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#11876 gingerninja 666 Tue, 26th Jul '11 2:59:42 PM from Aboard The Damocles from Aboard The Damocles

THIS! Oh my god so much this! That's why I don't like the gimdark fics, and why I like to portray everyone in MLP (even the villains) as positively as I can.

This show's best feature is how idealistic it is, and how warm it makes me feel inside when I watch an episode.

also, as creepy as SOTB is, it's stil petty optimistic when you think about it. Ruby is content with her life, and the Necroponies do seem to be capable of change and redemption, that and the fact that Applebloom survives in the end, when a Downer Ending would be much beter tone-wise for that kind of game

edited 26th Jul '11 3:04:11 PM by gingerninja666

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Tealove is best pony

#11877 Japanese Teeth Tue, 26th Jul '11 3:08:26 PM from Meinong's jungle from Meinong's jungle

That's part of the reason I liked it. Despite the grimdarkness, it still managed to maintain a bit of the show's tone. It's also an AU, which means I have no problem with it.

And yeah, I agree that the show is a great pick-me-up. It's good to watch at the end of a crappy day.

edited 26th Jul '11 3:09:15 PM by JapaneseTeeth

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#11878 Anonymous User Tue, 26th Jul '11 3:22:26 PM from Colorado from Colorado

Is it weird that I initially didn't like "The Best Night Ever" because everyone was miserable throughout?

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#11879 Random Chaos Tue, 26th Jul '11 3:24:20 PM from All alone from All alone

I haven't seen that yeat.

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#11880 Rationalinsanity Tue, 26th Jul '11 3:26:43 PM from The Screaming Vortex from The Screaming Vortex

Awesome: http://ponibooru.413chan.net/post/view/38727

Giving three little kids warmachines that can level city blocks can't possibly go wrong.

Kill for the Living, Kill for the Dead.

#11881 blueharp Tue, 26th Jul '11 3:26:44 PM

Not at all, it's a downer episode, and quite disappointing in its own way.

They should have Eridani Light Horse markings.

edited 26th Jul '11 3:28:52 PM by blueharp

#11882 gingerninja 666 Tue, 26th Jul '11 3:28:03 PM from Aboard The Damocles from Aboard The Damocles

CUTIE MARK CRUSADER MECH PILOTS!!! YAY!!

Dissapointing as in, bad episode dissapointing, or in-story this is so dissapointing for the ponies dissapointing?

edited 26th Jul '11 3:29:40 PM by gingerninja666

"Schneizel! So you ARE the puppet master behind all this!" - Lelouch Lamperouge

Tealove is best pony

#11883 Central Avenue Tue, 26th Jul '11 3:38:08 PM from Columbus, Ohio from Columbus, Ohio

For some reason part of the "lesson" I got from "Best Night Ever" is that when you let yourself get hyped up expecting the "Best [whatever] Ever", you're pretty much always bound for disappointment.

So yeah, kind of a Downer Episode for me.

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#11884 blueharp Tue, 26th Jul '11 3:46:56 PM

A bit of both really. It was a bit of a downer on its own, but I don't think it was a good episode in the sense that it was well done, since the whole resolution of it was a bit questionable, and there's quite a few characters who behave a bit less than faithfully, to the point where it almost stretched my belief in its credibility with the extremes.

#11885 gingerninja 666 Tue, 26th Jul '11 3:47:14 PM from Aboard The Damocles from Aboard The Damocles

I learned that Celestia is a massive dick who invited these ponies to the gala knowing full well that they'd be dissapointed, and would end up ruining the entire celebration for everyone.

All done to ease her own boredom

"Schneizel! So you ARE the puppet master behind all this!" - Lelouch Lamperouge

Tealove is best pony

#11886 Japanese Teeth Tue, 26th Jul '11 4:01:52 PM from Meinong's jungle from Meinong's jungle

I think that's exaggerating a bit. What really happened is that she probably assumed that they'd spend the night with each other rather than isolating themselves, so they'd actually enjoy it.

But yeah, agreed that it probably isn't one of my favorite episodes. Although we got Flutterage and Rarity smashing her own slipper, which makes it worth watching.

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#11887 Anonymous User Tue, 26th Jul '11 4:02:41 PM from Colorado from Colorado

I saw the last half or so of "Applebuck Season" in reruns.

I initially found the ending "saccharine", but now it strikes me as genuinely sweet. Anybody else experience something like this

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#11888 gingerninja 666 Tue, 26th Jul '11 4:05:34 PM from Aboard The Damocles from Aboard The Damocles

why would it be "saccharine"?

Although I do wanna see Big Mac during an Applebuck season sometime. He's apparently better at it than Applejack, and can do it faster

"Schneizel! So you ARE the puppet master behind all this!" - Lelouch Lamperouge

Tealove is best pony

#11889 storyyeller Tue, 26th Jul '11 4:05:58 PM from Appleloosa from Appleloosa

At The Gala is the best mlp song of all time. Of all time!

edited 26th Jul '11 4:06:32 PM by storyyeller

It's pronounced "Te-ah-low-ve"

#11890 gingerninja 666 Tue, 26th Jul '11 4:08:54 PM from Aboard The Damocles from Aboard The Damocles

Into the gala we must go, we're ready now, we're all aglow. Into the gala let's go in and have the best night ever.

for some reason that's my favourite lyric in the entire series so far

edit: Oh, and RD's verse too

edited 26th Jul '11 4:09:47 PM by gingerninja666

"Schneizel! So you ARE the puppet master behind all this!" - Lelouch Lamperouge

Tealove is best pony

#11891 Anonymous User Tue, 26th Jul '11 4:13:53 PM from Colorado from Colorado

I don't know, I probably didn't know the characters very well then

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#11892 Random Chaos Tue, 26th Jul '11 4:14:22 PM from All alone from All alone

I like winter wrap up myself

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#11893 Bagof Magic Food Tue, 26th Jul '11 4:15:25 PM

I kinda remember that moment in "The Best Night Ever" where I went "Oh I see where this is going! They all get a scene where they're happy, and then each of them gets more and more frustrated when things go wrong! But it was very economical doing the turn-around from 'pleased' to 'disappointed' all in one scene with Pinkie Pie there."

I also thought "Dang, it's the season finale, and most of these ponies haven't matured at all, huh. Classic sitcom! But Celestia just proved herself to be so awesome when she actually counted on that."

#11894 gingerninja 666 Tue, 26th Jul '11 4:17:42 PM from Aboard The Damocles from Aboard The Damocles

I thought Celestia was horrific in that episode

I still love her though

"Schneizel! So you ARE the puppet master behind all this!" - Lelouch Lamperouge

Tealove is best pony

#11895 kegisak Tue, 26th Jul '11 4:20:24 PM

Actually, I thought the last episode was a pretty good indicator of some character growth. Fluttershy was more assertive(albeit in the wrong way), Twilight didn't completely lose it when things didn't go her way, Rarity didn't freak out over getting dirty...Okay, so some of them had developed more than others, but you could see first steps there, all the same.

#11896 Mio Tue, 26th Jul '11 4:45:10 PM

Is it overly cynical of me to think that any character development the mane six have will probably not stick? I'm not saying that it will happen but I can't shake the felling that it might.

#11897 Turnways Flip Tue, 26th Jul '11 4:45:56 PM from whoof want to know from whoof want to know

Nobody will see through my disguise... this time...

#11898 kegisak Tue, 26th Jul '11 4:58:11 PM

Well...The don't have a consistent timeline, so it's gonna come and go. But this show is, at the end of the day, all about the morals. So they have to keep some degree of character development, or else even the kids are going to pick up on Aesop Amnesia after a while. Plus, we've proven that this show goes well above and beyond, so it's not hard to imagine the writers trying hard to keep canon consistent.

#11899 nomuru2d Tue, 26th Jul '11 5:00:27 PM from Inkster, MI from Inkster, MI

^^... 3D pony models!? The hell!?

edited 26th Jul '11 5:00:37 PM by nomuru2d

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#11900 Shota Tue, 26th Jul '11 5:06:48 PM

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