Silver Quilted: The Crystalling

[@charemchavrutah]

I think Starlight and Sunburst do make a good, mutually respectful team. The show suggests them to be a brains and brawn couple; Sunburst provides the scholarship while Starlight provides the power.

[@Vill-e3v]

Ah, Flurry Heart. First day out of the womb and she already tries to rack up a body count. I'm so proud!!! XD

[@jiado6893]

She almost outdid Gaara.

[@Vill-e3v]

Jacob Bielski ... almost.

[@orimoi6792]

Pikasayan : she nearly kills them all with her magic!!!!!!!!!!!!😵😵😵😵😵😵❄️❄️❄️🌨🌨🌨🌨🌨🌪🌪🌪🌪🌪🌬🌬🌬🌬🌬

[@DRWolf001]

Glad to have you back on these quick little episode reviews Silver. :)

[@SuperRavensfan101]

+DRWolf001 hey doc :)

[@coffiecats]

hey Doc. Got a question for ya. What are your thoughts on ponies of past gens?

[@xeno_zero2303]

+DRWolf001 hello

[@christinaray1507]

It's so cool to see you here in the comments Doc. You are one of my favorite reviewers! : )

[@oneofnone7947]

Hello doc love your stuff

[@TennelleFlowers]

What you were saying about both male and female characters acting as equals with both strengths and weakness made me think of the fairly new to fame show 'Miraculous Ladybug', which features a diverse cast and a strong female and male lead working together. I highly recommend it, even though it won't be a show for everyone. It'd be interesting to hear your thoughts on it Silver Quill, if you ever have a chance to see it. Good review on the season opener, and your Quilted version of yourself is super cute!

[@XenoJehuty84]

+TennelleFlowers Sometimes Miraculous Ladybug doesn't always play equality with Cat Noir getting shafted or nerfed, but the show is WAY BETTER at a male/female duo equally working together to win the day than a lot of other shows; so here's to hoping it continues to be awesome.

[@robertnett9793]

Nice to see, I am not the only one liking this show :D

[@hopingstare8980]

hey...your the warrior cats girl!

[@perrilewis180]

You mean the show were the main character is a creepy stalker?

[@irishhuskie2585]

Spike was easily the MVP for this premiere.

[@travis8195]

it should be mvd (most valuable dragon)

[@TheMoonsMelody]

I am so happy that Celestia and Luna actually DID something to help, yes they were destined to fail, but they tried, I was so happy that the writers gave them someway to help.

[@nicholaslozano1393]

+Rebecca Andrews [gives them each a "Participation" medal]

[@ErikButterworth]

+Rebecca Andrews Agreed, and they were rewarded for their efforts with getting what they missed out on back in The Crystal Empire when King Sombra was destroyed: Their own, albeit temporary, Crystal Pony forms. I hope we see them as Crystal Alicorns again soon, hopefully in the Season 6 finale, but since we've seen ponies not residents of the Crystal Empire temporarily made Crystal Ponies in the Season 3 and Season 6 premieres, I'm going out on a limb here and saying we won't be seeing them again until probably the Season 9 premiere, if the show gets that far. Still, loved seeing Celestia and Luna buy as much time as they could, and get rewarded with their own Crystal Alicorn forms for the trouble! They looked beautiful!

[@orimoi6792]

Rebecca Andrews.......WHY!!!!!!!!

[@JessMcNicholl]

Is your arm sore after shaking that quilt self for so long?

[@S3NDP13]

This comment made me laugh for some reason...

[@dangercats77]

Well Quilted, you definitely got what you wanted with Chrysalis. Renegade for life indeed

[@girlywolfpup1588]

I love the Winter Deathtrap song at the start

[@ten-fandoms-in-a-trenchcoat]

OneWingedDash OWD LOL I KNOW RIGHT!😄

[@iceluvndiva21]

XD can we get a full version?

[@ferrihunter3749]

still thinking it's just probably that changeling from the 100th episode coming over for a friendly visit.

[@fixspar6614]

Possibly.

[@thelemoncoffee]

+Dan Angelo Gelbolingo me too

[@NyxDhark]

+Dan Angelo Gelbolingo If you look close, it looks like the Changeling is carrying something... a baby perhaps?

[@hazeleveritt5114]

yes , but do you really think they would do that JUST to show that background changling ? something is definitely wrong here ...

[@coreDesignix]

+NyxDhark maybe it's gonna bring its baby for the crystal empire baby ceremony and see what happens.

[@conStellarium]

Anyone else imagining silver just kneeling below a camera and shaking around a little quilted model of his online alter ego whilst voicing over a review for an episode of a show about magical ponies

[@redgeoblaze3752]

5:13 "Paragon 'til Death" "You ruined it. You Ruined It, and I'm leaving."

[@TheConcertCruizer]

I actually enjoyed this episode. There was no prophecy, no hint of a season long arch, just a dangerous situation that needed to be dealt with. I think they handled Flurry Heart rather. At no point did I get the impression that I was being sold a toy. Shinning Armor was very fun to watch and so was Spike, SunBurst, and Starlight Glimmer. While Mr. Quill does bring up good points. It's to soon to tell how this will effect the show but as a stand alone episode. I walked away feeling rather satisfied.

[@TheKrystalPegasus]

I love the silver quilted uploads. Quick, simple and to the point. I love silver quil's insights, they always make me think and realize things I overlooked in the show.

[@appu123y]

but he didn't say she needed to EMULATE celestia. he simply ENCOURAGED twilight and soothed her worry about not being there for her student. He asks isn't giving a student room to make their own decisions how celestia taught her. twilight laid out the stage but starlight chose her actions.

[@andrewvanderaa2790]

I love how you can bring such a diverse array of ideas and themes to your videos, but even more I love how entertaining they are.

[@Nogginlogger]

The child with eyes that peer in one's soul. The child with wings of icy winds cold. With the power to leave all kingdoms all crippled. The one who leaves life dead and all who breaths shriveled. The one that tricks the eyes of the fool. The Princess of Tartarus, the devil's deceiving tool.

[@halfofakitty]

No mention of yet another Dark Crystal reference in the Crystal Empire? (i.e. the crystal box and addition to the crystal heart scene)

[@selalewow]

Now the Crystal Kingdom could be what's left of the pony's original homeland. In Hearth's Warming Eve, the story said they had to flee their home because it was overcome by ice and snow, but the magic of friendship kept the same thing from happening to Equestria. Perhaps one of the ponies who stayed behind discovered the crystal heart.

[@mrcephalopod]

I know this is an old comment, but I just wanted to say that this is such a cool idea and I'm adopting it as a headcanon. It could also explain why it was so important that the crystal empire not fall again back in season 3

[@syedrafiqkazim448]

I never really judge an episode because I'm too happy knowing that there is a new episode

[@AmberyTear]

I was afraid that Starlight would suddenly just turn into riddiculously nice character but I'm glad to see she's still a bit cunning and manipulative even. It's just art of her character! She could use more sass too.

[@FanOfMostEverything]

Funny how Spike seems to do his best work in the Crystal Empire. I suppose nothing inspires a dragon quite like defending his hoard. Or horde, as the case may be.

[@Strettger]

Heres my headcanon for why they still live in the Crystal Empire! Hearths Warming Eve was clear that Ponies of Equestria were not native to that land, but rather migrated and colonised it from another land. Another land that had once been prosperous, but fallen to an Icy fate due to Windigows. My headcanon is that the Crystal Empire is that land, and only the capital city is protected under the spell, Equestria itself now the heart of Pony civilisation. Also nice to be introduced to that highly intelligent spell crafter that can't cast the spells. Who's interested in time travel. Who has a beard.... Coincidence?

[@WitherGirlGaming]

Agreed on all points.

[@ConorCarlisle]

As soon as I saw how Starlight and Sunburst acted around each other my reaction was "Love. The final frontier. These are the voyages of The Fandomship Starburst. It's continuing mission: to explore strange new relationships. To seek out new fanfics and pieces of fan art. To boldly go where no love has gone before!"

[@ConorCarlisle]

+Mr. Scott "Maximum Headcanons...Engage!"

[@Triforce_of_Doom]

+Carlisle the Cinephile I'm pretty sure someone was already writing those with The Cutie Re-Mark.

[@Xohadarc]

**sigh** yeah... We'd better hope that Starlight get's more interseting and unique or all I'm gonna see is lilac Sunset.... But Spike! Ohohohohoho! Spikey-wikey! One of his best appearances by far!

[@BubblesZap]

+TheNoobofHearts Yeah loved spike. This appearance was better than his appearance in season 5 as a whole.

[@ethanplutte4279]

Yes, that was a changeling at the end of the episode there. WE MUST HAVE MORE CHANGELINGS!!!

[@tulkasastaldo4114]

+Ethan Plutte Meanwhile at hasbro HQ: "Oh shit... I seriously forgot to delete that stupid black spot my cat made when I let her play with my iPad drawing software? Well, I'm sure nobody noticed anyway. I mean, seriously, who would blow this one animation mistake up into the advent of the changeling armageddon?"

[@ethanplutte4279]

+Tulkas Astaldo Heh, yeah changelings are cool. I even have a oc changeling hive called the Shadow Hive.

[@Arsio12]

Yeah, that sums up my problem with Starlight so far. Starlight is different enough from Sunset to not sound too familiar and Sunset to retain her own identity, but not enough for Starlight herself to really stand out in her own unique way

[@dennisyoung6122]

+Arsio12 When counting in the whole Equestria girls part it really throws things off with how Twilight treats Starlight vs Sunset. Starlight actually feels like a bad OC insert in a way that tries to copy and replace Sunset Shimmer. There are also a bunch of other glaring issues though, such as what is truly behind that storm as it was unnatural in how fast it rolled in and don't the Yaks live even further north? Thinking about it Flurry Heart is almost leaning into bad OC levels as well.

[@Arsio12]

***** True, I did say "so far". I'm optimistic about Starlight as DHX's previous 2 attempts of villains-turned-good were awesome (Discord and Sunset Shimmer), she is winning me over just not quite there yet

[@Arsio12]

Dennis Young Yaks are more suited for the cold than ponies. I don't have a problem with Flurry Heart. But you do raise an interesting point: Starlight is actually completely fine and great if you don't know anything about Equestria Girls, as it stands now it feels like they saw how popular Sunset was and are just emulating that. The difference in how Twilight treats Sunset and Starlight though is one of the things I liked. With Sunset it was more of equals, she saw Sunset fully capable and only offered advise, a friend on even ground who just kind of went astray and she's helping her get back on track. While with Starlight she treats her like a student, organising lessons, pointing her in the right direction, etc. And I have to admit, as a Sunset fanboy, Starlight essentially being as close to Sunset in the series as we can get automatically gives me a negative impression on her character

[@omniviewer2115]

No, Cadence shouldn't have been confused like Shining Armor. She should have been completely out of commission because she just gave birth. That's not something you simply shake off like when you stub your toe. I'm amazed she can even stand.

[@MegaloHorse]

+Omni Viewer XD

[@Isnogood12]

+Omni Viewer Didn't you hear? When McFlurry was done, she just teleported out of Cady. POP and done.

[@shadowwriter4538]

+Omni Viewer Horse and human biology are different; plus I heard a horse can stand up/get her strength back after a few hours after giving birth. However, Cadence probably hid her expressions a bit better and I'm sure she's just as confused about raising a baby too; we might see more of that later.

[@kagato3]

+Omni Viewer Horses are able to move fairly good distances a few hours after birth (both the mother and child) most herd animals are. I have a feeling that Shining may have taken on more of the duties in taking care of Flurry to let Cadence rest and ended up pulling a Twilight taking on more than he could handle.

[@LadyCeag840]

+Omni Viewer When my mom gave birth to my sister, she was in the hospital for days just from the fatigue alone. The births of Pumpkin Cake and Pound Cake were more realistic. (Carrot Cake looked exhausted, and Cupcake wasn't even awake...)

[@Worgen33]

On one hand we have seen a few too many villain redemptions, but on the other. Being able to have Chrysalis team up as antagonistic friends would make for some great episodes. If she does get redeemed they need to keep her as an arrogant jerk.

[@sethmoss8671]

Then she would be seen as a Discord 2.0.

[@novasweetnote3153]

This is one of my FAVORITE episode! You have awoken my inner nightmare moon!

[@Arexion5293]

Starlight's mane was driving me nuts. Her hair clearly starts from either left or right side of her head. I say this because it kept constantly changing the side!

[@Asexual_Individual]

+Arexion5293 That happens for a lot of ponies, it's so the face doesn't get hidden when they're facing another direction..

[@Gnarrkhaz]

+Shamira Yeah, i doesn’t even bother me anymore. It happens all the time in this show. At this point, it's a feature, not a bug.

[@Arexion5293]

Shamira And yet they also put her in angles when the mane was on the camera's side, and yet it didn't block her face. So... I give up. Her mane is a mutant!

[@Em.sonic7]

When I watched the beginning of the new episode, I didn't realize that Starlight's mane changed, but then I later realized and it bugged me sooooo much! But now I'm getting used too it

[@BNuts]

+Arexion5293 Did Twilight's skunk stripe switching sides bother you as well?

[@yaminogame]

Lol i love silver quilted :) makes me laugh at the start of every video. Please keep silver quilted around. It's a great way to get your first impressions on on new episodes while also keeping up to date with the season. Love your videos man. You keep doing what you do. It's always worth the wait 😀

[@neutroniumranger9036]

I laughed so hard when he was telling Starlight how important the meeting was.

[@Supercomet13A]

Love this style. The um... Yarn Silver-Quill? reminds me so much of how cute yarn yoshi is then I think of the two interacting and it is just a cuteness overload... oh and I like your comments on the show... BUT THE CUTENESS

[@funcoolfunfun]

I honestly consider this to be the best of the season premieres. Mostly because Starlight is just THAT good of a character.

[@haliehope7067]

I was re-watching Hearth's Warming Eve (season 2, have to say since we seen at least 3 different episodes with Hearth's Warming on it) and part of me wonders if The crystal empire is the original land the ponys from that episode were leaving. That the ones that stayed there became crystalize to match the weather and to deal with it better. Though not sure how they would be connected I was just watching and wondering to myself "if the ponys were not originally from equesteria, where were they from? And what happened to their home as I don't think they went back."

[@ringledingle4369]

I thought starlight sharing how she felt and what she was afraid was is a start for character developtation and whats gonna be new to this season

[@RosieSievers]

Great to see these little quilt plushie reviews again Silver ^^

[@slamacat__9715]

collab with silver!

[@MLP-Trinary]

PS, forgot to say, I'm really starting to wonder about the Sunset/Starlight comparisons. While it is an obvious one to make, there are some differences that I think should be remembered. When you look at Starlight's redemption at the end of last season, and Sunset's at the end of the first Equestria Girls movie--there's no question Starlight's was more believable. And while Starlight being a super-unicorn raised some eyebrows, is it any worse than Celestia having another student who was never mentioned before? I think the foundation was laid much better with Starlight than it was for Sunset. That said, since her redemption Sunset got two movies to explore her redemption and her character. It's going to be hard for Starlight to match that, especially since any time devoted to her is going to come at the expense of time spent on the other characters we've spent the last five seasons with, like the Mane Six or the CMC which causes resentment. It's really difficult to flesh out a new character since we still haven't gotten much for characters like Celestia. A problem with putting in a new character is that the older ones recede into the background (as the Mane Six did here), become ineffectual or become part of the problem for the character to deal with (yeah, was not a fan of Twilight's behavior to Starlight at the start of this premiere). I like Starlight and hope they can work with her without sacrificing the others, but I'm uncertain of that.

[@CrystalDennisMusic]

Pretty much all of my thoughts I had for the season opener, but I think the two plots intersected well enough. I do agree this was a bit of an underwelming one, but not in a bad way if that makes sense? It was more of a "Here's a taste of how awesome the season will be, more to come" slice of life season opener to me than the usual life or death situations. I kind of liked this subdued opener a bit more than the usual course we're served. All in all, I'm really excited to see what season 6 will be giving us, I thoroughly enjoyed the first ep.

[@randomweirdo2256]

I'm glad to see new male characters. as long as they prove not to be useless. I hope to see shining develop more then the perfect guy. I want to see him and cadence get into a small argument. it would be an interesting thing to see. and to see how they will fix the argument.

[@seantheimp]

That...actually gels with me pretty well.I agree with almost everything you said, and everything else is something I hadn't yet considered. Brava, Monsieur Quill!

[@jonmercano1138]

4:55 :D -->Ha ha ha, Harvey Birdman reference!I'm not the only one who remembers the show!

[@supergodzillaxvlogs3044]

Silver quill you were great reviewing this Two Parter.😄👍👊

[@DarkMasterofCupcakes]

My prediction for the Changeling? Flurry Heart's gonna get kidnapped and replaced, in a reference to what changelings commonly did in mythology.

[@daretodreamtofly3288]

I want to know when the quilted quill will be on shelves! XD this pony is sadly missing from my collection

[@Christhewiztv]

still wish they put time and effort into Starlights redemption.

[@nonenothingnull]

Her redemption is a montage, so...

[@Christhewiztv]

still stand by my opinion. If they redeem Sombra lets hope its not a 'montage'

[@YashesLP]

Or the reason why Cadance isn't tired as much is because for the first few days, Shining Armor took over caring for the baby as much as he could, lifting the pressure off of his wife. She did just give birth and I can see Shining doing everything in his power to make life easier for the love of his live and the next time we see him, I want it to be Cadance more or less forcing him to go to Ponyville on his own (we did get an episode like this with Cadance, now is his turn) because he is exhausting himself to much and needs a break. And then Shining gets constant freakouts because he has been caring for Flurryheart so much more than Cadance that he actually has doubts on wether or not she can handle the baby.

[@No1ofgreatimportance]

Uh oh, what if Starlight Glimmer, is actually a changeling, (but maybe she doesn't know it).....hmmm, completely upset over losing a friend (which would deny her love/a food source), built a village where ponies not only have to be her friends, but they wouldn't have the powers to expose her, and one of the potential timelines had changelings in control....hmmm, I think I'll keep an eye on that one for a while yet...

[@Bezaliel13]

+No1ofgreatimportance I LOVE that idea!

[@Bezaliel13]

+No1ofgreatimportance Wait, could she be the Queen?

[@temporalquarter9866]

Yes :D

[@LadyCeag840]

+No1ofgreatimportance That would make an awesome episode, but the creators probably already put another boring plot into motion at this point...

[@No1ofgreatimportance]

Hasatanel Belial Well, when the Queen pretended to be Cadence, we the audience could see something was up...So if Starlight is the Changeling Queen in disguise, then she would have had to improve on her ability to act... But in order to have all that powerful magic.. She would need a whole lot of love, before and after the Season five finale... But if Starlight was a 'lesser changeling' it would allow her to have greater maneuverability. (Cuz we've seen at least one changeling that no-pony attacked during a certain episode)

[@shadowldrago]

I honestly loved the Spike and Starlight dynamic, heck, if they were paired up in future episodes like this, it'd be great for both of them.

[@evee608]

Am I the only one who can Imagine the theory that the Changeling Drone seen flying off at the end is perhaps just Kevin, the Drone Outcast from Episode 100? I mean don't get me wrong. All of my love of Nonpony races in MLP goes to Changelings. And seeing the allmighty Bug Waifu again would be awesome. But, I mean. It being Kevin is a high possibility.

[@Teabley]

Wow I did not notice the changeling until you pointed it out. I had always wondered if Chrysallis was gonna make a comeback.

[@childofthesea7345]

am i the only one who loved ever minute of this episode?

[@optimusprime320-h9c]

No, I thought it was great too because for once everyone seemed to have some kind of role to play and not even celestia was left out

[@ErikButterworth]

+Vickie Lemen Agreed. And in the end, the reward was worth it as Celestia and Luna got to experience what they missed back in The Crystal Empire with getting their own Crystal Pony appearances. It was a great premiere, and I hope we get to see Celestia and Luna do more, and see their Crystal Pony appearances again since this was the first time for them, second for Cadence, Shining Armor, the Mane Six, and Spike.

[@optimusprime320-h9c]

Erik Butterworth It was a super nice change of pace for once, even if this season is easy-going I'd love to see more of it

[@ErikButterworth]

Vickie Lemen Same here. Seeing Celestia and Luna get more love like here with getting their Crystal Alicorn forms they missed out on back in Season 3 and even contributing to helping save the Empire is something I want to see more of this season as I feel like they've earned that much after having so few appearances, speaking role wise, in the previous seasons. Let's hope Nicole and Tabitha earned their salaries this season with voicing the Royal Sisters alongside Britt with Cadence and Andrew with Shining Armor.

[@optimusprime320-h9c]

Erik Butterworth:)

[@katec1875]

II loved the play off winter rap up at the beginning

[@Kayjoir]

It is an interesting Idea, that the daughter of the Princess of love might be the ultimate supply of love. Boy, the feast that would make changelings.

[@meriisamu2051]

IDK why but... I find it cute how Rarity is brushing out Armor's mane! :3

[@MegatronPrime321]

Yeah, as much as I liked this premiere, I still can't say I like Starlight Glimmer nor do I think I'll ever like her. She's basically Sunset Shimmer without the growth and character development she went through in Rainbow Rocks. And everyone around her practically forgetting about her cult and the crimes she committed didn't help either. Until they address how petty her actions were, I don't think I'll ever accept her. Not to mention I felt sympathy for Sunset because we SAW the consequences of her actions and how nobody believed her turnaround and still shunned her for it. She basically had to EARN her redemption whereas Starlight had it handed to her on a silver platter. It's like skipping Rainbow Rocks and going straight to Friendship Games instead.

[@Gnarrkhaz]

+Awesomo No, Starlight Glimmer is the better character because everything Equestria Girls did is, by definition, shit. :) Apparently, i'm one of the few who actually like her. In fact, there's a good chance she becomes one of my favorite characters in the series. She's remorseful, but not in a way that completely flips her personality from what we've seen by her antagonist side. She still has that sly streak (as seen in the scene in which she stalls Spike) which i love. The conflict between her and Sunburst was great. Best part of the opener. Also, her design is nice, and i like her voice. :)

[@MegatronPrime321]

Well if I agreed with you, we'd both be wrong.

[@GreenGearStudio]

the more I watch this episode, the more I respect it

[@AureliusTPK]

So... Now that the show is back in action, would it be possible to have a chat about *Patreon rewards*? =)

[@MLPSilverQuill]

Yes, I'll be messaging folks on patroen to get a full list of the thank you's I owe, and I still have your character resource page bookmarked.

[@AureliusTPK]

+MLP-Silver-Quill That is smashing news. Thank you for the update.

[@littlebitsofterror5788]

+MLP-Silver-Quill thank you silver, finely some one else sees the Crystal empire is in the worst spot ever.

[@KairiMorin]

+Elizabeth Vucic Making a glass city anywhere is dumb.

[@MrBubblebox]

+MLP-Silver-Quill still dissipointed that of all the reviews ive watched so far of this episode NO ONE HAS COMMENTED ON THE DARK CRYSTAL OMAGE AT THE END THERE oh well keep looking

[@sarahbaker1329]

What I thought was most interesting about this episode, is that it seams to hint the diary of the two sisters is no longer cannon, and that Celestia and Luna earned their wings rather than being born Alicorns. If this is the case, it opens up a hole bag of worms, and may even be used as a way of creating a Celestia/Luna episode.

[@Fancypants117]

my theory is that the weather is just the scattered bits of Sombra And that maybe crysalis is coming to the crystal empire to steal the power of love so to feed her changelings forever. Possibly also working with fragments of Sombra maybe even a plot to involving Flurry heart, maybe corrupting?

[@waywardberkian4509]

This makes sense

[@TheLpsRebecca]

Probably even Kidnap the baby in exchange for the Crystal Heart's power. Or in exchange to Cadence's powers.

[@QuestionDeca]

Over a year later and I think I know why Cadence only was "Weary" rather than the mess Shining was, and it's in her shared backstory with Twilight, as a Babysitter. We don't know what ages Cadence's babysitting experience has somewhat prepared her for, but in this instance she DOES have more experience then Shining Armor that's why she's just "Weary" while he's a mess. I have no doubt there's still surprises in the future for both of them.

[@Toonamp]

So, how many of the reviewers actually noticed the Changeling without of the help of Equestria Daily's post that was posted 2 seconds after the episode ended? I think Hasbro wanted this to be hyped.

[@RubberyCat]

+Toonamp () I noted the black whatever flying by at least the second watch, but even though a changing was an option, to me it could just as well be something else.

[@Phoolery]

I noticed it, however it took EQD's post for me to resize what it could be. And despite my alter ego's thoughts, I'm in the changing gap.

[@Phoolery]

I noticed it, however it took EQD's post for me to resize what it could be. And despite my alter ego's thoughts, I'm in the changing gap.

[@leohino9211]

I noticed. At first I thought it was a Pegasus flying but it turns out to be a changeling.

[@GL_099]

+Toonamp I noticed it while watching someone else notice it. I am 99.9% sure its a changeling, but even if it is, whos to say its not a red herring or something. There was a Changeling in Slice of Life who pretty much did nothing at all, in fact according to Larson that Changeling was actually a friend of Matilda. My theory is that they noticed how quickly everyone fond Starlight in the backgrounds of Season 5, and wanted to give us something to be distracted with.

[@glyon506]

What happened to after the fact? I loved that!

[@thefanwithoutaface8105]

To be fair with Cadance not looking as stressed, given that she already dealt with the Changling mishap during her wedding, Sombra's attack and the general insanity of running the empire, I think she's atleast grown a little more accustomed to the stress than Shining Armor. Though that's just my thought.

[@shadowwriter4538]

+The Fan Without a Face That's a reasoned thought and I wish more people would see that. I would also like to add that we've see how Twilight is with stressful things and now we've seen how Shining Armor is with stressful things; if anything, I have reason to believe that it runs in their family to act crazy in times of stress

[@thefanwithoutaface8105]

ShadowWriter45 Plus remember Cadance actually taught Twilight how to deal with stress to an extent, so it's clear she has some experience with this kind of thing.

[@AllistorRichards]

+The Fan Without a Face She's also the figurehead of the kingdom and is the most in the public eye of the kingdom, therefore Shining probably would take on more responsibility with the baby than necessary for the kingdom's morale at seeing her in a not-so-disheveled state as she could be.

[@aubriem1944]

I just assumed that black figure was simply the silhouette of a normal pegasus, but it would be so awesome to see the changelings make a return. Fingers crossed!

[@EstevanOlvera94]

I'm hopping that Queen Chrysalis will come back she was awesome in season 2 and 5

[@taddad2641]

+Estevan Olvera And then she gets reformed at the end XD XD XD ......Though i could see that happening if one certain path is taken. Have it that chrysalis and her ilk suffer from a curse that has made them that way, and have it there is a foe beyond her behind this curse. She gets reformed because the curse is broken and she is healed. Always thought the whole cheese legs was an indicator that changelings were hollowed out, missing something vital, and thus they needed to feed. Also to further seperate the comics from the show...... Albeit the comics have some good shit in it.

[@EstevanOlvera94]

Tad Dad don't ruling it's for me

[@Vigriff]

+Estevan “Shadow Wolf” Olvera She was but my only problem with her appearance in Season 5 was that they altered her voice.

[@taddad2641]

deathshadow2492 Mostly they didn't use a distortion filter and just had her speak normally. And she is voiced by trixie from her first appearance either way

[@Drakin292]

Personally I'm hoping for a Changeling return but I do hope they can be more than just antagonists. Definitely not saying they should become friends either, but a chance for an 'uneasy truce' or something like that would be good. An event that would let us learn more about Changelings and their culture while still not having them convert to being friends. Of course given their nature the writers could even have them /pretend/ to be friends only to be the first to go back to true villainy later.

[@Ron_Junkman]

Somebody like's TeamFourStar.

[@BlorbHunter]

That intro though. Perhaps we are missing a key part of the empires history. Maybe they didn't choose to live in such a hostile environment, and the crystal heart was merely found by ponies lost in the snow? Using their love it created the empire, growing in size as more and more ponies traveled there, and over time the crystal heart gave them a permanent crystalline look. I dunno, it's a theory.

[@riverbabbles]

Well, I admire you for getting a video up considering your last video about the struggle to make enough videos with the short hiatus! Silver Quilted is adorable and a clever stand-in in these trying times. Agree with some of your points, maybe not so many in others. I think the biggest beef I had with this story was just that Sunburst's backstory wasn't explained. He didn't make it in magic school? How? WHY?! He got his cutie mark by spontaneously doing a powerful spell! WHAT IS GOING ON THERE??? But I don't think I agree that the shift of gender dynamics was as overbalanced as you mentioned. Spike was definitely great in the supporting role, like you said, and honestly my favorite characters usually end up being the secondary characters; they can add such depth to a story without having to be the focus! Sunburst and Starlight seemed pretty even to me, both being awkward and kinda-sorta reclusive due to past failures. Yes, Sunburst crumpling Twilight's spell was rude, but the guy has been living like a hermit for all this time. Ultimately, it was Starlight convincing him he needed to come out that got him moving in the first place. It doesn't seem like a reversal to me that when he finally realized he needed to and had the potential to help, he did it in the best way he could - which may not have been perfect but still did the job. As for Spike's comment about Celestia, I think I am starting to develop a defensive complex on her part. You said Celestia played Twilight and she doesn't make that many choices - but that's not the case in so many situations. Yes, Celestia put Twilight in positions where she had a lot of responsibility, but TWILIGHT always makes the decisions. Twilight figured out that her friends and she bore the Elements of Harmony. Twilight chose to give up her own 'chances' at passing a test (generally the most important thing in the world to her) to have Spike save the day. Twilight chose to battle Tirek and then chose to save her friends AND Discord, thus earning the last key needed to open the Tree of Harmony's box. I think a lot of these situations that draw flack on Celestia are less due to Celestia being inactive or manipulative, and more because she knows Twilight better than practically ANYONE ELSE. She was her personal teacher for over a decade, after all. What we see as yanking her chain may actually be Celestia just knowing Twilight's strengths and weaknesses and how she learns so well (and probably having the benefit of some future-vision, if certain episodes are to be considered) and thus knowing how to put Twilight in a position where she will face her weaknesses and overcome them, becoming the leader she needs to be and beating the generally EQUASTRIA-THREATENING problems to fulfill this "destiny" that has everyone up in a huff. So, all that to say, I'd like to give Celestia more credit. Was this episode completely up to par? No, but watching reviews has me realizing that every episode has flaws, and I enjoyed the mixed cast and worldbuilding and A+ art. Were the Mane 6 featured highly? No, but lets give the poor writers a break, they were already working with essentially three major plot points involving a TON of characters in a less-than-an-hour timeslot. Was Flurry Heart a bit strange and confusing? Oh, totally. And I definitely appreciate you giving Shining Armor some credit as a good dad. =D Poor guy gets almost as much flack as Celestia. Also HOLY CRAP I DID NOT NOTICE THE BLACK SPOT dang I sure hope it's a Changeling, that would be cool. :D Oddly reminiscent of an excellent fanfic I read where the Changelings were originally from the Crystal Empire and corrupted by Sombra's takeover. I am intrigued to see where this season goes! Keep up the good work, Silver! ^^ (Hey, just because I disagree with some of your points doesn't mean I hate your videos! ;) Still one of my favorite youtube reviewers!)

[@confidentfortune4434]

I always imagine Silver Quill as a villain, and I have no idea why. It seems fitting, and whenever someone tries to fight him, he just keeps throwing sarcastic comebacks.

[@poprocks1782]

I didn't know that 'changeling' was there....._.

[@rainbowdashrocks1108]

I say when chrysalis comes back they undue the spell keeping flurryhearts magic under control, (kinda wanna see what would happen)

[@rougenarwhal8378]

that's a changeling :spitake: WHAT?! HOW DID I MISS THAT

[@sanityspire]

Ikr except I spit out my chips.😂

[@evanwang328]

I was distracted by the OH GOD, WHAT IS THAT HORRIBLE BEAM OF LIGHT COMING OUT OF THE CASTLE??

[@AvantiHalfhorse]

I wonder if I am the only one who thought Shining Armor's appearance at the train station was the writing staff pandering to Silver's complaint about how he never meets Twilight at the train station.

[@miya_x3]

Sliver how did you become so popular on KZbin any advice for a new brony youtuber

[@MLPSilverQuill]

+Ilovemlp I'm not well-versed in social media or advertising. The main thing was that I focused on increasing the quality of each review as best I could. It helped that I had an audience from my time on DeviantArt starting out. Hope that helps!

[@MLPSilverQuill]

***** I just recently upgraded to Adobe Premier Pro.

[@miya_x3]

+MLP-Silver-Quill thanks it does help

[@werewolf873]

+Ilovemlp Silver offers an unbiased opinion and he's relatively clean, which makes him seem more professional.

[@MLPSilverQuill]

werewolf873 I don't know about unbiased. At least, I hope I make my own biases clear.

[@kennethhescott4720]

When I seen that Changeling, my first thought was; "CHRYSALIS!"

[@wisdomvisionf.]

I see that maybe Chrysalis seeks vengeance on Shining Armor and Cadence and plans on using the baby to get to them. By kidnapping the baby and putting a changeling in its place without them suspecting a thing. Shining Armor and Cadence will love their so called baby that is really a changeling and that changeling will feed off their love for their baby. They will get weaker as Chrysalis's changeling is getting stronger. Thus having Chrysalis to return to finish them off once and for all. (That's my theory of what could happen in the show and many more details that I could go into about it.)

[@bernardocastillo1713]

+WisdomVision F. That's actually what changelings did in mythology, so you may absolutely be right. What better love to feed on than the love of a parent for their child? Looks like we're thought buddies now. I thought of the same thing! XD

[@vanterlexx1880]

I've been dreaming of the queen of the changelings coming back for a long time now. It just makes sense you cant just have a villain say "oh you defeated me...........................welp cya"

[@SquirrelSword]

Is it weird that the one thing I want out of Cadence is for her to just..break? Like, a sudden dramatic moment of weakness/confession to Twilight or Sunset. Just, she breaks, and we find its because of the stress of keeping up with exactly that "perfect Princess/Mother/BIg Sis" image that she's maintained for so long, and that everything's just coming up all at once on her. And the fact that seeing her break down and cry is something I WANT to see I blame entirely on DHX. Not my fault, noooo. And let's be honest with ourselves, Silver. If there's any villan who'd stay Renegade for LIfe, it's Sombra. Or Tirek. But I'd still put more money on Sombra. HE has NOTHING connecting him to redemption at all.

[@georgestaykov5358]

except Radiant Hope. Read siege of the crystal empire please.

[@AdventureHusky]

I thought the spec was Luna at first glance, but now that you say changeling, I believe that more. Thanks SQ!

[@jackiepinesgravityfallsgir1814]

WINTER DEATH TRAP WINTER DEATH TRAP!!!!!! LET THE BABY FREEZE EVERYPODY

[@barkbitstaketwo]

I shall go into more depth when I rant but yeah... "Celestia didn't help you! Why should you help your student?" Not a fan. Also Cadance's perfect princess mode not only loses a chance in a development of character but also doesn't make sense. Neither Shining Armor NOR Cadance have slept since the baby was born. Thus they should be equally tired, right? Wrong! Candance hasn't slept since before GOING INTO LABOR and yet she doesn't show half of the exhaustion she even showed in The Crystal Empire episode. (Also I have to collect some bits from ponies about never seeing Cadance with a baby bump because CELESTIA FORBID A PRINCESS IS SHOWN TO BE EVEN SLIGHTLY PUDGY!!) OK. Rant over.

[@barkbitstaketwo]

Shadowtechnik I do not believe that pointing out that child labor is a difficult process is from a "woman bias". I'll admit I am constantly disappointed in the lack of portrayal of realistic body types in children's media and if that makes me a "SJW" in your eyes then so be it. While I appreciate that you have a differing opinion to my own I do have a right to share my opinion and I am in no way forcing you to read it so I would appreciate you not telling people with differing view points to "shut up" in the future. Thank you for your input.

[@octaviondeminicolas1941]

+Sweetie Bloom Maybe Cadence did manage to sleep because she switches with Shining Armor and Shining Armor didn't because he's a Sparkle and probably goes crazy as well like Twilight when things get "serious".

[@jeremiahbok9028]

+Sweetie Bloom Cadance DID seem a bit frazzled, though. Plus, what character development? Character development only happens if you're seeing a new side to a character of course. Well, we saw Cadance tired in a certain other episode happening in a certain Crystal Empire. Is being pudgy healthy? Granted, some are just born with that body type and exercise and do everything they can do improve but just can't. However, it's no secret obesity is rampant. Love you're videos, love you, but everything you just said makes no sense. :P

[@barkbitstaketwo]

+Octavion Demi Nicolas (JNGME) Shining Armor says he hasn't gotten sleep since the baby was born and "Come to think of it, neither has Cadance." It's possible he was mistaken or exaggerating but that's grasping at straws at best.

[@barkbitstaketwo]

+Jeremiah Bok Slightly messy hair isn't enough for me to consider her "frazzled" after going into labor and being up for what we can assume to be several days when in an earlier episode The Crystal Empire Cadance was only lacking sleep for what was probably 12 hours when we first see her and yet not only had the frazzled hair but also the bags under the eyes and having difficulty keeping her eyes open. It was not an apt representation given the experience the character was supposed to have gone through. I agree that there wasn't character development for Cadance. That was my point. You are correct that "Cadance being tired" would not have been new. But "Cadance as an exhausted mother" should have been. But we had Shining Armor as an exhausted father to compensate for that and I'm glad we did as he certainly needs more development. Being overly overweight is not healthy. But neither is being overly skinny. Don't get me wrong, Cadance's usually super model look is fine but being skinny during and even AFTER pregnancy is DANGEROUS. If a woman was pregnant but was not pushing the boundaries of medically obese most doctors would be worried that the baby was not getting enough nutrition and that her body was not preparing to give birth at all. And having that extra fat right after you give birth is expected by every doctor out there. A woman's belly during and even after pregnancy is a beautiful thing and should not be censored. Now if she was medically morbidly obese then yes that would be a problem but that is not what I was asking for. But to expect a woman who just gave birth to be instantly model skinny is like asking the baby to stop having chubby cheeks. Both are a natural part of life and neither need to be "corrected".

[@RynKen]

How is using an item to make the dangerous weather a non-issue not considered adapting? Especially when the item has a success record of over a thousand years. Sunburst's special talent allows him to know the best spell for any situation and his weakness is his inability to cast most of them himself. Him taking lead while the others provide the power makes perfect sense in this situation and shows the effectiveness of working off of each others strengths. Celestia spent three seasons having twilight learn friendship lessons without ever instructing her on what to specifically focus on. She gave Twilight distance when it came to actually learning them and I think that's when the ending here was referring to.

[@Xenolis]

To answer your question at the beginning, it's because they're using an item which could fail rather than actually being capable of living there without it.

[@RynKen]

sonicx5757 No problems for over a thousand years sounds really consistent to me. Take into account that all of Equestria relies on an alicorn for their sunlight and this ends up feeling like a forced complaint.

[@skyethetiger6854]

Hey Shining Armor picked her sister up at the train station.

[@Djinsin]

Spike will always be the best character.

[@assailant8722]

I swear if they have Chrysalis redeem herself, I might actually quit the show. I maintain she isn't an EVIL character, she does what she has to to some regard. But symbiosis is difficult for those two kingdoms. I suppose negotiations I might be able to handle, but not "redemption."

[@lubosnavratil9389]

+Assailant Chrysalis doesn't have a kingdom. She is a nomad.

[@Bezaliel13]

+Luboš Navrátil She is the leader of her nomadic tribe.

[@Enchie]

+Hasatanel Belial Still a Nomadic group. This is what history has taught us about relations between Nomadic groups and settled nations; It ends with either the Nomadic groups is destroyed, the Nomadic group conquerors the Nation, or the Nation conquerors the Nomadic group.

[@JaelinBezel]

I've actually read a size-changing mlp fan fic that somehow managed to turn Chrysalis to good (albeit primarily by convincing her that feeding off of love would be easier and more efficient if it is given naturally rather than taken by force) and managed to do so while she and twilight were slightly larger than the average two-story ponyville cottage the whole time!

[@SatinFoxx]

Anti-poof...Ahem..Changling at the end has me interested.

[@lubosnavratil9389]

+animewisher What changeling? That blot with griffon proportions?

[@Nazo-kage]

5:20 Silver quill that's not very paragon

[@dapperblookanimations226]

Starlight = Obito Uchiha

[@SunGodNika-bi2jr]

LOL SO TRUE XD!!!!

[@dapperblookanimations226]

XP SOMEONE GETS IT.

[@grandmafrosty]

I'm still curious about Sunburst. Ever since we first saw him in Starlight's flashback, he's stuck out (his parents too). He is one of the only ponies with other markings on his coat. The only other ponies I can think of are Luna and the darker coat around her cutie mark (although that is usually shown as being a part of the mark in the fan art I've seen), and pipsqueak. I wonder why more ponies aren't multicolored? I think it looks awesome when they are.

[@Werewolf_Korra]

which would be ironic, considering her stupid fanbase loves painting her as this tragically wronged figure. I realize the comics aren't canon, but even they said Chrysalis was pure evil, and they redeemed Sombra.

[@shiningstar737]

All hail the chancelings! And long role for the glorious queen Crisaliys!

[@Breathless2012]

Still don't like Starlight Glimmer. She seems to do nothing for the story, and I'm sorry, but her poor excuse of a "sad" childhood just makes me hate her in why she went all evil. I mean, really. She went evil because she was snubbed by a freaking friend. Snubbed by a friend! Sunset Shimmer had more reason to be "evil" than Starlight Glimmer did. Sunset Shimmer has more personality, and more sympathy from me and others by how great she tries to change. Starlight Glimmer just seems like she feels obligated to do so, and doesn't even come close to seeming sincere about any of it. I'm just waiting for her to snap again and become all evil in trying to kill everyone once more. Maybe we'll have Flurry Heart come kick her ass when she does.

[@Enchie]

How does she do nothing for the story? With out her, the Crystal Empire would be buried under mountains of snow.

[@starvoltnexus3139]

I agree completely

[@Enchie]

+Muraia The Sagely Even him saying she did nothing for the story?

[@starvoltnexus3139]

+jthedog you could've replaced her with the CMC or Moon Dancer and Sunburst was the one who saved the Crystal Empire

[@Enchie]

+Muraia The Sagely How would the CMC save the day, or convince the guy to do it? I don't see how Moon Dancer would have known the guy or why she would be their. But he would have if it wasn't for her.

[@ZELtheIrken]

I honestly think that this would be the best time for the Changelings to return as a threat. At least in the Crystal Empire. With all the love the new parents, and even the citizens of the Empire have for Flurry Heart that may be what has attracted them there. I would be quite interested to see just how Shining Armor and Cadence deal with the Changelings on their own, or even if they do. That's just my thoughts.

[@mattlatorre9084]

+Mythic Star I wouldn't at all be surprised if that ends up being the premise of the season finale. I could see Queen Chrysalis kidnapping Flurry Heart and feeding off the love for her, and then topping off her army's power by stealing the Crystal Heart.

[@ErikButterworth]

+Matthew LaTorre That would give reason for another chance to see Celestia and Luna as Crystal Alicorns again after seeing it in the premiere.

[@l.catlett-tetzlaff18]

Starburst forever! they have such chemistry!

[@justkategaming4838]

I'm a little confused with the whole weather thing. In The Crystal Empire part 1 and 2 Candace used a spell that protected the Empire from Sombra and wouldn't it have had to keep the weather at bay too? What was stopping her from using that same spell now?

[@arisulove781]

hey silver- quill do u think maybe someday they would do a Loin King 2 for Flurry Hearts with a changeling shipping thing??