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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

Cailleach Studious Girl from Purgatory Since: Sep, 2015 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
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#151126: Apr 2nd 2016 at 5:43:35 PM

Okay, according to the wiki Limestone is the oldest. I mixed that up.

KarkatTheDalek Not as angry as the name would suggest. from Somwhere in Time/Space Since: Mar, 2012 Relationship Status: You're a beautiful woman, probably
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#151127: Apr 2nd 2016 at 6:07:53 PM

Really liked the latest episode - and the premiere, for that matter.

It occurs to me that over the past several seasons, there have been some story arcs for some characters - Rarity's quest for recognition and expanding her boutique, Rainbow's quest to become a Wonderbolt, the CMC's quest to gain their Cutie Mark's (and what they'll do now that they have them), and mostly prominently, Twilight's studies under Princess Celestia and her new role as the Princess of Friendship, with Starlight's studies under her presumably being the next stage of that (Sunset supplements that with her own arc, I think). Has anyone else had an arc?

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Seraphem Since: Oct, 2009
#151128: Apr 2nd 2016 at 6:09:23 PM

Yes, Marble is the only Pie Sister younger then Pinkie.

JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
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#151129: Apr 2nd 2016 at 6:09:37 PM

If I recall, there was some sort of internal disagreement on which one of the sisters was the oldest one. Either way, Pinkie isn't, and Maud is older than her.

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Seraphem Since: Oct, 2009
#151130: Apr 2nd 2016 at 6:14:57 PM

Yeah don't think it was ever made clear if Limestone or Maud is older, but both are older then Pinkie and Marble.

kyun Since: Dec, 2010
#151131: Apr 2nd 2016 at 6:23:45 PM

Overall, an entertaining ep and I LOVED the shoutouts to Manhattan ( and the one of Planes Trains And Automobiles), but otherwise it didn't stand out from the rest of the show. I predicted that the sleazy dealer was actually the store owner who closed his shop to dodge people he owed money to, but it turns out he wasn't.

war877 Grr... <3 from Untamed Wilds Since: Dec, 2015 Relationship Status: Having tea with Cthulhu
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#151132: Apr 2nd 2016 at 6:25:16 PM

Three observations I would like to make. First, either I am crazy, or the Canadian 1 week delay rebroadcast varies from the first broadcast version. Second, did anyone else look at that crack and think of the crack from that one season of doctor who? Third, family seems to be the theme for this season.

WillKeaton from Alberta, Canada Since: Jun, 2010
#151133: Apr 2nd 2016 at 6:36:29 PM

What channel does it air in Canada? Because the only time I've ever seen Pony air on Canadian TV is on Treehouse. And they censor the word "loser." Which has the opposite effect of what the idiot censors intended.

edited 2nd Apr '16 6:38:21 PM by WillKeaton

storyyeller More like giant cherries from Appleloosa Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
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#151134: Apr 2nd 2016 at 7:01:49 PM

Yeah, Treehouse was messed up. It didn't help that they were apparently airing it on a channel aimed at preschoolers in between shoes like Barney.

Though, didn't Treehouse let up on the censorship in season 2?

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war877 Grr... <3 from Untamed Wilds Since: Dec, 2015 Relationship Status: Having tea with Cthulhu
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#151135: Apr 2nd 2016 at 7:14:44 PM

Not just censorship. What really got me was that Derpy's eyes moved differently in the two versions in ep100. And I could swear they cut Celestia saying she didn't know anything about alicorn babies. But that may be because I was focusing on art and expressions on the second pass.

storyyeller More like giant cherries from Appleloosa Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
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#151136: Apr 2nd 2016 at 7:28:09 PM

Finally finished season 2 of Wakfu

That crazy woman in the mecha really reminds me of Code Geass

So that's what Eliatropes really look like. Though I'm still wondering why they look mostly human, rather than white and blue like the MMORPG sprites.

Qilby learns that quantity has a quality of its own.

Speaking of which, could Eliatropes always fly with their headwings or was that something Yugo just sprouted? If he could always fly, why didn't he do it earlier?

Edit: After looking up the Eliatrope appearance thing, it turns out that the class in the MMO isn't Eliatrope. It's Eli Otrope. Which just happens to be a suspiciously similar subrace that aren't eliatropes proper. Which explains not only the different appearance but also why there is only one eliatrope (Yugo) at the time the game takes place.

Except that it still doesn't make much sense because eliOtropes are never seen or mentioned in the show. You'd think they would have come up, especially since they're so similar to eliAtropes.

Also something I never noticed: If you remove the es at each end, eliatrope backwards is portail (french for portal). Anakama loves backwards names.

Now to rewatch the finale with subtitles on:

I always wondered why there are little changes in the subtitles. For example, the kid says "toi, tu es le roi" (literally, you, you are the king) but it was subtitled as "You're the king, Yugo". Where did that come from? They didn't say the name at all. And I don't think it's even a matter of conveying the sense, since it feels like a simple "You are the king" would have been more faithful.

edited 2nd Apr '16 7:42:37 PM by storyyeller

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JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
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#151137: Apr 2nd 2016 at 7:48:21 PM

This is driving me nuts. I know I remember Rarity making a scrunchy face in today's episode, but I can't remember what scene it was.

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LordVatek Not really a lord of anything Since: Sep, 2014
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#151138: Apr 2nd 2016 at 7:55:25 PM

[up][up]Wait, the EliOtrope thing was intentional and not just a typo? Weird. As for the subtitles, they match the English dub.

edited 2nd Apr '16 7:55:48 PM by LordVatek

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CDRW Since: May, 2016
#151139: Apr 2nd 2016 at 7:56:45 PM

I just downloaded Civilization V and played the tutorial enough to think that I have a bit of a handle on how the game works. Now off to download mods! I'm gonna play the Changeling Empire!

storyyeller More like giant cherries from Appleloosa Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
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#151140: Apr 2nd 2016 at 8:13:11 PM

Weird. As for the subtitles, they match the English dub.

You sure about that? Usually dubs and subs are separate translations. But that's besides the point. It doesn't explain why they felt the need to tack Yugo's name onto the end of the line there.

Anyway, after rewatching the finale with subtitles on, it's interesting to see that the villain has understandable motivations. I think that's a big strength of Wakfu. Admittedly, Q is far less sympathetic than Nox turned out to me, but they're both understandable at least. No villiany just for the sake of villiany (though Rushu's got that covered).

I am really wondering about the fake sequel hook/Aborted Arc with Ombrage. Early in the season , at the end of episode 4, Ombrage is shown being found by a fisherman as a sort of stinger/Sequel Hook. Except that this is never mentioned again at all apart from the credits gag in episode 19. Maybe it will be picked up in season 3? Who knows.

Anyway, now I have to find the OV As. Not sure if they're available on Netflix.

P.S. I wonder what the deal with the mysterious Sadida guy facing away from the camera at the end of the credits sequence was.

edited 2nd Apr '16 8:29:58 PM by storyyeller

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LordVatek Not really a lord of anything Since: Sep, 2014
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#151141: Apr 2nd 2016 at 8:28:41 PM

[up]Yeah the dub and subs definitely match up. I started out with English before switching to French after episode 2 and it was perfect. As for the OVAs, two of them are not on Netflix (the Nox and Ogrest ones) and the other three are.

edited 2nd Apr '16 8:29:19 PM by LordVatek

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storyyeller More like giant cherries from Appleloosa Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
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#151142: Apr 2nd 2016 at 8:42:14 PM

As I read through the Wakfu thread, I just came across an old post from gingerninja. Right in the feels.

... even worse, it was his only post.

There was a whole year without any posts in the thread. I guess it really died down after season 2 ended.

edited 2nd Apr '16 8:44:14 PM by storyyeller

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#151143: Apr 2nd 2016 at 8:48:17 PM

That's probably because there was a pretty big gap between when season 2 was actually airing and when the kickstarter to get it translated launched.

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#151144: Apr 2nd 2016 at 8:54:52 PM

Yeah, I discovered that. After the initial airing reactions were over, the thread was essentially dead until the kickstarter prompted a new discussion. It's still weird to see.

It's also funny coming across familiar names in the thread (Japanese Teeth and CDRW)

I'm also surprised that the Kickstarter page uses the English name for Tristepin (Sadlygrove) but lists the french name for Cléophée. I guess they didn't decide on an English name for her until they actually started the translation work, and they didn't do that until after the Kickstarter was over.

... which raises the question of where Sadlygrove came from. As I understand it, he was originally named in fansubs.

You don't like that Evangelyne can't walk on high heels? Remember that little fact, it does turn up later.

When does this come up again? I don't remember that.

edited 2nd Apr '16 8:58:55 PM by storyyeller

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JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
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#151145: Apr 2nd 2016 at 9:16:18 PM

Yeah, the thread slowed down a bit after the kickstarter, mainly because unlike most shows it wasn't really an ongoing release. I should probably check back in there at some point.

But now I'm going to bed.

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war877 Grr... <3 from Untamed Wilds Since: Dec, 2015 Relationship Status: Having tea with Cthulhu
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#151146: Apr 2nd 2016 at 10:25:59 PM

Understandable villains were one of the reasons the finale multiparters were very good.

drac0blade Since: Jan, 2015
#151147: Apr 2nd 2016 at 11:08:00 PM

You might think Rarity was lying about the fire in Maud's eyes. She wasn't. That pony was lucky to walk away alive.

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#151148: Apr 3rd 2016 at 6:42:58 AM

Post of the Day #1417

Pretty sure the Crystal Empire two-parter was the only time that happened, and I think most here would agree that the Sombra story was one of the weaker ones in the show. The other times:

(Nightmare Moon) Celestia just told her to go to a town in the middle of nowhere and make friends, and nothing more

(Discord) She called the entire group up in order to fight, and Discord decided to mess with Twilight by isolating her

(Chrysalis) Celestia didn't even realize anything was wrong until it was too late, and Twilight was the only one to notice before that by virtue of being the groom's sister

(MMC) Celestia sent Twilight a spellbook, Twilight botched the spell and managed to fix it with her friends' help

(Tree) Celestia and Luna are kidnapped, Twilight independently decides to rescue them alone, which turns out to be a bad idea

(Tirek) Celestia tries to keep Twilight out of the loop about Tirek; admittedly she goes to her specifically for help later, but that's justified because by that point Twilight is the only alicorn left Tirek doesn't know about

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#151149: Apr 3rd 2016 at 7:41:31 AM

@drac0: totally. when Maud repeated her request for a trade, i think i heard a slight change in her tone of voice.

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theLibrarian Since: Jul, 2009
#151150: Apr 3rd 2016 at 8:25:43 AM

And she did drop the "Please" the third time.


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