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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

bRaHiAn1 Maid of Time from Where Nothing Gathers Since: Jul, 2013 Relationship Status: He makes me feel like I have a heart
Maid of Time
#70426: May 9th 2014 at 2:10:34 PM

Actually, Season 1 ended a little less than a year ago. And ye, Season 2 is starting this summer.

edited 9th May '14 2:10:56 PM by bRaHiAn1

i think i mostly want to see what happens when this whole place breaks apart
Wryte Since: Jul, 2010
#70427: May 9th 2014 at 2:13:12 PM

I went through all of Kill La Kill recently. It was actually pretty damn good.

JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing
#70428: May 9th 2014 at 2:39:41 PM

[up]I'm halfway through that right now, and it's awesome.

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PrincessGwenevere Ooh, sparkly! from Coat Mountain Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
Ooh, sparkly!
#70429: May 9th 2014 at 2:56:42 PM

I've got work, the Sailor Moon reboot, and Disney World to look forward to, so I'm set for this summer. :P

"I feel like I'm on a raft and surrounding me is an ocean of dumb."- Mr. Sark
KuroiTsubasaTenshi Streamer from Twitch Since: May, 2011
Streamer
#70430: May 9th 2014 at 3:03:29 PM

Speaking of the word reboot, that reminds me that I have a boxed set of Reboot I need to marathon at some point. tongue

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kegisak Element of Class Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: In Lesbians with you
Element of Class
#70431: May 9th 2014 at 3:05:59 PM

I kinda feel like KLK petered off near it's end. It may have just been burnout, but I guess I'm a bit disappointed in some of the directions the plot took.

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Starscream759 Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: In denial
#70432: May 9th 2014 at 3:14:42 PM

@Princess Gwen Whoa, whoa, whoa, hold the phone Princess. Disney World? Your going to Disney World? When did you get the money to go there?

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JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing
#70433: May 9th 2014 at 3:19:15 PM

I'm also currently going through Avatar The Last Airbender during my lunch hours, largely because it pops up so often and I want to know what all the fuss is about.

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IkeAndMike Exists for some reason from Earth Since: Jan, 2013 Relationship Status: Love is for the living, Sal
Exists for some reason
#70434: May 9th 2014 at 3:20:31 PM

I'm watching justice league because I'm on a bit of a comic binge.

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storyyeller More like giant cherries from Appleloosa Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing
#70436: May 9th 2014 at 3:29:13 PM

[up]Ugh, yeah I watched that one earlier this week and was thoroughly underwhelmed. Way to pull a resolution out of your behind, Aang. As a whole it's been pretty good so far, although it's hardly been at OMFG SO AWESOME levels. I wish they would develop the character dynamics between Aang, Katara, and Sokka a bit more rather than continuously sidetracking them. Couple of the episodes have felt pretty filler-y, but nothing too bad. Iroh is made of awesome, though.

edited 9th May '14 3:30:35 PM by JapaneseTeeth

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Seraphem Since: Oct, 2009
#70437: May 9th 2014 at 3:37:35 PM

Yes Iroh is, and what book are you in? If still in water, yeah that was most filler-ish season, though still hate that word. It's more random, just plot of the week with a few things growing over time. Things get a lot more epic and more focused in Earth.

Also, penultimate episode the writers give themselves a Take That Us over just how infamously bad that episode was.

edited 9th May '14 3:38:38 PM by Seraphem

Darkabomination Since: Mar, 2012
#70438: May 9th 2014 at 3:38:49 PM

Yeah the first season has a bit of lacking direction. There's the goal to get to the North Pole. but until they get there it's a lot of adventure towns. Though it's broken up by a half dozen or so plot-important episodes that'll be critical later. Season two is a lot more tightly paced.

Seraphem Since: Oct, 2009
#70439: May 9th 2014 at 3:40:58 PM

Then season 3 splits the difference. Several key, important episodes, but less overall singular plot. Season 1 you can watch the episodes in almsot any order. Baring a few small things. Season 2 nope watch in order or your screwed. Season 3, has a few major episodes, but the ones in between can pretty much be moved around at will.

KuroiTsubasaTenshi Streamer from Twitch Since: May, 2011
Streamer
#70440: May 9th 2014 at 3:46:38 PM

AtLA Season 2 also has Appa being awesome. Seriously, <3 Appa.

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Seraphem Since: Oct, 2009
#70441: May 9th 2014 at 3:47:33 PM

And Iroh... just.. Iroh, granted that's every season but.. Iroh's Day

edited 9th May '14 3:47:40 PM by Seraphem

WillKeaton from Alberta, Canada Since: Jun, 2010
#70442: May 9th 2014 at 3:48:52 PM

The Siege of the North at the end of the first season is the part when Avatar goes from being a really good show to a fantastic epic.

edited 9th May '14 3:49:17 PM by WillKeaton

Starscream759 Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: In denial
#70443: May 9th 2014 at 3:49:34 PM

All ya need to do, JT is to give the show time, you will not be disappointed once you reach season 2, it will blow ya god damn mind.

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Seraphem Since: Oct, 2009
#70444: May 9th 2014 at 3:54:01 PM

[up][up] Pretty much this. Siege was where the story really kicked into gear, and it lasted all through season 2 till Crossroads of Destiny and.. the HSQ is beyond any ability to explain in that one.

Plus one of the crowning moments of Hilarious in Hindsight

Zuko: That... wasn't a good play.

edited 9th May '14 3:56:39 PM by Seraphem

Wryte Since: Jul, 2010
#70445: May 9th 2014 at 3:59:02 PM

I actually liked the ending to the Great Divide. Making up a story to settle the feud is very trickster god-like, which fits Aang quite well. I agree that the rest of the episode is pretty lame, though. I don't think the show really hit its stride until the season 1 finale, and while I think the show is pretty great, sometimes even awesome overall, I don't put it on the pedastal some people do.

kegisak Element of Class Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: In Lesbians with you
Element of Class
#70446: May 9th 2014 at 4:01:56 PM

It's especially fitting as of Season 2 of Korra, since Wan is pretty much a solid Trickster archetype.

That said, there are some Moral complications to it...

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Starscream759 Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: In denial
#70447: May 9th 2014 at 4:02:02 PM

@Seraphem Sokka: But the effects were decent!

edited 9th May '14 4:02:13 PM by Starscream759

"Transform and Roll out!" Optimus Prime
JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing
#70448: May 9th 2014 at 4:12:07 PM

@Wryte: On one hand I can kinda see that, but on the other, it kinda contradicts Aang's typical Pollyanna-ish approach to everything. He tends to always look for the path that he feels is right rather than being pragmatic, so seeing him decide to just lie his way out of the situation rather than try to, you know, actually help them work out the conflict seemed sort of like a cheat. Not to mention that if either tribe pulled out a history book there's a good chance of them realizing that he's talking out of his ass. That and the conflict as a whole just felt sort of... manufactured. The way the two tribes were complaining at each other felt almost parodic at some points with how needlessly antagonistic they were.

That said, there have been some pretty good episodes as well. "The King of Omashu" was hilarious (though it opens the plothole of why Aang didn't hang around to learn some earthbending) and the Winter Solstice episodes were really interesting. And most of Zuko and Iroh's stuff is good, mainly because it delves into backstory more, which is something that the other three main cast members haven't gotten much of yet.

edited 9th May '14 4:13:13 PM by JapaneseTeeth

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Crowfall Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: Hoping Senpai notices me
#70449: May 9th 2014 at 4:22:05 PM

I think Aang wanted to focus on learning waterbending first. I seem to recall it being tradition to learn the elements in order, and back in season one they weren't in so much of a hurry that they needed to learn whatever element was available at the first possible opportunity.

Seraphem Since: Oct, 2009
#70450: May 9th 2014 at 4:22:08 PM

That's not a plot hole. While it's not explained WHY, the Avatar has to learn the elements in the order of the cycle. So he couldn't start learning Earthbending until he'd gotten a good grasp of Water first.

[up][nja] Yeah and his attempts at skipping the cycle and learning Firebending early... didn't go so well.

edited 9th May '14 4:22:43 PM by Seraphem


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