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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

storyyeller More like giant cherries from Appleloosa Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
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#64801: Apr 11th 2014 at 8:10:17 AM

I'd rather eat the popcorn, really.

Eww, popcorn? You might as well eat styrofoam.

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marcen12 Sigh from Under The Floorboards (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
Sigh
#64802: Apr 11th 2014 at 8:10:53 AM

@Story I haven't had popcorn in a while.

@Ed It is?! Yay! Also, bonus points for watching Community!

edited 11th Apr '14 8:11:13 AM by marcen12

https://youtu.be/_1F5HhUvFbM?si=csgwerqELcG6615q
kyun Since: Dec, 2010
#64803: Apr 11th 2014 at 8:15:39 AM

So far the best episodes to me have been "Pinkie Pride" and "Pinkie Apple Pie". ... both Pinkie episodes, oddly enough. Compared to past seasons, this one had more instances of poor writing, resulting in fewer enjoyable episodes. :/

Cookoo I need more bird puns. from A Cuckoo clock Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: You can be my wingman any time
I need more bird puns.
#64804: Apr 11th 2014 at 8:17:19 AM

Good news! I finally got Pokemon Y! A bit late, but oh well.

Also, no new episode? Honestly, I have stuff to do, so I don't mind too much. ^_^

Even a stopped clock is right twice a day.
kyun Since: Dec, 2010
#64805: Apr 11th 2014 at 8:20:07 AM

What's the occasion again for why we're skipping a week?

marcen12 Sigh from Under The Floorboards (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
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#64806: Apr 11th 2014 at 8:22:53 AM

@Cookoo Awesome! I haven't played pokemon in a few months because I beat it.

https://youtu.be/_1F5HhUvFbM?si=csgwerqELcG6615q
AceOfScarabs I am now a shiny stone~ from Singapore Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Drift compatible
I am now a shiny stone~
#64807: Apr 11th 2014 at 8:27:49 AM

@Yeller: well it isn't too bad really. Less polymerized than actual styrofoam [lol]

The three finest things in life are to splat your enemies, drive them from their turf, and hear their lamentations as their rank falls!
storyyeller More like giant cherries from Appleloosa Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
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#64808: Apr 11th 2014 at 8:28:00 AM

So far the best episodes to me have been "Pinkie Pride" and "Pinkie Apple Pie". ... both Pinkie episodes, oddly enough.

Hey, those are my favorites too!

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kyun Since: Dec, 2010
#64809: Apr 11th 2014 at 8:30:33 AM

I can attribute this to a hand-full of new writers on the show, and more than one writer assigned to an episode ("Power Ponies" being the only episode with 3 writers).

edited 11th Apr '14 8:30:55 AM by kyun

WindWhistlerthelogical from Dream Valley Since: Jan, 2014
#64810: Apr 11th 2014 at 8:37:10 AM

It is reasonable to hypothesize that an influx of writers would produce episodes later evaluated to be of decreased quality in comparison to those that have written previously.

This is no time for frivolities.
Sereg Since: Jun, 2010
#64811: Apr 11th 2014 at 8:40:03 AM

@JT: You need to roll for two things when in social combat.

Starscream759 Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: In denial
#64812: Apr 11th 2014 at 8:45:12 AM

@Wind Whistler As I live and breathe if it ain't Miss Wind Whistler. How are you this fine day?

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KuroiTsubasaTenshi Streamer from Twitch Since: May, 2011
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#64813: Apr 11th 2014 at 8:48:25 AM

*Grins at Wind Whistler and holds up a brush.* Brushies? grin

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JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing
#64814: Apr 11th 2014 at 8:53:54 AM

@Sereg: Done.

As for the new writers, I think it's largely just a case of them having to adapt to the new show. There are some weaker episodes (Daring Don't, Power Ponies, Simple Ways), but there are also a lot of strong ones (Rarity Takes Manehattan, Pinkie Apple Pie, Pinkie Pride, Maud Pie, Testing Testing 1, 2, 3); the overall ratio doesn't really seem that different from previous seasons.

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edvedd Darling. from At the boutique, dear. Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: We finish each other's sandwiches
Darling.
#64815: Apr 11th 2014 at 8:55:06 AM

Maud Pie was written by a new writer, and that was the funniest damn thing I've seen this season.

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kyun Since: Dec, 2010
#64816: Apr 11th 2014 at 8:55:57 AM

Also, they need to decide what to keep in continuity with past information we know in the world and characters, and which not to.

Other episodes I do like are "Rarity Takes Manehattan" and "Maud Pie". ........ Pinkie is just hitting all the marks this season! Except for when she's out of focus, like in "Filli Vanilli".

[up]"Maud Pie" was hypothetically an easy episode for a new writer to break out his/her pony skills, because the majority of the plot revolved around a totally new character.

edited 11th Apr '14 8:59:04 AM by kyun

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#64818: Apr 11th 2014 at 9:00:26 AM

Nothing's really been that out of continuity.

Apart from Daring Don't of course.

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WindWhistlerthelogical from Dream Valley Since: Jan, 2014
#64819: Apr 11th 2014 at 9:01:55 AM

Brushies?

Hmm, perhaps, I wouldn't be amiss to some light grooming of my coat.

@Starscream. Greetings young decepticon.

edited 11th Apr '14 9:04:37 AM by WindWhistlerthelogical

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kyun Since: Dec, 2010
#64820: Apr 11th 2014 at 9:02:56 AM

[up][up]I suppose, but now we have knowledge that anything in a Daring Do book actually happened, there are just enchanted comic books, there are loads and loads of pony holidays, an insect species that relies on other animals to survive because they are totally helpless on their own and live in another dimension, gigantic ground worms, suspicious princess statuses and duties, and a tree that gives ya a book if you place gems on its branches? How are they going to make sense of all this?? Or am I trying to look too hard into a show with talking candy-colored ponies with wings and horns?

Also, I think all the writers unanimously hate Spike. With a passion.

edited 11th Apr '14 9:03:15 AM by kyun

Starscream759 Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: In denial
#64821: Apr 11th 2014 at 9:09:28 AM

@Wind Whistler (Chuckles) Funny I haven't anyone make a Transformers reference about my name for a while and yet I'm flattered.

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JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing
#64822: Apr 11th 2014 at 9:10:03 AM

[up][up]Honestly, outside of Daring Don't, I don't think any of that stuff is problematic. I mean, it's not like they haven't introduced new species of creatures out of nowhere for the sake of a plot point (parasprites), plot points (the Crystal Heart), or giant freaky monsters (Hydra, Ursa Minor, Dragons). Unless it actively contradicts something previously established, I'm not seeing the problem. They've always had a tendency to introduce new stuff like that. Like, I don't understand why everyone complains so much about the breezies when the Parasprites don't really make any more sense as a species, or why the Tatzlwurm is supposedly any weirder or more out of place than Cerberus or an Ursa Minor.

Also, I don't think that they hate Spike so much as they don't really know what to do with him. The main issue is that he gets lumped in with the Mane Cast despite not having their level of emotional maturity, and as a result he comes across more as a Tagalong Kid rather than a character in his own right.

edited 11th Apr '14 9:13:48 AM by JapaneseTeeth

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Darling.
#64823: Apr 11th 2014 at 9:11:31 AM

Equestria is just a weird place. It didn't feel jarring at all to have a Tatzlwurm show up.

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#64824: Apr 11th 2014 at 9:17:57 AM

If anything, the Changelings should've had a massive effect on everything, given the whole "you can never be sure that you're talking to the real person" factor. After that I think it's pretty clear that it takes something really big to really shake the status quo.

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