Of course, the whole reason Twilight is staying in Ponyville is to learn about "The Magic of Friendship, " so if they dropped the morals they'd actually have to retool the show...

dude, uncalled for

I'm with Seraphem on this one. I don't really mind the morals as long they don't work against the rest of the episode. They just come with the kid's show territory.

@Moe Dantes: Huh, pretty weird you would think that about A Friend In Deed of all episodes, but okay.

I'm not sure what he means by "edge of insanity"; I don't really see the first season episodes as being any more "insane" than the second season's.

I'm ok with the morals too. In fact, they have a certain charm imo.

I love the bg music that plays whenever the moral is being written. (or spoken in a lot of cases in season 2)

Barring one episode, the morals have never been forced in my opinion.

Which would not be lost simply because they don't send a letter to Celestia all the time.

Case in point:

Typical Children's Cartoon - Character thinks everyone has forgotten about their birthday/is avoiding them for some reason. They get depressed, maybe run away or something. Get found, get a special message about how their friends love them.

My Little Pony - Character thinks her friends don't like her anymore, interrogates a baby dragon CIA style and then goes into a delusional fantasy where inanimate objects become her new best friends until the athlete of the team drags her to the party place.

Typical Children's Cartoon - New character is excessively boastful, becoming a nuisance to all around them. Bragging gets them into trouble (probably some easily unworkable situation, like a fight after school or something), which teaches them a lesson against bragging.

My Little Pony - Magician comes to town and not only brags but commits random acts of bondage. Impressionable youngsters believe boasts and end up calling a freaking spectral bear down on Ponyville, forcing the resident magician to have to do some serious gandalf stuff to set things right.

Typical Children's Cartoon' - The two sides who are having a bitter land dispute end up sorting everything out without ever coming to blows, possibly (usually) finding out that some sinister third party was setting them up, making them mutual friends.

My Little Pony - The war actually happens, and its almost directly caused by the show's heroes. It ends by getting the natives addicted to pie.

Hope this helps.

I get that, I'm just don't think it's diminished much in recent episodes.

Season 2 is just as good as season 1. I don't care what you say.

Eh, I thought things got wackier in S2.

And really, is there anything wrong with that?

Lesson Zero was different right?

oh did have at least come good stuff today despite the bad and, whoa boy stuff. Got me some boxes of girl Scout cookies. yay!

Very.

edited 26th Feb '12 5:56:45 PM by TheFreeman

@Seraphem: What kind?

Ah, just let Moe be. He don't like the show anymore then he don't like the show.

I still like it

It's fine if he doesn't like it, I'm just trying to understand his explanation.

@JT

Isn't it obvious? The ones made from real girl scouts!

Well, for example:

"A Friend in Deed" was fairly straightforward with some funny, but standard-issue humor. "Hearts and Hooves" was cute but its only unusual thing was the extent of Mac and Cheer's affection and the silly things they said. "The Super Squeezy" or whatever was only made unique by the moral. "Family Appreciation Day" was just standard. "Hearth's Warming Eve" was a completely traditional Christmas special honestly.

"Read it and Weep, " "The Last Roundup" and "Baby Cakes" still had that edge of insanity, but that's three versus four. These are the last seven episodes.

Don't. Badmouth. SSCS 6 K

I personally think season 1 is better, but only marginally.

aeeeeeeeeee...

...iou

edited 26th Feb '12 6:16:58 PM by SuperiorSerperior