I didn't like the idea of trains, but others who work on the show were excited by the idea, so I had to work one in.

Engines alone seemed too human to me, ponies pulling without one didn't visually "read" as a train to me. No engine would also have deprived us of the sound effects that would have evoked the feeling of an old west train robbery we were trying to achieve.

We tried our best.

I always wanted the default technology of the show to be a bit medieval in nature; but since this is a whimsical, non-serious show, I felt there was plenty of wiggle room. I think ultimately it was just my personal comfort level in each individual story. If it screwed up the story to get too technical about how primitive the technology was, it wasn’t worth it. So, if we needed cameras, I just wanted those cameras to be relatively workable to a creature with no fingers. And if we absolutely positively HAD to have an electrical appliance (which we often did), I just told myself that it was enchanted by some magical unicorn mechanic at some point. However, I insisted that such an attitude was to be considered only as a last creative resort - don’t use a light switch when you could use a candle, just because you’re feeling lazy. Don’t draw a hoof unnaturally and awkwardly wrapped around an umbrella because you don’t feel like thinking about it a little more. Overall, though, it was definitely not a strict approach - and it’s hardly consistent. Humor and ease of storytelling took precedence over technicality.

I saw that. I would have preferred head down and hoof pawing at ground, like a bull—— like they did when they rushed the manticore in the pilot. Oh well.

I'm always interested in member of hive, collective or anything similar you got separated from those and slowly become individual. I loved this in Star Trek.

They could win via methods OTHER than brute force.

My Little Dashie made me cry.

She isn't working on Season 3 at all.

Wait... Kaiba's not a villain, is he?

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