History Recap / MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS7E24UncommonBond

[[caption-width-right:350:Party for two... plus one.]]

* SpecialEffectFailure: InUniverse. When Trixie climbs into the box for her SawAWomanInHalf trick, the legs sticking out the other end are clearly from a stuffed dummy. One even falls off afterword.

* OldFlameFizzle: Starlight and Sunburst are excited about spending time together, but quickly find out that they have grown apart and no longer share common interests. Sunburst immediately finding common interests with Starlight's new friends only exacerbates this.

** Starlight (possibly, it could be an illusion spell) uses an age spell like what was mentioned in "Magic Duel" so she and Sunburst can relive their childhood.

** Starlight (possibly, it could be an illusion spell) uses the age spell from "Magic Duel" so she and Sunburst can relive their childhood.

** His shyness in this scene is, as ever, distinctly odd given that Starlight isn't wearing anything herself, like most Ponyville inhabitants.

* AesopAmnesia: Starlight had already learned the aesop of this episode in "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS6E21EveryLittleThingSheDoes Every Little Thing She Does]]" when learning to enjoy spending time with her new friends. Granted it's harder to do the same with an old friend if you're expecting him to have the same interests as when he was a colt.

* BiggerOnTheInside: Annoyed at how long it's taking to look through everything, Starlight thinks the antique shop "looked a lot smaller on the outside", which is the exact same sentiment she had about [[CallBack Twilight's]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS6E1TheCrystallingPart1 castle]].
* CallBack:

** It's subtle, but the first trick Trixie tries to show Starlight and Sunburst is to tie herself up in chains and try to escape. Considering it was implied that [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS6E6NoSecondPrances Hoofdini]] was fond of escape tricks in a flashback, much like [[Creator/HarryHoudini his human counterpart]], odds are it's another trick of his that she's trying to emulate.
* {{Cliffhanger}}: The black-colored book is a direct lead-in to "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS7E25ShadowPlayPart1 Shadow Play - Part 1]]", the first time an episode outside of the two-parter has had any direct connection to the plot of a premiere or finale.
* TheComicallySerious: Maud gets another opportunity to show off her talent for dry humor.
-->'''Sunburst:''' ''[regarding himself and Starlight]'' We did everything together. But now I'm wondering if we've spent so much time apart that we don't connect over anything anymore. And if we can't connect over anything, then maybe we're not even friends!\\
'''Maud:''' Well, at least it's not serious. ''[{{beat}}] That'' was a joke.
* ContinuityNod:
** Starlight struggles to carry Sunburst's luggage, just as she did in issue #6 of ''[[ComicBook/MyLittlePonyLegendsOfMagic Legends of Magic]]''.
** The Mighty Helm (featured in the legend of Rockhoof from "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS7E16CampfireTales Campfire Tales]]") are mentioned in the antiques store, with Twilight and Sunburst finding a map they made by hoof.
** Starlight shows Sunburst the Mirror Pool from "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E3TooManyPinkiePies Too Many Pinkie Pies]]," recounting the events of that episode in the process.

* TheComicallySerious: Maud gets another opportunity to show off her comedy.

-->'''Sunburst:''' If we can't connect over anything then maybe we're not even friends!\\
'''Maud:''' Well, at least it's not serious. ''[{{beat}}]'' ''That'' was a joke.

* DeadpanSnarker: Maud manages to invoke this during her conversation with Sunburst.
-->'''Sunburst:''' ''[regarding himself and Starlight]'' We did everything together. But now I'm wondering if we've spent so much time apart that we don't connect over anything anymore. And if we can't connect over anything, then maybe we're not even friends!\\
'''Maud:''' Well, at least it's not serious. ''[{{beat}}] That'' was a joke.

** Starlight uses the age spell from "Magic Duel" so she and Sunburst can relive their childhood.

* StrongAsTheyNeedToBe: Starlight's struggles with moving Sunburst's suitcase through telekinesis, despite her later removing the large boulder [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E3TooManyPinkiePies blocking the mirror pool]] without trouble. Could be justified by the suitcase bieng heavier than she expected, and thus she didn't put as much power into it when attempting to lift it.

* StrongAsTheyNeedToBe: Starlight's struggles with moving Sunburst's suitcase through telekinesis, despite her later removing the large boulder [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E3TooManyPinkiePies blocking the mirror pool]] without trouble.

** Starlight uses the age spell from “Magic Duel” so she and Sunburst can relive their childhood.

-->'''Sunburst:''' ''(regarding himself and Starlight)'' We did everything together. But now I'm wondering if we've spent so much time apart that we don't connect over anything anymore. And if we can't connect over anything, then maybe we're not even friends!\\
'''Maud:''' Well, at least it's not serious. [{{Beat}}] ''That'' was a joke.

* StrongAsTheyNeedToBe: Starlight's struggles with Sunburst's suitcase, despite her removing the large boulder [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E3TooManyPinkiePies blocking the mirror pool]].

* BaitAndSwitch: At first, it seems as if Sunburst wasn't on the train, with Starlight finding it empty after the rest of the passengers disembark. Then

** Starlight remarks that the antiques store "looked a lot smaller on the outside", just as she did regarding Twilight's castle in "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS6E1TheCrystallingPart1 The Crystalling -- Part 1]]"
** Sunburst showing awkwardness over being "naked" in front of Starlight is similar to Rarity objecting to Spike seeing the Mane Six while they're getting "changed" during "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E26TheBestNightEver The Best Night Ever]]" and Fluttershy covering herself up when Rainbow pulls off her bed sheets in "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E15TheSuperSpeedyCiderSqueezy6000 The Super Speedy Cider Squeazy 6000]]".
** Starlight kicks down some appleas from a tree, just as she did in "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E26TheCutieRemarkPart2 The Cutie Re-Mark -- Part 2]]".

* DeadpanSnarker: Maud manages to incoke this during her conversation with Sunburst.

'''Maud:''' Well, at least it's not serious. ''That'' was a joke.

* {{Adorkable}}: Twilight's {{Squee}} over getting trapped in Dragon Pit is adorable. Sunburst even says as much.

* CallBack: Trixie transmogrifies an apple into a tea cup, like she did eagerly to a lot of other objects in "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS7E2AllBottledUp All Bottled Up]]".

* ContinuityNod: Starlight shows Sunburst the Mirror Pool from "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E3TooManyPinkiePies Too Many Pinkie Pies]]," recounting the events of that episode in the process.

* AnAesop:
** Commonality is good for a friendship, but it's not the only component. Spending time with each other can still be meaningful and fun even if you can't always find that common ground.