would. Still, to really understand this you have to realize that there is not just one type of narcissism. In fact there are many varying levels of narcissistic personality disorders, each with their own traits and interactions. I will explain only three, though these are the most common. 1:Trained Narcissists. TNs are not always actually narcissists, often they are either mirroring a narcissistic parent to avoid being a target or are simply using the behavior to mask a flaw or fear that they do not want to be revealed to others. Unlike the other two kinds I will mention, trained narcissists can change given the chance and encouragement given that it was more of a facade rather than their true personality. It is still difficult to get past since it often arises as a form of emotional defence mechanism and takes time to resolve. It is often very hard but possible. 2: Overt Narcissists. ONs are the over the top narcissists that is usually what most people see as the primary form. These are the people that will boast about being narcissistic while still subtly manipulating others against each other for the ONs benefit. These are the ones that will make you feel like you are their best friend until you are no longer useful to them. Whereupon they will usually, not just cast you aside, but make sure that you are so broken down and discredited by the community the ON creates around themselves that you are not accepted by any of them any longer. These narcissists usually reach out beyond their family and is often triggered by abuse in the family and is a hardwired emotional response to have control over others. If something happens to reveal the manipulation the ON will usually have a breakdown in response to the loss of their control. 3: Covert Narcissists. This is actually probably the most common, complex, and damaging of all forms of narcissism. CN is usually constricted to a family unit and is very hierarchical in nature. Usually a parent the CN will basically train their family from the very beginning for certain roles. Usually the spouse is either chosen because of or forced into a habit or vice that is culturally unacceptable. This can range from drinking or gambling to even going as far as child molestation. Once the spouse is "caught" in that vice, or even a combination of them, the CN will use that as leverage to get them to do whatever they want. To outsiders the CN will imply that their spouse has gotten over that vice while internally they encourage it. In this relationship the children usually fall into one of two categories, the golden child and the scapegoat. The golden child can do no wrong and is constantly praised and allowed to do whatever they want, most often in the next generation these are the ones who become the next CN. Then there are the scapegoats, they are constantly put down and can never do anything of worth. Their successes are made to be either inadequate or failures and more often or not the failures of the golden child is made out to be the scapegoats fault. Many times this is the reason why they are often the ones that will become an ON, to gain the control that they are not allowed themselves... There is so much more depth to this than most people realize. Really, if you are prepared for a heartbreaker you should look up testimonies from children of narcissists, it is tragic. One of my main projects I am currently working on is a narrated animation on the various kinds of narcissism but it is taking so long because it is hard to explain out loud, especially to an audience that may not have experienced it before. Anyway... This really got away from me so sorry for the ramble... This is why I should not comment on touchy subjects after 10pm... 😖

[@equestriacrawford4809]

as an introvert i can verify both statements are on point.

[@leohino9211]

Jesus that's long as hell. I only read 2 paragraphs.

[@DBArtsCreators]

Very good quick summary, and an excellent read. (Also, if I am reading this correctly, Diamond Tiara would fall under the classification of a 'Trained Narcissist' from what I can tell).

[@leohino9211]

DBArtsCreators That would apply to the old Diamond Tiara. The new Diamond Tiara is a sweetheart

[@SilverScaleMA]

DBArtsCreators yes, so would Trixe and even, to an extent, Starlight. Discord might in a way be considered a form of overt narcissist, as in his case it is not so much that he has changed his manipulations as he has learned to control his behavior. As I said, I only listed the more common types, there are countless variations that are combinations or alterations of those kinds.

[@derpfrancis]

I still wanna say this. Ahem. "A pony that has a greater ego than Rainbow Dash? UNACCEPTABLE!!!!!!"

[@derpfrancis]

I'm gonna say this as well: A few months afterwards, and after Tridasie released Pony Girl, I want to put this out there. (Clears throat, then takes a deep inhale) I DID NOT GIVE YOU PERMISSION TO SAY THAT LINE!!!!! (In other words) REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!

[@mrscakepop6592]

I agree

[@KororaPenguin]

Oh, Wind Rider has a greater ego. So do Sombra and Cozy Glow. BTW, did anyone else notice that the living room wallpaper has G3 Dashie's cutie mark for a pattern?

[@chloenieuwsma4846]

Does Trixie not count? Or if we're talking Fandoms hbu Silver Quill

[@MrSonicHedgehog]

I can't help but read this in Lemongrab's voice 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@cooler1679]

Makes you wonder... What if Discord was in this episode? How would Flutter's parents react to there daughter being friends with a chaos creature? Do you think they would like him? How would Zeffer interact with Discord? Come to think if it... did Fluttershy tell her family about Discord after his reformation or before?

[@ninjaoflight908]

"Character development that stuck from Fluttershy?!" In other news, the sky is blue. And sometimes other colors as well.

[@tommoore2012]

Other colors are sky blue?

[@ninjaoflight908]

No, but the sky turns different colors at dawn and evening. Like... green, I think...

[@KaliqueClawthorne]

Well, the sky is not blue :D We only see the sky is blue, because we raised with believing in a blue sky :D

[@vinx.909]

"character development that stuck from fluttershy?" i'm new to this series (and not going in order) but in my eyes fluttershy had the most consistent character arc of nearly everyone. it's just also working through something extremely hard to break and is extremely gradual, but it always stuck.

[@TheLunarLegend]

I always assumed Fluttershy's job entailed housing pets when people went in vacation, or a professional trainer.

[@thehowlinggamer5784]

TheLunarLegend why not both?

[@hunterowl1756]

I thought she was a forest ranger, being payed by the government.

[@neptuneplaneptune3367]

I fought she was managing a Day Care and Adoption Center for Animals.

[@j.c.2240]

Or possibly a more home-like medical office for animals that are scared of the vet

[@heatherirwin1333]

What is your profile picture and where can i find it

[@MackenziiRivers]

flying feather is also a swear in mlp, so she's sworn twice.

[@demvian9780]

Three times, if you count her saying "sassafras" in "Dungeons and Discords"

[@questworldiangreenknight7455]

Lmao

[@KororaPenguin]

And she wasn't the first character to swear. Seabreeze, anypony?

[@wishfulsubs6815]

@@KororaPenguin well Seabreeze is a breezie, not a pony

[@fotzegamingandmedia1840]

Who do you blame when your kid is a brat Pampered and spoiled like a siamese cat Blaming the kids is a lie and a shame You know exactly who's to blame *THE MOTHER AND THE FATHER* Also so true, mansplaining is NOT A THING

[@cileymassengale4375]

I like the Willy Wonka reference

[@that_random_artist6580]

Man-splaining is a thing in the sense that it’s sexist. Say you have a doctorate in graphic design and you are female. The new male intern is assigned to be your assistant. You go to work on a project and he starts explaining basic things as if you’re the newbie despite being a literal Doctor in this subject, and his reasoning for treating you like this and talking to you like you’re an idiot is “well you’re a WOMAN I can’t possibly expect you to have the same understanding of this subject as a MAN in your position would. You more or less have the same knowledge of this as me, if not lower. Just leave it to the ACTUAL expert here sweetie.” It becomes man-splaining when the reasoning for being condescending is sexist.

[@fotzegamingandmedia1840]

@@that_random_artist6580 that sounds like a horribly made-up fantasy scenario from a bad dramcom rather than anything you see in reality. And even if it did happen, you're the boss. You have the authority to tell the little bastard to shut the fuck up. You're the Doctor and he's the assistant in this scenario. Kick his ass to Timbuktu. And wasn't that little tirade sexist period? Why are we making up ridiculous words for things that have already been established? Anyway, it's too early in the morning for this. I need an egg sandwich

[@IPA300]

No, it’s a made up term to needlessly gender the concept of condescension. The advice you should give the woman in your scenario is “stop being a weak hole, and act like the STRONG, INDEPENDENT WOMAN you claim to be”. Or do you think men in her position put up with getting bullied by their assistants?

[@fireofdawn3515]

Fotze Gaming and Media oh trust me it does happen, my cousin has an engineering degree and recently got an intern who treated her like the newbie. She put him in his place but he made very sexist comments before she told him to pack up. Took 2 days

[@thewinterprince1731]

Personally I'm not afraid of failure. Failure itself doesn't scare me. The consequences of failure scare me. If I fail to drive a car right, I could die. If I fail enough jobs, I could find myself unable to get a new one, and potentially mess up someone else's day/situation depending on what the job is. It's not that failure feels bad. It's that failure can lead to life-altering consequences.

[@thewinterprince1731]

After seeing this I find myself wanting to do a collab about the episode with Rainbows parents. Not only is it my least favorite episode (lives were threatened and justice was shunned), but I would love to be the one that gets stuffed into the party cannon and shouts "I'm gonna have a lot more fun with this than you are. Woo! Bring it on!"

[@wolfclaw719]

This entire episode I was waiting for Rainbow Dash to scream "I'M GAY!" just to get Zepher to leave her alone. *Well this aged well

[@fluttershyisnotadoormat4678]

Even that wouldn't work on him I guess O_o But good idea though XD

[@reido387]

FluttershyIsNOT aDoormat knowing people like him, he would probably say something disgusting like, “you probably just haven’t been with a good male yet”

[@santinobenavides8127]

wolfclaw719 It's true tho (Fluttershy)

[@Scorpionspear77]

ericb31 do you have the link? I want to read that now

[@phoenixablaze649]

@@Scorpionspear77 Same I must see that lol

[@yugoxgc]

Remember How Fluttershy Helped AJ with beavers? Maybe thats actually her job. Helping other Ponies in dealing with animals... Kinda like how The guy from Dog whisperer doesn't just make the dog better but teaches the Families what they are doing wrong just with Fluttershy it would come from the insight gained by Talking with the animals

[@hikoonthecouch6527]

I just assumed since rainbow got tank from fluttershy that she got a check for running Equestrias animal shelter.

[@yugoxgc]

Hiko On the Couch could be... considering the Cockatrice episode she could also be earning some bits by selling eggs

[@yugoxgc]

Hiko On the Couch ... yeah that makes the most sense. Could be that & ... rehabilitation? As in finding hurt animals & nursing them.to health before sending them back off into the wild.. thats also a thing so could be a combo of both

[@ThePoketrix]

Honestly, it could be that but to an extreme. Remember how in Bridle Gossip, the explanation for why the Everfree Forest is dangerous and scary goes as follows, and I quote: AJ: "The Everfree Forest just ain't natural! The plants grow..." FS: "...The animals *care for themselves*..." RD: "...And the clouds move..." Chorus: "...All on their own!" This suggests that in areas outside the Everfree, ponykind has taken full control of nature in every shape and form, from the weather to the flora and fauna. While with weather, it's rather obvious that this extent of control is indeed present, with everything from weather teams to the weather factory, the flora and fauna part isn't touched on as much- but I'm willing to bet that Fluttershy is one of the ones responsible for caring for the wildlife at least in the Ponyville area. Thus, she's pretty much the equivalent of a park ranger... if the weather team and the staff of the weather factory, including Rainbow Dash, is the equivalent of meteorologists.

[@questworldiangreenknight7455]

I love Dog Whisper!

[@haroldwolfe1787]

"Fanfic Writers, to your keyboards!" Challenge accepted, Firebrand!

[@iceluvndiva21]

Harold Wolfe Challenge Denied. I seriously doubt that those had anything to do with how the parents met. Namely because rainbows are everywhere in cloudsdail(?) but they likely don't have squirals, bunnies, and maybe butterflies there. Big time maybe on that last one.

[@blueblaze7312]

Challenge denied. Can't get into the groove, not that I don't have good ideas for this. Life problems, internal struggles.

[@kavukkii]

CrystalOtaku93 no. Maybe because the mother was a caretaker just like flutters...

[@iceluvndiva21]

Indigo Flame Maybe. It would explain her having flowers in the sky

[@melodysong6521]

Ditto

[@Jackie-McCann]

14:13 I half-expected a Moana joke to be there. I really did.

[@rayrayartz]

Jackie McCann *tosses cookies* so did I

[@azuredragon8388]

*music plays* What can I say? He’s just an asshole

[@questworldiangreenknight7455]

Lmao 😆

[@Dracomut]

Her character development has stuck for a while, the show could just stand to show it some more (and a lot of the episodes people say she "reverted" back are just looking at her shyness in a different way). This is definitely one of my favorite episodes as well: strong moral, great humor, great music, and superb character development. I've also never had a problem with characters being introduced "out of nowhere", I can get why it bugs people but honestly considering most of Friendship is Magic's lore is made-up as it goes along its mostly unavoidable.

[@starvoltnexus3139]

If Nothing else they’ve At least gotten better in introducing new Siblings since shining armor

[@doctordisney5755]

I can't stop him I only run his life. *dies laughing*

[@christsdisciple3105]

Same.

[@SpectrumSwordtails]

I regret nothing.

[@napatsirisawadwattana6729]

Shadow Spectrum Swordtails That’s My Line!!!

[@SpectrumSwordtails]

@@napatsirisawadwattana6729 Boom.

[@benjaminklaassen4722]

I feel like that should qualify her to stop him.

[@akanesaotome5924]

Well, her begin sassy or confident so much shows that she is confortable with her brother. It's obvious to me that she woudn't act the same for anypony else (maybe for Discord, but they close for other reasons).

[@questworldiangreenknight7455]

True

[@pinkiepoolgamerbrony2789]

if you ask me Fluttershy's parents should see a therapist on advice on rising there children properly and letting them walk all over them hey fanfic writiers do that with Dr.Wolf

[@MsTanvar]

I completely agree! No one would be more qualified in my opinion.

[@questworldiangreenknight7455]

@@MsTanvar True!

[@rahuhe4102]

Zephyr, you can fly. Why are you sleeping in a pile of debris?

[@camdenmiles9300]

He's a idiot

[@Firemalleoandjelly]

Yep@@camdenmiles9300

[@widdershins3785]

Because a Cloud Bed requires *Crafting Skills.* We've seen what he does to hair. Luna help us with what he'd do to a cloud!

[@zyxaqc]

When you live in fear of failure for long enough, you begin to fear even trying. For by this point you've tried and failed so many times you no longer see a difference between the two.

[@darthestar8791]

I know EXACTLY how this feels! I can absolutely relate to this!!

[@tsnap4]

Someone get me a Silver Quill, because there is some awesome *cue the rock music* "Continuity"

[@goldenwitherphoenix1389]

(Party favours) WOOHOO! Continuity!

[@wyattlohr8199]

AAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!! YEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@questworldiangreenknight7455]

Lmao 🤣

[@sentinelroyalguard5239]

Unfortunately, I see a bit of myself in Zephyr. I'm also afraid of failing, but those are where the similarities end.

[@RamonxMystiere.]

ditto

[@ShadyDoorags]

One of my favorite episodes. I relate to Zepher a lot while at the same time have fears of becoming like him.

[@danielladd3170]

Shady Doorags same

[@thegayghost872]

Shady Doorags me too

[@barrettfenwick8028]

Just remember, Man bun is NEVER a good look! :P

[@roughseas3455]

Animation error around 14:40. The magic aura around Josh's head moves before the body does. Minor, but then again, I know how hard it is to try to animate. XD. Apart from that, hilarious video.

[@yumimaramouto]

This episode has made me realize that unless Rainbow's parents were hiding some secret sibling, Rainbow Dash is the only one of the Mane Six that doesn't have a sibling. Also, with this episode and the Perfect Pear episode we have officially met all of the Mane Six's parents. Even if we still don't know the reason why Applejack's are gone.

[@yanderefangirl8317]

Yumimara Mouto Well, she kind of has a sibling. She and Scootaloo have sisterly relationship.

[@yumimaramouto]

Yes, but I'm talking about BLOOD relatives. Not sibling-like.

[@dominusalicorn3684]

Judging by the Parental Glideance episode, I'm pretty certain RD is an only child, given that her parents lavished so much attention on her. And yeah, with Perfect Pear, we've now seen all the Mane 6's families... even though the Apple parents' names are the only ones I can remember off the top of my head. I mean, most fanfics have Twilight Velvet (or Velvet Sparkle) and Night Light as Twi's parents, but is that actually established in-show? The Pie's parents are hard to remember, and I don't know if we're given the names of the others. Something I started thinking about recently, are the Belles neglectful parents? The Apple parents are gone, and Twi, RD, Pinkie, and Fluttershy all moved away from their homes to live in Ponyville. However, the Belles live in Ponyville, but we haven't seen them since the season 2 Sisterhooves Social (aside from a couple blink-and-you-miss-it cameos in a few other episodes). Seriously, we only ever see Sweetie Belle living in Rarity's house. In Ponyville Confidential, where she was part of a community scandal, we don't see her parents try to defend her. In Crusaders of the Lost Mark, where she earned her cutie mark, only Rarity is there to say "I'm proud of you." That's almost worse than the Apple parents being dead.

[@deathxanamon7211]

@@dominusalicorn3684 yeah

[@LiamLightwolf]

@@dominusalicorn3684 Twilight Velvet and Night Light are in fact Twilight Sparkle and Shining Armor's parents. See The Crystalling, and that one episode with the zeppelin Edit: Once Upon A Zeppelin Edit 2: also several others, as listed on the FiM wiki

[@MrMarinus18]

Well with Fluttershy she did make the bold decision to leave Cloudsdale to live on the ground. Maybe they are referring to that.

[@iceluvndiva21]

marinus18 That, being able to admit she doesn't like things but is debating on wether or not she should say it or not, how she's willing to confront a problem rather than pretend it doesn't exist. LIKE ZEPHYR DESTROYING YOUR HOME!

[@phoenixablaze649]

Or maybe they're referencing all the times Fluttershy has helped save the world with the rest of the Mane 6?

[@questworldiangreenknight7455]

Oh. I never thought of that!😀

[@moonlighthunter5421]

"So YOU were the one who did his hair!" That had me laughing more than I probably should

[@l3loodknight]

Don't know if anyone posted the answer but Fluttershy's job is taking care of animals which includes Grooming and babysitting in a sense, its been shown in several episodes she takes care of pets and wild animals. Also surprised you didn't mention the ending where Fluttershys parents also think Rainbow Dash is interested in Zephyr. XD

[@rangerknight7438]

have we seen her getting paid? nope

[@adolfodef]

We have never seen anypony giving Fluttershy money. BUT! -> We do see her using that money [S2E19]; with the implication that she either gets very little, or has so many expenses she can not save much of it (since she had enough to buy stuff in Ponyville´s market for just a few meals).

[@iceluvndiva21]

l3loodknight Or even a partime vet. Also... Real nice ya two. You actually believed your son when rainbow dash shows obvious signs of "I'm not interested".

[@adolfodef]

I disagree with the idea that the gem was so much as valuable. Maud pointed out that all kind of gems are common everywhere in Equestria [S7E04]. The fact that they are used casually to buy simple stuff (or even just as a tip for a service) on Manehattan also gives continuity to this idea [S4E08]. -> Deep purple gems may be actually rare, as they probably contain a great ammount of magic like Twilight´s element [S3E11], just like the one Celestia wears in her main regalia (even when sleeping!) [S4E25].

[@Nothin2seehere-e4z]

MLP- shadow knight We haven't seen any of the other mane 5 getting paid.

[@j-yoshi64_justcallmej]

I keep finding myself coming back to this review because everyone's dynamic with each other is just wonderful.

[@ghost1343]

7:17 Flutterception O_O 22:13 "but never to the point of being painfull..." . And what about the pain resulting from the sudden noticing of your own bad bechave/defects/flaws ? Stil counts !

[@Fetch26291]

That is not at all how Lightning Bliss and Mary Sue sound like when they are screaming. LB would be screaming 'GET OUT' and MS would be screaming 'WHY?'.

[@midcoregamer7625]

I'm waiting for someone to break in using their own Party Howitzer to exploit the "can't leave the way you came in" loophole.

[@RamonxMystiere.]

knowing josh he'll find a way around it he is a marine after all military personal in general are famous for looping a loophole

[@darkizuku7591]

19:08 She's right. For me personally, I view quitting as failure. It's a failure because I was unable to complete a task, or deliver on a promise. If I do my best to complete the task, even if I fail, I know I at least tried and then can use that experience to do better next time by learning from it.

[@qatamish1]

Flutter-Savage? Flutter-sass? Sassy-shy? Meh. Anyway, I just really liked the emotion put into her expressions...

[@burlyfoil1022]

*josh uploads new mlp vid* "Oh! Well time to make some microwave popcorn."(and I did)

[@whatwhat98]

16:20 Now we just need Zelda and Ganondorf and the triforce will be complete

[@sambeckettcat]

I have a fear of failure myself. I'm lucky some things have worked out, but struggle to do anything to really progress. I'm lucky I didn't become a narcissist like Zephyr in an attempt to hide that fear.

[@Aereto]

jomb234 I have faced my fear of failure, but now I have to deal with my more uncontrollable drive and focus that make multi-tasking a problem.

[@KageRyuu6]

"I can't stop him, I only run his life." Classic.

[@Ofaciofalconjr]

18:28 you probably should have played when Goku backed away from Jiren and powered down. Quote "the fear of failure can strangle you from reaching your maximum potential" see what I mean

[@cyantiger0440]

8:05-8:21 Ah SAO Abridged; better then the original show in every way (COME AT ME SAO FANS)

[@BrainWitchSiv]

cyantiger 04 the main villian's motive was better in the abridged.

[@Zeryurijin]

Better then the original eh? Like up there with TFS DBZ's abridged and Hellsing Ultimate? Good times. :D

[@hallowwarrior91]

The funny thing...Sao fans actually agree on that point. Some...not all.

[@mandragoradravgis]

and I like how it's homaged here... twice.

[@thehowlinggamer5784]

cyantiger 04 agreed. Season 2 of sao is so.... cringy...

[@hariman7727]

Holy S*yaaay*. A KZbinr who has taken a Trump potshot that wasn't utterly immature and is actually sane and reasonable about political jokes. You sir, would have earned sub with that, had I not already been subbed. You have also earned my respect, as most KZbinrs just take the worst of Trump potshots with no respect or consideration for their audience. ALSO: *Flutter yaaaaaaaaaaay* Thank you for calling out mansplaining as condescension and rudeness.

[@johndavidtibbetts7320]

Herman Cillo why should we have consideration for Trump supporters XD? Have you MET them?

[@hariman7727]

John David Tibbetts Yes. I have. And it's remarkable how few of them are the rabid monsters the mainstream media and democrats portray them as.

[@hariman7727]

John David Tibbetts Although, I should say we instead of us. I voted Trump because his policies and character are both better than Clinton's.

[@ichabodlorax7585]

John David Tibbetts I know, it's like what I said about bronies. If you've met one greasy grown man that likes this show, you've met them all.

[@Zacman1123]

Herman Cillo Yeah, no. They really weren't.

[@dylanhooper7920]

Headphone users, beware of the moment at 19:54 at full volume

[@BNuts]

It's not just fear of failure, but fear of rejection. Jia Jiang found that we are the first people among ourselves to reject ourselves and our ideas. We do so so that we cannot get rejected and hurt by anyone else. This self-rejection leads to never having tried idea that have an equal chance of success and failure. Sometimes all we need to turn a 'no' into a 'maybe' or 'yes' is a slightly different question asked from a slightly different perspective. If you haven't already checked it out, I highly recommend reading Jiang's book, _Rejection Proof_ . It is _amazing_ . You can also check out all of Jiang's rejections right here on KZbin, including the very first one, and the Krispy Kreme Olympic donut one, which is what made him famous.

[@FanOfMostEverything]

Well, this is weird. Managed to watch SAO Abridged just in time to get that joke. In any case, as you noted, wonderful episode for Fluttershy's character growth, and a much more acceptable case of frater ex nihilo. Thanks for the review.

[@strikerdraconequus8218]

Gotta say this has got to be one of firebrands funniest episodes yet. Also like the dormamu cameo

[@yugoxgc]

Yeah we all need more Sassy Fluttershy in our lives

[@questworldiangreenknight7455]

So true

[@souldemon70]

*AH VEY SASSYSHY*

[@maxharter5716]

Oh lord. Our resident hotheads are doing a collab. I'll get the fire extinguisher

[@shrimp-buffet]

And I'll get an extra bucket of water just in case..

[@animieluvr9732]

I love this review. I love it when reviewers really love the episode their talking about.

[@ubermacv2]

Hysterical!!! I had to watch the "bleeping" of Fluttershy over and over again!!!

[@Gungelion]

How many times do I need to point this out? It has been confirmed in the very earliest seasons (zecoras fist appearance) that animals do not take care of themselves in this universe. So yes, the job is taking care of the animals. And before anybody says it, a vet's job is purely a medical need

[@Jeikobu]

This is one of my favorite episodes of the show. On top of me feeling the most attachment to Fluttershy due to my own troubles with confidence, speaking my mind, and other similar issues, this episode brings it a step further because that was basically how my brother used to be.

[@magimerlyn9596]

12:01 I think Fluttershy is an animal rehabilator or perhaps is in charge of a nature sanctuary, which explains why her house seems to be so far away from ponyville. It would also explain all of the different outside areas we've seen her in.

[@Jackie-McCann]

Oh my god, that background music! That’s from “The Proud Family”! Oh the nostalgia! I still have the soundtrack CD of that! XD

[@battlecross8540]

13:38-13:42 Firebrand and Eliyora making fun of SJWs......Its so BEAUTIFUL!!!!🥺🥺🥺🥺

[@thefanwithoutaface8105]

1:49 and behold, the most hated character in the series since Trixie, Twilight WITH wings and Starlight Glimmer. Difference, we actually got to Like those other characters. This tool meanwhile can get thrown in front of a train on it's way into the mouth of a volcano in the eye of hurricane for all I care.

[@vinyldash2333]

"look! Squirrel statues! Lets talk about anything besides where thats going!" I laughed way too hard at that.

[@silverwinterwolf2064]

Fluttercencored Fluttershy.....Sweet Celestia.......

[@SilverScaleMA]

Ahh, the two pyromaniacs collaborating on a Fluttershy episode... This will be awesome! 😂

[@RedDragonForce2]

@8:05 Perfect way to divert that joke: YOU'RE A POT!!! What... That's basically the literal form of the joke.

[@Aeriesiapna]

I love this review, you two have great chemistry in your back and forth, of course i love both of you individually too so this was a made to win for me :D

[@mbninjaguy]

“I can’t stop him, I only run his life.”

[@barsni4779]

I honestly think it's not Flutter's character development but rather her actual self within her family. By her family remarks like "we are not as bald as you" and "you were always bossy" and such. On side note, great collab.

[@dejaypage1575]

Two pyromaniacs...scared

[@sentinelroyalguard5239]

One loves setting things on fire, and the other loves making things explode. I'm surprised the set is still in one piece.

[@goldenwitherphoenix1389]

@Calamity No no. Na I ain't talking about those freaks. Alright? .... they arent here are they!? How do I get this thing off!? (Knocks over camera)

[@aidanhammans9337]

And uses the .exe laugh

[@otakon17]

...Firebrand is gonna get his comeuppance for the Party Howitzer. I am simply counting the days till it happens...

[@kamenridermebius]

Firebrand and Eliyora collabing dreams come true!!

[@Jinx-il9jo]

I've always kind of just theorized that Fluttershy functions as ponyville's more humane equivalent of animal control/humane society/animal shelter and she probably gets funded from a portion of ponyville's taxes which would help explain how she can afford to house and feed that many animals with such a wide variety of diets and needs

[@factsandstuff2832]

Dude. Best firebrand review so far. Good job.

[@tyrant-den884]

I tend to assume Flutter Shy is a Forest ranger, or the Equestria equivalent.

[@BNuts]

She might just get paid for being her. I mean, if _you_ had Weaponized Cuteness looking out for the wellbeing of all nearby forest critters (including carnivores like bears), and she had a reality warper on speed dial, wouldn't you pay her too? And fairly well, at that? I mean yes, in 'Putting Her Hoof Down' we see that Fluttershy didn't have much disposable income because she only had so many bits on her or food, but a lot's changed since then -- and all she needs to do to get more money is ask for it, and not only from Discord. Also, she had a (brief) career as a fashion model, which probably paid fairly well. She doesn't seem to have to struggle to make ends meet, and later has the resources to build her nature reserve, and even hire the wrong ponies to do it (I wonder if she got her money back). Then again, given her close relationship with woodland creatures and how gems seem to be buried most of the time, maybe she can get by without a job, depending on how many gems her critter friends bring her. Fluttershy basically doesn't have to lift a hoof to make ends meet, simply because she has loving and caring relationships with others who would in turn, care for her. Maybe I should do a video on this. Anyone wanna collab?

[@Raziel312]

I always thought her animal shelter runs like a real animal shelter. When Rainbow Dash says she wants a pet, Fluttershy jumps right in there.

[@dadjokeness]

Fish and Wildlife department / animal shelter manager maybe? She does seem to be the sole pony responsible for housing and feeding all the "wild" animals in town, and even before opening her own sanctuary she was in charge of adoptions (Ponytones episode) I also assume she's paid for teaching/conducting the birdsong at festivals, since she was on the list of important ponies way back in season 1. She's also well respected by the scientific(?) community in Equestria for her ability to speak with all creatures (when she went off to the retreat and met the Breezies, as well as being put in charge of the safe passing of the breezies through ponyville) - which she is probably also paid for. Maybe she's more freelance, but she's definitely working some fairly lucrative jobs if you consider those that pay for travel, and that others are during national holidays (overtime pay).

[@koalafromtomorrow5656]

Sure we could do One about all Thier jobs

[@koalafromtomorrow5656]

I would like to do a collab

[@omarmuniz1497]

My personal head cannon of Fluttershy job is Wilderness caretaker.

[@heathrin18]

One of these days I'm gonna document every single abridge series reference he has ever made xD

[@salvadorgarcia9897]

Heather Feathersong it’s gonna be a BIG document when you’re done xD

[@lydiak8300]

She said 'flying feather' in post seasons

[@JohnnyFerno]

A lot of what I said in my own review of this episode is repeated here, but then of course more cause these guys are great at what they do. I related a lot with this episode because I struggle as well with working on anything on my own, because I fear that they will fail. But when I finally made that review, and the response I got made it all worth it. It's one of my favorite episodes no doubt. Thanks for giving another great product Mr Firebrand and Ms Eli!

[@shybluehope894]

I was watching SAO Abridged AS THIS VIDEO WAS POSTED. For real.

[@Galimeer5]

"People come to my channel for jokes, not bitterness and aggression" You just described, like, every MLP analyst ever

[@zuzoscorner]

7:45 Well, technically Rainbow did say "oh horseapples" during running of the leaves. which is basically "oh shit"

[@lynzylu5]

It’s been many years, but I’m coming back to all these old reviews... and I still love how much you love Weird Al, Josh

[@funcoolfunfun]

This is my personal favorite Fluttershy episode so far.

[@starterking]

8:04 me scrolling down to see how many people make a sao abridged joke because I would

[@aeronarcana7774]

This one hit pretty close to home for me; always quitting because you're too afraid of failure to commit to anything... yeeaaaahh, I know how that feels. (BTW, is anypony else getting a big Rita Hawkeye vibe from Aramau?)

[@tokusaturider2559]

(Screams in terror) Dormamu has escaped! Run for you lives!

[@unoske]

Medic? MEDIC! Dammit, Josh! You are a marine. Say it proper. CORPSMAN UP!

[@pastelskies99]

I love how he says Fluttershy was the first one to swear when it was actually apple bloom who was the first one to swear in the cutie pox. Sacre bleu literally means damn it in French. Now I know damn isn't a swear but considering MLP was a TVY7 show at the time that's impressive that they got away with it

[@teweskohn6958]

fun fact in the german dub fluttershy says "angepisst" or in english pissed

[@kitsunefirey]

Oh my god!!

[@lethalgigabytes]

16:21 fun fact this pony is named Quarter Hearts (the name itself is a Zelda reference to how much hearts you have left when you take damage) This character isn't named link or Zelda.

[@brysonturner6019]

Good god. Zephyer has a fear of failure... Great, now I relate to him. I feel dirty.

[@azazeltheundyingdamienkali5700]

8:02 - “Um, hello? Mr. Pot? Mr. Kettle’s on the line-he says you’re black!” I gotta use that sometime. 🤣

[@yugoxgc]

You cant expect a guy leeching off his parents to finally finish school & move out around the same time. I mean he'd need to find a new place & a job to make that happen & I feel like that together with finishing school is too much to be a believeble change from where the guy started out. He graduated. Have him get a job & keep it is good progress not baby steps. Seriously its not that easy to move out from your parents right after graduation unless you already had a job before that

[@magnusm4]

I find it hard to imagine how you would move while or not having a job. If you move somewhere far then without a car it's much harder to get there and if you don't have a job then you have to quickly and hopefully find a job in the near vicinity at least by bike so moving out is really hard

[@yugoxgc]

magnusm4 kinda exactly my point. To move out from your parents you need a job & a new place for yourself. Finding both at the same time is nearly impossible. Especialy right after graduating. However you could start with getting a job while living with your parents to save up for your own place.

[@stormyraywaters]

Well from the official MLP Fluttershy seems to take care of an animal sanctuary. That’s what I’m guessing her job is. If it’s canon. I’m not sure.

[@burlyfoil1022]

Animation error at 14:41 with the horn. Just wanted to POINT that one out. I'll stop now... (Probably not XD ) keep up the good work.

[@siraran2077]

“I can already feel the electricity between us.” AAAH!!! I HATE THAT LINE!!!

[@SEReina-gk1kx]

Sir Aran if I were RD, he would have already been on the ground with mace in his face

[@siraran2077]

S.E. Rowan Oh, I’d love to see that.

[@titanvicegrip101]

One of the best collabs I've seen. :D I may or may not have a crush on Eli now. XD

[@leohino9211]

titanvicegrip Barking up the wrong tree there buddy. She's taken.

[@MoonlitRaye]

I remember when this episode aired and practically screaming due to how relatable to my brother and I. This episode is still one of my favorites for how close it hit to home. Also for Fluttershy standing up to her folks and saying her opinion and standing her ground with her brother. I am the youngest and often had trouble trying to get my voice heard so it was fantastic to see Fluttershy, a character I relate to very much, to make these talks happen because trying to do this with family is hard.

[@fluttershyisnotadoormat4678]

I was right the whole time ! XD She is not a doormat ! 4:55 , 5:50 , 7:13 , 12:12 I love it! :D We just need more .

[@KingsBard]

This episode actually hit me hard because when it came out I was constantly jumbling and trying stuff that I liked but not putting in the effort, as a lazy creative it kinda woke me up. Also doesn't help that he has the same colors and race as my first Oc design, AND has a soft spoken older sister as his only sibling like me. I was freaked out that I was becoming Zephyr Breeze and I still struggle with giving up on things I want to pursue.

[@malachitemiller7316]

Firebrand: *hits Eliyroa* no, none of that. Shame on you Hmm.... Sounds familiar Brawny Buck: *hits someone* no, none of that. Shame on you

[@tsulee7876]

For Ellie’s question about the butterflies, the answer is simple. There were butterflies in both Cloudsdale and Ponyville, but Cloudsdale just had 10 to 50 times less than Ponyville.