I like him already.

The earth ponies got off easy

Did they lose the elements?

Hmm...Discord makes an interesting trickster-villain counterpart to NMM's melodramatic, played-straight persona. I'm reminded somewhat of Samurai Jack, for some reason.

edited 12th Sep '11 10:10:43 PM by Hsere

@Spork: I recommend against watching "Party of One" immediately — I think its impact and humor will be dulled if the background of the rest of the show isn't there. "Bridle Gossip" is probably my favorite, for a variety of reasons.

EDIT: Shit, double-posted accidentally.

edited 12th Sep '11 2:51:51 PM by Hsere

I'm trying to avoid spoilers what Discord is like, so mind revealing less about him?

And one thing kinda bugs me how they just hop around the seasons (as in spring, summer, fall and winter) all around the show. We see winter cleaned, but not made. And most of the time it appears to be summer.

I know it's not a big deal, but it's one of those things that always bug me when writers change the season and time of year for one episode and it suddenly reverts back in the next.

Only thing worse would be if they had Fall Weather Friends right after Winter Wrap Up, screwing up the order of how seasons go by making it go from Winter to Fall to Summer!

I think the theory going around is that the episodes aren't in chronological order...

It was intentional. Hasbro wanted the episodes to be viewable in more or less any order, and Winter Wrap-Up comes before Fall Weather Friends because they wanted to establish that the ponies control the weather and the seasons - if they showed Fall Weather Friends first, that might be confusing.

Yes, I know they're not in any chronological order, save for the pilots and The Best Night Ever. And some episodes that refer to past ones. (Look Before You Sleep clearly happens before A Dog And Pony Show, how else would AJ know there is such a thing as "imported mud?")

Still, it's my very minor gripe with every show that does the whole "lets change the time of year for one episode" thing. I don't pay mind to it untill later when I think back on it, just like now.

Yes yes, I know Time Skip happens and I don't expect a show to follow the actual season of the real world. Just baffles me a bit how they just do it without any justification. And I'm talking of TV in general.

edited 12th Sep '11 3:32:56 PM by KuroFox

This.

He kind of reminds me of Steven Magnet.

edited 12th Sep '11 4:37:26 PM by KylerThatch

MAGNETO!◊

Steven Magneto?

Exactly!

My Little Ponies, welcome to FABULOUS!

Come to think of it, wouldn't magneto actually be Steven's over-possessive boyfriend?

Y'know, master of magnet and all?

edited 12th Sep '11 6:47:05 PM by kegisak

But it's more fun to stick another series' characters personality/abilities on a character inside the series!

Just watch and PMV's of Steven Magnet talking in Magneto's voice will start popping up soon.

Also, Spiked Gun.

edited 12th Sep '11 6:52:57 PM by KuroFox

Totally not copypasta'd from the Trash Heap, no sirree!

So, anypony read the Ask Berry Punch Blog? I'm liking it a lot

I mean this one, BTW: http://askberrypnuch.tumblr.com/

edited 12th Sep '11 9:40:10 PM by JackOfAllTrades

Shouldn't that be "Announcer Celestia?"

My Little Fortress: Team Work Is Magic

edited 12th Sep '11 9:39:46 PM by KuroFox

My Little Fortress, My Little Fortress

Aaah aaah aaah aaaaaaah

I used to wonder what teamwork could be

Until you all shared dispenser with me

Big adventures

Tons of guns

A beautiful cart

Faithful and strong

Sniping enemies

It's an easy feat

And sandvich makes it all complete

You have My Little Fortress

edited 12th Sep '11 9:43:06 PM by JackOfAllTrades

Am I the only one who sees Fluttershy more suited as the Spy than the Medic?

And no, it's not just because "Flutterspy" sounds better than "Medicshy".

I never listened to the theme song. Just the first three lines were... What ever the word is for "so girly and cutesy it makes me wanna puke my lungs out."

ANYHOW. EQD reviews pony toys. Now I usually don't give a buck about the toys, but I was bored and this was the newest article apart from fanfics.

Hasbro doesn't seem to like Fluttershy much, just copypasting Dash'es mane and tail on her.*

^{She should give them The Stare for this.}

Well, I guess it's better than what they did to Celestia.*

^{PINK COAT! STUBBY HORN! FATTY!}

But Fluttershy is just the kind of pony to hide behind the stronger, braver ones! Dunno how she'd be a spy. Other than being naturally quiet.

On the matter, other than her souhtern accent, why is AJ always an Engineer? She doesn't know any fancy mathematics to qualify!

edited 12th Sep '11 10:11:25 PM by KuroFox

I think that's exactly why it's been suggested she be the Spy.

Shouldn't AJ be the Heavy?

edited 12th Sep '11 10:21:28 PM by KylerThatch

AJ also fits the Engineer's laid back, quiet personality

I really can't see Fluttershy as the Spy at all. Granted, I can't see her as the Medic too well either, but it's easier to see her as the Medic than the Spy. Besides, Rarity fits the Spy much more anyway

edited 12th Sep '11 10:24:43 PM by JackOfAllTrades

Yeah, I figured.

But Fluttershy is the closest thing ot a medical expert, being a vetenarian and all, and who said that wouldn't also account for knowledge in ponies as well?

Other than being quiet, (but not sneaky. Remember "AVALANCHE!!!") what else could make her a Spy?

Then again, Rarity so often ends up being Spy in crossover fanart. Other than being kind of snobbish and having an eye for detail (or in this case, seeing the enemy HP), dunno what else accounts for that.

Her talent in making clothes also carries over well as to being a Master of Disguise.

EDIT: I'm soooo slow today...

edited 12th Sep '11 10:27:55 PM by KuroFox

Oh what the hell, why not?

Rainbow Dash - Scout. Pretty obvious on this one. Dashie is basically what the Scout would be if he was a girl pegasus pony. And to anypony that says "But rainbows make Scout cry!" No, that's something that the Spy said to make Scout embarrassed

Pinkie Pie - Pyro. Pyro is usually portrayed in fanworks as a Cloud Cuckoolander, and since Pinkie is pretty much Cloud Cuckoolander incarnate, it seems pretty fitting. I also consider Pyro actually kind of adorable (watch Ignus Solus if you don't believe me), and I consider Pinkie the cutest of the mane characters. Not to mention that I find it funny that Pinkie, a character that never shuts up, is matched up with a character that can't speak clearly. Also, "Pinkie Pyro" is funny

Applejack - Engineer. Already kind of explained this

Fluttershy - Medic. I know that personality wise this doesn't make a whole lot of sense, what with the Medic being a sadistic doctor that clearly doesn't actually care that much for his patients and Fluttershy being quite possibly the most caring moeblob in existence, but really, who else can you imagine Fluttershy as? All the other classes involve killing in some way, and it really just doesn't work

Twilight Sparkle - Sniper. Both are calm, reserved, intelligent, organized, polite and efficient (though I hope Twilight doesn't have a plan to kill everpony she meets)

Rarity - Spy. Both are very regal, upper class and have vaguely European sounding accents that fans can't really figure out. They also both have more than a passing interest dressing up (though granted for entirely different reasons)

edited 12th Sep '11 10:34:13 PM by JackOfAllTrades