S04E23: Inspiration Manifestation

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Re: S04E23: Inspiration Manifestation

Postby TheNegaverser (?) » Sat Apr 26, 2014 2:50 pm

Mariachi pony evolved into Octavia! :-P
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Sat Apr 26, 2014 2:50 pm

That outfit is just amazing.

I think this is the most panicked we've seen Twilight in a while.
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Postby die Fledermaus (?) » Sat Apr 26, 2014 2:51 pm

I love that this is totally a drugs episode, but with magic and fabulous fashion.
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Postby Aramek (?) » Sat Apr 26, 2014 2:52 pm

This is hitting WAAAAAY too close to home for me.

Like, word for word Rarity is saying what I'm thinking in my head.
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Postby drunkill (?) » Sat Apr 26, 2014 2:53 pm

Today on a very special episode of My Little Pony.
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Postby TheNegaverser (?) » Sat Apr 26, 2014 2:53 pm

I like how they've moved past the "Who?" jokes. Now Spike just responds to Owlowicious (SP) as though they're both having a full conversation. Progress! :-P

EDIT: But is the MySpy Birdhouse as fabulous as Rarity's bird mansion? I didn't think so. :-/
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Postby Mr. Big (?) » Sat Apr 26, 2014 2:53 pm

I like that Owlicious is Spike's conscience.
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Postby Weird Autumn (?) » Sat Apr 26, 2014 2:53 pm

ROBOT B9 wrote:OCTAVIA! :awesomedash:

"Don't question it. Keep playing. Make the music and you can pretend none of this is happening."
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Postby Wayoshi (?) » Sat Apr 26, 2014 2:54 pm

This ep is a bit bland but as a character study of Rarity's faults and the Spike and Owlicious (yes spelling is wrong I know whatever) dynamic now post-Owl's Well it's pretty good.
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Postby Davyinatoga (?) » Sat Apr 26, 2014 2:54 pm

Rarity has no awareness of the concept of "form follows function" :smirk:

EDIT: "Ow" - Sabrina, 2014
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Postby Aramek (?) » Sat Apr 26, 2014 2:55 pm

Ugliest pony cameo!
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Postby Star Platinum (?) » Sat Apr 26, 2014 2:55 pm

:sweetielarm: BLOSSOMFORTH SIGHTING :sweetielarm:
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Sat Apr 26, 2014 2:55 pm

The streets are paved with gold?! Wow, Rarity IS going too far.
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Sat Apr 26, 2014 2:56 pm

Twilight would not approve of Spike's book eating.
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Sat Apr 26, 2014 2:58 pm

So...is the evil spell banished for good? :pinkieshrug:
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Postby Star Platinum (?) » Sat Apr 26, 2014 2:58 pm

:whyme: "I let you become Something Awful!"
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Postby Weird Autumn (?) » Sat Apr 26, 2014 2:59 pm

OH NO NOT SOMETHING AWFUL
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Sat Apr 26, 2014 3:00 pm

Bahahaha, Twilight's anger is the perfect way to end this episode. :gotcha:

That was awesome. Definitely in my top 5.
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Postby Big Boss (?) » Sat Apr 26, 2014 3:00 pm

This episode rated :vogue: out of :vogue:
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Postby Davyinatoga (?) » Sat Apr 26, 2014 3:00 pm

Spike getting the last laugh on Twilight, of all characters. He's finally getting his due.
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Postby TheNegaverser (?) » Sat Apr 26, 2014 3:00 pm

Amazing Rarity. Amazing Spike. Amazing Owlowicious. Amazing, heartwarming resolution. Amazing everything. Amazing episode.

Top-tier Season 4. Top-tier pony. We're done here.
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Postby Veradox (?) » Sat Apr 26, 2014 3:01 pm

I LOVED IT!!! By far the best Spike episode, and one of the best of the season. 10/10.
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Postby Mr. Big (?) » Sat Apr 26, 2014 3:01 pm

I totally did not expect Spike eating that book. Or for him to stand up to Rarity.

Needless to say, his next bathroom trip is going to suck.

:-/ - Do you have any idea how hard it is to reverse dirt spell!?

:eep: - ...you don't look so good.

Davyinatoga wrote:Spike getting the last laugh on Twilight, of all characters.


That alone made it worth it. :lol:
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Postby Wayoshi (?) » Sat Apr 26, 2014 3:02 pm

I can only hope one day that dark magic is fully explained... I bet Meghan has no concrete idea what to do with it, though.

Anyways, besides that adorkable Twi ending, that was definitely a somewhat bland ep, but had some solid undertones. B
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Postby Aramek (?) » Sat Apr 26, 2014 3:02 pm

"Dark" spells.

Like, dark side of magic.
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Postby RudeCyrus (?) » Sat Apr 26, 2014 3:03 pm

Yay, awesome episode!
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Sat Apr 26, 2014 3:03 pm

Average episode.

They took one gag and stretched it to an entire episode, and it got a bit tiring. Spike was great, but Crazy Rarity got old.
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Postby Wylie (?) » Sat Apr 26, 2014 3:03 pm

kefkafloyd wrote:This episode rated :vogue: out of :vogue:


Not emptyquotin' this. It had Blossomforth and Octavia, and almost enough Rarity. :vogue:
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Postby Higsby (?) » Sat Apr 26, 2014 3:03 pm

The beginning of the episode really hurt to watch, it's absolutely horrible to try your best at something and then be told that you did a terrible job. :cry:

And after something like that happens, it can make you go kind of crazy, and use any means to try and improve. This all leads up to the inevitable end where by showing Rarity the error of her ways, Spike was a more supportive friend than if he had let her rein of insanity continue. Overall I thought it was a fun episode, with some great lessons and memorable moments! :yay:
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Postby Wildfire (?) » Sat Apr 26, 2014 3:03 pm

Rarity is best Heavy.
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The return of Tavi :yay:

Overall pretty good episode. Where would the show be without Tabitha?

I feel sorry for spike though since he's pissed off all 4 princesses.
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Postby blasmeister (?) » Sat Apr 26, 2014 3:04 pm

Cool ep, Spike sorting it all out himself rather than having Twilight bail him out was a nice twist. Interventions are the answer, people.
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Sat Apr 26, 2014 3:06 pm

Wildfire wrote:Rarity is best Heavy.
:heehaw: Om nom, nom.

The return of Tavi :yay:

Overall pretty good episode. Where would the show be without Tabitha?

I feel sorry for spike though since he's pissed off all 4 princesses.


Celestia still likes him.
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Postby RudeCyrus (?) » Sat Apr 26, 2014 3:06 pm

The Doctor wrote:Crazy Rarity got old.


I'm sorry, but this is an impossibility.
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Sat Apr 26, 2014 3:07 pm

The Doctor wrote:They took one gag and stretched it to an entire episode, and it got a bit tiring. Spike was great, but Crazy Rarity got old.

The only gag that got old was Owlowiscious, and even then the episode stopped making the "who?" joke after the first act. I actually thought Rarity's act just got better and better and things went on.

Anyway, I really liked the implicit lesson here; if you're creating things for other people, you should make what they want instead of insisting that what you want is always best. The episode really did that lesson well with the puppetmaster and the new cart vs. Rarity's gold cart. Spike's lesson in being honest with your friends was nice, too. And speaking of friends, I guess this pretty much just confirms that he thinks of Rarity as her friend now, so I guess he largely has gotten over his delusional feelings for her.
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Postby PonyHag714 (?) » Sat Apr 26, 2014 3:08 pm

Really good episode. It's nice to see Spike get a decent amount of screen time and come through at the end. He and Owlicious seem to be kind of a team, Spike even seems to understand his hoots.

It's like Rarity wasn't really *evil*, the spell just made her take her fashion sense to a dangerous extreme. Interesting idea.

And Octavia cameo for the win. :snobtavia:
:speakest: The fun has been doubled!
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Postby Applepie (?) » Sat Apr 26, 2014 3:08 pm

A great episode at last. 10/10
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Postby Star Platinum (?) » Sat Apr 26, 2014 3:10 pm

Man, that birthday party was the saddest thing. :fluttersmith:
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Postby Snow Drift (?) » Sat Apr 26, 2014 3:10 pm

There was Blossomforth, and Octavia Von Cellohorse and Rainbow Dash dressing in style. Perfect episode 20/10 stop the train its all downhill from here. :yay: :awesomedash: :twonk: :amazing: :gonkity: :hilarious:

I feel bad for twilight. Having to explain to one of your mentors and your sister in law that you need their helping picking up after your friend who became a supervillian for the afternoon because your dragon doesn't know proper book checking out procedure at the library.
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Postby Kitsune (?) » Sat Apr 26, 2014 3:11 pm

So overall, I liked the episode!

I didn't think it had that much of an emotional impact, but it was funny and clever, and Rarity, Spike, and Owlowicious were written solidly. Nice that they quickly dropped the 'Who?' gag, because it's a bit overplayed by now and it's nice to see Owlowicious having a real personality this time instead, even if that personality is just 'dammit Spike you messed up again'.

It certainly says something about Rarity that when she goes mad with power, she still tries to help others (if in the wrong way), and she still brings a dear friend along to validate her feelings. Corrupted though she may be, she's still demonstrating generosity.

Also, Twilight's involvement in the episode was kinda funny, just because it pokes a bit of fun at the whole 'friendship is magic' thing - the emotional resolution came from some honest words... and then Twi walks in and complains about the rest of the resolution, which apparently took a lot more than a confession and a hug. Also, after seeing Twi acting as patient as possible for the past few episodes, it's great to see her all angry and exhausted.
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Sat Apr 26, 2014 3:12 pm

PonyHag714 wrote:Really good episode. It's nice to see Spike get a decent amount of screen time and come through at the end. He and Owlicious seem to be kind of a team, Spike even seems to understand his hoots.

I wonder if it was Corey Powell's idea to feature Owlowiscious here so much. She did also write JFS, after all, and he was actually fairly nice to Spike back then.


Edit: I should mention that I don't think it would be very interesting to keep using them together like this in future seasons. Owlowiscious can only say so much due to the fact that he can't talk, so if he and Spike keep getting used then I think they'd get kind of boring kind of quickly.
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