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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

Seraphem Since: Oct, 2009
#37377: Jan 11th 2014 at 8:52:45 AM

No Pinkie was, simply Pinkie. The same character she always has been and IS.

And count on Mio to find something to be unhappy with. Was wondering when someone would.wink

Really this whole episode was just so much fun, so many little gags, little things...

This so needs to go in the reaction image bank.

edited 11th Jan '14 8:53:57 AM by Seraphem

Dragon_Ranger Since: Jan, 2010
#37378: Jan 11th 2014 at 8:56:26 AM

Who voices Goldie, by the way? I forgot to check the end credits. Goldie's voice is also really androgynous to me; I can't tell if the character is supposed to be male or female.

edvedd Darling. from At the boutique, dear. Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: We finish each other's sandwiches
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MorningStar1337 The Encounter that ended the Dogma from 🤔 Since: Nov, 2012
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#37381: Jan 11th 2014 at 9:00:09 AM

S Pinkie being an Apple is a Shrug of God. The episode is interesing/ I like the genealogy bits

nomuru2d Gamer-turning-maker from Port Saint Lucie, FL Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Longing for Dulcinea
Gamer-turning-maker
#37382: Jan 11th 2014 at 9:01:36 AM

Goldie was voiced by Peter New.

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edvedd Darling. from At the boutique, dear. Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: We finish each other's sandwiches
Darling.
#37383: Jan 11th 2014 at 9:02:49 AM

@nomuru: So it's a cross-dressing voice? I just thought she sounded like a sassy black lady!

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Mio Since: Jan, 2001
#37384: Jan 11th 2014 at 9:03:06 AM

No Pinkie was, simply Pinkie. The same character she always has been and IS.

I fail to see how that's supposed to be a good thing.

edvedd Darling. from At the boutique, dear. Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: We finish each other's sandwiches
Darling.
#37385: Jan 11th 2014 at 9:04:38 AM

It turned out to be more about AJ, anyway. She did need more characterization besides 'stubborn'.

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Starscream759 Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: In denial
#37386: Jan 11th 2014 at 9:04:46 AM

@Nomuru Oh good lord....

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Seraphem Since: Oct, 2009
#37388: Jan 11th 2014 at 9:12:53 AM

Umm, no, she DOES change, and has since the start.

kegisak Element of Class Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: In Lesbians with you
Element of Class
#37389: Jan 11th 2014 at 9:18:26 AM

Eh, I'm kind of inclined to agree with Mio. While she wasn't as bad as she has been in the past, she still didn't really... act and react in the way that a sapient creature would? She was just kind of there for the proceedings. More of a conflict than a character, really.

She has had good episodes where she's been a real, and quite interesting, character. Baby Cakes, Party of One, etc. Here, though... eh. I didn't find her annoying, but I didn't find her much at all. I enjoyed it for the Apple Family, myself.

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Seraphem Since: Oct, 2009
#37390: Jan 11th 2014 at 9:21:04 AM

I don't see it. She's perfectly fine how she is, still reacting just fine, given her rather unique view on things.. no don't see the issue.

Swasfewses Hermit from New York Since: Sep, 2013 Relationship Status: Staying up all night to get lucky
Hermit
#37391: Jan 11th 2014 at 9:24:22 AM

Pinkie was too hilarious to bother me.

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JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
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#37392: Jan 11th 2014 at 9:25:10 AM

I didn't really see Pinkie as being very OOC; in fact it was a nice contrast with the Apple Family. They're overly concerned with trying to make a good impression on her and making sure that the trip goes perfectly, while Pinkie is more concerned with enjoying their company and making the trip fun, which is exactly what someone like her would do in that situation. That was the point of the whole episode; the importance of family isn't being related by blood, it's being able to enjoy each others' company. The fact that Pinkie (who may or may not be related to them) was able to do that while the blood relatives had trouble was a demonstration of that, which is one of the reasons I think this episode worked really well.

I can understand people who don't care for her personality liking her in this episode that much, but I do think that her actions were perfectly believable.

edited 11th Jan '14 9:26:47 AM by JapaneseTeeth

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kegisak Element of Class Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: In Lesbians with you
Element of Class
#37393: Jan 11th 2014 at 9:26:22 AM

Well that's hardly surprising.

I suppose you can say it's her view on things, but when her view on things is "Everything is totally alright, all the time, and I'm fantastic even though Waterfall/family falling out possibly caused by my presence/vague monster" she comes off as less quirky and more either deficient, or outright nuts. Which I suppose is a character, but whether or not it's a good one...

If she's kept like that in the background, whatever, I'm fine with it. She's there for jokes. In focus, I'd prefer her to be a bit more human. As it were.

I mean don't get me wrong, I enjoyed the episode and Pinkie was fun to watch, but still.

edited 11th Jan '14 9:28:09 AM by kegisak

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#37394: Jan 11th 2014 at 9:28:24 AM

I do think a brief line by Pinkie, say in the middle of the episode, with her saying she doesn't get to go back to the rock farm a lot, or do trips with the Cakes given how typically pretty busy with Sugarcube Corner, and as a result she's enjoying the chance to have a nice vacation with family would both give her a bit more depth and have the guilty Apples double down on trying to appear harmonious.

edited 11th Jan '14 9:30:09 AM by BorneAgain

JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing
#37395: Jan 11th 2014 at 9:31:17 AM

[up][up]Eh, it's kind of always been an aspect of Pinkie's character that she gets much more shaken up by personal issues than external threats. Whenever something that scares the rest of the cast shows up, she's always the one who's least likely to freak out about it. Heck, it goes back to the pilot episodes: her coping mechanism for dealing with fear is to try to laugh at it. They probably could have treated it with a bit more depth, but I felt like it perfectly matched the tone of the episode. There was never any real danger; even stuff like the cave and the waterfall was pretty blatantly played for laughs and more aggravating than actually dangerous.

Granted, I do think that it would be interesting to have an episode that focuses more on Pinkie's difficulty in being serious next to the rest of the group, but I think that on the whole this episode was too lighthearted for it.

edited 11th Jan '14 9:32:12 AM by JapaneseTeeth

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Mio Since: Jan, 2001
#37396: Jan 11th 2014 at 9:31:47 AM

@Seraphem: Guess we'll just have to agree to disagree.

@J Teeth: I never say her as being OOC so much as I dislike when she is portrayed in this fashion.

edited 11th Jan '14 9:32:14 AM by Mio

JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
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#37397: Jan 11th 2014 at 9:32:50 AM

[up]Yeah, I can understand that, even if I don't quite agree with it. I thought the episode did a better job of making her quirky rather than outright oblivious like some episodes I could mention.

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kegisak Element of Class Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: In Lesbians with you
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#37398: Jan 11th 2014 at 9:33:00 AM

Yeah, but even then you'd think the Apple Family fighting would have gotten to her a little. She has demonstrated a tendency to take on blame for infighting, or show insecurity when people are distant/unhappy.

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darkabomination Since: Mar, 2012
#37399: Jan 11th 2014 at 9:37:29 AM

So was there any indication where they traveling along the trip? Any new spots on the map?

Seraphem Since: Oct, 2009
#37400: Jan 11th 2014 at 9:37:33 AM

Except they weren't really fighting, all she saw was them getting upset, and then quickly making up or dropping it, never anything close to them really getting into a 'fight' till the end, when she pointed out what they were fighting over was ridiculous.


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