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** Examples please. "Several" examples please.
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Pinkie can warp reality. THAT is Fanon.
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** Excuse the possible natter, but I tried asking this in the discussion page, and it was deleted, so WHAT FANON? Give one example. Any example Don't just say "it was based on Fanon." What was done that either wasn't an established part of the show, or required for the crossover? Derpy's Muffins?
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There\'s no freaking Fanon in this.
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** Excuse the possible natter, but I tried asking this in the discussion page, and it was deleted, so WHAT FANON? Give one example. Any example Don't just say "it was based on Fanon." What was done that either wasn't an established part of the show, or required for the crossover? Derpy's Muffins?
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*** [[Main/WordofGod Word of God]] says that the Derpy scene in particular was written before Season 2, where Derpy's background appearances became intentional. As such, this would have technically been one of the first scenes early on in the fandom where the entire focus was on Derpy.
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** The opening shot of the episode is a solid 30 second long shot of Twilight mixing potion ingredients while making random facial expressions. It goes on for so long that it starts to feel like an OverlyLongGag, except there's no gag. It's just Twilight sitting and mixing ingredients.
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* SpotlightStealingSquad: One Another common complaint is that so much time is spent showing off the fandom's favorite background ponies that the Mane Six are shafted. And of course there's [[spoiler:the Powerpuff Girls]].
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** Not to mention that some people [[spoiler: who ''liked'' the PowerpuffGirls section felt that the crew should have just made the episode a straight PPG/MLP crossover from the get-go rather than wasting the PPG material on a handful of gags with little plot relevance.]]
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** Rainbow Dash accidentally OBLITERATES PONYVILLE! Characters are shown weeping over the wreckage and it is most certainly not played for laughs. This only exists as a reason for Rainbow Dash to get a punishment for stealing, and Twilight seems greatly irritated, more than anything.
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** Rainbow Dash accidentally [[spoiler: OBLITERATES PONYVILLE! Characters are shown weeping over the wreckage and it is most certainly not played for laughs. This only exists as a reason for Rainbow Dash to get a punishment for stealing, and Twilight seems greatly irritated, more than anything.]]
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Natter.
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** It kinda hurts that Craig McCracken's birthday was the following day of this special's original release. Sure the [[spoiler:sudden crossover]] was unexpected, but it was indeed a tribute to both McCracken and Faust....would it hurt to at least take an objective look?
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* [[MomentOfAwesome Crowning Moment of Awesome]]: Pinkie Pie popping into the PowerpuffGirls universe and rescuing Rainbow Dash after Twilight's talent-enhancing potion gave her the ability to ''see through the fabric of time and space.''
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** It kinda hurts that Craig McCracken's birthday was the following day of this special's original release. Sure the [[spoiler:sudden crossover]] was unexpected, but it was indeed a tribute to both McCracken and Faust....would it hurt to at least take an objective look?
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* AlternateAesopInterpretation: While the official moral is "Stealing is wrong", the general consensus is that a much stronger (and less [[CaptainObviousAesop blatantly obvious]]) is "Think about the consequences before you act."
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* DemotedToExtra: Twilight Sparkle, Pinkie Pie, and Rainbow Dash are the only Mane Six members who get any prominence. This wouldn't be a problem if it weren't for the SpotlightStealingSquad issue, discussed below.
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* HypeBacklash: The whole project was initially pitched and hyped as a "fan-made episode" that aimed to [[OriginalFlavor capture the feeling of the original show as accurately as possible]] and have a professional quality level. Needless to say, when it turned out to be a bit ReferenceOverdosed and [[spoiler: be roughly one third PowerpuffGirls crossover]], a lot of people who had expected something more true to the original show didn't respond positively.
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* HypeBacklash: The whole project was initially pitched and hyped as a "fan-made episode" that aimed to [[OriginalFlavor capture the feeling of the original show as accurately as possible]] and have a professional quality level. Needless to say, when it turned out to be a bit ReferenceOverdosed and [[spoiler: be roughly one third PowerpuffGirls crossover]], a lot of people who had expected something more true to the original show didn't respond positively.
** The Derpy scene is ''far'' too long, completely destroying the momentum of the Double Rainboom scene. Especially bad since this is a character whose entire gimmick is blink-and-you-miss-it appearances.
* SpotlightStealingSquad: One common complaint is that so much time is spent showing off the fandom's favorite background ponies that the Mane Six are shafted. And of course there's [[spoiler:the Powerpuff Girls]].
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*** Then again, Ponyville got destroyed in "Swarm of the Century", so not like this kinda thing hasn't happened before...
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That\'s bad pacing, but nowhere near weird enough to be considered a BLAM
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*** The first shot of the episode is of Twilight mixing the potions into the one she wants. She says nothing in this span of time, it goes on for 30 seconds, and the story continues without a second thought.
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*** The first shot of the episode is of Twilight mixing the potions into the one she wants. She says nothing in this span of time, it goes on for 30 seconds, and the story continues without a second thought.
** The moments with the side characters during Dash's flight through Ponyville are amusing but they're never mentioned again, and most of them drag on for twice the length they should.
** The moments with the side characters during Dash's flight through Ponyville are amusing but they're never mentioned again, and most of them drag on for twice the length they should.
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** The [[spoiler:crossover parts]] in general. Loving tribute to Lauren Faust and to Craig McCracken? Or unnecessary waste of time that wasn't accurate to what the show would do?
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** The [[spoiler:crossover parts]] in general. Loving tribute to Lauren Faust and to Craig McCracken? [=McCracken=]? Or unnecessary waste of time that wasn't accurate to what the show would do?
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* VisualEffectsOfAwesome: The Double Rainboom, just While the animation is generally considered one of the strongest aspects, the Double Rainboom.Rainboom in particular has been singled out as some beautiful animation.
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* VisualEffectsOfAwesome: For all its faults...The Double Rainboom, just the Double Rainboom itself does not disappointing.Rainboom.
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*** Then again, Ponyville got destroyed in "Swarm of the Century", so not like this kinda thing hasn't happened before...
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We should at least include ONE nice thing.
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* VisualEffectsOfAwesome: For all its faults...the Double Rainboom itself does not disappointing.
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** The bit near the beginning when Twilight finishes the potion could also count; when she finishes it, it inexplicably bursts into a massive cloud of smoke with a trollface in it, which cackles before vanishing back into the potion. There's no explanation for why this happens, and neither Twilight nor Rainbow Dash comment on it.
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** The crossover parts in general. Loving tribute to Lauren Faust and to Craig McCracken? Or unnecessary waste of time that wasn't accurate to what the show would do?
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** Rainbow Dash accidentally OBLITERATES PONYVILLE! Characters are shown weeping over the wreckage and it is most certainly not played for laughs. This only exists as a reason for Rainbow Dash to get a punishment for stealing, and Twilight seems greatly irritated, more than anything.anything.
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* HypeBacklash: '''Oh Celestia'''.The whole project was initially pitched and hyped as a "fan-made episode" that aimed to [[OriginalFlavor capture the feeling of the original show as accurately as possible]] and have a professional quality level. Needless to say, when it turned out to be a bit ReferenceOverdosed and [[spoiler: be roughly one third PowerpuffGirls crossover]], a lot of people who had expected something more true to the original show didn't respond positively.
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** The crossover parts in general. Loving tribute to Lauren Faust and to Craig McCracken? Or unnecessary waste of time that wasn't accurate to what the show would do?
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* {{Fanon}}: One of the main criticisms of Double Rainboom is how several ideas from the series' fanon were given such heavy prominence, which is hardly "accurate to the show".
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* {{Fanon}}: One of the main criticisms of Double Rainboom is how several ideas from the series' fanon were given such heavy prominence, which is hardly "accurate to the show".show" as touted.
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* {{Fanon}}: One of the main criticisms of Double Rainboom is how several ideas from the series' fanon were given such heavy prominence, which is hardly "accurate to the show".
* HypeBacklash: '''OhCelestia'''Celestia'''.
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* BrokenBase: Fans of ''MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' either see this as a nice tribute to the show, it's creator LaurenFaust, and her husband, CraigMcCracken, or are disappointed that, for an fan made project that was supposed to be "accurate to the show", it ended up having a poorly paced plot that's similar to fanfiction and littered with cultural references and memes. The fact that the [[spoiler: crossover aspect]] was a completely unexpected plot twist also didn't help.
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* BrokenBase: Fans of ''MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' either see this as a nice tribute to the show, it's its creator LaurenFaust, and her husband, CraigMcCracken, or are disappointed that, for an fan made project that was supposed to be "accurate to the show", it ended up having a poorly paced plot that's similar to fanfiction and littered with cultural references and memes. The fact that the [[spoiler: crossover aspect]] was a completely unexpected plot twist also didn't help.
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* {{Padding}}: If you felt that the pacing was off, it was because the episode was an animation project for an art school, and one of the requirements was a 30-minute running time.
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Big Lipped Alligator Moment may not be the right Trope, so you can feel free to change that if you want.
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* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: In a way, most of the [[spoiler: Townsville]] sequence. Really, after Pinkie retrieves Dash, no mention is made of the event's specifics and aside from [[spoiler: Pinkie stealing Bloo]], there is nothing else too out of the ordinary happening. RD could have gone ANYWHERE and the results would have ended up the same.
* BrokenBase: Fans of ''MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' either see this as a nice tribute to the show, it's creator LaurenFaust, and her husband, CraigMcCracken, or are disappointed that, for an fan made project that was supposed to be "accurate to the show", it ended up having a poorly paced plot that's similar to fanfiction and littered with cultural references and memes. The fact that the [[spoiler: crossover aspect]] was a completely unexpected plot twist also didn't help.
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: The entire fanbase is built on interesting plots, unanswered questions, and giving spotlight to background ponies. This fanmade episode does not in any way take advantage of this.
** Rainbow Dash accidentally OBLITERATES PONYVILLE! Characters are shown weeping over the wreckage and it is most certainly not played for laughs. This only exists as a reason for Rainbow Dash to get a punishment for stealing, and Twilight seems greatly irritated, more than anything.
* BrokenBase: Fans of ''MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' either see this as a nice tribute to the show, it's creator LaurenFaust, and her husband, CraigMcCracken, or are disappointed that, for an fan made project that was supposed to be "accurate to the show", it ended up having a poorly paced plot that's similar to fanfiction and littered with cultural references and memes. The fact that the [[spoiler: crossover aspect]] was a completely unexpected plot twist also didn't help.
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: The entire fanbase is built on interesting plots, unanswered questions, and giving spotlight to background ponies. This fanmade episode does not in any way take advantage of this.
** Rainbow Dash accidentally OBLITERATES PONYVILLE! Characters are shown weeping over the wreckage and it is most certainly not played for laughs. This only exists as a reason for Rainbow Dash to get a punishment for stealing, and Twilight seems greatly irritated, more than anything.
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