Traders Exchange Goes WRONG! | My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Seaon 4 Episode 22 REACTION + Discussions
Added 2024-06-19 01:26:31 +0000 UTC
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Yes I definitely enjoyed the duos and their bickering or situations.
Only this game adopt me. It had cute pets in it ππ₯Ί
Lmfao ππ. All the space in the world
Oooh thatβs who pinkie was being. Okay this scene is a lot funnier. π
RD selling off Fluttershy. Nooo πππ. Back on my bad list. No but that was really insensitive as she was doing it to help her out the entire time
But as you said, the ending really connected everything with everyone. Loved the whistle moment, the sentimentalism of the books, both of the items and thoughtfulness of rarity and AJ. Ended up nicely even if I wanted a bit more realism and playing out of the resolution
Ed
2024-06-24 18:09:10 +0000 UTC
"Trade Ya!" This episode is a delightful blend of adventure, camaraderie, and the quintessential charm that makes Equestria such a magical place. With a backdrop of the vibrant Rainbow Falls Traders Exchange - a bustling event where anything and everything can be traded - our beloved ponies embark on a series of trades that highlight their unique personalities and the true value of friendship.
- Some notes/thoughts/facts: -
Yes were back again at Rainbow Falls and also at Twilights road to royal duty!
That Teal Pony at 2:24 is Shoeshine https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/mlp/images/a/ac/Shoeshine_ID_S2E6.png
You played Roblox before? I never got warm with this game - i was more of a Minecraft, FPS and RTS player.
So... we have three and a half'ish plots here:
- Mainplot: Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy together for a trading quest of getting the signed first edition of Daring Do and the Quest for the Sapphire Statue by shop-hopping and follow trading.
- Subplot A: Rarity and Apple Jack joining together to pool their assets, but arguing which of their found goods may be better to give their assets away for.
- Subplot B: Twilight trying to get rid of her old books and Pinkie's Flim-Flam imitation performance to oversell them.
- background-plot: Spike... who is not beeing seen the whole episode except in the end, who is the only one who got what he wanted π
You wanted duo-episodes, you are getting now 3 in 1 π
And yes you are right these were the standard pairings that happened a couple of times, but others happened aswell: "Castle-Mane-ia", "Pinkie Apple Pie", "Fall Weather Friends", "Applebuck Season", "Feeling Pinkie Keen", "Green Isn't Your Color", "A Bird in the Hoof" and so on.
Twilight needs more space for her Books... or a bigger Library... π
(Who am i kidding, you already know what happened π )
This conflict between Rarity and Apple Jack was bound to happen and i can understand both sides, but if we are real about it: both reasoning for these found items were just silly π
At least they could put away their differences in the end (induced by Rainbow Dash) and still have found something for each other.
That guy who was selling the mythological Creature "Orthros" had a similar appearance as Kratos of the "God of War"-game series - He therefore was named "Cratus" π
The character of Stellar Eclipse, the pony who sells the Discord-shaped lamps and whose back legs are in a wheelchair cart, was designed after an oc of a teenage child through the Make-A-Wish Foundation, he even voiced it.
Soo... "Teddie Safari" wants an Orthros from Cratus, who wants an Discord-shaped Lamp from "Stellar Eclipse", who wants an antique chicken from "Match Game", who wants an crystal chalice from "Amethyst Gleam", who wants Rainbows slightly rusted horseshoe. - That is quite a journey...
And here we go: Pinkies Flim-Flam shenanigan performance of selling an authentic, one-of-a-kind, official princess merchandise! (She doesn't even fear to trample on a little fillies wish to buy Twilights book π²) This whole plot was way too hilarious! "Double princess!"-Bonus!
The moment Twilight realized that these books meant a lot to her because these remind her about everything that happened while she was reading them was such a sweet moment.
Poor Fluttershy, she was helping Rainbow Dash out lost her bear-caller and even was sold and that out of a moment of spurr in which Rainbow Dash didn't grasp the entire situation because the whole day was a bad experience for them and Rainbow Dash just wanted it to be finally over. But luckily they could revert this trade and Rainbow Dash could replace Fluttershy's lost bear-caller. (Daaaawwwwπ₯°)
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This concludes "Trade Ya!" a delightful blend of character development and thematic exploration that reinforces the value of friendship. I loved all these little bustling nuances that partially happened in the background in this episode the whole time, especially the bickering scene between Rarity and Apple Jack where you can see the Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy doing their trades.
And i get why you think that Fluttershy should have stood up more for herself due to previous experiences, but this time it was more out of her friendship to Rainbow Dash that she didn't stop herself from being "sold". If it were just for herself, she wouldn't have done any of that.
Also the trial was indeed a bit short-cut, but there are only 22 min. of screentime per episode, it wasn't enough to implement another entire problem in there.
Then there was the Subplot with Rarity and Applejack, which was typical and pretty obvious. - but i still liked it as an hilarious interlude of their typical opposites.
Overall, "Trade Ya!" successfully emphasized the series core theme that friendship and loyalty are far more valuable than any material possession, leaving us with a heartwarming and positive message in the end and had it's memorable moments, such as Pinkie Pie's hilarious imitation of Flim/Flam and Twilights rediscovering the worth of her books or the whole ordeal with trading all the goods around. It was very enjoyable.
Thank you for another great reaction! - i appreciate it! π