WEBVTT Kind: captions Language: en 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:02.920 Happy belated Nightmare Night everypony. 00:00:02.920 --> 00:00:06.323 Its a good day on the moon...at least I...I think its day. 00:00:06.323 --> 00:00:11.739 Kind of hard to tell when your on the celestial body that typically tells you it's night. 00:00:12.080 --> 00:00:14.140 Calm down Text! 00:00:14.140 --> 00:00:16.440 I think I have a way back. 00:00:16.440 --> 00:00:21.800 I'm going to attempt to cast the chromakey spell without a surface to cast it on. 00:00:21.800 --> 00:00:27.700 In theory the same chaotic side effect should happen...sending us home. 00:00:27.700 --> 00:00:32.740 But I'm going to wait until the story takes the ponies back to earth. 00:00:32.740 --> 00:00:34.320 "OH COME ON!" 00:00:34.420 --> 00:00:38.400 (laughter) Cue "Spoiler Alert." 00:00:38.780 --> 00:00:41.420 (singing) Spoiling the "Nightmare Rarity Arc" 00:00:41.580 --> 00:00:43.940 (singing) My Little Pony Comic. 00:00:44.047 --> 00:00:46.767 (singing) You've been warned so if you still watch, 00:00:46.980 --> 00:00:48.980 (singing) You'll be spoiled soon! 00:00:48.980 --> 00:00:52.920 And at long last, we reach the final part of... 00:00:53.100 --> 00:00:58.880 "THE NIGHTMARE RARITY ARC!" 00:00:58.880 --> 00:01:04.800 NOW I CAN FINALLY REST MY ROYAL CANTERLOT VOICE! 00:01:05.320 --> 00:01:10.880 By now you should probably already know who the writer and artist are for this arc. 00:01:10.880 --> 00:01:14.318 So I'm gonna jump right into the story...I hope you don't mind 00:01:14.320 --> 00:01:17.720 This part picks up with Luna leaving the moon. 00:01:17.720 --> 00:01:25.020 And feeling kind of weak for letting herself flee away while the others are getting captured. 00:01:25.020 --> 00:01:29.357 She then returns to Ponyville and tells her sister what happened on the moon. 00:01:29.360 --> 00:01:34.260 Back on the moon, Twilight manages to find faith in friendship again. 00:01:34.260 --> 00:01:36.360 And then this happens... 00:01:36.600 --> 00:01:44.460 Its not really explained what exactly what's going on, but I get the feeling this is going to be used later on... 00:01:44.460 --> 00:01:49.080 Meanwhile, Spike uses the camo moon slugs to sneak away again. 00:01:49.080 --> 00:01:53.775 Which for some reason works a lot better than the last time he tried this. 00:01:53.834 --> 00:01:54.794 "Convenient" 00:01:54.794 --> 00:01:59.280 He actually manages to get to the ponies in the dudgeon and free them. 00:01:59.280 --> 00:02:05.560 Well, I mean with help from Pinkie Pie who somehow got the key in an earlier panel. 00:02:05.560 --> 00:02:12.540 They then use this newly discovered power of pure friendship on the guard to assist in their escape. 00:02:12.760 --> 00:02:16.380 Back in Ponyville, the battle is in full swing. 00:02:24.820 --> 00:02:29.780 and during the course of the battle Luna is struck down by Nightmare Rarity 00:02:29.780 --> 00:02:32.880 and so she throws herself a pity party. 00:02:32.922 --> 00:02:37.242 But with the kindness shown to her by the residents of Ponyville, 00:02:37.242 --> 00:02:43.861 completely messing with the "we are terrified of Nightmare moon" vibe from the beginning of "Luna Eclipsed" 00:02:43.920 --> 00:02:48.360 She is able to forgive herself for her past transgressions 00:02:48.360 --> 00:02:54.580 and congratulations, your series pilot Luna has evolved into authorial maned Luna. 00:02:54.580 --> 00:02:59.454 This would be where I'd show a fan animation relating to what I just said... 00:02:59.460 --> 00:03:01.120 "IF I HAD ONE!" 00:03:01.180 --> 00:03:03.700 Then the prodigal ponies return! 00:03:03.700 --> 00:03:06.760 Thus that is our cue to return to earth! 00:03:06.760 --> 00:03:08.434 Don't worry I got this... 00:03:10.320 --> 00:03:12.000 Come on, I can do this! 00:03:12.200 --> 00:03:18.620 Come on, just focus the magic...onto the space directly behind me 00:03:18.620 --> 00:03:22.473 Doesn't have to be a surface there...just project it...COME ON! 00:03:22.800 --> 00:03:23.640 AHHH! 00:03:23.980 --> 00:03:28.080 Comic: Uhg, ouch! Who are you? 00:03:28.080 --> 00:03:30.250 Unknown pony: Name's Jet, Jet Fever. 00:03:30.250 --> 00:03:32.780 Comic: Ok, where did you come from? 00:03:32.780 --> 00:03:35.980 Jet: You see when a goat and a bat love each other very much... 00:03:35.980 --> 00:03:39.554 Comic: Dear Celestia! No! I mean, why did you tackle me? 00:03:39.554 --> 00:03:45.459 Jet: I've been on the moon for literally tens of sevens of minutes and I just wanted to leave. 00:03:45.459 --> 00:03:48.953 Jet: So I traced the magic signature from your wall back to you. 00:03:48.953 --> 00:03:51.407 Comic: Can Demon Ponies even do that? 00:03:51.407 --> 00:03:52.688 Jet: I dunno, but I did. 00:03:52.688 --> 00:03:57.520 Jet: I can do whatever the fuck I feel like. See watch, I'm your script editor now. DEAL WITH IT! 00:03:57.560 --> 00:03:58.660 Comic: OK... 00:03:58.660 --> 00:04:01.073 Comic: huh, guess i'm gonna need a new wall... 00:04:01.073 --> 00:04:02.594 Jet: Ya know I'mma do you a solid. 00:04:02.594 --> 00:04:07.713 Jet: as thanks for unwittingly freeing this dark magic, tartarus spawn from his banishment to the moon 00:04:07.713 --> 00:04:13.953 Jet: I'mma build you a bad ass mother fucking wall. It's gonna have laser beams and shit. Bitches love laser beams. 00:04:14.027 --> 00:04:17.147 Comic: (awkward laughter) its good to be home. 00:04:17.147 --> 00:04:19.920 But I should really get back to the review. 00:04:20.120 --> 00:04:26.500 And then the re-mane 5...and Spike, manage to use the power of pure friendship 00:04:26.500 --> 00:04:30.200 to break the hold the Nightmare Forces have on Rarity. 00:04:30.200 --> 00:04:33.993 Returning her to her marshmallow colored, fashionable self. 00:04:34.240 --> 00:04:42.760 So luna parts ways with the reunited mane 6, Spike and Celestia to tend to her moon dwelling subjects. 00:04:42.760 --> 00:04:44.180 The End. 00:04:44.360 --> 00:04:50.140 I would give this comic, 5 moon castle dungeon keys out of 10. 00:04:50.140 --> 00:04:52.760 It was actually paced very well. 00:04:52.760 --> 00:04:56.183 I mean, the battle was actually a reasonable length. 00:04:56.300 --> 00:05:01.500 The only major issue I had with it was how they resolved it. 00:05:01.620 --> 00:05:07.300 It wasn't exactly a Deus Ex Machina, because they showed it being discovered, 00:05:07.300 --> 00:05:11.363 They showed that it could be used to turn an evil person back to good, 00:05:11.363 --> 00:05:15.243 But it just didn't make sense. 00:05:15.243 --> 00:05:18.813 I mean, if they're gonna pull an ending out of their ass 00:05:18.813 --> 00:05:21.819 They might as well've used the Elements of Harmony 00:05:21.819 --> 00:05:26.460 Sure that would mean a few extra panels showing them putting on the Elements of Harmony 00:05:26.460 --> 00:05:30.478 Maybe forcing the Element of Generosity onto Nightmare Rarity 00:05:30.480 --> 00:05:36.340 And the use the power of friendship to break the Nightmare Forces hold. 00:05:36.340 --> 00:05:41.600 That way on some level it was grounded in the shows actual lore. 00:05:41.600 --> 00:05:42.980 not some bullshit. 00:05:42.980 --> 00:05:50.840 Because if all you needed was really strong friendship to break the hold the Nightmare forces has on somepony. 00:05:50.840 --> 00:05:56.740 Why did Celestia have to banish her sister to the moon in the first place? 00:05:56.740 --> 00:05:59.314 What? Were they just not close friends back then? 00:05:59.320 --> 00:06:01.400 Like I said, it makes no sense. 00:06:01.640 --> 00:06:06.600 As a whole this arc scored a 35%. 00:06:06.600 --> 00:06:13.140 That technically doesn't even place anywhere on the grading that I use. 00:06:13.140 --> 00:06:15.720 But pretty much, that's an F. 00:06:15.780 --> 00:06:21.480 The sad fact is in order to stretch the story across 4 comics 00:06:21.480 --> 00:06:27.920 the author had to resort to needless and sometimes repeated plot points. 00:06:27.920 --> 00:06:33.400 Personally, I liked this arcs premise more than the previous arcs premise 00:06:33.400 --> 00:06:36.860 But that being said, I wouldn't reread this arc. 00:06:37.200 --> 00:06:40.720 This arc may have gotten a better overall grade if 00:06:40.720 --> 00:06:43.980 parts 2 and 3 were combined into 1 part 00:06:43.980 --> 00:06:47.720 Or if part 2 was part of part 1 and part 3 was part of part 4. 00:06:47.720 --> 00:06:54.440 Also the villains in this arc, the Nightmare Forces, were not menacing in the slightest. 00:06:54.440 --> 00:06:56.920 And their goal was very weak 00:06:56.920 --> 00:07:02.300 All they wanted was what Luna promised them long ago: Endless Night... 00:07:02.300 --> 00:07:05.574 and a kingdom of darkness to rule over as their own. 00:07:05.580 --> 00:07:12.060 Which, sure that made sense when they had a super charged, evil, Alicorn under their control. 00:07:12.060 --> 00:07:17.320 But...Nightmare Rarity is just a super charged, evil unicorn 00:07:17.320 --> 00:07:21.980 I think 2 Alicorns can easily take care of that 00:07:22.120 --> 00:07:26.360 King Sombra's plan had a better chances of succeeding. 00:07:26.360 --> 00:07:30.140 King Sombra was 10 times more menacing! 00:07:30.280 --> 00:07:38.220 You know there is a problem in your creative process if you create a villain who is worse than worst villain. 00:07:38.220 --> 00:07:41.800 Not to mention the numerous continuity errors 00:07:41.860 --> 00:07:51.240 that conflict with events that happened before this comic and events will happen after this comic in the timeline of the series. 00:07:51.400 --> 00:07:55.640 But as always, that is just My 2 Bits on the matter. 00:07:55.640 --> 00:08:00.180 Tell me what you thought of this comic or the arc as a whole in the comments below. 00:08:00.180 --> 00:08:03.841 You can also suggest a possible future "spoiler alert." 00:08:03.841 --> 00:08:06.300 Comic: Anyways, I'm Comic Sans 00:08:06.300 --> 00:08:08.450 Jet: Don't forget me, I'm Jet Fever 00:08:08.450 --> 00:08:16.260 and I'll see you next time for the review of the Rarity Micro Series titled "How Rarity Got her Groovey Back." 00:08:16.260 --> 00:08:20.160 Because there hasn't been enough Rarity in the past 4 reviews. 00:08:21.360 --> 00:08:22.100 Comic: OUCH! 00:08:22.100 --> 00:08:24.940 Comic: I thought you were joking about the lasers! 00:08:24.940 --> 00:08:27.660 Jet: I never joke about lasers.