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#24876 Crowfall Mon, 3rd Oct '11 6:28:43 PM

Well, they are amusing. That's good to the viewer.

#24877 Red Savant Mon, 3rd Oct '11 6:28:59 PM from Eastern US from Eastern US

^In the long run, the Galloping Gala?

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#24878 Recon 5 Mon, 3rd Oct '11 6:30:59 PM from Southeast Asia from Southeast Asia

Name one time where Celestia's antics have lead to anything good

MLP:Fi M S 1 E 1 - Celestia saves Twilight from becoming a NEET.

#24879 gingerninja 666 Mon, 3rd Oct '11 6:33:05 PM from Aboard The Damocles from Aboard The Damocles

Eh, I'm still ambivalent about the gala. It really seemed like a longwinded, overly destructive way to teach them a lesson.

edited 3rd Oct '11 6:33:49 PM by gingerninja666

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#24880 Red Savant Mon, 3rd Oct '11 6:34:09 PM from Eastern US from Eastern US

^She didn't intend them to destroy everything; she just wanted to change things up a little from the overly formal, stagnant way the Gala had gotten.

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#24881 Crowfall Mon, 3rd Oct '11 6:34:10 PM

I don't think she intended that one to be a lesson. She just wanted them to liven the Gala up a bit. I doubt she was expecting things to get as out of hand as they did.

Yeah, this.

edited 3rd Oct '11 6:34:25 PM by Crowfall

#24882 gingerninja 666 Mon, 3rd Oct '11 6:36:46 PM from Aboard The Damocles from Aboard The Damocles

Hmmm, still, she seemed a bit too happy about what was going on.

And again: SHE was the only one who hated the gala (and the mane cast, but they were part of her Xanatos Gambit and wouldn't have been there otherwise)

edited 3rd Oct '11 6:37:51 PM by gingerninja666

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#24883 Recon 5 Mon, 3rd Oct '11 6:37:47 PM from Southeast Asia from Southeast Asia

Once again, it was a Celestia antic that (knowingly or otherwise) kick-started the entire series. There's an infinite number of ways it could have happened without her involvement but natch.

Which of course is not good, because nothing good comes from Trollestia.

edited 3rd Oct '11 6:38:17 PM by Recon5

#24884 boobustuber Mon, 3rd Oct '11 6:38:07 PM from A land of potatoes from A land of potatoes

Luna wasn't at the gala because Celestia's backup plan was to have Luna come in and ruin it.

#24885 Crowfall Mon, 3rd Oct '11 6:39:05 PM

Just because she wasn't expecting things to get so crazy doesn't mean she wasn't thrilled to see it happen.

"Luna, I know you still feel bad about that Nightmare Moon thing, but I'm going to need you to do it again. I promise I won't send you to the moon for 1000 years again, I just need to get out of this crappy gala."

edited 3rd Oct '11 6:40:05 PM by Crowfall

#24886 Japanese Teeth Mon, 3rd Oct '11 6:39:50 PM from Meinong's jungle from Meinong's jungle

About the Gala: I'm thinking that Celestia assumed that the mane cast would stick together for the gala and cause amusing shenanigans that way. As long as they're together, they tend to balance each other out. When they all split up, things went to hell and they caused more collateral damage than she thought they would.

Not to say that she didn't enjoy it, but I doubt she intended for them to basically collapse a portion of her palace.

edited 3rd Oct '11 6:40:34 PM by JapaneseTeeth

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#24887 gingerninja 666 Mon, 3rd Oct '11 6:40:37 PM from Aboard The Damocles from Aboard The Damocles

Her subjects were in mortal danger. Not to mention the fact that it ruined their fun.

sigh

edited 3rd Oct '11 6:41:05 PM by gingerninja666

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#24888 Crowfall Mon, 3rd Oct '11 6:41:54 PM

So that's why Celestia was so insistent on Twilight making friends. Not because of Nightmare Moon, but because she wanted to curb the devastation the ponies would cause if left to themselves.

#24889 Recon 5 Mon, 3rd Oct '11 6:44:15 PM from Southeast Asia from Southeast Asia

She's had... how many centuries of boring galas? If bronies can approve of Discord and Nightmare Moon wrecking the whole of Equestria it would be a double standard to deny Celestia the same pleasure on a much smaller scale. Besides, there would be reason to mail her to the Sun after that.

#24890 gingerninja 666 Mon, 3rd Oct '11 6:44:16 PM from Aboard The Damocles from Aboard The Damocles

Except they wouldn't have been invited to the gala if they weren't friends

Celestia is a GOOD GUY though. and what she did was treated as a GOOD THING. Discord and NM were not

edited 3rd Oct '11 6:45:58 PM by gingerninja666

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#24891 Crowfall Mon, 3rd Oct '11 6:45:07 PM

I meant in general, not specifically at the gala.

#24892 gingerninja 666 Mon, 3rd Oct '11 6:46:48 PM from Aboard The Damocles from Aboard The Damocles

They seemed pretty chill in the pilot, they were just living their lives before Twi showed up.

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#24893 Crowfall Mon, 3rd Oct '11 6:48:27 PM

Give them time.

#24894 Recon 5 Mon, 3rd Oct '11 6:48:28 PM from Southeast Asia from Southeast Asia

Celestia is a GOOD GUY though. and what she did was treated as a GOOD THING. Discord and NM were not

You won't believe how much more headcanon there is out there that states the exact opposite.

#24895 Red Savant Mon, 3rd Oct '11 6:49:19 PM from Eastern US from Eastern US

^Good thing headcanon has exactly zero bearing on what's actually canon, particularly when it's directly contradicted by said actual canon...

Celestia had good intentions, I'm sure. She always does.

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#24896 Crowfall Mon, 3rd Oct '11 6:51:37 PM

Yeah, portraying Celestia as a troll or a tyrant can be fun, but acting like there is anything in the show itself to support that is just silly.

#24897 gingerninja 666 Mon, 3rd Oct '11 6:51:45 PM from Aboard The Damocles from Aboard The Damocles

I meant the show treats her as a good guy, the fans can go fuck themselves.

When Discord messed wih things, it was entertaining but at no point are you supposed to be rooting for him

With the gala shit, we're supposed to feel like Celestia's plan was one of unquestionable goodness

edited 3rd Oct '11 6:52:05 PM by gingerninja666

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#24898 Crowfall Mon, 3rd Oct '11 6:55:07 PM

Again, I think calling what happened at the gala a plan is giving Celestia a bit too much credit. She was clearly pretty shocked at how bad things had gotten when she walks into see the ballroom destroyed.

#24899 Mousa The 14 Mon, 3rd Oct '11 6:56:20 PM from Northern Virginia from Northern Virginia

When Discord messed wih things, it was entertaining but at no point are you supposed to be rooting for him

O_O

o_o

OH! Ahem, heh, Oh... right! That's what's supposed to happen.

Sorry, seeing Rarity forced to carry a gigantic boulder for the better part of two episodes was just too delicious...

edited 3rd Oct '11 6:58:02 PM by MousaThe14

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#24900 gingerninja 666 Mon, 3rd Oct '11 6:57:23 PM from Aboard The Damocles from Aboard The Damocles

Yeah, I guess I just felt sorry for the other guests.The gala wasn't made JUST for Celestia and the mane cast after all

edited 3rd Oct '11 6:57:51 PM by gingerninja666

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