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#274376 storyyeller Sat, 25th Aug '12 7:42:30 PM from Appleloosa

Evening everypony. What's going on?

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#274377 marston Sat, 25th Aug '12 7:42:45 PM from America

@Blue Spade: I noticed how you didn't mention the CMC's when you said that the mane 6 and Spike are "Extremely well rounded, deep characters with a lot of thought put into their personalities and interaction".

#274378 Japanese Teeth Sat, 25th Aug '12 7:42:54 PM from Meinong's jungle

In all honesty, I'd be totally cool if they followed up on the Big Macintosh/Cheerilee thing. Just saying.

I don't think they're flat, but I don't think they're mane cast caliber either. They need to have better defined roles in the group that allow for conflict. As is, they basically get along perfectly unless some outside force messes it up.

edited 25th Aug '12 7:43:48 PM by JapaneseTeeth

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#274379 storyyeller Sat, 25th Aug '12 7:43:52 PM from Appleloosa

But nearly all the other characters are one dimensional and extremely exaggerated, flat characters. I would love to see some new recurring characters.

That's only because they never get screentime. Big Mac, Cherilee, and the Mayor have all gotten a little development.

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#274380 Mio Sat, 25th Aug '12 7:44:04 PM

@Mars: Well they kind of aren't.

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#274381 storyyeller Sat, 25th Aug '12 7:44:53 PM from Appleloosa

Well she made me smile

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#274382 Orion Aurora Sat, 25th Aug '12 7:44:54 PM from Andromeda Galaxy

Is it just me, or is the thread picking up some speed?

Yeah, Andromeda is heading for you. You got over 9000 years until it collides.

#274383 Japanese Teeth Sat, 25th Aug '12 7:45:06 PM from Meinong's jungle

@Mio: They aren't, but I wouldn't call them flat either. They're better developed than most non-mane cast characters.

edited 25th Aug '12 7:45:18 PM by JapaneseTeeth

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#274384 storyyeller Sat, 25th Aug '12 7:45:18 PM from Appleloosa

I was just thinking that myself. Let's see how fast we can make it go! *thread dies*

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#274385 Japanese Teeth Sat, 25th Aug '12 7:45:33 PM from Meinong's jungle

Well now you just jinxed it.

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#274386 Sydxelia Sat, 25th Aug '12 7:46:03 PM

My headcanon is that Big Mac and Cheerilee have been dating since the events of Hearts and Hooves Day. They're not nearly as mushy about it, though.

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#274387 storyyeller Sat, 25th Aug '12 7:46:23 PM from Appleloosa

I know. Hopefully we can cure the jynx. What is it, spend an hour without looking at Cherilee?

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#274388 Mio Sat, 25th Aug '12 7:46:44 PM

@J Teeth: With as much screen time as they get you would think their personalities would be better developed.

Most of the time there is really not all that much to set them apart unless the episode focuses specifically on them (Scootaloo has suffered the most from this).

edited 25th Aug '12 7:48:06 PM by Mio

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#274389 storyyeller Sat, 25th Aug '12 7:47:51 PM from Appleloosa

That is a good point. I wonder why they don't develop the CMC as much.

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#274390 Orion Aurora Sat, 25th Aug '12 7:48:15 PM from Andromeda Galaxy

The thought just occurred to me; you guys don't talk about mules much here.

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#274391 ATC Sat, 25th Aug '12 7:49:09 PM from sharing 40 avvies

Well, I guess, for you mammals, Mules would be an awfully embarrassing and sensitive subject.

ATC, if you're genuinely that ignorant, do us all a favor and lurk, don't post-a mod

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#274392 Bluespade Sat, 25th Aug '12 7:49:17 PM from Texas

If I had the choice, I'd much rather see Big Macintosh, the Mayor, Cheerilee, the Cakes, etc. get developed more than getting any new characters.

Personally I don't find any of them to be very interesting characters (though I guess it would be possibly interesting to see what she's like out of the class room) so I'd rather see new characters.

I noticed how you didn't mention the CMC's when you said that the mane 6 and Spike are "Extremely well rounded, deep characters with a lot of thought put into their personalities and interaction".

JT totally answered for me:

I don't think they're flat, but I don't think they're mane cast caliber either. They need to have better defined roles in the group that allow for conflict. As is, they basically get along perfectly unless some outside force messes it up.

Is it just me, or is the thread picking up some speed?

Well me and Dottie have been posting all day and we never shut the hell up, so that probably helps. Also we had several minor derails. But yeah, it's definitely been faster, especially the Yack Fest thread.

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#274393 Meta Four Sat, 25th Aug '12 7:49:17 PM from home

We don't know enough about Mules to say much about them.

MCs on the paper with their murder metaphors need to deal with the literal resurrector.

#274394 marston Sat, 25th Aug '12 7:49:21 PM from America

@Mio: And now you just summed up one of the reasons why I hate the fact that the CMC's got too many episodes to themselves in season 2.

edited 25th Aug '12 7:50:11 PM by marston

#274395 Sydxelia Sat, 25th Aug '12 7:49:39 PM

The thought just occurred to me; you guys don't talk about mules much here.

Mules can't reproduce. There ya go.

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#274396 storyyeller Sat, 25th Aug '12 7:50:04 PM from Appleloosa

Most of the time there is really not all that much to set them apart unless the episode focuses specifically on them (Scootaloo has suffered the most from this).

She had a little differentiation in CMC as the non mushy one.

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#274397 Crowfall Sat, 25th Aug '12 7:50:31 PM

Well it isn't like they show up on the show that much. Give us a mule character and we'll have something to talk about.

#274398 condottiera Sat, 25th Aug '12 7:50:38 PM from Chicago

You know, Big Mac/Cheerilee could work. I wouldn't mind it. I might even like it.

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#274399 storyyeller Sat, 25th Aug '12 7:50:51 PM from Appleloosa

The thought just occurred to me; you guys don't talk about mules much here.

We talk about them quite a bit in proportion to their screen time.

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#274400 Bluespade Sat, 25th Aug '12 7:51:11 PM from Texas

I think the single biggest difference between the Mane 6 and the CMC is that the Mane 6 get more character based stories and the CMC get more plot focused stories. This is either a result of or the reason that the CMC aren't as developed.

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