"The Cutie Mark Chronicles" is the twenty-third episode of the first season of the animated television seriesMy Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic. The episode was written by M.A. Larson and directed by supervising director Jayson Thiessen. In this episode, the "Cutie Mark Crusaders", three fillies looking to earn their cutie marks, learn from the older mares of how they earned their own cutie marks; in the process, the older mares realize they share a common destiny. The episode has been praised as having a complex plot for a children's program that emphasizes the core values of the overall show.
While the Cutie Mark Crusaders fillies—Apple Bloom, Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle—continue to try to earn their cutie marks, they come up with an idea to try to learn how other ponies in town got theirs, with Scootaloo insisting they talk to her idol, Rainbow Dash, first. On the way into town to find Rainbow Dash, they encounter the other five main characters and learn of their cutie mark stories (each told in flashbacks when they were younger fillies), much to Scootaloo's impatience:
Applejack had left her apple orchard in Ponyville to live in Manehattan with her Uncle and Aunt Orange. The high life did not suit her well, and after seeing a rainbow that pointed her back to Ponyville, she returned home, getting her cutie mark on arrival.
Fluttershy was a shy, clumsy pegasus in flight camp and teased by bullies. Rainbow Dash stood up for her and challenged the bullies to a race, but at the start, their speed knocked Fluttershy off a cloud towards the ground. She was caught by a flock of butterflies, and soon discovered that she loved being with the animals on the ground. After a distant explosion scared the animals, she found that she was also able to communicate and empathize with them, earning her cutie mark.
Rarity was preparing costumes for a school play but felt they were not her best work. That night, her unicorn horn dragged her across the landscape to a giant rock, leaving her to question why it did that. A distant explosion shattered the rock, revealing it to be full of gems, which Rarity was able to use to further improve her costumes. She earned her cutie mark as the audience cheered the students' performance.
Twilight Sparkle was enthralled by magic and Princess Celestia as a filly, and excited when her parents enrolled her in Celestia's school for gifted unicorns. She had not expected an entrance exam, which required her to hatch an egg using magic, and could not do so. When a sudden explosion occurred outside, an uncontrollable surge of power through her horn hatched the egg (which proved to contain the baby dragon Spike) and caused several bizarre side effects that Celestia quickly reversed. Welcoming Twilight into the school, Celestia offered to be her mentor so she could learn to harness her raw magical ability. As Twilight celebrated, Celestia pointed out that she had earned her cutie mark.
Pinkie Pie grew up on a rock farm where she and her family enjoyed few pleasures. As she tended to the rocks one day, the same rainbow from the other backstories tore through the sky and briefly cleared away the clouds and curling up her hair. At the sight of the rainbow that followed, Pinkie became elated and knew she had to share that feeling with others. Overnight, she set up a party in the farm's silo. When her family discovered this, Pinkie first thought she had disappointed them, but they all soon broke out into smiles and joined in the fun, causing Pinkie to earn her cutie mark.
The Crusaders finally make it to Sugarcube Corner where Rainbow Dash is waiting for them. She goes into her own story, continuing from Fluttershy's: as she continued to race the bullies, she put on a burst of speed and executed her first Sonic Rainboom (a combination of a sonic boom and a rainbow-coloured effect), gaining her cutie mark as well as winning the race. The Sonic Rainboom unexpectedly allowed Rainbow Dash's friends to earn their cutie marks, and after they realize this, the Mane Six conclude that they are much closer than they all expected. Though Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle empathize with the older ponies as they share a hug, Scootaloo feels the entire effort was all for naught and suggests another activity to get their cutie marks, before being dragged into a hug with her friends.
Receptionedit
Emily VanDerWerff, writing on the overall show for The A.V. Club, used "The Cutie Mark Chronicles" as an example of the show's overarching theme of "the way that little kids often look up to and emulate teenagers, even though those teenagers don’t have it all together" and letting the viewer "in on their insecurities and problems". She further praised the episode as one that "boasts a surprisingly complex story (for kids TV) where all of the flashbacks tie together and reinforce the sense of destiny".[1] Sherilyn Connelly of SF Weekly considered the episode as "one of Season 1's most complicated, carefully constructed stories, working with what we know about the characters and expanding their backstories while continuing to build the show's world". Connelly continued that it was "a confident episode that would have been a great season finale".[2]
Home mediaedit
The episode is part of the Season 1 DVD set, released by Shout Factory, on December 4, 2012.[3] It is also part of the "Adventures of the Cutie Mark Crusaders" DVD, which was released on February 24, 2015.[4]
Referencesedit
^VanDerWerff, Emily (2011-04-25). "My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic". The A.V. Club. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
^Connelly, Sherilyn (2012-04-25). "My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, Season 1, Episode 23". SF Weekly. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
^"My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic: Season 1". Amazon.com. 2012-12-04. Retrieved 2012-12-04.
^"My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic: Adventures Of The Cutie Mark Crusaders". Shout! Factory. 2014-11-05. Retrieved 2014-11-05.
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The Cutie Mark Chronicles is the twenty third episode of the first season of the animated television series My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic The episode was written by M A Larson and directed by supervising director Jayson Thiessen In this episode the Cutie Mark Crusaders three fillies looking to earn their cutie marks learn from the older mares of how they earned their own cutie marks in the process the older mares realize they share a common destiny The episode has been praised as having a complex plot for a children s program that emphasizes the core values of the overall show The Cutie Mark Chronicles My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic episodeRainbow Dash as a filly performing her first ever Sonic Rainboom Episode no Season 1Episode 23Directed byJames WoottonWritten byM A LarsonProduced bySarah Wall Chris Bartleman executive Stephen Davis executive Lauren Faust executive Kirsten Newlands executive Blair Peters executive Featured music So Many Wonders Performed by Andrea LibmanComposed by Daniel IngramOrchestrated by Steffan AndrewsEditing byTom Harris Rob Renzetti story Original air dateApril 15 2011 2011 04 15 Running time22 minutesEpisode chronology Previous A Bird in the Hoof Next Owl s Well That Ends Well My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic season 1 List of episodes Contents 1 Plot 2 Reception 3 Home media 4 References 5 External linksPlot editWhile the Cutie Mark Crusaders fillies Apple Bloom Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle continue to try to earn their cutie marks they come up with an idea to try to learn how other ponies in town got theirs with Scootaloo insisting they talk to her idol Rainbow Dash first On the way into town to find Rainbow Dash they encounter the other five main characters and learn of their cutie mark stories each told in flashbacks when they were younger fillies much to Scootaloo s impatience Applejack had left her apple orchard in Ponyville to live in Manehattan with her Uncle and Aunt Orange The high life did not suit her well and after seeing a rainbow that pointed her back to Ponyville she returned home getting her cutie mark on arrival Fluttershy was a shy clumsy pegasus in flight camp and teased by bullies Rainbow Dash stood up for her and challenged the bullies to a race but at the start their speed knocked Fluttershy off a cloud towards the ground She was caught by a flock of butterflies and soon discovered that she loved being with the animals on the ground After a distant explosion scared the animals she found that she was also able to communicate and empathize with them earning her cutie mark Rarity was preparing costumes for a school play but felt they were not her best work That night her unicorn horn dragged her across the landscape to a giant rock leaving her to question why it did that A distant explosion shattered the rock revealing it to be full of gems which Rarity was able to use to further improve her costumes She earned her cutie mark as the audience cheered the students performance Twilight Sparkle was enthralled by magic and Princess Celestia as a filly and excited when her parents enrolled her in Celestia s school for gifted unicorns She had not expected an entrance exam which required her to hatch an egg using magic and could not do so When a sudden explosion occurred outside an uncontrollable surge of power through her horn hatched the egg which proved to contain the baby dragon Spike and caused several bizarre side effects that Celestia quickly reversed Welcoming Twilight into the school Celestia offered to be her mentor so she could learn to harness her raw magical ability As Twilight celebrated Celestia pointed out that she had earned her cutie mark Pinkie Pie grew up on a rock farm where she and her family enjoyed few pleasures As she tended to the rocks one day the same rainbow from the other backstories tore through the sky and briefly cleared away the clouds and curling up her hair At the sight of the rainbow that followed Pinkie became elated and knew she had to share that feeling with others Overnight she set up a party in the farm s silo When her family discovered this Pinkie first thought she had disappointed them but they all soon broke out into smiles and joined in the fun causing Pinkie to earn her cutie mark The Crusaders finally make it to Sugarcube Corner where Rainbow Dash is waiting for them She goes into her own story continuing from Fluttershy s as she continued to race the bullies she put on a burst of speed and executed her first Sonic Rainboom a combination of a sonic boom and a rainbow coloured effect gaining her cutie mark as well as winning the race The Sonic Rainboom unexpectedly allowed Rainbow Dash s friends to earn their cutie marks and after they realize this the Mane Six conclude that they are much closer than they all expected Though Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle empathize with the older ponies as they share a hug Scootaloo feels the entire effort was all for naught and suggests another activity to get their cutie marks before being dragged into a hug with her friends Reception editEmily VanDerWerff writing on the overall show for The A V Club used The Cutie Mark Chronicles as an example of the show s overarching theme of the way that little kids often look up to and emulate teenagers even though those teenagers don t have it all together and letting the viewer in on their insecurities and problems She further praised the episode as one that boasts a surprisingly complex story for kids TV where all of the flashbacks tie together and reinforce the sense of destiny 1 Sherilyn Connelly of SF Weekly considered the episode as one of Season 1 s most complicated carefully constructed stories working with what we know about the characters and expanding their backstories while continuing to build the show s world Connelly continued that it was a confident episode that would have been a great season finale 2 Home media editThe episode is part of the Season 1 DVD set released by Shout Factory on December 4 2012 3 It is also part of the Adventures of the Cutie Mark Crusaders DVD which was released on February 24 2015 4 References edit VanDerWerff Emily 2011 04 25 My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic The A V Club Retrieved July 27 2019 Connelly Sherilyn 2012 04 25 My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic Season 1 Episode 23 SF Weekly Retrieved 2012 04 25 My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic Season 1 Amazon com 2012 12 04 Retrieved 2012 12 04 My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic Adventures Of The Cutie Mark Crusaders Shout Factory 2014 11 05 Retrieved 2014 11 05 External links edit The Cutie Mark Chronicles at IMDb nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Cutie Mark Chronicles amp oldid 1194401457, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
