My Little Pony Friendship is Magic

[Toad Eightyfive]

holy fucking shit YES THIS IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING SOMEMONE PINCH ME.

 

[Smashgoom202]

Remember CR!? He did episode reviews on MLP:FiM, first with The Super Speedy Cider Squeezy 6000, then The Mysterious Mare-Do-Well. Now, he reviews Swarm of the Century:

http://blip.tv/familiar-faces/reviews-are-magic-swarm-of-the-century-6134301

First off, let me just say that I did NOT care for that episode, so I'm curious to see what HIS take on it is...

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rolf "Secret but fun!" I could listen to that over and over! XD

Tribbles, huh? I was thinking more of Gremlins myself, but yeah, that works, too.

I can tell, CR! TOTALLY animated that "microwaved Parasprite" scene himself. He's just that good.

Yeah, CR! said it perfectly, and THIS is the reason why I don't like this episode: Pinkie Pie does NOTHING, N-O-T-H-I-N-G to explain how or why gathering a bunch of instruments will help... And again, this is another problem I have with Pinkie Pie, or episode centered around her, it's that usually things turn out alright for her, even though she SHOULD know better. Also, her episodes seem to rely on blind faith in your friends (Feeling Pinkie Keen... ugh, I think I almost spat BLOOD when I wrote that!) rather than reaching an understanding. It also happens in reverse with Party of One, wherein Pinkie Pie gets suspicious of her friends, but learns they're just throwing a surprise party for her, and the lesson is to always assume your friends have your best interests at heart. And I can't bring myself to like that episode, because Pinkie Pie just looked so heart-broken and distraught at the idea that her friends are keeping something from her, I feel like she was right in her mind not to go along with them when they finally wanted to bring her to the barn! I mean, I guess assuming that her friends were all lying to her and avoiding her because they don't like her parties and don't want to be her friends anymore was going to far, but really, that whole episode just left a bad taste in my mouth.

Okay, sorry for that rant, but I felt like I needed to get that out of the way.

Yeah, that IS the major problem with this series, as CR! said. People either say something or don't clarify something and people misinterpret it and jump to conclusion rather then finding out what's what. That CAN get annoying...

Yeah... Who wrote this again? Who decided Celestia should say that? Didn't they think that someone that old and that all-knowing should know what a Parasprite is or what it would MEAN?

Eh, whatever, nice review overall, glad to see CR! is still doing these.

 

[SonicMario]

Big coincidence that I got to that episode in the Comparisons then xP

Though to be fair on one thing...

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Yeah... Who wrote this again? Who decided Celestia should say that? Didn't they think that someone that old and that all-knowing should know what a Parasprite is or what it would MEAN?

To be fair, although we know Celestia has lived long it seems even she doesn't know everything. I don't think she knew anything about the changelings until Cadance told everyone about them, or Dragons for that matter if there was no known information placed by Ponies.

And M.A. Larson wrote the episode (In fact it was his first). He's done some fan favorites like Sonic Rainboom, Cutie Mark Chronicles, and the Return of Harmony 2-parter.

 

[QuizmoManiac]

Don't forget the Super Speedy Cider Squeezy 6000. He wrote that, it was brilliant.

 

[Wayoshi]

Fluttershy is afraid of doing something, gets ridiculed by one character (RD in Dragonshy, Spike in Hurricane), tries unsuccessfully to confront her fear, pretty much gives up towards the end of the episode, some plot device happens that makes it so Flutter absolutely has to do the thing she's afraid of, she does it successfully, and is praised.

Lolwut? Pay attention - Flutters is completely psyched out by Flitter and Cloud Chaser casually laughing.

 

[Toad Eightyfive]

Fluttershy is afraid of doing something, gets ridiculed by one character (RD in Dragonshy, Spike in Hurricane), tries unsuccessfully to confront her fear, pretty much gives up towards the end of the episode, some plot device happens that makes it so Flutter absolutely has to do the thing she's afraid of, she does it successfully, and is praised.

Lolwut? Pay attention - Flutters is completely psyched out by Flitter and Cloud Chaser casually laughing.

That's... kinda why I posed the bolded part.

 

[SonicMario]

Say Wayo, I'm guessing Fluttershy is yours. But just to be sure, who's your favorite Pony?

 

[Wayoshi]

^Yes.

^^There is so much effort put into it (EYES, crying scene(s)) that you get the idea she has PTSD or something. She feels like she's ridiculed by all.

 

[Verbal Rhythm]

SonicMario posted the "Massive Smile Project" earlier, and here's the completed music video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaG-JijAr-c

So many bronies singing! I wish I could donate.
And if you want to donate, here's the link:

http://www.betterplace.org/en/groups/seeds-of-kindness

 

[Toad Eightyfive]

^^There is so much effort put into it (EYES, crying scene(s)) that you get the idea she has PTSD or something. She feels like she's ridiculed by all.

Again, that's pretty much the same thing as being "afraid."