Friendship Games: The Pinnacle of the Equestria Girls Films

[@DuskNeko]

it took me this long to realize that Sunset Shimmer is literally just synonyms of Twilight Sparkle

[@TheWildCard]

Starlight Glimmer too lmao

[@EteamProductions]

​@@TheWildCardWhich is why they work together so well!

[@eliasmybbg]

...and i realize that today!

[@KoiKlutz]

I was today years old thank you for enlightening me-

[@Christian-gr3gu]

@@TheWildCard what is with sky related names and being super powerful

[@Rorrobott-u4s]

10:50 As a kid I always thought the math equations on the board were actually complex, but after looking at it a few years later I realize it’s just basic geometry 😭

[@fierysky1218]

There is no way this movie came out 9 years ago. Stop making me feel old, I'm still in school.

[@TheWildCard]

I was in high school when this movie came out 💀

[@NoDepressionForMe]

technically Legend of Everfree isn't the final Equestria Girls movie, there's also Rollercoaster of Friendship and Spring Breakdown and Sunset's Backstage Pass

[@TheWildCard]

Those are technically specials

[@Bird-wz7nx]

​​​@@TheWildCard You are technically correct, but I hate this technicality lol It feels so wrong for them to say "specials" like there was a normal, 23 minute series for it to be more special-er than. Where is our Equestria Girls show, *Hasbro?* ヽ⁠(⁠`⁠Д⁠´⁠)⁠ﾉ

[@djsaberraptor2672]

There’s also forgotten friendship :3

[@PatriotMapper]

Erm actually these are television specials and not movies 🤓

[@exammole4545]

You forgot Forgotten Friendship

[@veronicapiccinini7956]

13:44 She has a point, although part of it is projection. When a character we love turns into an evil version of themselves, it’s always a good show

[@brandoncontreras4909]

I agree. IMO, we are the harshest judge to crimes we have committed. Sunset has used magic and hurt others before, so seeing somebody else do the same (accidental or not) caused her to outrage because she knows what that does on a personal level.

[@renababe1]

I would've liked it better if Sunset gave Sci-Twi a chance/tried to be nice to her like her friends did instead of being suspicious of her right from the start.

[@veronicapiccinini7956]

@@renababe1 but she has every rights to be. She doesn’t know this version of Twilight and the latter is causing trouble, even if it’s by accident.

[@SilvanaPuris2310]

yeah, I also see that Sunset projected herself somewhat into Sci-Twi, that she is kind of making the same mistake as her: use magic and hurt others before; Sunset also thought she herself was smart, but even so, she wasn't able to foresee what happened to her when she put on the crown.. although she did have rights about being suspicious of her, after Sci-Twi had to do with absorbing the portal (and she accidentally exposed their magic in public, when the portals appeared on the motocross track)

[@renababe1]

​@veronicapiccinini7956 Sunset didn't know this Twilight because she never gave her a chance.

[@WubbaizyShipper1]

The whole drive for the movie's plot, the conflict, the climax, the resolution, is represented in the most passé line of dialogue: "HELP.... ME!!!" That's why this is the best EG movie.

[@SpecialInterestShow]

Well if you think about it, Sunset wasn't the first to bring magic into the human world. Even ignoring Legend of the Evergreen, The Dazzlings alone prove this. They were already casting their spell on the diners BEFORE they noticed the equestrian magic explosion, right?

[@Razorrrrrrrrrrrr]

I want to know , what the last event of the friendship games even are supposed to be 😭 like they are sitting across from each other each other and there isn’t anything in the middle, like what is it

[@anthonynguyen1289]

Capture the flag is essentially keep away. Both sides have a base and a flag. You want to invade the other side and take their flag back to your base while protecting your own flag.

[@JetrinLee]

Loving these quick uploads man, your EQG videos have been so entertaining

[@TheWildCard]

Glad you like them!

[@anarchygrapejam]

broke up with my partner over the fact that they wanted to talk about the political and economic state of the world instead of watching this movie with me. anyway this movie was pretty good

[@TheWildCard]

Understandable

[@juliemesser2053]

WHAT WERE YOU DOING?? It's just a cartoon. GET BACK WITH YOUR PARTNER!!!

[@anarchygrapejam]

@@juliemesser2053 it sounds petty cause it is on its own, but you do not know my relationship. it was the last straw in showing me that they weren’t committed to our relationship. we had started to watch the movie, but they had me pause in the middle and wait for a while as they texted their friend instead. if that was the situation on it’s own, i’d 1000% agree with you on it’s ridiculousness 👽

[@CozyGlow625]

Honestly, I comprehend.

[@Lady_Platinum]

I don't know if you already plan to, but I'd love to see you cover the various shorts and specials after you review Legend of Everfree. Keep up the great work man!

[@delfibri]

this movie is truly top tier

[@aerodixx777]

YESSSSS! Friendship Games has always been my favorite EG movie and I've been WAITING for you to cover it! I never fully understood why (little kid me just boiled it down to "well I'm literally Rainbow Dash and this movie is sporty", but there was definitely still more to that) and I think you pretty much explained everything that I only ever subconsciously knew- the narrative was the best from the franchise, the dynamic between Sunset & EG Twilight, and it was the peak of Sunset's character arc

[@Thein-between-r5r]

14:34 I love the green haired girl in this scene I love her design

[@gwen6328]

That's Lemon Zest and I agree her design is pretty cool

[@magicvalgirl]

I am loving the series so far! Can't wait for your review of Legend of Everfree!

[@MarioKartGamerDude]

I somewhat prefer the alternate story they had planned for this movie, Apparently it was going to have Sunset feeling homesick and wonder about going back home or not Sci-Twi’s first song was originally a duet with Sunset 3. The alternate ending had Sci-Twi staying at Crystal Prep and becoming friends with the Shadowbolts!

[@TheWildCard]

I’d watch a spinoff series of sci-twi teaching crystal prep about friendship tbh

[@MarioKartGamerDude]

@@TheWildCard Yeah the director commentary even said if they stuck with this ending they would’ve found ways to include Sci-Twi in the future films so it could’ve worked

[@chickendrawsdogs3343]

I'm genuinely impressed with what they were able to accomplish with the Equestria Girls premise, took a strange idea, ran with it - made it work, and gave us Sunset Shimmer, one of the best characters in both universes.

[@mon_moi]

Rebecca Soichet really shines when she's dueting with herself in What More Is Out There (Extended vers) and in the end credits Right There In Front of Me. Although the film's plot was changed, the end credits song is still very much a response to the duet version of What More Is Out There

[@lorettabes4553]

I personally prefer Rainbow Rocks because I liked the premise more as well the villians, but man this movie does hold its own and has some great songs. Still not sure about Sunset's outfit, but her transformation in the end makes up for it

[@ummmolly]

i recently rewatched all the equestria girls movies and friendship games is SO much better than i remember it being, genuinely SUCH a good movie and my favorite after rainbow rocks. the soundtrack is also crazyyyyy good. the first equestria girls movie is just ok for me and i remember disliking legend of everfree but that's next on my rewatch list so we'll see lol. i watched your rainbow rocks video and you have correct opinions so i look forward to the next one 👍👍

[@n3w529]

looking forward to the everfree review, i personally liked the villain song in that one.

[@TheWildCard]

it's really good

[@simplesmentealari]

loved it, waiting for legend of everfree, take your time btw, i know how it can be hard to do those lots of love from Brazil ❤

[@dasupamario5588]

17:38 "SHERMAN! I need to get you out of here before you touch yourself" ahh scene 💀💀💀

[@jordie.pordie]

this series has probably been my favourite dissection of the Equestria Girls movies. Your takes and opinions on it are incredibly entertaining to watch! Thanks for making these videos!

[@TheWildCard]

Thanks for watching!

[@lorettabes4553]

If I had a nickle for everytime a group of a colorful group of character partake in a Olympics Sportsday like contest, I'd have two nickles. Which isn't much, but I'm sure it has happened more than twice.

[@otaku-sempai2197]

Minor Correction: CHS doesn't win the Friendship Games; a tie is declared.

[@TheWildCard]

They shoulda won though lol

[@lordfreerealestate8302]

the outfits on this show were cuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuute ✨

[@SpecialInterestShow]

I think Forgotten Friendship would be another good thing to cover!

[@brandoncontreras4909]

This was the first Equestria Girls movie I ever saw...and boy was I lost. But it did captivate my interest enough to do something I never thought I'd do...order all four movies online and go watch My Little Pony from the beginning and follow the timeline properly.

[@KaidaBlade]

this was my favorite, used to watch this over and over.

[@PatriotMapper]

Friendship Games is still one of my favorite animated movies ever. I don’t get why people put Rainbow Rocks above this one, it’s just so good.

[@TheWildCard]

I think it’s mainly because of Rainbow Rocks’ soundtrack.

[@PatriotMapper]

@@TheWildCard I prefer Friendship Games’ soundtrack. Welcome to the Show is the only Rainbow Rocks song I’d put above anything in Friendship Games. Acadeca, What More is Out There, CHS Rally, Unleash the Magic, even the intro song are all absolute bangers.

[@lorettabes4553]

​​@@PatriotMapper I do like the Rainbow Rock plot more as well as the soundtrack - the villians and such. I do not like Release The Magic personally. Sunset's Outfit isn't great - But both movies are great tbh.

[@CozyGlow625]

It's due to the Dazzlings, and to a lesser extent, Sunset Shimmer's redemption arc. No one would pet an eye on it more than any of the other movies where it not for them. I personally think it's a fun movie without them too, but they certainly consolidate this.

[@PatriotMapper]

@@CozyGlow625 I definitely prefer the Dazzlings as antagonists to Cinch and I do love Sunset’s redemption arc, I just love seeing Sunset’s role as a protagonist more in Friendship Games than as a redeemed deuteragonist in Rainbow Rocks.

[@alexiadouat6405]

I just realised something ! So, in this movie, we see Twilight from the human world. And we know that every pony has a human self in this world...then, who is sunset’s real human self ? Sunset originally comes from equestria, then she has to have a human self, right ? 😶

[@TheWildCard]

It’s one of the biggest what-if’s in EQG that we’ll never get to see 🥲

[@d4red3v1l8]

I wish the equestria girls got a real ending. :(

[@CozyGlow625]

Me too 😞

[@Miscellaneous_Minx]

Until we are officially told otherwise I choose to believe when Sunset first came to the human world she killed her human counterpart and just decided not to tell anyone

[@TheWildCard]

Maybe

[@Mia_the_lady]

There is also a movie, more like a mini movie, called "Sunset tickets" i think.... it's like a loop it's fun, you should watch that too! 😁 (side note: nope, it's called backstage pass)

[@Mia_the_lady]

This was my childhood, happy that i found this Chanel, new subscriber coming up! 😉

[@nonu_2o9]

I absolutly love the frenship mgames song and just twilight's character arc in genaral

[@yondaime500]

I go back and forth between Friendship Games and Legend of Everfree as my favorite EG movie. I think I like LoE a little more, but FG is also really good. It's scary how Midnight Sparkle, one of the most evil and destructive villains in MLP, just wanted the same thing as Twilight: the "independent study program". Just disassemble the fabric of reality to learn more about it, while ignoring the objections of all the people ceasing to exist across multiple universes. Also, the transcripts for the movie and everything that came after it also call the human Twilight Sci-Twi. That nickname just stuck.

[@L3_cHat]

Funny story i actually tried to figure out the math problem in acadeca with my mom a few days ago and we literally could not solve it 💀 we plugged in sunset’s and twillight’s answers but either doesn’t work lmaooo idk what we were doing wrong 😭

[@TheWildCard]

I think it's just gibberish to be honest.

[@L3_cHat]

@@TheWildCardyeah I was doubting from the beginning cus they didn’t label any of the given angles clearly

[@CozyGlow625]

It's likely the Equestria Girls' version of mathematics.

[@izzysauls7737]

PLEASE cover legend of evergreen!! It’s my favorite EG movie. Hot take, I think that Stand for Everfree is the best villain song

[@TheWildCard]

I would have to agree tbh it slaps

[@darklight3584]

I didn't realize twilight absorbed sunset magic just the portal but I know now

[@SilvanaPuris2310]

yeah, It took me a while to realize too, then I realized, that when Twilight absorbs the magic, it is red (Sunset's), but when she closes it and falls to the ground, a kinfd of electric current also appeared on her device (that's how it I interpreted that she had also absorbed the portal)

[@thatonequietkid2453]

I'm still kinda bummed they changed Sunset's outfit. I get it, it's supposed to be symbolic of her going to the light side, but it just doesn't hit as much as her last outfit

[@jude1373]

such an underrated movie ! Can't wait for legend of everfree, it's my second fav :3

[@SpecialInterestShow]

17:37 I love how Pinkie is just, on the statue

[@Hillskywind]

They should have definitely left 'What more is out there' as a duet, maybe changing some lyrics to making it coherent with the last part of the movie and opening the space for Legends of everfree. But changing the duet to solo for me will always be a mistake. The duet is more than just beautiful and even for me the core center of EG media.

[@PaolaWedi]

Pov: you subscribed to finally see this video.

[@Sveechka]

Jee, you really getting me into nostalgia man, i remember watching mlp when i was a kid' and yoi just make me remember thase warm memories back from deep inside me. I now feel less depressed tbh

[@komb3732]

SCITWI I LOVE YOU YOURE PEAK TWILIGHT CHARACTERIZATION

[@Dim-z7k-6]

When will you do a video about the legend of everfree? Fun fact: friendship games is also my personal favourite eg movie :3

[@TheWildCard]

I am going to a video about Legend of Everfree

[@Mia_the_lady]

Also there are: Spring break most likely to be forgotten and Dance routine This are shorter films, will you review them too? 😄

[@TheWildCard]

I plan to review the specials too 😉

[@Youtubewatch-d7f]

15:49 Rainbow rocks: excuse me?

[@TheWildCard]

The scott pilgrim battle of the bands scene in RR was cool, but the beam struggle just tickles my weeb brain xD

[@the_internet_angel]

LETS GOOOO IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS MOVIEEEE

[@samwise7945]

I never connected Abacus Cinch to Atticus Finch, I always just assumed that her name was just in reference to the old mathematical calculating device of the same name, though I suppose she could have been a reference to both

[@vineqar333]

WILD CARD UPLOADDD!!!

[@StainedBrain]

I’ve been waiting for this

[@slecnaemca]

YES!!!! I was waiting for thisss

[@TreyTrey-b3r]

Yeah, I know what you mean man There a time with the time loop in season five that did happen right?

[@TreyTrey-b3r]

The wildcard that the time loop did happen in season five right?

[@TheWildCard]

Yeah it was season the 5 finale

[@randomgirl2994]

FINALLY SOMEONE IS TALKING ABOUT HOW THE FRIENDSHIP GAMES IS THE BEST ONE OUT THERE! Rainbow Rocks was good but this one is just that much next level! My favorite one out of the whole movie series.

[@TheWildCard]

YOU GET IT!

[@randomgirl2994]

@@TheWildCard YOU get it 🫶🏆

[@treyvonjames270]

I must defend my favorite mlp eqg movie: Rainbow Rocks. Its better according to my opinion. Good video though.👍

[@TheWildCard]

Rainbow Rocks is really good

[@appl3jewelartz]

Boy was I waiting for this

[@SpecialInterestShow]

Would I be wrong to call the movie series... Camp? It's cheesy, it's cute, it's cult classic. And the main characters are all girls which of _course_ immediately implies that since we don't see them with guys other than Flash Sentry, and them all being aroace would be a bit too big of a coincidence.... All im saying is that if there's one quxeer person in the group, we DO tend to flock together...

[@rightdownright]

you probably wont read this, but the uniform you're wearing makes you look like noel gruber from ride the cyclone.

[@TheWildCard]

Omg you’re right XD

[@theluna6241]

this video is the reason i can die happy finally someone understands 😭😭😭

[@mariefann]

epic

[@TorosAndMakis53]

My personal favorite one.

[@bapiivxx8868]

love this guy the wild one

[@cordyceps7531]

Rainbow Rocks was the pinnacle

[@caithawes9646]

Ohhh i only just got acadeca too

[@pinkajou656]

*THAT’S WHAT ACADECA MEANS ARE YOU SERIOUS*

[@TheWildCard]

I KNOW I FELT SO DUMB

[@pinkajou656]

@@TheWildCard i’ve been confused about this for like 5 years and i gave up trying to figure it out so long ago 😭

[@Raindrrrop]

My class read to kill a mockingbird by the principal is really nothing like the character 5:52

[@orionsarrow1025]

Oh gosh… why did you have to inform that this movie came out 9 years ago 😂 where did the time go?

[@TheWildCard]

I know right?

[@taestoe6477]

Love it! Keep up the good work man :)))

[@TheWildCard]

Thank you!

[@lonelyasterrr]

hey got here first haha

[@nova_art_maker]

💖💖💖💖💖

[@m7md_mns923]

this movie is filled with bullshit...i laugh at every fame of how bad it is...like why spike started speaking just because he entered the portal...most importantly what the hell was that device with twilight?...how did she created it without knowing anything about magic?

[@TheWildCard]

She created the device to track and contain energy. Magic isn’t that different from energy in the mlp universe. Spike started talking not because of the portals but because he got caught in Fluttershy’s magic stream when Twilight’s device was sucking it out of her.

[@SpecialInterestShow]

12:24 dude I was eating, I almost choked so hard lmaooo