Episode 522: What About Discord?
Written by Neal Dusedau
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5lYZG-osXw
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3cus4l
Twilight Sparkle might have a somewhat different range defining what constitutes fun to her, but her friends are fairly used to it by now. Spike should really expect it, even, what with how long he's been living with her. And she's self-conscious enough to be aware that few share some of her particular passions. Still, it's always nice when she can share that time with someone who cares. It's great practice for the next time she comes across an extra optimization for the library!
Did she ever catalog the way the books in the Castle of the Two Sisters were shelved? That sounds like quite an oversight if she hasn't!
>>25366607
Previous thread.
>>25371525
She is evil
Ban the twilicorn
Season 5 episode links
http://pastebin.com/4teHjCbz
Episode 521: Scare Master
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x39nr37
ANIMATIC PREVIEWS FOR EPISODES 524 (SONG) AND 525 (SEASON FINALE PT. 1)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETMPVpJDHoA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXz7qCiiWbs
Nov. 14: Episode 523 –The Hooffields and McColts
Princess Twilight and Fluttershy are called by the map to settle a dispute between two feuding families who can't even remember why they are fighting.
Nov. 21: Episode 524 –The Mane Attraction
An old friend of Applejack's has become a huge pop star and Applejack fears that the singer's manager does not have her best interests at heart.
Episode 525 –The Cutie Re-Mark Pt. 1
Starlight Glimmer returns to seek vengeance on Twilight and her friends and has acquired a spell that could change the past, present, and future of Equestria forever.
Episode 526 –The Cutie Re-Mark Pt. 2
Princess Twilight's efforts to stop Starlight from altering the past continue, but she fears that they may be in vain.
Your path was blocked by the Final Filly and Cosmic Colt.
>>25371536
Oh jeez
This is the first time I've looked at the synopsis for cutie re-mark
Not what I was expecting. Is it possible togo back in time and prevent another ponys destiny from happening? Is Starlight going to go after all of Twilights friends or go for the princesses
>>25371579
You'd think with issac spamming them every thread you would've seen it by now
How would you have felt if Twilight pulled a Moon Dancer, and cried during her rant at the end of this week's episode?
Would it have made the episode better?
>>25371557
>act
>Final Filly
>mystify
>>25371495
>>25371557
What happened to the Penultimate Pony?
>>25371592
I've been sorta drifting in and out of here mybad
>>25371609
unf?
>>25371598
Probably not. Moondancers crying was years of frustration and loneliness. Twilight's would have just been over discord being discord.
>>25371619
NEVER APOLOGIZE
NEVER SURRENDER
>>25371609
That's why she sleeps with the bear everynight
>Upon being transported to Equestria, you find yourself in the body of a handsome, virile, Zebra.
>You find yourself the object of much attention.
>>25371619
PAY YOUR INTERNET
>>25371633
fuck wrong picture
>>25371643
but its so expensiv
>>25371641
Lucky bear.
Why does the writing staff make it so hard to like Applejack?
Every episode centered around her is about
>YEEHAW
Or
>APPUL FAMILY
Why does she barely interact with her friends?
>>25371704
I like how she's really grown fond of Pinkie in the recent seasons
>>25371713
Because Pinkie is part of her family, so she has an excuse to be around.
>>25371664
why are they literally the perfect couple
>>25371704
Lets play a game. Lets play "what would AJ do in her own episode that does NOT involve families or apples."
>>25371730
theyre not look sweetie is pulling out scoots feathers
>>25371730
they are the cutest 2 fillies, it just makes sense
>>25371739
Maybe writer wanted us to feel awkward so we can know how Twilight Sparkle might feel
>Learning lesson with every fiber of body
>>25371739
She'd worry about the apple farm while she's away.
>>25371713
why are they literally the perfect couple
>>25371773
no
Pinkie belongs to Twilight
every time i cuddle with my
>girlfriend
lately, she's dreaming of applejack
just this morning i caught her mumbling "aj, how can you kiss, you don't have any lips"
>>25371779
Twilight belongs to Brad
Please describe this character's personality.
>>25371793
mom who derives pleasure from sexually teasing her son's friends when they come over
>>25371787
there should be way more human woman/pony mare lesbian content
pre-beb bebhorse
>>25371793
Insatiable consumer of pizza, booze, and sex
>>25371813
that horse really let herself go
>>25371745
>forgetting about original filly
>>25371793
the other pink one
>>25371767
I wouldn't mind an episode like that. She would have vacation away from the farm only for her to worry about AB or Big Mac screwing up the farm and wait, this already been done with that latest RarityXApplejack Episode.
>>25371813
Oh she's looking good
>>25371838
she used to be my favorite
you just can't beat the dream team
>>25371658
What kind of social life you want pham?
>>25371813
That's a very lovely horse.
>>25371853
they really are supercute
even without bows in their hair
>>25371853
why is she so best filly
>>25371739
Applejack becomes a hoofball player, and is good at it because of her apple-bucking.
>>25371853
i like the idea that sweetie brings out scoots' girly side
>>25371853
>>25371793
pink
pretty
Raspy voices
>>25371870
i have no idea what this post is trying to say
>>25371884
and Apple Bloom's
Sweetie is like the only girly girl of the group
>>25371844
>>25371872
Gloomy is always a very pretty pony.
>>25371853
scootabelle is the one constant throughout all of space and time
>>25371813
I like that horse
and her hoodies
>>25371906
i just noticed that AB has an apple pattern on her costume
Misson: Keep all 3 fillies entertained and alive for the rest of the weekend
Hard mode: No molestation
what do
>>25371957
There's probably enough shit on Netflix to keep them entertained
>>25371934
It's pretty good
>>25371957
I have a pool
I'll make margaritas and we can chill out in the sun
I SPY WITH MY LITTLE EYES
>>25371966
>Hey Mr. Anon, what is this kid shit you got on your Netflix?
>You're such a fucking creep.
>>25371908
I want to hug her and brush her mane
*digest*
*absorb*
>>25371900
She knows exactly what she's doing
>>25371993
sometimes this show is pretty fun
although i wish she had shown more of a presence throughout the season
>>25372002
would you rather have a stallion cock vore you or an anthro pony titty vore you?
>>25371993
>Hey Twilight, there's this big beehive of hair in the bushes!
>Can I go fuck it?
>>25371977
Ok there, Jimmy Buffet.
>>25372009
Smoking 3 packs a day?
>>25371977
>Mr. Anon, we didn't bring our swimsuits!
>margaritas
>stuff happening
>one or more fillies is molested
>one or more fillies drowns
MISSION FAILED
Anon being turned into an anthro mare
>>25372016
I predict she will be shown again in next episode where Fulttershy and Twala is going map adventure
>>25372028
hey any time is a good time for pool and margaritas
I'll only put a little booze in theirs
hey did anyone notice discord had smooze in a jar around his neck
what does it mean
>>25372049
Anon hooking up with a hyperbusty anthro mare
>>25372055
If Fluttershy leaves him, he's going to kill everyone with Smooze.
>>25372018
That's a hard choice.
Does the cock vore turn me into a cum pony?
Does the titty vore turn my mouth into her mouth nipple?
>>25372055
he doesn't abandon his weird friends
>>25372016
this was more exciting to me than that time, it's a little more obvious so it can't just be a coincidence
>We truly are what about discord
What did they mean by this?
>>25371704
But those are perfectly good reasons to like a good ol' pony. I agree, however, that they should make her interact more with the other main six.
>>25372055
he fucq the slime
>>25372049
>>25372058
Transforming you two into griffons.
That'll learn you.TF General is dead
>>25371739
Joins Equestrian Reserve Forces. 8 Weeks of basic.
>>25372068
No, neither is transformative.
Both spit you back out a little while later, no worse for wear.
You are shrunk a bit, though. They've absorbed some of your mass.
>>25372097
That's unf.That's sad, it's also a little funny how MLPG probably had more transformation art done for it than the TF General
>>25372099
She'll need that mane cut, though.
And no hats.
>>25372118I wanted to like that thread but all they seemed to post was human to pony or vice versa and the art for that stuff is just the grossest thing ever
>>25372084
>Tex is Applejacks father
>Tex is trying to bang his daughter
>banjo plays in the background
I liked this episode. It examined one of the little things about relationships I hadn't really thought of. This was certainly better than my expectations I guess the writer really did learn to improve from his previous effort.
The fucking YT comments were filled with cancer. 'Wah everyone was such an asshole'; 'I couldn't understand it'. If you think this is people being mean then you need your ass kicked. If you can't understand the plot and really think the inside jokes had to explained (some people were complaining about that) then you should call it quits you're braindead.
>>25371901
It's a meme you dip
Would you still love your waifu if she had her mane cut?
>>25372166
Of course, even though long manes are superior.
>>25372175
I love all hairstyles, but short is an acquired taste(to me, anyway)
>>25372166
oh I love this Pinkie
>>25372166
Ponies should have long flowing manes
Even the short cropped ones
>>25372166
yes
>>25372204
I like all pinkies
>>25372205
Chickun barely has a mane
>>25372207
Same
>>25372131
>YT comments
Stop fapping to short hair you deviants
>>25372166
What if she had her everything cut?
Imagine oiling her down and having greasy, skin-on-skin cuddling?
>"Why are the digi-destined now called 'The Elements of harmony?'"
Rarity: Oh, pfft, they're not old, darling. They're vintage, and they're over there! I've even included my favorites by former Canterlot designer to the stars Rococo Froufrou!
Spike: Oh, I love her!
Rarity: Him.
Spike: [laughs nervously] Both.
What.
>>25372272
That's foul. Short should be for cute.
>>25372279
Rococo Froufrou was a transgendered pony. Spike was only familiar with his older works when he was a stallion, but Rarity recognized her preferred gender post-transition.
>Hiya, Anon!
>Ready for our threesome tonight?
>>25372302
stop calling it that
but yes, I'm ready to go to dinner with you and Twilight
>>25372308
>Twilight said I get to eat from the big dragon menu!
>And that you're paying for the bill
>>25372279
I think he was just half joking by trying to save face and pretend like they are 2 different ponies
>>25371525
>oh no the books are out o(...).png
pic looks like a changeling twilicorn
Celestia has charged you with eliminating the Changeling Hive in the Badlands.
As you cut your way through the changeling horde, you come across pregnant changelings. They're crying and begging for mercy.
What do?
Discord drawing happy(?) little ponos.
Orig size: http://imgur.com/F9pjdKE.gif
>>25372352
ha, that's just wonderful
>>25372321
well, I guess it is my turn
>>25372352
this is so good, man
>>25372352
good lord that's incredible
>>25372349
kill them all
squish the babies into the ground, really drag your foot in the process
>>25372349
Cut them down.
>>25372357
But Anon, don't you want to impress her? Twilight's been reading a lot of dating books, and has expectations now.
>What kind of fertilizer have you had your nose in, Twilight?
Grab your tinfoil hats. Let's analyze this stuff.
Time travel was previously mentioned in Slice of Life, with Derpy and the Doctor. Back in season 2, Twilight used a time travel spell that allowed her to return to the past for about one minute (It's About Time). I would assume that Twilight would need a reference to the part in time she needed to return to.If Starlight Glimmer needed a reference to the six's previous adventures, there's one dangling in the castle throne room now, where Starlight is seen in the preview clip.
We've had a whole bunch of episodes revolving around flashbacks. These are:
>Castle Sweet Castle (reminiscing about the Library and its associated memories)
>Appleoosa's Most Wanted (Troubleshoes had a flashback to his childhood)
>The Lost Treasure of Griffonstone (flashback to Gilda's childhood with Dash)
>Slice of Life (photos of Cranky and Matilda's reuniting, and their later adventures)
>Amending Fences (flashback to Twilight and Moon Dancer's childhoods, and the first episode)
>Do Princesses Dream of Magic Sheep? (Luna recalling her past as Nightmare Moon)
>Made in Manehattan (Coco's photo album of Charity Kindheart)
>Crusaders of the Lost Mark (series of flashbacks of the CMC's adventures)
Two of these episodes (Treasure and Manehattan) were both Map Quest episodes. We have one more of these on the way, being The Hooffields and McColts. And as far as these Map Quests have gone so far, they've both followed a specific theme:
>Problem and solution seem extremely obvious and simple at first (Griffonstone needs its idol back, park stage needs to be rebuilt), but later turn out to be part of a deeper, more complex social issue
>Pony A reunites with an old friend (Dash and Gilda, Rarity and Coco)
>Pony B does something that starts to repair a broken community (Pinkie fixes the recipe, Applejack builds the stage)
[1/2]
>>25372349
Slay the vermin, she wills it.
pone has an abortion fetish
will you help her live it out?
>>25372301
>>25372326
Welp. Thanks.
>>25372363
>>25372364
>>25372389
You've failed the test. She was testing your morality.
Celestia will petrify you at some point in the future, but she looks outwardly pleased for now. She will use you like a tool, because that's all you are to her. A tool with no critical thinking skills.
>>25372390
>"Okay anon, I'm going to magically teleport my fetus from my uterus into your colon."
>"Then you're going to shit it out while I watch and masturbate!"
>>25372352
I love this so much you don't even know.
>>25372279
I didn't get it either
>>25372369
Why would I want to impress Twilight?
This is a pony whose ideal vacation is resorting a library. My ideal library is an entirely digital and requires no physical sorting.
We can fuck if she wants, but I don't see a long term relationship working out. Which is why I'm bringing you along to Taco Bell.
>>25372387
Yeah this season has been pretty formulaic and boring about a lot of things. The payoff is supposed to be good
>Zecora appearance
Literally saved it.
When will she get her own episode? It's looong overdue.
>>25372404
>killing parasites is bad
Celestia's the one that failed the test.
>>25372433
the writers cant rhyme that long
>pony will never send you a package
>>25372435
Celestia wouldn't even kill Discord, or her sister.
>>25372404
>testing morality by sending someone out on a mission knowing full well they could be killing supposedly innocent creatures
uh huh, morality my ass
Why did you stop caring about her?
>>25372425
Twilight would have an existential crisis if she ever sees computer tech and the entirety of her library put on a microsd card smaller than a penny.
>>25372455
that would imply i cared about her to begin with
>>25372446
to be fair, she probably couldn't kill Discord even if she wanted to
her reasons for not killing her sister are kind of obvious
>>25372357I would like a baja blast
>>25372453
She's testing yours, not hers. Important to have your eyes on all the murderers in your realm. Those are the real threats.
>>25372438
Make it silent. Maybe a potion made her mute? Poison joke works in her by showing extremely informally? There's plenty of options.
>>25372352
Great on the detail, randumb.
>>25372131
>Wah everyone was such an asshole
It's 2015
You are an asshole, a hater, Hitler, jerk, douche, bigot, etc etc if someone felt bad. As long as they don't like it, people now take things personally and judge people accordingly, based on how they feel.
>>25372404
That's what they get for indiscriminately slaughtering little lovebugs.
>>25372478
Discord locks her up in a closet, and impersonates her.
>>25372481
people have always done that, we just have a cool buzzword now
>>25372438
I remember a while back someone proposed a dialog-free episode with Derpy
that could work with Zecora
>>25372460
Yeah, but then you could tell her about sorting algorithms.
But only tell her about the n^2 ones, so she can get excited about finding better ones.
>>25372352
Well done, Randumb. Really well done.I didn't catch those drawings you said you posted here. I'd like to see them if possible.
>>25372404
Very funny, mom. I killed your stupid bugs, now give me the remote.
>>25372492
>Character's main trait is rhyming
>Episode where she doesn't speak
This is not the Zecora episode I want or need.
>>25372474
Celestia would probably have destroyed Chrysalis in the wedding episode if she could have. They're parasites that don't belong in Equestria.
>>25372460
No, she'd start getting really obsessive over organizing the folder tree and getting every file optimized just right for size and resolution.
Marty McPie
>>25372446
She couldn't cause she is so weak that she can't even handle the Smooze situation
>>25372387 (cont)
In the two episodes where Starlight has been seen, she's been spying on Twilight: once when she was with Moon Dancer at dinner, and when Twilight was reminding Pinkie not to mess with time travel (which the two have experience with).
Then the CMCs. In both episodes where they played the lead, they were helping ponies rediscover their special talents. These were Appleloosa's Most Wanted and Crusaders of the Lost Mark. "There's so much more still left to learn about yourself. See the light that shines in you, we know you can be somepony else." During Starlight's breakdown in the second episode, she references individuality (and therefore cutie marks) as not just symbols of inequality, but of superiority. "You'd all still be living your miserable lives thinking you're better than everypony else!"Her special talent might be that she's a pony of justice, fighting inequality and helping raise other ponies to be on equal footing, but her tragic past and misunderstand of her talent means she instead brings ponies DOWN to the same level.
So, current questions:
>How much does Starlight actually know about the main six, their lives, and their frends at this point? Will she cameo in the remaining two episodes? What if she's actually been in EVERY episode, and we've just missed her?
>Besides the main six, will other ponies be involved in stopping her, like the premier? I would suggest maybe ponies that have been helped so far (Gilda, Moon Dancer, Coco, etc.), but also the CMCs, who have the exact opposite belief system as her.
Thoughts?
>>25372516
Celestia at worst would have imprisoned her in Tartarus, or turn her to stone.
>>25372508
Here you go http://imgur.com/a/mL9F6
Twi's face looks a bit like a pig since I was trying to do something different, and Rarara's eyes are a bit off.
>>25372516
And here I thought you were cool.
Obviously I was wrong.
>>25372535
Good, bug lovers are scum and changelings are terrible.
>>25372532
Ahhh I remember that Rarara. What a couple of superqts, thanks.
>>25372460
She likes books as objects, more effective technology doesn't bother her.
If Celestia was going to start genociding different species, let her start with these guys first.
>>25372544
You'll never go to equestria
>>25372564
Thank goodness.I for one would like to see how changelings would integrate with the rest of society without an evil leader.
>>25372562
I want Celestia to genocidemy asshole
>>25372582
>ponies letting parasites into their society
Nope.
>>25372585
Don't we all?
>>25372590
Really? Even though it is the current year?
How racist of you.
You get 3 wishes anon
>>25372601
Thankfully the ponies don't seem like they'd welcome love-sucking monsters into their villages and homes.
>>25372603
I wish to be the little filly in Equestria 3 times
>>25372603
1. Turn into your sister
2. Stay that way
3. See above
>>25372387
>>25372529
Kind of tired to analyze this properly but she probably knows a fair bit about them by now. At least he publicly known stuff. And I have to think everything's gotta be leading up to some big help by the end.
>>25372603
I wish to be the little pony
>>25372603
Wish number one is to go to equestria. I'll save my other two wishes for afterwards
>>25372603
>Lunas pants sliding down off her hips.
>>25372603
Dash
Luna
and me marrying them both
>>25372657
Marrying 2 mares?
that'sa good idea
>>25372562
You mean gryphons? They became the worst species after the retcon
>>25372664
I love it when people draw Dash with her hair falling down on both sides like that
she looks so pretty
>>25372603
One mare
Another mare
And a stallion
>>25372603
1. I wish I can change how I look like, and how others as well.
2. I wish I can change people mentally, and alter their minds.
3. I wish I can change reality, to make everyone think these changes are natural and things have always been that way, besides me.
What should I turn Luna into?
>>25372684
Does it happen in the show anytime? I feel like it always flows down one side of her neck.
>>25372529
I think she's only been seen in Twilight episodes, but it would be cool if she's hiding somewhere in all of them even if we haven't seen her
>>25372687
>not just making your first wish "several stallions"
>>25372603
I wish for me and my waifu to be together
I wish for the ability to travel to Equestria at whim
I wish forSilent Hills to not be cancelled
>>25372695
A version of herself that visits the dreams of random ponies for the express purpose of doing lewd things.
>>25372696
other than an animation error, I don't think so
it should though, she looks so pretty with her mane flowing down both sides of her neck
>>25372709
I'd have to make sure she could change people in their dreams too, to let her have some fun of her own.
>>25372696
Horse manes usually fall on one side, the main six typically have manes like that.
>>25372696
She's supposed to have the shortest mane
>>25372728
It'd be good if she could change them mentally too, with subdued versions of the changes taking hold in their waking minds.
Hooray for mass gradual lewd corruption.
>>25372749
That's the kind of shit what got her banished in the first place
>"Destroying a state owned weather facility? You must have me confused for some other pegasus."
>>25372749
Literally canon hypnosis.
Would you enter a polygamous relationship with your waifu if that is what she wanted?
>>25372757
Well obviously, I'd let her corrupt Celestia first.
>Celestia develops a pink mane
>Turns as lewd as her sister
>>25372719
>>25372734
True, that makes sense. I think it fell to both sides when she was flicking her mane in sleepless in ponyville
I'm also fond of when it's wavy like this going down her neck.
>>25372737
It's short but not scootaloo short
>>25372757
I don't think she'd head to the moon for anyone's fetish
>>25372757
First order of business: corrupt ponies what can banish her.
>>25372768
More like canon mind-rape
I bet you Nightmare Moon made an army that way.
>>25372769
if she's okay with the incredible amount of stallion cock I'm about to chug, then yes
>>25372789
As long as she can help
>>25372768
>>25372782
Comics =/= Canon
>>25372815
Except when I like it.
>>25372815
what if some are canon and some arent
>>25372773
what a cute pon
>>25372769
it depends on who else is gonna be in the relationship
>>25372832
It's time for us to organize pony's "g" canon
>>25372835
Wind Rider.
>>25372815
>>25372832
Guys pls. It's simple.
Only the comics that are referenced in the show are 100% canon.
Everything else is EU stuff where the canon is ambiguous.
Hasbro has said before that everything pone is officially canon (which would include all the recolor toys, storybooks that contradict canon, Christmas, Equestria Girls, etc.), but it's one of those vague blanket statements used to avoid any backlash toward them over horse timelines.
Would you still love your waifu in the morning?
>>25372871
Why would I stop?
>>25372855
The comics CAN'T be canon, otherwise this fucking OC is canon too (after the artist shoved it into Friends Forever #16).
>>25372875
she gets really severe morning wood
>>25372896
Well that was just a costume of that pony, not the actual pony itself.
>>25372896
isn't that the pony that only appeared as a disguise?
>>25372896
She was only a costume, bro.
>>25372900
>>25372902
>>25372913
>responding
>>25372916
nice meme
>>25372916
Yeah I know.Also I think that horse is cute.
>>25372931
you just had to be there
>>25372900
>>25372902
>>25372913
The artist could bear having their OC's cameo be just some costume.
So shoved it in the background later on.
>>25372896
I'd dick 'em
>>25372936
>>25372931
terribly memed my friend
>>25372938
Oh I see.
>checks that OC tag
>tons of shipping art with Rarity
Uh. Well then.
>>25372961
Yeah, she's pretty lez for Rarity
>>25371598
i kind of wished she did
i've been in twilight's place so many times it's easy to feel depressed and a character expressing themselves through the same outlet I have would have made good closure
but that would have had to take more time, thus reducing the amount of time left for other parts of the episode- which I feel would have been detrimental to the feel of the episode. the buildup to that rant at the end needs to feel tedious and gradual, or else the the viewer is less empathetic towards twilight.
>>25372976
But everyone's lez for Rarity.
>>25372986
Exactly. Jenna's actually one of the more raunchier artists currently working for IDW. She was on a drinking panel at Nightmare Nights Dallas and basically spent the entire time talking about how she would do inappropriate things to ponies.
>>25372961
>>25372938
that comic in particular is the reason I don't follow the comics anymore. It's just terrible all around, and the OC is the icing on top
>>25372521
>>25372404
some people just take things so literally/follow leaders so perfectly that they'll do whatever shit you tell them
celestia should know this and her test is fundamentally flawed for not accounting for these factors
>>25372961
I wish I saved the full version of this.
Looks like it was a bit TOO lesbian and the artist deleted it from their deviantart account.
>>25373004
Nice.
>>25373044
I'm sure the full thing's out there somewhere. It's gotta be.
How do you think Shimmer is going to fuck up the timeline? If she just stops the Sonic Rainboom and prevents the main six from getting their cutie marks (specifically Twilight) then that'll just prevent the Elements from being available during Nightmare Moon, Discord and Tirek, so it'd screw her up too. I think she might try to replace Twilight as the Princess of Friendship.
>all of your friends you've ever had don't recognize you
>if you even try to explain the situation they'll automatically think you're crazy
The only solution I can see to that is Discord. He doesn't seem the type to have his memories changed easily.
>>25373065
Maybe on Derpibooru.
>>25373033
>totalitarian apologist
into the >>>/trash/ you go!
>>25373089
Just checked. A lot of her stuff is there, but not that.
>>25373066
>I think she might try to replace Twilight as the Princess of Friendship.
Interesting
>>25373104
is this a new meme?
>>25373089
Already checked there, it's not.
>>25373066
But the six are working together to fix the timeline, according to the summary. And in Friendship Games, Twilight says "I was caught in this time travel loop".
So maybe the six are forced to relive certain key events but differently, looping over and over until they realize what's going on?