MLP: FiM Thread 385: The Derp Will Rise Again

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[LastCall]

Hooray!

[Krazee]

i love that new thread smell

[Eunös ✈]

Think I'll give this ep one more watch before I judge

But yeah, was one of Season 4's weaker episodes thus far.

Maybe another watch may help redeem the score a little

and Derpy popping up didn't do anything for me as I'm not as big as fan of her as others are.

[EoE: Workin On My Night Cheese]

All righty, updated episode rankings...

A Canterlot Wedding - 9.87
Bridle Gossip - 9.52
The Last Roundup - 9.41
Lesson Zero - 9.38
The Best Night Ever - 9.28
Suited For Success - 9.28
Party Of One - 9.23
Secret Of My Excess - 9.13
Return To Harmony - 9.10
Magic Duel - 9.06
Winter Wrap Up - 9.00
Green Isn't Your Color - 8.96
Sonic Rainboom - 8.92
Applebuck Season - 8.88
Hurricane Fluttershy - 8.88
Sleepless In Ponyville - 8.82
A Dog And Pony Show - 8.69
Princess Twilight Sparkle - 8.68
A Friend In Deed - 8.63
Bats! - 8.63
Magical Mystery Cure - 8.57
Power Ponies - 8.54
Pinkie Apple Pie - 8.50 <---------------------
Feeling Pinkie Keen - 8.48
Baby Cakes - 8.46
Hearts And Hooves Day - 8.39
A Bird In The Hoof - 8.36
Rarity Takes Manehattan - 8.27
Look Before You Sleep - 8.22
Sweet And Elite - 8.22
Too Many Pinkie Pies - 8.22
Apple Family Reunion - 8.19
The Cutie Mark Chronicles - 8.17
The Super Speedy Cider Squeezy 6000 - 8.15
Friendship Is Magic - 8.13
Keep Calm And Flutter On - 8.10
Luna Eclipsed - 8.10
Ponyville Confidential - 8.10
Dragonshy - 8.08
Flight To The Finish - 8.08
Wonderbolt Academy - 8.07
It's About Time - 8.03
Sisterhooves Social - 8.00
Putting Your Hoof Down - 7.93
Call Of The Cutie - 7.87
Dragon Quest - 7.85
Castle Mane-ia - 7.80
The Ticket Master - 7.79
The Cutie Pox - 7.77
Fall Weather Friends - 7.74
Swarm Of The Century - 7.74
Read It And Weep - 7.67
Stare Master - 7.65
Just For Sidekicks - 7.58
The Crystal Empire - 7.53
One Bad Apple - 7.48
Hearth's Warming Eve - 7.44
Family Appreciation Day - 7.37
May The Best Pet Win! - 7.36
The Show Stoppers - 7.35
Boast Busters - 7.33
Spike At Your Service - 7.29
MMMystery On The Friendship Express - 7.23
Griffon The Brush Off - 7.18
Over A Barrel - 7.17
Games Ponies Play - 7.12
Daring Don't - 6.91
The Mysterious Mare Do Well - 6.45
Owl's Well That Ends Well - 5.62

The block of Princess Twilight Sparkle, Bats!, Power Ponies, Pinkie Apple Pie and Rarity Takes Manehattan was what I was referring to last thread.

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It still weirds me out that Bridle Gossip is that high up. Not that I dislike the episode, it's a good one, but I would never call it one of the best of the series or anything.

[Nikki Heyman]

Jan 18, 2014 11:26:21 GMT -5 EoE: Workin On My Night Cheese said:

Jan 18, 2014 11:24:01 GMT -5 Nikki Heyman said:

This season has had very few "Princess Twilight and her Mediocre Friends" moments, I will give them that. This was one of them, and it irritated me.

At this point, with how the season has played out since "Castle Mane-ia" (the last obvious example of this), I'm giving them the benefit of the doubt that it wasn't them trying to push Twilight as better than all. But that's just me. You know how I work with these things.

I'll openly admit I'm going to be very sensitive to moments like that because I was very worried (and just as vocal before) about things like this.

I still think AJ would have noticed RD's histrionics and called her out as well as Twilight did. That would have helped out this episode for me.

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[Krazee]

one thing i noticed about that tweet was he said "she" and not Derpy

i guess she'll forever be the "nameless" pony

except to the fans of course

[Eunös ✈]

Now then.. Push Lyra dammit!

[LastCall]

Jan 18, 2014 11:32:07 GMT -5 Krazee said:

one thing i noticed about that tweet was he said "she" and not Derpy

i guess she'll forever be the "nameless" pony

except to the fans of course

Best Pony

[Nikki Heyman]

I'll bump my rating up to a 7, but I don't see my score getting any higher.

[Krazee]

i'm glad i wasn't the only one to notice this

[Malcolm]

I'm just glad for Derpy because it was unfair for her to be removed because she was seen as "offensive to the disabled".

Especially considering nobody does anything about Patrick from Spongebob and he's a billion times more offensive in that department(I'm talking about post-movie Patrick). Not to mention he's an awful awful friend(again, post-movie Patrick).

[LastCall]

Well the hairstyle was different, and of course no chainsaw.

[EoE: Workin On My Night Cheese]

But yeah, I have it a 9. Started off slow, and Bulk Biceps got overexposed somewhat, but no complaints otherwise. I had no real issue with Dash being a tool in this one as much as say, Dragonshy or Luna Eclipsed, because this was her competitive streak coming through with actual stakes on the line, as opposed to just being a straight-up jerk.

And one point is for Derpy. I'm not going to lie.

[Nikki Heyman]

Jan 18, 2014 11:39:00 GMT -5 LastCall said:

Well the hairstyle was different, and of course no chainsaw.

she's dangerous enough with her magic, she doesn't need another implement

shoo~!

[Krazee]

i still want to know what Twilight and Rarity were talking about

[Eunös ✈]

So whoever tweeted before the season began that a Background pony was getting a bigger role and a new name

I assume Bulk Biceps was who they were referring to.

Would have rather some pony like Octavia personally but hey ho

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Jan 18, 2014 11:38:43 GMT -5 Malcolm said:

I'm just glad for Derpy because it was unfair for her to be removed because she was seen as "offensive to the disabled".

Especially considering nobody does anything about Patrick from Spongebob and he's a billion times more offensive in that department(I'm talking about post-movie Patrick). Not to mention he's an awful awful friend(again, post-movie Patrick).

Or Snips and Snails. Whichever the tall one is in particular can actually be kind of outright uncomfortable to listen to at points it's so exaggerated, and more importantly they're not funny.