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A thread to discuss My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic and the tie-in media.

All of the usual forum rules apply. In addition, please remember that the thread is discussing a kids' show, and it's primarily focused on the work itself, not the fanfic — in particular, we don't want to see lewdness creeping in.

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I don't know WHAT the Hell happened (I blame shenanigans) but we're going to start from scratch. Post your feels for this awesome show again! Naow!

Edited by Mrph1 on Aug 26th 2024 at 10:24:26 AM

I-Block actually i am dead wow from noitacoL Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
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#136476: Nov 11th 2015 at 5:01:36 PM

Hello everyone~

How are you all doing?

boop I'm more active on here
JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing
#136477: Nov 11th 2015 at 5:03:19 PM

I went to the eye doctor today. Nothing important, just figured I'd update my prescription before getting new glasses.

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Mudkipz Nya! Since: Jan, 2013 Relationship Status: Hugging my pillow
Nya!
#136478: Nov 11th 2015 at 5:06:20 PM

Doing fine. Finally crawled out of the Vault after playing god knows how many hours of Fallout. Also got another nice commission from Ponidoodles (really like his work. One of my favorite pony artists).

Also before getting dragged into the vault, I grew bored and made some Shipfic cards because why not? I don't think I can share them as many were using Derpibooru art, so they will likely just be for personal use. Have been told by my friends they are pretty good and possibly usable for their deck too.

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storyyeller More like giant cherries from Appleloosa Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
More like giant cherries
#136479: Nov 11th 2015 at 5:07:33 PM

How are you all doing?

Well I just finished watching Joel's Undertale stream (non genocide).

Also still stuck at the hospital. Hopefully I'm healing.

Blind Final Fantasy 6 Let's Play
Mudkipz Nya! Since: Jan, 2013 Relationship Status: Hugging my pillow
Nya!
#136480: Nov 11th 2015 at 5:15:42 PM

Well, hopefully you get better soon. At least you have internet use at the hospital to pass the time until they say you are good to go though.

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crimsonstorm15 shine on from A parallel universe Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
Mudkipz Nya! Since: Jan, 2013 Relationship Status: Hugging my pillow
theLibrarian Since: Jul, 2009
#136483: Nov 11th 2015 at 5:35:04 PM

I've applied for two, myself xD Both student worker positions on my university, but one of them (a graphic designer) pays 10 bucks an hour for 4 hours a day, which is cool. The fact that I don't know how to use Adobe Illustrator could kill my chances of it, though.

marcen12 Sigh from Under The Floorboards (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
Sigh
#136484: Nov 11th 2015 at 6:17:17 PM

Ok....well....there is an Edd X Marie fanfic I want to read. So...good night! (leaves forum house)

https://youtu.be/_1F5HhUvFbM?si=csgwerqELcG6615q
Seraphem Since: Oct, 2009
#136485: Nov 11th 2015 at 6:48:26 PM

Ouch, hope everything gets better soon Story!

Also, the appendix actually DOES have a usage after all it's been found. It acts as a reservoir for bacteria. The good kind that your body needs in order to digest food properly. So that if your GI track gets cleaned out (Generally a result of something giving your a really bad case of the runs) it helps your digestive tract get back to full working order faster.

crimsonstorm15 shine on from A parallel universe Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
OrionAurora Constellation from Andromeda Galaxy Since: Mar, 2012 Relationship Status: Abstaining
marston Since: Sep, 2011
#136488: Nov 11th 2015 at 7:24:41 PM

Okay, so there's something that really bothers me about both of Discord's S5 episodes. His betrayel and then getting backstabbed and reformed again in the Season 4 Finale should have been a big event for his character that should have effected him and those around him, because it was pretty huge. It had interesting potential and could have served for character development in the future. But neither of his episodes after the fact make any reference to that event at all, and it seems to have been compleatly forgotten about. Now yes, I don't want Discord to just instantly change {Even though it would make him far more tolerable}, but at least have an episode about other ponies not trusting or liking him precisely because of his betrayal. It feels like a wasted oppertunity. If they still wanted him to be a dick, an episode where he tries to be nice but either accidentally does something mean or lets his temper/playfullness get the better of him would have been interesting. It's the same way I feel about the changelings: What was even the point of introducing that plot point if absolutly nothing was going to be done with it? To me, it would be like if Dinobot's brief betrayel in Beast Wars was instantly forgotten about and never refrenced again after that episode.

I think one reason why this annoys me is because this is a type of character/storyline that I love when it's done well. Zuko, Kyoko Sakura and Dinobot are all examples of really well-developed characters who started off as villains and eventually became good, while in the case of at least Dinobot still struggling with his old ways.

edited 11th Nov '15 7:37:25 PM by marston

Seraphem Since: Oct, 2009
#136489: Nov 11th 2015 at 7:35:01 PM

Here's the thing, for the most part, Ponies don't tend to hold grudges. Yes there are individual cases, but nearly all of them have been antagonists.

They know Discord has ;earned his lesson and really does want to be better, to be... well not really 'good' but 'not evil' and that is all that matters.

edvedd Darling. from At the boutique, dear. Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: We finish each other's sandwiches
marston Since: Sep, 2011
#136491: Nov 11th 2015 at 7:39:31 PM

^About that, It might actually be true if certain leaked info is correct.

storyyeller More like giant cherries from Appleloosa Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
More like giant cherries
#136492: Nov 11th 2015 at 7:47:28 PM

@Orion. What's wrong with the ghosts's spelling?

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PrincessGwenevere Ooh, sparkly! from Coat Mountain Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
Ooh, sparkly!
#136493: Nov 11th 2015 at 7:48:38 PM

[up][up] Leak nothin', you can tell by the fact that she's getting more toys. tongue

edited 11th Nov '15 7:48:48 PM by PrincessGwenevere

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MetaFour AXTE INCAL AXTUCE MUN from A Place (Old Master)
AXTE INCAL AXTUCE MUN
#136494: Nov 11th 2015 at 7:55:12 PM

but at least have an episode about other ponies not trusting or liking him precisely because of his betrayal.
Dude, he's had two appearances since his betrayal. And in "Make New Friends but Keep Discord", everypony (besides Fluttershy and Stoner Pony) does distrust Discord immediately. (In fact, I recall someone on another forum responding to the episode by worrying that the mane six's continued distrust would eventually piss Discord off.) They never explicitly specified why they distrusted him, but I don't see how "We still don't trust you" is any worse for character development than "We still don't trust you specifically because of the crap you pulled with Tirek."

And, yes, "What About Discord" does have the ponies (sans Twilight) suddenly being super-close with Discord. And the seeming out-of-characterness is the entire point of the episode. The writers kept details vague about what Discord did to have such a great weekend with the ponies and win them over. And Twilight, being out of the loop about the weekend, suspects that Discord slipped back into supervillainy and brainwashed all her friends.

theLibrarian Since: Jul, 2009
#136495: Nov 11th 2015 at 7:59:07 PM

There's also that plus the fact that while Discord is now good, he's not "Good". He's still the mischievous spirit of Chaos incarnate that we know, but it's more the "harmless prank" sort of chaos now, not the stuff we saw at the start of Season 2.

OrionAurora Constellation from Andromeda Galaxy Since: Mar, 2012 Relationship Status: Abstaining
Constellation
#136496: Nov 11th 2015 at 8:00:45 PM

@Story: Unnecessary periods plus an unneeded exclamation point after an ellipsis.

We are all made of star stuff. Very, very weird star stuff.
JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing
#136497: Nov 11th 2015 at 8:11:26 PM

Yeah, Discord isn't "good" so much as he's "not actively being evil". He's still a manipulative jerk, and the episode shows that he's hardly shaken off his reputation, even if they don't reference his betrayal directly.

edited 11th Nov '15 8:11:42 PM by JapaneseTeeth

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Seraphem Since: Oct, 2009
#136498: Nov 11th 2015 at 8:22:19 PM

@ Meta Nopony really distrusted him in the Gala ep, except Twilight. Pinkie treated him perfectly normally, none of the other Mane 6 seemed at all at odds with him until he started ruining the Gala, I do not see where this is coming from. Only Twi was distrustful, and that was only AT the Gala, and less "I don't trust you aren't going to do something evil" and more, she didn't trust the Spirit of Chaos, to not do anything Chaotic and potentially ruin a stuffy, overly serious 'party' that she wanted to keep nice and orderly. While forgetting that is exactly what Celestia wants to happen to the Gala.

But yeah, nopony distrusts him beyond knowing he's liable to do something unpredictable at times and knowing that while he's no longer 'evil' he can still be a massive jerk.

Crowfall Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: Hoping Senpai notices me
#136499: Nov 11th 2015 at 8:39:28 PM

Honestly, being constantly suspicious of Discord is probably the best option, because he's probably plotting something. Not anything evil, but probably something annoying.

JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing
#136500: Nov 11th 2015 at 8:40:17 PM

Yeah, he's the kind of guy you always want to keep an eye on.

Anyway, I have to get to bed.

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