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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

KylerThatch literary masochist Since: Jan, 2001
literary masochist
#184576: Apr 8th 2018 at 4:43:19 AM

"Glim-Glam" just feels like a natural derivation from her name. And it rolls off the tongue nicely.

This "faculty lot" you speak of sounds like a place of great power...
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#184577: Apr 8th 2018 at 7:05:53 AM

Post of the Day #2115

Might make them less interesting for the kids? Not like they couldn't just shift the levels around when they open up, though... actually, if they run off AI why not just reprogram them to recognize the night guard?

Well, I suppose the story was always just filler for the nightmares. I can respect that, considering from the one LP I've seen it does a damn good job of scaring you. The Game Grumps are not brave people, and their nerves definitely don't make it easier, but goddamn seeing that screen turn down to reveal Freddy up in your grill is not a fun time. Almost punched my computer.

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Mr_Madman Almighty Janitor from Eagleland, World of Badass Since: Mar, 2017 Relationship Status: Brony
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#184578: Apr 8th 2018 at 12:13:14 PM

Anyone else disappointed in how Fluttershy was not a Large Ham in the most recent episode? Guess my expectations were not met for that. Although it did deviate from and make fun of repeatedly learning how to be assertive hundreds of times. I feel like that was not the case as it involved becoming becoming too immersed into your own characters.

Redeeming factor was how Rarity fired each persona three times. Three. Damn. Times. Also, the last scene was brilliant.

Wait a second: How on earth did I even get here?
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#184579: Apr 8th 2018 at 12:22:37 PM

Technically she only fired each persona once. She fired Fluttershy three times in total.

edited 8th Apr '18 12:22:44 PM by storyyeller

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Redmess Redmess from Netherlands Since: Feb, 2014
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#184580: Apr 8th 2018 at 2:37:13 PM

Weren't Rares and Flutters supposed to be friends? Not just friends but bestest friends? They were?

Then why in Equestria did Rarity ask pretty much everyone else she could think of, including children, a pony who barely talks at all, another pony who stonewalls everyone she talks to, and a pony whose regular solution to problems is using magic on other ponies?

Its a good thing Flutters is so darn nice, or she might take offence at such an outrageous snub.

And the first one she asks? Rainbow Dash. Its like the writer doesn't really know who these characters are. Especially since this version of Flutters suddenly can't sew and has no fashion sense.

"That's why I wanted a friend to run it." YOU ASKED HER LAST OF ALL YOUR FRIENDS AND ACQUAINTANCES! She was pretty much the LAST pony you were considering. Friend, my hoof.

edited 8th Apr '18 3:08:21 PM by Redmess

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Redmess Redmess from Netherlands Since: Feb, 2014
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#184581: Apr 8th 2018 at 3:28:02 PM

I think Glim Glam comes from the Brony reviewer DWK.

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#184582: Apr 8th 2018 at 4:39:04 PM

[up][up]Their closeness isn't the only factor here in why she'd choose her. She wanted someone who'd be able to deal with the snobbishness of the clientele. Fluttershy isn't exactly the best for that kind of work.

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AkoSiKuya23 Since: Sep, 2009
#184583: Apr 8th 2018 at 5:29:34 PM

I do have to question why Rainbow Dash would be her first choice, though. Honestly, I feel like if Rainbow was in charge, she'd either be groaning and just yell at them to stop asking her questions and buy it or sleep through the job.

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#184584: Apr 8th 2018 at 6:15:49 PM

Yeah, I'm not too sure about that. Weirdly, I think that Pinkie might've been the best choice. She actually has experience running a storefront and isn't dismissive of fashion in the way that AJ would be.

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#184585: Apr 8th 2018 at 7:26:17 PM

Fake It Til You Make It

"Don't worry, Angel. I won't forget you." Hey, Angel's being a shit! It must be Tuesday.

"Oh, goodness, Rarity! What's the matter?" A Rarity and Fluttershy duo episode? I'm sold. I've missed these two hanging out.

"Do you need help knitting? I've started making tea cozies. It's an elephant!" Fluttershy needs someone to give her constructive criticism that isn't the Master of Chaos. Just sayin'.

"Sassy Saddles is pitching in." Since when does she sew?

"This is Manehattan's busiest season and I can't just close the shop. So I was hoping you might consider running it?" Aww, not a duo episode. Still an interesting premise, though.

I'm not sure what, exactly, makes Rarity think that Fluttershy is in any way qualified for this task, but she also doesn't exactly have a lot of competition. I wouldn't trust AJ, Rainbow Dash, or Pinkie Pie with running a fashion store if my life depended on it. Twilight could probably do it and she doesn't have a day job. I mean, she has a school and all that she's in charge of now but since we're clearly already ignoring that Rarity and Fluttershy are teachers there, then there's no reason not to ignore that Twilight's the headmare.

But the episode's already covered its arse with Twilight, because of the nature of the show Rarity's freaking out about. If this "Royal" fashion show in any way warrants its name, the four Princesses are probably going to be in attendance. Or hosting. Or something. Point is, Twilight's 1/4 of the Royal in Royal Fashion Show, so it can be assumed that she's preoccupied. Given that, Fluttershy does seem the least awful of the four remaining options.

Don't get me wrong, AJ's got organizational skills to rival Twilight's and is a hard worker who knows how to run a business. But if Rarity learned anything from "Honest Apple", it was probably to never involve Applejack in her business again.

"I may have asked a few others…." Or Fluttershy is her pony of last resort and all of that consideration was pointless.

"Sorry! I've got a curriculum to make up." No, you don't. Your students are already in attendance. You don't create the curriculum when school is already in session and the teachers are already employed and assigned to their subject matter. Twilight's just using reasonably appropriate-sounding words to blow Rarity off.

"Nope!" I like that AJ doesn't even give her an excuse. She, too, has learned that Applejack should never be involved in Rarity's business again.

"And you haven't asked Boulder." [lol] That she actually considers it for a moment is fantastic.

"I think I forgot how big this shop was. How do you find anything?" She's doomed. That shop is, like, the size of the local corner store. If she's already intimidated, she is not going to make it.

"The show is divided into sections." You know, Rarity, if you had signs marking the different sections, you wouldn't have to explain it like this and hope that Fluttershy and/or your customers can try and remember it. Just saying.

Also, those are not sections. Those are racks. This shop is tiny.

"Each section is divided by Season, Color, and Price. It's a classic SCP system." Twilight was in charge of organizing the racks when they were setting up. I remember that. This is what happens when you ask Twilight to organize your store.

"A little fluff and fold." There is a flaw in this plan. A significant flaw. A substantial, major, potentially insurmountable flaw.

Hey.

Hey guys.

Fluttershy isn't a unicorn.

SHOCKING AMIRITE

"It's like you read my mind. Are you a fashion psychic?!" Fluttershy is so screwed.

"You've conquered your shyness a thousand times over. You can't let a few fashion ponies undo all that progress." Okay. Rarity. Not being shy is not the same as understanding fashion. Fashion is its own language, and every language is complete gibberish to people who haven't learned to speak it. I know, 'cause I speak data. What you're doing right now, is you're being the fashion equivalent of data architects who just assume everybody is a data architect and will instantly understand complex data concepts the second they hear them.

Or law professionals who think everybody speaks law and will be able to grasp the nuances in different legal rhetoric in seconds.

Or politicians who think everybody speaks politics and will name-drop bills thinking they mean anything to anyone else.

That's what you're doing right now, Rarity. Stop it. Stop. STAHP.

"Smoky! Soft Pad! Smoky Jr.!" Continuity, boom! Nice to see the possums are still here.

"I'm sure they'll help me let my inner strength shine through!" And then you still won't know anything about fashion.

"Think of it as a costume for your new role as shop pony." That's a jumpsuit. Rarity. Rarity. You're holding a jumpsuit. That is something you would wear to muck out the raingutter. Why do you even sell those here?

"Here goes nothing." AHHHH!!! One of Rarity's employees just flipped their sex and came back in to buy!!! Get back, magic marestallion! …or, at least, teach folks how you did that. There are a ton of transgender people whose lives you will have made significantly easier.

"What's the thread count of this shirt? I can't be seen in anything less than 1,000." Should have pushed for Twilight.

"I'm afraid I don't know enough about fashion to satisfy these customers!" Yeah! What she said!

This premise hits kinda close to home for me. At an old job I used to have, my job consisted of 80% financial analysis and reporting, but then I was also expected to answer the phone to provide product support for agricultural equipment that I knew nothing about. They gave me a manual and told me all the answers were in there.

That is a lie and I frequently wound up talking to people who knew more about the subject matter than I did. "What kind of gasket is used in the carburetor for the product's engine?" I don't know. "How much torque should this have?" I don't know. "How much horsepower do these different products get?" For some f*cking reason, we're not allowed to list that in the manual, so I have no idea. A surprising number of questions could be answered either by reading the manual or by a list of common questions and answers I wound up assembling over the years, but I still frequently got calls asking things like lift strength by poundage, at which point I was doing what Fluttershy is doing right now.

I can tear down your database and build it up better than you've ever seen it. I can reinvent processes, tighten up formulas, build complex processes to automate repetitive tasks. But I don't know a goddamn thing about how to turn a wrench and I don't know why you would ever think that's part of my skillset.

Peeved me right the Tartarus off, is what I'm saying.

"I've never tried to act before but I suppose it's worth a shot." Okay, so maybe it's not exactly a jumpsuit. I still don't get fashion clerk from this look. I get schoolmarm trying to look classy but having no idea that styles have changed seven times since she was a young'un.

Also, never tried to act? Fluttershy, you had a major supporting role in the Hearth's Warming Eve pageant. You've successfully acted before.

"Rest assured, it will make you the envy of all who see it." AHHHHHHH!!! Fluttershy, don't screw this up! Ghost Rarity is watching you!!!

"I simply can't leave Fluttershy to fend for herself with these Manehattanites!" Hey, Rarity didn't leave like she said she was going to! This might be a duo episode after all. EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

"I always knew Fluttershy had it in her! And there's still time to catch the train to Canterlot!" Stop episode-teasing me, Rarity.

"If I had meant Chevron, then that's what I would have said!" Don't correct me when I'm right. Fluttershy.

She's trying her best, but I just don't think "Lie like your life depends on it" is really the best solution here.

Then again, if Rarity wanted a pony who knew what she was doing, she wouldn't have hired Fluttershy. When you get right down to it, I mentioned before that Rarity's knack for business is more Tell than Show because things like her inability to fire Sassy Saddles or bringing on Applejack as a fashion judge demonstrate a complete ineptitude when it comes to business. This is just more evidence that Rarity kind of sucks at the management aspect of her career.

"I feel like I should push the snootiness further." Yes! More snobby! More assholish! Maybe put your hoof down, too! That's sure to land some sales.

"Not every pony can pull off a Found Object, but you nearly get there." Okay, that was actually amazing. I hope she remembered to charge for each individual piece of jewelry and didn't just charge for the rack, though.

"Okay, I've got like this high-key savage look for you. It's a totally live ensemble with the little, like, thingies that sparkle and make the whole squad go, 'Whoa, that pony is woke.'" Fluttershy missed her calling as a used car salespony. Or an actress, because she's actually doing a bang-up job getting into these characters. We knew she had theatrical talent from "Filli Vanilli", but now it's clear that she can act really well too? If she can dance, she'd be a Triple Threat. What are you doing with your life, Flutters? You belong on a stage!

"Either get it right, or GO BACK TO THE FOREST!!!" And the hoof comes down. This is why Fluttershy's meek: because she's secretly a complete asshole, and that comes out when she's not being meek. It's been pretty well documented that Fluttershy with confidence is an extremely scary pony. I still can't get over how mean she was in "Forgotten Friendship".

"Slow down, everyone! I'm doing my best!" I have so many questions right now. How did the possums get to Ponyville? How did they know to go to Ponyville? Why are they tattling on Fluttershy to Spike and by extension Twilight instead of to Rarity? Canterlot is right next to Manehattan, so it wouldn't have been hard to go to Rarity. Do they think Twilight is Fluttershy's keeper? Why would they think that? How do they even know the School of Friendship exists?

"But to do it, she's playing different shop characters that are all mean?" …the f*ck did he make sense of all that?

"How in the world did you figure that out, Spike?" Yeah! What she said!

"I'm not Dragon Charades champion for nothing." Given that actual dragons don't like you very much, I'm pretty sure you've only ever played Dragon Charades with Big Mac and Discord.

That said, beating Discord at charades is still pretty goddamn impressive so…yeah, that checks out. Carry on.

"I would seriously help you right now but, like, I don't wanna. Y'know?" You. Belong. On. A. Stage.

"Ugh. Honestly, these small-town ponies come to the big city and think they can behave any way they please!" Like I said. Secretly a complete asshole.

"YOU are a small-town pony! And your cottage isn't even in the town!" [lol] She's not wrong.

"Step this way so that we can discuss your concerns." "I knew you'd come to your sense." Not only did Twilight fall for this obvious ploy but every single one of her friends left the shop with her as well. Pony gullibility, man. [lol]

"It's up to you! Go out there and sell it!" Okay, am I the only one who noticed that Rarity's model is Fluttershy with a slightly faded color scheme? I don't think Rarity ever fully got over "Green Isn't Your Color".

"I think not, dear. This is all too fashion-forward for the likes of you." Yeah, she has completely lost track of why she's doing this and now she's just being an asshole for asshole's sake. The hoof is down.

"Fluttershy, I'm afraid you've left me no choice! You are TERMINATED!!!" Holy shit, she actually read a book on management since "Canterlot Boutique".

"WHA—!!" "I always thought she was too controlling." [lol] She would have to fire each character individually, wouldn't she? That's great.

"I might have taken my salespony characters a little too far." No. Taking salespony characters too far would have resulted in still trying to make sales. You lost track of the "salespony" part and just went hogwild on the "character" part. And then you started being an asshole for asshole's sake because secretly, you're an asshole.

"I'd never trust some horrible Saddle Row pony to run my shop." Well, that's regionist. Not exactly our daily quota of bizarre racism for this season, but it's still totally painting an entire group of people with a single brush so I say it still counts. Rarity just straight up said that all the ponies in this area of Equestria suck. I hope she never runs for public office in Manehattan, because someone's going to have a secret recording of that line to play against her.

"You have all the inner strength you need, but I think we prefer it coming from our sweet, regular Fluttershy." So the moral of the story is….

I mean, she was only able to find her confidence by playing the roles that were assholes. She couldn't even face ponies without acting and she was a complete asshole while acting. So. Um.

The moral of the episode is that Fluttershy is a terrible person. THE END

"The Warrior of Inner Strength." Give her three hours in that costume and you're going to regret calling it "Warrior". Just saying.

"Have YOU considered the possibility that the Royal Fashion Show is trying to undercut Rarity's by continuing on in Canterlot and not moving the whole affair here?! HMM?! HAVE YOU?!?!" Yeah. Okay. The moral of the episode is that Fluttershy is awful. Just...so awful.

"Inner strength!" I like how Rarity looked deeply concerned by Fluttershy's behavior and Fluttershy responded to Rarity's concern with that line, which did not actually undo the damage she just did and instead shifted the blame. She basically just said she gets to be an asshole in the store again and it's all Rarity's fault. THE END.

So, that was a really fun episode. Lots to like, lots to laugh about, lots to enjoy. The moral seems very confused, however; this seems like more of a sitcom premise where you're not supposed to actually gain any kind of enrichment from it, you're just supposed to laugh at terrible people being terrible to each other. Which. Okay. Nothing necessarily wrong with that, but it does feel a little unsatisfying.

But despite that lack of satisfaction, it was executed quite well and was a sight to behold. Overall, a definite improvement from the season opener and a bit better than "The Maud Couple". This season is far from perfect but it is definitely off to a better start than some recent seasons have been.

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#184586: Apr 8th 2018 at 8:45:23 PM

[up]Yeah, that's what I really got out of it. Clearly, the writers really just wanted Fluttershy to act out Jerkass personas and the moral was just thrown in at the last minute.

Speaking of Forgotten Friendship, all five parts of the uncut version has been uploaded onto Hasbro's Youtube channel.

edited 8th Apr '18 8:58:48 PM by AkoSiKuya23

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#184588: Apr 8th 2018 at 8:58:23 PM

[up]The conversation at the end was hinting towards something like Be Yourself. Maybe. I really don't know.

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#184589: Apr 8th 2018 at 11:17:00 PM

I can tolerate a few flaws for some good fun. Play a bit fast and loose once in a while.

And oddly enough, I just thought of Viva Las Pegasus and remembered how Fluttershy had to sort of play a character there. Need more Flutteractress in the future.

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#184590: Apr 9th 2018 at 4:26:59 AM

So, wanna count all the ways Fluttershy has been a secret asshole in the past? There's the infamous Putting Your Hoof Down, and of course her meltdown at the Great Galoping Gala. Then there was telling off the cockatrice bad enough that it REVERSED her petrification. And then there is The Stare, which you may remember Rarity was actually worried she would use on children.

Yeah, Flutters is totally covering being a jerk with being meek, and her close friends know it, too. grin

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#184591: Apr 9th 2018 at 4:27:57 AM

fluttershy making Rarity and Pink pie cry was the best thing ever

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#184592: Apr 9th 2018 at 4:35:28 AM

It was, and then you realize this was not a part of her having learned to be assertive. This did not come out of nowhere. These harsh comments she made came undeniably from Fluttershy, and that there was some grain of truth to it just made it sting all the worse.

This was not Flutters coming up with something mean to say. This was Flutters speaking her mind. And it was HARSH.

Perhaps there is a reason she gets along better with animals than with ponies.

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Redmess Redmess from Netherlands Since: Feb, 2014
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#184594: Apr 9th 2018 at 5:10:21 AM

It is perhaps not a coincidence, then, that her favorite pet is a spoiled, mean, and adorable bunny. Kindred spirits, after all. And if the bunny is mean to somepony, well, its just a bunny, after all.

Maybe that's how Flutters lets off steam. Raise a mean pet so she doesn't have to.

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#184595: Apr 9th 2018 at 6:06:09 AM

And one of her other non-pony friends is a chaos spirit who would probably have very much enjoyed watching Fluttershy's different mean personas in the latest episode. [lol]

edited 9th Apr '18 6:13:28 AM by Rainbow

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#184596: Apr 9th 2018 at 6:25:25 AM

YIL Tempest Shadow is married to Jim Halpert.surprised

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#184597: Apr 9th 2018 at 7:01:03 AM

So, wanna count all the ways Fluttershy has been a secret asshole in the past? There's the infamous Putting Your Hoof Down, and of course her meltdown at the Great Galoping Gala. Then there was telling off the cockatrice bad enough that it REVERSED her petrification. And then there is The Stare, which you may remember Rarity was actually worried she would use on children.

What got me really thinking about it was in Forgotten Friendship, when everyone was freaking out about Sunset Shimmer. The others were being mean about how much they hated her too, but Flutters went above and beyond with Alpha Bitch lines like, "What is SHE still doing here?"

Being mean to someone to their face is something you do to someone you don't like. Doing it behind their back in front of them as if they aren't even worth acknowledging the presence of is straight-up bullying.

It is perhaps not a coincidence, then, that her favorite pet is a spoiled, mean, and adorable bunny. Kindred spirits, after all. And if the bunny is mean to somepony, well, its just a bunny, after all.

Maybe that's how Flutters lets off steam. Raise a mean pet so she doesn't have to.

There is a general bit of wisdom that says pets tend to adopt the habits, mannerisms, and/or personality of their owners.

edited 9th Apr '18 7:03:58 AM by TobiasDrake

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#184598: Apr 9th 2018 at 7:03:41 AM

Post of the Day #2116

If AJ could make him buy that, and get turned into some sort of alicorn to even things out it'd be the greatest thing ever. Especially if he had no idea how to handle magic and flying.

As it is, I'm expecting that there'll be other parts of the challenge where they all gain wings or horns, maybe.

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#184599: Apr 9th 2018 at 7:10:25 AM

TIL Emily Blunt is ten years to the day older than I am. Neat.

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#184600: Apr 9th 2018 at 7:33:01 AM

Actors are often significantly older than they appear, due to the magic of Hollywood effects and makeup. I've made that discover so many times.

"Hey, that person's pretty cool. How old are they? 22? 24? ...57. Okay. Neat!"

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