History Fanfic / TheAudience

* BrainBleach: Chapter 30 [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] this with a disc labeled as this. It contains pictures of cute fluffly bunnies and TastesLikeDiabetes.

* InterspeciesRomance: Jut like so many other things, deconstructed, and yet here it's also reconstructed. Biological and psychological inhibitions really prevent Arthur from being really attracted to Violette, and really, human-on-pony is weird. It's not just a "minor thing". But companionship, somebody to listen to? Who cares about species when the loneliness hurts? [[spoiler: Rather ironically, ShipTease pops up showing that he really might be attracted to her.]]

* PornStash: As discussed immediately above in Oh Crap There Are Fanfics of Us, one of these is found on a 1 Terrabyte HDD found in a trash can and it is ''Filled to the buffer limit'' with RuleThirtyFour.

* AccusationFic: [[spoiler: Chapter 10 sees the return of Trixie. While RC subscribes to the [[TallPoppySyndrome 'AJ, Rarity and Rainbow Dash are at fault' camp]], Arthur also points out that Trixie's cutie mark symbolizing performing magic tricks in a world full of magic is the real cause behind Trixie being who she is.]]

** Chapter 29 gives us[[Series/LostInSpace Danger, Will Robinson, alien being is sending mixed signals.]]

* WhoWantsToLiveForever: Chapter 28 shows us Celestia agonizing over the [[WeAreAs Mayflies short lives of her mortal subjects]].

* StandardFiftiesFather:

* Standard50sFather:

** Readers familiar with LawAndOrderSVU will likely recognise large parts of Stabler's father.

** Readers familiar with LawAndOrderSVU will likely recognise [[BroadSrokes large parts]] of Stabler's father.

* MyBelovedSmother: Chapter 28 sees Art [[AccusationFic accusing]] Celestia of being this.

* PornStash: As discussed immediately above in Oh Crap There Are Fanfics of Us, one of these is found on a 1 Terrabyte HDD found in a trash can and it is ''Filled'' to the buffer limit with RuleThirtyFour.

* TemptingFate: [[LampshadeHanging Lapshaded by Pinkie Pie at the end of Chapter 23.

** Chapter 5 sees the [=CMC=] trio emulating [[MetalGearTwoSolidSnake Solid Snake]]. Complete with overturned box.

** Chapter 5 sees the [=CMC=] trio emulating [[MetalGearSolid Solid Snake]]. Complete with overturned box.

** Chapter 5 sees the [=CMC=] trio pulling [[MetalGearSolid Solid Snake]]. Complete with overturned box.

* ShoutOut: A tremendous one to ''Film/{{Ghostbusters 1984}}''. [[spoiler: The scene where Arthur and crew meet Mayhem is an almost word for word copy of the scene where the Ghostbusters crew meet with the avatar of Gozer on top of the temple skyscraper.]]

* ShoutOut: A tremendous one to ''Film/{{Ghostbusters}}''. [[spoiler: The scene where Arthur and crew meet Mayhem is an almost word for word copy of the scene where the Ghostbusters crew meet with the avatar of Gozer on top of the temple skyscraper.]]

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You can read it [[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/24890/the-audience here]].

-->'''Art''', on Dusty Tomes and his 'stache: a white on grey earth pony in a formal jacket and tie with a cutie mark of two greek pillars and what had to be the most epic mustache in Equestria. I exaggerate not; he had a huge, swooping handlebar mustache of snowy white, waxed and groomed to perfection, that covered almost his entire face. It surely entered rooms before him to announce his presence. His snowy eyebrows were only barely second-place in their epicness, a pair of eaglet's wings, vying for dominance on his somber brow. A gleaming monocle was wedged in place over his nearly invisible eye. He was carefully coiffed and groomed from mane to hooves, and stood with stiff formality, as unwavering as Gibralter.

* LabcoatOfScienceAndMedicine: After the first draconequis attack, a press conference happens, featuring Professor Cosmic Constant. The professor is described as wearing a white labcoat, and his looks seem to channel Albert Einstein.