We may be in an intraseasonal hiatus, but there’s still a week’s worth of animation for me to review before going back to the comics. The Equestria Girls shorts never stopped being a thing. Indeed, they’ve been a thing for long enough that even Hasbro’s sluggish YouTube release schedule has almost caught up to this article. Let’s get started.

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I found this compilation of a bunch of shorts I never knew existed while reviewing the shorts for tomorrow's Friendship is Card Games:

It's mostly a crash course in notable events and world building in Equestria, but there are some notable tidbits to take away from it:

• “Foals and fillies” remains a thing. Argh.
• Earth pony magic confirmed to exist, along with alicorns having it.

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Long ago, in the distant days of 2015, I wrote a reaction fic to "The Cutie Map" wherein Discord delivered an ultimatum to a freshly deposed Starlight: Abandon your quest for vengeance or face the consequences.

"The Cutie Re-Mark" aired. I followed through on his promise, taking Starlight to a world of true equine equality, where the only legacy ponies left were the mass-produced love batteries that powered the changeling nation of Omnifaria. And that would've been the end of it.

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I'm not usually one to post random YouTube videos, but this is amazing.

Wherein the Bearers of Harmony face off against one of their greatest adversaries: Cheap, off-brand knockoffs.

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Back in 1999, Magic: the Gathering tried to appeal to the Chinese market with an introductory set based on the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

I promise I'm going somewhere with this.

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This week, the Crusaders recapitulate their journey from pests to professionals.

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I really don't want to go all Chicken Little on everyone, but you may want to look at this blog by Dusty the Royal Janitor, especially if you live in the EU. Though if this is as bad as it looks, it will affect everyone.

To those of you who thought the latest Group Precipitation short was my only entry into the BCU, I have this to say:

The train wreck has officially crashed into the station. Enjoy/I'm sorry. (Delete whichever is appropriate.)

I first came across Bubble Butt with their story I just wanted to go to Equestria!, which may be the only example of a "human in Equestria Girls" story on the site. (That is to say, a story where a more conventionally colored person finds themself in the vicinity of Canterlot High. Feel free to correct me on the superlative.)

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