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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

KingKix Typing the internet since '90 from Dante City Since: Jun, 2013 Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
Typing the internet since '90
#38301: Jan 14th 2014 at 6:37:38 PM

Who here knows what this weekend's episode is going to be?

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storyyeller More like giant cherries from Appleloosa Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
More like giant cherries
#38302: Jan 14th 2014 at 6:39:07 PM

Kyler, check your arrows.

I see you've met our best hidden member, The Dread Arrow Ninja.

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kegisak Element of Class Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: In Lesbians with you
Element of Class
#38303: Jan 14th 2014 at 6:39:08 PM

I think it's Flight to the Finish? Not sure.

EDIT: Rainbow falls. I had the synopsis right(Dash chooses between the Ponyville or Cloudsdale relay team), but not the name.

Should be neat.

edited 14th Jan '14 6:40:16 PM by kegisak

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storyyeller More like giant cherries from Appleloosa Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
More like giant cherries
#38304: Jan 14th 2014 at 6:39:59 PM

how is wondering about AJ's parents tension at all?

Well it is the first time you watch it, since you don't know how it's going to be handled yet. It's a big mystery.

Also, Flight to the Finishw was weeks ago.

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Swasfewses Hermit from New York Since: Sep, 2013 Relationship Status: Staying up all night to get lucky
Hermit
#38305: Jan 14th 2014 at 6:40:44 PM

Rainbow Falls.

@Kegi. That was the Scootaloo one.
Hey you're not allowed to almost completely change your post and make us look like edit fools. :v

I'm not too excited. I tend to be pretty neutral to most Rainbow episodes.

edited 14th Jan '14 6:42:38 PM by Swasfewses

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Rainbow Pomeranian Lover from Central Illinois (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded)
Pomeranian Lover
#38306: Jan 14th 2014 at 6:49:22 PM

AAAH!! That means I'm going to fall this weekend!

More seriously, I am curious to see if this episode teaches us more about the Equestria Games. I'm especially curious if they have different events for the different types of ponies or not, and if different types are competing in the same event, will there be handicaps or specific rules that would address whether or not it's fair for a pegasus to use their wings to boost their speed in a race or something like that. Also, if they do have different events for the different types, I would assume that not only would pegasi have flying races/gymnastics kind of things, but unicorns might have events where they use their magic in conjunction with athletic skills. Perhaps something like magically shooting targets that are lined up in a race or telekinetic weightlifting.

edvedd Darling. from At the boutique, dear. Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: We finish each other's sandwiches
Darling.
#38307: Jan 14th 2014 at 6:51:19 PM

[up]Don't worry, an eagle will swoop in and catch you.

And then eat you, so it's kind of a mixed blessing.

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IkeAndMike Exists for some reason from Earth Since: Jan, 2013 Relationship Status: Love is for the living, Sal
edvedd Darling. from At the boutique, dear. Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: We finish each other's sandwiches
darkabomination Since: Mar, 2012
#38310: Jan 14th 2014 at 7:01:53 PM

Also for the tumblr this bit specifically: Earth ponies confirmed for crippling province-wide inbreeding. I love how Applejack reacts to this news like she's witnessing the apocalypse.

Rainbow Pomeranian Lover from Central Illinois (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded)
Pomeranian Lover
#38311: Jan 14th 2014 at 7:02:10 PM

@edvedd: Good joke using the running gag from the latest episode! Depending on the height from which I would fall (like if it was something like tripping and falling on the floor), I think being eaten alive by an eagle would be much worse. Also, I agree that ponies can get very high on pots, especially when they stack the pots up and climb on the top of the stack.

Thinking about the name of the next episode in a different way, I wonder what it means? Does it mean literally falling, failing (a figurative fall) or both? Maybe Rainbow Dash tries to do a flying stunt to show off that ends in her crashing to the ground, like if she hit something in mid-air and hurt her wings or got knocked out like the Wonderbolts did when they got kicked by Rarity.

edited 14th Jan '14 7:04:58 PM by Rainbow

Blissey1 insert title here from a random Pokècenter Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: I know
IkeAndMike Exists for some reason from Earth Since: Jan, 2013 Relationship Status: Love is for the living, Sal
Exists for some reason
#38313: Jan 14th 2014 at 7:11:17 PM

Hasn't there been another tumblr like that?

Also, today I learned that Opera's autocorrect/spell checker doesn't recognize the word "online." Maybe I should switch back to chrome or firefox.

http://h0useb0und.tumblr.com/
KingKix Typing the internet since '90 from Dante City Since: Jun, 2013 Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
Typing the internet since '90
#38314: Jan 14th 2014 at 7:14:26 PM

Thanks, Swas. Any chance this is the one where they focus more on the rainbow thread... or find the first fucking key?

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JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing
#38315: Jan 14th 2014 at 7:21:41 PM

AFR is a weird episode. It doesn't have the blatant narrative flaws that episodes like MMDW has, but at the same time there's nothing particularly memorable about it. The main issue that I saw is that the conflict sort of went nowhere. The source was supposed to be Applejack forcing her own schedule on everyone else, but they didn't react strongly enough that it ever felt like a real conflict was developing. It felt less like "a conflict arises between AJ and her family" and more "AJ mildly annoys her family and then an accident wrecks the barn again". It would've been a lot stronger if, say, Big Macintosh or Granny had tried to lead a coup and actively opposed her rather than begrudgingly going along with her.

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Swasfewses Hermit from New York Since: Sep, 2013 Relationship Status: Staying up all night to get lucky
Hermit
#38316: Jan 14th 2014 at 7:22:12 PM

[up][up]I'm in the group that thinks the first key is the Rainbow Thread and that each of the mane six will get a rainbow themed item in an episode focusing on their former element. More symbolic than literal. Rainbow Falls seems to be about her loyalty, so I could see her possibly getting her mysterious rainbow object of mysterious box opening from it if the theory ends up being right. If not, then eh. *shrug*

[down]That sucks. What was the job?

edited 14th Jan '14 7:29:49 PM by Swasfewses

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IkeAndMike Exists for some reason from Earth Since: Jan, 2013 Relationship Status: Love is for the living, Sal
Exists for some reason
#38317: Jan 14th 2014 at 7:22:58 PM

:/ I didn't get the job I went to that interview for last week.

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Seraphem Since: Oct, 2009
#38318: Jan 14th 2014 at 7:30:33 PM

I'm not sure if the thread IS the key itself. But it's definitely related to it, and yes each mane 6 will get something after having an epiphany about themself and their relation to their element. Hell Saturdays is custom made for RD to have her Loyalty tested. And the upcoming Pinkie one is a great place for her to learn a lesson about making ponies happy.

JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing
#38319: Jan 14th 2014 at 7:41:31 PM

Yeah, the thread is definitely related to the key somehow, but it's too early to say exactly how.

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edvedd Darling. from At the boutique, dear. Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: We finish each other's sandwiches
KylerThatch literary masochist Since: Jan, 2001
literary masochist
#38321: Jan 14th 2014 at 7:49:16 PM

It turns rigid under the right conditions. It's actually not a key, but a lockpick. wild mass guess

This "faculty lot" you speak of sounds like a place of great power...
edvedd Darling. from At the boutique, dear. Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: We finish each other's sandwiches
KylerThatch literary masochist Since: Jan, 2001
literary masochist
#38323: Jan 14th 2014 at 7:51:59 PM

This "faculty lot" you speak of sounds like a place of great power...
edvedd Darling. from At the boutique, dear. Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: We finish each other's sandwiches
Darling.
#38324: Jan 14th 2014 at 7:52:43 PM

At least it wasn't a 'Dick in a Box' joke.

But now it is.

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