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My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic (no, really)
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588688
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Post by
Patty
It wasn't a harmless prank, it
was
pretty malicious. I'd have rather seen a moral about the CMCs standing up for themselves and then possibly having Babs learn her mistake, or have Babs realise on her own (without the CMCs having to do so on her behalf) that she had become a bully herself. Basically, I hate the fact that there were no consequences or any real form of introspection from Babs that caused her to change her behaviour at the end.
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588688
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Post by
Morec0
Oh! I just realized there was no letter to princess this episode, odd.
That's 'cause, after the Flim Flam episode, all mail Celestia get's from AJ's house is instantly marked as Spam.
Post by
Skreeran
Oh! I just realized there was no letter to princess this episode, odd.
That's 'cause, after the Flim Flam episode, all mail Celestia get's from AJ's house is instantly marked as Spam.
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Skreeran
Adorable.
Edit: Something I just realized (maybe).
Alright, I may be stretching it here, but think about this.
I noticed that Babs had some unusual coloring. She's one of the only ponies I've ever seen with such an orange-brown coat. Why?
Well, Applebloom has red hair and a yellow coat, rather like the
outside and inside of an apple
,
respectively
.
Babs has the same red hair, like the outside, but a dark orange-brown coat, which, incidentally, is the
color an apple turns when it is bruised
. A bad apple.
Edit #2: Oh, and
LAWL
.
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588688
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Post by
Morec0
Fluttershion :O
And my nightmares now know their subject for tonight....
Post by
Skreeran
I think this was the best episode since Canterlot Wedding.
Fluttershy was absolutely adorable. And Trixie was just the right amount of sinister. And then Zecora! Zecora made a return!
When she said "Use the Six," I was really hoping for them to use the Elements of Harmony, but I'm still glad the way it turned out.
Oh! And Rule 63! And they said "Alicorn" for the first time! And Parasprite! Continuity! So much continuity this episode (Parasprites, Baby Cakes, Zecora, Trixie, Magic Snowball, Rock Farm, etc.)
AND THEN TWILIGHT WALKED OUT THROUGH THE FOURTH WALL WITH PINKIE!
Post by
Morec0
SO AWESOME! Definately up there as one of the best!
When I was searching for the episode and saw all the red magc I was thinking there would be a king Sombra refference. There wasn't directly, but the amulet was brilliant!
I really can't elaborate on anything more than Skree said, but the running Pinkie Pie gag was AWESOME!
Post by
Skreeran
You know one of the theories I've heard was that the Alicorn (Canon name yay!) Amulet was made by a unicorn who aspired to the power of an Alicorn. My Headcanon is that that unicorn was Sombra.
Also, I just want to say, I absolutely loved Zecora in this episode. I like how they've sort of molded her into the really wise person the ponies can go to when they need help. One of the initial complaints when the show first came out was why didn't it have any black people in it, and I can kinda understand that one, but now Zecora is one of the most loved characters.
Post by
Gone
Ok the things I loved about this episode:
1) Trixie generally being a boss.
2) Star Wars reference when Zecora was training Twilight.
3) The cursor/trashcan gag with Pinkie Pie.
4) The Great and Apologetic Trixie line.
You know one of the theories I've heard was that the Alicorn (Canon name yay!) Amulet was made by a unicorn who aspired to the power of an Alicorn. My Headcanon is that that unicorn was Sombra.
I'm not really a big fan of that theory, just because I thought Trixie was an awesome villain here, and Sombra was generally kind of a !@#$ty villain who I would like to forget existed. I'd rather not mix the two in any way shape or form.
Post by
ChairmanKaga
Twilight Sparkle is officially established as
ultimate trolling champion
. (WARNING: Link is a tad spoilery.)
Post by
Skreeran
I'm not really a big fan of that theory, just because I thought Trixie was an awesome villain here, and Sombra was generally kind of a !@#$ty villain who I would like to forget existed. I'd rather not mix the two in any way shape or form.Eh, I liked Sombra. He felt more like a Sauron-type villain. He didn't have a lot of characterization (beyond being evil and cruel), but he acted as a looming threat to add tension to the protagonist's quest.
Post by
Gone
I actually didn't have a problem with Sombra's lack of motives, it was more his general characteristics. He was billed as this big looming threat, but I didn't feel it, the first time around he got
killed
turned into mist by the one big kamehameha from Luna and Celestia, and now the second time around he's just project for Celestia's favorite student.
Post by
Skreeran
Eh, I just liked that he was a villain that was actually kinda sinister. Nightmare Moon was laughable; Discord was just a huge troll; Chrysalis was actually pretty scary at first, but not really super sinister after her confrontation with Celestia.
Sombra was the first once that I actually thought seemed really, truly evil and cruel, and also the first one to actually get whacked.
I felt after Nightmare Moon and Chrysalis being somewhat sympathetic and Discord just being Chaotic Neutral, a really dark villain was a refreshing change, even if he wasn't all that potent in the end.
Post by
Gone
Yea that's a fair point. If they actually went into his backstory a bit I might like him better, it's kind of hard to get a read on him.
Post by
Morec0
I'm convinced we'll be having a few more lead-up episodes featuring hints at him untill the finale, like Season 1's Gala episodes. Magic Duel was the first of these, and I can't wait to see the next!
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588688
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Post by
Gone
I'm convinced we'll be having a few more lead-up episodes featuring hints at him untill the finale, like Season 1's Gala episodes. Magic Duel was the first of these, and I can't wait to see the next!
I kind of doubt that, unless he gets some kind of a power up or something. He got pimp slapped down by the Alicorns once already, the final baddie of the season has to be made of tougher stuff than that.
And I think people are reading into the Alicorns amulet too much. I don't think it's going to be part of some larger plot. More likely I think they just wanted to bring Trixie back, and chose some generic power up trinket to make her a threat.
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