History YMMV / MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS7E24UncommonBond

* ShippingGoggles: The plot can easily be seen as a harem comedy with Sunburst at the center.

* HilariousInHindsight: Twilight Sparkle [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E5MagicDuel once made up a fake spell that can turn a mare/stallion into a filly/colt]] to fool Trixie. But in this episode, Starlight Glimmer has actually invented one that really works. (Granted, it could just be an illusion, but it's still a powerful, legitimate spell vs the stage tricks Twilight used.)

** Sunburst and Twilight quote an Old Ponish saying "Hliet foresettan pliht" that they say roughly translates as "reward prefers risk", and admit it loses something in the translation. That's actual Old English they're saying, and it's a fair approximation of the Latin proverb "fortune favors the bold."

* TaintedByThePreview: When the synopsis revealed that this is another episode centered around [[BaseBreakingCharacter Starlight]], some fans were turned off, given her growing bad reputation as a SpotlightStealingSquad and the fact the the wounds from her appearance in ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsMagicalMovieNight'' were still fresh.

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation:
** Sunburst refusing to play ''Dragon Pit'' through Starlight’s childhood spell. Was it really because he had no desire to relive the past or that he actually did want to but didn’t want to risk the chance of the newly created spell breaking the fabric of time and space?

** Did Sunburst want privacy just so he could change, or did he actually have a typical morning RagingStiffie?

* GeniusBonus: Maud is right about pumice being light enough to use to make a giant die; it's extremely porous and can actually float on water.

* HilariousInHindsight: Twilight Sparkle [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E5MagicDuel once made up a fake spell that can turn a mare/stallion into a filly/colt]] to fool Trixie. But in this episode, Starlight Glimmer has actually invented one that really works.

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Sunburst refusing to play ''Dragon Pit'' through Starlight’s childhood spell. Was it really because he had no desire to relive the past or that he actually did want to but didn’t want to risk the chance of the newly created spell breaking the fabric of time and space?

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation:
** Sunburst refusing to play ''Dragon Pit'' through Starlight’s childhood spell. Was it really because he had no desire to relive the past or that he actually did want to but didn’t want to risk the chance of the newly created spell breaking the fabric of time and space?

** No one ever really gets around to realizing that Starlight's problem isn't Sunburst having more in common with her friends -- she's upset because he can't stop gushing over them or prioritizing them. Aesops to take away from this include "Make new friends, but keep the old", don't get so caught up in the excitement of visiting someplace fun that you're rude to your host, and as always, don't be afraid to just tell someone if they're hurting your feelings.
* AccidentalInnuendo: Did Sunburst want privacy just so he could change out of his jammies, or did he actually have a typical morning RagingStiffie? Considering most ponies don't normally wear clothes and Sunburst's uncomfortable expression, the latter is likely, even though ponies are drawn without the appropriate attributes.

** Sunburst refusing to play ''Dragon Pit'' through Starlight’s childhood spell. Was it really because he had no desire to relive the past or that he actually did want to but didn’t want to risk the chance of the newly created spell breaking the fabric of time and space? Of course, the spell's effects were probably just an elaborate illusion (Sunburst says he didn't want to "pretend" to be a foal); as seen later in the season, Starlight is very wary of any magic that messes with space and time.
** Did the spell Starlight used to try and relive her and Sunburst's foalhoods actually teleport them to their old room and revert them to foals, or was it just an elaborate illusion? Admittedly Twilight overhearing Sunburst yelling at Starlight from another room in the castle makes it seem unlikely they actually went anywhere.

** Did the spell Starlight used to try and relive her and Sunburst's foalhoods actually teleport them to their old room and revert them to foals, or was it just an elaborate illusion?

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Sunburst refusing to play ''Dragon Pit'' through Starlight’s childhood spell. Was it really because he had no desire to relive the past or that he actually did want to but didn’t want to risk the chance of the newly created spell breaking the fabric of time and space? Of course, the spell's effects were probably just an elaborate illusion (Sunburst says he didn't want to "pretend" to be a foal); as seen later in the season, Starlight is very wary of any magic that messes with space and time.

* AccidentalInnuendo: Did Sunburst want privacy just so he could change out of his jammies, or did he actually have a typical morning RagingStiffie? Considering most ponies don't normally wear clothes, the latter is more likely, even though ponies are drawn without the appropriate attributes.

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Sunburst refusing to play ''Dragon Pit'' through Starlight’s childhood spell. Was it really because he had no desire to relive the past or that he actually did want to but didn’t want to risk the chance of the newly created spell breaking the fabric of time and space? Of course, the spell's effects were probably just an elaborate illusion (Sunburst says he didn't want to "pretend" to be a foal); as seen later in the season, Starlight is very wary of any magic that messes with space and time.

* GeniusBonus: Maud is right about pumice being light enough for this purpose; it's extremely porous and can actually float on water.

** ShipToShipCombat: Starlight+Sunburst fans are not pleased to see Sunburst hitting it off with three other mares in this episode.

* HilariousInHindsight: Twilight Sparkle [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E5MagicDuel once made up a fake spell that can turn a mare/stallion into a filly/colt]] to fool Trixie. But in this Episode, Starlight Glimmer has actually invented one that really works.

* LauncherOfAThousandShips: Sunburst's positive chemistry with Twilight Sparkle, Trixie, and Maud has really put the Starlight/Sunburst pairing on a big run for its money.
** ShipToShipCombat: Starlight/Sunburst fans are not pleased to see Sunburst hitting it off with some other mares in this episode.

* HilariousInHindsight: Twilight Sparkle [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E5MagicDuel once made up a fake spell that can turn a mare/stallion into a filly/colt]] to fool Trixie. But in this Episode, Starlight Glimmer has actually invented one.

* TaintedByThePreview: When the synopsis revealed that this is another episode centered around [[BaseBreakingCharacter Starlight]], a lot of fans were turned off, given her growing bad reputation as a SpotlightStealingSquad and the fact the the wounds from her appearance in ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsMagicalMovieNight'' were still fresh.

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Sunbrust refusing to play ''Dragon Pit'' through Starlight’s childhood spell. Was it really because he had no desire to relive the past or that he actually did want to but didn’t want to risk the chance of the newly created spell breaking the fabric of time and space? Of course, the spell's effects were probably just an elaborate illusion (Sunburst says he didn't want to "pretend" to be a foal); as seen later in the season, Starlight is very wary of any magic that messes with space and time.