If this was actually intentional, it’s cool as all heck. Even if it wasn’t intentional… Ding! Nope, even if it wasn’t, my brain just headcanon’d it. Looks like it’s cool as all heck.
@Background Pony #4CD0
The interesting part is there’s a well on the right side of screen in both shots.
I was hoping to do Firefly / Rainbow Dash comparison screencaps eventually,
so I might use or include this later. Nice find!
It wouldn’t surprise me if Faust put callbacks in the first season too.
Though this was probably the most obvious one: >>565718
Say, that Rainbow of Light beat Tirek again at the end of the S4 finale, didn’t it…
@patec
The connection is a little on the tenuous side, is all. It certainly appears likely that it was a reference, but there’s also room for it to have been a mere coincidence. I see no problem with people desiring to get an authoritative word on it.
@SemiJuggao
Why even question it?
Tirek is a old vilain from G1. They knew that when they were writing/animating the finale. They probably watched the old tirek episode to get a feeling for him.
I’m pretty sure they knew what they were doing when they did this scene. And I’m more than ok with that.
Thinking back on that scene, it does sort of remind me of the G1 movie scene. Weird. I wonder if this was intentional as both characters are named Twilight?
@Ranch
I wonder why G1 Twilight chants that when she teleports…
a spell word?
a personal mantra?
or she really is successfully wishing herself being teleported around? :)
yeeeees
For me, the fact that Twilight Sparkle even says ‘I can do this!’.
It was too similar to ‘I wish, I wish!’.
The interesting part is there’s a well on the right side of screen in both shots.
I was hoping to do Firefly / Rainbow Dash comparison screencaps eventually,
so I might use or include this later. Nice find!
It wouldn’t surprise me if Faust put callbacks in the first season too.
Though this was probably the most obvious one:
>>565718
Say, that Rainbow of Light beat Tirek again at the end of the S4 finale, didn’t it…
www.youtube.com/watch?v=znTD8P21Kzc#t=1m12s (Firefly)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvP165BXusM#t=0m28s (Dash)
Well in the background both times, talking to Megan both times. Whoops, did I just reveal Apple Bloom is Megan? Just look at the oversized bow.
Hey, I’m not arguing against it, I’m just saying that an official confirmation would be nice, either way.
The connection is a little on the tenuous side, is all. It certainly appears likely that it was a reference, but there’s also room for it to have been a mere coincidence. I see no problem with people desiring to get an authoritative word on it.
Why even question it?
Tirek is a old vilain from G1. They knew that when they were writing/animating the finale. They probably watched the old tirek episode to get a feeling for him.
I’m pretty sure they knew what they were doing when they did this scene. And I’m more than ok with that.
Maybe, but I’m sure Meghan will confirm this at the next MLP panel, or if someone asks her on Twitter.
Of course it was intentional.
Reminds me of https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbd4t-ua-WQ
a re-imagining rescue at midnight castle?
And G4 Twilight wishes she didn’t!
I wonder why G1 Twilight chants that when she teleports…
a spell word?
a personal mantra?
or she really is successfully wishing herself being teleported around? :)