History Recap / MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E15ScareMaster

* {{Narm}}: InUniverse. Fluttershy attempts to make her tea party as scary as possible to her friends (no sugar for the tea, no friend to the left of Pinkie Pie, fake model stand-ins of "uninvited guests", etc.). None of her friends are scared; at best, they're all confused.

** One establishing shot in front of Fluttershy's cottage has four ponies the costumes of a griffon, a dragon, a changeling, and a timberwolf.

** The episode title is a play on the Season 1 Fluttershy-centric "Stare Master".

* FauxHorrific: Fluttershy attempts to make her tea party as scary as possible to her friends (no sugar for the tea, no friend to the left of Pinkie Pie, fake model stand-ins of "uninvited guests", etc.), but it doesn't fool anypony.

** The drawings in Fluttershy's cottage are of [[Anime/SailorMoon Sailor Moon]], [[Manga/DragonBall Bulma]], [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Ayanami Rei]], [[Manga/RanmaOneHalf Ranma]], and [[Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena Utena]].

** At one point in the episode two ponies can be seen dressed up like [[Anime/SailorMoon Sailor Moon]] and [[WesternAnimation/{{Jem}} Jem]]. In the same shot, Snips and Snails are dressed as ''[[WesternAnimation/HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse He-Man and Skeletor]], respectively.

* StealthPun: Popped up in the series before, but the maze the Apples made is made from corn. Maze made from maize.

** At one point in the episode two ponies can be seen dressed up like [[Anime/SailorMoon Sailor Moon]] and [[WesternAnimation/{{Jem}} Jem]].

** Fluttershy mentions overcoming stage fright.
** Fluttershy becomes Flutterbat again, though with props and a costume this time instead of magic.
** A Fluttershy-centric episode. Change the C in "Scare" and you have another Fluttershy-centric episode:
* ChekhovsGun: Rarity considers giving Fluttershy a fruitbat-vampire costume early in the episode but decides against it.

* InnocentlyInsensitive: Several characters, including the Mane Six fall victim to this, inadvertently terrorizing Fluttershy in their attempts to get into the spirit of the holiday.

** The drawings in Fluttershy's cottage are of [[Anime/SailorMoon Sailor Moon]], [[Manga/DragonBall Bulma]], [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Ayanami Rei]], [[Manga/RanmaOneHalf Ranma]], and [[Anime/RevolutionayGirlUtena Utena]].
** The creature that chases the Mane Six in the hole is very similar to ''Film/TheCreatureFromTheBlackLagoon''.

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->Written by Natasha Levinger

"Scare Master" is the 21st episode of Season 5 of ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''. The episode was leaked early on September 21, 2015. '''Beware of spoilers.'''

Fluttershy boards up her cottage, making sure that everything is covered for Nightmare Night. As is tradition for the timid pegasus, she is attempting to avoid setting a hoof outside at all so as to not be scared, including making a hiding spot with provisions under her bed. However, in her haste, she forgot to buy any food for Angel Bunny. While scared, Fluttershy nonetheless faces her fears by going out into Ponyville to search for vegetables.

While in Ponyville, Fluttershy is scared by all of the spooky decorations, and of a tale of Granny Smith describing the corn maze she's setting up on the Apple family farm. Fluttershy runs to Twilight's castle, where she finds Spike, who invites her to go out with the rest of the Mane Six. Fluttershy tries to turn him down, but Spike points out that she's already out anyways, so she should hang out with her friends. Fluttershy agrees, and finds the others up in the library, telling ghost stories. While the Mane Six are excited to have Fluttershy with them, she's still rather reluctant to join in. Rarity helps Fluttershy pick out a costume, and Pinkie Pie creates bags of candy for everypony, as well as getting some non-scary Nightmare Night games for them to play. But, at every turn, Fluttershy comes up increasingly worried reasons why she can't do it.

Fluttershy is disappointed that she's not getting into the spirit, until Twilight Sparkle suggests that Fluttershy be the one doing the scaring instead of being scared. Fluttershy likes the idea, and invites the Mane Six to her cottage after an hour of preparation. Despite Fluttershy's best efforts, none of what she makes is very scary, despite the Mane Six's attempts to play along. Finally, Fluttershy tells them to go have fun without her, and they leave her cottage, disappointed. While Fluttershy sulks, Angel comes up with an idea for how she can be really scary...

At the Apple family's corn maze, the Mane Six are all enjoying the normal spooky delights, until they start seeing something stalking them out of the corner of their eyes, along with ghosts flying at them. Eventually, they're chased into a hole, covered by a large rock. While Applejack tries to play down her fears, she admits that none of it was part of the maze that she drew up. Finally, while in the hole, a giant monster chases them onto a cliffside, where none other than Flutterbat swoops in over them, terrifying her friends. Suddenly, Fluttershy drops the act, apologizing for scaring them so badly, revealing that she and her animal friends set everything up with Granny Smith to make the maze more scary. But, the Mane Six are happy that Fluttershy finally came out of her shell. Still, Fluttershy admits to them that Nightmare Night will never be her cup of tea, even if she enjoyed this one. Back at her cottage, Fluttershy reads a book in her hiding spot, saying that she wasn't sure why she ever doubted herself.
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!!Tropes:
* BearHug: [[LiteralMetaphor Courtesy of a bear]].
* BlingOfWar: Twilight's costume consists of a stylized golden armor similar to that of the Royal Guards.
* CallBack:
** Fluttershy mentions overcoming stage fright.
** Fluttershy becomes Flutterbat again, though with props and a costume this time instead of magic.
* ChekhovsGun: Rarity considers giving Fluttershy a fruitbat-vampire costume early in the episode but decides against it.
* FauxHorrific: Fluttershy attempts to make her tea party as scary as possible to her friends (no sugar for the tea, no friend to the left of Pinkie Pie, fake model stand-ins of "uninvited guests", etc.), but it doesn't fool anypony.
* MST3KMantra: In-universe, Rainbow Dash starts pointing out what things are making scary sounds in the corn maze. Applejack scolds her to "try and keep up the illusion."
* InnocentlyInsensitive: Several characters, including the Mane Six fall victim to this, inadvertently terrorizing Fluttershy in their attempts to get into the spirit of the holiday.
* NonStandardCharacterDesign: The drawings Fluttershy makes all look like anime characters.
* ShoutOut:
** The drawings in Fluttershy's cottage are of [[Anime/SailorMoon Sailor Moon]], [[Manga/DragonBall Bulma]], [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Ayanami Rei]], [[Manga/RanmaOneHalf Ranma]], and [[Anime/RevolutionayGirlUtena Utena]].
** The creature that chases the Mane Six in the hole is very similar to ''Film/TheCreatureFromTheBlackLagoon''.
* StealthPun: Popped up in the series before, but the maze the Apples made is made from corn. Maze made from maize.
* ToiletPaperPrank: The Cutie Mark Crusaders engage in this as part of the night's festivities.

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->Written by Natasha Levinger

"Scare Master" is the 21st episode of Season 5 of ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''. The episode was leaked early on September 21, 2015. '''Beware of spoilers.'''

Fluttershy boards up her cottage, making sure that everything is covered for Nightmare Night. As is tradition for the timid pegasus, she is attempting to avoid setting a hoof outside at all so as to not be scared, including making a hiding spot with provisions under her bed. However, in her haste, she forgot to buy any food for Angel Bunny. While scared, Fluttershy nonetheless faces her fears by going out into Ponyville to search for vegetables.

While in Ponyville, Fluttershy is scared by all of the spooky decorations, and of a tale of Granny Smith describing the corn maze she's setting up on the Apple family farm. Fluttershy runs to Twilight's castle, where she finds Spike, who invites her to go out with the rest of the Mane Six. Fluttershy tries to turn him down, but Spike points out that she's already out anyways, so she should hang out with her friends. Fluttershy agrees, and finds the others up in the library, telling ghost stories. While the Mane Six are excited to have Fluttershy with them, she's still rather reluctant to join in. Rarity helps Fluttershy pick out a costume, and Pinkie Pie creates bags of candy for everypony, as well as getting some non-scary Nightmare Night games for them to play. But, at every turn, Fluttershy comes up increasingly worried reasons why she can't do it.

Fluttershy is disappointed that she's not getting into the spirit, until Twilight Sparkle suggests that Fluttershy be the one doing the scaring instead of being scared. Fluttershy likes the idea, and invites the Mane Six to her cottage after an hour of preparation. Despite Fluttershy's best efforts, none of what she makes is very scary, despite the Mane Six's attempts to play along. Finally, Fluttershy tells them to go have fun without her, and they leave her cottage, disappointed. While Fluttershy sulks, Angel comes up with an idea for how she can be really scary...

At the Apple family's corn maze, the Mane Six are all enjoying the normal spooky delights, until they start seeing something stalking them out of the corner of their eyes, along with ghosts flying at them. Eventually, they're chased into a hole, covered by a large rock. While Applejack tries to play down her fears, she admits that none of it was part of the maze that she drew up. Finally, while in the hole, a giant monster chases them onto a cliffside, where none other than Flutterbat swoops in over them, terrifying her friends. Suddenly, Fluttershy drops the act, apologizing for scaring them so badly, revealing that she and her animal friends set everything up with Granny Smith to make the maze more scary. But, the Mane Six are happy that Fluttershy finally came out of her shell. Still, Fluttershy admits to them that Nightmare Night will never be her cup of tea, even if she enjoyed this one. Back at her cottage, Fluttershy reads a book in her hiding spot, saying that she wasn't sure why she ever doubted herself.
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!!Tropes:
* BearHug: [[LiteralMetaphor Courtesy of a bear]].
* BlingOfWar: Twilight's costume consists of a stylized golden armor similar to that of the Royal Guards.
* CallBack:
** Fluttershy mentions overcoming stage fright.
** Fluttershy becomes Flutterbat again, though with props and a costume this time instead of magic.
* ChekhovsGun: Rarity considers giving Fluttershy a fruitbat-vampire costume early in the episode but decides against it.
* FauxHorrific: Fluttershy attempts to make her tea party as scary as possible to her friends (no sugar for the tea, no friend to the left of Pinkie Pie, fake model stand-ins of "uninvited guests", etc.), but it doesn't fool anypony.
* MST3KMantra: In-universe, Rainbow Dash starts pointing out what things are making scary sounds in the corn maze. Applejack scolds her to "try and keep up the illusion."
* InnocentlyInsensitive: Several characters, including the Mane Six fall victim to this, inadvertently terrorizing Fluttershy in their attempts to get into the spirit of the holiday.
* NonStandardCharacterDesign: The drawings Fluttershy makes all look like anime characters.
* ShoutOut:
** The drawings in Fluttershy's cottage are of [[Anime/SailorMoon Sailor Moon]], [[Manga/DragonBall Bulma]], [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Ayanami Rei]], [[Manga/RanmaOneHalf Ranma]], and [[Anime/RevolutionayGirlUtena Utena]].
** The creature that chases the Mane Six in the hole is very similar to ''Film/TheCreatureFromTheBlackLagoon''.
* StealthPun: Popped up in the series before, but the maze the Apples made is made from corn. Maze made from maize.
* ToiletPaperPrank: The Cutie Mark Crusaders engage in this as part of the night's festivities.

* StealthPun: Popped up in the series before, but the maze the Apples made is made from corn. Maze made from maize.

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"Scare Master" is the 21st episode of Season 5 of ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''.

%% Fluttershy boards up her cottage, making sure that everything is covered for Nightmare Night. As is tradition for the timid pegasus, she is attempting to avoid setting a hoof outside at all so as to not be scared, including making a hiding spot with provisions under her bed. However, in her haste, she forgot to buy any food for Angel Bunny. While scared, Fluttershy nonetheless faces her fears by going out into Ponyville to search for vegetables.
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%% While in Ponyville, Fluttershy is scared by all of the spooky decorations, and of a tale of Granny Smith describing the corn maze she's setting up on the Apple family farm. Fluttershy runs to Twilight's castle, where she finds Spike, who invites her to go out with the rest of the Mane Six. Fluttershy tries to turn him down, but Spike points out that she's already out anyways, so she should hang out with her friends. Fluttershy agrees, and finds the others up in the library, telling ghost stories. While the Mane Six are excited to have Fluttershy with them, she's still rather reluctant to join in. Rarity helps Fluttershy pick out a costume, and Pinkie Pie creates bags of candy for everypony, as well as getting some non-scary Nightmare Night games for them to play. But, at every turn, Fluttershy comes up increasingly worried reasons why she can't do it.
%%
%% Fluttershy is disappointed that she's not getting into the spirit, until Twilight Sparkle suggests that Fluttershy be the one doing the scaring instead of being scared. Fluttershy likes the idea, and invites the Mane Six to her cottage after an hour of preparation. Despite Fluttershy's best efforts, none of what she makes is very scary, despite the Mane Six's attempts to play along. Finally, Fluttershy tells them to go have fun without her, and they leave her cottage, disappointed. While Fluttershy sulks, Angel comes up with an idea for how she can be really scary...
%%
%% At the Apple family's corn maze, the Mane Six are all enjoying the normal spooky delights, until they start seeing something stalking them out of the corner of their eyes, along with ghosts flying at them. Eventually, they're chased into a hole, covered by a large rock. While Applejack tries to play down her fears, she admits that none of it was part of the maze that she drew up. Finally, while in the hole, a giant monster chases them onto a cliffside, where none other than Flutterbat swoops in over them, terrifying her friends. Suddenly, Fluttershy drops the act, apologizing for scaring them so badly, revealing that she and her animal friends set everything up with Granny Smith to make the maze more scary. But, the Mane Six are happy that Fluttershy finally came out of her shell. Still, Fluttershy admits to them that Nightmare Night will never be her cup of tea, even if she enjoyed this one. Back at her cottage, Fluttershy reads a book in her hiding spot, saying that she wasn't sure why she ever doubted herself.

%% * BlingOfWar: Twilight's costume consists of a stylized golden armor similar to that of the Royal Guards.
%% * CallBack:
%% ** Fluttershy mentions overcoming stage fright.
%% ** Fluttershy becomes Flutterbat again, though with props and a costume this time instead of magic.
%% * ChekhovsGun: Rarity considers giving Fluttershy a fruitbat-vampire costume early in the episode but decides against it.
%% * FauxHorrific: Fluttershy attempts to make her tea party as scary as possible to her friends (no sugar for the tea, no friend to the left of Pinkie Pie, fake model stand-ins of "uninvited guests", etc.), but it doesn't fool anypony.
%% * MST3KMantra: In-universe, Rainbow Dash starts pointing out what things are making scary sounds in the corn maze. Applejack scolds her to "try and keep up the illusion."
%% * InnocentlyInsensitive: Several characters, including the Mane Six fall victim to this, inadvertently terrorizing Fluttershy in their attempts to get into the spirit of the holiday.
%% * NonStandardCharacterDesign: The drawings Fluttershy makes all look like anime characters.
%% * ShoutOut:
%% ** The drawings in Fluttershy's cottage are of [[Anime/SailorMoon Sailor Moon]], [[Manga/DragonBall Bulma]], [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Ayanami Rei]], [[Manga/RanmaOneHalf Ranma]], and [[Anime/RevolutionayGirlUtena Utena]].
%% ** The creature that chases the Mane Six in the hole is very similar to ''Film/TheCreatureFromTheBlackLagoon''.
%% * StealthPun: Popped up in the series before, but the maze the Apples made is made from corn. Maze made from maize.

%% InnocentlyInsensitive: Several characters, including the Mane Six fall victim to this, inadvertently terrorizing Fluttershy in their attempts to get into the spirit of the holiday.

%% ** The drawings in Fluttershy's cottage are of [[Anime/SailorMoon Sailor Moon]], [[Manga/DragonBall Bulma]], [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Asuka]], [[Manga/RanmaOneHalf Ranma]], and [[Anime/RevolutionayGirlUtena Utena]].
%% ** The creature that chases the Mane Six in the hole is very similar to ''Film/TheCreatureFromTheBlackLagoon''.

%% I InnocentlyInsensitive: Several characters, including the Mane Six fall victim to this, inadvertently terrorizing Fluttershy in their attempts to get into the spirit of the holiday.