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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.

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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

AceOfScarabs I am now a shiny stone~ from Singapore Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Drift compatible
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#28876: Dec 15th 2013 at 6:06:09 AM

Clearly someone here has failed a basic logic test :P

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#28879: Dec 15th 2013 at 6:09:39 AM

I highly doubt the Games will be the season finale. There's already the box subplot after all, and that seems to have more cosmic significance.

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#28880: Dec 15th 2013 at 6:09:41 AM

Shame on you for that bad pun, Twi

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#28881: Dec 15th 2013 at 6:10:45 AM

[up][up]It could tie in for all we know. The Games are definitely going to be important somehow.

edited 15th Dec '13 6:11:28 AM by edvedd

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Powah Since: Oct, 2013
#28882: Dec 15th 2013 at 6:11:09 AM

The games could be a penultimate story arc. With the events of that leading directly to the finale.

Seraphem Since: Oct, 2009
#28883: Dec 15th 2013 at 6:14:16 AM

Or they both happen at once. the finale takes place at the games, and it's something there that gets them the last key and they open the box to deal with something that threatens it. Or, we just have two separate season long story arcs going this season.

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#28884: Dec 15th 2013 at 6:17:30 AM

No one get snippy now.

Snails already claimed him?

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Luminosity Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Lovey-Dovey
#28886: Dec 15th 2013 at 6:20:59 AM

If the Games end up being the season finale, then episodes that deal explicitly with preparations can hardly be considered filler

They can. It's like in shounen long-runners a single manga scene is shoved in between a filler episode like a meat patty in a burger. CMC carrying the flag for Ponyville is literally the only somewhat important stuff that happened in the episode. But it still needs to stretch those 20-something mins somehow. That's why it's a filler. Nothing important or interesting happens. Ergo, it's a filler.

edited 15th Dec '13 6:21:28 AM by Luminosity

Sereg Since: Jun, 2010
#28887: Dec 15th 2013 at 6:24:47 AM

They can. It's like in shounen long-runners a single manga scene is shoved in between a filler episode like a meat patty in a burger. CMC carrying the flag for Ponyville is literally the only somewhat important stuff that happened in the episode. But it still needs to stretch those 20-something mins somehow. That's why it's a filler. Nothing important or interesting happens. Ergo, it's a filler.

No. At worst that would mean it contained filler. For it to be filler, it can't contain any progression of a major plot-line.

darkabomination Since: Mar, 2012
#28888: Dec 15th 2013 at 6:24:58 AM

The thing though is that this is a primarily Slice of Life show, so episodes with no far-reaching impact beyond it's inicial plot are the rule, and having astory arc is the exception to the rule. If anything, the continuity is the unique aspect. Suddenly calling everything else that was previously the standard format filler is taking it too far.

edit: What Sereg said. An episode is only filler if nothing of any plot importance happens in a series where plot is expected. A scene in an episode with plot progression is padding.

edited 15th Dec '13 6:29:08 AM by darkabomination

Sereg Since: Jun, 2010
#28889: Dec 15th 2013 at 6:28:38 AM

Exactly. That said, even if that weren't true, it still wouldn't be filler.

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#28890: Dec 15th 2013 at 6:29:36 AM

No. At worst that would mean it contained filler. For it to be filler, it can't contain any progression of a major plot-line.

Fine, it contains 95% filler. Happy now?

[up][up] Standard format episodes focused on story, and had some kind of a point. This one has none. It's just there to give "CMC are chosen to carry the flag" scene an entire episode. There's not even a moral. Bare semblance of it is "you shouldn't let your idols overshadow who you are" but that's literally the moral of the episode before it.

Would you really raise eyebrows if CMC showed up carrying the flag on a later episode without this one? If anything, I'd be surprised if some other fillies carried it. This episode is entirely pointless.

edited 15th Dec '13 6:30:06 AM by Luminosity

darkabomination Since: Mar, 2012
#28891: Dec 15th 2013 at 6:33:47 AM

No, it has a story, it's just that it's self-contained you know, like nearly every other episode before this season. The moral is that just because your unable to do one thing, doesn't mean you don't have other strengths and abilities.

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#28892: Dec 15th 2013 at 6:35:19 AM

I think it's pretty silly to complain about filler in a Slice of Life show.

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#28893: Dec 15th 2013 at 6:36:15 AM

Alright ya made ya point guys, let's wrap up it already or we'll be here till Christmas Eve.

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Luminosity Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Lovey-Dovey
#28894: Dec 15th 2013 at 6:36:56 AM

[up][up][up] More or less in other episodes, self-contained stories are, well, interesting and are there to provide a story. This one feels like the flag scene was written and then the writer went "Oh shit, we don't know what to do with the rest of episode time".

edited 15th Dec '13 6:37:07 AM by Luminosity

darkabomination Since: Mar, 2012
#28895: Dec 15th 2013 at 6:40:11 AM

Alright then. So the episode isn't filler as you put it, it's just that you think it has pacing problems, or you just don't like it. Fair enough.

Plus we have no way of knowing if the Equestria Games will be important in any way.

Alright then, let's find another topic.

Powah Since: Oct, 2013
#28896: Dec 15th 2013 at 6:40:33 AM

It did have a moral. It was a person always has their strengths, regardless of their weaknesses. And that friends should stick together too.

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#28897: Dec 15th 2013 at 6:42:16 AM

I doubt the games will be that important. But there probably will be an episode about them.

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#28898: Dec 15th 2013 at 6:42:50 AM

[up][up][up] Well after so much buildup it better be bloody important.

Another topic: What peripherals would a rumputer have?

edited 15th Dec '13 6:42:55 AM by Luminosity

Sereg Since: Jun, 2010
#28899: Dec 15th 2013 at 6:43:45 AM

It finally addressed Scootaloo's lack of flying.

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#28900: Dec 15th 2013 at 6:46:51 AM

@Luminosity: Them trying to win the flag-bearing contest is the entire catalyst for Scootaloo's character development. If they had won or not, Scootaloo would still have learned something. THAT is the important part.

But fine, moving on.

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