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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

Sereg Since: Jun, 2010
#43951: Jan 30th 2014 at 10:21:11 AM

Just work policies. Nothing to worry about.

KuroiTsubasaTenshi Streamer from Twitch Since: May, 2011
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#43952: Jan 30th 2014 at 10:25:39 AM

Story: Yeah.

Marcen: I dunno. At least here in Saskatchewan (where we've been eating the same ridiculously horrible weather as Manitoba), January seems to be our worst, where temperatures drop to the -30C to -35C range before windchill (which usually drops it another 10 to 15 degrees). The wind usually stays just as bad, but February usually has a nice, balmy -20C to -25C base temperature. tongue

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CDRW Since: May, 2016
#43953: Jan 30th 2014 at 10:30:24 AM

Our winter has been unusually warm this year. It's been in the forties for like three weeks.

KuroiTsubasaTenshi Streamer from Twitch Since: May, 2011
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#43954: Jan 30th 2014 at 10:32:10 AM

Sereg: It's part of a major cultural ritual. While I also agree that from a practical standpoint, they were being unreasonable, I can understand why they would be enraged by what would appear to be gross and uncaring entitlement.

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CDRW Since: May, 2016
#43955: Jan 30th 2014 at 10:34:23 AM

Oh, are we complaining about episodes? Spitfire suuuuuuuuuuuuuuucks!

PurpleDalek Since: Sep, 2011
#43956: Jan 30th 2014 at 10:37:49 AM

The fact that she has no consistent character is annoying, yes.

Triplets is the only logical explanation.

God_of_Awesome Since: Jan, 2001
#43957: Jan 30th 2014 at 10:38:01 AM

Asshole Fluttershy was AMAAAAZING

kyun Since: Dec, 2010
#43958: Jan 30th 2014 at 10:38:16 AM

It's not that Spitfire always sucks. Her character is inconsistent every episode. She's written to serve any kind of plot so her character is aimless.

kegisak Element of Class Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: In Lesbians with you
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#43959: Jan 30th 2014 at 10:38:45 AM

There needs to be a Wonderbolts episode that doesn't end with people hating Spitfire. Because, I mean, damn.

[up]I wouldn't say that, necessarily. While she varies a bit, every episode has put her in very different situations. We have seen a bit of consistent character, really: Appreciation for hard work, a serious drive and a relatively forgiving nature when she can actually allow for it.

Also, I think the Buffalo's major contention was somebody else moving onto their cultural land without asking them first. Yeah, the settlers didn't know it belonged to them, but if I came home and found a stranger camping in my backyard I'd be annoyed too.

And for the record, I don't think that you can really say that real life parallels have no influence on your decision. Whether or not you're aware of it, living in a country where similar things have happened does influence your view on it on a cultural level.

edited 30th Jan '14 10:41:38 AM by kegisak

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#43960: Jan 30th 2014 at 10:41:11 AM

I think February in Canada is more depressing in terms of cold. January is cold but it's June compared to February. Thank God next month is the shortest of the year.

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Starscream759 Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: In denial
#43961: Jan 30th 2014 at 10:43:04 AM

@Marcen Amen to that, Marcen.

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Starscream759 Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: In denial
#43963: Jan 30th 2014 at 10:46:31 AM

@Marcen Yeah very cold.

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JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
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#43964: Jan 30th 2014 at 10:46:55 AM

@Kegisak: Thing is, I'd assume that your backyard has, like, a fence or a house or something that makes it evident that yes, this area belongs to someone and it's being used. In the episode proper, the ponies had no indication at all that the land was anything but wilderness before they showed up. I mean, I can understand why they'd be angry about it, obviously, but at the same time, it's kind of their own fault for not putting up a sign or something. It's like if you part in the same parking spot every time you go to the store, and on some day you get there to find that somebody else parked there. It might be annoying and inconvenient for you, but it doesn't mean that you can boot them out of the spot.

There are problems here, but I honestly can't fault the ponies for any of it unless they somehow knew that the buffalo were using the land.

That said, it really doesn't have to do much with my dislike for the episode. What bugged me more was that the mane cast doesn't really contribute anything to the plot, and the resolution happens purely through happenstance.

edited 30th Jan '14 10:49:13 AM by JapaneseTeeth

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CDRW Since: May, 2016
#43965: Jan 30th 2014 at 10:48:46 AM

I want to like Spitfire, I really do. But she's dangerously negligent when it comes to the safety of her charges and willing to lie and throw her teammates under the bus for an advantage when she has other, better options to get what she wants anyway.

kegisak Element of Class Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: In Lesbians with you
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#43966: Jan 30th 2014 at 10:50:04 AM

Yeah, I agree. It's difficult to really accept the Buffalo's side of things, especially since, as the one's with the initial grievance, it was kind of their responsibility to open communication which they clearly didn't do. So it's difficult to be sympathetic. Just, I think they did have justification to be upset, even if the weight of their issue wasn't equal.

they had grounds to open a dialogue, basically. Their issue wasn't so minor I'd consider it justified to brush it off.

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#43968: Jan 30th 2014 at 10:52:25 AM

@Kegisak: Exactly. I can totally sympathize with why they were angry, but the fact that they defaulted to "let's try to drive the ponies off of our land" as opposed to "let's explain why we want them to move" it makes it a lot harder to view them as having an equally valid argument. From the ponies' perspective, the buffalo just showed up and told them to get lost without explanation. If they had played it where the buffalo explained their side of the story and the ponies still were reluctant to go, it would have played out more evenly.

Still wouldn't have fixed the fact that the resolution was pure luck, or that Braeburn is grating, but it would have been a step up.

@CDRW: I dunno, in a sport context her action wasn't really that odd. If you're on like a basketball team or whatever and one of your players gets injured, trying to replace them with a healthy player who's just as good or better is sort of standard procedure, especially if they injured themselves as a result of their own incompetence. As captain, it's her responsibility to make her team as strong as it can possibly be, which sometimes involves replacing teammates with someone else if they can't perform for whatever reason. The only questionable thing she does is lie to RD about how severe Soarin's injury was, and she apologizes for that as soon as RD calls her out on it.

edited 30th Jan '14 10:55:58 AM by JapaneseTeeth

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#43969: Jan 30th 2014 at 10:52:47 AM

[up][up][up] I agree with that about the buffalos. They kind of went about things in a way that could only end up in conflict.

edited 30th Jan '14 10:53:00 AM by CDRW

PurpleDalek Since: Sep, 2011
#43970: Jan 30th 2014 at 10:53:25 AM

The only thing I like about Over A Barrel is that it implies that pie fights are Equestrian open warfare. Which is brilliant but not enough to save the episode.

Starscream759 Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: In denial
#43971: Jan 30th 2014 at 10:57:55 AM

@Marcen I'd rather be in a bedroom where my radiator actually fucking works. Seriously that thing is useless in my room it can't warm me up for shit. And I'm stuck with cold feet and hands as a result.

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#43972: Jan 30th 2014 at 11:00:40 AM

@Star I hear that, man. It's stupid. Strangely enough, I'm not that cold when it snows. It's possibly it's because there's no wind but, Jesus, when it blows, it blows.

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CDRW Since: May, 2016
#43973: Jan 30th 2014 at 11:01:56 AM

It's hard to say whether I'd rather be cold or hot. I feel gypped by this unseasonably warm winter, but at the same time, cold feet are really unpleasent and you can't do much in cold weather. Hot weather has the niceties of more outdoor activities, but it also makes you gross and stinky.

JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
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#43974: Jan 30th 2014 at 11:01:58 AM

Off the top of my head I'm going to say I'd rather be cold. If I'm cold I can always put on another sweater or a blanket or something. If you're boiling hot and wearing shorts and a t-shirt, you aren't getting any cooler. That and when you're too hot you sweat, and I hate being sweaty.

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Starscream759 Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: In denial
#43975: Jan 30th 2014 at 11:04:41 AM

Me personally I just want some weather where it's not too hot or too cold.

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