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What Lies Beneath is the 22nd Season 8 episode of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. Footage from this episode was revealed on July 30, 2018, and the episode premiered on September 22.
Synopsis[]
The students at Twilight's School of Friendship are cramming for a "History of Magic in Equestria" exam in the school library when they discover a part of the school that no pony else knows about. When they decide to do some exploring, they end up learning much more than they bargained for.
Production timeline[]
| November 1, 2016 | An episode titled "Students Sneak Out" was first planned, listed as #818 in the episode order. |
| November 21, 2016 | Episode pushed back to #821. |
| December 7, 2016 | Episode pushed back to #824. |
| January 6, 2017 | Episode moved up to #822. |
| February 27, 2017 | Episode retitled "What Lies Beneath". Premise written by Michael Vogel. |
| March 13, 2017 | Outline written. |
| March 21, 2017 | Beatsheet written. |
| April 10, 2017 | First draft of the script written. |
| April 21, 2017 | Second draft of the script written. |
| May 1–5, 2017 | Final draft written. |
| May 25, 2017 | Script locked polish. |
| July 5–12, 2017 | Voice recording in session. |
| October 12, 2017 | Animatic submitted for review. |
| March 7, 2018 | Client cut of animated episode submitted for review. |
| April 13, 2018 | Musical score added. |
| May 22, 2018 | Final revisions made to the episode. |
Characters[]
| Main characters | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Yona, Smolder, Gallus, Ocellus, Silverstream and Sandbar | |||
| Other characters | |||
 Twilight Sparkle |
 Rainbow Dash (dialogue only) |
 Rarity (dialogue only) |
 Applejack (dialogue only) |
Home media[]
This episode is only available on Netflix and other digital platforms due to Shout! Factory's 10-year licensing rights having been expired as of 2019.