S06E11: Applejack's "Day" Off

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S06E11: Applejack's "Day" Off

Postby Wayoshi (?) » Wed May 25, 2016 3:01 pm

Rarity struggles to get Applejack to relax at the spa; when Twilight and Spike attempt to take over Applejack's simple farm chores, it turns out to be a more difficult job than they thought.


This thread is for discussion of the episode. This episode airs at 11:30 AM Eastern / 8:30 AM Pacific on Saturday, May 28!

Official preview clips and images are okay to post, as is speculation about the episode.

Writers: Mike & Will Fox

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Postby The Doctor (?) » Wed May 25, 2016 3:04 pm

R.I.P. Sweet Apple Acres.
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Wed May 25, 2016 3:05 pm

I haven't been terribly excited by most of the synopses so far this season, but all the episodes so far have seriously wowed me in one way or another. I expect this will be similarly good too.
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Postby Sidotsy (?) » Wed May 25, 2016 3:15 pm

Fizzbuzz wrote:I haven't been terribly excited by most of the synopses so far this season, but all the episodes so far have seriously wowed me in one way or another. I expect this will be similarly good too.

Yeah, I was totally expecting to really dislike the last episode and similarly with this one, I'm not feeling any excitement over it. The synopses are really bland, but maybe that's a good thing?
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Postby Aramek (?) » Wed May 25, 2016 3:31 pm

Prediction: AJ has to fight monsters all day and keeps this a secret, and the rest of the ponies find out they're bad at it.
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Postby Mechanical Ape (?) » Wed May 25, 2016 3:33 pm

Wayoshi wrote:Rarity struggles to get Applejack to relax at the spa

This ends with Rarity holding AJ's head down in a bucket of cucumber water.

:gonkity: "DAMN YOU, IT'S DETOXIFYING!"
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Postby Sidotsy (?) » Wed May 25, 2016 3:37 pm

I know it won't be anything like it, but I'm reminded of the comic where Rarity is sent to a week spa. Probably one of my favorite comics.
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Postby Ragnar (?) » Wed May 25, 2016 3:44 pm

Aramek wrote:Prediction: AJ has to fight monsters all day and keeps this a secret, and the rest of the ponies find out they're bad at it.

Or a series of freak occurrences force Twilight to fight monsters all day and then keep it a secret from AJ, and also she has to make sure the chores get done or else AJ will never take a day off again as long as she lives.

Actually I expect this exact thing to happen. It'd be more interesting than if it just turns out today's lesson is that farmers work really hard.
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Postby Mechanical Ape (?) » Wed May 25, 2016 3:45 pm

Meanwhile Pinkie, Dash and Fluttershy know to keep away from this one.

:pinkieshrug: "I didn't need Pinkie Sense to see this disaster in the making!"
:v: "So the three of us told Twilight our butts were glowing for a friendship quest in Acapulco!"
:dreamworks: "Always. Works."
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Postby Sidotsy (?) » Wed May 25, 2016 3:53 pm

Did they just ditch the butt glowing thing? Not sad to see it go.
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Postby Highbrow Dash (?) » Wed May 25, 2016 4:26 pm

Fizzbuzz wrote:I haven't been terribly excited by most of the synopses so far this season, but all the episodes so far have seriously wowed me in one way or another. I expect this will be similarly good too.


That's been the case since the earlier seasons though. The more boring an episode premise sounds, the better :v:

Interesting synopses usually involve episode gimmicks with magic or rampaging monsters or world-ending catastrophes and whatnot, which is ok from time to time but not as good and thrilling as "Pinkie thinks her friends are avoiding her" or "Sweetie Belle gets mad at Rarity" :-P
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Postby Sidotsy (?) » Wed May 25, 2016 6:01 pm

I want more sibling episodes please.
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Postby Angel Beat (?) » Wed May 25, 2016 7:02 pm

Oh, this'll be good. :lol:
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Postby Soft Snow (?) » Thu May 26, 2016 2:49 am

Yep, the synapse is pretty much what I thought this episode was going to be about when I first heard the title.
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This is going to be so awesome!
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Postby Applepie (?) » Thu May 26, 2016 11:51 am

Finally another AJ focused episode. :eyebrow:
Pinkie Pie: So, you see this here? This, um, this is um, a big, round room. It's known for its roundness, and bigness, and did I mention that it's round?
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Thu May 26, 2016 2:59 pm

Someone had better get an avatar of Applejack leaning over that fence and waving her forelegs around after the moratorium's up.
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Thu May 26, 2016 3:39 pm

:gotcha: Twilight, while teaching your new friend how nice it is not to brainwash other ponies, you didn't happen to screw up a brainwashing spell and break Applejack, did you?
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Postby Mechanical Ape (?) » Thu May 26, 2016 4:33 pm

Must be zap apple season again! :dizzy:
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Postby Chronos30 (?) » Thu May 26, 2016 4:41 pm

Soft Snow wrote:Yep, the synapse is pretty much what I thought this episode was going to be about when I first heard the title.
:twiright:


Something is up with Applejack's synapses all right.
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Postby Mechanical Ape (?) » Thu May 26, 2016 4:52 pm

:excite: "Granny Smith, have you ever done a scientific survey of zap apple harvesting?"
:granny: "Nope, we just do dumb stuff till somethin' works!"
:twasnothin: "The Apple Family motto."
:twiright: "Well, on your day off, Spike and I will conduct a rigorous and methodical battery of tests. By sundown, we'll have brought zap apples out of the shadowy realm of ooga-booga and into the warm light of scientific certainty."
:eyebrow: "Y'all sure you wanna mess with zap apples? There's a danger of electrocution and possible nerve damage."
:excite: "That's a risk Spike is willing to take!"
:whyme:


(note: I don't know if it's a zap apple episode, just riffin')
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Thu May 26, 2016 5:13 pm

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Postby Mechanical Ape (?) » Thu May 26, 2016 5:18 pm

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Postby PonyHag714 (?) » Thu May 26, 2016 6:10 pm

:sweet: Applejack, I think you need you some rest.

:eyebrow: Now look here, little filly. Don't you be sassin' your big sister. Ah...*plblbllblplblblp*

:lol: And another madcap adventure begins!
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Postby SlateSlabrock (?) » Fri May 27, 2016 12:29 am

Has it really been three years since PFUDOR?
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Postby Mechanical Ape (?) » Fri May 27, 2016 4:57 pm

I hope it's never explained why Applejack is acting like a stroke victim and the ponies are too confused to mention it.
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Postby Soft Snow (?) » Sat May 28, 2016 2:37 am

SlateSlabrock wrote:Has it really been three years since PFUDOR?

We get older while the ponies never do.
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Postby Mr. Big (?) » Sat May 28, 2016 3:32 pm

"Prune Face" Rarity will haunt my dreams :gonkity:
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Postby Aramek (?) » Sat May 28, 2016 3:32 pm

MARSHMALLOW MELTED! THIS IS NOT A DRILL!
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Postby Adelor Lyon (?) » Sat May 28, 2016 3:34 pm

That was horrifying.

...man, Groupon must be doing really badly to be advertising on this channel.
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Postby Aramek (?) » Sat May 28, 2016 3:41 pm

This is great. Holy shit this is more slicey than slice eps.

The character development...
The little facial expressions...
The small little vocal "they know" cues...

I love it. I love it all.
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Your MRI results have shown total infection to now be approximately one fifth of the full mass of the tissue.

"So you're saying..."

Your brain is about 20% tumor.
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Postby Skipper (?) » Sat May 28, 2016 3:48 pm

Guys is Applejack doing ok? :flutterdear:

Can't see the ep, concerned for her sanity, what's going on??
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Postby Aramek (?) » Sat May 28, 2016 3:51 pm

This is legit interesting, they dropped the moral about half though. Whole lotta euro ponies at the spa.
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Sat May 28, 2016 3:51 pm

Towel story subplot on the week with Towel Day...

I know it's a coincidence, but :awesomedash: :awesomedash: :awesomedash: :awesomedash:
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Postby Wayoshi (?) » Sat May 28, 2016 3:59 pm

What a DUMB conflict. :-/

So many problems with this episode, oh well onto the next one.
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Postby PonyHag714 (?) » Sat May 28, 2016 4:00 pm

This was an good episode. Not a barnburner, but a good slice of lifer about how being stuck in a rut can lead to inefficiency, and the ever efficient Twilight was a good pony to make AJ realize it. Image

Rarity needs to learn the concept of "short term pain for long term gain". They missed out on the spa treatment, but AJ fixing the plumbing will eliminate problems for future sessions. I had the feeling AJ would spend her time with something practical, but that's OK. :twasnothin:

STEAM :bluh:

I like RD's spa robe. :v:

Spike playing in the irrigation :here:

I also liked AJ's line "She's a princess and an alicorn, but she's not a farmer." Keeping things grounded and real is why she's an important part of the show. Image

Face of the episode: AJ looking at Rarity's wrinkled face in the cold opening.
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Postby Adelor Lyon (?) » Sat May 28, 2016 4:01 pm

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Mediocre episode, but some fun music and animation.
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Postby Octavia (?) » Sat May 28, 2016 4:01 pm

CAN'T UNSEE PRUNE RARITY :gonkity:

The episode had a few funny moments, but the streak of amazing episodes in a row has ended, I think. :pinkieshrug:
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Sat May 28, 2016 4:01 pm

A silly episode for a silly pony.

Wasn't an amazing episode, but I thought it was nice and sweet. :3:
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