To Where and Back Again is the Season 6 finale of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. The season finale first aired outside of North America on October 6, 2016, before it premiered on October 22.
These episodes last aired on Discovery Family on June 22, 2023 at 1:30 and 2:00 p.m.
Synopsis[]
Part 1: Without the help of Twilight Sparkle and the Mane Six, Starlight Glimmer assembles an unlikely team of heroes to defend Equestria from the return of one of its greatest threats.
Part 2: To rescue her friends and save Equestria, Starlight Glimmer leads an unlikely squad of rescuers against one of the ponies' oldest and greatest foes.
Production timeline[]
| May 14, 2015 | Episodes originally titled "The Chrysalis Effect". Premise written by Josh Haber. Episodes listed as #625 and #626 the next day. |
| June 1, 2015 | Premise revised. |
| June 26, 2015 | Outline written. |
| July 24, 2015 | Outline revised. |
| September 1, 2015 | First draft of the script written. Episodes retitled "To Where And Back Again"; as of then, all Season 6 episodes had their final official titles. |
| September 14, 2015 | Second draft of the script written. |
| September 23, 2015 | Polish draft written. |
| September 25, 2015 | Script approved. |
| September 30–October 7, 2015 | Voice recording in session. Final draft written on October 2. |
| February 9, 2016 | Animatic for part 1 submitted for review. |
| February 17, 2016 | Animatic for part 2 submitted for review. |
| June 28, 2016 | Client cut of animated part 1 submitted for review. |
| July 4, 2016 | Client cut of animated part 2 submitted for review. |
| July 28–August 11, 2016 | Musical score added. |
| August 16, 2016 | Part 1 completed production. |
| August 22, 2016 | Part 2 completed production. |
Characters[]
This episode features the following characters:
| Main characters | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Starlight Glimmer |
 Trixie |
Thorax |  Discord |
 Twilight Sparkle |
 Queen Chrysalis |
| Other characters | |||||
 Spike |
 Pinkie Pie |
 Fluttershy |
 Rainbow Dash |
 Rarity |
 Applejack |
Home media[]
DVDs with this episode:
 Twilight and Starlight (May 30, 2017) |
 Season Six (November 7, 2017) |
Gallery[]
