@Darkmoon
 
It’s not a matter of opinion.

@Darth Sonic
 
Reaching for any ridiculous explanation, no matter how contrived, rather than just observing the obvious patterns in the animators’ habits that have been consistent since the show’s inception.

@TheRoss  
Whats so shitty about this?

@TheRoss  
You be quiet, get your dictionary out.

@Darkmoon
 
It’s objectively shitty, though.

This is the sort of thinking I can admire.

Hmm… would the magic disturbances during the first 1000-year imprisonment (NMM says hi) have given Discord some sort of rock-spasms that weakened his prison?
 
If not, then why is there still a royal garden left after his escape?

le shitty headcanon is shitty

@MrXemnas1992
 
It doesn’t have to be identical to be re-used. All they have to do is shift a few elements and change the timing, as opposed to remaking it from scratch.

May be on to something there.  

@TheRoss  
Um yeah, the animation was NOT re-used. He was flailing and wiggling in “Flutter On”; he merely shuddered in “Twi’s kingdom”…just sayin’.

@Darkmoon  

@Darkmoon
 
Oh noes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
#tears

@TheRoss
 
@Ponynstuff320 (Toon-n-crossover  
You two are boring.

Or, he was just in-case with stone. Even he said that it’s about time.

or, he was stretching, and it was convenient to re-use the animation. just like they’ve been doing in every episode for four seasons.

Mother of Celestia.

oh my god OP…  

Or he was getting in-tuned with the state of magic at present.

FORESHADOWING!