A thread to discuss My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic and the tie-in media.
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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.
Edited by Mrph1 on Aug 26th 2024 at 10:24:26 AM
This from the guy who likes angsty characters.
Anyway, I can understand the sentiment here, though it's not quite how I do shipping. I sort of have a hybrid between that and the "what would be interesting" scenario. I tend to take it less as "what would happen?" and "how could I plausibly make this pairing work?" I.e. for Twidash it's partially that they would have interesting interactions as well as the the challenge of trying to see how to create a relationship between them that would feel natural.
Reaction Image Repositoryjust caught a clip of the next ep on Facebook. apparently, Snowflake's real name is Bulk Biceps.
All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not.Hey. :P not much is up here. Working at moms shop, thinking about fire emblem and superheroes.
http://h0useb0und.tumblr.com/So someone on here was asking why Twilight/RD is a common pairing, hmm? I can probably answer that. For one thing it's probably because of the interactions that would occur between them. None of that gushy "I wuv you too" crap that happens in bad shipfics or the "Boys boys boys!" shit that most girls shows have, I mean interactions that might actually be fun to watch and also cute too {Though this is not exclusive to Twidash}. Not necessarily conflict interactions either, just how their personalities would mesh in that sort of situation. I like the idea of how their personalities are different, but the two of them can still be in happy relationship even if it takes some time. This probably appeals to lots of people too, not just me. Also, there's a slight "Nerdy girl and Tomboy jock" theme to Twidash, which I kind of like.
And heck, even if conflict did occur {Hopefully not something generic, but rather a genuine issue that needs to be addressed, like what JT did in his Twijack fic at one point}, that might even end up contributing to potential character development that'll eventually make the both of them happy. It's not like the show itself doesn't have character driven conflict that didn't eventually cause someone to improve certain relationships {Just not in a romantic way}. And not all of the conflict would have to be serious either, some of it could be played for laughs {Which would probably be better then just about any Romantic Comedy film, if handled right}. If you ask me, most mane 6 pairings in general are better then most romance stories when done correctly.
Kuroi and JT also summed up other reasons of mine for liking Twidash too.
edited 16th Jan '14 2:45:14 PM by marston
Of course I get called into work when the shipping discussion starts up.
Well, I leave with saying that I pretty much Crack Ship for kicks and giggles, with Celestia/Discord being my favorite and Trixie with either Sunset Shimmer or Blue Blood following that. Or all three together.
edited 16th Jan '14 2:40:46 PM by PrincessGwenevere
"I feel like I'm on a raft and surrounding me is an ocean of dumb."- Mr. SarkI feel like this can't really be divided so cleanly, though. People are often happy because the characters are happy because said characters have overcome the conflict. The conflict provides benefit to the characters too, as the harder the conflict they've overcome, the stronger their bond. This makes them more likely to hold things together and remain happy in the end.
FE: New Mystery Only Feet 7PM PT Sun, Mon, Fri; Umamusume Haru Arima 7PM PT Wed, Thurs: http://www.twitch.tv/kuroitsubasatenshiLuckily mine healed pretty quickly.
Also Bulk Biceps? Well it's not my favorite name, but at least it's a lot better than Snowflake. Seriously, that's one of the worst names I've seen.
Blind Final Fantasy 6 Let's PlaySee you later, Gwen. Hope work goes well.
Let's see, shipping... I have a dozen or two ships. Twiluna, Twilestia, Twilunestia, Twixie, Flutterdash, Rarity x older Spike, Lyra x bonbon, I think Sweetieloo is cute but they're too young for shipping so idk if that counts.
http://h0useb0und.tumblr.com/^ Toy Ship is a thing.
I'm not sure precisely why, but I've been suddenly thinking about PinkieMac since the last episode. I suppose his stoicism would contrast and balance nicely with Pinkie's hyperactiveness. /shrug
@Kuroi: Ditto. I mean, I want the characters to be happy, but at the same time conflict is the soul of meaningful storytelling. If they want a happy ending, they have to earn it.
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tumblr is? Because it is.
edited 16th Jan '14 3:19:00 PM by Sydxelia
I put my friend in a coconut! He lives in my hat! Hey, come hang out!that idea has potential to either rocket to success or fail catastrophically.
All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not.Scrape, then lick.
(Context does help, but I figured it's funnier without it.)
Irish- honestly I was expecting the first one to be a "make me a sandwich" joke.
http://h0useb0und.tumblr.com/

@Mike: 'Sup!
I was tempted to ask off, but our assistant manager was already not going to be there, we're already really short staffed, and I got paid an extra three bucks an hour for the 23rd and 24th.
Someone please tell my why people go Christmas shopping on Christmas Eve?? Ugh.
edited 16th Jan '14 2:09:35 PM by PrincessGwenevere
"I feel like I'm on a raft and surrounding me is an ocean of dumb."- Mr. Sark