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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

Starscream759 Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: In denial
#39876: Jan 18th 2014 at 7:12:48 PM

@Ike I think it may have to do with the fact that Twilight's now a princess and that duty kind of restricts from participating but even without her princess status I doubt she'd want to participate because ya know she ain't the type to do so.

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storyyeller More like giant cherries from Appleloosa Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
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#39877: Jan 18th 2014 at 7:13:31 PM

Link me to a fanfic then.

Is it ok if the fanfic is a work in progress?

If so, here's my fanfic.

edited 18th Jan '14 7:14:36 PM by storyyeller

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Starscream759 Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: In denial
#39878: Jan 18th 2014 at 7:14:37 PM

@Story Nooo it has to be a fanfic that already exists.

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IrishZombie Since: Dec, 2009
#39879: Jan 18th 2014 at 7:14:53 PM

That, and beyond the magicboom she did at the end of the season premiere, we haven't really seen her do any flying that doesn't cause craters to form. Fluttershy and Bulk Biceps might not be the best flyers, but they've still been flying for a lot longer than Twilight has.

IkeAndMike Exists for some reason from Earth Since: Jan, 2013 Relationship Status: Love is for the living, Sal
Seraphem Since: Oct, 2009
#39881: Jan 18th 2014 at 7:17:39 PM

Said Magic boom had nothing to so with flying really, that was all magic, all she did was get in the air.

Secondly, if she is competing for Ponyville, it would make more sense for her to compete in one of the Unicorn based events. Since that would be a guaranteed win for Ponyville. rather then one of the flying based ones where she's hardly above average.

CDRW Since: May, 2016
#39882: Jan 18th 2014 at 7:18:05 PM

Oh my fucking god. It's Derpy!

Starscream759 Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: In denial
#39883: Jan 18th 2014 at 7:18:20 PM

And pretty much she's just been going about her normal life walking about rather than flying about so there's really no difference when Twilight wasn't a princess and before she became an alicorn.

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storyyeller More like giant cherries from Appleloosa Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
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#39884: Jan 18th 2014 at 7:18:38 PM

Nooo it has to be a fanfic that already exists.

Well you could read the part I've written so far if you want.

By the way, have you read Worm yet? That's a complete story and I'd recommend it. It's not a fanfic though.

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Starscream759 Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: In denial
#39885: Jan 18th 2014 at 7:20:10 PM

@Story Ya know what? I just look for a random fanfic which I'll choose for no particular reason on the recs page and I'll see where that takes me.

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Shota Since: Oct, 2010 Relationship Status: Dancing with myself
#39886: Jan 18th 2014 at 7:20:19 PM

It takes 7 minutes for Verizon to update?? It happened with my top box too, and it only lasted 1 minute.

CDRW Since: May, 2016
#39887: Jan 18th 2014 at 7:23:05 PM

You know, the more I see of Spitfire, the more I realize she's actually a pretty shitty person. And a terrible leader.

AceOfScarabs I am now a shiny stone~ from Singapore Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Drift compatible
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#39888: Jan 18th 2014 at 7:25:06 PM

S4E15 confirmed for CMC Episode

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IkeAndMike Exists for some reason from Earth Since: Jan, 2013 Relationship Status: Love is for the living, Sal
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#39889: Jan 18th 2014 at 7:26:53 PM

[up][up] (insert clip of her from Wonderbolts Academy, stamping papers) "And?"

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CDRW Since: May, 2016
#39890: Jan 18th 2014 at 7:28:52 PM

...and Rainbow Dash should get a better idol? I guess? I kinda think that being a shitty person and a terrible leader—especially in her role—are bad enough on their own to not need an "and" conclusion tacked onto the end.

JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
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#39891: Jan 18th 2014 at 7:30:56 PM

Honestly, I don't think she's that bad. Not an ideal role model, obviously, but the worst thing she did was lie to RD about how bad Soarin's injury was. Other than that she never really did anything worse than point out that RD's team isn't doing very well, which is a perfectly accurate assessment. She's not perfect by a long shot, but other main cast members have done equally selfish things and none of them get labeled as shitty people.

edited 18th Jan '14 7:31:41 PM by JapaneseTeeth

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Swasfewses Hermit from New York Since: Sep, 2013 Relationship Status: Staying up all night to get lucky
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#39892: Jan 18th 2014 at 7:32:16 PM

The more I see the Wonderbolts the more I like them.

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IkeAndMike Exists for some reason from Earth Since: Jan, 2013 Relationship Status: Love is for the living, Sal
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#39893: Jan 18th 2014 at 7:34:42 PM

Spitfire isn't really that bad of a leader for what she did. It was kind of a dick move, but it wasn't bad. She was trying to get a better flyer for her team (she just chose a less than honorable way to do it).

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CDRW Since: May, 2016
#39894: Jan 18th 2014 at 7:34:49 PM

Actually, the worst thing she did was bench an able teammate with lies to recruit someone who's better. That's the kind of thing that would mutilate a team's trust in their leader. I'm actually disappointed in Soarin for not getting even a tiny bit upset about that.

Edit: Not to mention the fact that none of them felt like they should visit their teammate in the hospital.

edited 18th Jan '14 7:37:13 PM by CDRW

IkeAndMike Exists for some reason from Earth Since: Jan, 2013 Relationship Status: Love is for the living, Sal
kegisak Element of Class Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: In Lesbians with you
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#39896: Jan 18th 2014 at 7:43:23 PM

Well, that's sports. I mean, if an actual olympic team had a member who got an injury, even minor, that could have kept them from being their best, and there was another person available who would be a better option, they'd shuffle the roster. That's just how it works.

Hell, they'd do it even if they weren't injured. Because that's sports. It's a competition. They were presented really poorly, but when it comes down to that they didn't do anything all that bad.

Plus, the fact that it's a competition kinda makes it difficult to judge her entire personality and leadership. Like, she seemed a lot different when she was just chilling casually. Competition makes ponies do weird things. It's made Dash and AJ do a lot worse, after all. She may have been dishonest, but Spitfire didn't outright cheat.

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IkeAndMike Exists for some reason from Earth Since: Jan, 2013 Relationship Status: Love is for the living, Sal
Seraphem Since: Oct, 2009
#39898: Jan 18th 2014 at 7:46:59 PM

And this wasn't an official Wonderbolts thing, this was them doing it on their own. They weren't there as Wonderbolts, but simply as ponies from Cloudsdale. Yeah they aren't perfect, but it's not like they were pulling anything really bad. She likely saw this as a chance to get a bit of early recruitment in for a pony that, lets face it, is pretty much guaranteed a slot in the Wonderbolts at some point.

And as other have pointed out, just because he was able to fly, doesn't mean he's at 100% or won't hurt himself if he strains. Given there was another option, why risk a bigger injury to a Wonderbolt, over something that isn't even related TO them directly? This isn't their main job, this is just a side thing, why take the risk if they don't have to?

Yeah Fleetfoot came off as way to sleazy at times, Spitfire, not really. Nor, other then lying, or at least exaggerating, the extent of Soarin's injury, she didn't really do anything wrong. Trying to recruit a player that gives your team the bes chance of winning is pretty much a given for something a good leader should try and do.

CDRW Since: May, 2016
#39899: Jan 18th 2014 at 7:48:01 PM

It's not shuffling the roster that's the issue, it's the methods she used to do it. Recruiting someone else is something that can and should be done above-board, and the fact that she did it behind the back of the injured teammate and outright lied to the potential new teammate completely destroys her credibility as a leader. How can you trust someone like that to not throw you to the wolves the next time a minor injury crops up? Throwing away that trust is every bit as bad as cheating. Some could argue it's even worse. When you cheat, you're screwing over other people, not the ones you live and work with.

edited 18th Jan '14 7:49:51 PM by CDRW

storyyeller More like giant cherries from Appleloosa Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
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#39900: Jan 18th 2014 at 7:51:51 PM

Ya know what? I just look for a random fanfic which I'll choose for no particular reason on the recs page and I'll see where that takes me.

What's wrong with my suggestions?

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