S05E05: Tanks For The Memories

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Re: S05E05: Tanks For The Memories

Postby Daring Do (?) » Mon Apr 27, 2015 5:29 am

Maybe so, but they're still dressed up a lot more than we'd expect, aren't they?
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Postby WandereringPony (?) » Mon Apr 27, 2015 5:32 am

Fizzbuzz wrote:From what I've heard, they can't be 100% sure of the airing order outside of stuff like premieres and finales. That's why the key episodes in S4 couldn't really reference each other, since Meghan and the gang couldn't be assured that they would air in the same order in which they were produced. Of course, this might not necessarily be the case anymore, but I don't know for sure.


I'm actually curious to compare the Larson vs. Meghan-edited episodes, and see if there's a noticeable difference in story quality.
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Postby Wylie (?) » Mon Apr 27, 2015 5:38 am

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This is out of nowhere, I know, but I think that not only is Twilight a shade taller than everyone else now, but she's also a bit longer too- probably a function of trying to make her cutie mark visible behind her folded wings. Look at the difference between her stance and Rarity and AJ there.
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Postby Factory Factory (?) » Mon Apr 27, 2015 5:41 am

Knight Dash wrote:Maybe so, but they're still dressed up a lot more than we'd expect, aren't they?


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Postby Daring Do (?) » Mon Apr 27, 2015 5:45 am

Well then.
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Postby Factory Factory (?) » Mon Apr 27, 2015 5:48 am

Wylie wrote:Image

This is out of nowhere, I know, but I think that not only is Twilight a shade taller than everyone else now, but she's also a bit longer too- probably a function of trying to make her cutie mark visible behind her folded wings. Look at the difference between her stance and Rarity and AJ there.


You're right. She's getting closer to Cadance proportions, there.

E: Also, Pinkie is longer in the torso than the others. Is that just the outfit, or are they slipping horsie body diversity under the radar here?
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Mon Apr 27, 2015 5:49 am

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Now, I don't know about you, but personally, I don't see that as being a good thing. The horsiness was what Faust wanted - and I sure as hay am not some kind of blind Faust purist, but I don't see why we shouldn't go with that particular aspect of the whole thing.

To me that felt rather forced and artificial, as if the show were saying "LOOK AT THIS IT IS A HORSE THING FOR HORSES :twonk:" instead of actually trying to make something that'd make sense in Equestria. Ponies have pretty much no riders, so why are saddles a common enough thing to be used as winter wear? And what do they cover, save for one spot on Twilight's back? In my view, that sort of thing just doesn't jive with who they are and how they act.
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Mon Apr 27, 2015 5:53 am

Wylie wrote:This is out of nowhere, I know, but I think that not only is Twilight a shade taller than everyone else now, but she's also a bit longer too- probably a function of trying to make her cutie mark visible behind her folded wings. Look at the difference between her stance and Rarity and AJ there.

As I see it, her body is closer to perpendicular to the camera than the others (judging by the spacing of her forelegs), so I doubt it's that so much as it's just a different perspective. I will need to review this episode at some point and look for a better angle on her vs. the others, though.
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Postby Daring Do (?) » Mon Apr 27, 2015 5:56 am

Oh, shoot, I just noticed you used "ain't" too. Sorry, I didn't mean anything about your grammar.

Edit on topic - But yeah, you might have a point. Still, there's more to it than just the saddles.

Also, this tickled me: "LOOK AT THIS IT IS A HORSE THING FOR HORSES :twonk:"
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Mon Apr 27, 2015 6:24 am

Yeah, the whole saddle thing never made sense to me either. I get that it was to make them more like horses but something about it seems off.
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Postby Just Scuds (?) » Mon Apr 27, 2015 6:38 am

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One thing about the animation - Dash might be a talking horse who flies, but she's still a horse.


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It's the same double legged high kick, even if it's done mid air.

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The lab coat looks more like a dress shirt, really. I think it's quite fetching on her. :allears:

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there's a pretty clear burn mark on her shirt. She was definitely hit.

In the next scenes...

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The Tank slippers seem a little embarrassed about this horrid display of Dash lying on her back and kicking in the air.

:3: :"You're wearing slippers of me, and I'm wearing slippers of you! That makes us slipper buddies!"
:allears: :"Can we be slipper buddies, Rainbow Dash?"
:rainbert: :"We're close, but not slipper buddy close."


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Contorting her face like that. :cry:

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Image :"We used to make pony piles of laughter, but now there are pony piles of tears."

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Image :"Feel free to join in at any time, Twilight! You don't need an invitation."

Even the Tank slippers are getting in on the action.

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:shock: :"I don't know ... Applejack seems alright."
Image :"Applejack cries on the inside, Twilight!"
Image :"I ... what? I'm sorry ... I didn't know!"

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Image :"Whazzuh?"
:-P :"You cry on the inside."

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:twasnothin: :" 's true. "

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:-/ :"..."

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Postby The Ghost Of Ember (?) » Mon Apr 27, 2015 6:55 am

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:twasnothin: :" 's true. "


It turns out every time Applejack did her signature Hoof Crossing other Hoof gesture she was secretly signaling that she was crying on the inside.
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Postby Perrydotto (?) » Mon Apr 27, 2015 7:47 am

That "winter is coming" line was really goofily added. Fontra was groaning about it. :v:

But ...

Bakertoons wrote:Just wondering if anyone noticed that M.A. Larson was the story editor for this episode (which I admittingly expected, since he said he added the "winter is coming" line).


Weeelllllll, this is mighty presumptious and all, but at the GalaCon 2014 panel Larson talked about the Cutie Mark Chronicles script, which had a "winter is coming" line or similiar in one of the drafts. Larson joked it was a Game of Thrones reference, and Fontra went up and, being the giant dork that he is, asked if he was serious. Larson looked at him all weird and was like "what, no". Fontra felt all dumb and went back to his seat. Here's the moment Larson talks about it. (I don't think we got a recording of the Q&A part)

Now, you gotta wonder ... :-I
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Postby SlateSlabrock (?) » Mon Apr 27, 2015 7:58 am

Wylie wrote:This is out of nowhere, I know, but I think that not only is Twilight a shade taller than everyone else now, but she's also a bit longer too- probably a function of trying to make her cutie mark visible behind her folded wings. Look at the difference between her stance and Rarity and AJ there.

We'll get that Twilight Giraffe yet! :flutterhat:
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Mon Apr 27, 2015 8:28 am

I wouldn't be surprised if her appearance looks even longer by the end of S5. Not so much to the point of exaggeration but I imagine she'll look a little more like Cadence.
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Postby PaulloDEC (?) » Mon Apr 27, 2015 9:03 am

Knight Dash wrote:
Now, I don't know about you, but personally, I don't see that as being a good thing. The horsiness was what Faust wanted - and I sure as hay am not some kind of blind Faust purist, but I don't see why we shouldn't go with that particular aspect of the whole thing.

("am not" looks so awkward to my eyes, but "ain't" is bad grammar. Guh.)


I think the saddle thing made a certain amount of sense early on, but as the show continued and we saw more and more examples of characters wearing distinctly human-esque clothing it started to become less reasonable. Like, if ponies actually wear jackets, why would anyone choose to wear a saddle? Even if we accept that in Equestria it's just another item of clothing, how is it practical when compared to other possible items?

SlateSlabrock wrote:We'll get that Twilight Giraffe yet! :flutterhat:


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:-/ I am not that tall!

:3: ...Yet.
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Postby londonarbuckle (?) » Mon Apr 27, 2015 9:19 am

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Fluttershy's sweater and Applejack's jacket are so different and both are so, so amazingly cute to me. They're cute in ways that fit their personalities! :awesomedash:

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Also super-cute because

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2. She's on her back with her forelegs dangling out in front uselessly, like a doggie. :fancyhat:
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Postby Weird Autumn (?) » Mon Apr 27, 2015 11:29 am

Bremen wrote:
It's one of those "take from this what you will" things, but in Hearth's Warming Eve Spike narrates "The Earth Ponies were freezing. The home of the pegasi faired no better; the pegasi were hungry. And the unicorns were freezing and hungry." The animation kind of bears this out; the Earth ponies and Unicorns are both shown to be shivering in the snow, but the Pegasi are shown walking around outside without any winter clothing and not seeming to be bothered. Some fans who read way too much into the setting (like me!) have taken this to mean that cold resistance is one of the Pegasi racial traits (which makes sense for a high altitude flyer). If so, Twilight's alicorn status might mean the cold doesn't bother her much.

Actually, if you look at the outfits the main six are wearing, it's kind of random how much they've bothered to dress warmly. Twilight, Rarity, and Dash are all dressed pretty light (they each have boots, a scarf, and some kind of headwear), while Pinkie Pie, Applejack, and Fluttershy all have clothing that at least partially covers their torso (or whatever). I don't think there's any significance to it.


That horse is wearing a Zero Suit.
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Postby Wylie (?) » Mon Apr 27, 2015 12:18 pm

londonarbuckle wrote:Image

Fluttershy's sweater and Applejack's jacket are so different and both are so, so amazingly cute to me. They're cute in ways that fit their personalities! :awesomedash:


Fluttershy's wearing a turtleneck-

:whatsup: Tortoise-neck.

Whatever. Totally insensitive, I say, with Dash standing right there about to put Tank down like Old Yeller let Tank hibernate.
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Mon Apr 27, 2015 1:10 pm

PaulloDEC wrote:I think the saddle thing made a certain amount of sense early on, but as the show continued and we saw more and more examples of characters wearing distinctly human-esque clothing it started to become less reasonable. Like, if ponies actually wear jackets, why would anyone choose to wear a saddle? Even if we accept that in Equestria it's just another item of clothing, how is it practical when compared to other possible items?

I think some of that might also have to do with how the show's characters have grown between the early days and now. That is to say, even if the art direction for their clothing and accessories had remained the same, I think the rounder, deeper personalities of the Mane Six and friends would've chipped away at the forced-horse stylings as everyone involved (the show staff, the audience, etc.) came to get to know them better and better.

(That's what happened with me, at least. As I came to better value who they were as people, I started seeking depictions of them in fanart that better matched this, enough to where I started liking anthro versions of them more than their normal forms. That's just my experience, though.)
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Postby Musings (?) » Mon Apr 27, 2015 2:04 pm

Perrydotto wrote:
Weeelllllll, this is mighty presumptious and all, but at the GalaCon 2014 panel Larson talked about the Cutie Mark Chronicles script, which had a "winter is coming" line or similiar in one of the drafts. Larson joked it was a Game of Thrones reference, and Fontra went up and, being the giant dork that he is, asked if he was serious. Larson looked at him all weird and was like "what, no". Fontra felt all dumb and went back to his seat. Here's the moment Larson talks about it. (I don't think we got a recording of the Q&A part)

Now, you gotta wonder ... :-I


:smirk: I'm not sure whether to shout "LAAAAAARSON! :twonk:" or "FONTRA! YOU DINGUS! :gonkity:"

Back on topic, I thought this was a wonderful episode. :allears: Most of you have already pointed out the reasons why, but I loved RD getting a solo song, all the visual jokes, the "Cloudy Skies" gag, the weather factory incident (lots of world-building/lore in there, too), AJ's "It's true" exchange, and of course, every pony consoling Rainbow Dash in her bedroom. While Rarity is prooobably my favourite individual Mane 6 member (though certain episodes push it back and forth), I'm slightly biased towards any interaction between Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy. They clash with/compliment one another so well!

At first I was a little disappointed in jerk!Dash, thinking it regressed her a little to S1!Rainbow Dash (before she was closer with the group), but it makes total sense in the context of what's happening: she's going through the five stages of grief ("Mr Simpson, your progress astounds me"), and she's showing her absolute loyalty to Tank.

These are the slice-of-life episodes that give the grander, more epic stories grounding and context. :yay:
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Postby Chaos Sonic (?) » Mon Apr 27, 2015 11:11 pm

MurdER_weapOn '78 wrote:Was this the first time we've seen Rainbow Dash crying? I don't remember seeing it before.

She cried when she spilled her cider. :v:
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Postby SlateSlabrock (?) » Mon Apr 27, 2015 11:21 pm

Something I didn't notice until episode comments pointed it out:

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One of the hockey ponies is a stallion with Scootaloo's colors.
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Mon Apr 27, 2015 11:24 pm

Canuck's fan. No wonder Scootaloo pretends to be an Orphan.
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Postby Davyinatoga (?) » Tue Apr 28, 2015 1:26 am

Scootaloo's a clone? Like a gender-swapped Boba Fett?
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Tue Apr 28, 2015 1:42 am

SlateSlabrock wrote:Something I didn't notice until episode comments pointed it out:

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One of the hockey ponies is a stallion with Scootaloo's colors.


Observation on this. Only the boys are playing. Kind of surprised they didn't have a mare in hockey gear there. I know they showed Dash earlier, but she can't be the only mare who enjoys a good hockey game.
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Postby Mechanical Ape (?) » Tue Apr 28, 2015 2:28 am

I've only now had the time to watch this episode, and I will say this: You shoulda been there, to see the joy that Dash's Grinch Face brought to my life.

This season rules. :ponydrugs:
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Tue Apr 28, 2015 2:30 am

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:allears: Now I'm imagining Luna letting Rainbow Dash and Tank play in the snow in their dreams.


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Postby WandereringPony (?) » Tue Apr 28, 2015 3:18 am

The only thing missing from the episode at the end to make it all complete:

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Postby Homeswirl (?) » Tue Apr 28, 2015 3:31 am

This was one of the cartooniest episodes in a while, and it just worked. You had to turn your brain semi-off, because Dash was just being so dumb, but it was still so much fun!

The visual gags were in top form, with the Grinch, angrydash, Kool-Aid Pinkie, and the hilarious pony face in the locker door.

One thing that really struck me right after watching it is that it didn't feel short. Most episodes seem to feel to end quite quickly. I don't know if it's actual quantity or just subjective feel, but it seemed like this episode was quite packed with different scenes and goings on compared to the norm.
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Postby Just Scuds (?) » Tue Apr 28, 2015 4:59 am

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Image :"Oh man, I miss Tank. I wonder when winter will be over?"
Image :"Uh... winter's over when we make it over. There's a song and a dance and the whole town pitches in."
:) :" ♬Winter wrap up, Winter Wrapup!♫ "
:-P :"You know how the rest goes."
:awesomedash: :"Oh yeah! I push clouds around, Pinkie pulls out her extra sharp skates, and Twilight carries around a clipboard and gets all frazzled and shouty and stuff."

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:allears: :"And I get to ring my little bell."
Image :"I wonder why we didn't mention it before?"
Image :"Woah! Hold your horses, here. If winter's over when we say it's over, why can't it be over right now?"
:nnngh: :"I don't think that's how it works... the animals need to rest."
Image :"Okay fine! I'll wait."
.:wink: :"In the mean time, we could get a head start on weaving birds nests for spring, I'd fallen behind last year and I - "
:awesomedash: :"Is it Winter Wrap Up day yet?"
:rariwhat: :"Uh, no. We just -"
:rainbert: :"FINE. I get it. I'll just wait patiently."





:3: :"Is it Winter Wrap Up day yet?"
:-/ :"No, it's not."
:rainbert: :"Well when is it?"
:facehoof: :"It's literally on every calender in Ponyville!"
:twiright: :"Town ordinance."
:grumpydash: :"Ugh."





:3: :"Is it Winter Wrap Up day yet?"
Image :"It sure is! Grab your team vest and let's get our Spring on!"
:awesomedash: :"OhmygoshOhmygoshOhmygosh"
Image :"NOT!"
:offendash: :"AUGH!"





:3: :"Is it Winter Wrap Up day yet?"
:flutterunsmith: :"Rainbow, I know you really miss Tank. So how about this: My job is to wake the animals, and I like to use this little bell here - so when it comes time for Tank to wake up,"
:yay: :"I'll let you ring the bell and wake him up in person!"
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:beggarshy: :"Sorry, no."
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Image :"Hey Applejack! Is it-"
Image :"Naw it ain't."
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Image :"How about now?"
:squintyjack: :"Nope."


Image :"And now?"
:twasnothin: :"Negatory, Bluebird."



Image :"What about nooooowwwwwwww"
:applejargh: :"Dangit, Rainbow! You're worse than Pinkie and that goddamn mailbox!"
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Postby MurdER_weapOn '78 (?) » Tue Apr 28, 2015 11:09 am

Octavia wrote:The Last Roundup


Chaos Sonic wrote:She cried when she spilled her cider. :v:


Yeah I'd forgot about that, there's quite a few episodes I've only seen once and The Last Roundup is one of them. The only episode I've never seen is the cider episode due to it never airing in the UK :applejargh:
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Postby Durandal (?) » Tue Apr 28, 2015 3:24 pm

MurdER_weapOn '78 wrote:The only episode I've never seen is the cider episode due to it never airing in the UK :applejargh:


Wait, what?
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Postby Octavia (?) » Tue Apr 28, 2015 3:31 pm

I'm guessing it's because cider in the UK is almost exclusively alcoholic? In the USA & Canada, apple cider is a common children's drink.
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Postby Master_Twig (?) » Tue Apr 28, 2015 3:39 pm

Octavia wrote:I'm guessing it's because cider in the UK is almost exclusively alcoholic? In the USA & Canada, apple cider is a common children's drink.


Alcoholic cider is the fastest growing segment of alcoholic drinks in the US. These days it's everywhere. So much so I suspect the ponies love of it might be one of those things tossed in as a nod to the parents. And I looked back in the episode and there are no fillies or colts drinking cider in the episode. Just adult ponies. The only filly in the episode is Applebloom and she just pours it. Never drinks it.

Of course canonically they're never going to have the ponies drinking alcohol, but cider is that perfect drink to say, "hey, maybe they are, maybe they aren't."
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Tue Apr 28, 2015 3:40 pm

The cider was changed to normal juice in the Spanish dub because cider just refers to the alcoholic drink. Of course, the opposite variation happens as well. Remember the Spongebob episode with Plankton's hillbilly cousins and they want root beer? Over here, it was just normal beer, making it funnier in my opinion. :v:
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Tue Apr 28, 2015 7:43 pm

Master_Twig wrote:
Alcoholic cider is the fastest growing segment of alcoholic drinks in the US. These days it's everywhere. So much so I suspect the ponies love of it might be one of those things tossed in as a nod to the parents. And I looked back in the episode and there are no fillies or colts drinking cider in the episode. Just adult ponies. The only filly in the episode is Applebloom and she just pours it. Never drinks it.

Of course canonically they're never going to have the ponies drinking alcohol, but cider is that perfect drink to say, "hey, maybe they are, maybe they aren't."

Non-carbonated drinks don't produce foam when poured. Since the cider that we've seen in the show has always been drawn with a thick, foamy head, I always assumed that the animators were implying that it's hard cider. If they specifically wanted to avoid any sort of an alcohol reference, I think they would've drawn it without the head, since as it is it's still pretty evocative of a foamy mug of beer.

Also, one of Spike's photos seen at the end of Dragon Quest shows him slamming down a huge mugful of cider. He's a dragon, though, so he's already got fire in his belly. :wakka:
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Postby Master_Twig (?) » Tue Apr 28, 2015 8:53 pm

Yeah, that too.

So in my headcanon, that cider is alcoholic. This would also explain why Berry Punch and Cheerilee were so enthusiastic about it. :memories:

Though I must say, there is one thing that is a tick AGAINST it being alcoholic. That is that it's awfully hard to get a drink from an apple to a fermented state as quickly as they do in the episode. But then again, perhaps that's the earth pony magic kicking in.
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Postby PictishBeast (?) » Tue Apr 28, 2015 9:00 pm

Scuderia Ferrarity wrote:.:flutterunsmith: :"Rainbow, I know you really miss Tank. So how about this: My job is to wake the animals, and I like to use this little bell here - so when it comes time for Tank to wake up,"
:yay: :"I'll let you ring the bell and wake him up in person!"


I want this to happen so badly now
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Tue Apr 28, 2015 9:43 pm

I definitely hope we see something like that, when Tank does wake up later on this season.
:plonk: Image :)
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