History Recap / MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E23InspirationManifestation

* SlasherSmile: Rarity after making dresses under the influence of the spell.

* AffectionateNickname: Rarity calls Spike "Spikey-poo" and "precious scales".

* YourMakeupIsRunning: Much like in ''[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E13SimpleWays Simple Ways]]'', Rarity's mascara runs when she cries. Also like in ''[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E13SimpleWays Simple Ways]]'', this [[BeautyIsNeverTarnished doesn't leave any lasting smudges]].

* YourMakeupIsRunning: Much like in ''[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E13SimpleWay Simple Ways]]'', Rarity's mascara runs when she cries. Also like in ''[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E13SimpleWay Simple Ways]]'', this [[BeautyIsNeverTarnished doesn't leave any lasting smudges]].

** As in [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E14SuitedForSuccess "Suited for Success"]], Rarity's first attempt at fulfilling a client's needs doesn't meet with approval, but unlike the rest of the Mane Six and their gala dresses, Claude the puppeteer has legitimate objections to Rarity's work -- see JerkassHasAPoint.
** The plot can also be thought of as a [[SwappedRoles role reversal]] of [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E10SecretOfMyExcess "Secret of My Excess"]]: this time, Rarity is the one who's gone mad with power and Spike has to stop her.

** Spike mentions Owlowiscious' bow tie that Rarity made for him in "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E24OwlsWellThatEndsWell Owl's Well That Ends Well]]".

* YourMakeupIsRunning: Much like in "Simple Ways", Rarity's mascara runs when she cries. Also like in "Simple Ways", this [[BeautyIsNeverTarnished doesn't leave any lasting smudges]].

* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: "Can't you see how distraught, disappointed, and downtrodden I still am?"

* TheCameo: Among the other pairings noted in ContinuityNod, Vinyl and Bulk Biceps are at the fair.

* ShoutOut: The sequence when Spike takes the book from the pedestal is played out very similarly as to when [[Disney/{{Aladdin}} Aladdin takes the Genie's lamp from the Cave of Wonders]].

* WhatTheHellHero: Owlowiscious toward Spike as Rarity begins running amok with the spell, and his insistence that everything's going fine.

* ArtisticLicenseBiology: Robins make their nests out in the open and not in hollowed out trees and therefore don't use birdhouses. Robins also do not eat birdseed so would have no interest in the rather copious amount of it Fluttershy provides.

* TheConscience: Owlowiscious.

* AddictiveMagic / GRatedDrug: The spellbook effectively serves as this for Rarity. Under its influence, she stops eating, grows increasingly manic in her behavior, and is only free of it when Spike finally stops enabling her and makes her realize how harmful it is.

* WhosOnFirst: At first, Spike's conversations with Owliscious seem like a reprise of their first meeting but eventually he starts responding to what the owl is saying.

** The plot can also be thought of as a RoleReversal of [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E10SecretOfMyExcess "Secret of My Excess"]]: this time, Rarity is the one who's gone mad with power and Spike has to stop her.

Spike hatches a plan to steal the book from Rarity, but even when he succeeds, its magic continues to control her. Since Rarity intends to beautify all of Equestria, Spike finally puts his foot down and admits that her changes aren't making things better, and he should have told her sooner. This is what finally breaks the Inspiration Manifestation, and Rarity returns to normal. Spike apologizes for not telling the truth sooner, to which Rarity replies that he should never be afraid to tell her the truth, because they're friends.

* TheConscience: Owlowiscious

* GRatedDrug: The spellbook effectively serves as this for Rarity. Under its influence, she stops eating, grows increasingly manic in her behavior, and is only free of it when Spike finally stops enabling her and makes her realize how harmful it is.

* HonestAdvisor: Owlowiscious

** Let's see: something that increases your creativity, but at the same time increases your dependancy? [[Litterature/TheTommyknockers Where did I heard that before?]]

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Exactly what ''did'' happen to the evil spell after it was driven out of Rarity, since the TomeOfEldritchLore was (presumably) destroyed?

* ContinuityNod: Spike mentions Owlowiscious' bow tie that Rarity made for him in "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E24OwlsWellThatEndsWell Owl's Well That Ends Well]]".

* YourMakeupIsRunning: A subtle example. When Rarity starts crying, her tears are much darker than normal when running down her face, though this [[BeautyIsNeverTarnished doesn't leave the trademark smudges]].

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[[caption-width-right:270:Don't worry, ''[[NightmareFuel Rarity's going to make you look fabulous]]!'']]

* HeartbreakAndIceCream: Rarity makes a puppet theater for Ponyville's Fall Foal and Filly Festival, but the harsh rejection she receives when her design proves unsuitable drives her to pig out on chocolates and vanilla-oat swirl ice cream, complete with "om nom nom" sounds. [[SubvertedTrope Note the lack of a scorning love interest.]]

* HeartbreakAndIceCream: After having her puppet theater rejected, Rarity is seen drowning her sorrows in several tubs of ice cream. [[SubvertedTrope Note the lack of a scorning love interest.]]

* RealityWarper: Inspiration Manifestation allows the user's thoughts to appear in the real world, reshaping the world as they see fit.

* WackySoundEffect: In addition to actual chewing noises when scarfing down the ice cream, Rarity can be heard sounding out "nom nom nom".