History Recap / MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E25ACanterlotWeddingPart1

* BilingualBonus: Princess Cadance's full name is Mi Amore Cadenza, which is like "my love cadence" in a mix of Italian and Spanish.[[note]]It would be "Il mio amore Cadenza" in Italian, and "Mi Amor Cadencia" in Spanish.[[/note]] This is fitting given her cutie mark and special talent.]]

* BarrierMaiden[=/=]BarrierWarrior: Shining Armor serves as one here, as he's the only one who could erect a force field strong enough to protect Canterlot against an unknown threat, and the force field requires constant upkeep from him. Without him, the unknown threat would have open access to Canterlot.

* BarrierMaiden/BarrierWarrior: Shining Armor serves as one here, as he's the only one who could erect a force field strong enough to protect Canterlot against an unknown threat, and the force field requires constant upkeep from him. Without him, the unknown threat would have open access to Canterlot.

* {{Bridezilla}}: Mi Amore Cadenza acts like this, and Rarity theorizes it's due to the wedding planning pressure. She did want her day to be perfect, but she was also literally not herself.

...until she sees Cadance feign appreciation of Applejack's cooking, sneer at Rarity's beautiful wedding gown design, and diss Pinkie Pie's reception planning. Twilight sits down with her friends and voices her concerns, but the other five ponies assure Twilight it's just bridal nerves. Unconvinced, she goes to talk to Shining Armor but before she can voice her suspicions, Cadance arrives and demands his attention. Twilight eavesdrops on the ensuing conversation between the Princess and Shining Armor. Peeking through the door, she witnesses Cadance cast a spell on Shining Armor, cementing her concerns.

As the rehearsal for the wedding begins, Twilight declares that Cadance is ''evil'' and describes all she's seen, including the spell. To Twilight's dismay, nopony treats her suspicions with credulity. Cadance bursts into tears and runs from the room. Shining Armor is then angry with his sister because of her actions and reprimands her, contradicting each of her accusations (he explains that Cadance's magic was apparently to heal him from the migraines he develops from the stress of repeat-casting the barrier over Canterlot) and that she shouldn't bother to come to the wedding at all.

The Mane Six and Princess Celestia walk out with disappointed glances at Twilight, with the latter coldly telling her, "You have a ''lot'' to think about," before leaving Twilight alone to contemplate her actions. Fearing she has irreparably damaged the relationship with her brother, Twilight reflects sadly on losing her [=BBBFF=][[note]]Big Brother Best Friend Forever[[/note]]. Cadance suddenly appears in the darkened hall, to whom Twilight murmurs "I'm sorry." The Princess gives a warm smile... before her eyes flash malevolently green.

[[caption-width-right:350:[[NotHimself They're not themselves.]]]]

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Chrysalis as "Cadance" succeeds in keeping up her ruse even after Twilight calls her out. Even Twilight gives up her suspicions when all her friends turn their backs on her. But Chrysalis [[IdiotBall stupidly]] [[JustBetweenYouAndMe insists on gloating]] to Twilight that she was right all along afterwards, thus not only confirming Twilight's suspicions but allowing her to eventually spoil the evil plan.

* WeUsedToBeFriends: Played with when everyone leaves Twilight after she insults Princess Cadence.

* [[BilingualBonus Princess Cadance's full name is Mi Amore Cadenza, which is like "my love cadence" in a mix of Italian and Spanish.[[note]]It would be "Il mio amore Cadenza" in Italian, and "Mi Amor Cadencia" in Spanish.[[/note]] This is fitting given her cutie mark and special talent.]]

** BilingualBonus: Princess Cadance's full name is Mi Amore Cadenza, which is like "my love cadence" in a mix of Italian and Spanish.[[note]]It would be "Il mio amore Cadenza" in Italian, and "Mi Amor Cadencia" in Spanish.[[/note]] This is fitting given her cutie mark and special talent.

* RememberTheNewGuy: Twilights' FriendlessBackground was a key plot point in the pilot and came up again in later episodes. Now we learn that she had not only had a wonderful big brother but a ''equally'' wonderful surrogate big sister. Heavily lampshaded when her friends can't understand why she never mentioned either one of these supposedly close relationships to any of them.

* StalkerWithoutACrush: Twilight herself towards Shining Armor and Princess Cadence.

* TraitorShot: The shot after the page image.

* WeddingDay: Shining Armor to Princess Cadance.

* AesopAmnesia: Once again, the ponies forgot the lesson learned in "Lesson Zero": do not ignore your friends' concerns as overreacting even if they seem that way.

'''''[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E26ACanterlotWeddingPart2 TO BE CONTINUED]]'''''

!!Continued in "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E26ACanterlotWeddingPart2 A Canterlot Wedding - Part 2]]".

-->'''Cadance:''' [[WhamLine You]] '''[[OhCrap will]]''' [[WhamLine be.]]

** Fluttershy's bird choir makes a return like in Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E1MareInTheMoon and Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E5GriffonTheBrushOff.
** Twilight is the organizer like in Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E1MareInTheMoon and Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E11WinterWrapUp.

* FreezeFrameBonus: [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a653e25daf8bea166401a34de5e1c812.jpg The magic outline on Cadance's horn]] provides an extremely subtle but of foreshadowing of the true nature of the villain.

* {{Leitmotif}}: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdsJgGfGHzU&t=0m12s Cadance has one]] that sounds like the ''MyLittlePony'' theme with two extra notes inserted into each measure.

** Some versions of the episode (such as on Netflix) avert this by having no music playing during the credits after this episode ends.

* SeasonFinale: The two two episodes in season 2.

** Celestia and the main five act as her GirlPosse at the end of the episode when the shun Twilight.

* NonStandardCharacterDesign: Princess Cadance is a WingedUnicorn with black-rimmed eyes like Celestia (either eyeliner or just trait of the family's royal lineage), gradient wings, and an unusually shaped face.

* DownerEnding: Part 1 ends with literally everypony, ''including Celestia'', abandoning Twilight after she accuses Mi Amore Cadenza of being evil and then the Princess kidnaps her. Fortunately, it is a {{Cliffhanger}}.

* LampshadeHanging: No doubt the audience is confused about Twilight having a brother they never heard of until this episode.

* SurpriseCreepy: The ''DownerEnding''. While there were some creepy moments before it, Cadance suddenly donning a SlasherSmile and [[DraggedOffToHell summoning a circle of flames to drag Twilight down to who knows where]] is horrifying.

** When the song "B.B.B.F.F." repeats at the end of the episode, it ends on a minor note rather than a major one. In musical terms, this is known as a UsefulNotes/DeceptiveCadence (the first time the song ends, it is on an AuthenticCadence).

** When the song "B.B.B.F.F." repeats at the end of the episode, it ends on a minor note rather than a major one. In musical terms, this is known as a "deceptive cadence" (the first time the song ends, it is on an "authentic cadence").

*** Also, there's a meaning for the music experts: the song "B.B.B.F.F." was sung in the key [=Db=] minor. That means the root key was a [=Db=] major chord. Usually, an [=Ab=] major chord would lead into a [=Db=] major at the end of the song; this is called a V-I chord progression and is musically termed as an "Authentic Cadence". However, the song resolves on [=Bb=] minor, the relative minor of [=Db=], to give it a sadder tone at the end. When a chord progression seems to be heading to a root chord but instead ends on the relative minor, that is called a "Deceptive Cadence". First documented [[http://ponibooru.413chan.net/post/view/171219 here]][[note]]Note: the image is somewhat incorrect in that it is ''B.B.B.F.F.'' that does that little trick, not ''This Day Aria''.[[/note]], and subsequently [[WordOfGod confirmed by Daniel Ingram.]]

* [[BarrierMaiden Barrier Stallion]]/[[BarrierWarrior Barrier Warrior]]: Shining Armor serves as one here, as he's the only one who could erect a force field strong enough to protect Canterlot against an unknown threat, and the force field requires constant upkeep from him. Without him, the unknown threat would have open access to Canterlot.
* [[BehindTheBlack Behind the Purple]]: While Twilight and her friends are gathered around a table, Applejack peeks over Twilight's head so she can be seen... by the camera.
* [[BestWoman Best Mare]]: Shining Armor asks Twilight to be this. Until she accuses the bride of being evil.

* [[EtTuBrute Et Tu, Twilight?]]: Shining Armor and Princess Celestia's disappointment towards Twilight for accusing Cadence as evil, and Twilight's friends leaving her afterwards plays with it. Although the real Et Tu moment is when Twilight realizes that Cadence is really evil. Confirming her suspicions, and moments before the evil bride drags her down to the underground mines. Ultimately reversed in the next episode for the former case.

* [[MySisterIsOffLimits My Brother Is Off Limits]]: Zigzagged trope. Twilight is outraged when she thinks her beloved BBBFF is marrying some random noble lady. Then she finds out that the bride is her surrogate big sister and thus the only pony she ''would'' approve of, but then she sees Cadence acting snotty and is back to square one but only because she thinks something is ''off'' with Cadence. Everyone else thinks Twilight is simply jealous. The viewer may be able to see in advance that Twilight is right, even if there is a ''little bit'' of this trope there too.

* [[RememberTheNewGuy Remember The New Pony]]: Twilights' FriendlessBackground was a key plot point in the pilot and came up again in later episodes. Now we learn that she had not only had a wonderful big brother but a ''equally'' wonderful surrogate big sister. Heavily lampshaded when her friends can't understand why she never mentioned either one of these supposedly close relationships to any of them.

* [[SecretHandshake Secret Hoofshake]]: Twilight and Cadance have one.

* [[TrampledUnderfoot Trampled Underhoof]]: When Cadance returns to the hall near the end, she steps on and shatters the Twilight figurine from the "graphics" for the DarkReprise of "[=BBBFF=]" as she approaches Twilight -- which Twilight seemed to be creating with her magic.