Line #14 YMMV/TriptychContinuum


1	* {{Adorkable}}: Twilight at times, especially when magic or research get involved. Her first reaction to Rarity's eye color being changed (along with everything else) in [[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/181565/orange-is-the-new-blue Orange Is The New Blue]] is to ask her if she's perceiving the world any differently, note how different eye hues receive light in different ways, and start planning out a comprehensive series of tests so they can mutually create a comparison chart. (Also counts as a CallBack to Chapter 11 in [[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/101769/triptych Triptych]], where she launches a similar lecture as self-defense against inquiring bar patrons.)
2	* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation:
3	** Flim and Flam are primarily utilized as con artists who use half-completed inventions to scam everypony out of their bits. (According to the [[WordOfGod author]], their marks are being interpreted as a representation of the con itself: this percentage for ''me'' and this much for ''me'' and '''none for you'''.) [[spoiler: As of [[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/217859/mechanical-aptitude Mechanical Aptitude]], they've moved into attempted blackmail.]] By this point in their careers, there are warrants out for their arrest all over the continent, and they've had to resort to full-time, full-body clothing along with an assortment of fur and mane dyes plus theatrical contact lenses to keep from being hauled in. Which doesn't seem to prevent them from singing...
4	** The Cutie Mark Crusaders are pretty much demonized, to the extent that they are essentially in-story {{Hate Sink}}s and active dangers to the rest of Ponyville.
5	** As of the most recent chapter of Triptych: Is Luna a flawed person whose just trying to make sure Twilight doesn't repeat her own mistakes, or just hurting Twilight to force her to [[spoiler: reconcile with her sister.]]
6	** Does Celestia care about the Bearers, or is she using them?
7	*** She definitely cares about them, but '''A Duet For Land and Sky''' shows that she isn't emotionally well after the events of '''Triptych'''. However, she also hasn't made any attempt to explain herself or apologize for perceived faults.
8	* BaseBreakingCharacter: The Cutie Mark Crusaders, especially Scootaloo, who is subtly pushed forward as being responsible for their foolishness in her position as ringleader. The bitter argument reigns over whether or not Estee is justified as pushing them into their status as Ponyville's Disaster-Makers; whilst the verse's depictions of the things they've done do weigh heavily towards the justified scale -- they've destroyed property, hurt ponies, stolen things (and usually broken them in the process), all of it without any sign of guilt, for three years without stopping -- there's the complaint about whether or not this really ''is'' a "realistic" extrapolation of their canon behavior.
9	* BrokenBase: There are those among the audience who feel that the occasional touch of realism and nod towards long-term consequences makes the overall body of work into an interesting one. And there are a very few who believe it's just the [[SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism most cynical, depressing thing]] ''ever'' created in the fandom, ''because'' of that [[RealismInducedHorror attempt towards realism]]. (Yes, more cynical and depressing than [[Fanfic/TheKillerRarityverse absolutely]] [[Fanfic/BackgroundPony everything]] [[Fanfic/CupcakesSergeantSprinkles else]].) It's generally a minority opinion, but it's a rather vocal one. (A lot of this tends to be blamed on the presence of an active press.) Furthermore, some antagonists seem to come down to just being racist jerks...and a ''lot'' of the fics could be viewed as a TakeThat at a specific type of real-life person.
10	** Some of the specific stories themselves particularly stand out.
11	*** ''Pony Up A Tree'' attracted a lot of arguments in its comments section debating over whether or not the Mane 6's interactions were believable or justifiable, and ultimately whether or not Rainbow Dash's karmic punishment was good enough.
12	*** ''Unstable Sale'' caused a veritable explosion of debate between those who felt the treatment of the Crusaders was currently unjustified except maybe by the author's embrace of CharacterExaggeration and those who argue that it's perfectly justified by what has been established for the verse's take on the Crusade.
13	* EnsembleDarkhorse: There's an argument to be made for [[WrenchWench Ratchette]], who seemed to develop an instant-if-small fanbase at the instant she made her [[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/213598/twilights-escort-service first appearance]]. Getting a [[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/217859/mechanical-aptitude story of her own]] hasn't slowed things down any, and a few people are now suggesting she be shipped with Twilight.
14	** The author herself lampshaded the possibility of this happening to "Harem Fantasy", a sapient [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin harem fantasy romance novel]] that Discord awakened/created in order to learn more about dating during the events of ''Anchor Foal: A Romantic CringeComedy''.
15	** And now we have Emery Board from [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/444884/like-a-well-oiled-machine Like A Well-Oiled Machine]]. Apparently a small part of the fandom was just waiting for [[Creator/RLeeErmey this guy]] to get two extra legs.

Context YMMV / TriptychContinuum