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* [[Alternate Character Interpretation]]: The changelings. [[
** {{spoiler|Queen Chrysalis}}. Is she [[Complete Monster|pure evil]], a [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]] and/or [[Obliviously Evil]] who just wanted to feed her people, Shining Armor (or [[Les Yay|Cadence]])'s ex, or something else?
*** Her [[Villain Song]] and a lot of her dialog put her fairly firmly in the [[Card-Carrying Villain]] camp. Most of the rest is just fandom making stuff.
* [[And the Fandom Rejoiced]]: DJ Pon-3's appearance at the end. Even moreso at [[The Reveal]] of her eyes.
** The fandom let out a [[Squee]] heard around the internet when Luna appeared once again.
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* [[Broken Base]]: DJ-Pon-3's eyes are revealed! ...as [[Purple Eyes|magenta]], not [[Fanon|red]], and this was [http://comments.deviantart.com/4/1453017/2524697457 later] [http://comments.deviantart.com/4/1453017/2562248614 confirmed] by [[Word of God]]. Before the confirmation, some vehemently denied it, others assumed it was a trick of the lighting, others still supported it to the point of antagonizing neighsayers, and lastly, there were those who just shrugged and went "At least we know now."
** Chrysalis defeating Celestia has divided some opinions on Celestia. [[Alternative Character Interpretation|Either Celestia is still incredibly powerful and Chrysalis feeding on Shining Armor's love really did make her strong enough to defeat Celestia or Celestia is not as strong as she is credited to be]]. Considering that Chrysalis herself was extremely shocked she managed to do it and Celestia had been shown to be strong enough to completely neutralize a spell ''Twilight'' produced with little effort, it's likely the former. And it should be noted that even as powerful as she'd become, Chrysalis was visibly straining against Celestia's attack, even though she won.
* [[Counterpart Comparison]]: It's hard not to compare Queen Chrysalis to Nightmare Moon. Both are black alicorns (Well, the Changeling equivalent of an alicorn in the case of Chrysalis) with similar evil mannerisms and even similar voices.
** It's not difficult to find comparisons between The Wraith from ''[[
** And then there's her resemblance to [[The Little Mermaid
▲* [[Counterpart Comparison]]: It's hard not to compare Queen Chrysalis to Nightmare Moon. Both are black alicorns (Well, the Changeling equivalent of an alicorn in the case of Chrysalis) with similar evil mannerisms and even similar voices.
▲** Also, Shining Armor is very similar to Prince Blueblood (without the snootiness, of course).
▲** It's not difficult to find comparisons between The Wraith from ''[[Stargate Atlantis (TV)|Stargate Atlantis]]'' and the changelings. They're cruel and sadistic, they have forms of mind control, they're insect-based but look like their chosen food race, and they feed on sapient life forms.
▲** And then there's her resemblance to [[The Little Mermaid (Disney)|Ursula]]; [[Villain Song]] similarities non withstanding, both of them hypnotize the male lead by disguising herself as his love interest, both are evil sorceresses, both are shapeshifters and are creepy and ugly in their true forms, and are plotting to take over the entire world, even being powerful enough to defeat the rightful ruler of the land!
* [[Crowning Moment of Funny]]: When Applejack puts on her cowboy hat after wearing her fancy bridesmare outfit for so long!
* [[Draco in Leather Pants]]: As could have been expected, this happened to Queen Chrysalis almost before the episode had finished airing, mostly seeming to center around the fact that her [[Villain Song]] also includes a line saying she's dreamed about this day since she was small. Which of course totally justifies the [[Mind Rape]], the terror tactics, and the attempted coups of a peaceful land.
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** A more justifiable example would be the rest of the Changelings; many fans believe they only follow their evil, sadistic queen for the promise of food. Food which they can easily see is composed of ''[[I'm a Humanitarian|thinking sentient creatures]]'', but still.
* [[Epileptic Trees]]: Some fans have justified multiple occurrences of same ponies in a single setting in previous episodes as being Changelings.
* [[Evil Is Sexy]]: To some, Queen Chrysalis. Given that she [[Emotion Eater|needs (to consume) love to survive]], [[Shapeshifters Do It for
* [[Fanfic Fuel]]: The Changelings. Sweet mother of Celestia, the Changelings.
** Their Queen alone, being the latest "big villain" in the series, is sure to fuel tons of fanfics, much like Nightmare Moon and Discord before her. {{spoiler|Not to mention the fact she's been beaten, but not [[Sealed Evil in
** [http://www.fimfiction.net/story/2872/14/Pony-Shorts/Derpyganger In fact...]
** There are already four groups dedicated to them over at deviantArt.
** Also, both Cadence and Shining Armor are, most probably than not, going to be this. Especially the latter since he's both Twilight's Brother ''and'' the captain of the Royal Guards.
* [[Fan Nickname]]: ''[[Battle: Los Angeles|Equestria Invasion: Battle Canterlot]]''.
** "Cheeselegs" for Queen Chrysalis.
*** She's picked up a number of these, including "The Holes-In-Things Fairy".
* [[Genius Bonus]]: In Western European mythology [
** "Mi Amore Cadenza" means "My Love Cadence". However, they may be mixing up Italian with Spanish, since the correct Italian form would be "Il Mio Amore Cadenza", and the right Spanish form would be "Mi Amor Cadencia".
** Arias are generally written for a solo singer, while "This Day Aria" is ostensibly a duet. The irony lies in the fact that the duet is between two characters, where one of them is ''in the guise of the other''.
*** Also consider that, excluding the reprise, the song was sung by the same voice actress Britt McKillip, making it still an aria for all technical purposes. But so so many props to Britt for having enough inflection in her voice to make it very easy to distinguish between the real and fake Cadence.
*** As confirmed by Daniel Ingram, the chord progressions are a play on words as well. Normally, chord progressions in music, such as the real Cadence's parts, end on standard cadence - meaning that there is musical resolution to the phrase. The sections of the song as sung by the disguised Queen end on chord progressions that are left hanging, musically called "deceptive cadence".
* [[Hell Is That Noise]]: The insect-like buzzing the changelings make when they fly.
** It's also very reminiscent of a snake rattle. ''It doesn't make it any less creepy.''
*** That fact actually makes the scene just after Chrysalis {{spoiler|[[One-Winged Angel|reveals her true form
* [[Hilarious in Hindsight]]: Celestia has a [[Memetic Molester]] version of herself called Molestia, which started out as a succubus that took her form. {{spoiler|Queen Chrysalis takes the form of Shining Armor's lover. Guess we know the identity of that succubus now.}}
** Keeping their dresses on to identify each other in the heap of Changlings ''might'' have been a better idea for the mane six than just throwing them up into the air.
** So we have an important ceremony coming up where [[The Little Mermaid
** The {{spoiler|Changelings}} aesthetically resemble the {{spoiler|Nightmares}} of ''[[
* [[Holy Shit Quotient]]: '''Huge''' in this episode.
* [[Idiot Ball]]: Except Twilight, each of the ponies had some of this, however what takes the cake is that even Celestia and Luna were fooled, beings with thousands of years of experience, and in their own backyard of Canterlot.
* [[Nightmare Fuel]]: The entire episode save the ending, pretty much. Just for starters: the Changeling Queen's true appearance.
** For those with trypophobia (the fear of clustered holes and/or holes in bodies), her limbs and horns can be downright horrifying, on top of her already-unnerving appearance.
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**** [[Incredibly Lame Pun|So they're horseflies?]]
** Queen Chrysalis [[One-Winged Angel|revealing her true form]]. Especially the spot directly afterwards where her shadow falls over the {{spoiler|real Cadence}}. The shadow seems specifically intended to make her look as terrifying as possible!
*** How about the first glimpse of her true form? As she sheds the last of her Cadence disguise, what we are initially left with is a silhouette of a vaguely pony creature, her wings and mane being the only things not shadowed out. Suddenly, [http://mlp.wikia.com/wiki/File:Chrysalis%27s_introductory_shot_S2E26.png her eyes are instantly wide open] [http://mlp.wikia.com/wiki/File:Chrysalis%27s_Evil_Laugh.png followed by a close-up of her face]{{Dead link}}.
** {{spoiler|Queen Chrysalis leaving Twilight trapped under Canterlot castle. The entire scene is absolutely terrifying!}}
*** {{spoiler|''Especially'' before we know where Twilight is and what's going on. The darkness and reflections are terrifying!}}
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** [[Hilarious in Hindsight|Funny enough]], [http://firadart.deviantart.com/favourites/#/d4ucoi0 Someone had that idea] {{spoiler|a month before it happened}}.
** The scene where Pinkie convinces a changeling to mimic her ("Do me! Do me!") has been spread via the Changeling reinterpreting its Pinkie Pie guise [http://knowyourmeme.com/photos/297876-my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic somewhat] [http://knowyourmeme.com/photos/297995-my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic differently.]
* [[Moral Event Horizon]]: {{spoiler|Queen Chrysalis leaving Twilight imprisoned under Canterlot in caves no pony even ''remembers exist'' and she'll likely ''never'' be found
* [[Most Wonderful Sound]]: Princess Cadence's singing voice. ''Oh, Shining Armor, I'll be there very soon!''
* [[Narm]]: During the dramatic "This Day Aria" song, the reveal shot of Shining Armor's derpy [[Mind Control Eyes]] may have caused some unintended giggles.
* [[Narm Charm]]: "[[The Power of Love|My love will give you strength]]!" Cheesy, but it leads to a [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]]. Not to mention that coming from a [[Love Goddess]] it makes sense.
** Shining Armor and Cadence's slow dance. They're just sort of...leaning in and wobbling back and forth together, but oh Heavens, is it adorable.
** You'd think Shining Armor's derped [[Mind Control Eyes]] would be hilarious and when seeing them in the initial commercial, they kinda were. But when put in context, it's actually really disturbing and depressing, especially at the end "This Day Aria" where the real Cadence cries as the mind-controlled Shining Armor approaches the altar with her fake.
* [[Painful Rhyme]]: "For I oh-so love the groom / All my thoughts he does consume".
* [[Paranoia Fuel]]: {{spoiler|The changelings, as the name implies, they can take the appearance of any pony, mostly your loved ones}}.
* [[Visual Effects of Awesome]]: {{spoiler|Princess Cadence and Shining Armor's magic love spell.}}
** The cave scene at the beginning was also well done in terms of lighting and animation, to the point it almost looked like an [[Animation Bump]] to some fans.
* [[The Woobie]]: {{spoiler|Princess Cadence. The poor girl got kidnapped and held prisoner below Canterlot while
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