S06E15: The Cart Before The Ponies

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S06E15: The Cart Before The Ponies

Postby Wayoshi (?) » Wed Aug 03, 2016 2:53 pm

The Cutie Mark Crusaders get the chance to race in the annual Applewood Derby; their teammates Rarity, Applejack, and Rainbow Dash take over the competition.


This thread is for discussion of the episode. This episode airs at 11:30 AM Eastern / 8:30 AM Pacific on Saturday, August 6!

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

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Postby Sidotsy (?) » Wed Aug 03, 2016 3:07 pm

Even if this isn't CMC exclusive, I have high hopes for this, especially seeing Dash act like a big sister towards Scoots again.
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Wed Aug 03, 2016 3:17 pm

I'm interested in how car-like (for lack of a better term) the cars in this race will be. Equestria never invented the automobile, after all.
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Postby DerFurShur (?) » Wed Aug 03, 2016 3:20 pm

So what are the Vegas odds we get a Mario Kart joke? Hell even Mad Max seems like it could be on the table now.
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Postby Aramek (?) » Wed Aug 03, 2016 3:24 pm

I'm looking forward to Scoots having... Too much speed...
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Postby Mechanical Ape (?) » Wed Aug 03, 2016 3:26 pm

I'm excited to see our beloved candy-colored mares acting like Little League dads. :lol:

:offendash: "You're throwing me out? For standing up for myself? What, I'm not allowed to stand up for myself? This is Equestria, isn't it? Oh, I'm sorry, I thought this was Equestria!"
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Postby DerFurShur (?) » Wed Aug 03, 2016 3:32 pm

Fizzbuzz wrote:I'm interested in how car-like (for lack of a better term) the cars in this race will be. Equestria never invented the automobile, after all.


Well the closest thing we've seen so far were the parade floats from One Bad Apple, but those were all shaped like food because it was a harvest festival.
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Postby Aramek (?) » Wed Aug 03, 2016 3:33 pm

Dashie Marsh vs THE FLUTTERBAT!
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Postby Mechanical Ape (?) » Wed Aug 03, 2016 3:39 pm

Sidotsy wrote:Even if this isn't CMC exclusive, I have high hopes for this, especially seeing Dash act like a big sister towards Scoots again.

:spoiler: Unbenknownst to Scootaloo, Pony X is secretly her older sister Rainbow Dash who ran away from home years ago.
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Wed Aug 03, 2016 3:40 pm

This might be the closest thing to a Rainbow Dash and Scootaloo episode we get, so I'm excited.
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Wed Aug 03, 2016 4:00 pm

The Doctor wrote:This might be the closest thing to a Rainbow Dash and Scootaloo episode we get, so I'm excited.

I think Sleepless in Ponyville is a lot closer than anything this episode might end up being.
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Postby Aramek (?) » Wed Aug 03, 2016 4:33 pm

Mechanical Ape wrote::spoiler: Unbenknownst to Scootaloo, Pony X is secretly her older sister Rainbow Dash who ran away from home years ago.

2/2 for 10/10 posts ITT. :allears:
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Postby Auxiliatrix (?) » Wed Aug 03, 2016 4:55 pm

Fizzbuzz wrote:I think Sleepless in Ponyville is a lot closer than anything this episode might end up being.


I agree. This seems a lot more like a CMC episode as opposed to an actual Scootaloo episode like "Sleepless in Ponyville" was, or even "Flight to the Finish" to a lesser extent. However, when there is a CMC focused episode, it usually only revolves around their interactions with one of the Mane Six (if we disregard "The Cutie Mark Chronicles", which was a special case). "Appleloosa's Most Wanted" had the CMC and Applejack, "Twilight Time" had the CMC and Twilight, and "Stare Master" had the CMC and Fluttershy, just to name some examples.

This one has the CMC and three members of the Mane Six; the only other episode where that dynamic has been explored was "Sleepless in Ponyville", except that episode (like I mentioned) focused on Scootaloo. This episode seems like it will focus on all three, so really, we haven't seen this dynamic fully explored. This episode has potential, especially since this may be the first episode after "Crusaders of the Lost Mark" that isn't about the CMC's Cutie Marks or them trying to help others solve their Cutie Mark problems. :smirk:

However, I think I'll wait for the writer(s) to be announced until I speculate about the quality of the episode (which is impossible to predict even if the writers are announced). I'm thinking it'll be Michael P. Fox and Will Fox (who wrote "The Gift of the Maud Pie" and "Applejack's Day Off"), but we'll have to wait and see.
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Postby Angel Beat (?) » Wed Aug 03, 2016 5:07 pm

DerFurShur wrote:So what are the Vegas odds we get a Mario Kart joke? Hell even Mad Max seems like it could be on the table now.

Oh, what a day. What a lovely day! :amazing:
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Postby DerFurShur (?) » Wed Aug 03, 2016 5:25 pm

The better CMC episodes are the ones that don't focus on cutie marks, so I'm expecting this one to be good.
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Postby Sidotsy (?) » Wed Aug 03, 2016 5:52 pm

DerFurShur wrote:The better CMC episodes are the ones that don't focus on cutie marks, so I'm expecting this one to be good.

I enjoyed the CMC episodes about cutie marks but I do agree that the CMC episodes that just focused on them being kids were almost always more interesting.
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Postby Yolostar (?) » Thu Aug 04, 2016 2:29 am

The CMC are at their best when they're just being dumb kids and this sounds like an episode where they can be dumb kids. :anticipation:
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Postby Applepie (?) » Thu Aug 04, 2016 2:26 pm

I' m so looking forward to the 1st CMC episode at the 2nd half of S6.
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Postby DerFurShur (?) » Thu Aug 04, 2016 3:47 pm



Preview from the MLP Facebook. My only complaint is AJ doesn't have a cardboard cutout of Twilight in the back of her cart.
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Thu Aug 04, 2016 4:17 pm

DerFurShur wrote:My only complaint is AJ doesn't have a cardboard cutout of Twilight in the back of her cart.

Proof of her sisterly love, obviously. The passenger seat doesn't need to be warmed up for cardboard Twilight.
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Postby Mechanical Ape (?) » Thu Aug 04, 2016 4:49 pm

I wonder if Pinkie and Spike will be co-commentating again!
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Thu Aug 04, 2016 5:46 pm

The last time those two did something together at any sort of sporting event, it ended with them missing the whole thing and covered in cotton candy.
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Postby Auxiliatrix (?) » Thu Aug 04, 2016 6:51 pm

Mechanical Ape wrote:I wonder if Pinkie and Spike will be co-commentating again!


I do hope so! It would be kind of a nice callback, plus allow for some humor in between some of the competition that may be happening. :-P

Actually, this does look kind of similar to "Fall Weather Friends". The CMC are involved and so is Rarity, but I hope it isn't too much of a repeat of that episode.
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Postby Mechanical Ape (?) » Thu Aug 04, 2016 11:13 pm

:amazing: SUNDAY! SUNDAY!! SUNDAY!!! Ponyville Raceway turns up the gas and BLOWS YOU AWAY! It's the 27th annual MEGA FOAL TRUCK RALLY featuring ALL your favorite vehicles: PEGATRUCK! CRUSHICORN! AND THE TWISTINATOR!!! Tickets are just ten bits! Then, at 9 PM, we bring out the hose and turn the track into a giant MUD PIT!!! You won't believe your eyes! (Ponyville Raceway not responsible for lost or stolen items) BE THERE!!!!!


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Postby Soft Snow (?) » Fri Aug 05, 2016 1:13 am

Will this be the first non-cutie mark themed episode after they got their cutie marks?
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Postby Auxiliatrix (?) » Fri Aug 05, 2016 1:45 am

Soft Snow wrote:Will this be the first non-cutie mark themed episode after they got their cutie marks?
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That's my theory! Hopefully it'll be a good one! :-D
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Postby PonyHag714 (?) » Fri Aug 05, 2016 2:28 am

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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Fri Aug 05, 2016 2:33 am

Soft Snow wrote:Will this be the first non-cutie mark themed episode after they got their cutie marks?
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I don't think On Your Marks was about cutie marks so much as it was more about them in particular. To me that episode dealt more with them figuring out where to go with their lives and whether it was okay for them to individually do things that the others weren't necessarily interested in, despite how close they were.
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Postby Auxiliatrix (?) » Fri Aug 05, 2016 5:15 pm

Fizzbuzz wrote:I don't think On Your Marks was about cutie marks so much as it was more about them in particular. To me that episode dealt more with them figuring out where to go with their lives and whether it was okay for them to individually do things that the others weren't necessarily interested in, despite how close they were.


I suppose that is a good point, but the whole conflict does hinge on the fact that they have their cutie marks. Also, parts of it do have to do with them solving cutie mark problems, as their cutie mark seems to indicate, so I would say it's both focused on the character and the cutie marks themselves.

Honestly, I used to like that episode quite a bit, but "Bloom & Gloom" kinda ruined it for me. Apple Bloom basically forgot half of the things she learned in that episode, and I think involving Luna in "On Your Marks", or having Apple Bloom at least explain why she suddenly got all her old fears back in a scene with Luna, might have clarified why she suddenly is afraid they won't be friends anymore. After the growth and clever subtext shown in "Bloom & Gloom", I feel like "On Your Marks" took Apple Bloom's development backwards, not forwards.

If cutie marks didn't exist for just this upcoming episode, I think the plot could still occur smoothly. If cutie marks suddenly didn't exist in "On Your Marks", a good chunk of it would have to be rewritten. Based on what I've read about this episode, this seems like a more traditional plot.
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Postby Captain Rufus (?) » Sat Aug 06, 2016 9:35 am

https://youtu.be/YgjYZf097ks

The episode is already good. Princess of Friendship?

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Postby Adelor Lyon (?) » Sat Aug 06, 2016 1:20 pm

Soft Snow wrote:Will this be the first non-cutie mark themed episode after they got their cutie marks?

Apple Bloom couldn't afford to build her car alone so she got sponsorships from all sorts of other ponies and put their cutie marks on the bodywork. :v:
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Sat Aug 06, 2016 2:38 pm

:v: In an affront to real horses everywhere, Discovery Family is airing the new episode against Olympic Dressage.
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Sat Aug 06, 2016 3:08 pm

The Doctor wrote::v: In an affront to real horses everywhere, Discovery Family is airing the new episode against Olympic Dressage.

I'm actually very slightly surprised that they're not airing the whole Equestria Games arc that spanned seasons 3 and 4.
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Postby Adelor Lyon (?) » Sat Aug 06, 2016 3:31 pm

Six years in and Cheerilee still won't clean the left chalkboard.
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Postby DerFurShur (?) » Sat Aug 06, 2016 3:32 pm

Lol Cheerilee is a troll "Alright kids were doing a good kart derby....... you have like a day to get a car made."
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Postby Wayoshi (?) » Sat Aug 06, 2016 3:33 pm

What the fuck, Cherilee. :wowzers:
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Postby Adelor Lyon (?) » Sat Aug 06, 2016 3:39 pm

Calling it now: None of the three are going to win anything because adults ruin everything.

Also, Rarity has gums. (referencing last episode's "gums" discussion)
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Postby Mr. Big (?) » Sat Aug 06, 2016 3:41 pm

Well, this is going to go well :v:

Rarity has...childhood issues. (and she lost to Derpy :lol: )
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Postby Wayoshi (?) » Sat Aug 06, 2016 3:52 pm

Haha headcanons getting blown out at least

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Postby Wayoshi (?) » Sat Aug 06, 2016 4:00 pm

So... how do carts run in Equestria? It isn't oil...

have fun figuring out what it could be :excellent:
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