'Tis a jolly holiday indeed!
Reindeer Izzy...she has reached her FINAL form!
Oh, no! Lil' Allura?! It's too much cuteness, man! TOO CUTE!
Yes, clearly, the biggest tree in the forest is a great pick. I guess they COULD just shrink it down with magic.
I guess Altero also had ice powers. I guess it's just something their entire species can do?
Cuddly kittens! Oh no! This episode is going to make me cry, isn't it?
Well...Allura TRIED to celebrate the holiday. The same holiday they have in both realms/lands. Weird.
It's not such a bad little tree...it just needs some love. What's that? You're all out of love? Well, that's a shame.
You have NO IDEA how many parasprites my dad had to smash into a fine paste to make this star.
I'm pretty sure Sunny wanted to put her own star on the tree, but fine Izzy, you can do it.
No one packed for their individual holidays. Well, it's a jolly holiday when you're packing up your socks with your friends!
I feel a Home Alone coming on. Are we doing a Home Alone? (Maybe it's just the music.)
Sparky cares not if the cake is cinders, sugar IS sugar!
Izzy's got a LOT of presents. Chekov's Gun is loaded and ready anytime you are.
The present was in the sink? I'm not sure I get the joke, but, hey, maybe they were planning on a second pass if they actually got to finish this episode.
"A WHOLE DAY APART! " You guys were together for all of Wishingtine Eve. You guys are a little codependent. Maybe you NEED this day apart. Though, this is a bit of a ironic problem for what's probably the final episode.
"Don't YOU get emotion or...I'm...Immgonnacry!" Good delivery. Good line.
Everyone together...except Hitch. Kind of stinks the only boy of the group has to live alone with a baby. But, what ya gonna do.
So...clones? Or a time loop? What we doing here?
Don't you hate it when you're AI personal assistant sends out party invitations because it pities you? That happens to everyone right?
We were ROBBED of more 2D Grandma Figgy! I call for revenge! No Christmas Cookies for Hasbro this year!
The Crystal Brighthouse is a good substitute mom. Or maybe a actual mom, depending on who that Mysterious Voice would have turned out to be.
Sometimes crystal puzzles are frustrating.
They're going to steal all the crystals from the Boardtrot...is a single episode! Feels like the kind of thing you could have gotten a full season out of, but oh well.
"Your joy and whimsy destroyed my HOUSE!" You know, this is one of the rare instances of maybe the villain being in the right.
The best way to spend a holiday with your family...waiting in a REALLY long line at a theme park. Well, beats talking about politics over dinner, anyway.
Phone filters? You have ACTUAL magic!
Grandma Figgy takes no prisoners! She'd do well in the post apocalypse that's coming.
Popcorn ornamanets! Awww...Twitch offered one to Allura, that's sweet. Her little bunny buddy really does care about her.
Literally any other day would be better for her evil plan. Why does she always do this when everyone's around?
That flying roller coaster does NOT meet OSHA standards. Good thing OSHA fell along with the rest of society!
If there's anything a snow-cat does NOT need it's a scarf. She's always hot. But, she IS really cute in it.
Yes. Scream for hot cocoa. It is your right. And your duty.
"Self-Caramel-A-Lot-tte" A lot of effort went into that terrible pun. I salute you!
Whip cream mustaches. Classic.
These ponies have NO defense against Allura. How do you miss the 100 pound wildcat stalking you in a theme park?
This kitten just wants some LOVE! Show the kitty some love! Allura's the most sympathetic MLP villain EVER!
"I'm always going to look after you, Ally" Oooh...here come the tears.
Oh...they DID notice her. They just didn't mind having her around. That's...so wholesome, actually.
Well, here comes the tantrum. Can't blame her, really.
Oh...silhouetted Allura is actually pretty intimidating.
Oh no, she's going full on Mr Freeze with the ice puns. You NEVER go full Ahnold!
"Allura...stop it!" Both intimidating, and not intimidating all at the same time.
DO A BARREL ROLL!
"Hey! Those were made with LOVE!" At least aim at the Labubu's. Those were made with greed!
I guess these guys are really no match for Allura when she finally just decides to get serious.
Oh my god! They killed Comet! You...oh no, wait he's fine. Continue.
Oh, I can spot animatic Posey! Good to see you one last time, Posey! Posey still exists count...1.
"The Nova Charm? I thought I broke that ages ago" It sure FEELS like it.
"Pretty chilly...y'know?...Cold...isn't really my favorite" Aww...I actually feel kind of bad for Izzy.
Sunny's gonna go Super Saiyan on yer flank!
Izzy's fine! And they'll have enough ice cubes to last them MONTHS!
Oh...the crystals just put themselves together if you want them badly enough. Well...that's convenient.
I guess that's supposed to be a new type of Nova Charm? Didn't get fully designed, I see. Pretty underwhelming.
"Huh. Well, will you look at that. There they are!" That's MY reaction, too.
So, is the Boardtrot still magic without the crystal shards? I doubt they'll talk about it.
Great, a magic crystal that likes to play tag. Took some lessons from the Dragon Balls, I see.
"Sunny...you are the chosen one...AGAIN!" Crystals just REALLY love her.
"Gimme Gimme" never gets...*LASER TO THE FACE* Okay, fine, take the dumb crystal!
Sunny WILL fight you to the death, if you don't say "please". She's all about manners.
Ice powers ALSO give you gravity powers, that's just science!
This would probably be a AMAZING fight, if it got fully animated.
"Say it with us...one last time!" Okay, this is one time that I'm okay with the little roll call thing.
"By your powers combined...I am Captain Friendship!"
I...think Sunny actually did go Super Saiyan?
Sunny gained the power of Talk no Jitsu?! The power of the sad crybaby backstory will save the day!
So, in a surprise twist NO ONE could have seen coming...friendship saves the day.
"Please stop with all the deus ex machina nonsense! I just want to go home!"
"You don't know anything about me" She saw everything, Allura. EVERYTHING! You're lucky you're leaving soon, because I don't even want to think about trying to clean out that cave you were living in like a hobo.
"Somekitty" This is canon, now. I don't care if this episode never officially released. Allura refers to her own species as "kitties", just the same as "ponies".
You, uh, you could have just given it to her half a hour ago, and saved yourself a huge fight for no reason. But, sure. You're the bigger pony here, Sunny. Sure.
Oh, so the Boardtrot IS going to lose it's magic. Meh, small loss. Even without the magic, it's still a theme park. The lack of magic just means they'll have to...y'know...actually WORK to maintain it.
"The Boardtrot was never really about the rides. It was more about...having fun and being together!" ...That's some nonsense, and you know it. This place was abandoned for years, and no one cared. But, yeah, sure, fine, whatever.
"And we can do all that without "ferris wheels" and "fun houses"" "And ponycorn! No more endless ponycorn!" "No ponycorn?! ....Allura...I'm sorry but I have to stop you! *BLAST*"
"I can't imagine life without you ponies!" Oooh...that hit's pretty hard, given EVERYTHING!
EVEN ALLURA IS CRYING!
Okay, Allura can put up with ONE group hug, as long as it means she can finally go home.
*"Big Brother Best Friend Forever" starts playing* Well, I guess I should have seen that coming. I didn't. But, that's on me.
The Wishing Star! Well, I guess we have a surplus of magical phlebotinum to make this work, now.
EVERYONE wished for Allura's portal home! I mean...if they didn't she'd probably freeze them again, so that makes sense.
Allura's waited decades to go home...half a hour more so she can get some presents is fine, I guess. I guess she wanted to stay for the concert.
"You...are...the greatest gift I'll ever need" This is a pretty nice song to end things out on.
And Allura...accepts...the hot cocoa...of mutual respect and friendship! *SOBS* Villain officially redeemed!
"Oh yeah, we could really use a surprise today, it's been SO normal!" Your sass is unnecessary, but appreciated, Pipp!
EVERYONE gets presents! Not really a surprise, but I like the idea.
"I don't remember wrapping that one!" No, no, remember the magic portal in the box? How could you forget the magic portal in a box?
Tale as old as time...song as old as rhyme...Beauty...and the Beast!
Alterro! Backstory...resolving! Trauma...healing!
CLOSURE! Dear, sweet...PRECIOUS...CLOOOOOSURE! I never thought we'd get to see this!
Oh, great you broke the Wishing Star with all your magical nonsense! It's about to go all Black Star Dragons/Dragon Ball GT up in here!
"The drama never ends!" Yeah...about that....
And it's...Twilight Sparkle?! What could this mean?! Twilight was INSIDE the Wishing Star all along?! I guess we'll have to wait for the next season...oh...wait...nuts...
Oh well...it was fun while it lasted. I guess next season was going to be Skyros, finally. That's a shame. But, Allura got to reunite with her brother. And that's really all I wanted. I feel clensed! Thank you leakers!
SOMETHING ELSE IS HAPPENING! It's probably that future villain from the previous special... whose name I've already forgotten.
That was actually Twilight Sparkle...apparently. According to the leaked storyboards, I guess. I'll admit it's a little hard to tell.
