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Edited by Mrph1 on Aug 26th 2024 at 10:24:26 AM
I realize that rotten apples aren't a good thing, AJ, but I don't think it's cause for an emergency. From the way you're talking, I'm surprised you only called up your friends, and not the Royal Guard or something.
Vampire fruit bats? I guess I take that back. This could actually be serious.
...How long has that tree been there? 'Cause I don't remember a tree with a pony-sized apple hanging from it being there before.
Of course Pinkie has prehensile hair. She's Pinkie.
There once was a pony who turned down an invitation to one of Pinkie's parties. She had a bad hair day.
I put my friend in a coconut! He lives in my hat! Hey, come hang out!You don't assume Rarity would attend her friend's parties in an unfabulous way, do you?
edited 28th Dec '13 11:24:28 AM by Calnos
You there! Check out my Youtube Channel! The power of Ponies compel you!Ooh, a song! I'm liking this episode already!
Huh. Those vampire fruit bats look like a completely separate thing from regular fruit bats. They don't even look like fruit. In fact, they actually look a slightly more menacing real-life fruit bats.
I like the tuba in this song. Makes it nice and menacing. Though I'm confused why the song seems to be painting everyone but Fluttershy as a villain.
Wait, Fluttershy said these things help the trees. If she's right, why doesn't AJ know this, since she's the resident expert on apple trees?
Okay, Pinkie's bright and cheerful close-up among everyone else's at the end of the song made me giggle.
wince Fluttershy, I'm surprised AJ didn't start yelling at you for that suggestion.
Looks like nothing motivates RD quite like cider.
Twilight has an idea on how to get the bats to stop eating apples. I'm having parasprite flashbacks...
...RD, stop proving to everyone that you're an alcoholic.
I'm liking the moral setup they have so far. I'm actually finding it hard to decide who to side with, and not because I disagree with them both.
I guess Pinkie has been taking fashion tips from the Mane-iac.
I liked that too. Both Fluttershy and AJ had valid points, and neither point was entirely selfish.
Oh, and speaking of songs, today's episode was originally pitched to be a musical.
I half-expected Pinkie to start doing the hula when she put that apple hat on.
Okay, the spell is cast, and it seems to work. And the bats aren't starting to eat everything in sight. So, what are they going to eat? Are they just going to starve to death?
...Oh boy. Fluttershy the vampire. That's going to be interesting.
Okay, either Fluttershy's lying about going all vampire on those apples (which seems a bit OOC), or she legitimately doesn't remember. Either way, this spell's messing with her head.
Everyone's got their own personal Batsignal.
Wait, looking back at that, where did Pinkie get that flashlight from? It looked like she just picked it up off the ground.
Okay, I didn't question at all how the hell she was holding that thing in her hair, but how did she control her hair well enough to store it in her mane without even moving her head?
Pinkie, Rarity, I would call a strange, pony-sized figure darting through the trees "suspicious". Light your Batsignals already.
The jig is up. She looks a little bestial, she might legitimately not remember doing what she did.
"I vant to suck your apples...if that's okay."
Rarity: "Fluttershy, you're a vampire. Stop that."
Pinkie seems to be evoking Drill Dozer.
For some reason, Twilight's exposition reminds me of Mass Effect. Perhaps it's the sci-fi screen she conjures, or maybe it's the music.
...How in the world did you miss her go back up in the tree? She gave you guys the slip way too easily.
"We'll never get her back unless we catch her and reverse the spell!" Or, you know, you could wait until dawn. She's probably not going to consume your entire crop in that time.
I love how they have to "draw blood" on that giant apple in order to attract Flutterbat.
And she really doesn't remember. Called it.
Pinkie, while it would be less funny, it would be helpful if you answered her questions in something other than "Yes" or "No".
And the diary returns! And they just have Spike write their stuff in rather than do it themselves. Oh well, that does mean he has roundabout access to Rarity's diary.
And there's our ridiculous vampire accent joke. It was going to show up sooner or later.
I liked this episode. It kind of shifted from a story about what the right choice is to a horror story in the middle, but I still liked it. The song was pretty good, too.
Let the vampire fics commence. Oh, wait, there's already thousands of vampony fics. GG, internet.
IMO, the episode was a lot like Castle-mania; a bit too short, superfluous, contrived setup, and Pinkie got all the best jokes. Except this one also had a boring song.
edited 28th Dec '13 12:17:31 PM by CleverPun
"The only way to truly waste an idea is to shove it where it doesn't belong."Rainbow Dash, you're a super-speedy pegasus. Don't just hover there, waiting for Flutterbat to notice you. Tackle her!
I half-expected Dashie to say, "I was just wondering if it would be okay if I hold you down against your will for a little bit?"
I put my friend in a coconut! He lives in my hat! Hey, come hang out!So, first Applejack episode this season! Still waiting for youtube to load up(Because I totally slept the fuck through the episode. Like, woke up at almost 1 in the afternoon and the episode was at 9:30 here. God I love vacations).
What's the general consensus? Do we have the first exceptional AJ episode on our hands(Excepting SSS 300, which doesn't tend to get counted I guess?)?
Birthright: an original web novel about Dragons, the Burdens of Leadership, and Mangoes.There's plenty of songs where that came from, so if this ends up being the "worst" song of season 4, that's something I'm completely okay with.
And, as was stated earlier, these ending gags might actually have some payoff down the road. Or at least I hope they do. I'd like to see the Slice of Life episodes subtly play into a bigger plot, sorta like they did for the GGG in S1.
"I feel like I'm on a raft and surrounding me is an ocean of dumb."- Mr. SarkThat was a neat song. Kind of a This Is Halloween vibe to it... odd in the episode nearest Christmas, but hey, they can't always be seasonal.
Liking the callback to Dash's obsession with Cider, too. Oh, Dash. You have a drinking problem.
A shame Youtube isn't loading far or fast enough for me to watch it in one go, though.
Huh. So it turns out Magical Radiation is a thing? Or maybe it's just a side effect of the stare... whatever it is. Looks like Fluttershy's getting... hungry for apples...
edited 28th Dec '13 12:50:59 PM by kegisak
Birthright: an original web novel about Dragons, the Burdens of Leadership, and Mangoes.

All right, I'm finally ready to start watching this thing. Let's do this.
AJ seems a bit too excited to start working those apple fields.
Suddenly, it turns out the apples... are rotten.
DUN DUN DUN
Cue happy theme music
edited 28th Dec '13 11:12:44 AM by IrishZombie