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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

Crowfall Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: Hoping Senpai notices me
#68976: May 3rd 2014 at 8:40:17 AM

Again, being saved from a crazy dude who ruled for like one day (or a bunch depending on how you count days when the sun is zipping around like that) is a big deal, but probably isn't going to carry the same weight as being saved from a tyrant who's ruled you for years. I'm not even sure how widespread Discord's rule was, or how well ponies even remember it.

edited 3rd May '14 8:41:02 AM by Crowfall

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#68977: May 3rd 2014 at 8:46:23 AM

I read a fanfic once that posited that the events of Discord's return were so traumatic to the general populace that, in the interest of preserving sanity, Celestia erased almost everypony's memory of the event (the mane six were obviously excepted) shortly after the award ceremony.

AceOfScarabs I am now a shiny stone~ from Singapore Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Drift compatible
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#68978: May 3rd 2014 at 8:49:40 AM

I always figured Discord's Chaos was initially centred and focused entirely on Ponyville at the time, and no-one outside the place except the princesses and maybe a few immortals really believed how much Chaos Discord could spread around.

The three finest things in life are to splat your enemies, drive them from their turf, and hear their lamentations as their rank falls!
JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing
#68979: May 3rd 2014 at 8:52:34 AM

[up]Yeah, I figured he hadn't really scaled up yet.

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#68980: May 3rd 2014 at 8:54:01 AM

Canterlot had to have been affected as well. That's where he was initially released from.

Crowfall Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: Hoping Senpai notices me
#68981: May 3rd 2014 at 9:04:14 AM

So according to Cadance, last time Spike was in the Crystal Empire he saved it from Sombra. I guess they're just pretending Equestria Girls never happened?

JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
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#68982: May 3rd 2014 at 9:06:34 AM

[up][up]Hard to say, given that we don't really see much after the maze thing.

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AceOfScarabs I am now a shiny stone~ from Singapore Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Drift compatible
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#68983: May 3rd 2014 at 9:08:40 AM

@Crowfall: I guess Cady forgot that. Or perhaps alternate timeline. Or perhaps it happens before Season 5 or after the EQ Games.

The three finest things in life are to splat your enemies, drive them from their turf, and hear their lamentations as their rank falls!
IrishZombie Since: Dec, 2009
#68984: May 3rd 2014 at 9:15:51 AM

Magic inhibitors are now canon.

Spike probably insulted so many Cloudsdalians with his butchering of that song.

"We can't turn back time, Spike..." Yeah, you can. I'll agree it's not a terribly good idea, though.

I feel like Ponyville winning so many medals sort of goes against the small-town feel it generally has. Unless Ponyville's suddenly become one of Equestria's major population centers, it seems a bit of a stretch to believe they would win more medals than Cloudsdale, which always seemed like a larger city to me.

BigDannyC Since: Dec, 2013
#68985: May 3rd 2014 at 9:19:34 AM

What sort of games were going on?

Crowfall Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: Hoping Senpai notices me
#68986: May 3rd 2014 at 9:21:28 AM

Seriously. When did Ponyville become such a hotspot for Olympic level athletes?

AceOfScarabs I am now a shiny stone~ from Singapore Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Drift compatible
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#68987: May 3rd 2014 at 9:22:16 AM

@Crowfall: Since Dashie attracted a bunch of like-minded ponies to join her?

The three finest things in life are to splat your enemies, drive them from their turf, and hear their lamentations as their rank falls!
BorneAgain (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#68988: May 3rd 2014 at 9:23:24 AM

Headcanon: The Cloudsdale team was so demoralized by their butchered anthem via Spike, they just couldn't perform at the same level afterwards.

AceOfScarabs I am now a shiny stone~ from Singapore Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Drift compatible
I am now a shiny stone~
#68989: May 3rd 2014 at 9:26:36 AM

Or they were laughing too hard to compete well.

The three finest things in life are to splat your enemies, drive them from their turf, and hear their lamentations as their rank falls!
darkabomination Since: Mar, 2012
#68990: May 3rd 2014 at 9:26:58 AM

I'd think it's safe to say Ponyville isn't the same out of the way small town anymore from season 1. We've got the Elements, a princess, a dragon, a spirit of chaos, and all kinds of weird stuff going on every few weeks.

Crowfall Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: Hoping Senpai notices me
#68991: May 3rd 2014 at 9:34:15 AM

It still isn't a huge town though. Since ponies can only compete in one event, cities should have a massive advantage in terms of winning the most medals.

Eagal Since: Apr, 2012
#68992: May 3rd 2014 at 9:34:26 AM

Watching the new episode. Just saw the previews for the season finale. Alicorn princess Discord? I can dig it. cool

Enlong Court Dragon from The Underground Facility Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: is commanded to— WANK!
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#68993: May 3rd 2014 at 9:35:29 AM

@Crowfall: I guess Cady forgot that. Or perhaps alternate timeline. Or perhaps it happens before Season 5 or after the EQ Games.

Can't be after the start of Season 4, as EQG revolves around retrieving the Big Crown Thingy, which was sealed up at the start of Season 4. And the Games can't be before 4_1, as Flight To The Finish was a Key episode.

So I'm thinking she forgot, or poorly phrased it.

edited 3rd May '14 9:36:20 AM by Enlong

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AceOfScarabs I am now a shiny stone~ from Singapore Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Drift compatible
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#68994: May 3rd 2014 at 9:38:10 AM

@Enlong: Oh yeah, the big crown thingy. Forgot about it.

The three finest things in life are to splat your enemies, drive them from their turf, and hear their lamentations as their rank falls!
darkabomination Since: Mar, 2012
#68995: May 3rd 2014 at 9:47:05 AM

Big Crown Thingy is now sad. Go to your room mister, and think about what you've done!

Eagal Since: Apr, 2012
#68996: May 3rd 2014 at 9:50:00 AM

Did they change Shining Armor's voice actor? :hmm

Eagal Since: Apr, 2012
#68998: May 3rd 2014 at 9:51:54 AM

Thought he sounded different. Guess it was just my imagination.

Rainbow Pomeranian Lover from Central Illinois (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded)
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#68999: May 3rd 2014 at 10:21:00 AM

That was a good episode, one with an interesting lesson about self-esteem, and how there can be a disconnect when someone does something that is very helpful or amazing but they see it as natural to them so they don't see it as being as special as others might. It's also nice to see Spike being well-loved in the Crystal Empire, and was also good to see what the Equestria Games are like. I had wondered how the games would handle unicorn magic and we got an answer—no magic allowed because of an anti-magic barrier.

I liked that Rainbow Dash was a surprisingly good sport about getting only second place, probably because she knew her opponents were the Wonderbolts, who she admires anyway and so it probably doesn't bother her as much to see them win. I also noticed that Pinkie imitated Rainbow Dash's "Oh my gosh oh my gosh oh my gosh!" that she did in the Sonic Rainboom story which is where the Wonderbolts first made their in-person appearance.

darkabomination Since: Mar, 2012
#69000: May 3rd 2014 at 10:38:35 AM

Speaking of call backs, we almost, almost got that Crystal Kingdom anthem mentioned in the Crystal Fare song. Seems Spike knows it, at any rate.


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