My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic: Season 5
Season 5 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic Season 4.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
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The Cutie Map (1)
Apr 4, 2015
The Mane 6 are summoned to solve a friendship problem only to find a utopian village where everyone has given up their Cutie Marks.
The Cutie Map (2)
Apr 4, 2015
The Mane 6 have had their Cutie Marks taken and must find a way to get them back. When a deep dark secret is revealed about the pony who took them, they think they may have the ans
Castle Sweet Castle
Apr 11, 2015
When her friends find out that Princess Twilight has been avoiding her new castle, they offer to make it feel more like home.
Bloom and Gloom
Apr 18, 2015
Apple Bloom's anxieties about getting her Cutie Mark turn her life into a nightmare from which she may never escape.
Tanks for the Memories
Apr 25, 2015
Rainbow Dash can't accept the fact that Tank must hibernate for the winter and decides that the solution is to stop winter from coming.
Appleoosa's Most Wanted
May 2, 2015
When notorious outlaw Troubleshoes Clyde returns to menace the Appleoosa rodeo, the Cutie Mark Crusaders realize that bringing him to justice might be the key to finally getting th
Make New Friends But Keep Discord
May 16, 2015
After finding out that Fluttershy is taking a new friend to the Grand Galloping Gala instead of him, Discord goes to extreme lengths to show that it doesn't bother him.
The Lost Treasure of Griffonstone
May 23, 2015
Rainbow Dash and Pinkie pie are called by the map to the ancient kingdom of Griffonstone but have conflicting ideas as to what problem they have been called to fix.
Slice of Life
Jun 13, 2015
In this special 100th episode, Twilight Sparkle, Fluttershy, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie and Rarity battle a monster as the rest of Ponyville rushes to make it to a wedding
Princess Spike
Jun 20, 2015
When Spike is put in charge of making sure nothing disturbs Princess Twilight, the power soon goes to his head and he begins making decisions in her name.
Party Pooped
Jun 27, 2015
An important friendship summit takes a disastrous turn and it's up to Pinkie Pie to save the day.
Amending Fences
Jul 4, 2015
After reminiscing about her Canterlot days, Twilight realizes that she left for Ponyville without really saying goodbye to her old friends, and tries to reconnect and re-open frien
Do Princesses Dream of Magic Sheep?
Jul 11, 2015
When the mysterious Tantabus escapes Princess Luna’s dreams, the Princess must find a way to stop it before it turns everypony's dreams into nightmares.
Canterlot Boutique
Sep 12, 2015
Rarity's dream of owning a boutique in Canterlot finally comes true, but it comes at a price Rarity may not be willing to pay.
Rarity Investigates!
Sep 19, 2015
Rarity must prove that her friend is innocent when Rainbow Dash is accused of a crime that she did not commit.
Made in Manehattan
Sep 26, 2015
Applejack and Rarity are called to Manehattan to solve a friendship problem, and find themselves helping Coco Pommel with a major project in her neighborhood. The three soon discov
Brotherhooves Social
Oct 3, 2015
When Applejack is called away and has to miss participating in the Sisterhooves Social with Apple Bloom, Big Mac decides to fill in for her.
Crusaders of the Lost Mark
Oct 10, 2015
When Pip Squeak decides to run for class president, the Cutie Mark Crusaders rally around their friend, but find themselves helping their long-time nemesis, Diamond Tiara, in an un
The One Where Pinkie Pie Knows
Oct 17, 2015
Pinkie Pie must try to keep an unintentionally-shared secret involving Princess Cadance and Shining Armor.
Hearthbreakers
Oct 24, 2015
Applejack is excited to celebrate Hearthswarming Eve with Pinkie Pie's family but soon discovers that the Pies have very different ways of enjoying the holiday at their Rock Farm.
Scare Master
Oct 31, 2015
Determined to overcome her timidity and face her fears, Fluttershy decides to participate in the scary fun of Nightmare Night with her friends.
What About Discord
Nov 7, 2015
Twilight returns from a trip and is distressed to find that her friends have become close to Discord, making her wonder if Discord is up to something.
The Hooffields and McColts
Nov 14, 2015
Twilight Sparkle and Fluttershy are called upon by the Cutie Map to settle a bitter family feud.
The Mane Attraction
Nov 21, 2015
An old friend of Applejack’s has become a huge pop star, but Applejack is worried that the singer’s manager does not have her best interests at heart.
The Cutie Re-Mark (1)
Nov 28, 2015
Starlight Glimmer casts a time travel spell as a new plot for revenge against Twilight Sparkle.
The Cutie Re-Mark (2)
Nov 28, 2015
Twilight Sparkle tracks down Starlight Glimmer in the past and tries to find a way to stop her revenge plot.