This is going to sound random, but...

Are there any scenes (besides Pinkamena's first party) where the ponies are standing relatively upright?

Pinkie Pie dances upright during "Evil Enchantress, " and there's also Twilight Filly's "The power of Celestia compels you!" attempt at hatching Spike.

I think Pinkie rather frequently shows up on hind legs.

edited 27th Apr '11 9:02:50 AM by Adannor

If you count flying, there's a few shots of Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash flying as if they were standing erect.

Heh.

"Erect".

Heh heh.

It is possible for something to be awesome and very strange at the same time, right? Of course it is, that's practically Pinkie Pie's existence. But I digress.

http://mlpfriendshipismagic.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d3e5req

Rarity standing on one pair of legs an the end of her first Art of Drees Song. Pikny at the end of Cupcakes song.

Fluttershy jumps up and down on her hind legs when cheering for Dash in Sonic Rainboom.

If you care about ponies that aren't in the main six, Trixie stands on her hind legs in Boast Busters.

I thought that was the Mythbusters the first time i saw it, and now i want to see that.

...Why is there so much fanart of Trixie that assumes that her powers are strong for stuff outside theatrics, or gives her a targic past?

edited 27th Apr '11 1:21:23 PM by Enlong

Because we don't have much in the way of villains and secondary characters, so the few we do get are expanded to absurd levels. See also, every character who's only appeared in a background shot but has a name, fanart and fanfiction about them.

I get that, but... well, it's like they're actively ignoring what we've seen of her powers.

Hey everyone. This is unrelated to the current discussion, but I require some advice. I’ll try to keep this as brief as possible.

I only recently became a brony, and a couple of weeks ago, I finally came to terms with the fact that I was watching a “girls show” and began suggesting it my immediate friends. Now, many friends of both genders watch it, but there are two holdouts that are refusing to give it much of a chance, probably on principle. One of them watched the first episode, and, declaring it “wasn’t for him, ” will not watch any more. Of course, he has a right to his opinion, but since he is judging the show based on one of its (arguably) weakest episodes, I feel like he is missing out. Worse, though, is my other friend, who won’t watch it at all, almost certainly because of my first friend being rather vocal about his opinion.

I figure I can convince at least one of them to watch one more episode, and I feel if I can convert one, the other will follow since the two of them pretty much always watch the same things. Anyways, my question is what episode would you guys recommend? Right now, I’m leaning toward Sonic Rainboom, Dragonshy or possibly a Bird in the Hoof, but since those are some of my personal favorites, I want to make sure I’m not being blinded by my own preferences. Plus, I’m not entirely sure how good they’d be if you don’t already understand the character dynamics (for example, I don’t know how cool the ending to Dragonshy would be if they don’t know Fluttershy very well).

...Aaand that turned out a lot less brief than I intended.

edited 27th Apr '11 1:49:02 PM by Cyberbanjo

Trixie showed she was good with telekenisis, making light solid and then manipulating it, conjuring weather, and transforming things.

She's not great when compared to Twilight, but she does seem to be a pony of many magical talents.

edited 27th Apr '11 1:52:37 PM by Parable

Which is actually pretty diverse, since most ponies can only do magic related to their talent. I guess showing off is her talent?

Her cutie mark is a wand and cape, I imagine her calling in life was "Stage Performance" which naturally entails lots of features to entertain and dazzle people with, and that includes more that light tricks. And she did do this for the most part, it was the braggart and condensing behavior that caused her to grossly exaggerate her abilities that did her in.

Then you have Twilight, who represents the very essence of Magic and is A) Naturally gifted beyond any other, and B) Has spent much of her life studying it and honing her skills. She has UNLIMITED POOOOOWWWWWEEEEERRRRR!!!

There really isn't a comparison between the two except in Trixie's mind.

To be honest, I'm kind of dealing with a similar issue.

Some episodes I've considered for a like situation are:

Bridle Gossip - Because the curses are hilarious. But it runs into the "not as funny if you don't know the characters" problem.

Swarm of the Century - Again, hilarity and its one of the less "typically girly" plots of the series. I'd probably go with this.

Green Isn't Your Color - I like this episode, and I think everyone needs to know the eternal meaning of "FOR-EVERRRR!" but my friends might feel its too preachy.

Over a Barrel - I think its funny, but some of my friends have an initial bad reaction to singing and dancing (even if it is played for laughs).

EDIT: Griffon the Brush-Off might also be a good starter episode.

edited 27th Apr '11 2:09:05 PM by MoeDantes

My suggestion for helping somepony get started with the series is to not start them with a full episode. Try getting them to watch either some "Best Of..." vids or a PMV (like that Epic one). Get their curiosity pegged then show them a full episode. That way they are at least a little more motivated than if they went in cold.

http://www.ponychan.net/chan/media/res/5109.html

Guess who made those parody lyrics?

I think some viewers want to see the main ponies fight some EVIL villains. Nightmare Moon can be called a villain but the story went she was more like kid that threw a tantrum and got banished to the moon as a form of time out. She seemed more like a misunderstood teenager than an evil villain.

Still, I do wonder if Luna's turn to darkness was something that Luna did herself or did she get a little shove or conned into that direction? Her plan of Eternal Night seems pretty similar to a G1 villain's plan for Eternal Night.

Series 2 will probably have a proper reoccuring Big Bad I'm reckoning...

edited 27th Apr '11 2:35:41 PM by Eventua

I suppose when you are one of the two most powerful beings in the world, when you throw a tantrum, you spare no expense.

Lauren Faust confirmed that.

I really wish this would happen.