Talk:Magic Duel/@comment-5956378-20130130034357

This episode has obvious elements of Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, and Star Wars.

Harry Potter - the scene in the beginning, where Trixie was looking at the alicorn amulet, is very much like the Knockturn Alley scenes in the Harry Potter films.

Lord of the Rings - the alicorn amulet corrupts the wearer, like The One Ring does in the Lord of the Rings trilogy.

Star Wars - Zecora trained Twilight in magic in the forest, which was similar to Master Yoda training Luke Skywalker to use the Force.

They didn't seem like rip-offs, though, and fit in very well with the episode. Congrats to the creators of the show for making it work.