It's no accident that starlights friends fit so well with sunburst. think about the complex she had about sunburst over the years. building him up in her mind as a perfect ideal of a friend. "no two ponies had more in common." don't you think she would be attracted to friends who mirror aspects of him?

I just realized something: Twilight somewhat predicted all of Starlight's episodes in the season premiere. Helping the changelings (To Change a Changeling) Hanging out with Ember (Triple Threat) Hanging out with Sunburst (Uncommon Bond)

Sunburst has a harem now

Honestly, my favorite part of this episode is the fact that the thing that Sunburst and Trixie have in common is that they both suck at magic.

18:34 Sunburst: "You made up this spell? Just now?" Luffy: "I don't know what it is, cause I can't read scribble." Nice job predicting Starlight's sloppy hornwriting an episode ahead of time!

Season 3 Trixie: no one can do those spells Twilight: you're right, no even me Starlight: 19:00

Funny enough, I felt like Maud actually did express a sort of excitement when she said "You know about geology?"

I don't normally say things like this, buuut.....Sunburst = Ultimate Waifu Stealer. XD Can't wait to see your reaction to the finale!!

I love how Trixie Seems to adore having a whole barrel full of friends, definitely a far cry from the angry loner she was in boast busters and magic duel. Loved the Reaction Luffy Can't wait to hear your thoughts on the finale. :)

Boulder jumps in mirror pool at 22:00.

Not a single reacter has caught that Boulder used the mirror pool to clone himself.

I think the antique shop is owned by Doctor Whooves

So close to a spit take when you saw Trixie drag Maud into that hug. 😂

Alternate title for this episode: Sunburst's Harem

This was a great episode, I had already been able to relate to Starlight before this but I could relate to her even more after this episode. This episode definitely felt more like it was for the older fans then the younger fans, oh sure the younger fans could understand it with their friend moving away and all that, but it definitely felt more like it was catered towards the older fans like the teenagers and adults which is cool when they do it. Some great interactions, and dang Sunburst gets all of the girls, lol. Just kidding with that. (Or am I?!) XD. Great reaction and can't wait for more! XD.

11:09 "I'm feeling the knives being dragged across her back right now!" And unlike Rarity, this unicorn isn't a masochist.

What if the majority of ponies were actually nudists and the small percent of ponies that weren't are the ones who wear clothes and get uncomfortable being without them like sunburst but it's also normal for them to see most other ponies without clothes

1:58 "I love Starlight. She's bae." Best Archmage Ever?

I love your reaction when Sunburst pretty much just shattered Starlight's glass heart into dust particles, by gushing about Twilight.

an episode with Trixie and Maud in it... BEST EPISODE EVER!!!!! this was such a great episode. loved your reactions to this Luffy, cant wait to see how you'll react to the final

8:58 "I do like their bond. It's cute." But is it uncommon?

21:53. Maud: well at least it's not serious. Sunburst: Excuse me. Maud: that. Was a joke. Me: XD.

So at about 24:01 we see two magical auras around Sunbursts stuff. One's Twilight's and the other is Trixie. While Twilight is casually levitating the stuff we see Trixie visibly struggling to carry it. That's actually a really cool detail.

Glad you got some sleep, Luffy. Playing catch-up is fine and all, but don’t wear yourself down. Remember Fluttershy in A Health of Information? =P Best to be well-rested for what the finale has to offer. This was another sweet but sad episode, and a good one for the last regular episode before the finale. First, the sweet, lol. Bringing Sunburst back to hang out with Starlight was so heartwarming to see. He’s her oldest friend, and one of the most important ponies in her life. That she’s so eager to spend time with him, and he in turn is happy to spend time with her, warms the heart, despite how long they’ve spent apart from each other. Seeing them play that game of Dragon Pit in the beginning, like old times, was equally sweet, and cutely funny, too. Since there wasn’t that much onscreen interaction between them before, I’ve been more in favor of shipping Starlight with Trixie, but this episode gave valid evidence in favor of Starlight and Sunburst being a couple. =) And he doesn’t just have chemistry with Glimms, either. He struck up good friendships with Twilight (a pony he already idolized and is almost as big an adorkable goof as, lol), Trixie, and Maud. It was so sweet seeing how well he got along with them all, especially since they all have the shared distinction of feeling like outsiders compared to other ponies, having little common ground with anypony else. I was also glad to see Sunburst finally get some characterization and expansion with his other interests, besides reading and magic: antiquing, stage magic, and geology. Really fleshes him out and puts him on equal ground with the new friends he makes. =) Now, the sad. This episode also showed Starlight’s feelings of alienation when she didn’t seem able to connect with Sunburst the way she used to. She saw how well he clicked with her other friends, and wondered why she couldn’t do the same, since they were inseparable when they were foals. Sure, she achieved a small victory in that game of Dragon Pit, but what then? It’s a sobering and realistic issue I think many of us face: we see old friends and family members we haven’t seen in years, only to realize that the things we used to have in common and bond over have diminished or disappeared completely. It’s a hard thing to reconcile with, and it feels like what happened in Forever Filly, when Rarity realized Sweetie Belle had grown past the things they used to do. This is taken to extremes when Starlight writes and casts that ‘magical holodeck’ spell to have them relive their foalhood days as their foalhood selves, only for Sunburst to angrily call her out on it. It shows that she’s a little stuck in the past; being cut off from Sunburst for so long at such a young age essentially froze time for her, so that all she could think to do to reconnect with him was resort to what they used to do to bond. And, as Twilight remarked, Starlight does have a tendency to ‘overdo’, being a pony largely driven by emotion and gut instinct. It’s a sad thing for poor Glimmy, and shows just how much Sunburst’s friendship meant to her. Seeing Sunburst stress about not knowing what they had in common anymore himself was also sad. And, if any people are doing so, Sunburst shouldn’t be chastised for making Starlight feel left out. He wasn’t doing it on purpose. He was just caught up and excited in finding these connections he had with Starlight’s friends. In Twilight’s case, it was more pronounced because, as he admitted, he never expected a pony he idolized to be so fun to hang out with. And beyond that, he _did_ try to include Starlight in the fun they were having. _She_ was the one faking enthusiasm and pretending she was all right with what was going on. It’s like how Twilight was acting in Once Upon a Zeppelin; her family was concerned, but she insisted she was fine. Thankfully, we have the adorable ending of all of Starlight’s friends chipping in to make an adult-sized game of Dragon Pit. Sunburst may not have wanted to play the game by being a foal again, but he knew how much it meant to Starlight, so he found a way to make it work for them as grownups. A very sweet gesture on all their parts, I have to say. It gives rise to a great moral, too: common interests may be a good foundation on starting a friendship, but it’s not always necessary to keep it going. It’s often just enough that you’re enjoying the company of your friends in what you’re doing, sharing the fun. As long as the both of you still want to be friends, it doesn’t mean your friendship is over. I think Starlight and Sunburst are gonna be just fine, especially with so many friends behind them. A sad but sweet episode, as I said. =) Some various notes: -Hey, Sunburst, Rarity called! She wants her luggage back. XD -Who’s got a cuter blush, Glimms or Twi? Hard to choose, both are so adorable. =) -Glimms during the whole antique shop scene is a lot like me when I’m forced to go on errands; bored out of my mind, just waiting for it to end, lol -‘No risk, no reward’, is basically how that Old Ponish phrase goes, I imagine -‘When is Twilight _not_ adorable?’ ...Is that a rhetorical question? XD -Can I just say how much I love Kelly Sheridan’s voice as Starlight? The musical way she calls out ‘Knock-knock’ is just beautiful. =) -Seems Sunburst feels naked without his cloak, especially when a mare walks in on him in bed, lol. -Who could possibly say no to that sweet Starlight smile?

Sunburst + Twilight is a new ship of mine!

22:40 Sunburst: "We had to take out a few space to get it to fit, but you hardly miss them!" I bet that line was added just to head off complaints from obsessed, nitpicking fans.

7:43 Where else would the Pony Doctor works when not in the Ponyville Antic Shop?

can't wait to see your reaction to the finale :D

This really was a great, fun Starlight episode, really brought her entire circle of friends together well, and a nice little calm, slice of life breather before the flat out epicness of the finale... and now to wait for the reaction to that because, holy buck is that going to be awesome to see!

This is a great episode. The characters are all great. The conflict with Starlight is interesting. Starlight doing an age like spell is interesting.

the sunburst freaking out that he and starlight has nothing to connect over anything anymore around maud XD hello male twilight

10:05 "Aw, that's a cool board game." I think the design of Dragon Pit was based off the game Fireball Island (1986). kzfaq.info/get/bejne/d8xxaa6prKfIf58.html

17:10 Mostly because he's socializing with other nerdy ponies ;J

24:35 ...it literally has a swirl on the cover. lol.

Now, just the finale reaction. You are the last one I am waiting on.

06:10 Starlight does NOT care (or like) rocks/geology. . If she did, she would have not needed the help of Maud to find a crystal wall big enough to contain dozens of cutiemarks [as she would have known where to look, specially since she just happened to build "Our Little Village" near one]. -> Maud even pointed out in this episode that is their personalities and mutual "forever_alone-ness" what keeps them together; like "alcoholic anonymous" friends. ex: Maud does not care about kites (or anything related to "air" for that matter); but she will try her best to find some aspect of them interesting for her; so she can get mild enjoyment [while Starlight feels extatic], playing with them. -> Something similar may have happened with her sister Pinkie and baloons/parties.

I think Sunburst was very rude and cold. He didn't try to connect to Starlight as well. He was invited by Starlight and he was spending time with her friends not even questioning if she was there or not. He didn't try to talk with her. I would feel abandoned to. Again, he was her guest. Talking about Twilight and impling she is the only reason he wants to wake up for example...uh. Also, they were pen pals. Weren't they writting to each other ? Shouldn't they be closer ?

As for Sunburst and Trixie shipping - they both wear capes. If that is not a perfect reason for relationship I don't know what is.

Go back to the scene with Sunburst and Maud talking at the mirror pool. Pay CLOSE attention to Boulder

Rarity taught him well.

Don't all antique stores look smaller from the outside?

we have the same orange cup xD nice reaction

Its interesting how equestria seems to be developing more advanced technology, also mildly alarming, if they make a trade deal with the zebras trading gems for coal we may have a problem.

Finale. Do it! Just do it!

23:30 Oh no! You found Twilight's dungeon!

"How to take over Equestria, Vol. 3". Sunburst, you were supposed to give that back two moons ago!

Luffy says get spike I agree

10:10 - 10:15 This is adorable.

I thought that only Trixie could do an aging spell!!!

Didn't Sunburst just feel like one of those generic anime protagonist males??

You like Avril Lavigne too?! I love "Crush"! Nice choice in songs.

Poor Starli 💖💖.

Fun reaction. Hope you're feeling better now. Can't wait to see your reaction to the season seven finale. (QUESTION) Will you be reacting to any of the new Equestria Girls stuff? That's the 3 specials "Dance Magic", "Movie Magic" and "Mirror Magic" and also 16 summertime shorts and music videos and so far 11 shorts and music videos for the new digital youtube series and 31 more on the way. For the digital youtube series it is kind of confusing for me on how it will work. So far we've gotten shorts and music videos but I hope it will at least have 6 to. hopefully 26 episodes with 11 minute run times. (Kind of like what hasbro did with their first digital series, "Hanazuki".) Hope to to see your reaction to some more Equestria Girls stuff soon. Thank you and have a nice day.

He stole all of Rarity's lugages 😂

Hey, just a PSA, apparently there's more stuff leaking like a sieve everywhere, including incomplete versions of the first six freaking episodes of season 8! Just thought someone should let you know. There's some EQG stuff too but you haven't been reacting to that so I figured it was less important to avoid.

Protip; Don´t listen to The Residents "Not Available (Extended Version) songs; "Edweena" & "The Making of a Soul" while watching this episode.

Dragon Pit reminds me of Mouse Trap

This is my sixth favorite episode of the season and my eighth favorite episode of the series.

4:27 Oh silly Luffy, he didn't arrive with that book. XD

This is my second favorite episode of the season. 😊

Finally 24. episode! :D And now? Finale please. :)

Starlight Glimmer is my favorite pony she has the worst mind like me

Are you gonna be prsent at MCM London, Confuzzled or somewhere else?

22:44 Simpsons theme in the background? Or at least a ripoff.

Sunburst was total asshole towards Starlight and it kinda ruined the episode for me. I felt so bad for Starlight. He didn't even try to do anything with her.