S06E11: Applejack's "Day" Off

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Re: S06E10: Applejack's "Day" Off

Postby Aramek (?) » Sat May 28, 2016 4:02 pm

This ep was so smooth, and...normal...and earnest. This was wonderful.

They all felt like people. Not even characters, but, like, people.

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Postby Marimo (?) » Sat May 28, 2016 4:03 pm

This episode honestly felt dragged out. The stuff with Rainbow Dash and just trying to figure out that steam problem took up way too much time. I think this episode would've worked fine if they tried doing an 11 minute episode kind of thing and come up with another short story to do. Or at least give Applejack other problems to fix at the spa before going back to the farm, while also shortening the steam stuff and shortening or maybe even cutting out the Dash joke altogether.
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Postby RudeCyrus (?) » Sat May 28, 2016 4:04 pm

Not as good as last week's ep, but it's hard to top that. Applejack was a bit too much of a doofus.
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Postby Sidotsy (?) » Sat May 28, 2016 4:04 pm

There was even a friendship lesson! Sure, AJ's plight was kind of silly, but I'm sure it was made that way to really hammer the point home that even the weirdest routines can look normal to the person doing them. Having a friend look over your work is something you should enjoy doing, it's as good for you as a spa day!
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Postby Aramek (?) » Sat May 28, 2016 4:05 pm

It's like...this episode didn't have a plot, but was akin to an actual window into their everyday goings on, and it was fantastically interesting to me.
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Postby Mr. Big (?) » Sat May 28, 2016 4:06 pm

I didn't think it was that bad. Not the greatest, sure, but not the weakest of season 6 so far (that goes to "Newbie Dash"). This is probably the most slice of life the show can ever get.

Although I think Marimo has a point. This felt like an 11 minute episode that got stretched to twice as long. It would've been nice if this was a shorter episode, and they paired it with another.
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Sat May 28, 2016 4:08 pm

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Postby PonyHag714 (?) » Sat May 28, 2016 4:09 pm

When Spike was struggling with the apple pies, I was afraid of another Spikeklutz episode, but fortunately that didn't happen (or at least we didn't see it). Image
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Postby Sidotsy (?) » Sat May 28, 2016 4:09 pm

so apparently unicorn horns are flesh and not horns.
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Postby SlateSlabrock (?) » Sat May 28, 2016 4:10 pm

This was A Very Season 1 Episode. Simple lesson, Dear Princess Celestia music for the restatement at the end, the whole works.

I can see why some people weren't excited, but I think there are definitely worse ways to start off as a new writer (since this one was written by Neal Dusedau, Michael P. Fox, and Wil Fox).
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Sat May 28, 2016 4:11 pm

Aramek wrote:It's like...this episode didn't have a plot, but was akin to an actual window into their everyday goings on, and it was fantastically interesting to me.


I like this too. We get to see how Ponyville works, and it makes the town seem more alive.
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Postby Pingcode (?) » Sat May 28, 2016 4:12 pm

Too real. :-/
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Postby Aramek (?) » Sat May 28, 2016 4:12 pm

Pingcode wrote:Too real. :-/

Well, now you have a good lesson in how to do your chores more efficiently. :pinkieshrug:
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Postby Sidotsy (?) » Sat May 28, 2016 4:13 pm

Aramek wrote:It's like...this episode didn't have a plot, but was akin to an actual window into their everyday goings on, and it was fantastically interesting to me.

Yeah, I love these kinds of episodes. I want to know more about how ponies live their lives and go about their normal routines. It's fun to see ponies interact with the world around them, even if the writers or artists have to stretch it a bit (AJ holding a hammer in the crook of her forehoof instead of her mouth)..
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Postby DerFurShur (?) » Sat May 28, 2016 4:13 pm

Yeah this episode wasn't good

Oh well
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Postby PonyHag714 (?) » Sat May 28, 2016 4:16 pm

It's a matter of balance, I think. Nothing wrong with a low key episode to go along with the high stakes season premiers and finales and the character and world building ones. :allears:
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Sat May 28, 2016 4:16 pm

SlateSlabrock wrote:This was A Very Season 1 Episode. Simple lesson, Dear Princess Celestia music for the restatement at the end, the whole works.

Yeah, really. To be clear, I don't think this is a bad thing, and I actually really enjoyed this episode. It's not the same as the more recent sorts of episodes that we've gotten, but I think it is very good that the show still has them. For the season overall, it makes for a much better balance than the kinda restrained S1 or the somewhat wild S4.

I was reminded most of Made In Manehattan, not just because that episode also featured Rarity and Applejack but because of how they were similarly low-key. That episode took a rewatch or two for me to really fully enjoy it, and I imagine it'll be the same for this one, but I don't think that means either of these were bad episodes.
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Postby Skipper (?) » Sat May 28, 2016 4:17 pm

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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Sat May 28, 2016 4:18 pm

Anyway, as far as the story itself goes, I guess Rarity has successfully managed to rope all her friends (and not just Fluttershy) into regular spa visits by now. Rainbow Dash seemed to hate the idea of going to the spa back in S2, but given that it must've been a few years since then, maybe she's finally gotten used to getting a hooficure?
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Postby Marimo (?) » Sat May 28, 2016 4:18 pm

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I like this too. We get to see how Ponyville works, and it makes the town seem more alive.

I don't think I would have had a problem with this either, it just more on how it was executed. Things just felt too dragged out, so that's why I mentioned earlier to maybe have Applejack have to fix other problems to showcase other parts of the spa and see other ponies.
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Sat May 28, 2016 4:20 pm


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Postby DerFurShur (?) » Sat May 28, 2016 4:23 pm

PonyHag714 wrote:It's a matter of balance, I think. Nothing wrong with a low key episode to go along with the high stakes season premiers and finales and the character and world building ones. :allears:


The episode's problem isn't that it's low key, this season has been mostly low key episodes. This episode was just really lagging and too drawn out and maybe if the gags were better that wouldn't be a problem (the last episode wasn't exactly high in the complex plot area, it just had a surplus of jokes that were entertaining)
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Sat May 28, 2016 4:27 pm

Sidotsy wrote:so apparently unicorn horns are flesh and not horns.

At least as much as pony hooves are supposedly flesh as well, seeing as we've seen Rarity with pruny hooves too. :nngh: But we've also seen Rarity having her horn filed, so I'm inclined to file this with all the other cartoon gags the show's done.
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The episode's problem isn't that it's low key, this season has been mostly low key episodes. This episode was just really lagging and too drawn out and maybe if the gags were better that wouldn't be a problem (the last episode wasn't exactly high in the complex plot area, it just had a surplus of jokes that were entertaining)

Eh, I don't think the show necessarily has to be a laugh-a-minute in order to be good. Some have a lot of action, some involve a bunch of drama, and some are just... like this. I guess "charming" is the word I'd use to describe it, for lack of something better.
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Postby Aramek (?) » Sat May 28, 2016 4:32 pm

"I was bored watching this."

Like, I'm sorry? Go outside then.
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Postby DerFurShur (?) » Sat May 28, 2016 4:38 pm

Already doing that

Sorry for not liking your episode I guess
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Postby Aramek (?) » Sat May 28, 2016 4:40 pm

Well, apology accepted. :hug: I worked really hard on it, you see.
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Postby DerFurShur (?) » Sat May 28, 2016 4:42 pm

Well make it a little less dragging next time
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Postby adiwan (?) » Sat May 28, 2016 4:48 pm

It was a fine episode until the end ruined it. In my opinion most of Applejack's bad habits were too stupid, especially the pig feeding. They were way out of Applejack's character.
Applejack isn't a character with a lot of intelligent points on her character sheet but I'm sure it's an average 10. So it's baffling me that she came to those and continued practicing them.
Only the scene that was fine was when Applejack took the chicken eggs.

I get it that they wanted to use a really bad example to make the lesson obvious but it rubbed me the wrong way.
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Sat May 28, 2016 5:02 pm

Keep in mind that this isn't particularly new for her. I mean, remember Apple Family Reunion? Remember all the bizarre rituals that Applejack and her family followed every time the zap apples were coming into season? I can see why Applejack would be prone to this sort of thinking in regards to other farm work.

That reminded me, though, that I was mildly bugged by the montage at the end where one time-saving measure that Rarity suggested was to just replace an entire section of chicken-wire fence instead of patching the holes in it. That's so wasteful! :rant:
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Postby Highbrow Dash (?) » Sat May 28, 2016 6:17 pm

Turns out Applejack is an idiot :v:
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Postby Aramek (?) » Sat May 28, 2016 6:22 pm

No, she's just a silly pony.
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Sat May 28, 2016 6:50 pm

Fizzbuzz wrote:Keep in mind that this isn't particularly new for her. I mean, remember Apple Family Reunion? Remember all the bizarre rituals that Applejack and her family followed every time the zap apples were coming into season? I can see why Applejack would be prone to this sort of thinking in regards to other farm work.

That reminded me, though, that I was mildly bugged by the montage at the end where one time-saving measure that Rarity suggested was to just replace an entire section of chicken-wire fence instead of patching the holes in it. That's so wasteful! :rant:


Yeah, AJ having a system she sticks to seems pretty in character.
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Postby Dexanth (?) » Sat May 28, 2016 7:16 pm

This was the most S1 episode I have seen in years. I really liked that, it felt like the old days again. I'm kinda surprised how many people dislike it and now wonder how they'd talk if this & Look Before You Sleep were somehow swapped in time
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Postby Marimo (?) » Sat May 28, 2016 7:41 pm

Dexanth wrote:This was the most S1 episode I have seen in years. I really liked that, it felt like the old days again. I'm kinda surprised how many people dislike it and now wonder how they'd talk if this & Look Before You Sleep were somehow swapped in time

The difference between this and LBYS for me is that we go through multiple events for the slumber party that highlight Rarity and Applejack's differences. We had makeovers, ghost stories, smores, truth or dare, and then a pillow fight, leading to trying to get some sleep, all events that served to further show Rarity and Applejack butting heads but giving us variety in what's happening. The stuff at the spa just drags on. It takes up about half the episode, but a couple of those minutes are spent on joking about the type of massage Rainbow Dash has, which doesn't even relate to the plot other than its at a spa, and then 8 minutes spent just fixing the steam room. It wasn't an interesting or engaging execution for a lot of people, it just winds up testing their patience and feeling that the episode is padding itself out until it can start with the third act on the farm, and at that point a lot of people have probably checked out or are still not satisfied with the previous pacing.
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Postby Angel Beat (?) » Sat May 28, 2016 7:45 pm

This episode was pretty slow. I liked it. :allears: There were so many great faces.

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Postby ShieldedDiamond (?) » Sat May 28, 2016 7:46 pm

I can't wait for it to finally hit them that maybe they should stop overdoing Rarity and Applejack episodes. Especially at this point when they work better when paired with literally any other pony except each other. It's like being slammed continuously in the head with a hammer trying to remind you that they have nothing in common.
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Postby Marimo (?) » Sat May 28, 2016 7:51 pm

ShieldedDiamond wrote:It's like being slammed continuously in the head with a hammer trying to remind you that they have nothing in common.

But their differences isn't really the point of the episodes lately. Not in this one or Made in Manehattan. Heck, it even shows that Applejack does something with Rarity by having spa days, when back during season 1 you'd think she'd be against going to a spa.

I think at this point it may even be more they're just using a lot of Rarity, and this happened to be an Applejack episode. She went with Pinkie in GotMP, she went with Twilight and Spike to the dragon lands in GoF, and last week we had an episode about her opening her Manehattan shop. And in a couple weeks we'll be getting another Pinkie and Rarity episode.
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Postby DerFurShur (?) » Sat May 28, 2016 8:18 pm

Yeah they've really been over focusing on Rarity, both in this season and last season. Pinkie Pie too, but that's been a thing since the beginning on the show.
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Postby Captain Rufus (?) » Sat May 28, 2016 8:43 pm

I enjoyed it. 'Twas a good bit of Slice of Life. Plus AJ's face when she wanted THING in the Spa was just :3 as hell.

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Postby PonyHag714 (?) » Sat May 28, 2016 8:54 pm

I can't help thinking of melting ice cream when I look at Rarity's face there :allears:
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