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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!

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#77551: Jun 22nd 2014 at 1:12:23 PM

What edition of the comic is this all taking place?

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#77552: Jun 22nd 2014 at 1:12:56 PM

There is a difference between a real and immediate threat, that is in your face at this very moment, and a threat that you can't actually see or measure in any way. Part of being mature is recognizing that more vague threats still need to be given proper attention. And, where Sombra comes in she was probably feeling pretty starved for companionship, so there's the extra stressor there.

I say all this, of course, bearing in mind I haven't read the latest issue yet, so there might be some details I'm missing out on.

[down]That's the real problem, we don't know how old she was. Perhaps she was old, and her behaviour was inappropriate. Or, perhaps she was legitimately young, and we're expecting a young adult to have the decision making process of someone much older. A young adult who, I will say again, was probably very emotionally vulnerable at the time.

edited 22nd Jun '14 1:17:57 PM by kegisak

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#77554: Jun 22nd 2014 at 1:18:22 PM

What edition of the comic is this all taking place?

The main series, issues #17-20.

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JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
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#77555: Jun 22nd 2014 at 1:20:25 PM

@Kegisak: That's true, but like I said, the main issue is that even after she's matured she still does the same thing. We'll have to see how the fourth issue explains thing. Though my main complaint is still how the arc squandered the concept on a rather bland romance when actually showing alt!versions of the characters would've been more interesting.

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#77556: Jun 22nd 2014 at 1:21:12 PM

You do know the responsibilities of a princess of any land, right?
I am talking about a character-building standpoint. Character flaws add depth.

Sereg Since: Jun, 2010
#77557: Jun 22nd 2014 at 1:23:34 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.

That came off differently than I intended. I meant that if it is bashing, the pony being bashed is Celestia.

As I said, I feel unqualified to comment.

edited 22nd Jun '14 1:23:48 PM by Sereg

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#77558: Jun 22nd 2014 at 1:24:00 PM

Oy.

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#77559: Jun 22nd 2014 at 1:28:22 PM

Having not read the comic, I can't comment much, but from the description, it does sound like they botched that one.

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Sereg Since: Jun, 2010
#77560: Jun 22nd 2014 at 1:29:38 PM

C'mon, guys, I'm guessing that Lovestruck!Celestia was only 1300 years old at the most. That's barely a teenager for an immortal sun princess. She was young and foolish.

Trees can live for thousands of years without ever even gaining sentience. Calling a tree immature would be stupid. Why would it be different for an alicorn?

JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
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#77561: Jun 22nd 2014 at 1:29:48 PM

[up][up]It's hard to say because the last issue isn't out yet, so we don't know exactly what Celestia's motivation was for opening the portal in the present day. So that is sort of up for interpretation.

The fact that the romance aspect is a Romantic Plot Tumor is somewhat less controversial.

[up]Because alicorns are sentient. Also, I'm pretty sure that Syd was being sarcastic. tongue

edited 22nd Jun '14 1:30:52 PM by JapaneseTeeth

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Pannic Since: Jul, 2009
#77562: Jun 22nd 2014 at 1:31:38 PM

I'm betting on "Sombra sent a message asking for assistance" or something to that effect.

I should also point out that, from Journal of the Two Sisters, when Celestia met Star Swirl the Bearded, she didn't even have a cutie mark.

And that the comic arc is pretty pointed on it, and that the main crux of the arc is a parallel with Twilight learning more about being a princess.

edited 22nd Jun '14 1:33:12 PM by Pannic

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#77563: Jun 22nd 2014 at 1:31:49 PM

@serge: Because that's referring to physical maturity not mental and emotional maturity. Which trees don't have.

edited 22nd Jun '14 1:32:49 PM by PrincessGwenevere

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Sereg Since: Jun, 2010
#77564: Jun 22nd 2014 at 1:38:30 PM

Because that's referring to physical maturity not mental and emotional maturity. Which trees don't have.

No. I was referring to emotional maturity. That was my point.

darkabomination Since: Mar, 2012
#77565: Jun 22nd 2014 at 1:39:48 PM

Ahem, tell that to Applejack.

JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
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#77566: Jun 22nd 2014 at 1:40:38 PM

[up][up]We don't expect trees to be emotionally mature because trees don't have emotions.

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#77567: Jun 22nd 2014 at 1:41:26 PM

@ Pannic: Wait, what? It said that in the show? That's an important bit of character history I've missed out on then. Or do you mean it was in that book that was released?

edited 22nd Jun '14 1:41:49 PM by CDRW

Pannic Since: Jul, 2009
#77568: Jun 22nd 2014 at 1:44:21 PM

In the book that was released. I got it on my Kindle.

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JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
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#77571: Jun 22nd 2014 at 1:45:54 PM

Fluttershy only wants to be a tree. She isn't actually one.

[up]Bloomberg just looks chill. AJ is just babying him.

edited 22nd Jun '14 1:46:37 PM by JapaneseTeeth

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JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
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#77574: Jun 22nd 2014 at 1:54:09 PM

On the subject of Pinkie Pie and video games, this explains so much.

JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
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#77575: Jun 22nd 2014 at 1:57:42 PM

[up]What am I looking at?

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