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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

JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing
#45126: Feb 2nd 2014 at 8:02:53 PM

[up][up]I don't think I was, but I used to be around in the Forum Games subforum more often. I don't as much now because I don't have as much free time as I used to.

[up]Though in spite of the obvious bias, he is kinda correct. tongue

edited 2nd Feb '14 8:03:26 PM by JapaneseTeeth

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marston Since: Sep, 2011
#45127: Feb 2nd 2014 at 8:05:45 PM

@Crow, JT and Midna: All joking aside, even if I wasn't a shipper, I'd still hate him for being a bland love interest with no character flaws or personality {Which is my other primary reason for despising him}, on top of how utterly shoehorned and pointless he was. And yet some people still insist that he's "The perfect boyfriend" or some crap like that.

Like, I'm generally okay when she's shipped with someone else {Like say for instance one of the other mane 5, or Trixie}, but Flash/Twilight is a pairing that I specifically hate.

edited 2nd Feb '14 8:11:41 PM by marston

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#45128: Feb 2nd 2014 at 8:06:58 PM

Flash Sentry was Flash Sentry and that's all there is to it in my opinion. I'm indifferent.

Also, hi Midna.

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JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
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#45129: Feb 2nd 2014 at 8:08:40 PM

I still don't think he really did enough for me to hate him. He's just... there.

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storyyeller More like giant cherries from Appleloosa Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
More like giant cherries
#45130: Feb 2nd 2014 at 8:12:37 PM

'Pinkie Apple Pie' was more of a stealth AJ episode.

Funny that the best AJ episode is the one where she only has 1/4th the spotlight.

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UdtheImp from Stamford, CT (Series 2) Relationship Status: The Skitty to my Wailord
#45131: Feb 2nd 2014 at 8:13:27 PM

Okay, so there's already three possible keys for the mysterious box from Princess Twilight Sparkle: a spool of rainbow thread, a medal, and a rubber chicken. I'm guessing episode 13 is Applejack's key and 16 is Fluttershy's.

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CDRW Since: May, 2016
#45132: Feb 2nd 2014 at 8:14:21 PM

[up][up][up]That's enough, and not just because he's stealing everyone's waifu. Twilight is an interesting, dynamic character, and if she does get romantically involved with someone, it needs to be another interesting, dynamic character. Anything less is offensively boring.

edited 2nd Feb '14 8:14:55 PM by CDRW

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#45133: Feb 2nd 2014 at 8:14:33 PM

And then he posted before me, forcing me to arrow

It's a lot easier if you just use quotes like me.

And I arrow ninja'd you, JT, so we've got double ninjas all up ins.

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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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#45134: Feb 2nd 2014 at 8:16:11 PM

Anyone else love how ninja is a verb on this thread?

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edvedd Darling. from At the boutique, dear. Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: We finish each other's sandwiches
Darling.
#45136: Feb 2nd 2014 at 8:17:16 PM

@Ud: Unlikely on episode 13, if it's 'Simple Ways'. That seems more like Rarity's bag.

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#45137: Feb 2nd 2014 at 8:18:43 PM

Is it really all that animesque?
The one thing that strikes me as anime-inspired is that the character’s eyes aren’t just huge, but they’re lovingly shaded and distinctly animated to convey emotions. Anime does that a lot more than Western cartoons do.

Film Noir Pinkie Pie? I approve. Or better, we see the whole "case" from her perspective, which puts her as the hardboiled private detective and the rest of the cast filling out the other roles. I.e. RD and AJ as hired muscle, Twilight as a cop. Rarity as a mobster's Moll. Fluttershy as... I don't know what Fluttershy would do. Maybe the bartender or something.

Then at some point we cut back to reality where all the rest of the cast is confused but humoring her, then back to hard boiled noir.
Read Sparkle’s Law. Right now. It is the best thing.

And for the next best thing—that is, Pinkie as a loose cannon cop working on the limits of the law—then watch:

Crowfall Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: Hoping Senpai notices me
#45138: Feb 2nd 2014 at 8:20:50 PM

CDRW: Yes, this. I'm not entirely against Twilight hooking up with someone, but respect her character enough to have it be someone who's interesting in their own right. Twi and Flash literally exchange less than a dozen words before she starts visibly crushing on him. What the shit is that? Unless she has a fetish for accidentally bumping into people.

edited 2nd Feb '14 8:21:45 PM by Crowfall

JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
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#45139: Feb 2nd 2014 at 8:21:39 PM

@CDRW: Thing is, he isn't set up as an actual romantic lead. He's nice to her, and there's some very mild ship tease, but there's never even an implication that they're ever really going to get involved with each other besides a vague "Twilight thinks he's cute" kinda teasing. I agree that if they ever tried to actually set them up it would be a really terrible decision, but I didn't think they pushed the romance angle hard enough for me to have that response. That's what I mean by "he didn't do anything". He's the "romantic lead" insofar as he's present in that slot in the cast, but he doesn't really ever do anything that romantic, at least not that gets reciprocated at all.

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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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#45141: Feb 2nd 2014 at 8:23:41 PM

offensively boring.
These words seem a bit too strong.

damn it JT how did you even write all those words before i said this

edited 2nd Feb '14 8:25:14 PM by Swasfewses

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CDRW Since: May, 2016
#45142: Feb 2nd 2014 at 8:26:47 PM

[up][up][up] Okay, I can live with that. It's not that bad in and of itself, but it is still a bit worrying in that bad romance does have its foot in the door now.

edited 2nd Feb '14 8:27:00 PM by CDRW

Crowfall Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: Hoping Senpai notices me
#45143: Feb 2nd 2014 at 8:27:23 PM

@JT: Even just the "Twilight thinks he's cute" angle doesn't make any sense. She's known about humans for like a day, why would she be physically attracted to us? Even shitty self insert human/pony romance fics will usually at least address the interspecies thing, albeit briefly. I can only assume that the transformation flooded her with human teenager hormones that she wasn't sure how to deal with.

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#45144: Feb 2nd 2014 at 8:27:56 PM

I still want an episode that is a behind-the-scenes look at the making of 'Friendship is Magic', Equestria's most popular TV show. There would be 'Cast' interviews, behind-the-scenes drama, and Derpy is actually played by a method actor who is outraged that her scenes got cut. There could be a whole bit about 'fan' reactions to the season 3 finale that parodies the real fanbase's issues.

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#45145: Feb 2nd 2014 at 8:28:43 PM

Something I've just realized is that we've seen the birthday parties of 4/7 of the mane cast, all of them utilized for different Aesops.

Curious if they'll try and throw in Fluttershy's, Rarity's, or Applejack's before the series if finished.

Shota Since: Oct, 2010 Relationship Status: Dancing with myself
#45146: Feb 2nd 2014 at 8:29:14 PM

The "characters as actors" idea was played with briefly, in the TV bumps during the premiere of "Canterlot Wedding": the Mane 6 and Spike were interviewed about their show, but it didn't really do anything.

IkeAndMike Exists for some reason from Earth Since: Jan, 2013 Relationship Status: Love is for the living, Sal
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#45149: Feb 2nd 2014 at 8:32:18 PM

@CDRW: Oh hey, that fic you linked is by the same person who writes that Mass Effect crossover. Guess that's one more fic for my massive read later list. Oh god help, I'm drowning in fics

edited 2nd Feb '14 8:32:36 PM by Crowfall

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