Official Season 8 Episode 18 Discussion Thread... The Encore!
To protect their sanity, the Mane Five eventually tell Pinkie that she is not good at the instrument and should perhaps spend her time on something she is naturally better at. [S8E18] Yakity-Sax
Devastated by the critique, Pinkie gives up the instrument and falls into a deep depression, losing her color and reverting to her somber "Pinkamena" state. Official Season 8 Episode 18 Discussion Thread
In this episode, Pinkie Pie discovers a new passion: playing the , a traditional musical instrument from Yakyakistan described as a cross between a bagpipe and a pipe organ. While Pinkie is overjoyed, her lack of skill leads to a dissonant, ear-splitting sound that annoys her friends and disrupts life in Ponyville. Plot Summary Devastated by the critique, Pinkie gives up the
Pinkie decides to move to Yakyakistan to be among others who appreciate the yovidaphone. Her friends follow her to apologize, realizing that their honesty—while technically true—was unsupportive of her happiness.