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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.

     Original OP text 
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

Redmess Redmess from Netherlands Since: Feb, 2014
Redmess
#207326: Oct 13th 2024 at 1:13:36 PM

Does "some fans" include more people than just you? If not, it's probably not a good edit.

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Filip04 Since: Nov, 2023
#207327: Oct 13th 2024 at 1:24:07 PM

Comments under those fanarts show that I am not the only one who hates show's take of adult Twist (in fact, the first fanart is criticizing this design).

And there are many fanarts on Derpibooru that portray older Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon with hairstyles they had as children. In fact, I dislike half of the designs of older versions of the foals due to how they turned them into generic season 1 background ponies instead of keeping the hairstyles they had as children.

Edited by Filip04 on Oct 13th 2024 at 10:25:55 AM

Afrovenator Since: May, 2021 Relationship Status: LET'S HAVE A ZILLION BABIES
#207328: Oct 13th 2024 at 4:39:50 PM

I'm fine with Twilight's older design (tall-light lol). I just hate the gold crown and shoes. They should be silver. The gold clashes with her lavender fur.

Edit: Okay, I read Twist as Twilight for some reason lol. As for the original comment, I didn't know Twist's adult design was controversial.

Edited by Afrovenator on Oct 13th 2024 at 7:42:00 AM

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Redmess Redmess from Netherlands Since: Feb, 2014
Redmess
#207329: Oct 13th 2024 at 5:08:10 PM

Me neither, to be honest. I'm honestly surprised that anyone even cared enough to notice, hence my scepticism.

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SpongeGuy11 Since: Jun, 2018
#207330: Oct 13th 2024 at 5:22:11 PM

Twist isn't even a prominent character, she was only relevant in one episode. And even then, she was only a bit player in that one. I doubt anyone gives a crap about her adult design, especially given she isn't even a popular character.

Ferot_Dreadnaught Since: Mar, 2015
#207331: Oct 13th 2024 at 6:04:26 PM

There's tons of fan arts that portray all the character with different designs, it's not necessarily a sign of wider backlash. I'm inclined to say this isn't an example as insignificant compared to the contentiousness of the mane characters older designs (or at least worth singling out compared to the wider Fanon Discontinuity of the episode).

Speaking of, from FanonDiscontinuity.My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic:

  • Fans of the Daring Do adventures have decided that the last Daring Do epsiode, "Daring Doubt", never happened due to the weak twist that retroactively made Daring Do the bad guy all along. This is despite the fact that the true villains, who the audience is suddenly supposed to sympathize with now, tried to murder her and ruin her reputation on many occasions without even considering the idea of actually talking to her.
    • Meanwhile, people who are not fans of the Daring Do adventures have decreed Daring Don't and all subsequent episodes featuring Daring Do fan-fiction by Rainbow Dash since defictionalizing Daring Do undermines the message of the original episode.

First one is valid, second one I want to ask if this is actually a widespread opinion as I've seen practically no fanworks/art doing such as opposed to merely preferred she was fictional but accept being real. (Wonder if this was something where those who disliked the direction dropped out of the fandom removing hate for the twist skewing it.) And if valid I assume it she go above the "Daring Doubt" example, and if so where considering the over half the series gap between the episodes?

Edited by Ferot_Dreadnaught on Oct 13th 2024 at 6:13:13 AM

Redmess Redmess from Netherlands Since: Feb, 2014
Redmess
#207332: Oct 14th 2024 at 1:52:46 AM

I doubt anyone dropped out of the show just because of Daring Do, to be honest.

I think I have seen some comments about that second one, though that may just have been that entry on the wiki. I don't remember anyone on this thread being particularly upset about the defictionalization, at least.

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JWR Black, nerdy, and loving it! Since: Jun, 2019
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#207333: Oct 14th 2024 at 5:06:08 AM

My friend is watching the show for the first time. They're almost done with Season 4. And whoo boy.... did they have some choice words about Sweetie Belle in that one episode.

Ferot_Dreadnaught Since: Mar, 2015
#207334: Oct 14th 2024 at 5:28:54 AM

[up]If "For Whom the Sweetie Bell Toils", why did you disapprove for different reasons than intended, and she realized was wrong and made amends for?

JWR Black, nerdy, and loving it! Since: Jun, 2019
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#207335: Oct 14th 2024 at 5:35:02 AM

[up] We both liked the episode. But my friend spent the majority of it being like "Wow, Sweetie’s a massive piece of shit and Rarity deserves better."

Even when I brought up that she's just a kid and kids do impulsive things when they get angry, my friend said that doesn't make what she did less egregious.

JWR Black, nerdy, and loving it! Since: Jun, 2019
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#207336: Oct 14th 2024 at 9:17:24 AM

They also added that Rarity wouldn't have been completely in the wrong if she showed Sweetie the door afterwards. (Their exact words)

Redmess Redmess from Netherlands Since: Feb, 2014
Redmess
#207337: Oct 14th 2024 at 9:25:31 AM

Yeah, that seems a bit unfair. That's just kids being kids.

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JWR Black, nerdy, and loving it! Since: Jun, 2019
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#207338: Oct 14th 2024 at 9:32:05 AM

[up] Harsh, maybe. But I can sorta see their point given the consequences the initial act had.

Child or not, it was spiteful and malicious.

Edited by JWR on Oct 14th 2024 at 12:32:37 PM

Redmess Redmess from Netherlands Since: Feb, 2014
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#207339: Oct 14th 2024 at 9:36:53 AM

Well, yeah. Kids do that sometimes. They don't think through the consequences of their actions and sometimes act on impulse.

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JWR Black, nerdy, and loving it! Since: Jun, 2019
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#207340: Oct 14th 2024 at 9:52:53 AM

[up] Which I brought up and they conceded.

I suppose my friend's thought process was "I could forgive the act, but I'd never want to help out or do anything for a person who vilified me so easily."

Filip04 Since: Nov, 2023
#207341: Oct 14th 2024 at 9:55:13 AM

(with puffed cheeks and crossed arms) I still think the hate the design of adult Twist gets needs to be included in some way on this website! >:( smile

YOU! How could you say such words to poor Twist?sad

JWR Black, nerdy, and loving it! Since: Jun, 2019
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#207342: Oct 14th 2024 at 10:09:32 AM

Family is messy. Especially with regards to siblings. And it's Especially when you're the youngest child.

But if we can bring up that Sweetie chose to act, we also have to acknowledge that she chose to admit she got it wrong and confessed on her own volition. And keep in mind, Sweetie probably didn't think Rarity forgiving her was a foregone conclusion. But she came clean anyway.

There's no use in kicking someone when they're down.

Plus, Rarity kind of has the burden of needing to be the bigger one as the oldest child. Even if she held any grudges, Sweetie is still family and she needs to set a positive example as her older sister.

And while Rarity has no knowledge of her sister's epiphany, she could tell that Sweetie was coming from a place of good faith.

To say nothing of how she knows to be on the other side of that predicament.

Edited by JWR on Oct 14th 2024 at 1:11:10 PM

Redmess Redmess from Netherlands Since: Feb, 2014
Redmess
#207343: Oct 14th 2024 at 10:28:46 AM

To put it another way, it would have been a lot harsher and immature if Rarity hadn't forgiven Sweetie Belle.

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JWR Black, nerdy, and loving it! Since: Jun, 2019
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#207344: Oct 14th 2024 at 10:36:24 AM

[up] I'm sure she was always going to forgive Sweetie Belle. How long it took for that to happen is the question.

Ferot_Dreadnaught Since: Mar, 2015
#207345: Oct 14th 2024 at 1:19:36 PM

[up][up][up][up]We say that about Twist because since her voice actor moved away, she's objectively been a non-entity in the show. And considering background ponies with no lines got more fan traction… What would change about the show if Twist remained a proper character?

What more would Sweetie have to go through for it to be the forgivable Moment of Weakness intended?

Edited by Ferot_Dreadnaught on Oct 14th 2024 at 1:25:02 AM

Filip04 Since: Nov, 2023
#207346: Oct 14th 2024 at 2:02:20 PM

[up] I know about this, but I answered Sponge Guy's post like that because I thought he was mocking Twist, which I didn't take nicely since Twist is one of my favourite characters in the show and I think that she has been wasted. And I don't understand how they didn't replaced her original English voice actor since in Polish dub of the show many background and side characters ended up with different voice actors (for example; Steven Magnet in his debut episode is voiced by Janusz Wituch who voiced Ted in All Hail King Julien while in his second appearance he is voiced by Artur Kaczmarski who voiced Farmer Smurf in The Smurfs (1981) and Sky Beak in his debut episode). So I don't understand why English dub can't do the same thing the foreign dubs do.

GlitterCat Since: Mar, 2018 Relationship Status: The Skitty to my Wailord
#207347: Oct 14th 2024 at 2:08:01 PM

Because they're the original language the series came out in and they didn't want to recast. It happens sometimes. (The most notable to me were May and Max being reduced to voiceless cameos because the original Japanese V As could not be used and they didn't want to recast.)

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Redmess Redmess from Netherlands Since: Feb, 2014
Redmess
#207348: Oct 14th 2024 at 2:29:26 PM

Eh, really? Twist? But she barely has a character. That's like saying Nalan Cheel was your favourite Star Wars character.

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Filip04 Since: Nov, 2023
#207349: Oct 14th 2024 at 2:54:44 PM

Happy Applejack Monday!waii May the best cowgirl ever have a life filled with honesty and generosity!waiismile

Edited by Filip04 on Oct 16th 2024 at 10:53:42 AM

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