I'm gonna say ship tease won, but eh. It doesn't look like we're holding too firm to the betting, but if the winning camp wants something from me I might find time yet for a drawing.

I'm leaning towards 'not really, but possible friendship which could develop.'

Lyra brushable toy confirmed! Watching video, kthxbye.

Yeah, if anyone won it's Ship Tease, even though I'm leaning toward a draw personally. If everyone's still all together on what happens to the losers, I'll do whatever I'm asked to.

Shy Mac is best Mac!

Maybe that's why he only says Eeyup and Nope most of the time? Because he's too timid to carry out a full conversation

I'm still obsessed with this gif◊

edited 11th Feb '12 3:58:29 PM by gingerninja666

Oh, well, that's a shame. I've been looking forward to an excuse and/or pressure to write something.

Why's that such s cute thought?

edited 11th Feb '12 3:59:11 PM by ApplelightLimited

. . .quite hypnotic that gif is.

Also Big Mac timid? That was never the impression I got from him in the rest of the episodes, but I guess I can see it.

edited 11th Feb '12 4:03:07 PM by Mio

Yeah, as long as it's not shipping, I'd gladly write something from a prompt. I want to get somewhat good at that, after all.

edited 11th Feb '12 4:02:06 PM by PerpetualLurker

I would write - and would like to, in fact - but haven't got the time at the moment. Not unless people are willing to wait a couple of months.

Shame I couldn't enter the betting pool - I was thinking, and then the episode leaked and I read spoilers.

So Cheeralee called Big Mac a friend several times, once called him a good friend, and when she explained that they were trying to get the two of them together they both laughed as though sharing a private joke. There's definitely some kind of history between them... I'd guess they actual USED to be dating, but broke it off and remained friends.

Anyway, a bunch of the voice acting in this episode sounded REALLY weird to me. Did anyone else notice? I think I may have just gone to long since hearing them or something.

Specifically, Applebloom, Sweetie Belle, Cheeralee, and Twilight all sounded off to me.

-spidey senses are tingling-

Did someone say something about writing?

The only one I really noticed was Sweetie Belle sounding a bit older. I'm fairly sure this is because her VA is getting older, so her voice is changing a bit. It's certainly not a bad change though, I think her older sounding voice fits her nicely as the apparent leader of the group.

edited 11th Feb '12 4:09:03 PM by PerpetualLurker

@Blue Twi DID sound weird, and Cheerilee I think only sounded so different because it's our first time hearing her annoyed or angry. She seems to adopt a completely different voice (Like when she said "That's an Apple Tree")

edited 11th Feb '12 4:11:21 PM by gingerninja666

Oh yeah, I was gonna say I like how she took charge as the leader of the episode. Now Scootaloo needs to take charge some time... On the other hand, I thought Scoots was more likeable this episode.

too bad hey didn't really give Scoots much to do

A lot of people tend to raise the pitch of their voice when they're happy, and flatten it when they aren't - my voice sounds completely different when I'm excited. I'm sure Cheerilee does the same thing. I didn't... really notice a difference with Twi, because she wasn't there a lot, and Sweeite just sounded a bit less squeaky. More mature, I guess, as befitting her sort of leadership role.

I still really love her leaping out of the bushes and screaming, though. Best part of the episode for me.

So nobody else has theories about Mac and Cheer's history?

What I want to know is what the fric was going on with everyone's eyes this episode. It was so distracting!

Mac and Cheer were always mutual friends since their school days...they may have went to the prom together...that's my head canon.

@Mage I for one LOVED all of the eye changes in this ep

Cheerilee and Big Macintosh's friendship struck up after he came to Applebloom's Parent Teacher conferences.

edited 11th Feb '12 4:25:19 PM by Badwolfwho

Both of these are great. And the eyes didn't bother me at all, they were just cartoony like usual.