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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

Shota Since: Oct, 2010 Relationship Status: Dancing with myself
#77526: Jun 22nd 2014 at 11:43:31 AM

One time on Sunday I planned to meet an artist whom I admired for years and it was the one time she was in town before she moved halfway across the country. I slept in, watched TV, the time passed, and had this inkling feeling that I was forgetting something. -___-

Sundays. ...sometimes....

Sereg Since: Jun, 2010
#77527: Jun 22nd 2014 at 11:46:14 AM

yay. Flash bashing. that's totally what i wanted to see when i logged on.

Maybe I should go back to making stupid comics about the crossdressing god spy plant.

Sydxelia Are you into... Vinyl? from Cranberry World Since: Nov, 2010
Are you into... Vinyl?
#77528: Jun 22nd 2014 at 12:13:28 PM

Have some Goth Ponies.

Purplesmart.

Applebutt.

Speedy.

Diamond Booty.

Yellowquiet.

Pronk.

I put my friend in a coconut! He lives in my hat! Hey, come hang out!
Crowfall Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: Hoping Senpai notices me
#77529: Jun 22nd 2014 at 12:13:34 PM

Not just Flash bashing. Sombra bashing too.

It does seem like a huge waste that the character who gets the most focus in an evil alternate universe is the one who got the least amount of characterization in the main series. He's practically an OC at that point. I want some alt!Chrysalis or something dang it.

Seraphem Since: Oct, 2009
#77530: Jun 22nd 2014 at 12:34:58 PM

More, bashing just how horrible this show handles romance in general.

darkabomination Since: Mar, 2012
#77531: Jun 22nd 2014 at 12:36:02 PM

Or an alt Discord. Or alt Crusaders?

Seraphem Since: Oct, 2009
#77532: Jun 22nd 2014 at 12:39:08 PM

We saw a few hints and pictures of Alt Discord at least. Dressed in the cheesiest, most stereotypical bright, colorful superhero costume you can imagine.

Sereg Since: Jun, 2010
#77534: Jun 22nd 2014 at 12:42:49 PM

Sombra bashing too.

I don't feel qualified to comment on that.

Besides, sounded more like Celestia bashing than Sombra bashing to me.

PurpleDalek Since: Sep, 2011
#77535: Jun 22nd 2014 at 12:49:30 PM

I'm going to guess that Alt Discord is an obsessive compulsive neat freak.

Sydxelia Are you into... Vinyl? from Cranberry World Since: Nov, 2010
Are you into... Vinyl?
#77536: Jun 22nd 2014 at 12:54:22 PM

I had no idea the current comic arc was so controversial.

I put my friend in a coconut! He lives in my hat! Hey, come hang out!
storyyeller More like giant cherries from Appleloosa Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
More like giant cherries
#77537: Jun 22nd 2014 at 12:54:32 PM

Funny I've only seen a little of magical girl anime, but I know a lot of the tropes.

I was about to suggest Puella Magi Madoka Magica, but then I remembered the subtitle issue

that overusing the mirror to go to the same dimension too many times could destabilize the dimensions

Ah, the Amber Spyglass dilemma

This seems strangely familiar...

Ninja'd. That's what I was thinking!

Blind Final Fantasy 6 Let's Play
PurpleDalek Since: Sep, 2011
#77538: Jun 22nd 2014 at 12:57:00 PM

That does sound horribly out of character for Celestia. If it takes place around the time of Luna's banishment, that's only a thousand years ago and I really don't think Celestia would have acted that much younger.

KingKix Typing the internet since '90 from Dante City Since: Jun, 2013 Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
Typing the internet since '90
#77539: Jun 22nd 2014 at 12:57:36 PM

Besides ninja pones(I know what i'm drawing next!) what's new?

Dakota's blog An odd agent of justice
JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing
#77540: Jun 22nd 2014 at 12:58:24 PM

@Sereg: Pointing out legitimate flaws isn't bashing. There were some serious problems with how the comic portrayed Celestia's relationship, mainly that it forced her to act extremely irresponsibly and selfishly in order for the plot to work. They could've have easily made it so that she wasn't aware of the damage, and it would've been fine, but they showed her making a conscious decision to risk the safety of the dimension for the sake spending time with Sombra, which is completely at odds with how she's portrayed pretty much everywhere else in canon.

edited 22nd Jun '14 1:00:41 PM by JapaneseTeeth

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PurpleDalek Since: Sep, 2011
#77541: Jun 22nd 2014 at 12:58:50 PM

Donkeys are the ninjas of Equestria.

darkabomination Since: Mar, 2012
#77542: Jun 22nd 2014 at 1:00:12 PM

Trying hard to keep writing, only if it's a sentence.

Pannic Since: Jul, 2009
#77543: Jun 22nd 2014 at 1:00:19 PM

Celestia's young and does things that are selfish and foolish. I don't see how that's a problem.

I don't personally see much of a problem with it. I think it adds depth to her character by showing vulnerabilities and failings.

That does sound horribly out of character for Celestia. If it takes place around the time of Luna's banishment, that's only a thousand years ago and I really don't think Celestia would have acted that much younger.
Nooo, Celestia is very distinctly younger. Heck, they even come across an old portrait of her and comment on how much younger she was. Also, the arc also details some of her relationship with Star Swirl the Bearded, and she was practically a filly when they first met.

edited 22nd Jun '14 1:05:13 PM by Pannic

JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing
#77544: Jun 22nd 2014 at 1:05:13 PM

[up]The problem is that that's not how the arc plays it. If it treated it as "she was young and impulsive but has matured out of it" it wouldn't be too bad. The problem is that the current-time part of the arc shows her deliberately rebuilding the link between dimensions and going through again despite being fully aware of the risks. It shows that she hasn't matured in that fashion. That's why I think it was mishandled. It shows the current Celestia acting impulsive and selfish, even though the show generally shows modern-day Celestia being more mature than that. They stripped away a bunch of development to make the plot work. In short, she isn't young for a good chunk of the story.

edited 22nd Jun '14 1:08:29 PM by JapaneseTeeth

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Sydxelia Are you into... Vinyl? from Cranberry World Since: Nov, 2010
Are you into... Vinyl?
#77545: Jun 22nd 2014 at 1:05:15 PM

@ Purple: Mulia Mild had to put up an innocent front because Pinkie was about to expose her true identity: Mulian, master ninja and the baddest of bad asses!

I put my friend in a coconut! He lives in my hat! Hey, come hang out!
Pannic Since: Jul, 2009
#77546: Jun 22nd 2014 at 1:05:45 PM

[up][up]Aren't you making a bit of an assumption? I don't think the comic has elaborated on why she went back yet.

edited 22nd Jun '14 1:06:02 PM by Pannic

PurpleDalek Since: Sep, 2011
#77547: Jun 22nd 2014 at 1:08:36 PM

If she was mature enough to give up her sister at around the same time, she should be mature enough to give up a boy.

KingKix Typing the internet since '90 from Dante City Since: Jun, 2013 Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
Typing the internet since '90
#77548: Jun 22nd 2014 at 1:10:27 PM

Celestia's young and does things that are selfish and foolish. I don't see how that's a problem.

You do know the responsibilities of a princess of any land, right?

Dakota's blog An odd agent of justice
JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing
#77549: Jun 22nd 2014 at 1:10:57 PM

[up][up][up]She hasn't offered any alternate explanation yet, and it would have be a really good one to feel in-character.

[up][up]You could make a point that the only reason she found it so hard to leave him is that he was an emotional crutch after having banish Luna, but I don't think that idea is ever brought up.

edited 22nd Jun '14 1:11:57 PM by JapaneseTeeth

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storyyeller More like giant cherries from Appleloosa Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
More like giant cherries
#77550: Jun 22nd 2014 at 1:10:58 PM

As far as alternate Mane 6 goes, it occured to me that Fluttershy could be like N except with animals instead of pokemon.

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