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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

kegisak Element of Class Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: In Lesbians with you
Element of Class
#69152: May 3rd 2014 at 10:28:40 PM

It was a pretty continuity-heavy episode overall, I guess.

[up]For a second I thought Celestia was holding a sandwich to her head... or a waffle.

edited 3rd May '14 10:29:09 PM by kegisak

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Pykrete NOT THE BEES from Viridian Forest Since: Sep, 2009
NOT THE BEES
#69153: May 3rd 2014 at 10:31:01 PM

I've been going back through the comics.

I absolutely love how they play off Celestia. She drops the mask just enough.

Also, Quantum Leap Pony at the end of the Shining Armor arc was the best gag ever.

edited 3rd May '14 10:39:57 PM by Pykrete

KylerThatch literary masochist Since: Jan, 2001
literary masochist
#69154: May 3rd 2014 at 11:55:50 PM

I'm your only friend.

I'm not your only friend.

But I'm a little glowing friend.

But really, I'm not actually your friend.

But I am.

edited 3rd May '14 11:56:21 PM by KylerThatch

This "faculty lot" you speak of sounds like a place of great power...
Sydxelia Are you into... Vinyl? from Cranberry World Since: Nov, 2010
Are you into... Vinyl?
#69155: May 4th 2014 at 12:20:52 AM

Damn, that's loud.

I put my friend in a coconut! He lives in my hat! Hey, come hang out!
DeathCloud Since: Apr, 2009
#69156: May 4th 2014 at 1:52:03 AM

Character page should be edited to include Spike proper title:

Great and Honorable Spike the Brave and Glorious

edvedd Darling. from At the boutique, dear. Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: We finish each other's sandwiches
Darling.
#69157: May 4th 2014 at 2:48:43 AM

Nice moral this episode. If you keep letting past failures hold you back, no praise in the world will make you feel better.

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kegisak Element of Class Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: In Lesbians with you
Element of Class
#69158: May 4th 2014 at 3:28:26 AM

How long do you figure until someone misinterprets the moral and complains that the episode encourages kids to forget their failures and refuse to take responsibility in favour of being happy?

... you know I hit the 'Add Post' button with intent to take what I was writing at least vaguely seriously, but in the end it feels like a stretch even for the most unhinged people. Oh, there'll be some, sure, but even so.

Birthright: an original web novel about Dragons, the Burdens of Leadership, and Mangoes.
marcen12 Sigh from Under The Floorboards (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
Sigh
#69159: May 4th 2014 at 3:29:30 AM

[up][up] My heart kind of swelled at that moral.

edited 4th May '14 3:29:55 AM by marcen12

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AceOfScarabs I am now a shiny stone~ from Singapore Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Drift compatible
I am now a shiny stone~
#69160: May 4th 2014 at 3:30:21 AM

Well the day ended well for Spike there.

The three finest things in life are to splat your enemies, drive them from their turf, and hear their lamentations as their rank falls!
edvedd Darling. from At the boutique, dear. Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: We finish each other's sandwiches
Sydxelia Are you into... Vinyl? from Cranberry World Since: Nov, 2010
Are you into... Vinyl?
#69162: May 4th 2014 at 4:04:46 AM

How long do you figure until someone misinterprets the moral and complains that the episode encourages kids to forget their failures and refuse to take responsibility in favour of being happy?

20 hours and 41 minutes ago?

I put my friend in a coconut! He lives in my hat! Hey, come hang out!
marcen12 Sigh from Under The Floorboards (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
Mio Since: Jan, 2001
#69164: May 4th 2014 at 5:15:30 AM

I haven't seen that yet. Then again I haven't been to some of the more critical places of the fandom just after the episode aired. I'm pretty sure in those places this episode is being savaged.

Seraphem Since: Oct, 2009
#69165: May 4th 2014 at 5:19:22 AM

Well no duh, it's all a lot of those places do is bitch, no matter what. Though yeah the ep is getting a lot of flak for being a let down to the Games arc, which I agree it was a pretty poor end to something built up so long. But annoys me that people hold the failing of the arc as a whole against the episode in and of itself.

Luminosity Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Lovey-Dovey
#69166: May 4th 2014 at 5:26:36 AM

The only appropriate way to deal with the Games arc was to make it at least a 2-part finale. So I'll reserve judgment until I see the actual finale and then I'll decide if it was worth over whatever the Games could do.

MetaFour AXTE INCAL AXTUCE MUN from A Place (Old Master)
AXTE INCAL AXTUCE MUN
#69167: May 4th 2014 at 5:29:01 AM

@Kyler:

KylerThatch literary masochist Since: Jan, 2001
literary masochist
#69168: May 4th 2014 at 5:41:28 AM

Man, that Triangle Mare. Why's she gotta be so mean to everypony?

Someone should do a PMV of We Want a Rock.

This "faculty lot" you speak of sounds like a place of great power...
storyyeller More like giant cherries from Appleloosa Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
More like giant cherries
#69169: May 4th 2014 at 5:48:12 AM

Post of the Day #731

I liked Ftt F and I'm actually ok with the fact that it didn't completely focus on Scootaloo's plight. It helped to set up the overall message that it didn't matter if Scootaloo did not eventually learn to fly.

I also liked the overall character interaction (even if DT & SS are a tiresome plot device), and I liked how Scootaloo reacted to her lack of flight ability, but that's probably coming from seeing a lot of fan fics really pour on the angst over that (and that's not even getting into orphan/homeless issues).

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MetaFour AXTE INCAL AXTUCE MUN from A Place (Old Master)
AXTE INCAL AXTUCE MUN
#69170: May 4th 2014 at 5:51:34 AM

@Post of the day: I was going to say that the complete absence of Scootaloo's parents from "The Equestria Games" was pretty strong evidence that she's an orphan, but then I remembered that Sweetie Belle's parents weren't there either. So it doesn't really mean anything.

edited 4th May '14 5:51:54 AM by MetaFour

darkabomination Since: Mar, 2012
#69171: May 4th 2014 at 6:03:00 AM

I'm beginning to take the headcanon Scoots doesn't have any parents around. Just as AFR couldn't say AJ's parents are dead, I don't think they could say it for Scootaloo. Yeah yeah absence of evidence isn't evidence of absence, but really we should have seen them at least once by now.

Seraphem Since: Oct, 2009
#69172: May 4th 2014 at 6:05:11 AM

Well with AJ, it's clear what the writers WANT to be that case, and they simply aren't allowed to make it official. Scoots, not so much. They could just be workaholics or ponies that are out of town a lot.

Mio Since: Jan, 2001
#69173: May 4th 2014 at 6:09:07 AM

@Sera: Well yeah, there were going to be complaints no matter what, but lets be honest, this episode could have been better if they did several things different.

I'm going to air on the side of forgiveness and say that there really wasn't much opportunity or flexibility this season to really do it well.

[up][up][up][up]Oh hey, I actually wrote that.

I really do wonder if they never planned and still haven't decided what's Scootaloo's familial situation. I just assume she lives with different relatives. Grandparents, or an Aunt and Uncle perhaps.

edited 4th May '14 6:16:40 AM by Mio

darkabomination Since: Mar, 2012
#69174: May 4th 2014 at 6:12:17 AM

To me. There's no way they could do both a Games and Spike-centered episode in one. With a finale ahead, it'd probably be awkward to have 3 two-parters in a season, and if the script for last week's ep was already done by then, their hands were tied. So it was either focus on the Games, or focus on Spike' they couldn't really do both.

Seraphem Since: Oct, 2009
#69175: May 4th 2014 at 6:16:01 AM

They chose... poorly

edited 4th May '14 6:16:07 AM by Seraphem


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