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#268576 from Princeton, New Jersey

edited 12th Aug '12 8:34:42 PM by dRoy

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#268577 from Delamare
yeah she kind of does with this episode.

At least the episdoe makes it clear the Cranky is NOT in any way wrong for just wanting to be left alone, not even hinting at Loners Are Freaks in any way,
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#268578
The Lack of Diablo II saddens me. Oh it's not particularly relevant nowadays but back around 7-8 years ago there would have been a diablo II Icon in that list.
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#268579 from Princeton, New Jersey

edited 12th Aug '12 8:35:07 PM by dRoy

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#268580 from Meinong's jungle
Yeah, even though I really disliked how this episode handled Pinkie, I think it did a great job with Cranky in making him sympathetic and averting Loners Are Freaks. They almost did it too well, given that I wanted to smack Pinkie upside the head and tell her to knock it off.
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#268581 from Princeton, New Jersey

edited 12th Aug '12 8:35:16 PM by dRoy

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#268582
Yeah I think the song was great. But pinkie was terrible. She was much better in MMM-Mystery on the Friendship express.

And By Better I mean she actually listened to Twi for once
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#268583
Moral Event Horizon means that she would have done something so evil, so heinous, that there could be no redemption for her. I think people misuse that trope a lot. Not to mention the fact that Pinkie being awful was the point of the episode. It's not like they portray her as correct at any point.

edited 12th Aug '12 8:08:25 PM by PerpetualLurker

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#268584
Pinkie was really out of line in that episode.
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#268585 from Meinong's jungle
@D Roy: I wouldn't go as far saying that she crossed the MEH if only because she's doing it out of ignorance rather than malice, but at the same time I think that she's so utterly oblivious and thickheaded that she's basically out of character. She can be a bit crazy, but she's so out of it here that it's a wonder anypony likes her. I honestly don't get how she could be everyone's friend if she typically acts this way. So yeah, I didn't like that either, but I tend to blame the writer for handling it badly rather than blaming Pinkie for it.

@Perpetual: I agree with that; the problem is I didn't really get the idea that she learned the lesson, given that she never really does give Cranky his space. Even when she's writing the letter she's kind of a Moment Killer.

edited 12th Aug '12 8:09:56 PM by JapaneseTeeth

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#268586 from Sigil
I think if only during this episode, Pinkie crossed the Moral Event Horizon.
just bugs me You can't cross the MEH for "just one episode". Crossing that line means there's no going back. They are forever vilified with no hope of redemption. just bugs me

Perpetual Ninja ninja'd me.

edited 12th Aug '12 8:10:30 PM by KylerThatch

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#268587 from Over there. Maybe?
A Human Discord.

And Princess Platinum.

edited 12th Aug '12 8:10:38 PM by edvedd

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#268588 from Eastern US
Yeah, really. Moral Event Horizon is not a trope to be applied anywhere to Friendship Is Magic - as JTeeth said a day or so ago, this is a series in which attempted regicide and planned murder of most of the population gets instantly forgiven after a magical cleansing beam and an apology. Trying too hard to make someone smile should hardly register.
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#268589 from Princeton, New Jersey

edited 12th Aug '12 8:35:27 PM by dRoy

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#268590 from Meinong's jungle
Yeah, the only character that could possibly even come close to qualifying is maybe Discord because he's utterly unrepentant about it. But even then, yeah, I get the feeling that even he could get off with a sincere apology and some community service hours.

[up]It's not really a matter of semantics, it's a matter of definition. MEH, by definition, cannot apply to that situation. If Pinkie deliberately burned the book specifically to mess with him, yeah, but just being really oblivious can't be an MEH. It has to be deliberate.

edited 12th Aug '12 8:14:29 PM by JapaneseTeeth

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#268591 from Over there. Maybe?
What kind of community service would a creature of chaos do?
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#268592 from Your Face
At no point is Pinkie portrayed as right for doing this

Something that somehow escapes the current Spongebob writers. On second thought, I should bring this to Yack Fest, they need something to talk about.

edited 12th Aug '12 8:15:57 PM by SuperGex

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#268593 from Meinong's jungle
Also, this is relevant. This way I won't have to retype everything. tongue
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#268594
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#268595 from New York
I honestly don't get how she could be everyone's friend if she typically acts this way.
She doesn't. Remember the felt scene? She usually just introduces herself, sings a song, and they become "friends".

edited 12th Aug '12 8:17:48 PM by Swasfews

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#268596 from Over there. Maybe?
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#268597
[up][up]She also has a much looser definition of friend then your average pony.
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#268598 from Delamare
And keep in mind her concept of "freind" is "Any and everypony I know that is not openly hostile to me." long as nopony flat out rejected he offer of freindship, she'd be fine and wouldn't go nuts like that. All they had to do was smile, nod, and walk away oncethe crazy pony shut up.

Hmmmmmm, going with the "go nuts" could this have been partial CMFIS?
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d Roy avatar
#268599 from Princeton, New Jersey
Heh, if only Equestria had Facebook. [lol]

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#268600 from Sigil
Pinkie: "Friend ALL the users!"

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