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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

JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
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#28526: Dec 14th 2013 at 8:08:57 AM

@Crow: I could see her realizing that her scooter is her talent. This is exactly the type of event that could trigger that realization.

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edvedd Darling. from At the boutique, dear. Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: We finish each other's sandwiches
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#28527: Dec 14th 2013 at 8:09:28 AM

Last week's was less gooder in my opinion. This one had a stronger conflict. The new writers are rising to the occasion this season.

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IrishZombie Since: Dec, 2009
#28528: Dec 14th 2013 at 8:09:39 AM

Just how many middle names does RD have? I could have sworn she said her middle name was "Danger" before.

Anybody else feel like the thing with the stairs in the montage was a reference to Rocky?

Also, forget carrying the flag, if Scoots can pull two other ponies to another country about as fast as a train, she should compete.

darkabomination Since: Mar, 2012
#28529: Dec 14th 2013 at 8:09:42 AM

Man I wish I could like the episode more, but it's just decent. The song was pretty weak.

I mean it was constructed well enough, and major props are for the acting for the CMC, but I don't know. 6/10.

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#28530: Dec 14th 2013 at 8:10:12 AM

"Hearts as strong as horses" is best pony song.

Also, Ms.Harshwhinny is a bitch.tongue

edited 14th Dec '13 8:26:47 AM by KingKix

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Starscream759 Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: In denial
#28531: Dec 14th 2013 at 8:10:23 AM

@Morning Star Maybe who knows?

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#28532: Dec 14th 2013 at 8:11:00 AM

Well, The show didn't actually explain if Scoot not flying is a disability, or if she is a just a late bloomer. We still got the it doesn't matter moral out of it though, which is nice.

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#28533: Dec 14th 2013 at 8:11:55 AM

@Cookoo: I like the ambiguity. Maybe she will, maybe she won't, but whatever the result she's not less able.

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JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
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#28534: Dec 14th 2013 at 8:11:56 AM

I actually kinda like that they handled it that way. Keeps things open in case they ever want to expand.

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#28535: Dec 14th 2013 at 8:12:12 AM

@JT: Yeah, that's what I figured too. Or performing stunts for a crowd, at the very least.

the last Scootaloo episode was definitely stronger.

Yeah, but the last Scootaloo episode was Sleepless in Ponyville, and that's hardly a fair point of comparison.

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IrishZombie Since: Dec, 2009
#28536: Dec 14th 2013 at 8:12:58 AM

Also, from the preview, it looks to me that Pinkie Pie is the Flash while RD is Freakazoid. tongue

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#28537: Dec 14th 2013 at 8:13:16 AM

@Brocolli: No can do, Sibsy/Wildfire claims dibs on that CM.

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#28538: Dec 14th 2013 at 8:14:32 AM

I can't stop humming the song.

the last Scootaloo episode was definitely stronger.
I dunno, I think I like this one more. Sleepless kind of dragged for me for a while, but this one was great all through.

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#28539: Dec 14th 2013 at 8:15:50 AM

The CMC emphasizing that all three pony tribes mingle in Ponyville... wouldn't that imply that the tribes don't mingle in other cities?

Powah Since: Oct, 2013
#28540: Dec 14th 2013 at 8:16:10 AM

Rainbow Dash was brilliant in this episode. As Japanese Teeth said it was great that they worked in both the first CMC conflict and the Dash/Scoots relationship into one episode.

I wonder why the two arch-brats ignored the fact that Sweetie can't do magic. Then again, no CM no magic (maybe) so it could be redundant.

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#28542: Dec 14th 2013 at 8:17:59 AM

I'm a sucker for climactic dashes to the finish line after your heroic despair moment! That reprise of the song nearly choked me up!

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#28543: Dec 14th 2013 at 8:18:31 AM

Smug Dash, version 2.

Harshwhinny was really exaggeratedly expressive this episode. Kind of awesome.

edited 14th Dec '13 8:19:13 AM by edvedd

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#28544: Dec 14th 2013 at 8:19:13 AM

@meta Or that Ponyville is a melting pot. Then again Canterlot is mostly unicorns and Cloudsdale is 100% pegasi...

sounds like we got got us some Fridge Horror

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#28545: Dec 14th 2013 at 8:19:36 AM

@Ed: I now imagine street gangs in Manehatten's slums being racially divided.

[up]Nah, it's just they are the old Tribal capitals from shortly before the unification, where the Three Tribes originally set up camp.

edited 14th Dec '13 8:20:18 AM by AceOfScarabs

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#28546: Dec 14th 2013 at 8:20:10 AM

@Meta: I wouldn't say that it's that they don't mingle so much as they aren't equally represented. The three major hub cities in the setting we've seen all seem to be dominated by particular races; Cloudsdale is mostly pegasi (by necessity), the Canterlot elite are mostly unicorns, and going by "Cutie Mark Chronicles", Manehattan seems to be mostly earth ponies. While I'm sure there are ponies of other races living in those locations, they aren't as evenly mixed. Ponyville is much more of a melting pot, so they decided to emphasize that.

Either that or the CMC just don't have a good grip on racial demographics and didn't realize that it's true of other places, but the routine itself was good enough anyway. Harmony of the races is an appropriate concept to build their routine around even if it isn't exclusive to Ponyville.

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#28547: Dec 14th 2013 at 8:20:39 AM

@Meta: Well Cloudsdale is obviously entirely pegusi, and what we've seen of Canterlot seems to have an abundance of unicorns. And its been awhile since I've seen the episode, but isn't Appleoosa mostly earth ponies?

Shota Since: Oct, 2010 Relationship Status: Dancing with myself
#28548: Dec 14th 2013 at 8:20:41 AM

What I like about this show is that despite most of it being episodic, the writers never leave out continuity in the little details. By this point, Dash is fully rooting for Scootaloo since she knows she idolizes her from before and became her pupil, so she's not only coaching them but paying more attention to them than other fillies. And this continues Scootaloo's ambition to fly.

edvedd Darling. from At the boutique, dear. Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: We finish each other's sandwiches
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#28549: Dec 14th 2013 at 8:20:42 AM

The Professionalism running joke was pretty dang good.

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#28550: Dec 14th 2013 at 8:21:28 AM

The small farming town in the middle of nowhere is more progressive than Equestria's biggest cities. Whodathunkit?


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