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My Little Pony FiM Season 2 |OT| - Quality Has No Demographic
- Thread starter DrForester
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DownLikeBCPowder
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I went through the effort of reading this OP and decided I would give it a chance, but once I clicked on the link to watch the episode I was met with disappointment!
AceBandage
Banned
I don't think we're allowed to link to the episodes.
But they're easy to find on YouTube.
DrForester
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so.... This episode is not going down well for me.
I just can't get past how terrible Rarity was to Spike at the start of this episode, and am pretty surprised the writers did it like that. Manipulating someone she knows has a crush on her into giving her something she wants just reeks of poor taste. I would have expected the writers to so something like...
After establishing Spikes gem, have spike overhear Rarity mention to Twilight the need for such a gem and then he gives it to her of his own free will, without her knowing anything about it beforehand.
Instead we got the loot whore, and it's really disappointing.
I just can't get past how terrible Rarity was to Spike at the start of this episode, and am pretty surprised the writers did it like that. Manipulating someone she knows has a crush on her into giving her something she wants just reeks of poor taste. I would have expected the writers to so something like...
After establishing Spikes gem, have spike overhear Rarity mention to Twilight the need for such a gem and then he gives it to her of his own free will, without her knowing anything about it beforehand.
Instead we got the loot whore, and it's really disappointing.
As much as Rarity admires the ruby as a connoisseur of gems (which is instinctively her life's calling), she values it even more as a gift given freely, to the extent that she's breaking into tears and defending it with her life in the end. And in any case, when she's actively trying to get something out of her friends, she either out and out begs or lies through her teeth. We saw her trying to do subtle in Dragonshy. She's bad at it.
So no, I don't buy that she was consciously trying to manipulate Spike.
You're reading way too much into this. She wanted the jewel, asked for it and got it. There was no manipulation involved.
She's fawning over the gem. Overdramatically, because that's just what she does, but the attention isn't focused at Spike. She does that to some degree on at least three different occasions of the course of the scene and has the decency to look embarrassed about it each time.
No I really don't think so. I see no manipulation there at all, she just really wanted it. If she was flashing the charm she'd be rolling all over the floor, jumping around and pleading.
/shrug
thats rarity being... rarity.
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seeing that this was a larson episode, im afraid to find out whose writing the next one. -.- we might be going back to mehville.
drifter444
Member
Such a heart warming episode. It reminds of of this picture.
Owlowiscious
Member
least favorite episode of season 2. great moments and writing. but as a whole, I enjoyed it the least of the s2 episodes so far.
Slamtastic
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Wolf Akela
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Slamtastic
Member
I envy you. I'm sure you had a great time watching the VGAs, which were a fantastic classy production, in the Bizarro universe you are from.
DrForester
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If I had to go with a worst episode....
The Show Stoppers
Feeling Pinkie Keen
The Show Stoppers
Feeling Pinkie Keen
Slamtastic
Member
Show Stoppers has a problem in the sense that the song in it is supposed to be bad in-universe, but ends up being amazing.
DrForester
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I've argued before that I don't think Pinkie carries an episode well, and I find that episode to be a bit of a struggle to re-watch.
Hmm, I haven't re-watched an episode yet, so I can't really comment from that perspective. However, Show Stoppers was just so mind-numbingly wall-banging.
Slamtastic
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Over A Barrel
Owl's Well That Ends Well
Feeling Pinkie Keen
The Mysterious Mare Do Well
Really, how could anyone not like Show Stoppers, much less consider them the worst, when these episodes exist?
I really had thought that the community had progress passed the CMC hate by now.
Considering that Pinkie Sense was brought back in MMDW, I'm wondering if there's one specific weak link in the writing staff behind the both of them.
Owl's Well That Ends Well
Feeling Pinkie Keen
The Mysterious Mare Do Well
Really, how could anyone not like Show Stoppers, much less consider them the worst, when these episodes exist?
I really had thought that the community had progress passed the CMC hate by now.
Considering that Pinkie Sense was brought back in MMDW, I'm wondering if there's one specific weak link in the writing staff behind the both of them.
Rickenslacker
Banned
Over A Barrel is definitely one of the worst for me. I don't get why Feeling Pinkie Keen is hated on generally because it's full of amusing character interactions between Pinkie and Twilight and it tops it off with a hydra encounter. Any complaint towards The Show Stoppers is invalidated by their '80s hair metal performance.
Over A Barrel just kinda sucks, not even Braeburn can bring that one up.
Over A Barrel just kinda sucks, not even Braeburn can bring that one up.
DrForester
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She's fine in small doses. I'm not a fan of party of One either, but I'd rather not open that can of worms again.
Well, I won't be eating any cupcakes in the community thread for the next few days.
How convenient that you use a clip from the only other real contender for worst episode.
also Show Stoppers is awesom
DrForester
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Episode had too much adorkable Twilight to be bad.
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
Season motherfucking saved. Spike is god tier. Rarity is god tier. NOW BRING OUT THE DRAGON PONIES/PONY DRAGONS!!
Rickenslacker
Banned
Whaaat? You're crazy. That had some token adorkableness from Twilight and a clash in the opposite personalities within Twilight's friend circle. And just about everything about this scene was great.
DrForester
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Applejack is so freaking adorable.
RomanticHeroX
Member
Another episode in which Rainbow saves the day, yet she still gets no recognition.
It.... actually kind of seems to me like Rarity did exactly what the episode's moral is NOT to do when she blatantly coerced the gem from spike at the beginning of the episode. Would've been awesome for the end to have been spikezilla vs. moth-rarity.
Still probably my favorite for this season, and I <3 Rarity eps.
Still probably my favorite for this season, and I <3 Rarity eps.
Slamtastic
Member
I feel like what was going on before she popped up is of greater consequence.
Considering they intentionally put in Derpy now, I'm sure they intentionally put in what happens in her immediate vicinity as well.
googleplex
Member
I really hope we get some background on Zecora one of these days. She seems to have a vast knowledge of both plants and Animals. Plus she seems to be able to cast spells and brew magic potions.
Slamtastic
Member
Azure Dream
Member
Found it thanks to a Youtube comment. Her cameo was about 1 second long.
I didn't spot her before, thank you! When avatars come back, I'll have a new one. (But I still appreciate Whogie for helping me find a better version of my last one.)
Edit: Didn't even realize I quoted Whogie!
You know all those crazy hyper-conservative people who scream about "hidden themes and messages" in innocent cartoons and other shows? There's nothing wrong with this, but I wonder if they'll ever pick up on it, considering this is the type of thing they're always seeing in their imagination. In a similar way, that's one of the reasons why I hope they never focus on Derpy for too long, or the board members of the Cross-eyed Children's Coalition will complain about how she's being depicted and sets a bad example for kids afflicted with Esotropia.I feel like what was going on before she popped up is of greater consequence.
Considering they intentionally put in Derpy now, I'm sure they intentionally put in what happens in her immediate vicinity as well.
Slamtastic
Member
Well maybe instead of being hidden messages they could be direct, upfront, positive, tasteful portrayals of these things.
But I'm not sure American society is ready for that.
But I'm not sure American society is ready for that.
Choppasmith
Member
So funny story. At the end of my shift, a couple of coworkers are on break, sharing some Grapples and we chat about a few random things like old Pokemon games and trains in China, when I finally say:
"Whoo! Gotta get home! My Little Pony is on tonight"
"Wait. what?"
"Yeah My Little Pony! You guys haven't heard? It's awesome!"
"My Little Pony. Like, 'My Little Pony, My Little Pony...' THAT My Little Pony?"
"Yep! =)"
And the stunned looks on their faces were hilarious. I kinda trolled them a little, acting completely unaware of their obvious disdain and their well known misconception. When a manager came up and I left, they said in complete disbelief, "Yeah.... he's going home to watch My Little Pony..." and I responded with a "Hell Yeah!" Hopefully tomorrow, I can clarify and set things straight. I briefly mentioned it before a while back, but I got one of the female managers to watch the show with some of her friends, and she enjoyed it. She lets my sister and I call her Rarity. A couple other coworkers know and are totally understanding when I explained it.
So anyway. I watched the episode, and I thought it was okay. You know, kinda "meh" tier after some of the other episodes this season. But the scene at the end... SO touching and heartwarming. Rarity and Spike OTP!
"Whoo! Gotta get home! My Little Pony is on tonight"
"Wait. what?"
"Yeah My Little Pony! You guys haven't heard? It's awesome!"
"My Little Pony. Like, 'My Little Pony, My Little Pony...' THAT My Little Pony?"
"Yep! =)"
And the stunned looks on their faces were hilarious. I kinda trolled them a little, acting completely unaware of their obvious disdain and their well known misconception. When a manager came up and I left, they said in complete disbelief, "Yeah.... he's going home to watch My Little Pony..." and I responded with a "Hell Yeah!" Hopefully tomorrow, I can clarify and set things straight. I briefly mentioned it before a while back, but I got one of the female managers to watch the show with some of her friends, and she enjoyed it. She lets my sister and I call her Rarity. A couple other coworkers know and are totally understanding when I explained it.
So anyway. I watched the episode, and I thought it was okay. You know, kinda "meh" tier after some of the other episodes this season. But the scene at the end... SO touching and heartwarming. Rarity and Spike OTP!
Pinkie isn't the real problem with Feeling Pinkie Keen though, it's the atrocious writing and contrieved plotting.