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Post by Mr PONYMANIA Mr Jenzie on Jan 19, 2013 19:22:06 GMT -5
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Post by horsemen4ever on Jan 19, 2013 19:42:22 GMT -5
Well old vs new school discussion, all I can say is what happened to Discord in this episode, that would never in a million years happen to Tirak. The old school MLP villains most of them they know how to stay evil, and Tirak is the king.
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Post by Ash Kingston on Jan 19, 2013 19:51:53 GMT -5
Just watched it. ...that was a bloody waste of 22 minutes, and did a fantastic job of ruining Discord, removing another potential villain from the pool. The one thing I did like was the scowl on Celestia's face when she told Twilight that they could hold onto the Elements, just in case. It really spoke of how little she still trusts (and likes) him. The worst thing is... I wanted to like this episode. I really did. And it just... failed in every aspect for me. With that said, I think this episode confirms my theory about how part of the theme for this season is power. {Spoiler}Discord was quite content to continue using his power for his own selfish purposes, but when it became obvious to him that he would lose the only pony who had ever called him a friend, he reined himself in and fixed everything, and vowed to put his magic towards good... most of the time. Man, I love it when I end up being smarter than I think I am. =D
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Post by Mr PONYMANIA Mr Jenzie on Jan 19, 2013 20:48:17 GMT -5
welp, just like when i watched THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS ..... and rubbished it as being the WORST batman movie EVER ..... ..... then watched it again, a bit more lucid, and REALLY ENJOYED IT because i was able to follow the story better ..... more viewings of this episode could probably make it better! UNLIKE MISS GRUMPY ABOVE ME now, i've never really seen discord as truly evil, because he actually isn't, and that some people want him to be a true villain of the piece. but sometimes SOME OF YOU miss the entire point of the show ..... the clue's in the title hey, even dragoniqui get pretty fed up of being in stone eventually, and even though he kept getting on fluttershy's nerves AFTER clicking with the whole idea of having a friend at the dinner party ..... HE ACTUALLY LEARNED SOMETHING ..... that having a friend that puts up with his schtick for that long, might be worth while in the end! i thought his realisation at the end was pretty sweet, and finally realised his place in things, but not totally as i said in my initial review. but of course during all this he turns the chaos upto eleven, a brilliant idea of him spinning fluttershy's ENTIRE HOUSE was genius, and as usual the quality of the whole scene was excellent, with all her pictures and window shutters and doors and everything being tumbled about like in a washing machine. that's probably one of the BIGGEST set pieces they've ever created, with all the extra noise of crashing, making fluttershy raise her voice a bit making the whole thing utterly believable ..... IN A CARTOON!!! in fact it's probably my favourite set piece in the entire run of MLPfim! as for them ponies, fluttershy get's top billing, and she shows me that she actually add to her character, and as she was busy adding it twilight was still in the foreground. not only them but rainbow dash gets a load of comedy relief, as well as continuing her belief that fluttershy is useless, not being rainbow dash of course but still applejack get's major storytime too ..... and that's impressive in itself as most stories only concern two or three of the MANE6 ..... only pinkie and rarity having bitparts but only two parters can have stuff for everypony! i DON'T think the ending was rushed, or that it wasn't what some fans wanted to happen, but that's the beauty of storytelling. and i think that SOME OF YOU are letting this whole twilight becomes a alicorn, because CHANGE IS DIFFICULT ..... and if discord can change most of the time ..... ANYONE CAN THROUGH THE MAGIC OF FRIENDSHIP perhaps this third season will be known as "the difficult third album" but they've all really been good, and given us a lot of different things about the characters to chow down on, and taken most of the characters forward in some way ..... and most animations don't do that, and it shows that the creators have put so much time into this, that i have confidence that whatever they bring to us in the finale and in future seasons, that it will be the best they can produce! as for the episode itself, i stated initially it was an EIGHT ..... but whattayaknow ..... i'm going to turn it into a {Spoiler}NINE OUT OF TEN and it continues to BAFFLE ME that this show isn't shown on british tv KEEP CALM AND FLUTTER ON i say MLPfim ..... flutter on .....
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Post by Nikki Heyman on Jan 19, 2013 20:58:25 GMT -5
MAyhap they were a tad too subtle with Discord's conversion. I know I wanted MOAR KAOS! ;D
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Post by Krazee on Jan 19, 2013 21:01:53 GMT -5
this was my favorite non Discord moment, SUCH LANGUAGE!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2013 21:06:26 GMT -5
I'm with jenzie. Discord was NEVER really evil. He was a troll, and a very good one. So to me, him going fully good was never really all that farfetched.
It's the same reason I had no issue with Trixie's reformation. She wasn't actually evil either.
I saw both of these conclusions coming from a mile away.
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Post by Mr PONYMANIA Mr Jenzie on Jan 19, 2013 21:10:40 GMT -5
holy crap someone agreeing with me
discord might not be reformed after all ;D
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Post by Krazee on Jan 19, 2013 21:12:31 GMT -5
i think i found my new favorite MLP YTP/parody channel
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Post by CMWaters on Jan 19, 2013 21:17:04 GMT -5
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Post by Mr PONYMANIA Mr Jenzie on Jan 19, 2013 21:24:42 GMT -5
i think i found my new favorite MLP YTP/parody channel ALL NEW CONTENT
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Post by Eunös ✈ on Jan 19, 2013 21:27:49 GMT -5
So anypony care to guess what foul language those beavers were using? They must hang out with Negan from the walking dead comics He swears alot
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Jan 19, 2013 21:39:48 GMT -5
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Post by CMWaters on Jan 19, 2013 21:43:44 GMT -5
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Post by Nikki Heyman on Jan 19, 2013 21:47:57 GMT -5
So anypony care to guess what foul language those beavers were using? They must hang out with Negan from the walking dead comics He swears alot I think it was an old Tex Avery cartoon that references this - two beavers standing by the river, "Damning" it. The narrator scolds them for their language.....
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Post by Eunös ✈ on Jan 19, 2013 21:53:23 GMT -5
I'd rather get Hearts I'm no good at making friends so I'm destined never to unlock the characters that require hearts to be purchased >.<
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2013 21:58:38 GMT -5
Online is still bricked on my version so I can't even attempt to get hearts
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Post by Mr PONYMANIA Mr Jenzie on Jan 19, 2013 22:08:58 GMT -5
EXCEPT ..... i have one complaint *breathes in* *breathes out* {Spoiler}that keylog in the dam was FAR TOO SMALL!!! i mean what the hell man, take a tiny wee stick out of a dam, nothing happens ..... WHAT THE HELL MAN
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2013 22:17:52 GMT -5
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Post by Ash Kingston on Jan 19, 2013 22:18:17 GMT -5
I'm with jenzie. Discord was NEVER really evil. He was a troll, and a very good one. So to me, him going fully good was never really all that farfetched. It's the same reason I had no issue with Trixie's reformation. She wasn't actually evil either. I saw both of these conclusions coming from a mile away. Trixie's reformation is loads different than Discord's and you damn well know it. Trixie was a traveling performer who had her ego bruised and wanted revenge on the pony who ruined her reputation. It made sense that once she was freed from the Alicorn Amulet's effects, she would want to make amends for what she did while under its influence. Discord, on the other finely manicured hoof, was introduced from the start as being very bad news. If he was "just a troll", he probably wouldn't have needed to be blasted in the first place by the Elements of Harmony. He forced his personality warping magic onto Fluttershy when it became evident he couldn't use his usual tricks to warp her personality. And just by looking at what he did to Ponyville, it's obvious that he didn't give **** one about anyone but himself and his enjoyment, which - shock of shocks - is exactly what happened in this episode. Except we're supposed to buy that all he needed was a friend to reform his wicked ways? I'm sorry, but that is bull crap. The only way it even works is if Discord realized that he was five seconds away from being sealed in stone all over again and didn't want to lose his chance to reclaim his kingdom. In other words, he's only behaving himself because he's afraid of being punished. Ya know, that sounds exactly like him, doesn't it? But no, clearly I'm just being grumpy.
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