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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.

     Original OP text 
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

Robotnik Since: Aug, 2011
#58751: Mar 18th 2014 at 2:27:36 PM

I wasn't really a huge fan of this episode. The writing seemed to take the position that the Mane 6 were at fault for not bonding with Maud and finding it difficult to put aside their differences, when they tried to make her feel comfortable and she barely seemed to attempt to be sociable or try to appreciate their interests.

And then there was the playground accident and the Mane 6's contrived response of just standing there before Maud did everything. Between that and the talk about how good a sister she was, the implication seemed to be that this new, not-particularly-likeable character was a better friend to Pinkie than her actual friends.

edited 18th Mar '14 2:28:43 PM by Robotnik

MetaFour AXTE INCAL AXTUCE MUN from A Place (Old Master)
AXTE INCAL AXTUCE MUN
#58752: Mar 18th 2014 at 2:30:06 PM

Wha? I never got the impression that the mane six were at fault or that the writers wanted us to think they were.

CDRW Since: May, 2016
#58753: Mar 18th 2014 at 2:33:15 PM

Me neither. It completely avoided assigning any blame and took the position that some people just don't click with each other, which I think is a very healthy way to go about it. Assigning fault in these sorts of situations is almost always very unfair, and just makes them worse.

Robotnik Since: Aug, 2011
#58754: Mar 18th 2014 at 2:36:14 PM

[up][up] It probably wasn't intentional. The idea was clearly supposed to be that both the Mane 6 and Maud cared for Pinkie Pie even though they weren't friendly with each other, but from what was actually shown, it seemed like only Maud cared about Pinkie Pie, while the Mane 6 either didn't understand her or were helpless when she needed them.

edited 18th Mar '14 2:39:03 PM by Robotnik

Seraphem Since: Oct, 2009
#58755: Mar 18th 2014 at 2:41:04 PM

Ummm, no... that... wasn't anywhere.. at all. Quite the opposite in fact. As the the accident, shock. Sometimes people freeze for a bit, and if you look, all five of them start to rush forward just before Maud makes her dash for Pinkie.

storyyeller More like giant cherries from Appleloosa Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
More like giant cherries
#58756: Mar 18th 2014 at 2:44:34 PM

I think you're reading things into the episode that weren't there. Especially seeing as you seem to be alone in your interpertation.

Blind Final Fantasy 6 Let's Play
Mio Since: Jan, 2001
#58757: Mar 18th 2014 at 2:48:27 PM

I admit that I kind of felt the same way as Robotnik did about Maud and the episode.

Though I admit that just may be my biases making me feel that way.

Robotnik Since: Aug, 2011
#58758: Mar 18th 2014 at 2:50:59 PM

[up][up] I have an idea of what they were trying to do, but I think the execution needed work. I didn't get the impression from this episode that the Mane 6 cared about Pinkie Pie as much as Maud did, even though that was the intent, and given how hard they tried to make her feel welcome in Ponyville, it felt kind of lopsided that Maud didn't make much noticeable effort to meet them halfway.

edited 18th Mar '14 2:53:10 PM by Robotnik

Wryte Since: Jul, 2010
#58759: Mar 18th 2014 at 2:54:28 PM

Just to change topic before this turns into the "everybody jump on Robotnik" thread, my Nuzlocke is going quite well. Just swept Surge's gym with my Nidoqueen, Elsa, though Surge's Raichu gave me some frustration. He had the brains to stack Double Team off the bat, and KO'ing his Pikachu has paralyzed Elsa, so it took a while to land the hits necessary to take him out. Still, it was basically inevitable, since he couldn't do anything to me but Quick Attacks, which soon enough led to him poisoning himself. Next up is Diglett's Cave to get back to Pewter City, then off to the Rock Tunnel and Lavender Town.

Current team is 27 Nidoqueennote , 25 Ivysaurnote , 25 Fearownote , and 25 Alakazamnote , and the level 3 Rattata that got KO'd right after I caught him (by the Spearow that's now my Fearow, no less) remains my only death.

One of these days I'm actually going to remember the proper formatting for notes.

edited 18th Mar '14 2:58:14 PM by Wryte

Seraphem Since: Oct, 2009
#58760: Mar 18th 2014 at 2:54:32 PM

How did you not get the idea when it was right there and the whole reason they were trying so hard. And Maude, how do you know she didn't? The whole issue was her reactions were so different that it was impossible for the other to really read them.

Sydxelia Are you into... Vinyl? from Cranberry World Since: Nov, 2010
Are you into... Vinyl?
#58761: Mar 18th 2014 at 3:02:55 PM

Sometimes the people making the knockoffs don't even try.

My favorite comment is that AJ looks like Shrek.

I put my friend in a coconut! He lives in my hat! Hey, come hang out!
Robotnik Since: Aug, 2011
#58762: Mar 18th 2014 at 3:03:32 PM

[up][up] Maud wasn't supposed to be expressive, I got that, but if she was trying to be sociable, I feel like they should have had her do something other than say, "Actually, I don't really care about this" during most of the suggested activities. The Mane 6, for example, clearly got tired of playing the "Find Boulder" game but went along with it anyway. Maud was never really shown to do anything comparable for them.

edited 18th Mar '14 3:12:57 PM by Robotnik

Sereg Since: Jun, 2010
#58763: Mar 18th 2014 at 3:19:23 PM

Maud is honest. She is not the type to pretend that she likes something when she doesn't. That can be refreshing. With a person like that, you can just ask and find out exactly where you stand with them.

CDRW Since: May, 2016
#58764: Mar 18th 2014 at 3:22:14 PM

I also think it's unfair to say someone isn't trying to be sociable when it's obvious that you are working with different concepts of what "sociable" actually means. I've been on the bad end of that particular problem too many times to count, and it's a nasty one that makes it nearly impossible to make friends.

edited 18th Mar '14 3:23:02 PM by CDRW

Rinsankajugin Since: Feb, 2012
#58765: Mar 18th 2014 at 3:23:41 PM

I'm being attacked by flies. I hate flies.

Crowfall Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: Hoping Senpai notices me
#58766: Mar 18th 2014 at 3:24:31 PM

Except that Maud did go along with all their activities. I'd argue that she probably even enjoyed some of them, its just hard to tell. The thing is, if she was having fun, it was in a slightly different way than the cast intended.

With Rarity, Maud genuinely seemed to like that cloth as a scarf, but that went against Rarity's fashion sensibilities.

With Fluttershy, she was more interested in the local geology than the wildlife, but that doesn't mean she didn't like going on a walk with her, she was just getting something different out of it.

With Twilight, she shared her poetry, that's actually a rather personal thing to share with someone you just met.

She was helping Applejack with the cider. Granted she was terrible at it, but points for effort I guess. Her "it tastes like apples" could be a pretty big compliment given her stoic nature.

I've no idea if she had fun with Rainbow or not. Maybe she enjoys throwing rocks for it's own sake, so winning didn't matter?

Sereg Since: Jun, 2010
#58767: Mar 18th 2014 at 3:30:59 PM

What Crowfall said.

From what Pinkie says and some of Maud's other actions, I suspect that Maud likes games, but doesn't care where she places. She should try some non-competitive games like Obiellettes and Ogres.

Maud: The dungeon is made of dolomite with traces of other minerals. There is a figure in the center of the room.

Rainbow: It's another golem, isn't it?

ScottPilgrim2013 Why aren't you laughing? from Arkham Asylum Since: Jun, 2013 Relationship Status: Waiting for Prince Charming
Why aren't you laughing?
#58768: Mar 18th 2014 at 3:39:25 PM

[up][up][up]Same here.Flies are the worst.

My Tumblr "If theirs one thing I'm good at, it's blowing" Jesse Cox 2013
CDRW Since: May, 2016
#58769: Mar 18th 2014 at 3:41:36 PM

When I moved in eighth grade, our new house had a living carpet of flies that congregated on the front wall for the entire first summer. We never figured out why they were there, or why they never came around again.

crimsonstorm15 shine on from A parallel universe Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
shine on
#58770: Mar 18th 2014 at 3:43:39 PM

Flies are the worst.

could be worse. could be cockroaches. -shivers-

edited 18th Mar '14 3:44:16 PM by crimsonstorm15

All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not.
Swasfewses Hermit from New York Since: Sep, 2013 Relationship Status: Staying up all night to get lucky
Hermit
#58771: Mar 18th 2014 at 3:45:11 PM

Clearly you moved in with some kind of fly cult, CD.

animal-loving
Rinsankajugin Since: Feb, 2012
#58772: Mar 18th 2014 at 3:46:21 PM

Okay, I think I got all of them except for one... it's almost as big as my thumb, but fast hell. I'm jibbling out right now.

@Crimson: I'm used to roaches. tongue

edited 18th Mar '14 3:47:39 PM by Rinsankajugin

CDRW Since: May, 2016
#58773: Mar 18th 2014 at 3:48:24 PM

Man, I wish I could find some art tutorials that focused on workflows. It's really hard to put all these how-to tutorials to use when I have no clue what context they're used in.

edited 18th Mar '14 3:48:39 PM by CDRW

Wryte Since: Jul, 2010
#58774: Mar 18th 2014 at 3:57:27 PM

So... you need a tutorial on using tutorials?

CDRW Since: May, 2016
#58775: Mar 18th 2014 at 3:59:12 PM

No, I need a tutorial on what the different stages of picture creation are, how and why different drawing techniques are broken up and spread across those stages, and how these things change depending on medium and style.

edited 18th Mar '14 4:00:08 PM by CDRW


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