I think it's just the fact that actively searching for cuite marks isn't something that most foals do. They come on their own, and most don't appear to put much thought towards it until after the fact. The CMC are already pretty late bloomers, and Babs seemingly even more so (note how much bigger she is than the CMC), so they're in a bit of a unique position regarding their marks.

I didn't get it either.

Babs was bigger? Didn't she have the exact same body type?

I was actually expecting a lot more. Like Babs gets covered in the gold dust or something. Dunking her in a lake seems rather lame.

Nah, she a little bit more rounded in some areas.

At this rate Scootaloo's never gonna fly!

edited 24th Nov '12 3:12:06 PM by Chadaman99

I thought it was a bit weird too, and probably forced due to the plot/moral. But then again, young kids can be rather irrational.

Babs was a bit chunky, yeah. I thought it was kinda cute.

I'm just glad they added a railing and sidepath to the dead end cliff from MMDW

I'm sure Applelight does.

I sure want a pound of flesh from her. I want to make some jerky!

Really? I can barely remember it. I'd say the most earwormy are Witner Wrap Up, Art of the Dress, Smile Smile Smile, and This Day Aria.

you had to bring all those up at once, winter wrap up come on and smile and that's the art of the dress we got a bully on ore tails

Appleght Limited said:

" I just finished the episode. My thoughts:

Confound you Babs, you drive me to conflicted feelings. On the one hand, I totally sympathize with your plight back home. And I have no doubt that you are a nice filly overall. But...I cannot find a justification for your actions. And yes...you got off a little bit too easy. But ultimately, I'm happy with the episode's outcome. Everyone who needed to learn a lesson learnt it, friendships have been established...and DT and SS got a mud bath. So, I'm happy.

And I'm going to come out and say that I do know exactly what Babs was going through. After I dealt with my bullies, I swore that I would never be a victim to anybody ever again. From then on, first time anyone gave me any trouble, I would respond with overwhelming retribution to knock it in the bud there and then. But I would never start victimizing anyone to draw attention anyway from myself. Unfortunately...my way isn't the best example to teach to kids. Otherwise, Babs would have battered DT and SS the second they opened their mouths. Ultimately, the show took a better route in my opinion."

Are you me? This is pretty what I was going to say, and that's also how I dealt with bullies.

So is Babs an orange or a pumpkin?

Suland if you are, please don't bring your revenge issues into the main thread constantly.

Missed the episode. Will watch it in a few minutes when my anime finishes. How was it?

edited 24th Nov '12 3:48:33 PM by Chariot

Pretty good. Not the best, but still good.

One of my friends on Facebook: "I don't care what my Brony friends have to say, today's episode was WRONG. I didn't like it. I understand that bullying is a big thing now, but I felt like the CMC were fully justified in their actions. The only thing about the episode I liked at all was the song, but I thought the song was too long and used too many repeat frames. I was bullied all my childhood, but I never pulled shit like Babs did. I'm sorry, I don't like her, and I hope she NEVER appears on the show again.

"The episode for me was, in short, disappointing. To put it in brony-speak, Babs is worst pony."

Her husband: "Yeah, nothing excuses Babs' behavior. It was a terrible, TERRIBLE episode, and this season is really taking the show downhill. Time for the fad to die out, if this keeps up."

edited 24th Nov '12 3:57:11 PM by JakesBrain

Right, so Babs was terrible for being mean in response to bullying, so the CMC were completely justified for being mean in response to bullying?

Either way, they're missing the point that Babs was in the wrong. The point of the episode is that, yeah, doing what she did wasn't the right thing to do.

Am I something like the only person who's been bullied and doesn't see the episode as being reprehensible?

I've been bullied plenty, so no you're not the only one.

@Babs's size

Here's a side by side comparison/amusing image.◊

edited 24th Nov '12 4:03:39 PM by PerpetualLurker

@Pannic: Nope. I thought it was very well handled, and I was bullied pretty thoroughly for two-thirds of my time in school.

Here's another amazing small detail someone pointed out on another forum:

Sweetie Belle made breakfast again.◊

edited 24th Nov '12 4:11:38 PM by PerpetualLurker

I went down a similar route as Babs. Got sick being bullied in Compton and went to a different school. Was a complete jerkass at that point. However my future friends from their never lashed back. They showed me genuine friendship, and I still thank them for it.

So yeah. I like this episode's moral.

Let be honest guys, if the DMOS was still open, you know that they would be all over this episode!

Sorry, I can't help but mention it!

edited 24th Nov '12 4:19:31 PM by DavidtheMouse14

Someone went Ruined Forever on the episode? Really? Wow, that's stupid. I think that the season's been really good so far.