The ponies try to make Princess Twilight's castle feel more like home after finding out she's been avoiding it. My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic - Season 5: Cutie Mark Magic, Song #2: "Make This Castle A Home"

The episode was rated 7.66 from 188 votes.

Pinkie Pie struggles to keep a secret that involves Princess Cadance and Shining Armor.

The episode was rated 7.70 from 121 votes.

Princess Twilight and her friends continue to fight against Starlight's attempts to alter the past, but they fear that their efforts may be in vain.

The episode was rated 7.75 from 134 votes.

Without their cutie marks, the six ponies are trapped in the village while Starlight waits for them to accept their fate. The six send Fluttershy, who has been the most open to the townspeople, to act as though she has accepted Starlight's ways in order to help the others escape. That night, Fluttershy sneaks out and discovers that Starlight has never given up her cutie mark, using paint to mask her real one, and has taken her friends' cutie marks to her house with larger plans for Twilight's mark. When Starlight frees the others the next day, Fluttershy exposes Starlight's ruse to the townsfolk by splashing water on her. As Starlight flees with the six's marks, the townsfolk reclaim their own marks and chase Starlight down, successfully recovering the six marks. Starlight manages to escape, while everyone returns to the town to celebrate getting their individuality back.

The episode was rated 7.78 from 184 votes.

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 episode was rated 7.81 from 145 votes.

Determined to overcome her timidity and face her fears, Fluttershy decides to participate in the scary fun of Nightmare Night with her friends.

The episode was rated 7.82 from 136 votes.

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 episode was rated 7.89 from 116 votes.

As Twilight Sparkle and her friends get used to her new castle, they find that when they each sit on their respective thrones, they activate a map that shows trouble across Equestria. Traveling to one point, they find a town where all the ponies have the same cutie mark, an equals sign. All of the ponies except Fluttershy suspect something is wrong with the town's creepy smiles and over-the-top joy, particularly after meeting their leader, Starlight Glimmer. Starlight shows that all the ponies living there have given up their cutie marks, leaving them stored in a nearby cave, as by being equal with no special talents, they all can achieve friendship better. Twilight and her friends secretly meet with other ponies who recognize that Starlight's vision for the town is not normal and ask for their help. When the six try to retrieve the cutie marks, they are lured into a trap and Starlight is able to take their marks.

The episode was rated 7.89 from 226 votes.

Rarity must prove that her friend is innocent when Rainbow Dash is accused of a crime that she did not commit.

The episode was rated 7.90 from 132 votes.

Twilight realizes she was a less than stellar friend to her former buddies in Canterlot, so she returns with Spike to make amends.

The episode was rated 7.91 from 128 votes.

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.

The episode was rated 7.92 from 144 votes.

Starlight Glimmer, hoping to obtain revenge against the Mane 6, acquires a spell that could change the past, present and future of Equestria forever.

The episode was rated 7.95 from 128 votes.

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 unexpected way.

The episode was rated 7.99 from 148 votes.

As Twilight Sparkle, Fluttershy, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie and Rarity battle a monster, the rest of Ponyville rushes to make it to a wedding on time.

The episode was rated 8.02 from 146 votes.

Princess Luna enlists the Mane 6 to search for and locate the Tantabus, a magical force that threatens to turn the dreams of every pony into nightmares.

The episode was rated 8.04 from 160 votes.