My Little Pony Friendship is Magic

[Shyghoul]

my hair's getting out of control (I need a haircut),

More like a mane cut.

 

[Nabber]

This is the first time I'm looking at this thread, but why do so many people here like MLP???? :D

It's a long story, but basically, the recent My Little Pony episodes (by recent, I mean the latest generation of episodes) aren't as horrific as the pre-2010 episodes, so there's a pretty large internet fanbase of "bronies".

i kinda get the impression that you're calling the show horrific

I'm not calling the show horrific, I'm saying that the show seems to be going downhill.

but I definitely would call the Season 3 finale horrific

 

[Smashgoom202]

Because it looked like you're blaming M.A. Larson for something that wasn't his fault at all.

If you can give him credit for the good things he did in the episode, I can give him credit for the bad. Simple as that.

After all, why say you wanted to hit him over the head with a 6th grade biology textbook at all?

Ever heard that parable about the guy whom a dictionary fell on, and who suddenly learned every English word in the book afterwards?

I'm hoping the same happens here.

I still think you're putting too much emphasis on what he did, as if the alicorn thing was all his idea, instead of a decision could have involved the entire creative team AND Hasbro. I mostly didn't understand what you're getting at when you said "I rest my case", because I was all like "what case?!"

I'll give you this: perhaps Twilight didn't "need" to be an alicorn, but in the context of the Equestria universe, not to mention, since being a princess clearly entails certain things, I think the act of making her an alicorn makes sense, so I don't see the need to complain about it. I mean, being skeptical about what's to come is one thing, but after seeing Twilight becoming a princess, I feel like all the fears about it aren't as justified.

Then again, I'm of the opinion that Magical Mystery Cure was completely flawless, or at the very least, anything bad in the episode can be immediately overlooked or is relatively unimportant to the episode at hand. The only real problems I had were Twilight quickly coming to the conclusion that the spell she cast was what messed up her friends and apparently didn't think anything of it until that moment, or how quickly she seemed to figure out how to fix everything. But I can just assume that she's a clever girl and realizes her mistakes quickly because of all she learned from the past... This episode also made me realize that Keep Calm and Flutter On had some relevance to this episode because now the elements of harmony are with Twilight instead of in Canterlot with Celestia!

...I also thought it was wierd that the Apple Family didn't bother helping Pinkie but jumped at the chance to help Applejack, but I justified it in my head, saying they were probably fixing Pinkie's messes off screen while she was trying to do her own work. And again, it's pretty irrelevant, to me anyway.

Edit:

but I definitely would call the Season 3 finale horrific

WHOA, talk about awkward timing!

 

[Toad Eightyfive]

I still think you're putting too much emphasis on what he did, as if the alicorn thing was all his idea, instead of a decision could have involved the entire creative team AND Hasbro. I mostly didn't understand what you're getting at when you said "I rest my case", because I was all like "what case?!"

Touché. Well, I don't really know the inner workings of DHX Vancouver as well as you might. But from my experience, even in group decisions the head writer still has the pen in hand.

I'll give you this: perhaps Twilight didn't "need" to be an alicorn, but in the context of the Equestria universe, [...] I think the act of making her an alicorn makes sense, so I don't see the need to complain about it.

I might be misreading this, correct me if I'm wrong, but essentially just the "it's magic, it doesn't require explanation" explanation. I disagree, but respect your opinion.

not to mention, since being a princess clearly entails certain things,

Not to be rude or anything, but please do tell how having wings would help her draft laws, negotiate treaties, balance a budget, or assist in leading a country effectively? Because those are the primary duties of a monarch, are they not?

I mean, being skeptical about what's to come is one thing, but after seeing Twilight becoming a princess, I feel like all the fears about it aren't as justified.

I'm not skeptical about what's to come. Again, I friggin' love the idea that Twilight's a princess now. I just wish the writers could go back to middle school and lean how biology works.

 

[Time Turner]

I mean, being skeptical about what's to come is one thing, but after seeing Twilight becoming a princess, I feel like all the fears about it aren't as justified.

I'm not skeptical about what's to come. Again, I friggin' love the idea that Twilight's a princess now. I just wish the writers could go back to middle school and lean how biology works.

oh shut up you're watching a show with colorful ponies that can do magic and control the weather why do you care about realism

 

[Toad Eightyfive]

I mean, being skeptical about what's to come is one thing, but after seeing Twilight becoming a princess, I feel like all the fears about it aren't as justified.

I'm not skeptical about what's to come. Again, I friggin' love the idea that Twilight's a princess now. I just wish the writers could go back to middle school and lean how biology works.

oh shut up you're watching a show with colorful ponies that can do magic and control the weather why do you care about realism

"It's magic, it doesn't require explanation" explanation. Again, I disagree, but respect your opinion.

 

[Smashgoom202]

Touché. Well, I don't really know the inner workings of DHX Vancouver as well as you might. But from my experience, even in group decisions the head writer still has the pen in hand.

Well in that case, wouldn't you be more upset at Meghan McCarthy, who's the current Story Editor of the show?

I might be misreading this, correct me if I'm wrong, but essentially just the "it's magic, it doesn't require explanation" explanation. I disagree, but respect your opinion.

It's not so much a "it's magic, it doesn't require explanation" thing, so much as "they're setting up how things work in Equestria", at least that's how I see it. I'm pretty much open to new concepts for magic, so long as it doesn't contradict what's been previously set up (magic A is magic A and all that) or it's not stupid or relies on the aforementioned "it's magic, *bleep*" explanation.

Not to be rude or anything, but please do tell how having wings would help her draft laws, negotiate treaties, balance a budget, or assist in leading a country effectively? Because those are the primary duties of a monarch, are they not?

You forget that Celestia has been slowly but surely leading her into a leadership position, having her learn more lessons regarding that kind of thing, like in the Crystal Kingdom two-parter...

...Oh, wait, you're saying why is it necessary to have wings to be a princess? ...I dunno. All the princesses so far are alicorns, clearly being an alicorn means you have a lot of power, not just politically but in terms of magic (remember the alicorn amulet?). To me, becoming an alicorn shows that Twilight has truly become a master of her magical craft, something no other unicorn could obtain. In the end, though, I THINK we're going to have to see that season 4 two-parter premiere Megham McCarthy mentioned in order to really see what being both a princess and and alicorn entails.

For me, though, I don't think it's pointless, so much as it just makes sense in my mind.

I'm not skeptical about what's to come. Again, I friggin' love the idea that Twilight's a princess now. I just wish the writers could go back to middle school and lean how biology works.

You're going to bring up biology in a world that has unicorns and pegasi in it. :|

Seriously, though, I don't know what you're getting at with a comment like that. I GET that you don't understand why she needs to be an alicorn, but are you honestly trying to imply that it's because they don't understand biology? Give me a freaking break!

And it's not so much "it's magic, I don't have to explain it" so much as it is an accept suspension of disbelief.

 

[Specific Neptune]

Spoiler

Rank Character
1 Flim
2 Flam
3 Applejack
4 Rarity
5 Spike
6 Discord
7 Queen Chrysalis
8 Trixie
9 Apple Bloom
10 Scootaloo
11 Sweetie Belle
12 Rainbow Dash
13 Granny Smith
14 Twilight Sparkle
15 Braeburn
16 Princess Cadence
17 Zecora
18 Photo Finish
19 Babs Seed
20 Silver Spoon
21 Fleur de Lys
22 Iron Will
23 Spitfire
24 Soarin'
25 Snowflake / Horsepower
26 Fancy Pants
27 Twist
28 Gilda
29 Fluttershy
30 Cheerilee
31 Big Macintosh
32 Shining Armor
33 Berry Punch
34 Octavia
35 Vinyl Scratch
36 Colgate
37 Derpy
38 Rose Luck
39 Pipsqueak
40 Bon Bon
41 Lyra
42 Diamond Tiara
43 Carrot Top
44 Caramel
45 Hoity Toity
46 Flitter
47 Cloud Chaser
48 Lightning Dust
49 Dr. Whooves
50 Prince Blueblood
51 King Sombra
52 Pinkie Pie
53 Princess Celestia
54 Princess Luna
55 Nightmare Moon

what does this mean