My Little Pony

KJOokami · Post by **KJOokami** » Sat Feb 04, 2012 2:33 pm

I quite enjoyed the new episode. The opening sequence with Dash getting her injury was pretty well-done, I thought. The flattery was a little uncharacteristic (of Rarity, anyway), but it was still amusing as hell. x3

Also: fracas. Hahaha.

Sat Feb 04, 2012 3:02 pm

I liked the pony who was barking mad.

and RD squeaked.

and it's not completely odd that RD looks like DD. athletic female pony build, hairstyle that doesn't interfere with the athletics. It could easily just be a massive coincidence.

I just didn't like that RD was reading out loud. Who does that?

Randomextra · Post by **Randomextra** » Sat Feb 04, 2012 3:09 pm

Question, is it true that they might get rid of derpy hooves?

Sat Feb 04, 2012 3:11 pm

answer: no one is really sure. apparently iTunes took down the episode, but the Hub's website still has it on the front page. welovefine renamed all of their Derpy stuff, but changed it back.

KJOokami · Post by **KJOokami** » Sat Feb 04, 2012 3:13 pm

I read out loud sometimes when I'm by myself. Not whole books or anything, but select passages if I'm in the mood to do silly voices for certain character dialogue or funny narrative or something like that. :p Besides, we only heard her reading for the first few seconds of each story sequence, and that's pretty common for things like this. It just flows better than having someone pick up a book and just flip right into a visualization of the book.

Sat Feb 04, 2012 3:18 pm

1) it was established that she had a roommate, so she wasn't alone.
2) it usually starts out hearing the readers thoughts as they read, not them reading out loud. if they had made it that we were hearing the words in her head, it would have been fine.

KJOokami · Post by **KJOokami** » Sat Feb 04, 2012 3:21 pm

The "roommate" didn't interact with her (even when she tried) a single time in the entire episode though, so I'm sure she eventually forgot the other pony was even there.

Regardless, is that detail really that big of a deal? :/

Sat Feb 04, 2012 3:38 pm

not really, just a minor annoyance.

Foxstar · Post by **Foxstar** » Sat Feb 04, 2012 3:51 pm

angelusbr wrote:
RandomGeekNamedBrent wrote:but had they established before that episode that Twilight was worried about the letters to that extent? or that Applebloom was ashamed of Granny Smith? (though if I recall, she wasn't actual;ly ashamed of her until that episode). And they pretty much re-explained the whole Nightmare Moon thing in that episode anyway.
What i mean is: If there's no continuity, what's to prevent characters making the same mistakes over and over and over again

There's various levels of continuity you know, just like everything else. FiM runs on a rather 'soft' level, compared to Game of Thrones which is on a much harder level of continuity. Twilight has -always- had a thing from the very first ep about letting down her teacher, it's a recurrent character trait that will never go away and can be explored at various times, from various angles to various effects.

And Apple Bloom has always had a 'thing' about not being embarrassed around her school mates, more so Diamond Tiara.

Jack · Post by **Jack** » Sat Feb 04, 2012 4:34 pm

Haven't been here for a while.
So anyway, I just read "my little dashie" after seeing it everywhere. It was alright, but not as amazing and heart wrenching as it should have been with all the hype around it.

Foxstar · Post by **Foxstar** » Sat Feb 04, 2012 5:32 pm

New ep had some pretty groan-inducing moments, but overall, funny.

Penwrite · Post by **Penwrite** » Sat Feb 04, 2012 5:37 pm

I promised my brother I wouldn't watch the newest episode until I visited home next week to watch it with him. >.< We're talking about late Thursday here.

When the time comes, would y'all be gracious enough to talk about it again at that time, when I inevitably bring up my thoughts on it?

Sat Feb 04, 2012 5:55 pm

I'd be fine discussing it again. Should we be placing spoiler tags?

Penwrite · Post by **Penwrite** » Sat Feb 04, 2012 6:02 pm

RandomGeekNamedBrent wrote:I'd be fine discussing it again. Should we be placing spoiler tags?

If you want, but don't go through too much trouble on my account. I just wanted to make sure I wouldn't be a bother once I finally got to see the ep and got around to talking about it.

mariomarc · Post by **mariomarc** » Sat Feb 04, 2012 6:27 pm

quick notes
cancer pony
ceiling crocodile trap
roommate is Berry Punch
RD's bedroom shown
Barking Mad pony
also unrelated

http://equestria-prevails.deviantart.co ... -283216707

Sat Feb 04, 2012 6:35 pm

I want to see a tank pony. and a gummy pony. and an owluicious pony.
also, did everyone else notice this?

Post by **Sleet** » Sat Feb 04, 2012 7:28 pm

I noticed that! It seemed really uncharacteristic of Twilight. Shame on her!

I liked this episode. Particularly when Rainbow Dash tries to rob a hospital.

Sat Feb 04, 2012 7:30 pm

though it's a Library, and the elements book was under E, maybe it's third alphabetically

KJOokami · Post by **KJOokami** » Sun Feb 05, 2012 1:57 am

RandomGeekNamedBrent wrote:though it's a Library, and the elements book was under E, maybe it's third alphabetically

Depends on how many books are in the series (which I don't think they clarify in the episode). If there's only a few of them, as is the case for the movies they're referencing, then that'd make a lot of sense. But if there are actually more than just a few books, it's unlikely that a 'Q' (Quest for the Sapphire Stone) would only be third on the shelf.

Then again, they could have also wrapped down from the shelf above. So yeah, I guess alphabetical order seems to be the most logical guess beyond, "I guess they weren't really thinking about it."

Sun Feb 05, 2012 2:22 am

or it's the same as how people always turn to the middle of a book to start reading it from the beginning.
I noticed the RD only turned a few pages in to start here. good for her.
Apparently the last Daring Do book was not to RD's liking.

Post by **Sleet** » Sun Feb 05, 2012 2:30 am

Haha I love that.

Though clearly the author just made up the title of that journal, because it makes no sense.

angelusbr · Post by **angelusbr** » Sun Feb 05, 2012 5:52 am

My jaw fell with the cancer pony.

Kyderra · Post by **Kyderra** » Sun Feb 05, 2012 5:56 am

also, if someone would please vote for a pony name here:
http://www.reddit.com/r/listofponies/co ... _sherbert/
having a wonder bolt named after my idea would make me squee all day XD, but pick whatever you like of course.

mariomarc · Post by **mariomarc** » Sun Feb 05, 2012 6:17 am

angelusbr wrote:My jaw fell with the cancer pony.

i know right
i was like "wut"

Sun Feb 05, 2012 6:25 am

I didn't even notice cancer pony until you guys mentioned it. I just saw him as sick pony.

angelusbr · Post by **angelusbr** » Sun Feb 05, 2012 10:30 am

RandomGeekNamedBrent wrote:I didn't even notice cancer pony until you guys mentioned it. I just saw him as sick pony.

My little pony: Death is magic.

KJOokami · Post by **KJOokami** » Sun Feb 05, 2012 10:40 am

I love this artist so much. Alternate (better) ending for Cupcakes.

>>Click me!<<

Penwrite · Post by **Penwrite** » Sun Feb 05, 2012 11:19 am

KJOokami wrote:I love this artist so much. Alternate (better) ending for Cupcakes.

>>Click me!<<

That's absolutely perfect. I love it.

Kyderra · Post by **Kyderra** » Sun Feb 05, 2012 12:56 pm

IM SO HAPPY MY SPELLING ERRORS GET TO THE FRONTPAGE OF REDDIT/MYLITTLEPONY
just saying

Sun Feb 05, 2012 3:11 pm

obvious joke is obvious but still fun.

KJOokami · Post by **KJOokami** » Sun Feb 05, 2012 4:56 pm

That's just another one of those theme songs you can *never* forget.

It's right up there with Duck Tales. Haha.

Penwrite · Post by **Penwrite** » Sun Feb 05, 2012 7:54 pm

Oh, this is just painful...

http://megacreomon.deviantart.com/art/C ... -283376519

Don't let go, Rainbow Dash!

Edit: the above pic is only challenged by this pic:

http://misteraibo.deviantart.com/art/Derpy-282985755

Seriously, this stuff is just depressing.

Post by **Sleet** » Sun Feb 05, 2012 8:02 pm

I think this Derpy-hate is bad and all, but some people go overboard with their support...

RandomGeekNamedBrent wrote:I didn't even notice cancer pony until you guys mentioned it. I just saw him as sick pony.

Same here.

angelusbr · Post by **angelusbr** » Sun Feb 05, 2012 8:10 pm

Penwrite wrote:Oh, this is just painful...

http://megacreomon.deviantart.com/art/C ... -283376519

Don't let go, Rainbow Dash!

Edit: the above pic is only challenged by this pic:

http://misteraibo.deviantart.com/art/Derpy-282985755

Seriously, this stuff is just depressing.

I honestly think this is a lost battle. Hasbro freaked out because FEW people accused the show of having prejudice. So Hasbro, as any other company that acts on the impulse, is freaking out at the fear of a lawsuit and would rather have a huge fan negative response than be sued by people who just want easy money and their 15 minutes of fame.

Kyderra · Post by **Kyderra** » Mon Feb 06, 2012 2:47 am

People are indeed going overboard with it, but considering that Derpy is now cemented into the our hearts, it's both a positive thing and a negative.
Making her eye normal or calling her by a different name will not make her go "away".

angelusbr · Post by **angelusbr** » Mon Feb 06, 2012 10:57 am

Kyderra wrote:People are indeed going overboard with it, but considering that Derpy is now cemented into the our hearts, it's both a positive thing and a negative.
Making her eye normal or calling her by a different name will not make her go "away".

Some are even saying they'll turn Derpy into a guy

Foxstar · Post by **Foxstar** » Mon Feb 06, 2012 3:13 pm

I doubt Derpy is going away, but I wouldn't count on any more speaking roles for a long long time. People will just have to be happy with her as a background pony. And yes, people go -way- overboard with Derpy support to the point of sheer fanwank.

KJOokami · Post by **KJOokami** » Mon Feb 06, 2012 6:27 pm

Foxstar wrote:I doubt Derpy is going away, but I wouldn't count on any more speaking roles for a long long time. People will just have to be happy with her as a background pony. And yes, people go -way- overboard with Derpy support to the point of sheer fanwank.

^ Very much this.

As far as I know, there hasn't been any news from officials saying that Derpy's character will be changed or removed, so for now, all of the "don't take Derpy away!" nonsense is completely unfounded and entirely unnecessary. The shirt removal from certain websites is (from what I've heard) a legitimate copyright claim from another company of shirt-makers. It has nothing to do with the "outcry" over the canonization of 'Derpy'. And the removal of the episode from iTunes is most likely completely coincidental. The episode is still planned to be released on the DVD, so I really don't think there's anything to worry about there either.

Everypony just need to calm down. There's no need for this fracas.

mariomarc · Post by **mariomarc** » Mon Feb 06, 2012 8:30 pm

i discovered today that one of my friends is a brony
i was like "eeeeeee"

Post by **Sleet** » Mon Feb 06, 2012 8:32 pm

How did you find it out?