“If this season ending is anything like the last one, it’s going to explode in fan creations,” said Shaun Scotellaro, creator of My Little Pony fan site Equestria Daily, in an e-mail to Wired. “I am not sure when Season 3 is starting up, but if it’s another marathon wait, we are going to have a busy summer. The brony thing has sort of evolved past just relying on new episodes for life.”
He’s right. In the two seasons that Friendship Is Magic has been on the air, the show has become an online phenomenon. Largely fueled by the work of bronies and pegasisters, YouTube clips, countless websites, Tumblrs and other works of fan-made art have flooded the web, turning pony life into a full-on meme.
To keep that meme alive, in the coming months there will be BronyCon Summer 2012 in Secaucus, New Jersey, Everfree Northwest in Seattle and the My Little Pony Project 2012 in Los Angeles, just to name a few.
But while events and fan art are great, something should be done to commemorate the end of another season of the show that spawned one of the most fascinating internet fan bases in recent memory, especially one timed to a perfectly good opportunity to finish off leftover party favors from 4/20. We’ve got two things to bring to the pony mare-iage: The clip above, which shows a bit of the season finale’s wedding between Princess Cadance and Shining Armor, and the giveaway outlined below.
Win an Autographed My Little Pony Image
Need something to tide you over until new episodes of My Little Pony come back on the air? Leave a comment below telling us which Season 2 episode was your favorite and why. You’ll be entered for a chance to win one of five images (like the one at right) signed by show-runner Meghan McCarthy, who wrote the two-part wedding finale, and Tara Strong, the voice of Twilight Sparkle. Entries must be received by 12:01 a.m. Pacific on April 24, 2012. Giveaway open to U.S. residents only.
Note: If you do not have an e-mail address or Twitter handle associated with your Disqus login, you must include contact information in your comment to be eligible. Any winner who does not respond to Wired’s notification within 72 hours will forfeit the prize.
The My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic season finale airs Saturday at 1 p.m. Eastern/10 a.m. Pacific on the Hub TV network.
