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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
#81126: Jul 18th 2014 at 6:30:30 PM

>not real horses

>meh

I mean, uh, weird.

edited 18th Jul '14 6:30:38 PM by Crowfall

Starscream759 Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: In denial
#81127: Jul 18th 2014 at 6:31:55 PM

Why must some things in this world even exist like that? Just blegh...

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storyyeller More like giant cherries from Appleloosa Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
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#81128: Jul 18th 2014 at 6:36:17 PM

Gneiss sediment, but I'm soiled to zinc any gem is boulder than Maud. Of quartz Luna is a marble as the fandom's crown jewel. Chalk it up to her popularity being rare as dirt, but I shale pyritely reschist the claym. Maud is down to earth with a heart of gold, undermining this rolling stone with her unpolished luster, chipping away at my resolve from surface to foundation. Unearthing my hardened core, I caved in to her coald but refined glaze, veins quaking sand erupting as my impurities crystalized into clarity. Maud rocks my world; agate treasure precious as a diamond in the rough.

Ok, we need a Maud v Luna Epic Rap Battle of Equestria.

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darkabomination Since: Mar, 2012
#81129: Jul 18th 2014 at 6:39:23 PM

@Bliss. Uh dude, I've uh, seen where you hang out in certain Fimfic groups. Why here, dude?

But yeah, on shadier bits of the net I've heard of the thing. Just you watch, there'll be hilarious MS Tings up on the Tube in a week.

JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing
#81130: Jul 18th 2014 at 6:40:12 PM

@Star: It's the internet. That's honestly probably one of the less weird pieces of porn that the show has.

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Starscream759 Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: In denial
#81131: Jul 18th 2014 at 6:41:18 PM

@Dark I think I need a moment here....I'm gonna go down and get me some water and take five for the time being....

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crimsonstorm15 shine on from A parallel universe Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
shine on
#81132: Jul 18th 2014 at 6:51:50 PM

@Starscream: here, take this with you.

-tosses bottle of Brain Bleach- apologies if the bottle's half-empty. i had to dip into it a little myself.

edited 18th Jul '14 6:52:38 PM by crimsonstorm15

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marston Since: Sep, 2011
#81133: Jul 18th 2014 at 6:57:27 PM

@Blissey: Okay, that's probably the most hilarious thing I've seen in a while now.[lol]

Starscream759 Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: In denial
#81134: Jul 18th 2014 at 6:57:58 PM

@Crimson (Takes the bottle of Brain Bleach and then chugs it down) Thanks for that.

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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!
#81135: Jul 18th 2014 at 7:05:32 PM

This show has been out for five years and we're only now seeing a live action, low budget, parody porno? Step up your game, internet!

Also, meh.

edited 18th Jul '14 7:05:39 PM by PrincessGwenevere

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AceOfScarabs I am now a shiny stone~ from Singapore Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Drift compatible
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#81136: Jul 18th 2014 at 7:08:16 PM

Needs more Ponified Kantai Collection

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IkeAndMike Exists for some reason from Earth Since: Jan, 2013 Relationship Status: Love is for the living, Sal
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#81137: Jul 18th 2014 at 7:08:50 PM

I will confirm that there is far weirder pony porn out there. Most of it is art as opposed to live-action film, though.

http://h0useb0und.tumblr.com/
JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing
#81138: Jul 18th 2014 at 7:15:17 PM

That's likely just a matter of budget.

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darkabomination Since: Mar, 2012
#81139: Jul 18th 2014 at 7:22:43 PM

As far as I'm concerned, nothing will ever be as bad as Dusk's Dawn.

storyyeller More like giant cherries from Appleloosa Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
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#81140: Jul 18th 2014 at 7:24:49 PM

And I knew what you were both gonna say!

Are you a future psychic?

Good times

Not really, but whatever.

though the resolution of Aang and Ozai's fight was a bit unsatisfying

Glad I'm not the only one who dislikes the s3 finale.

Allegedly, the short was rushed to be the first fan-made My Little Pony episode, beating Double Rainboom to the title. As a result, Dusk's Dawn was widely criticized for its subpar animation, voice acting and plotting.

Wait, it's worse than Double Rainboom? That's impressive.

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marston Since: Sep, 2011
#81141: Jul 18th 2014 at 7:33:00 PM

[up]Dusks Dawn can be amusing in a The Room sort of way. But overall, yes, worse then DR.

Fleetfoot ...of the Wonderbolts from wherever my job takes me Since: Sep, 2013
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#81142: Jul 18th 2014 at 7:37:32 PM

How's (Lightning Dust) doing, anyhow? We haven't seen her around lately.

Has she finally gotten herself arrested or something?

Her usual handler is dealing with serious depression issues.

JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
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#81143: Jul 18th 2014 at 7:38:42 PM

[up][up][up]What really irks me is that nearly every other aspect of the finale was handled really well. The confrontation with Azula was great, and seeing Toph, Sokka, and Suki take out the entire airship fleet themselves was epic. Then the gigantic climactic battle (which I'll admit was animated amazingly and looked awesome) happened, and it just felt like, for lack of a better explanation, that Aang didn't really earn his victory. He only beat Ozai because of the Avatar State, and he got the energybending technique basically handed to him rather than having to work for it in any fashion. It was kinda like something out of Bleach, where the hero suddenly manifests a new ability out of nowhere. Which is annoying because the entire rest of the series averted that. If they would've shown Aang training to use the technique, it wouldn't bug me nearly as much.

edited 18th Jul '14 7:43:24 PM by JapaneseTeeth

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#81145: Jul 18th 2014 at 7:47:01 PM

@Story: Double Rainboom was competent enough to make you realize that it could've been better. Dusks Dawn never had a shot at being anything decent.

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#81146: Jul 18th 2014 at 7:51:27 PM

Which is annoying because the entire rest of the series averted that. If they would've shown Aang training to use the technique, it wouldn't bug me nearly as much.

Yeah, the Dues Ex Machina (no a picture of a turtle in a book that is never mentioend is not foreshaodwing) was ridiculous. But the other thing that was really bad was the What Measure Is a Mook? plus Broken Aesop. Aang gets told by everyone else, including the previous avatars, that he has to kill Ozai. And after killing probably thousands of people over the course of the series, and now faced with literally the most evil guy in the world, he suddenly gets cold feet and spends a while angsting before pulling a Dues Ex Machina all so he can avoid killing anyone onscreen in a kid's show.

Oh and the turtle is The Uintelligble, but its dialog was apparently supposed to be plot relevant.

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#81147: Jul 18th 2014 at 7:59:40 PM

Needs more Ponified Kantai Collection

I've been posting a few of them throughout today, but no one really seems to care for them

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Insano Mad Pinoy from At my laptop, refusing to waste time Since: Mar, 2011 Relationship Status: What is this thing you call love?
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#81148: Jul 18th 2014 at 8:01:09 PM

Off-topic, but I want to remind people why the Lion Turtle and Energybending do not count as a Deus Ex Machina: they do not fulfill the 3rd condition of a Deus Ex Machina, which is

The problem a Deus Ex Machina fixes must be portrayed as unsolvable or hopeless. If the problem could be solved with a bit of common sense or other type of simple intervention, the solution is not a Deus Ex Machina no matter how unexpected it may seem.

The problem: defeating Ozai, which is not unsolvable or hopeless. Aang simply has to stop holding back and kill him. A real Deus Ex Machina from the finale, which still kinda bothers me to this day, would be:

During the fight against Ozai, Aang is having a hard time because his chakra is blocked off ever since Azula shot him with lightning. Ozai breaks a shield Aang put up with earthbending, which sends him flying, and conveniently smashes Aang into a rock that hits him in the exact right spot to unblock the chakra that had been blocked, which allowed Aang to enter the Avatar State. Before that, Aang was losing and solidly on the defensive, but afterwards it turned into a Curb-Stomp Battle in his favor.
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IrishZombie Since: Dec, 2009
#81149: Jul 18th 2014 at 8:04:08 PM

To be honest, I didn't think the idea of spiritbending was that far removed from what they'd already shown us, though it certainly would have helped if they introduced it better and/or earlier. I mean, he's the Avatar, and in addition to just being able to bend all four elements, he's also shown doing spirit-related stuff on a regular basis. The fact that bending was already related to the spirit in some way (it's stated that firebenders use their chi to fuel their flames) is an extension of that.

And Aang refusing to kill Ozai, especially when another way to neutralize him presented itself, was perfectly in character for him. And the Bleach reference has always been made, but if they had shown Aang training to use this technique in order to defeat his next foe, it would have been Dragon Ball Z instead.

edited 18th Jul '14 8:05:26 PM by IrishZombie

JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
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#81150: Jul 18th 2014 at 8:05:12 PM

@Story: My issue was less that energybending existed (even aside from the Lion Turtle, Ty Lee's chi blocking and the Guru's knowledge of Chakras made it clear that cosmic bending energy can be manipulated), it was more that unlike every other technique he has, he didn't put any effort into this one. The issue isn't that he avoided killing Ozai, it's that despite his aversion to doing so, he never seeks out a viable alternative, and then one gets dropped in his lap. There's a difference between "I don't want to kill him, so I'm going to find a technique that allows me to neutralize him" and "I don't want to kill him oh hey I conveniently stumbled across a technique that I wasn't actually looking for". The former I would've been fine with. The latter is what the show actually did. The other problem is that his victory in the fight was less the result of his skill and more that he got lucky enough for Ozai to accidentally unblock his chakra.

[up][up] Exactly. Energybending existing doesn't bug me, it's that Aang basically won the battle and learned the technique pretty much by happenstance as opposed to, you know, skill.

[up]I never said it was out of character; it's well within his character to do it. I'm only annoyed by how the narrative got to that point. It would've been a much more satisfying resolution for Aang's moral dilemma to see him actively searching for / developing a method to allow him to Take a Third Option rather than just having it handed to him, because that's how the show handles everything else he does. It felt like he didn't earn the victory.

Also, that's not a problem in DBZ. DBZ's issues are that the power levels rise too quickly and that it takes forever for attacks to charge. Having the characters train for their power rather than just have it is a point in its favor.

edited 18th Jul '14 8:13:21 PM by JapaneseTeeth

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