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#326951 Perpetual Lurker Mon, 7th Jan '13 6:14:58 PM

She had to apply the lesson to retain that friendship, though. I'm sure that if she had continued to pester them against their wishes, she wouldn't have been Cranky or Matilda's friend anymore.

#326952 Japanese Teeth Mon, 7th Jan '13 6:16:21 PM from Meinong's jungle

Given that we never see them again outside of cameos, that rings a bit hollow.

@Keg: Same here, obviously.

In order, my breakdown of Pinkie episodes:

1. Party of One

2. Baby Cakes, MM Mystery on the Friendship Express, TMPP

3. Feeling Pinkie Keen, Griffon the Brush Off

4. A Friend In Deed

edited 7th Jan '13 6:16:54 PM by JapaneseTeeth

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#326953 d Roy Mon, 7th Jan '13 6:16:26 PM from Buffalo, New York

I don't like any of Pinkie-centric episodes. Then again, I don't like a lot of episodes.

One of very few I loved was a Rarity episode. It says a lot about how much I like her. Oddly enough, although Twilight is my favorite pony, I don't like episodes featuring her either.

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#326954 Wryte Mon, 7th Jan '13 6:17:37 PM

Why am I not surprised that someone made a Cadance wife toss game.

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#326955 storyyeller Mon, 7th Jan '13 6:19:48 PM from Appleloosa

Pinkie having flaws is a good thing, people.

Everyone knows that only munchkins take flaws.

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#326956 Psi 001 Mon, 7th Jan '13 6:19:51 PM

Pinkie tends to become much more three dimentional as the focus character since it allows her to gain pathos from actually becoming involved in a dilemma rather than starting one for comic relief.

It's sort of the opposite reason AJ and Twilight become more vibrant as main characters, while the latter gain pathos from having their rare buffoonish qualities spotlighted, Pinkie gets them from her rare more poignant ones (though recently I think Twilight has mastered the art of bringing personality out of even minor roles, eg. Spike At Your Service).

edited 7th Jan '13 6:21:05 PM by Psi001

#326957 storyyeller Mon, 7th Jan '13 6:22:07 PM from Appleloosa

I'm with badwolf on this one. Pinkie had her moments, but on the whole I found her more aggravating than anything else. And as I've said before, I'm fine with her having flaws; my issue with that episode is that I never felt like she actually understood the lesson because she got what she wanted without ever actually giving Cranky his space.

I agree that the lesson was great, but I didn't at all get the feeling that Pinkie ever demonstrated that she learned it because she never actually left Cranky alone until after he agreed to be her friend. I thought it had a great message, but kinda shot itself in the foot because in function Pinkie didn't actually do it. If the episode had ended with Pinkie leaving him alone, and him giving her a second chance because of it, it would probably be one of my favorite episodes.

That's pretty much my thoughts too. A bad case of Broken Aesop.

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#326958 d Roy Mon, 7th Jan '13 6:25:20 PM from Buffalo, New York

I personally think that Pinkie is the best background pony. I find her the most enjoyable during her background antics.

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#326959 storyyeller Mon, 7th Jan '13 6:27:09 PM from Appleloosa

I usually liker her better as a supprting character, but she's had some good focus episodes too. Unlike AJ.

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#326960 Psi 001 Mon, 7th Jan '13 6:27:13 PM

Pinkie in general is the pony almost always with her personality in full swing in everything she does, she's rarely reduced to a generic background pony, it's just as a supporting character she is usually one note comic relief and only gains a lot of pathos from being the lead.

I've noticed she's been the Butt Monkey a fair few times in Season Three though, an attempt to remedy this perhaps.

edited 7th Jan '13 6:30:32 PM by Psi001

#326961 Bluespade Mon, 7th Jan '13 6:28:27 PM from Fort Worth, Texas

I always find it weird when people argue/complain about the aesops. Because I don't care about the aesops at all, I wish they wouldn't bother with them.

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#326962 edvedd Mon, 7th Jan '13 6:28:27 PM from Over there. Maybe?

Admittedly, Pinkie leaving Cranky alone would have given the writers more time to set up the Matilda reveal. And imagine how funny it would be to see Pinkie struggling NOT to bother him.

I do like that the consideration lesson stuck around. In TMPP, she had fun quietly so Dash could nap.

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#326963 Psi 001 Mon, 7th Jan '13 6:29:49 PM

She did at least get to leave the both of them alone for the closing gag. I kinda liked that episode since it was more or less a deconstruction of the Idiot Houdini.

#326964 storyyeller Mon, 7th Jan '13 6:29:51 PM from Appleloosa

Yeah, but she was always considerate. Way back in Griffon The Brush Off, she decided not to prank Fluttershy.

edited 7th Jan '13 6:30:12 PM by storyyeller

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#326965 d Roy Mon, 7th Jan '13 6:30:08 PM from Buffalo, New York

Matilda.

Come to think of it, her and Gilda have relatively human-like names. Interesting.

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#326966 storyyeller Mon, 7th Jan '13 6:30:49 PM from Appleloosa

So did Gustave le Grand.

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#326967 d Roy Mon, 7th Jan '13 6:31:20 PM from Buffalo, New York

Him too.

Hmm...

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#326968 Wryte Mon, 7th Jan '13 6:32:49 PM

Don't forget Donut Joe.

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#326969 d Roy Mon, 7th Jan '13 6:33:50 PM from Buffalo, New York

Forgot about him.

I suppose names like Miller shouldn't look too out of place.

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#326970 Mio Mon, 7th Jan '13 6:35:10 PM

I always find it weird when people argue/complain about the aesops. Because I don't care about the aesops at all, I wish they wouldn't bother with them.

They are a part of the story, and if people did not like that part, then they will argue/complain about it. It's as simple as that.

edited 7th Jan '13 6:35:27 PM by Mio

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#326971 storyyeller Mon, 7th Jan '13 6:37:06 PM from Appleloosa

I thought about Pony Joe but decided it didn't count, since it's more like a nickname or title than a real name.

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#326972 Japanese Teeth Mon, 7th Jan '13 6:42:33 PM from Meinong's jungle

@Ed: I wish it would have happened that way.

@Blue: When the plot of the episode revolves around one character trying to convince another character that something is bad, it's kinda hard to ignore.

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#326973 edvedd Mon, 7th Jan '13 6:47:51 PM from Over there. Maybe?

@JT: They haven't been afraid to be more subtle before, so I'm disappointed that they chose to go more 'broad comedy' for this one.

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#326974 kegisak Mon, 7th Jan '13 6:49:06 PM

@Story: It could also refer to a cuppa joe. I don't think I've ever seen a Doughnut place that doesn't also sell coffee.

#326975 edvedd Mon, 7th Jan '13 6:51:34 PM from Over there. Maybe?

He was Pony Joe in The Best Night Ever, but Donut Joe in MM Mystery.

Hm.

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