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MLP: FiM SD Archive / Re: Favorite Song of Season 4?

2014 May 21, 11:40:49

-I love "Apples to the Core." I'll call this my favorite, but there's an annotation.

-I'm not counting the entire episode "Pinkie Pride." That thing was a great musical, and I don't think I can pick one song in it. It's probably the best episode of the season.

-"Play your Part" is a weird song. I hate a lot of things about it. The set up is random. The scenery is bland (though I like how vast the view of the land is, even if it's low detail). Twilights lyrics aren't very good. Yet, I've watched it a dozen times because I love seeing Celestia, Luna, and Cadance sing. The music picks up, and that along with their amazing voices is just incredible. I hope there's an extended version of this thing somewhere.

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MLP: FiM SD Archive / Re: Post-Season 4 discussion

2014 May 15, 00:26:30

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Oh man, that was great!
The Rainbow Power no doubt is the new Elements of Harmony. And did anyone else notice they never referred to Rainbow Power by name? And anyway, I'm guessing that it'll be invovled in the next Equestria Girls in some way! And yeah, sooner or later they're going to run out of villain ideas, Tirek was by far the most powerful one yet! Only one question... How will Rainbow Power be activated in the future?[/color]
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[spoiler]Considering the colored streaks in their hair in pretty much every advertisement for Rainbow Rocks or the Rainbow Rocks dolls? Plus "Rainbow" being in the title? I'm 99.999999999~% sure rainbow power will play a role in it.

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One thing I love about the finale is that it avoided some of the more horrible pit falls that I could imagine. I feared something would happen to Celestia and Luna. I feared a rumor that Twilight would become ruler of Equestria. So on.

But the idea that this finale could introduce the element that brings us the next EG? That makes me a little sick. Oh well! Plenty of other things to look forward too.

Things I just wanna throw out before the thread dies:

-I like that Twilight's "Friendship" is a good elemental pairing to Cadance's "Love." I bet this was intentional. Hey, wasn't there a thread about this?

-Next season has me hyped. What will Twilight's next move be? I'm hoping it involves traveling across Equestria. This might be much, but I'd love to see some other nations. Maybe some of the one's introduced in the Equestria Games?

-Yay more M.A Larson. Heck, we got a lot of new decent writers this season, I hope they come back.

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MLP: FiM SD Archive / Re: Post-Season 4 discussion

2014 May 10, 20:10:30

Is it weird to say that this episode had a ton of faults and cliches, and yet it still came through and was amazing anyway? The execution was great. While I'm disappointed from last episode, this one left me feeling good at the end and looking forward to the future. Also, I did avoid spoilers. 

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Tirek's motivation was cliche and simple yet he himself had an interesting character. Whenever getting a chance to speak, his personality came through. I love how calculating and calm he was in the face of Discord. He became more of a brute as time went on, but only because he knew he could afford it. This guy always plans the simplest route to his goal and takes it, whether it's taking it or tricking a god into working for him.

I was afraid when I glance at a post that said "Celestia/Luna" would give Twilight her power, but in the end I love when they did with this. They used Twilight with ultimate power for all it's worth, and seeing her struggling to mess with the sun and the moon. It was awkwardness on a cosmic scale.

The song, I was afraid we're get something like and the Crystal Empire (being that we're here again)--a bland song with lacking visuals. It started with Twilgiht standing around, but it got great when all the alicorns joined in. Their voices were serene, and the backdrop was vast. It matched the song well. That said, the song was pretty much communicated a pretty simple message. "Bored and anxious Twilight? Well Celestia's here to tell you just chill and wait and everything will come in time." That's silly, but the singers made this thing great. Same with the end.

Discord was kind of dumb, but I guess this was a story arc for him. He should have had a back up for Tirek's betrayal, and I don't get the impression that Tirek should have earned his trust so easy. Regardless, his part in the episode added a little spice to this finale. The guy's got a legitimate reason for redemption now. I look forward to more Discord!

The Rainbow Power, it looks silly, but I like the visuals of the resulting castle and the change in the background. I want to see more, and I wonder where they go from here. These guys have a nice castle hang out now.

Lastly, I winced when Tirek saped Derpy's flying power.  That felt wrong! It was like kicking a puppy. Overall, fantastic finale. I'll enjoy these memories until the post season funk set in. Time to count the days... 

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MLP: FiM SD Archive / Re: Season 4 Discussion

2014 May 04, 22:24:11

I can't help but be disappointed.

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I wanted the Equestria Games! This episode focused on just what I didn't want to see. I wanted a series of cool animated scenes of ponies competing in sports events. I wanted to see culture, and how this affected the kingdom! I wanted more then two of the main characters to be in this thing--though to be fair that was kind of foreshadowed by "Rainbow Falls." It literally put into the background the parts I wanted to see the most. After watching this thing twice, I can't help but feel there was some kind of misunderstanding amongst the writers. Did they build up this events to lead to a Spike episode, or did they just create the Equestria Games to become the subject of like 4 episodes? It's confusing. Yeah, if I forget that, I could say it's a good episode on it's own. It would just be better if it wasn't foreshadowed for years. Spike has a good story, there's a good moral, and the setting of the Cyrstal Empire is epic and wonderful despite everything. The ponies present look like what I'd expect from Olympian attendants, and the stadium was glorious.  I just can't forget the potential we're missing out on. This episode focused on the main characters, and most of them where in their seats, watching the game that we couldn't see. The only events we did see were underwhelming. 


I'm in a funk now. Why couldn't this be an hour long episode? Could they do that, where the creators forced to fit this into a 1/2 hour or was this a conscious choice? This thing could have been great, and I feel like there's something working behind the scenes of this show to prevent us from ever getting that. I mean, even in the next seasons. The same force, whether it be writer or director or Hasbro, that made last seasons finale one episode is really holding back this series from being as good as it can be. I mean, sure, Pinkie's Pride was great, but why do we need 30-minute musicals in the first place? Make that a two-parter. Why does this show need to keep rushing it's stories and cramming in forced exposition?

I also wish they didn't introduce Pinkie Pie counting medals. We have Rainbow Dash who, for some reason, just came to the games to participate, so why introduce a subplot where Ponyville "wins" the games? That's not what this event is about! Why even have that. That should have been cut completely.

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Animations Archive / Independant and Student-made Animations.

2014 Apr 30, 22:58:30

I'm not sure which is which, but I've lately found a lot of neat animations on youtube. I've loved cartoons for years, and these things are truly something unique and impressive. I love anything that tells a story without saying a word.

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Out of Sight, a cute toon about a blind girl.

http://youtu.be/4qCbiCxBd2M

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Er...not sure the name for this one, but it's another adorable short about a ghost and haunted shoes.
http://youtu.be/byAfC5yW_hw

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Death Buy Lemonade! A hilarious skit about the Grim Reaper and a lemonade salesgirl.
http://youtu.be/ZaKxLJLj19E

Those are just three, but I've watched a lot more. While I didn't find these there, the Disney Shorts youtube page is a great source of good short animations. I also love this David Reily film called "Please Say Something," though I haven't seen his other film. I won't post a link since it could be considered objectionable, though despite some adult themes it really lacks anything obscene (maybe two curse words?). Still, if you ever watched Tom and Jerry, check it out. It's sick and stylish.

Okay, embed isn't working but you can click the links? That's just one more thing for me to figure out.

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MLP: FiM SD Archive / Re: Who else loves when Fluttershy gets a deep voice and has to sing Pinkie's song?

2014 Apr 27, 23:58:48

I'm going to make no judgements, not think too much, and not take into account the passage of time. 


...that was really funny wasn't it? I'm glad they brought it back so cleverly in season 4.

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MLP: FiM SD Archive / Re: Season 4 Discussion

2014 Apr 27, 17:56:28

Hey, this was a good episode! Maybe the best Spike episode, for what it's worth. It kinds of feels like this episode was for people who feel Spike has been mistreating--a kind of redemption episode.

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I got a lot of laughs out of magically possessed Rarity. She was so crazy, so obviously dangerous, and something about seeing her in this state was hilarious. She was a (albeit mostly harmless) disaster waiting to happen. Props to the art design--those green eyes were terrifying in just the right way. 

Speaking of disasters, this episode had a lot of a certain type of humor. Mostly, ponies suffering, but not in a way that really does them much harm. It's like a Castle-Maneia--they'll get over it. That's how I look at it at least.

Meanwhile, I love how Spike just got away with everything in this episode. Watching him tell off Twilight was strangely funny. I also like how he maintained his...what's the word..."moral core?" He did everything for the right reasons, and it's nice to see him man up in the end.

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MLP: FiM SD Archive / Re: Season 4 Discussion

2014 Apr 20, 22:37:26

I wanted to say something about how this episode shows promise from a new writer, but after checking the wiki this is apparently the guy's second episode. Still, I like how ambitious this episode is. Multiple plots, tons of stuff going on, balancing multiple characters, and doing this all in one setting. I look forward to more stuff by this guy. I say this because, while I admire what this episode tries to do, it wasn't that great! My biggest complaint about this episode is that it's just "good." There's a ton of great background stuff, a few good jokes, but also a bunch of cliches and dull plots.

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Rarity/Apple's subplot had one or two good jokes but was mostly boring. There was no tension, and barely anything to care about. It was an intentionally silly argument, and it barely made an impact.

Rainbow/Fluttershy was truly the real meat of the episode, but it's such a cliche plot! They did some good thing with it, the personalities of the traders were entertaining at times, but it doesn't help that I've seen this plot before.

Pink/Twilight was a surprising treat, and easily the best one. It's not so cliche, and Pinkie was hilarious. 

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MLP: FiM SD Archive / Re: Season 4 Discussion

2014 Apr 06, 07:47:13

Wow, a 10 out of 10 episode out of nowhere.

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What amazing is that the plot is so simple, but it just grew into something amazing! I love seeing flying Twilight interact with Rainbow, and her friends attempts to help here were really interesting. Especially that last scene! I love the design on "Celestial Fluttershy." It's also sweet that so many people took their time out to help Rainbow, in particular the Scotaloo.

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News Archive / Re: Good news, everyone!

2014 Apr 01, 09:43:38

Finally...

One thing I've always said, this game didn't have enough carrots. Clearly this was best move.

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MLP: FiM SD Archive / Re: Season 4 Discussion

2014 Mar 29, 21:26:44

I loved this episode, so much so that I'm a little sad they missed certain things.

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I was hoping Luna would make a little side comment as to why she was there in Shores studio. Yeah, it makes sense for her to be there, they are in Canterlot, but a little side comment would be nice. "I'm a Sapphire Shores fan" or something like that.

I was also hoping for maybe, maybe a Rarity style freak out, done by Sweetie Belle. She'd panick over ruining her sisters career. Though, admittedly her imitation of her during the "red ribbon" scene was great.

Otherwise, I loved this thing. Funny, cute, and Sweetie Belles's attitude was was shocking, but made sense within the story.

Wasn't Luna there specifically to help Sweetie Belle?

Um...I don't think so? I assumed she was there by coincidence. At least, that's what it looked like. Why else was she standing in that room, alone? There's no way she'd know Sweetie would run in there.

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I liked it at the start, but it got a little dumb at the end. Too many things were forced. Why were the Flim Flam's advertising their tonic with Applejacks "seal of approval?" Do these ponies actually know who she is?

It also suffers from being the last key episode. I could see Silver Shill's resolution coming a mile away. It's a shame too, cause I liked the Apple Family's antics before these other things happened. Granny was hilarious, swimming without a care in the world while her family freaked out.

I figured Luna had been watching her to see if she learned her lesson or not. Celestia has watched Twilight.

You know...that's not impossible. It's just the way the scene went down, Sweetie ran into a random room and found Luna. Luna didn't seem to be expecting her...

I guess this can be open to interpretation? I was just hoping that, if this was a coincidence, that Luna would make a little joke about it.

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I assume the ponies around Ponyville do know who Applejack is. I mean, remember how long the line was to get some cider in the Super Cider Squeezy 6,000 episode?

I figured the story would be Applejack being afraid to tell the truth because it'd hurt other ponies, so this was an episode where I actually hadn't turned my thinking off and predicted what would happen.

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Actually, my complaint was based off the inconsistent fame of the Mane Six. However, on second viewing I found the
"answer to my question." It's not so much AJ's reputation, it was what occurred during the scene when Granny brought a second round of tonic. She was a customer who claimed the stuff worked, lied, and the Flim Flams just used her word as proof of their product's quality. Really, they would have used any customer, AJ was just the first to put in a good word for them. 

My new complaint is that Silver Shill is not nearly as good a character as say, Coco Pommel. He's kind of a dumb weenie who just bluntly explained his character arc. I would have rather the Flim Flam bros learn a lesson and cut Silver Shill out. I mean sure it'd change their characters, but what are the odds they'll show up again?

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MLP: FiM SD Archive / Re: Season 4 Discussion

2014 Mar 29, 11:42:53

I loved this episode, so much so that I'm a little sad they missed certain things.

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I was hoping Luna would make a little side comment as to why she was there in Shores studio. Yeah, it makes sense for her to be there, they are in Canterlot, but a little side comment would be nice. "I'm a Sapphire Shores fan" or something like that.

I was also hoping for maybe, maybe a Rarity style freak out, done by Sweetie Belle. She'd panick over ruining her sisters career. Though, admittedly her imitation of her during the "red ribbon" scene was great.

Otherwise, I loved this thing. Funny, cute, and Sweetie Belles's attitude was was shocking, but made sense within the story.

Wasn't Luna there specifically to help Sweetie Belle?

Um...I don't think so? I assumed she was there by coincidence. At least, that's what it looked like. Why else was she standing in that room, alone? There's no way she'd know Sweetie would run in there.

On this week's episode:

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I liked it at the start, but it got a little dumb at the end. Too many things were forced. Why were the Flim Flam's advertising their tonic with Applejacks "seal of approval?" Do these ponies actually know who she is?

It also suffers from being the last key episode. I could see Silver Shill's resolution coming a mile away. It's a shame too, cause I liked the Apple Family's antics before these other things happened. Granny was hilarious, swimming without a care in the world while her family freaked out.

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MLP: FiM SD Archive / Re: Season 4 Discussion

2014 Mar 26, 10:40:45

I loved this episode, so much so that I'm a little sad they missed certain things.

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I was hoping Luna would make a little side comment as to why she was there in Shores studio. Yeah, it makes sense for her to be there, they are in Canterlot, but a little side comment would be nice. "I'm a Sapphire Shores fan" or something like that.

I was also hoping for maybe, maybe a Rarity style freak out, done by Sweetie Belle. She'd panick over ruining her sisters career. Though, admittedly her imitation of her during the "red ribbon" scene was great.

Otherwise, I loved this thing. Funny, cute, and Sweetie Belles's attitude was was shocking, but made sense within the story.

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MLP: FiM SD Archive / Re: Season 4 Discussion

2014 Mar 16, 20:01:41

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To love this episode, you must love Maud. Now I loved Maud, so everything works our fine!

Her deadpan expressions and constant awkward moments were hilarious. I also love analyzing her character. Every word you can use to describe Pinkie, you can use for Maud. A weird and eccentric pony who lives life by her own pace, and does things that seems impossible for normal ponies. They just have different tastes, is all.

Also, props for being another episode that has all the mane six, but doesn't waste them.

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MLP: FiM SD Archive / Re: Season 4 Discussion

2014 Mar 10, 22:00:01

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This episode reminded me of past "mind-break" episodes like Party of One, except this time it's Applejack panicking over her little sister. Seeing her freak out like this was hilarious, and the swamp at the end made for many interesting designs and a good climax. Not the best, but a good episode.

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MLP: FiM SD Archive / Re: Season 4 Discussion

2014 Mar 02, 10:40:29

Aw man...I don't wanna say it but this episode got boring near the middle.

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I laughed at the scene between Rarity and Twilight (off course you wouldn't think it was too much purple!). When trying to trace what I didn't like, it pretty much all leads to the Breezies. They have an interesting look, but when they arrive at Fluttershy's house things start going wrong. Why don't they want to go home? The pacing seems off, and Fluttershy and the Breezies barely have any chemistry on screen...if that makes sense. Just a few things about this episode feel off. Also, their language and modified voice pitch made them tough to understand. I had to strain my ears to listen to this episode, and that doesn't help

Speaking off which, Twilight's spell. I can get over it, but it didn't help things out. I can get behind everyone turning into Breezies, but could you make it a little more difficult? Maybe the Breezies help Twilight cast the spell (as opposed to acting as an ingredient)?  What's keeping me calm is the hope that Twilight's power somehow ties into the season finale.   

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MLP: FiM SD Archive / Re: Season 4 Discussion

2014 Feb 23, 23:08:41

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A cute and funny episode with no real flaws to bring it down. A good episode.

I've actually always like Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon...for what they are. They're so good it's bad antagonists, mixed with parody of spoiled rich girls both in real life and fiction. I hope on not the only one that laughed when they used the word "entourage."

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MLP: FiM SD Archive / Re: Season 4 Discussion

2014 Feb 08, 11:49:21

Sadly I didn't save the image that "proved" this, but I think that entertainment weekly photo is just Cadance photoshoped to look like Twilight.

Today's episode was great.

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I braced myself for Rarity being a jerk, and after that this show was just full of laughs. The lovey dovey expressions and country Rarity were hilarious. Sure it's a low for her, but that's fun sometimes. Props to Applejack's solution to the problem, she's really gotten to shine this season. Josh Haber is two for two!

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MLP: FiM SD Archive / Re: Season 4 Discussion

2014 Feb 01, 17:02:33

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Ima need to rewatch this one a bunch of times, there's so many good things in the background. Like on my second viewing, I noticed all the background ponies in Kid Pinkie's party. Bonbon is rocking dork glasses, plus every well known background pony is there! Also Berry Punch is an adult...so I guess she's much older then everyone else. Also apparently something happened to Cherry Berry, she's fine at the start of the episode but later needs surgery? Basically, this episode is full of visual goodies.

The episode itself is true to what a Pinkie episode should be. Pure fun.  I couldn't help but smile during this thing. This is exactly what her "key episode" should be.

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Updates Archive / Re: Thank you for playing in our open server weekend!

2014 Jan 27, 22:21:58

This game was magical. I can't say that enough. I made one of each pony and all of them were great. I would have thought earth ponies would be boring, but that was a stupid thought. Running with a group of other ponies is just cathartic. Plus, I'm sure I'm not the only one who loves seeing all the OCs. I saw a group of six ponies who were similar to the mane six...but not. There was a Twilight Star, Apple Jake, etc.

I had problems with some controls, not all of them seemed to work. With Pegasus, key 7 "excited" didn't seem to do anything. Not sure if that's a glitch or maybe something on my end?

@ WritingRattler I saved all my pony export codes, I assume they work on the pony creator? I'm an idiot for not testing this first. No it doesn't work. I'm sad