I have yet to re-watch that one, and I don't know why. I liked it, too.

A lot of people have that one as their favorite.

It is, funnily enough, probably one of the worst episodes to use for introducing the show to someone.

In other non-news, I've finished chapter 5 of my stupid story and I'm gonna upload it to ff.net. Then I'll send it into blog pony.

Lol yeah, a lot of the main 6 might come off as Mary Sues if you saw that one first. I call that proof that just because something's a prequel doesn't mean that you should watch it first.

What's your story

And yes, I couldn't help but squee at little Twilight. Weren't we all that young once?

Ah, dang it, I was totally planning on doing a "like a hoss" thing on Ponychan.

I know, it's almost too adorable for me! Fluttershy's song strikes me as a mixture of The Little Mermaid's Part of Your World and that song from Dexter's Laboratory: "This place is new! This place is huge! And so secret from the world!" I even love how she ends it with that corny line "I love everything!"

And halfway through, I think "Oh yeah, this is Pinkie Pie's speaking voice singing!"

I still need to watch "Cutie Mark Chronicles" again. It was one of my favorites, but I only watched it once for some reason.

I just love everything Scootaloo does in that episode.

The first episode where I found myself eagerly watching multiple times was "Party of One."

Also, I've just sent in the newest chapter to blog pony. Hopefully this time I didn't make some kind of error with the submission. And hopefully this chapter is better-received. In any case, hopefully this'll dispel those bizarre Ayn Rand remarks...

Well, I did remember one thing, that Pinkie's vision of the Grand Galloping Gala as a Disney Acid Sequence about a birthday party at a carnival only gets more hilarious once you've seen what the Gala is really like.

I wonder if mother dragons give their eggs to the ponies to keep the infants safe from territorial adults.

I'm afraid Party Of One is quickly becoming my most favorite episode.

The only problem I have with it is how...underwhelming Pinkie's party is a the beginning.

Someone suggested that it might be because only the main cast is in attendance

I'm slowly working my way through the two hundred previous pages of this topic I missed. One thing that pops out at me is that all the "ponychan" links are dead. Another is that most users REALLY hate a certain "grimdark" Pinkie Pie story. Personally I find the idea of Pinkie Pie playing at being Ax Crazy to be rather amusing, and it makes me wonder if the show's writers will respond to the fandom in some way, like revealing Pinkie to be a big fan of horror stories, and having it be a way in which she scares the other ponies without meaning to. I could see it teaching some layered lessons by the end.

Although she's already started sharing the Ax Crazy preconception with Fluttershy:

edited 30th May '11 9:27:28 PM by BagofMagicFood

Normally her parties are "Bring everyone and their grandma!" types. Gummy's birthday was invitation-only, I gather, and even if she wanted to Pinkie couldn't have given out anymore the way she was doing it.

Speaking of Pinkie Pie I wonder if Pinkemina is a spilt personality lol.

• Pinkie pie(happy personality)/pinkamena Diane pie( emo personality)
• Nightmare moon(evil personality)/ Princess Luna(good persona) ?

edited 30th May '11 9:51:13 PM by FallenLegend

@Pannic Yea, I realize that it is a really bad intro episode and that makes me kind of sad, but on the other hand, it would probably lose a lot of impact if it was somehow changed to not require familiarity with the main six.

The two people I successfully got into the series I actually managed to persuade having the pilot as part of the line up. For my first friend, he was willing to watch 4, so I risked the pilot and did pilot, Winter Wrap Up, Sonic Rainboom. I think I was slowly persuading him episode by episode, but Fluttershy's yaying completely sealed the deal. Then after THAT, I showed him the Cutie Mark Chronicles, which basically took that seal, locked it with a key, buried the key, then built a house of the key. Then the... uh, episode moved into the house... I guess?. The other watched 1-3 straight through and she was hooked on the cuteness and relatability.

Some of you may remember the other line up I tried on a third friend, but it didn't seem to persuade her (Bridle Gossip, then Winter Wrap Up), but it did seem to improve her attitude toward the show. She admitted it was cute and I did plant the ear worm that is Winter Wrap Up. Even if she doesn't ever watch it again, I'm content knowing she's not apprehensive about it anymore.

Currently working on a 4th friend too. He's well aware of the brony community and I think his mind was kind of half blown when he saw me post my Winter Wrap Up Twilight on my site. I keep telling him to try some episodes so he can see for himself, but he hasn't given in yet, hehe. If he does though, I'm thinking I'll probably try the Bridle Gossip, then Winter Wrap Up line up on him, unless he gives me a lot of episodes to work with. Then I'll probably tack Ticket Master to the front and Sonic Rainboom to the end.

@ look interview with Tara strong

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edited 30th May '11 10:03:53 PM by FallenLegend

Wow, that video actually honestly scared me the first two or three times watching it. I literally jumped a little at the part where she said "come out". It was right in line with the scene and believable.

Now it's finally in the realm of funny for me and is making me laugh. If only they left out that Pinkie Pie picture at the end. It would be pure gold.

I can't make it work :/ anyways here it is the link To the interview http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kgk8_fS-Y8Y

Tara isnt aware of us bronies!

edited 30th May '11 10:02:47 PM by FallenLegend

Huh, so when you break the embedded video tags in a certain way, it generates a little webpage window with scroll bars?

I think it would have been pure gold if they had managed to superimpose the broken door frame over Fluttershy.

edited 30th May '11 10:03:34 PM by BagofMagicFood

Let me try.

How about this? The show does love its Stephen Sondheim tributes.

Yeah, that may be true, though I think it does have some similarity to "We Are The Cutie Mark Crusaders", but maybe that's just from hearing both of them in a row. Does anyone know what differences there are between "DREAM MODE" and "NIGHTMARE MODE" besides the death growl bit at the end?

I might've gone for the Bryn Terfel recording rather than the Michael Cerveris, personally.

edited 30th May '11 11:59:42 PM by Pannic

thanks a lot