DISCORDS SLIPPERS WERE DEAD ANGEL BUNNIES

I view Nightmare Moon as being more like a serious mental breakdown, rather than some kind of phase that Luna choose to adopt.  So, to me, the EoH didn't change her but acted as the magical equivalent of (for lack of a better phrase) mental medicine, like anti-depressants.

Thank God, I'm not the only one who was put off by the idea of that "reforming spell".

I always felt that Twilight was stooping to Discord's level, if not LOWER, when she came up with that crazy idea. 😡

I'm right with him on loving The Angel abuse. I had that exact reaction.

Silver-Quill is the only brony analyst worth watching. ever.

GOD DAMMIT SILVER, STOP BRAIN-WASHING ME!

I think what you missed about Discord's power is this: He isn't like Q, he IS Q. He's almost the exact same character. He is very powerful, to the point that he can bend reality to his will. But that doesn't mean he's unbeatable. The Enterprise crew always managed to beat Q's challenges or solve the problems he created in their own way. So to have Q port over to Equestria wouldn't put a limit on his ability. It would just give him a new set of challenges. Discord knew he could exploit the ignorance of the Mane 6 to try and throw them off their game and get his way, but also winds up showing his own and losing because of it. In Star Trek, Q does the same thing. The first time he meets the Enterprise crew, he exploits their ignorance but suffers from his own form, and loses his challenge with Picard. Discord isn't supposed to be super powerful, becuase like Q, he's a well rounded character who knows how to have fun. But the trade off is that he's not good at being serious. He just does what he knows he can do best.

Highly entertaining as always Silver.  Though most everyone, myself included, have wished that the writers could have spent more time on Discord's reformation.  I believe this is still a very worthwhile episode overall.

0:49 when he said that I already knew it was gonna be KP

Yeah, Twilight knows a disturbing number of spells that allow her to "assume direct control" and basically play God.

To the point that I'm convinced that if Twilight ever went full Nightmare Moon, Equestria is fuuuuuuuuuuuuuckkkkkkkkkkkkkked!

John De Lancie told me that Discord was made from cloth.

I like how no one noticed that THE BEVERS BUILT A FRIGGIN CRANE! HOW SMART ARE THEY?! You can see it at 12:48.

7:38 "When Fluttershy changes you, well, it changes a man" What is this word you're using? Maaan...

Does anyone else feel like Discord really was LONELY and used all that chaos to distract himself from it? Maybe Celestia figured that out,after all now he doesn't need to create so much. He's gone from being a threat to the whole world to pulling some pranks and tolerable amount of mischief.

How are you still alive after insulting the holy John Man De Lancie in front of KP? What unearthly power do though poses?

There was actually a story where Discord explained how his magic worked. I don't remember which one it was (I have like over 300 stories in favorites on Fimfiction, so yeah), but the explenation the author gave is quite plausible.

Chaos magic is just that - chaotic and unpredictable. Discord just uses his powers and sees how it takes effect, most of the time getting the results he wanted, but for the most part just rolling with what comes out. That would be also a reason why Discord wouldn't be helpful in anything that involved powerful but precise magic.

Truly, your videos never cease to amaze and entertain. Can't wait for the Twilight's Kingdom review here!

My personal headcanon for how powerful discord is goes like so:
Discord is a very powerful magic user, but most of his strength comes from the power of suggestion. He's a manipulator, not an all-powerful demigod.
When he took away the mane six's magic/wings it was more of a suggestion that they no longer had them, than an actual theft of them. In that respect, I believe most of Discord's magic is a type of illusion, not an actual altering of the physical world. Again, he SUGGESTS that he's done something much larger than he actually has.

one problem, discord didn't actually manipulate rarity, he just made her think the rock was a huge diamond and let her own greed go from there.

everyone else he actually had to hypnotize/brainwash, what's that say about rarity's generosity?

Discord is the best character on the show. Hes ALLWAYS been the best character! He is literally the reason I got into the show initially with Return of Harmony.

8:20 "Instead, I'm going to focus on the Angel abuse." Oh, yes, that was truly glorious.

What this episode really does excellently is presenting the moral problem of being self-centered, and providing a sensible counter argument in a way that kids can understand.
That´s something I find this fandom often forgets in its neverending analysis. The episodes are usually approached only as stories, and not as lessons for kids, which is really kind of what they do best.
One could easily imagine that this epsiode would teach a young girl how to deal properly with a misbehaving younger brother for instance.