Aardwolf

The Great and Powerful Trixie doesn't trust wheels.

Now in color! "Spike chasing Rarity Belle" by Jud Hudson.

Pages 29-32 of Recovery by BronyCurious a.k.a. Tommy Oliver. Pages 1-9 are here. Pages 10-17 are here. Pages 18-22 are here. Pages 23-28 are here.

Trixie demands brushie!  A digital drawing by Arrkhal featuring her O.C. Heartcall.

"Rock Bottom" by Toxic-Mario.

Amy vs. the World

Alternate captions: Useless jar of air Invisible ring of invisibility My Mogwai escaped

Vector by Infinitoa.

This is me continuing to obsess over one brief scene.  I actually used a vector of Sweetie Belle's tail to paint out the Hub logo.  The dialog comes from the comments at Derpibooru.

I made screen captures.  Why do I do these things?

See DaringDashie's gallery.

For some reason this is my favorite part of the episode.  I didn't even notice it the first time through.

Edit: The one time I post a broken G.I.F. it gets 20 notes in 10 minutes.  Click here to see the animation that Tumblr won't show for some reason.

Remember back in the old days when there was an ongoing thread of Spike having a crush on Rarity?  Good times.

Also, didn't the ponies use to write letters to somebody?  Maybe I'm getting mixed up.

I didn't dislike "Magic Duel," but I can see why people think the writers are pandering to bronies. It feels like the everyday slice-of-life episodes with down-to-earth lessons are being superseded by the epic fantasy episodes that so many fans love.  Or at least, this season is front-loaded with that kind of plot.  So far we've had three immensely powerful artifacts and two magic-wielding villains.  "One Bad Apple" is the only taste we've had of the kind of episodes that were the norm in Season One.  There's nothing intrinsically wrong with epic fantasy stories in this show, I just don't like them crowding out all the other kinds.  Maybe it's a stretch to call "Too Many Pinkie Pies" epic fantasy, but it did introduce a powerful and mysterious supernatural artifact that indirectly caused a disaster. It also might be a stretch to say "Magic Duel" was full of fan service, but look how many references to previous episodes the writers squeezed in.  Again, there's nothing intrinsically bad about that, it will just be a problem if the writers make a habit of it.  Continuity is great, but much of the show's charm comes from its flexibility.  New episodes bring in new stories, concepts, characters, and surprises from out of the blue. In conclusion, I don't really agree with the fans who are bashing this episode, but I can understand why they feel that way.  It also makes me feel a little wary about the future.