A thread to discuss My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic and the tie-in media.
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Edited by Mrph1 on Aug 26th 2024 at 10:24:26 AM
@JT: Oh no, they're selling toys. Why, they haven't done that since the last episode. And all the ones before that.
Call the police. Aah. Travesty.
Visit my Tumblr! I may say things. The Bureau ProjectWell there's the whole worldbuilding issue, but we already disagree about that.
Blind Final Fantasy 6 Let's PlayBest or Worst. Pick a side, dammit! So much is riding on this!
@Story: It's not even so much the fact that they made DD real so much as they did a lousy job of fitting her in to the existing setting. They just sort of went "Yeah, she's real", and never really connected her to anything else.
Rainbow Falls wasn't that bad, despite some of the issues. Could've been better, but the core plot was fine. Simple Ways was pretty flawed plotwise, but it was also hilarious.
Yeah, the toys should be ground up and snuffed!
edited 3rd Mar '14 6:39:34 AM by JapaneseTeeth
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@Least favorite Episodes: Hoo boy... If I have to go by every season, I could not go about it easily. For season one, personally, it was Party of One that kinda landed there for me. (I know many people like it, but one of my friends who first shown it to me in an attempt to get me into the fandom kinda didn't succeed in that regard. Pinkie when she's not too cheerful... doesn't get with me well.) Season two? I can't say there was any episode to be honest that I can give that to. Season three? I honestly am unsure which episode deserved it. Season four? Can't say. Falling behind. Apologies about only having a concrete answer for just one season.
@Toy smoking: What the hay? I thought cheese smoking was bad enough... -cheese oven'd-
Or that, yeah. Okay, before the discussion gets all complainy: best episodes of each season. Go!
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Visit my Tumblr! I may say things. The Bureau ProjectAnd, how is that an issue, what.. would she be 'connected' to? She, s there, I.. seriously what is the issue with that?
Where as Rainbow Falls, the core plot was great, but the characterization was horrible for pretty much everypony except RD and Twi. AJ, Pinkie, and Rarity were reduced to the most basic, one note, caricatures of themselves possible. (Still the only time I've found Pinkie just out right 'will you please fucking shut up' annoying.)
While the Wonderbolts weren't as bad I was a afraid they would be, they were still made out to be to dickish and underhanded to really feel right.
Simple Ways, yeah humor, but it's at the expenses of turning a character into an utter moron.. and for romance at that.
When there are episodes that actively harm a character's, well character, and do a disservice to them. I don't see how something like Daring Don't or even Breezies could be even close to 'worst'.
@Teeth: All right. Now we're talking! Season 1, I personally adore Bridal Gossip, given the introduction of everyone's favorite zebra, Zecora. Season 2? Rather inclined to say I liked May the Best Pet win. Always was heartwarming to see that tortoise be with Rainbow Dash. Season 3? Going to have to say Magic Duel won this one for me, though narrowly out of seeing Trixie repent for her previous mayhem, and showing she's not so bad (which kinda made me somewhat attached to Trixie Lulamoon). Season 4? I'm not 100% sure on this one again. Kinda need to catch up on the episodes with my friends sometime.
Definitely can say choosing favorite episodes wasn't easy...
Pinkie Pride is up there, thanks to some genuinely catchy tunes.
Visit my Tumblr! I may say things. The Bureau ProjectBest, to many to count.
1. Sonic Rainboom, Winter Wrap Up, Cutie mark Chronicles
2.Luna Eclipsed, Lesson Zero, Huricane Fluttershy
3. Magic Duel, or Sleepless in Ponyville.
4. To damn many to count. Daring Don't, Rarity Takes Manehatten, Pinkie Pride, Nearly all of them. (Though yeah I think the Daring Don't being there is just because of how freaking AWESOME Daring Do being real is for me.)
Green isn't your Colour, Baby Cakes, Sleepless in Ponyville, annnnnd... toss-up between Bats, Rarity Takes Manehattan, and Pinkie Pride. I need more time for Season 4 to settle in my mind before one will really stick out.
As always for me, this excludes the season openers and closers, which I consider to be a separate plotline and therefore not generally included. Though given that rule, maybe I should be excluding Key Episodes as well?
Birthright: an original web novel about Dragons, the Burdens of Leadership, and Mangoes.@Seraphem: I could respond, but we've had these conversations before.
My favorite episodes of each season:
S1: Green Isn't Your Color
S2: Lesson Zero
S3: Magic Duel
S4: either Rarity Takes Manehattan, Pinkie Apple Pie, or Filli Vanilli. Not sure which. (Don't get me wrong, Pinkie Pride was great, but it's so different than all the other episodes that it's hard to compare it fairly).
I was passing those over as well, mainly because they're clearly constructed to be different types of episodes.
edited 3rd Mar '14 6:54:50 AM by JapaneseTeeth
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edited 3rd Mar '14 7:12:40 AM by IkeAndMike
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So far, I think the weakest eps of each season have been "Over a Barrel", "MMDW", "Apple Family Reunion", and "Daring Don't".
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