MLP: FiM Thread 421: The Season 6 Lag Begins

[moondoggie]

Dec 9, 2015 11:21:31 GMT -5 CMWaters said:

Another day, another roundtable discussion.

Today's topic:

EPISODE 100: Slice of Life

For the 100th episode of Friendship is Magic, it was decided to move the focus away from any member of the Mane 6 and showcase the "background ponies"...giving them personalities, voices, and in the case of one pony, something we never expected in the form of being a spy.

So, now that time has past, the dust settled and such...talk about this one.

Loved the Dudes Carpet Cutie Mark

Dec 9, 2015 10:33:26 GMT -5 Alyce: Old Media Enthusiast said:

The MLP Holiday Special is out now.



Also bought the third Back to Future book.

Seriously...Christmas Vacation much?

[Alyce: Old Media Enthusiast]

[Deleted]

Slice of Life was a fun episode that marked the return of a speaking role for my lovely Lily, gave Derpy Hooves speaking time again and gave some BG ponies completely new canons (Sparkler being the No. 1 organizer in Ponyville before Twilight, Special Agent Sweetie Drops etc.).

So all in all, it was a fun entertaining episode.

[CMWaters]

Dec 9, 2015 16:28:42 GMT -5 @desertassassin said:

Slice of Life was a fun episode that marked the return of a speaking role for my lovely Lily, gave Derpy Hooves speaking time again and gave some BG ponies completely new canons (Sparkler being the No. 1 organizer in Ponyville before Twilight, Special Agent Sweetie Drops etc.).

So all in all, it was a fun entertaining episode.

What I liked about what I bolded there is the fact that they sorta reference that again later on, when we get to "The Mane Attraction":



Good on you, Amethyst Star.

[Rumble McSkirmish]

Dec 9, 2015 12:55:21 GMT -5 moondoggie said:

Dec 9, 2015 10:33:26 GMT -5 Alyce: Old Media Enthusiast said:

The MLP Holiday Special is out now.



Also bought the third Back to Future book.

Seriously...Christmas Vacation much?

Any Spike centric episode would get an automatic 10 out of 10 from me if he ever delivered a Clark Griswold styled rant near the end of it.

"Hallelujah! Holy Shit! Where's the sapphires?"

[EoE: Workin On My Night Cheese]

Dec 9, 2015 11:21:31 GMT -5 CMWaters said:

Another day, another roundtable discussion.

Today's topic:

EPISODE 100: Slice of Life

For the 100th episode of Friendship is Magic, it was decided to move the focus away from any member of the Mane 6 and showcase the "background ponies"...giving them personalities, voices, and in the case of one pony, something we never expected in the form of being a spy.

So, now that time has past, the dust settled and such...talk about this one.

Truly it was a love letter to the fandom that helped create enough demand for this show to even get it to Episode 100. Hoping to see some of these fleshed-out personalities get involved in Season 6 episodes.

[Deleted]

Dec 8, 2015 11:57:49 GMT -5 LastCall said:

Too bad we don't have enough people to RP again.

Yeah, is a shame. Eh, maybe one of these days some new blood will come into these threads.

[Eunös ✈]

Aloe thinks it should go to bed


Lotus wants it to dance.

[GreyScaleLJH]

Slice of Life episode was just incredible to see. Amazing to witness the background ponies get speaking roles, Princess Celestia and Luna actually behaving like sisters, Bon Bon being a Secret Agent, Dr. Whooves being an obvious parody, etc. It certainly was a love letter to the fans, and we are happy to have read it.

[CMWaters]

[LastCall]

Slice of Life was easily my favorite episode of the season. I loved how they fleshed out the personalities of many of the background characters while still mostly staying true to the ones created by the fans. The references were great, the character interactions were wonderful, Derpy had a prominent role, and my girl Allie Way even had a cameo. I really hope they do another episode like this soon.

[Eunös ✈]

G'morning mites

They need a Eunos special episode.

It would kick all kinds of arse and not offensive at all. You only have yourself to blame if you get upset

Pony on down.

[Malcolm]

Dec 10, 2015 1:25:39 GMT -5 Eunös ✈ said:

G'morning mites

They need a Eunos special episode.

It would kick all kinds of arse and not offensive at all. You only have yourself to blame if you get upset

Pony on down.

Couldn't be any worse than episode of Family Guy or Teen Titans go, at least...

Man, it's only been like what? 2 weeks since the finale and I'm already sick of waiting.

[Eunös ✈]

Nah

Its going to be more well written and not (as much as I hate this term and think it gets overused)... Mean spirited

All good

[Alyce: Old Media Enthusiast]

[Deleted]

Why don't you just have a season for the fans?

SPOILER: Click to show

{Spoiler}{Spoiler}Not my Princess – Part 1
- A dark presence starts to take over Twilight Sparkle and nobody knows why.

Not my Princess – Part 2
- Twilight continues to be controlled by the dark presence as her friends race against time to save her.

Music to thy Ears
- Rarity’s two musical friends want to use her voice for their own purposes, but with her being a busy pony, she can only choose one.

The Cutie Mark…Generals?
- The Cutie Mark Crusader’s title offends a local group of camels.

Attack of the 50 Foot Pony
- Equestria’s Royal Scientist whips up a spell that begins turning ponies into giants, so the girls and Zecora must find a cure and fast.

Magma Child Thirsty Dragon *annoyed grunt* Brigade
- Spike befriends a group of dragons his age and begins to hang out with them, but their antics give a neighboring pony some trouble.

Pega-Side Story
- When Flitter ditches Rainbow Dash and Cloudchaser to hangout with an earth pony, the two begin to get really jealous.

Over-Fable
- On a trip to a foreign land, the ponies and Spike get trapped underground and must use what they learned about friendship against a bunch of unique monsters.

Mare-Do-Well Returns
- The Mysterious Mare-Do-Well makes a return to Ponyville. However, she seems to have evil intentions this time around…

Let Her Play!
- After visiting the Equestrian School of Arts, Twilight boastingly starts making her own games, but when two e-celebrities keep riffing her work, tensions begin to rise.

Equestria’s Greatest Thief
- A sly pony and his gang of thieves steal the Scepter of the Stars, and it’s up to the Royal Sisters to get it back.

Analyze This & That
- Rarity and Applejack have a big fight, so their sisters set them up with somepony who can mend their friendship. However, said pony is a couple’s therapist.

Election Day
- It is Election Day in Ponyville once again and this time Mayor Mare is up against some young and ecstatic completion, but there may be more to the candidate that what is seen.

Trifecta – The Sweeter Slice of Life
- An earth pony, unicorn, and pegasus team up to win top prize in Equestria’s Annual Dessert Bake-Off.

Married…with Foals
- Shining Armor has nightmares about his future offspring, and he starts reminiscing about the past too much.

PonyMania
- Fluttershy wants to enter a wrestling tournament, but fearing she’ll expose the business, the promoter, Brother Jack, won’t let her in. Guest starring Hulk Hogan.

The 40 Year Old Cakes
- Mr. and Mrs. Cake feel like they are losing their “cool”, so Pinkie Pie and their kids try to cheer them up.

Go Dash Go!
- Rainbow Dash finally looks to gain an official spot in the Wonderbolts, but another pegasus sets out to expose her for something she isn’t technically responsible for.

Opal – Her Nine Lives
- A look into the eyes of Rarity’s pet cat and her other companions.

Siblings of the Night
- When rogue shadows being tormenting Canterlot at night, Princess Luna and her brother set out to solve the mystery.

Where in Equestria is Discord?
- The ponies think Discord has something to do with the disappearance of Cloudsdale’s water source.

Rarity’s Day Off
- Rarity decides to take a day off, and everyone is stunned at how she carries herself.

A Bloomin’ Onion
- The Cutie Mark Crusaders try to help an older pony gain his cutie mark, if they can get over his funny accent.

Twilight’s Reckoning – Part 1
- A group of earth ponies that are resistant to magic revolt against the crown, and it throws Equestria into panic as Twilight and her friends face their toughest battle yet.

Twilight’s Reckoning – Part 2
- Twilight, captured by the revolting ponies, learns a dark secret about her ascension and race. With Equestria falling deeper into ruin, she may have to make a huge sacrifice…

[CMWaters]

Morning all.

Gonna be back to the grind soon for me, but first, new roundtable (and this may be an interesting one).


VILLAIN REDEMPTIONS!

Since the debut episodes of the show, on average more villains have been redeemed than have been killed or imprisoned in some way. This season added 3 more to the ones we already had via Diamond Tiara, Gilda and perhaps most controversial of all, Starlight Glimmer.

With a show title like "Friendship is Magic", I feel that redeeming villains is more likely to happen than any other way of defeating them, but I would like the thoughts of everyone here on the matter.

[CMWaters]

Obliga-Twi.

[Eunös ✈]

It sucks

[Nikki Heyman]

Dec 10, 2015 9:50:02 GMT -5 CMWaters said:

Morning all.

Gonna be back to the grind soon for me, but first, new roundtable (and this may be an interesting one).


VILLAIN REDEMPTIONS!

Since the debut episodes of the show, on average more villains have been redeemed than have been killed or imprisoned in some way. This season added 3 more to the ones we already had via Diamond Tiara, Gilda and perhaps most controversial of all, Starlight Glimmer.

With a show title like "Friendship is Magic", I feel that redeeming villains is more likely to happen than any other way of defeating them, but I would like the thoughts of everyone here on the matter.

Luna's redemption was expected and she's opened new possibilities for stories within the show - between her acknowledging her past and still trying to fit in with the present.

I don't think Trixie nor Discord are FULLY redeemed. Discord still pushes limits in the name of "Learning about Friendship" because of his actual nature as a creature of chaos. Trixie's "apology" and "Request" never sounded all that sincere to me so I'll leave that one open until her next appearance.

Sunset Shimmer's redemption only bothers me because she is portrayed as a student of Twilight's. Twilight herself has only been in the friendship business (depending on canon/headcanon) j3-5 years of her life (after being mostly a bookworm before that) and has even shown she's STILL not an expert on the subject. Sunset has thankfully learned quite a bit on her own and couldn't just call the perfect pretty purple princess of miracles to EqGville to solve a problem she should have been trying on her own in the first place.

Gilda's a weird case. Griffonstone gave us some context to why she is the way she is. She was put in a life or death situation to learn that friends are more important than even history. Hers might not stay with her if she plans to remain living there.

Diamond Tiara's came a few episodes too soon - I would love to have seen bully DT when the CMC got their cutie marks and what she would have to say then.

Starlight Glimmer should NOT have been redemmed as quickly as she was. She's a great Villainess(sp) that could match an alicorn spell for spell and actually possesses magical acumen on par with Twilight and could have been used to further test Twilight's patience, friendship skills and MAGIC skills (using "Friendship" and "Magic" separately in this particular case) and a lot more adventures could be made from this.

At the end of the day, the show's message is that friendship can fix a lot of things - but at times it's portrayed as "A Wizard Alicorn did it" and nothing to really show how it works in the real world. Yes, this is a world of multicolored ponies, but the writing is "Smart" enough to push a little closer to what the real world does in these cases.