My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Forum Archive (nuked Western Animation thread)
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#200751storyyellerMon, 21st May '12 6:27:34 PMfrom Appleloosa
Well I thought Cutie Pox could have been better focused on something else.
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#200752Rich ReedersMon, 21st May '12 6:27:54 PMfrom Sweet Apple Acres
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#200753SeraphemMon, 21st May '12 6:28:15 PMfrom Delamare
seriously, there were 4 episodes featured on a CMC, only 2 of them were the CMC as the CMC the other 2 were AB episodes, one shared with Granny Smith and gave the backstory of Ponyville
Season 1 they had...three episodes as the CMC, onr that was mostly AB, and one of them showed the mane 6's Cutie mark stories.
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#200754BluespadeMon, 21st May '12 6:28:21 PMfrom Texas
Cutie Pox was just plain bad./unpoplular opinion.
Element of Dullness.
#200755Japanese TeethMon, 21st May '12 6:28:22 PMfrom Meinong's jungle
I have to admit that if I had the choice between worldbuilding and character interaction, I'll take the character interaction pretty much every time. The CMC episodes weren't bad, but I'd rather have seen stuff like Stare Master that focuses as much on the mane cast as it does on them.
#200756gingerninja 666Mon, 21st May '12 6:29:14 PMfrom Aboard The Damocles
@story I liked cutie pox.
Oh wait, you don't like "Lol, magical disease" episodes, do you?
The only thing I didn't like about it was the epic Zecora meme that sprung from the ep
"Contests fought between two masters are decided instantly. An invisible battle is now raging between the two of them." Lulu vs Schneizel
#200757condottieraMon, 21st May '12 6:29:24 PMfrom Chicago
I like the CMC in moderation, but they're one of those good things that you can have too much of.
To be fair Rainbow Dash also got a good few starring episodes this season two, few of them involving big roles of other characters. I think Season Two might have been testing certain characters' personality strength, since they spent a lot of them as the episode's sole detail. Twilight for example, who got a bit of Character Exaggeration and has more gags revolved her talking or acting by herself in her centered episodes.
edited 21st May '12 6:31:56 PM by Psi001
#200762gingerninja 666Mon, 21st May '12 6:31:08 PMfrom Aboard The Damocles
If they only have one CMC ep in season 3 it better damn well be a Scoot Scootaloo episode!
"Contests fought between two masters are decided instantly. An invisible battle is now raging between the two of them." Lulu vs Schneizel
#200763condottieraMon, 21st May '12 6:31:56 PMfrom Chicago
#200764Japanese TeethMon, 21st May '12 6:32:11 PMfrom Meinong's jungle
Yeah, I don't mind the CMC as characters; I would just prefer that episodes don't focus exclusively on them, because those episodes tend to be more about shenanigans than actual character building. Most of them boil down to "The CMC attempt something, Hilarity Ensues". The mane cast episodes focus more on character interaction and dealing with circumstances.
#200765Rich ReedersMon, 21st May '12 6:32:28 PMfrom Sweet Apple Acres
@Blue: I'll see that and raise you Divine Entity:
edited 21st May '12 6:32:50 PM by RichReeders
Confounded modern Internalnet doohicky. In the old days, if we wanted to talk to someone far away we sent 'em a letter!
#200766DreniusMon, 21st May '12 6:32:45 PMfrom Northern Virginia
I don't really have many complaints about the CMC. While not superlative, I though Cutie Pox was OK.
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and Terra is my nation.
Deep space is my dwelling place,
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#200767Psi 001Mon, 21st May '12 6:33:29 PM
I think the CMC might work better if they had more growth as individual characters and chemistry with other characters. The odd time they do get it is in the non-CMC related ones.
There do seem to be particular characters that get the lion's share of spotlight to some extent each season. Twilight and AJ had many starring roles in season one, as did RD and the CMC in season two. Wonder whose turn it might be in season three.
Also is it true a Big Mac episode was planned and pulled?
edited 21st May '12 6:34:55 PM by Psi001
#200768BluespadeMon, 21st May '12 6:33:54 PMfrom Texas
@Rich:I'm playing the first game now, so I don't know any music from the 2nd one. It sounds amazing though.
Element of Dullness.
#200769condottieraMon, 21st May '12 6:34:30 PMfrom Chicago
Plus, AB's cutie mark has just GOT to be an apple blossom. How do they pick their names, anyway? They're always right!
#200770gingerninja 666Mon, 21st May '12 6:34:40 PMfrom Aboard The Damocles
@Psi I don't know why if that is true.
Did Big Mac just not test well?
And Spike got two focus episodes this season rather than one
"Contests fought between two masters are decided instantly. An invisible battle is now raging between the two of them." Lulu vs Schneizel
#200771SeraphemMon, 21st May '12 6:34:45 PMfrom Delamare
cutie pox was okay, but could have been better.
They spent to long on AB show off scene, not enough on the actual disease.
Build a fool proof system, and the world will create a better fool.
#200772Ace Of ScarabsMon, 21st May '12 6:34:47 PMfrom Singapore
Frost Dragon ist cheap as hell. Freeze+Shatter? That's just mean. Score one for the Rhinox !random (Life 3), also Catscratch spammage and Dashie's Jump+Wonderbolts Badge. Ice 3 is just an inconvenience.
#200773gingerninja 666Mon, 21st May '12 6:35:20 PMfrom Aboard The Damocles
@Blue Would I like DDS?
"Contests fought between two masters are decided instantly. An invisible battle is now raging between the two of them." Lulu vs Schneizel
#200774Psi 001Mon, 21st May '12 6:36:59 PM
@ Technically Spike had two in both depending whether you count Dog and Pony Show as a 'Rarity episode' or a 'Spike episode'.
Big Mac is admitedly a bit one dimentional at this point, maybe they didn't think he'd have enough draw appeal to hold an episode. Though granted A Day in the Limelight could be just the thing to fix that.
edited 21st May '12 6:37:32 PM by Psi001
#200775BluespadeMon, 21st May '12 6:37:04 PMfrom Texas
@Ginger:Um, no idea. I've only been playing it for like 10 minutes. I have had a good deal of the plot spoiled for me, but I don't know much of anything about the villains.
