S04E16: It Ain't Easy Being Breezies

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Re: S04E16: It Ain't Easy Being Breezies

Postby Ransom (?) » Sat Mar 01, 2014 7:39 pm

ScionVyse wrote:That's the thing. Sure they are acclimated to their home, but that is rendered moot when they have to go to Equestria. If that is necessary, the're doomed as soon as the ponies don't help them out, and if it isn't necessary, the're complete idiots for purposely going into certain death. :pinkieshrug:

More evidence of a cataclysm in the Breezie world that meant they had to go off world to find pollen.

Unless the pollen isn't needed for survivial and getting it is more a cultural rite. I may have missed that part.
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Postby PictishBeast (?) » Sat Mar 01, 2014 7:44 pm

Wait, Swedish? They sounded Scottish or Welsh to me.

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Postby Frosthawk (?) » Sat Mar 01, 2014 7:45 pm

I thought Irish actually, but I've always sucked at recognizing accents I guess. :pinkieshrug:
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Sat Mar 01, 2014 7:47 pm

I thought it was a very stereotypical Sweedish accent with some Scandanavian thrown in.
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Sat Mar 01, 2014 7:48 pm

They're Swedish. I definitely think they are supposed to be Swedish...if not, then they're Norwegian.
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Postby The great M (?) » Sat Mar 01, 2014 7:49 pm

They sounded scottish to me :pinkieshrug:
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Postby Venusy (?) » Sat Mar 01, 2014 7:52 pm

Some sounded Scottish initially, but the rest seemed more Swedish to me.
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Postby PonyHag714 (?) » Sat Mar 01, 2014 7:58 pm

Seabreeze definitely sounded Swedish to me.
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Postby Bumble-B (?) » Sat Mar 01, 2014 8:00 pm

I guess you can say it was,.. "Scodish"
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Sat Mar 01, 2014 8:03 pm

Welsh was what came to mind for me.
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Postby SoundMonkey44 (?) » Sat Mar 01, 2014 8:14 pm

I thought they were Norwegian myself.

But yea. Hope we see Sea Breeze again someday,
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Postby Sailor Yue (?) » Sat Mar 01, 2014 8:15 pm

TheNegaverser wrote:Seriously. Don't wear Janimals to the mall. Ever. :-/

Reading thru the thread since i just watched the episode... do i WANT to know what a janimal is?
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Postby Frith (?) » Sat Mar 01, 2014 8:18 pm

Some sort of Scandinavian accent came to my mind.

I don't really know what to say about this episode. There were some really good moments in the episode, but on the other hand there were also some moments in the episode that I didn't like. I'll write more about the episode when I've watched the episode again.
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Sat Mar 01, 2014 8:21 pm

sailoryue wrote:Reading thru the thread since i just watched the episode... do i WANT to know what a janimal is?

It's a fursuit for furries-in-training. There was an ad for Janimals on this morning's airing of the episode. IRC exploded over it.
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Postby !saak (?) » Sat Mar 01, 2014 8:23 pm

Yeah, deffo Swedish :-P I play Battlefield with a Swede from time to time and he sounds just like it!

Having the context of the opening really helped the episode, and I like it overall :) I love how despite the oddness of Breezies they still manage to make the character of Sea Breeze a really interesting one, and I love how the conflict gets wrapped up with just Fluttershy explaining to Sea Breeze why she did what she did. Aaaand how that led so neatly to her realization and "rainbow sparkly eye" moment :party:

The episode kind of ends there, and we progress into Product Placement City, buuut... I don't think they could've handled it any better than they did. It was an obvious mandate they were under to include the Mane Six as Breezies, plotholes not withstanding, but they killed two birds with one stone with the portal closing. 1: It set up tension and explained the stakes right from the get go, and 2: we'll never see them again cuz the portal closed :cheese:
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Sat Mar 01, 2014 8:24 pm

I think that Janimals is the worst advertisement to air on the show yet, just narrowly beating out the spy on your birdhouse thing.
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Postby Space Ghost (?) » Sat Mar 01, 2014 8:26 pm

A mediocre episode.

Breezies are ugly and annoying.

Sea Breeze is the only sane one among them.

The transformation of the mane six into breezies was dumb.
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Postby Octavia (?) » Sat Mar 01, 2014 8:26 pm

I don't know how it's possible for Breezies as a species to have survived. They're so fragile, you'd think that natural selection would've wiped them out ages ago. :ponder:

The whole episode felt bizarre. It was just so different from any other episode.
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Postby Sailor Yue (?) » Sat Mar 01, 2014 8:27 pm

The episode was rather interesting. It had its moments, not very remarkable tho. But still, Seabreeze was interesting. I liked it
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Postby J. Jonah Jameson (?) » Sat Mar 01, 2014 8:34 pm

All the people in this thread saying that the mane 6 breezies were toy tie-ins clearly aren't toy collectors. :-/ Hasbro will never sell that shit. They gave the mane 6 crystal versions, never released toys of those. We'll be lucky if they bother to make any breezie toys outside of the two they showed at NY.

I really liked the episode. Plot wise I guess it was eh but there was lots of cute footage of tiny bug horses doing tiny cute things, which is what I wanted :pinkieshrug: and I like that breezies look the same regardless of gender. Kinda like bugs!
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Postby Rachael33 (?) » Sat Mar 01, 2014 8:35 pm

I haven't finished the episode yet, but I love their Swedish accents. :P (At least, Seabreeze's accent.) :allears:
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Postby !saak (?) » Sat Mar 01, 2014 8:37 pm

J. Jonah Jameson wrote:All the people in this thread saying that the mane 6 breezies were toy tie-ins clearly aren't toy collectors. :-/ Hasbro will never sell that shit. They gave the mane 6 crystal versions, never released toys of those.

Huh, really? :ponder:

But... why then? Is it to gauge interest among the audience to see whether they like the characters?
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Postby Kamek (?) » Sat Mar 01, 2014 8:39 pm

I for one thought the episode was adorable :allears:

I also happen to like the Breezy design, but apparently that's an unpopular opinion.

The Mane 6 Breezies, on the other hand... :yikes: I was NOT expecting that. At all.
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Postby Rachael33 (?) » Sat Mar 01, 2014 8:47 pm

Sorry to post so soon.

Just finished the episode, and I must agree, it was pretty cute and nice, but I also must say, not much really happened. Overall, I liked it though. :flutterunsmith:

I would say more, but I must get ready for work. I will hopefully have a more in depth opinion on it later.
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Postby Wayoshi (?) » Sat Mar 01, 2014 9:15 pm

J. Jonah Jameson wrote:All the people in this thread saying that the mane 6 breezies were toy tie-ins clearly aren't toy collectors. :-/ Hasbro will never sell that shit. They gave the mane 6 crystal versions, never released toys of those. We'll be lucky if they bother to make any breezie toys outside of the two they showed at NY.

Why do you think Breezies were the featured group here, then? Putting the most relatable characters of the show - the Mane 6 - directly as Breezies helps the target audience probably want it more, I feel.
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Sat Mar 01, 2014 9:19 pm

J. Jonah Jameson wrote:All the people in this thread saying that the mane 6 breezies were toy tie-ins clearly aren't toy collectors. :-/ Hasbro will never sell that shit. They gave the mane 6 crystal versions, never released toys of those. We'll be lucky if they bother to make any breezie toys outside of the two they showed at NY.

Weren't there a few blindbags with "crystal" (translucent, with bits of glitter) versions of them back in 2012? At least, I remember one set that had such versions of each of the Mane Six along with a green pony named Emerald Rays.
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Postby Mr. Big (?) » Sat Mar 01, 2014 9:20 pm

J. Jonah Jameson wrote:All the people in this thread saying that the mane 6 breezies were toy tie-ins clearly aren't toy collectors. :-/ Hasbro will never sell that shit. They gave the mane 6 crystal versions, never released toys of those. We'll be lucky if they bother to make any breezie toys outside of the two they showed at NY.

I'm wondering, did Hasbro ever mandate those things in the first place, and if so, were there PLANS to ever make toy versions of those, but for some reason they decided to scrap them for something else by the time these shows make it on air?
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Postby Big Boss (?) » Sat Mar 01, 2014 9:32 pm

J. Jonah Jameson wrote:Kinda like bugs!


They're buglike and cute but now this just gives me an evil idea. I'd want to do is make an edit of that Calvin and Hobbes strip where everyone yells "BATS AREN'T BUGS" except make it Breezies.

Like, have little Rainbow Dash giving a report. It'd be adorable. :allears:

Also, I think we need a Seabreeze emote of some sort. He's just so adorably mad. He's angry, like a kitten!
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Postby SoundMonkey44 (?) » Sat Mar 01, 2014 9:32 pm

Octavia wrote:I don't know how it's possible for Breezies as a species to have survived. They're so fragile, you'd think that natural selection would've wiped them out ages ago. :ponder:

The whole episode felt bizarre. It was just so different from any other episode.



Well considering they live in some magical kingdom inside a mountain that only has a portal open to the outside for so long, that's probably what has helped them survive all this time.
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Postby Orange Fluffy Sheep (?) » Sat Mar 01, 2014 9:35 pm

J. Jonah Jameson wrote:They gave the mane 6 crystal versions, never released toys of those.


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Postby Venusy (?) » Sat Mar 01, 2014 9:42 pm

They did use the crystal designs as clip-art on the front of the toys, but they didn't expend the :effort: to actually change the toy models themselves other than add glitter to the mane and wings (and some limited articulation in the case of the Crystal Motion line).

I would not be surprised if they do something similar with the mane 6 breezie designs. Maybe they'll at least add the antenna and the bug wings.
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Postby Rainbow Crash (?) » Sat Mar 01, 2014 9:51 pm

Loved this episode. The Breezies had a great design and Fluttershy was in top form.

Didn't mind the "produce placement" at all, if you can even call it that.
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Postby Sind (?) » Sat Mar 01, 2014 9:54 pm

five minutes in, and I'm not sure I can take any more of this... It just keeps disappointing more and more, getting to ridiculous levels :nngh:

I haven't completed it, so I can't say it's the worst episode this season, but so far... it's the worst episode this season.

fake edit: I still tried to watch one more minute, just to give it a chance, but that somehow added 5 more things that annoyed me. :rainbert:

Yeah... just gonna skip this one and pretend it never happened.
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Postby Perpetual Lurker (?) » Sat Mar 01, 2014 9:59 pm

With regards to toys, they showed off some Breezy figures at the recent Toy Fair. They look like they'll be packaged with mane 6 brushables.
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Postby Aramek (?) » Sat Mar 01, 2014 9:59 pm

It had a really great ending. Force yourself to watch it.
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Postby Frosthawk (?) » Sat Mar 01, 2014 10:00 pm

Rainbow Crash wrote:Loved this episode. The Breezies had a great design and Fluttershy was in top form.

Didn't mind the "produce placement" at all, if you can even call it that.


Well, considering that I guess there was no product to place (surprisingly) then I guess you can't call it that.
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Postby Kamek (?) » Sat Mar 01, 2014 10:01 pm

Oh yeah, what was the deal with Time Turner and Roseluck? Is that a reference to something, because it just... breezed right past me :gotcha:

(Also it seemed random and unnecessary)
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Postby SoundMonkey44 (?) » Sat Mar 01, 2014 10:04 pm

Sind wrote:five minutes in, and I'm not sure I can take any more of this... It just keeps disappointing more and more, getting to ridiculous levels :nngh:

I haven't completed it, so I can't say it's the worst episode this season, but so far... it's the worst episode this season.

fake edit: I still tried to watch one more minute, just to give it a chance, but that somehow added 5 more things that annoyed me. :rainbert:

Yeah... just gonna skip this one and pretend it never happened.


But it has cute Norwegian/Swedish fairy folk. What's not to love!? :v:



On a serious note though, I do agree its one of the weaker eps of the season, and Twilight having the ability to change ponies species, while cool, is also kinda creepy. * watch that pony closely y'all or she'll end up creating a second Discord someday!*. So yeah, I wouldn't cry worst episode. I think it's cute and Sea-Breeze alone makes up for any short comings in my book.


But yea on a personal Scale it's kind of a B- for me, not bad, but not quite as strong as 11-15 were.
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Postby Space Ghost (?) » Sat Mar 01, 2014 10:06 pm

Kamek wrote:Oh yeah, what was the deal with Time Turner and Roseluck? Is that a reference to something, because it just... breezed right past me :gotcha:

(Also it seemed random and unnecessary)


Doctor Who.

Mainly because the fandom has decided that Time Turner is the doctor and it apparently had to be referanced.
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Sat Mar 01, 2014 10:08 pm

Kamek wrote:Oh yeah, what was the deal with Time Turner and Roseluck? Is that a reference to something, because it just... breezed right past me :gotcha:

(Also it seemed random and unnecessary)


Well, Time Turner and Roseluck have been seen a few times this season. In Doctor Who, The Doctor (almost) always travels with a companion and one of the more well known companions since the new series started was a girl named Rose.

The glasses were a reference to the 10th doctor occasionally sporting 3D glasses (they weren't just 3D glasses but something similar to Geordi's visor from Star Trek that let him see a lot of things).

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