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My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic (Live Reactions & Discussion)

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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

storyyeller More like giant cherries from Appleloosa Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
More like giant cherries
#27626: Dec 11th 2013 at 3:20:15 PM

and Fluttershy turned into a petty bully. It's inconsistent.

Makes sense that Fluttershy was hit hardeset since Discord outright mindraped her.

what the crap are we trying to discuss every controversial plot point

Of course not. Noone's brought up Feeling Pinkie Keen or Over A Barrel yet.

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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!
#27627: Dec 11th 2013 at 3:21:07 PM

@JT: Apparently so! XD Though I think I'm going to drop this conversation myself. I've only seen MMDW once or twice after it aired, so I'm actually a bit hazy on details.

[up]... or maybe not. We haven't mentioned Twlicorn yet.

edited 11th Dec '13 3:22:19 PM by PrincessGwenevere

"I feel like I'm on a raft and surrounding me is an ocean of dumb."- Mr. Sark
Luminosity Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Lovey-Dovey
#27628: Dec 11th 2013 at 3:21:47 PM

[up][up][up][up] Well the MMDW is the rest of the cast acting vain in congratulating themselves for this soul-crushing torture, so yeah.

Too Many Pinkie Pies got me terrified for Pinkie as the danger of getting shot for expressing her weakness was way too excessive. It just led me to finally conclude this group of friends is self-destructive with only pure luck keeping them together and I would never want to be around them.

edited 11th Dec '13 3:22:00 PM by Luminosity

JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing
#27629: Dec 11th 2013 at 3:22:11 PM

@Story: Only a matter of time. tongue Then there's the question of whether Dash was being too hard on the pets in MTBPW.

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Wryte Since: Jul, 2010
#27630: Dec 11th 2013 at 3:22:38 PM

@Lumin: ...you have got to be kidding. If that is what you actually think of the mane six I think this conversation may be over, because we're clearly not even watching the same show.

Luminosity Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Lovey-Dovey
#27631: Dec 11th 2013 at 3:25:49 PM

[up] You're acting like I was the first to notice all these implications. I'm just saying, I wouldn't want to hang out with them because they really do a lot of dubious stuff to their current or future friends. Like Keep Calm And Flutter On, Twilight jumping straight into brainwashing as the first method of reforming.(granted, it's Discord and you can't take much chances, but BRAINWASHING?)

Wryte Since: Jul, 2010
#27632: Dec 11th 2013 at 3:31:31 PM

I was referring more to your deduction that they are all selfish, hateful jerks who live to punish success. You are blowing a few isolated incidents totally out of proportion without regardus for context, if not completely misrepresenting them altogether, to come to conclusions that are directly countered by plenty of other episodes.

Also, seriously, f*** this phone keyboard interface. Damn, I wish on of these fixes would finally get my computer functioning again.

edited 11th Dec '13 3:33:15 PM by Wryte

Seraphem Since: Oct, 2009
#27633: Dec 11th 2013 at 3:34:00 PM

Discord. He's pretty much an embodiment of Godzilla Threshold. Though yeah it was a bit of a stretch, as to the rest, no there is nothing about them that is anything but amazing when it comes to caring for each other, I, really do not see how you leap to THAT conclusion.

Mio Since: Jan, 2001
#27634: Dec 11th 2013 at 3:34:31 PM

Too Many Pinkie Pies got me terrified for Pinkie as the danger of getting shot for expressing her weakness was way too excessive. It just led me to finally conclude this group of friends is self-destructive with only pure luck keeping them together and I would never want to be around them.

Meh, Pinkie has only herself to blame for that.

I'm only about 35 percent serious

Luminosity Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Lovey-Dovey
#27635: Dec 11th 2013 at 3:37:20 PM

[up][up][up]

Boast Busters

Trixie shows up and is confident.

Mane 6: "She's going down!!!"

Only after that Trixie was revealed to be into humiliating other ponies and bragging about impossible accomplishments, never thinking somepony might try to fact-check.

MMDW

Rainbow Dash acts confident in her success

Mane 6: "She's going down!!!"

Only after that RD's confidence revealed to begin hindering her own efforts to do good.

All I'm saying, it's just convenient that these things happen, but they happen only after mane 6 decides to crush a prideful pony. They just hate success and this trait is chillingly consistent, unlike most of these dubious things that can be overlooked as one-time miswritings.

There are 2 types of dickness traits:

1)Mistakes that the writer didn't think through resulting in such interpretations.

2)Intentional traits that the writer thinks are correct.

This really gives the type 2 vibe to dickness traits.

edited 11th Dec '13 3:40:49 PM by Luminosity

Mio Since: Jan, 2001
#27636: Dec 11th 2013 at 3:40:24 PM

[up]I'm not sure if I would agree with Boast Busters. They just thought she was kind of obnoxious before she decided to go all wrestling heel on all of them.

I do agree with MMDW though.

Wryte Since: Jul, 2010
#27637: Dec 11th 2013 at 3:43:15 PM

You are leaving out the parts where Trixie and Rainbow were both crowing about how awesome and so much better they were than anyone else. The girls were not upset that they were successful, they were put off by their abrasive personalities and habits of shoving themselves in other ponies' faces.

Seraphem Since: Oct, 2009
#27638: Dec 11th 2013 at 3:47:46 PM

Except they never actually attacked Trixie or did anything to "bring her down" None of them actually directed any of their remarks AT Trixie until RD did so to cover for her own ego showing through. And none of them had any issue with her abilities or her confidence, it was her bragging to the extent of out right lying about her abilities. Was it really right, no, but they were just chatting amongst themselves till RD did something stupid.

MMDW, it was Williams you can't hold that against the characters.

edited 11th Dec '13 3:48:34 PM by Seraphem

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#27639: Dec 11th 2013 at 3:48:58 PM

If you want ponies being mean (unknowningly), there's also Suited for Success. Brony Tales says it all:

"Dear Celestia, today we learned not to be ungrateful bitches"

edited 11th Dec '13 3:49:43 PM by Smasher

Luminosity Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Lovey-Dovey
#27640: Dec 11th 2013 at 3:50:20 PM

[up][up][up] Which, again, only happens after our "heroes" declare war on them. Even so, "abrasive personalities" means just "Someone dares to think they are more awesome than us? Burn them!"

[up][up] Still, the war is declared, and mane 6 just follow RD's example on that one.

It's like having a heroic serial killer, and victims are revealed(to him and the audience) to be criminals, assholes, and bad people only after he kills them. It's a convenient justification.

They could have at least tried to find out if a pony really deserved it before crushing their lives and souls.

edited 11th Dec '13 3:50:28 PM by Luminosity

storyyeller More like giant cherries from Appleloosa Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
More like giant cherries
#27641: Dec 11th 2013 at 3:51:30 PM

I think the point was to show how generosity can go too far.

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darkabomination Since: Mar, 2012
#27642: Dec 11th 2013 at 3:51:52 PM

Uh, can we move on to another subject? I'm with Gwen and JT, we've had these conversations many times before. No need to rehash.

Luminosity Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Lovey-Dovey
#27643: Dec 11th 2013 at 3:53:02 PM

[up] Well, ok. They can have the last word and I'll move on. Though I've never had these discussions before. Haven't really been part of the fandom until season 3 began.

Wryte Since: Jul, 2010
#27644: Dec 11th 2013 at 3:55:19 PM

Yeah, alright. I've got enough on my plate trying to resolve this goddamn svchost bug anyway. All I'll add is that I think Lumin needs to rewatch those episodes.

Editted because phone autocorrect is an idiot.

edited 11th Dec '13 3:56:48 PM by Wryte

Seraphem Since: Oct, 2009
#27645: Dec 11th 2013 at 3:56:36 PM

Yeah we've had them, but not with some of the new people, so can get new perspectives on them.

Starscream759 Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: In denial
#27646: Dec 11th 2013 at 3:56:39 PM

Hmm it's a bit of a stretch I wonder if we could get her back in. To be fair to me I was kind of getting ready to go out to the stand up gig that I went to and I was put on the spot so I think I owe Lightning Dust a chat at least.

edited 11th Dec '13 3:57:27 PM by Starscream759

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Mio Since: Jan, 2001
#27647: Dec 11th 2013 at 3:58:25 PM

I frankly can't remember the last time we had a conversation that heated.

Luminosity Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Lovey-Dovey
#27648: Dec 11th 2013 at 3:59:16 PM

[up] Dark here can vouch that they just happen around me.

Wryte Since: Jul, 2010
#27649: Dec 11th 2013 at 4:03:05 PM

I'm a little more confrontational than usual because my pc has been more or less nonresponsive since yesterday afternoon. I'll drop it until I'm in a better spot.

Mio Since: Jan, 2001
#27650: Dec 11th 2013 at 4:03:06 PM

[up][up]Eh, I'm ok with that to a degree.

edited 11th Dec '13 4:03:27 PM by Mio


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