So, arguing about the Equestrian continuity?

-bails thread-

AJ proving that she learned and remebers her lessons from season 1.

Flutterhsy's slowly developing more assertivness (the RIGHT kind) and confidence.

just so MUCH awesomnes in season 2.

I had to use it

edited 24th May '12 9:27:02 PM by FallenLegend

@Zel Well, CMC got promoted to main character status, and actually got character development and focus to match individually (except for poor Scootaloo). Of course, this is an opinion that I know I'm in the minority on. Most people really would like to have seen less of them.

Generally, in an ensemble slice of life like this, it's quite impossible to avoid character exaggeration if they aren't the focus of the episode.

@Zel: Yeah, Season 2 focused too much on the CMC and not enough on the ensemble casts. The rewatches have made that even more obvious. S1 was generally better at incorporating the other mane cast members into the plots even when it was obviously focused on certain ponies.

And yeah, I was the guy who did the reviews.

The Lesson Zero review is here. Disclaimer: I really liked it, despite the exaggeration of Twilight's insanity.

Ask Velvet is really good. The subject matter is slightly racy, but the character development is great.

Yeah, I didn't like the CMC at all in S1. I always skip "Call of the Cutie" and "The Show Stoppers" is just barely watchable (mainly for the So Bad, It's Good song and Twilight's epic reaction at the end).

I just had the most wonderful idea.

Scoots learns to fly. But not from Rainbow Dash, from Fluttershy. As for how such and impossible situation can occur I do not know but I guarantee the lessons would be comedic gold.

@Seraph

I agree I would also add

1. AJ learning and remebering her lesson about trusting on her friends
2. Aj and Rarity rememebring their lesson from season 1 and becoming closer
3. RD learning and remebering her lesson about not hiding her liking for nooks
4. fluttershy remebering to say no from

Season 2 had a lot of Character Deevlopment. I wouldnt' call that flanderization

edited 24th May '12 9:31:37 PM by FallenLegend

CMC only had 4 where THEY were the focus, 2 for AB, one of which also fetured a lot of another minor charcter and gave us epic worldbuilding, and 2 as the CMC.

Sisterhhoves was to much about rarity and AJ as well for it to count as a CMC episode.

and season 1 also had 4 CMC episdoes, one just AB, 2 pure CMC, and one that split the CMC and Mane 6 equally, while ginvng epic backstory.

@steve: Actually, that's a really good idea. A weak flier helping out another weak flier.

FUND IT.

edited 24th May '12 9:30:28 PM by edvedd

Well my main complaint is that Lesson Zero was way more exaggerated than anything that happened in season 1. But at least the later instances weren't as bad.

Note, I said I was counting when it just focused on just one of three. Also, "The Cutie Mark Chronicles" was focused on the Mane Six. You're mistaking "appearing in an episode" for "being the focus of an episode".

edited 24th May '12 9:32:14 PM by Zelenal

My main issue with the CMC episodes in season 2 is that they're almost all of the "the CMC get into shenanigans" variety. Every one of the episodes is "the CMC get themselves in some kind of problem and deal with it"; and they don't usually develop a whole lot. Sisterhooves Social was awesome because it actually focused on their interactions and relationships with other characters. They need more episodes that deal with that rather than treating them as a group. Not one of the episodes really deals with them on a character interaction level; we need an episode with more tension within the group.

edited 24th May '12 9:33:23 PM by JapaneseTeeth

Don't worry, dude, I'm with you on this one.

Episodes like Family Appreciation Day and Sisterhooves Social showed us that they're getting at least better at characterizing the girls beyond "waaah, we want our cutie marks NAO!"

@steve that would be super cute

poeple are just exaggerating how much the CMC are in play, yes they were in more episoes, but they weren't the focus of it anymore then season 1 once you factor in how late into season 1 they were introduced. And half the CMC episodes ALSO had some focus on worldbuilding and/or other background/minor ponies.

Yes they popped up more in non-CMC episodes but why not, they are two of the Mane 6's sisters.

As to les ensemble, yeah I'd prefer more, but by NOT having to add scenes/lines for every pony it allows them more time to focus on developing the one or two ponies that the story is bout, season2's only issue there is that they had to many wihtout any ensamble, vs season one where almost all of them were.

Eh, I'm on the fence about the CMC. I think the girls themselves are adorable, but their actual episodes tend to annoy me. I think its because, being kids, they're challenged by stuff that looks stupid or harmless to older viewers so there's less ability to emphathize.

I still don't know why Rarity has some of the best-written conflicts. What is it about her that clicks with writers?

edited 24th May '12 9:35:15 PM by edvedd

@Kyler: It's definitely an improvement from season 1, but I still think that they need to focus more on using the characters individually; the CMC are too much of a Cast Herd. Sisterhooves Social was great, but that wasn't really a CMC episode anyway, and outside of that only Apple Bloom has gotten episodes to herself.

@Moe: That's the issue for me as well. They're amusing, but they just cause different kinds of conflicts than the mane cast does. It probably works fine for the target audience, though.

I think it's because she's probably the most self-aware character, so it's easier to own struggles with her faults. Most of the other characters screw up and then learn what they did wrong. Rarity screws up, realizes it on her own, and then tries to fix it.

edited 24th May '12 9:36:58 PM by JapaneseTeeth

And also, it had the best pony.

edited 24th May '12 9:35:46 PM by storyyeller

Yes, but what's her opinion on crannies?

I suspect that in the future we will get a CMC adventure episode. And fans will cry blood.

umm J teeth...they only did that in 2 episodes, and only one of those involved there cutie marks.

but yeah that is the formula for a CMC episode, but again they did not have any more then they did in season one once you account for the delay in them showing up.