S05E07: Make New Friends But Keep Discord

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Re: S05E07: Make New Friends But Keep Discord

Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Sat May 16, 2015 3:57 pm

The Doctor wrote::-/ Wonderful, now we don't even have to wait for the finale for Celestia to be rendered useless by an enemy.


But don't forget...

NOTHING CAN STOP THE SMOOZE :gotcha:

Also, that dimension looks weird.
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Postby die Fledermaus (?) » Sat May 16, 2015 3:58 pm

Haha I love that Discord's reaction was straight up 'oh, shit I'm a dick, woops'.
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Sat May 16, 2015 3:59 pm

shotgunbadger wrote:Haha I love that Discord's reaction was straight up 'oh, shit I'm a dick, woops'.


It was nice to see that sort of realization.
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Postby die Fledermaus (?) » Sat May 16, 2015 4:00 pm

Celestia is the true lord of chaos
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Postby !saak (?) » Sat May 16, 2015 4:00 pm

Treehugger is the best minor character this season so far :awesomedash:
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Postby drunkill (?) » Sat May 16, 2015 4:00 pm

Oh yeah, casually tear a hole in the spacetime continuum and threaten to send hippy pony to the bizzaro muppet universe. No big deal.
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Sat May 16, 2015 4:00 pm

So, she planned it all along?! Celestia, you are still completely awesome. :gotcha:

Yeah, this episode was completely awesome as well.
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Postby Wayoshi (?) » Sat May 16, 2015 4:01 pm

Celestia is tired of 1000 years of the same party, will do anything confirmed
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Sat May 16, 2015 4:01 pm

:gotcha: OK, Celestia at the end made up for it.
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Postby die Fledermaus (?) » Sat May 16, 2015 4:02 pm

It was really perfect that not only did Fluttershy not realize Discord was legitimately angry because she just thought he was hanging with his other friend, and also that Discord just didn't straight up grasp the concept of friendship with more than one person and was all 'oh, woops my bad'. That was a great episode.
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Postby Picklepaige (?) » Sat May 16, 2015 4:03 pm

I haven't laughed like this in an episode in a long time holy shit best ep 10/10
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Postby LardLad3545 (?) » Sat May 16, 2015 4:03 pm

Holy shit guys. Am I just in an odd mood or was this episode downright batshit insane? Everything was off the wall, from the other dimension puppet to Celestia laughing at the Twilight joke to Tree Hugger in general. My god... I loved it. That was so cool. I haven't felt this :ponydrugs: :ponydrugs: :ponydrugs: :ponydrugs: in a very long time. :awesomedash:
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Postby TheNegaverser (?) » Sat May 16, 2015 4:05 pm

This was a really good one! Discord was hilarious, as usual. Tree Hugger was freakin' awesome. And Celestia's enthusiasm at the end made me so happy! :gotcha:
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Postby Dexanth (?) » Sat May 16, 2015 4:11 pm

Celestia deliberately sabotaging the Gala is just grand. 'Sorry Twilight, can't do anything, oops' just so she can sit back and watch everything go topsy-turvy.

This episode was brilliant and my favorite of S5 so far.
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Postby Mr. Big (?) » Sat May 16, 2015 4:11 pm

Celestia is the true master of chaos :gotcha:
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Postby Wildfire (?) » Sat May 16, 2015 4:11 pm

LardLad3545 wrote:Holy shit guys. Am I just in an odd mood or was this episode downright batshit insane? Everything was off the wall, from the other dimension puppet to Celestia laughing at the Twilight joke to Tree Hugger in general. My god... I loved it. That was so cool. I haven't felt this :ponydrugs: :ponydrugs: :ponydrugs: :ponydrugs: in a very long time. :awesomedash:



No you're not in an odd mood. This episode was the most off the wall one ever. :amazing: :crack:

As for Maud's little comment about Discord....


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Postby Wayoshi (?) » Sat May 16, 2015 4:13 pm

Not that I think there was any doubt... https://twitter.com/TheBiggestJim/statu ... 3499740161

Puppet built and performed by @goldenrusset, BG drawn and filmed by me. In @goldenrusset's mother in law's bedroom. #MLP5 #dedication


Also, Nicole Oliver not only took back the reins of Celestia this ep, she was also Tree Hugger.
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Postby Picklepaige (?) » Sat May 16, 2015 4:13 pm

I lost in when Celestia laughed at Discord's joke. And Celestia at the end.

Best Celestia episode.
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Postby Dexanth (?) » Sat May 16, 2015 4:13 pm

Heh heh, reins.

Also I really want someone to compile a complete pop culture gag list for this episode because they went overboard here.
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Postby RudeCyrus (?) » Sat May 16, 2015 4:16 pm

I'll be honest, I'll need to think on this episode a bit, because some of it didn't click with me. I loved Tree Hugger, I loved Maud, I loved the CMC and everyone's cute outfits (especially Rainbow Dash), it had some good gags and it was great that Celestia showed some emotion other than "stoic." I should enjoy it much more than I did...and yet I didn't. I'm not sure why.
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Sat May 16, 2015 4:17 pm

The Doctor wrote::-/ Wonderful, now we don't even have to wait for the finale for Celestia to be rendered useless by an enemy.


I want to apologize for this comment. I should have known all would be good when I saw Larson's name as editor.
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Postby Thaddeus (?) » Sat May 16, 2015 4:22 pm

Holy Jumpin' Fuckin' Jesus that was fantastic! :awesomedash:
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Postby Wayoshi (?) » Sat May 16, 2015 4:23 pm

Dexanth wrote:Heh heh, reins.

Pun not intended, honest

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Postby DarkMatter (?) » Sat May 16, 2015 4:25 pm

I haven't gotten around to watching any eps this season but decided to tune into today because I was home and remembered and this was a great one to tune in to. Really cute and funny and I loved Tree Hugger.
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Postby Pocket (?) » Sat May 16, 2015 4:34 pm

I'm so glad I went into this blind. Discord's plus-one being a reimagined Smooze was such a good reveal. And Discord is quickly turning into My Little Pony's answer to the Genie from Aladdin, complete with the exact same Rodney Dangerfield impression. I like this. If you're going to resort to pop culture gags, better to have them come from a character who already has the power to bend reality. Whiiiiiiiiich brings me to Tree Hugger, whom I did not care for. I thought we'd left shallow parodies of hippies back in the '90s for a reason. She felt like a joke that kept going long after it had stopped being funny, and I found myself actually kind of empathizing with Discord being annoyed by her. I have to wonder if that was intentional.
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Postby Applepie (?) » Sat May 16, 2015 4:35 pm

10/10 I can't imagine how crazy episode 100 will be then. :yay:
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Sat May 16, 2015 4:40 pm

Even without the big plus of Celestia finally getting to be a character again, I'd say this was a pretty great episode.
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Postby SlateSlabrock (?) » Sat May 16, 2015 4:41 pm

The dust bunnies are the best gag.

They really packed this episode with jokes. Pretty refreshing after so many serious episodes. This is definitely one of those episodes where you keep picking up weird things on the second or third watch.

For example, Discord washes clean dishes, and they come out dirty.
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Postby Lorce (?) » Sat May 16, 2015 4:51 pm

Dexanth wrote:Heh heh, reins.

Also I really want someone to compile a complete pop culture gag list for this episode because they went overboard here.

Discord's cane having the Mark of Chaos on it was the highlight reference for me. :allears:
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Sat May 16, 2015 4:55 pm

Dexanth wrote:Heh heh, reins.

Also I really want someone to compile a complete pop culture gag list for this episode because they went overboard here.



Well, Discord reference three comedians in his routine...





And Discord and Smooze's outfits...

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Postby Adelor Lyon (?) » Sat May 16, 2015 5:01 pm

While I enjoyed this episode, it wasn't one of Discord's best. Discord is best when his borderline dickishness/chaos is exploited more for plot and fun than just cheap gags. Three's A Crowd is my favorite Discord episode because he's blatantly using what he knows about Friendship just to fuck around with Twilight and have fun at the same time. Both of them learned a little something about friendship in the end, but it wasn't as blatantly set up the way this episode felt.

The biggest hit against the plot is that obviously Discord already knew his friends can have other friends besides him because he already considers Twilight to be a friend. Heck, they have matching friendship necklaces! So why the retconning?
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So, yeah. A fun, funny episode, but not a particularly ground-breaking one.
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Postby Wayoshi (?) » Sat May 16, 2015 5:08 pm

Surprised they didn't make a bigger deal out of Spike being invited this time. He was only briefly in one background shot I think
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Postby RudeCyrus (?) » Sat May 16, 2015 5:16 pm

Adelor Lyon wrote:While I enjoyed this episode, it wasn't one of Discord's best. Discord is best when his borderline dickishness/chaos is exploited more for plot and fun than just cheap gags.


Yeah, I think this is my sticking point with the episode. Discord is more or less a rapid-fire pop culture reference dispenser in this (except for a few moments), and it feels off.
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Postby WandereringPony (?) » Sat May 16, 2015 5:24 pm

We came dangerously close to a fourth wall rupture in Sugarcube Corner.

And poor Rarity. Most really, really fancy dresses are actually held on in places with double-sided tape, and Discord just sucks the whole thing off her in one fell swoop. :gonkity: :cry:

:vogue: A TRUE fashionista always has a spare for emergencies, however.
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Postby WandereringPony (?) » Sat May 16, 2015 5:25 pm

Adelor Lyon wrote:The biggest hit against the plot is that obviously Discord already knew his friends can have other friends besides him because he already considers Twilight to be a friend. Heck, they have matching friendship necklaces! So why the retconning?
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So, yeah. A fun, funny episode, but not a particularly ground-breaking one.


While he did do that, from Twilight's reaction it's more to troll her than actually being friends.
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Postby Ransom (?) » Sat May 16, 2015 5:30 pm

I hope mail pony got back okay :eep:
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Sat May 16, 2015 5:37 pm

Some say the mail pony is wandering that dimension to this day.
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Postby Marimo (?) » Sat May 16, 2015 5:55 pm

Did anyone else catch that one of the monsters took off with the mail pony in its clutches?

I don't think the mail pony is guaranteed to have the same luck that the duck from Pinkie Apple Pie got.
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Postby Waffles (?) » Sat May 16, 2015 6:02 pm

Best and funniest episode of this show in what feels like a loooong time. Had a total blast with this one. Been a while since the show felt more like a straight-up comedy (since S1 even?). Excited to rewatch it later this week when I get the chance. (I didn't even bother rewatching the Appleoosa ep unlike all other eps this season so far.)
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Postby Aramek (?) » Sat May 16, 2015 6:09 pm

Awesome episode, was super fun throughout. Tree Hugger's trill facial cheek flap was hilarious. A lot of good faces, fun chaos, and Celestia was great. Loved it.

One highlight especially:
Lorce wrote:Discord's cane having the Mark of Chaos on it was the highlight reference for me. :allears:

This. Hooooly shit was this an unexpected treat.
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