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My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
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Koomaster said:LMAO! Funniest episode to date!
Zip my mouth, lock it with a key, bury the key in the ground, build a house overtop of it, then move into the house. OBVIOUSLY!
My god, Pinkie Pie is really a comedy genius. And her popping out of the sponges, lol. I was laughing practically the whole episode.
Then Fluttershy's last runway walk; lol.
Pretty much the best episode!
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ChronicleX
Banned
I gave in, watched the first 4 epics. Kinda annoyed that the whole demon pony thing got resolved in 2 eps (though the way it was handled, thats a good thing). The other 2 are "average" so far, but the animation is awesome.
God damn it........ My Future Giraffe Overlord can only save me from Pony's for so long.......
God damn it........ My Future Giraffe Overlord can only save me from Pony's for so long.......
drunkendonuts
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argh, my DVR didn't get to record the latest!
looks like i'll have to wait for youtube...
looks like i'll have to wait for youtube...
In the year 105105, if HUB is still alive,ChronicleX said:
if brony can survive, they may find...
In the year 252525; the youtube upload still won't have arrived,
In all the world there's only one theology, all about my little pony mythology
In a future year that ends with a 20, Pinkie Pie has baked something yummy,
It may look like a sweet kind of treat, when in fact it's made of worm meat
In the year One Million and a Half, Pony Avatar replaces Giraffe,
You must watch more episodes please, then you too can join the bronies!
Whoa-oh!
So why wasn't Swarm of the Century named The Problem With Parasprites?
Mechanical Snowman
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Nice to see people using spoiler tags for us poor non-American non-Hub owners. I'll keep refreshing Youtube and other sources for an upload.
ephemeral garbage
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ivedoneyourmom said:
I think this is very plausible and I look forward to finding out!
Also, twilight is kind of the bridge between day and night, so... hmmm
bit of a page stretcher:
http://i.imgur.com/MPbNU.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/MPbNU.jpg
Lord_Nergal
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IDK if this has been posted, but it got a chuckle out of me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqpyAlvyP3Y&feature=youtu.be&hd=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqpyAlvyP3Y&feature=youtu.be&hd=1
Myke Greywolf
Ambassador of Goodwill
Sure, like if it was any secret that those ponies have been ruling Equestria for more than 1,000 years. As princesses, of course.ivedoneyourmom said:
Then again, if Celestia is soooo powerful, maybe she can even turn Earth Ponies into princesses...
ivedoneyourmom said:
A... paper? More like another article on overthinkingit.com.
The loose dictatorship only exists because little girls fucking love princesses and royalty. "Caste system" has the wrong connotation, since there appears to be no intolerance between Earth Ponies/Unicorns/Pegasuses. And, those distinctions only exist because Hasbro thought they'd make more money if they made new/different types of ponies to sell. Admittedly, there had to be some thought process involved in making pony society a free market one with a more local democratic process, but I doubt Faust thought it would really be so important for people to write papers about it.
Until the show actually gets into teaching lessons revolving around politics or intolerance, there's no reason to think that hard about pony society. If people really want to spend their time analyzing this show to the point where they are writing a paper, they should be examining the different "morals" the show aims to teach, and then examine how those morals are received by the target audience (young girls). I'm sure when it comes to serious intellectual thinking, that's where Faust and Co spend most of their time.
Pandaman said:
What the hell? No mention of applesauce, cinnamon apples, apple strudel, or apple turnovers?
ZealousD said:
Caste has nothing to do with intolerance per se, sure there is quite a bit in many human caste systems, and in everyday parlance people have a certain view of caste that has been perverted by what we are taught especially in the US where there is the strong identification with the idea of the "self made man", and how it has recently changed under British influence in India.
The different races of pony are similar to the Varna which is simply a semi-rigid set of jobs that correspond to different "races" (varna comes from the indo-european term for to envelop, class, kind) - hopefully more will be resolved with more episodes, especially when they focus on AJs family - but I believe all evidence points to ponies not um, having family, outside of their race/varna/caste, and members of those families keeping generally within familial occupations - with more intergroup freedoms being granted to those of higher station - odds are earth ponies stick more within familial business than say a unicorn pony.
My use of the term caste has nothing to do with the ponies being mean to each other - I am an anthropologist, societal structures interest me.
And yeah, you are probably right about it just being an article on overthinkit. I need a job. =(
ivedoneyourmom said:
I honestly think that it's nothing like that.
Rather, the rule and control of the sun is passed along by an act of destiny rather than being consciously decided.
If a ruler pass away or retires then my guess is that a pony mark pops up on some unmarked pony with a predisposition to ruling in some capacity.
That's why Twilight may never take command of the sun as she has already been marked.
Instead she might just have catched the interest of Celestia as she got the mark of magic, which the princess recognized might lead her astray (Like Trixie) unless she's given guidance and kept supervised.
Dr. Pangloss
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Looks like Ookami-kun got a link to the avatars in the OP for you Foxix.
DrForester
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Don't know what's more funny.
That arguments over the politics of My Little Pony exist, or that it's a better read than Politi-GAF....
That arguments over the politics of My Little Pony exist, or that it's a better read than Politi-GAF....
ivedoneyourmom said:
Pinkie Pie's family is in the baking business, but her talent is throwing parties. Apple Bloom, despite belonging to the Apple family, has a talent more oriented to the creative side.
I don't think the working structure for the different types of ponies is as strict as you might think it is.
Myke Greywolf
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Trixie defense force represent! She will be redeemed!Shanadeus said:
Sorry, I don't disagree with you regarding the family inclinations, but I just want to point out that theZealousD said:
I think we all need to beware of Spike. And Celeste knows it too. She's afraid of Spike and Twilight. Spike is loyal to Twilight and when he grows up to full Dragon he will be a dangerous weapon. Twilight is another force to be reckon with. Why do you think Celeste sent Twilight away? She has the power of friendship, which means she could form an army. She was able to beat her sister with almost the same power as her. If Twilight was white it would have been different. But she's not, she is purple, the color of night. She is destined to control the moon and darkness. Celeste didn't want her around her court. She's making the mistake of keeping her enemies faraway. And once her friends are loyal to twilight, they will become her generals.
Applejack will control agriculture, thus controlling the food production.
Dash will be the lady in the sky. Has the tools to control weather too.
Rarity will be in charge of strategy and culture (thus creating the Twilight-era)
Fluttershy will be the propaganda minister, she will control the population.
Pinkie will be twilights second in command. She would warn her if anything bad is going to happen.
Spike will be her thug.
Applejack will control agriculture, thus controlling the food production.
Dash will be the lady in the sky. Has the tools to control weather too.
Rarity will be in charge of strategy and culture (thus creating the Twilight-era)
Fluttershy will be the propaganda minister, she will control the population.
Pinkie will be twilights second in command. She would warn her if anything bad is going to happen.
Spike will be her thug.
ephemeral garbage
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Vox-Pop, your avatar made your post totally believable. Yikes. :3
Mechanical Snowman
Member
That's a bit of an ambitious assumption about spike, I think Koomaster was more in the ballpark with:Vox-Pop said:
As spike's only real use so far is as a phone between Celestia and Twilight. They're obviously friends, but it seems as if Spike was gifted to Twilight as a servant rather than them just randomly meeting and hanging out all the time. Particularly as Twilight does order Spike as if she was his authority; "Spike, stay here in case Apple-bloom returns", "Spike, take a letter" etc.
So in that case, why would Celestia allow Twilight to be friends with something that could be used as a weapon or bodyguard in the first place?
Also Twilight's ability is magic, not friendship.
inb4 friendship is magic
They are all up on Youtube. Pensive Pony has all of them up on her/his account; which is the one I use to rewatch eps.Kaizer said:
Myke Greywolf
Ambassador of Goodwill
Search for "my little pony friendship is magic episode 1 1080p" on youtube, and start from there. Report here later.Kaizer said:
This is genius.Vox-Pop said:
Confused101
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It's time for my whacked out theory of the day:
Pinkie Pie knows she's in a cartoon.
She seems to manipulate the physics and rules of the world to her own advantage. Mostly for comedic purposes.
It appears she eats nothing but sweets. Lots of them. Why not, right?
She never seems to get overly concerned with things unless it affects her friends. To her, everything is all in fun.
Zecora seems to be the only thing that's every bothered Pinkie. Well, that and the thought of zombie ponies. Perhaps Pinkie thought Zecora could bend the rules too and therefore didn't know what to expect.
Finally, go back and watch the very end of Bridle Gossip. When everyone is laughing after Fluttershy answers 'yes', what does Pinkie Pie do?
Pinkie Pie knows she's in a cartoon.
She seems to manipulate the physics and rules of the world to her own advantage. Mostly for comedic purposes.
It appears she eats nothing but sweets. Lots of them. Why not, right?
She never seems to get overly concerned with things unless it affects her friends. To her, everything is all in fun.
Zecora seems to be the only thing that's every bothered Pinkie. Well, that and the thought of zombie ponies. Perhaps Pinkie thought Zecora could bend the rules too and therefore didn't know what to expect.
Finally, go back and watch the very end of Bridle Gossip. When everyone is laughing after Fluttershy answers 'yes', what does Pinkie Pie do?
Mechanical Snowman
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LOL, I totally noticed that at the end. I even skipped back to make sure I wasn't just seeing things.Confused101 said:
And I'm actually loving all these crazy speculations. I can't wait 'til someone comes up with a really well thought out conspiracy theory.
Edit: regarding the 4th wall, Spike's the only one who's really broken it explicitly. I wonder if that will happen again.
Myke Greywolf
Ambassador of Goodwill
Lauren Faust already answered someone's question regarding this on her DeviantArt profile. It turns out that was an animation error; Pinkie was supposed to be looking at Applejack. She also denied any 4th wall awareness by Pinkie.Confused101 said:
Confused101
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So to answer ZealousD, nope. She's not the one.Myke Greywolf said:
Myke Greywolf
Ambassador of Goodwill
As did Fluttershy in "The Ticket Master".Dai101 said:
Mechanical Snowman
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Lame, fun's over.Myke Greywolf said:
Still, does look mighty suspicious.
Oh man, what if Lauren knows and she's desperately trying to stop it from leaking out? Maybe she has some kind of deal with Pinkie that they both keep it under wraps.Koomaster said:
Amakusa
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Myke Greywolf
Ambassador of Goodwill
Today's episode is already available on Youtube. Go there and search for "my little pony green isn't your color", pick mlpepisodes' videos.
Pollux
Member
Vox-Pop said:
I agree with you on your overall premise but I think we're over thinking this a little bit. This is a show for little girls, they're are probably not going to have Twilight stage a coup and overthrow Celeste. But I think you are right that Twilight is destined to control the Moon/Night based on her similar appearance to Luna.
With that being said, if the show were more "mature" I could see the scenario you have written potentially playing out.
She's probably scared the show has become as popular as it has now that Pinkie Pie is out of her control.Mechanical Snowman said:Lame, fun's over.
Still, does look mighty suspicious.
Oh man, what if Lauren knows and she's desperately trying to stop it from leaking out? Maybe she has some kind of deal with Pinkie that they both keep it under wraps.
On Today's episode for instance:
Pinkie Pie was ALL over the place. The episode wasn't even featuring her yet she kept conveniently popping up out of buckets of sponges, carts of apples, THE REFLECTION IN THE MIRROR!!! Plus she was able to draw that house in mid-air!
She is an Earth Pony, she does not possess the magics to do this!
She is an Earth Pony, she does not possess the magics to do this!
I for one will join Pinkie Pie's uprising; because I fear what would happen otherwise.
Man, this one is still the most genius to me. I've watched 20 times since I found the link to it in this thread.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftvZFUg4HPc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftvZFUg4HPc
CoffeeJanitor
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So I keep seeing this thread and thinking this show is poop. I am confused. I go to wikipedia and notice some of the people have worked on PP Girls.
I'm guessing I've been missing out on a genuinely good cartoon? This is legit, right?
I'm guessing I've been missing out on a genuinely good cartoon? This is legit, right?
Confused101
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This.McNum said:
If you start from the beginning, be sure to watch something (anything) after the first 2 episodes. It definitely comes into its own after that. Yes, it's legit.
Once I heard some talent behind PPG was also behind this, I decided to take a nice long look and I'm glad I did. It's quality.
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