8.9/101,059 votes#1 - The Return of Harmony (1)
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/17/2011
The peace of Equestria is threatened when Discord, a mischievous spirit of disharmony, escapes from his imprisonment in stone. Twilight and her friends must defeat him using the Elements of Harmony. If only they can find them!
Director: N/A
Writer: M.A. Larson
9.0/101,080 votes#2 - The Return of Harmony (2)
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/24/2011
Twilight's friends have been corrupted by Discord, and all of Equestria is about to fall into total chaos. Twilight remembers about the riddle of finding the stolen Elements of Harmony. However, even after obtaining them, can she and her friends defeat their most powerful foe yet with almost all hope lost?
Director: N/A
Writer: M.A. Larson
8.8/101,042 votes#3 - Lesson Zero
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/15/2011
Hyper-organized Twilight panics when she can’t find a lesson about friendship for her weekly letter to Princess Celestia.
Director: N/A
Writer: Meghan McCarthy
8.6/10861 votes#4 - Luna Eclipsed
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/22/2011
It's Nightmare Night and the macabre celebrations are in full swing when Luna herself shows up in Ponyville, determined to change her frightening public image.
Director: N/A
Writer: M.A. Larson
8.4/10855 votes#5 - Sisterhooves Social
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 11/5/2011
Sweetie Belle comes up with an idea to celebrate sisterly unity in an impromptu party with not much planning, and when Rarity decides not to be part of the celebration, Sweetie Belle becomes angry and disowns her as her sister.
Director: N/A
Writer: Cindy Morrow
7.1/10700 votes#6 - The Cutie Pox
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/12/2011
Applebloom finally gets her Cutie Mark! But joy turns to panic as she gets a second, then a third, then a dozen cutie marks.
Director: N/A
Writer: Amy Keating Rogers
7.6/10811 votes#7 - May the Best Pet Win!
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/19/2011
Rainbow Dash holds a flying race to determine who will win the honor of being her pet.
Director: N/A
Writer: Charlotte Fullerton
6.2/10774 votes#8 - The Mysterious Mare Do Well
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/26/2011
A new masked avenger is stealing Rainbow Dash's thunder as Ponyville's resident hero.
Director: N/A
Writer: Merriwether Williams
8.1/10726 votes#9 - Sweet and Elite
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 12/3/2011
During a successful trip to Canterlot, Rarity has to choose between the important social connections she's made in the capitol and her uncouth Ponyville friends.
Director: N/A
Writer: Meghan McCarthy
7.9/10711 votes#10 - Secret of My Excess
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 12/10/2011
After Spike's birthday gifts activate his greedy dragon instincts, he undergoes an outrageous growth spirt that threatens to destroy all of Ponyville, so he must find a way to stop growing and save the inhabitants of the city.
Director: N/A
Writer: M.A. Larson
8.3/10749 votes#11 - Hearth's Warming Eve
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 12/17/2011
The six friends are honored to put on Canterlot's most important play of the season, the Hearth's Warming Eve's holiday pageant, which illustrates how Unicorns, Pegasi and Earth Ponies put aside their differences and founded Equestria.
Director: N/A
Writer: Merriwether Williams
7.8/10728 votes#12 - Family Appreciation Day
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 1/7/2012
Apple Bloom does everything she can think of to stop Granny Smith from speaking to her class and causing everlasting embarrassment.
Director: N/A
Writer: Cindy Morrow
7.1/10753 votes#13 - Baby Cakes
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 1/14/2012
Pinkie Pie takes on the task of babysitting the Cakes' twin toddlers but is woefully unprepared for the challenge.
Director: N/A
Writer: Charlotte Fullerton
8.3/10770 votes#14 - The Last Roundup
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 1/21/2012
The friends travel all over Equestria to track down Applejack, who has mysteriously disappeared after attending a rodeo competition in Canterlot.
Director: N/A
Writer: Amy Keating Rogers
7.8/10729 votes#15 - The Super Speedy Cider Squeezy 6000
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 1/28/2012
The Flim Flam brothers challenge the Apples to a Cider Making Contest and the winner of the showdown gets to take Sweet Apple Acres, so with the farm in peril, the Apple ponies must come together and muster all their cider making skills.
Director: N/A
Writer: M.A. Larson
8.5/10769 votes#16 - Read It and Weep
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 2/4/2012
After mocking it as an 'egghead' pursuit, Rainbow Dash discovers the joys of reading while laid up in Ponyville Hospital. Can she finish her book before her friends discover her secret?
Director: N/A
Writer: Cindy Morrow
7.5/10731 votes#17 - Hearts and Hooves Day
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 2/11/2012
The Cutie Mark Crusaders create a love potion to make Miss Cheerilee and Big Macintosh fall in love, but quickly regret their actions when they discover that serious side effects have set in.
Director: N/A
Writer: Meghan McCarthy
8.0/10809 votes#18 - A Friend in Deed
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 2/18/2012
When Pinkie Pie meets Cranky Doodle Donkey, she becomes flummoxed about what to do when the donkey refuses her usual offer of lifelong friendship, so she must decide what to do next about the first creature ever to do such a thing.
Director: N/A
Writer: Amy Keating Rogers
7.0/10821 votes#19 - Putting Your Hoof Down
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 3/3/2012
When Fluttershy becomes tired of being pushed around for too long, she decides to seek some assertiveness training from self-help guru Iron Will. With the help of her new teacher, she quickly transforms her unsure ways.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.2/10799 votes#20 - It's About Time
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 3/10/2012
When Twilight Sparkle receives a strange and vague warning about impending doom and disaster from her future self, she drives herself nearly mad in an attempt to stall a cataclysmic event, but her uncertainty makes finding answers difficult.
Director: N/A
Writer: M.A. Larson
6.4/10742 votes#21 - Dragon Quest
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 3/17/2012
Spike goes on a journey of self-discovery by joining the Great Dragon Migration. But does a rough and tumble gang of teenage dragons really hold the key to the questions Spike has about his identity?
Director: N/A
Writer: Merriwether Williams
8.7/10895 votes#22 - Hurricane Fluttershy
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 3/24/2012
Fluttershy struggles to overcome her fear of public humiliation so she can help Rainbow Dash and the other pegasi create a Tornado powerful enough to lift the water required for Rainy Season up into the cloud-producing city of Cloudsdale.
Director: N/A
Writer: Cindy Morrow
7.8/10714 votes#23 - Ponyville Confidential
Season 2 Episode 23 - Aired 3/31/2012
The Cutie Mark Crusaders adopt the name 'Gabby Gums' to become the gossip columnist for their school paper. They seem to have finally found something they're good at! But is it worth the pain they cause to other ponies with their hurtful stories?
Director: N/A
Writer: M.A. Larson
7.7/10739 votes#24 - MMMystery on the Friendship Express
Season 2 Episode 24 - Aired 4/7/2012
A cake Pinkie Pie is guarding for a contest is ruined on the way to Canterlot and an investigation begins.
Director: N/A
Writer: Amy Keating Rogers
8.9/10983 votes#25 - A Canterlot Wedding (1)
Season 2 Episode 25 - Aired 4/21/2012
Twilight Sparkle is confused by her conflicting feelings when she finds out her brother, Shining Armor, is marrying Princess Celestia's niece, Cadance.
Director: N/A
Writer: Meghan McCarthy
The Best Episodes of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic Season 2
Every episode of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic Season 2!
Journey to the enchanted land of Equestria, where unicorn Twilight Sparkle and her pals have adventures and learn valuable lessons about friendship.
Genres:AnimationComedySci-Fi & FantasyKids
Season 2 Ratings Summary
"The Return of Harmony (1)" is the best rated episode of "My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic" season 2. It scored 8.9/10 based on 1059 votes. Directed by N/A and written by M.A. Larson, it aired on 9/17/2011. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Return of Harmony (2)".