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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

marston Since: Sep, 2011
#26901: Dec 8th 2013 at 8:08:49 PM

Hey Orion, are you a shape shifter or something? Because I looked you up on Derpibooru, and I found a few pics of how you currently look, but the vast majority of these pics had a Canterlot Pony instead.tongue

http://derpibooru.org/search/index?commit=Go&q=Orion&sbq=Orion&scope=scpecf96a4fe02c602da75dc8bead34a82c9d782d067&utf8=%E2%9C%93

storyyeller More like giant cherries from Appleloosa Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
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#26902: Dec 8th 2013 at 8:11:47 PM

Which has to be the nerdiest persona ever, I don't know the guy but I give him credit just for that.

He's a supervillian who's main power is to generate clouds of darkness. It's a pretty apt name.

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#26903: Dec 8th 2013 at 8:12:49 PM

So I finally saw the latest episode tonight. Good stuff.

I had some thoughts about the episode, but every one of them has already been said by someone else. Oh well. However, I'll add my vote to the side that likes the implication that all kinds of big adventures are happening elsewhere in the world and have nothing to do with the mane six.

OrionAurora Constellation from Andromeda Galaxy Since: Mar, 2012 Relationship Status: Abstaining
Constellation
#26904: Dec 8th 2013 at 8:15:58 PM

@marston: Never heard of that pony before.

We are all made of star stuff. Very, very weird star stuff.
marston Since: Sep, 2011
#26905: Dec 8th 2013 at 8:17:38 PM

Suuure, Orion. I totally believe that you aren't trying to hide anything from me at all.....wink

darkabomination Since: Mar, 2012
#26906: Dec 8th 2013 at 8:18:39 PM

[up] [up] [up] Sweet Celestia, thank you! Same here. I've heard so much Ruined Forever and they were untrue to the comics crud from Equestria Daily comments it got me a bit ticked.

edited 8th Dec '13 8:19:07 PM by darkabomination

Luminosity Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Lovey-Dovey
#26907: Dec 8th 2013 at 8:20:30 PM

Sweet Celestia, thank you! Same here. I've heard so much Ruined Forever and they were untrue to the comics crud from Equestria Daily comments it got me a bit ticked.

This will blow your mind: I like the implication too. It makes the world feel far bigger and more vast than any amount of Expanded Universe material ever could.

Luminosity Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Lovey-Dovey
#26909: Dec 8th 2013 at 8:25:44 PM

Also some mind explodium: I thoguht a bit on King Sombra and now he's my favourite major villain.

Swasfewses Hermit from New York Since: Sep, 2013 Relationship Status: Staying up all night to get lucky
Hermit
#26910: Dec 8th 2013 at 8:27:28 PM

As he should be.

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Wryte Since: Jul, 2010
#26911: Dec 8th 2013 at 8:34:10 PM

I'm fine with the implication of adventures not involving the Mane 6 (heck, plenty of fan material is just that), but Daring Do specifically being real stretches my SOD. There's just too many logical holes in it. Now, if AK Yearling were her real name and she didn't look the same as the Daring Do character, then I think I'd be fine with it. Or if she was old and retired, and recounting the adventures of her youth, but Aui... Auhi... Owwie-whatever were an ageless being still pursuing her, that would also be fine. It's just having her both be Daring Do and currently active that pushes it over the line of disbelief for me.

All that said, the episode gave us more than enough adorable Rainbow moments to make up for it.

Luminosity Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Lovey-Dovey
#26912: Dec 8th 2013 at 8:37:06 PM

Let me explain.

In Doctor Who thread, I ranted very passionately how the protagonists should be challenged significantly for their victories to feel real. And King Sombra raises the bar on that very much. He takes combined efforts of Mane 6 each thinking on their feet, Shining Armor and Cadance(and that duo zapped the previous main villain, Chrysallis, to pieces), and Spike. In short, he's the bad guy whose defeat took most clear, visible effort.

I also appreciate the shadowy aspect, the mystery around him. We don't know how he came to be, what he wants, anything. He's just there and he's out to fuck some ponies up. Even his appearance is kept in mystery most of the time, like a good horror villain should.

As someone who likes a good scare, I like the unpredictable aspect of Sombra fear. He attacks the person/pony's very soul, crushing them with their very own underlying fears, taking all the joy out of their lives and replacing it with a bleak grey existence. You know who else has these motives? 1984's Party! King Sombra is TRULY Orwellian, unlike most other generic tyrants that get called that!

I think I just blew my own mind.

storyyeller More like giant cherries from Appleloosa Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
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#26913: Dec 8th 2013 at 8:40:29 PM

but Daring Do specifically being real stretches my SOD. There's just too many logical holes in it.

Same here

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#26914: Dec 8th 2013 at 8:50:42 PM

Sombra's the most competent villain in the whole show. He nearly won simply because of how thorough his thousand-year-old preparations were.

Swasfewses Hermit from New York Since: Sep, 2013 Relationship Status: Staying up all night to get lucky
Hermit
#26915: Dec 8th 2013 at 8:51:31 PM

Now, if AK Yearling were her real name and she didn't look the same as the Daring Do character, then I think I'd be fine with it.
I thought it seemed clear that A.K. Yearling was her real name and Daring Do was just something she made up while adventuring. Twilight mentioned that knew where Yearling studied literature for instance.

I've seen people mention it so many times, but I really don't get the issue with her currently adventuring. Also, it's Ahuizotl.

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bRaHiAn1 Maid of Time from Where Nothing Gathers Since: Jul, 2013 Relationship Status: He makes me feel like I have a heart
Maid of Time
#26916: Dec 8th 2013 at 8:54:24 PM

I want to switch to a Nightmare Moon avvie (mainly because I have an awesome quote for the signature), but I don't feel like I've worn this one for long enough...

What do, guys? D:

i think i mostly want to see what happens when this whole place breaks apart
MorningStar1337 The Encounter that ended the Dogma from 🤔 Since: Nov, 2012
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#26917: Dec 8th 2013 at 8:54:48 PM

[up][up] Well i think the Real After All aspect kinda shocked them (that it wasn't unprecedented, Daring Do appeared in the Gameloft game and Indiana Jones had another job besides archeology)

edited 8th Dec '13 8:54:58 PM by MorningStar1337

storyyeller More like giant cherries from Appleloosa Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
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#26918: Dec 8th 2013 at 9:11:38 PM

Indiana Jones had another job besides archeology)

That he does for like one minute in the first movie.

I thought it seemed clear that A.K. Yearling was her real name and Daring Do was just something she made up while adventuring. Twilight mentioned that knew where Yearling studied literature for instance.

Maybe there was an author blurb on the back using the AK Yearling pseudonym. A bit like Lemony Snicket except with real information.

I still think things make more sense if AK Yearling is a ghostwriter that Daring Do hired to write the books, but I admit there's no canon evidence for this. It just doesn't make sense that an adventurer would also have the time and talent to be a professional author.

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Wryte Since: Jul, 2010
#26919: Dec 8th 2013 at 9:12:56 PM

I've seen people mention it so many times, but I really don't get the issue with her currently adventuring

"I work alone because I don't know who I can trust with secrets... that I publish in my best-selling book series."

IkeAndMike Exists for some reason from Earth Since: Jan, 2013 Relationship Status: Love is for the living, Sal
Exists for some reason
#26920: Dec 8th 2013 at 9:20:13 PM

"I work alone because I don't know who I can trust with secrets... that I publish in my best-selling book series."

Yeah, that bugged the heck out of me. It only makes sense if you think "well this was in a novel, so it CAN'T be true."

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God_of_Awesome Since: Jan, 2001
#26921: Dec 8th 2013 at 9:20:41 PM

The Ursa Minor was my favorite minor... antagonist.

Not a villain, just a force of nature.

Wryte Since: Jul, 2010
#26922: Dec 8th 2013 at 9:22:24 PM

^^ Which probably doesn't work on, say, Ahuizotl.

storyyeller More like giant cherries from Appleloosa Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
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#26923: Dec 8th 2013 at 9:24:48 PM

It's possible that she doesn't include her secrets in the books. Her secrets could be personal issues she doesn't talk about or it could be stuff that she's currently doing but won't be sensitive once it's already done and Ahuizotl'es been foiled.

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Calnos The Jossed from Nowhere Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: I'm just a poor boy, nobody loves me
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#26924: Dec 8th 2013 at 9:25:47 PM

wild mass guess Twilight Velvet is Daring Do's publisher. When Velvet started her publishing company, she was short on authors and asked an old archeologist friend of hers to recount some of her adventures under a penname. One thing lead to another and now they have a multi-million bit franchise on their hooves wild mass guess

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storyyeller More like giant cherries from Appleloosa Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
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#26925: Dec 8th 2013 at 9:28:26 PM

That could work.

edited 8th Dec '13 9:29:00 PM by storyyeller

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