Independence Day. Regarding Will Smith

edited 5th Nov '11 7:47:51 PM by gingerninja666

I agree with tvtropesnoob's analysis...that's certainly what I thought about it anyway.

We have this bizzare situation were the ponies can become more...y'know...by putting on cloathes!

Dosn't make me feel better about it though.

edited 5th Nov '11 7:49:34 PM by ApplelightLimited

I refuse to explain myself. =D Noob did a pretty good job overall, I must say.

You know they're coming. No pun intended.

But yeah, in spite of my avatar, I just don't get the appeal of clopfics, and I wouldn't waste my time reading them. Sure, the ponies can look human sometimes, but Ewwww... They're animated ponies, fer chrissake!

edited 5th Nov '11 7:54:13 PM by Sydxelia

We know Applelight. I've seen the ask a pony tumbles and have laughed and cringed. Clothing only makes things worse. Funnier, but so much worse.

Don't see all that much in the race that would push Rarity's athleticism to the test, the running is mostly short sprints, most of the events are more about cooperation or skill. The only one that really would have taken strength is basically throwing Sweetie over the box stack.

The egg carry was all about teamwork.

The wi...grape juice vat, Applejack could have just clued Rarity in before hand "hey jump on this end and they all fly right in" since that's probly what Applejack/Bloom do every year. Which would take some jumping accuracy but all that much.

The pie eating, I just figure was developed from hanging out with Pinkie to much, either you get that food in your mouth ASAP or watch Pinkie grab it as you try and bite into it.

And the most athletic parts would be wading through the mud hole, which Rarity skipped by hiding at the far end, and the final stretch with the hurdles, which is where they ended up falling behind and losing.

edited 5th Nov '11 7:58:08 PM by Seraphem

ah don't be; you aren't attracted to the ponies because they are animals, but because they are so human like, in mannerisms and physical display, that they twist around that part of your brain that prevents attraction to other creatures, or at least bypasses it.

Unless you are attracted to them BECAUSE they are ponies, in which case you're a furry.

edited 5th Nov '11 7:55:04 PM by tvtropesnoob

Yes, exactly.

It's so bad it's funny.

No...it's definately the first thing.

Pinkie in her showgirl outfit was the worst case...especially the bits with her on her hind legs...forelegs in her hips...flanks...

Oh fuck, listen to me.

edited 5th Nov '11 7:56:35 PM by ApplelightLimited

So I just got done watching the episode and catching up with the thread.

I was completely surprised by Muddity as well. I didn't notice the eye color or hidden horn at all. Of course, I spent most of the race trying to watch Derpy and Berry Punch.

I do wonder how Rarity got so atheletic. Even if she isn't as fast and skilled as AJ, she was still very talented.

Edit: I guess ^^^ kind of makes sense.

edited 5th Nov '11 7:55:44 PM by storyyeller

What about when they pushed around the giant thing?

Do you remember my fanwanking about her being the daughter of a football player? That's a decent explanation.

I noticed that she was Rarity when I got a close up of her horn, and then I started to suspect it. I wasn't ENTIRELY sure, since I didn't notice the eyes, but I was genre savvy enough to know that that was probably what had happened.

edited 5th Nov '11 7:57:01 PM by tvtropesnoob

She was pretending to be Applejack, so she just absorbed some of he awesomeness somehow.

I still wonder how football is even supposed to work in Equestria. Like how do they throw the ball? Do they just kick it using magical pony kicking dexterity?

I would guess the kicking, yes. They can pull off unfeasibly accurate throws by kicking things, if you haven't noticed.

edited 5th Nov '11 8:00:07 PM by tvtropesnoob

So! I finally got a chance to watch the episode! I swear, I need to start getting up earlier on Saturdays so I can watch them on the streams, or something.

I was... sort of underwhelmed. I mean it was a good episode, and I like it, but... I was so excited to see Sweetie's personality unfold, and I guess I was just a little disappointed. I guess I was expecting something... I dunno, cuter? Still, I like how a lot of Rarity's traits come through in her too - she's got that stubbornness, and that resentful streak. And what little personality she had before was definitely there too; her lack of forethought and single-mindedness. She just seemed sort of... irritable through the whole thing. But then again she wasn't exactly at her best in it, and when she was upbeat at the beginning she was a lot of fun (I loved her scooting around on Rarity's floor when she was bored). So yeah, I guess in general It was still a really good episode, And I'm really glad to see Sweetie getting characterization, but it's ultimately going to count among the slower, less well-remembered episodes. Which is fine, I guess, as long as we still get to see a bit more of her character as the series goes on. She really is one of my favourites.

And as a final note Rarity's parents were pretty funny too. I sort of got that 'going out of one's way to not be their parents' vibe. Also, was anybody able to catch a glimpse of her dad's horn under that hat? Because I didn't... so Fluttershy may not be the one who ends up being half earth-pony.

The Iron Pony Competition in "Fall Weather Friends" includes football kicking.

I never really noticed the dragging-self-on-ground thing she did till it was pointed out, but I agree it was adorable. X3 I want to see more of her as well.

My headcanon is that her dad is an earth pony.

I loved seeing Rarity's parents.

Is that how all mares look in their mid life? Because Mrs Cake could be Pinkie in her 40's...actually no...Pinkie in her 40's will be massive, after a lifetime on the Pinkie Diet.

For some reason, I imagine Pinkie as the type who would have a lot of kids.

Yeah, I can see that.

Oh, most definitely. She'd love having lots of foals running around to look after... and she'd probably have plenty of fun getting there too.

Except for the whole gestation and birthing part, she might not like that so much.

You notice how when she runs out of gems for making her suit later in the plot, she goes to find Sweetie's drawing? This means she's planning on taking them off an using them. Which means that they are perfectly usable after being put on the arts and crafts thing. Which means that she could have used them after Sweetie Belle glued them on. Which means she didn't have to go find anymore and didn't have to flip out on Sweetie! Why did she do this when she could just take them off and use them?????? It would take all of a second with her telekinesis!

She could probably find one or two that are intact, but the rest might be covered in glue.

Or maybe she didn't want to take all of them off Sweetie Belle's picture, but thought she wouldn't miss one.

edited 5th Nov '11 8:15:13 PM by boobustuber

Pinkie seems like the type who'd find a way to make PREGNANCY fun though

edited 5th Nov '11 8:16:11 PM by gingerninja666

They might still be usable, but it still means that she has to waste the time to clean them off. Getting glue off of stuff can be a pain in the plot.

the rest? The whole ruined-by-glue thing made a somewhat poor but acceptable excuse, but that would cover all of them; the fact that she is considering using even one of them means that they could just be washed and reused.....

....

....Well, if I REALLY wanted an explanation, I suppose the one-might-not-be-ruined excuse could work if I was desperate, but that still makes no sense.

Longer than going to get more highly rare gems out in the middle of nowhere? X3

EDIT:I doubt she really cared about the drawing in her state. She didn't act like it.

edited 5th Nov '11 8:18:42 PM by tvtropesnoob