After the Fact: The Beginning of the End 

Well at least cadence and Shining Armor had a good reason to surrender. Sombra was holding their freaking daughter hostage for crying out loud.

Twilight is slowly becoming like Celestia, she even has a word after her! Love it

Ok but to be fair? Shining armor was being smart by not picking a fight with THE GUY WHO'S *HOLDING HIS DAUGHTER HOSTAGE!* This is what I love about villians like sombra... He messes with you on a psychological level before deciding what to do to you. He even makes sure to have traps set up to either slow you down or hault you. Season 3 premiere really did good on showing what kinda baddie sombra is and omg! I love it. That's a not just scary smart but a very resourceful villian. However I noticed that most times? He's a villian with little to no resistance. Shining armor and Cadence get a pass due to the fact he was holding thier daughter hostage. (Though in that same respect? They lose said points because where they keep the crystal heart: outside, at the base of the palace, and mostly unguarded. Yeah... That's not gonna cause problems.) Each time? Sombra takes over or invades successfully with minimum resistance from any pony else. I know he's supposed to be a fear driving tyrant but heres the thing... Some folks respond to fear with fight. (NO I DON'T COUNT THE GAURDS!) Rarely do we see the fight aspect shown, especially with sombra. Still love HOW he messes with you but I do kinda wish his oppents would resist a bit more. Also... Took 8 seasons and a movie to get luna a throne along side celestia. "Meant to rule together" my tail.

When I found out that Sombra was going to capture Flurry Heart, I thought he was going to do a Jareth/Goblin King and hold her hostage or corrupt her. Sombra singing Magic Dance would have made my year.

In my opinion the most dangerous villains are those who can convince the heroes they are not technically wrong. They make the heroes question themselves and what they do, punching huge holes in their entire sense of selves and their motivations, which the villains can exploit. This is why I imagined Sombra to be the highly-persuasive type were he ever to regain his full power, and be able to rule the Empire. I also imagined that, being a being of darkness, he could control the corrupting powers that turned Luna into Nightmare Moon (in the comics these are the Nightmare Forces). An enemy that can turn one's friends and allies to their side with mere words would be incredibly dangerous and frustrating to face.

"Die aquatic spawn of evil!!" who knew gen 1 seaponies would be a call back to sanity.

I love the fact that discord could've easily defeated Sombra , but he didn't just to teach Twilight a lesson 😄👌

Anyone else wish Sombra had taken the Hugo Strage route of body armor? "I find this young Flurry adorable." *produces baby carrier* "Now if you try to hurt me... the kid gets it to!"

I see Twilight's wavy hair as foreshadowing for the finale. Tell me I'm not the only one that thinks this? lol

Might as well call it My Little Pony : Endgame

I personally found Sombra enjoyable too. He had a lot of confidence and was actually smart in how to deal with the heroes. Now if he had just mind controlled them, Discord would've also been easier to deal with

... A bolter? The Codex approves of your action brother

Silver: if he ask a glass of water shoot him again - silverquill 2019

My Head canon for the first showing of Sombra was that his attack of the Empire was just his shadow, that's why it's speech was so stilted. I really wish he would have stayed an evil mastermind rather than a petulant man-child.

As Tywin Lannister once said: "Any man who must state 'I am the king' is no true king."

8:30 He always kind of was that. If you tried to imagine what a "pony villain" would look like Sombra is pretty much exactly that.

Sombra made the Cakes bake an *evil* cake for him. Honestly a 10/10 move

Imagine if Grogar gave Sombra the power to send one pony to the eather, Aim's at Fluttershy but knows Discord will intercept, Discord in the eather, No power, And the main six thinks he's dead.

Okay. The part with Mantine actually kind of pissed me off... until I saw that it was a joke about the old Seaponies. Clever AND unexpected! Well done!

Wait ... ... So Silver Quill is scared of Mantine? (Note to self: start planning full Mantine Pokemon team)

I bet you liked Sombra better when he was running the 7Eleven, right?

I like how when Twilight started freaking out, her friends just immediately started taking steps to help guide her through her standard freak-out steps, almost as if they've been friends for a _very_ long time at this point (canonically, one year passed between Friendship is Magic and Magical Mystery Cure, and season 8 seems to have taken place over the course of one school year, so they've been friends for at least two years, probably three, four, or even five depending on how much time elapsed between the end of season 3 and the beginning of season 8), and have developed a system for handling her freak-outs. Also, even though it was part of his plan, the way they came in like a well-oiled machine to curb-stomp Sombra also drove home the point that they've been doing this for a _long_ time now, and have a system clearly worked out.

When Gen4 is supposed to end in 2019, but Gen 4 books and shorts are both scheduled for release on 2020. "Wait, that's illegal."

This is the fastest review of a recent episode in a long time by you lol.

Who thinks Silver Quill would be a perfect Role for *Darth Nihilus* ? :)

I didn’t realize that Sombra’s new voice actor was the same guy who partake in Transformers too! Thanks for pointing that out, Silver. 😊👍

1:03 Damn bird boy is packing heat now XD. (Ok fix my comments:) Thanks for letting me know)

“I ate them, and they were quite tasty too!” New quote for me to recite! Thanks Silver!

And he pulls out a *bolter* Holy shit, brother! This premiere two-parter was the *best* premiere two-parter we've ever seen in MLP! Goddamn! (in my opinion)

Wow...Josh will either laugh or rage when he sees what you said about Equestria and Crystal empire soldiers.lol

GroGar = *The Master of **-Sauron-** Err, He is the Morgoth!*

Can’t wait to see u review the finale, mr quill

I like how at 7:46 when all the mini Silverquils are gushing at the bottom of the screen, Pinkie's eyes will sometimes be looking down so it looks like she actually sees them.

Too be fair, Sombra could've made it so Cadence hit Flurry so shining probably stopped her to prevent that

“Mom-ma” “OH HER FIRST WORDS” That made me chuckle.

This two part premiere is without a doubt the King Sombra Encore we all wanted. Also this season so far is turning out so good that if they keep this up it might be on par with Season 4 (A.K.A. the BEST season of MLP: FiM), which would be perfect for the show's season/finale.

Silver: "Grogar is such an interesting, unique, and compelling villain!" Discord: "Oooo, should I tell him?"

We missed you and your amazing videos

12:11 Ohhhhhhh boy, does EVERYTHING said here about Discord suddenly have new context after the last episode.

What happened to Sombra's 7/11 job?

To be fair, I think the reason they didn't try is because Flurry was in danger.

Twilynanas is my new favourite dezcription for these pony breakdowns

09:31 Silver... Are you telling us that... Sunset Shimmer's plan would've WORKED??!!! o_O *Dun Dun DUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUNNNNNN~!*

I figured you would've talked about Rainbow Dash's line about how Celestia and Luna barely do anything.

Sombra, while arrogant to the point of foolishness, was quite impressive with what he can do by himself. All the while still being a blank flank! Seriously he has no cutie mark. Now I gotta wonder what his talent could've been along with what his cutie mark could've been. (I bet his cutie mark would've been his own face.)

Just imagine what a mantine would look like in the "Detective Pikachu" movie. Sombra here is a prime example of what Red, over at "Over Sarcatic Productions", described as the pure evil trope. Down to the part were a tiny dent in his armor destroys all overconfidence and bravado.

I'm just going to say this. The Ether sound like it's the Equestrian's Shadow Realm... Now I'm just picturing all the mane six shouting out "Mind Crush". XD

Two other interpretation is that even with all the breakouts, the attacks, the weird magical incidents this is in Celestia and Luna's view the most peaceful time recently or that they're so eager to leave that after a few months or a year with no major catastrophy they've taken that as the most quiet time in "recent years" i.e. since Luna's return.

0:58 AAAAAHHHHHH! DON'T DO THAT!

Hey Silver Quill what if the reason for Cadance's actions in this instance is because she is with foal again

5:42 as someone who grew up with transformers armada, it's nice to hear you acknowledge the show.

I thought it was a great premiere, and with how effortlessly Discord dealt with Sombra, it makes me think something will happen to him in the finale to make it so he couldn't bail them out of a tough fight. I've always wondered why Discord didn't just poof away every problem, and seeing him turn Sombra's spells to confetti and butterflies was quite satisfying, but I'm sure this was set-up for taking away his magic in the finale, or maybe his magic just plain doesn't work on Grogar, time will tell.

Can't wait to see your take on the 200th episode. There is a lot to unpack there but it is also a very fun episode.

A perfect day to end my day before I go to sleep! Thank you Mister Quill, thank you for your hard work for this series! ^^

Did anyone else notice that the outside of Groger's lair kind of looks like the villians lair in The Challenge of the Suprfriends? Edit after 14:50...Never mind, he brought it up.

Silver Quill: What's in the box? Guy: I SAID, WHAT'S IN THE BOX?! Prisoner: ... Guy: I SAID... WHAT'S IN THE BO-O-O-O-X?! *Shoots*

Also have you noticed that when Discord this play Twilight on the throne she looked reminiscent to Twivine Sparkle: a reverse version of Twilight created by the tree of Harmony that was corrupted by discord, Magic yet wields dark magic parallel to King Sombra with the signature glowing eyes and ambition!

0:43 that’s the effing snail from adventure time

6:30 Yeah, this also really angered me. They folded like a house of cards in a hurricane. And the Crystal Heart took care of him last time, so them not going for it? Ugh!

Thank you I knew King Sombra voice sounded like Demolisher. You confirmed it makes you 120% cooler. I really enjoy these videos. Have a wonderful day Silver Quill.

7:30 - 7:44 - I can't stop laughing! I've lost track of how many times I've played it! XD

I agree, these 2 parters are a game changer

Props to the King Sombra animation it's always great to see him on display!

"I can't wear hats." I feel your pain, dude.

8:22 And, if you consider the possibility that all the trees of the Everfree Forest are actually cursed, sick ponies...

12:00 it’s amazing after watching the final three episodes how prophetic this statement about Discord ends up becoming.

8:00 -- Damn! Sombra got extra-double hyper-snapped!!!

I haven't seen most of season 9, but a while back, when season 4 or something just came out, I read some theory (I can't credit them because I forgot who they were) that King Sombra is actually a Colt that got infected by some power or something, IDK, I don't know how plausible it actually is, but I've always kind of liked it in the back of my head. Gosh I'm awkward.

Fun fact: Sombra's VA also did Tigertron from Beast Wars.

15:30 I agree that this episode is a 'manifesto' of declaration about where the season will be headed...the only thing that as brony I would have preferred is if Starlight Glimmer would have become an alicorn to create a stable time loop in the future (like Avengers endgame in a sort of way) where she acts as aged principal that keeps remember the lessons and lifes of her Mane 6 friends commemorated through monuments, books, movies and videogames (like in the famous fan video) to newer generations

I just want one thing in this season: To find out once and for all where Spike's dragon parents are. Folks can go "But they've done episodes explaining how Twilight and company are Spike's family!" all they want. It doesn't change the fact that this question has loomed over my head since season 1. They pretty much flipped Spike fans the middle finger last season with that Sludge episode. I want that mistake rectified with this final season. Is that so much to ask? EDIT: Said episode when I meant season. Oops.

feeding on fear, and love, and phisicaly draining energy, and understanding relationship dynamics, and one creature trying to make them come together under his control.. glad Sombra went out on his own, had they cooperated, it would have been extremely toxic..

Silver Quill you look like my dad's face 10/10 For sombra like a boss and grogar like a undertale by asgore SIGN HANNAH CALL ME SOUL HARMONY

@10:12-.-The Virgin Canterlot Royal Guards Vs. The Chad Crystal Empire Royal Guards.

8:40 People always liked that about Sombra. Unlike the relatable but misguided motivation of NMM, the apathy to any consequences of Discord and the somewhat justified motivation of Chrysalis Sombra is truly evil. All the others are not truly evil, just misguided, arrogant or have a legit point. Sombra truly is an evil force and nothing about him should exist.

15:14 specifically from Ilovekimposiblealot (KP)

Where as you may be right, take a look at Fluttercheer's blog on FiMFiction on this same episode. If we do take the comics into account of being canon, Sombra had been redeemed and reformed. As such, is Sombra's comedic portrayal actually a ruse? 1. Celestia created a ruse, one of the largest in Equestrian history. Reformed villains would pretend to be evil again and join forces against Equestria. 2. This ruse was made to prepare Twilight for leadership.

Plot twist: feng shui is where Equestrian magic comes from.

Sombra's mind control powers and willingness to use body shields shows just how vile of a creature he is.

I've long stopped watching this show, but I still enjoy seeing where it's going because getting into it was such a liberating feeling to me. That's why I'm still subscribed too. Stay fresh.

16:39 Any man who must say "I am the King" is no true king.

I didn't realise this until today but Grogar made your Equestrian society of major threats a reality.

A bolter? I like your style!

Simply awesome Silver.

I love that when he showed you your biggest fear (though, seriously, dude, I can think of WAY more terrifying and disturbing Pokemon than Mantine), he never considered that you'd try to fight the thing you feared as opposed to the fear itself. Hilarious, my feathered fellow

In all honesty, sombra sounded like a entitled noble talking about how much better he is compared to everyone else and how he will rule. I like the evil for being evil type that was given in season 3 and in the comics. Also they could have turned that opener into like half a season of episodes.

0:13 Hey, what’s wrong with fedoras? I love the fedora hats. 0:32 Sombra shouldn’t have shown Silver Quill his fears, you never know how he’s gonna react. 1:47 Plus Pinkie didn’t see Spike there, and he never brought it up because he’s ok with literally being pushed around. 3:18 Well they wanted to retire because they feel it is necessary, plus they knew Twilight could handle it. 4:08 When you said a newbie but an oldie, Grogar was introduced in G1 and now skipped a bunch of generations and popped back up in g4, old Mlp fans will appreciate that the show reintroduced a character from the original generation. 6:40 That was so cute. 7:09 Twilighting, Twilinanas, either way, it’s a way she’s freaking out. 7:23 Knew you would say “continuity” it’s A whole lotta continuity 8:49 Yep, doom on him for not controlling the mane 6. 9:44 More doom 10:24 That “Mine” joke never gets old 14:36 Another death in My Little Pony, I’m still wondering if it’s for kids. 16:20 A wonder review like always {17:30}

16:29 silver-quill: hey there bucko

Chrysalis: I will defeat Twilight Sparkle and her friends! Nya! *derpy eyes* Me: Aw how cute!!!! X) She is now my waifu!

when you read about Sombra's backstory in the comics, it is pretty understandable why he is like that.

Just finished and, oh my. Loved the vid! Hope you have a great day.

I clicked on this video just to see Silver holding a bolter.

I remember the Demolisher as well as the Decepticon that flash sentry was named after. Actually heard that line from the animator as well with him understanding and part of my reason why I consider King Sombra both my Favorite and the True Villain My Little Pony from his beginning; I'm happy that underestimation came back to surprise both Equestria and the Fandom Commmunity, as well as to confirm how powerful he was wielding Dark Alicorn Magic that was able to enslave cities and being stronger than Starlight Glimmer! Also don't get mad the king for shooting Fluttershy after discard turn her into a bullseye without magic; I was in his position (which I wish I was) I would do the exact same thing but detaining the Mane 6 more quickly without hesitation!

Also no wonder why can King Sombra in the alternate timeline was able to hold a stalemate the Perpetual War against all of Equestria with his one city-state Empire: the Crystal Ponies when put into the army are more capable Fighters than both Pegasi and Earth Ponies, especially with their crystal magic giving a 'Battle Meditation' like power that could dwindle unicorn magic & pressure alicorns for a short time when in a group. " King Sombra train them well; just like King Asgore training Captain Undyne!"

ALRIGHT WHO GAVE THE HIPPOGRYPH A BOLTER! i mean really brothers i thought we had better control of our armory.

Retirement!?!?!! I would think a Vacation, would be more believable.

knowing you silver you'll be sent to tartarus and it'll be funny. you have issues and i love it.

I loved Sombra. His personality might have given me pause, but I can see the appeal of him being to on top of the world with his evilness. And I absolutely adored just how powerful he was presented to be. Regardless of Cadence and Shining's roles, he managed to almost effortlessly conquer the C. Empire in what looked like an hour, went after Flurry Heart instantly, and made sure to brainwash everyone as fast as he could. Seriously! People complain about Starlight being OP? Get a load of this guy! He destroyed the freaking Tree of Harmony in ONE SHOT, you tell me who's the real strongest unicorn in Equestria. My biggest issue with how this episode handled him is that they didn't try to talk to him. I know everyone is sick of seeing MLP villains get reformed, and I am glad that Sombra wasn't, but considering the ones they've already fixed; Mane Six just suddenly going with the murder option feels conflicting. Did no one think to ask, "But why is Sombra so evil?" It just feels like Twilight forgot that the last time she tried to banish a bad guy without knowing the full story, she nearly condemned someone to an eternity of demonic possession. Personally, I wish that Twilight had given Sombra a chance to surrender. Then he could reject it and we could blow him up. Them trying to murder him first thing just makes me question if the Mane Six *were* attempting to kill Luna, Discord, and Tirek way back when.

I love that he takes everything so seriously on this kids show

The temptation for me to draw Mantine as a gift for you for Bronycon has risen significantly after seeing the full video. What can stop me?