Re: S04E13: Simple Ways



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Wylie
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Wylie wrote:Gotta admit, my hype levels are at a season-4 low for Shipping: The Episode.
SlateSlabrock wrote:I am still baffled by that guy's name. "Trenderhoof." If it weren't for the romance angle, I'd wonder if he wasn't a pony at all.
Wayoshi wrote:Trenderhoof getting actually enamored by AJ just feels so wrong. I am calling it being entirely a misunderstanding by Rarity, Trenderhoof just wants to write about AJ for some reason.
The Doctor wrote:I don't know why people are so afraid of a possible romance plot for one of the mane 6. Other than a joke in Best Night Ever and a really, really weak attempt in EQG it's never been done.And the wild rage and charges of waifu stealing will be glorious.
Fizzbuzz wrote:Why does it feel wrong? Do you just feel like romance has absolutely no place in FiM? sure, it's overplayed and overdone in other shows, but I'm sure this show can do it well. I would be worried if Trenderhoof himself seemed to be the focus of the episode, but instead it seems to be more about a one-sided rivalry between Rarity and Applejack.
Given that Trenderhoof is being introduced in this episode, I just think a serious love story with him would be incredibly boring, in much the same way that Brad was boring. If there were any eligible bachelors whom we already knew then I wouldn't mind something with one of them.
Wayoshi wrote:A character needs to be well-developed before having / being a love interest.
Wayoshi wrote:A character needs to be well-developed before having / being a love interest.
Frosthawk wrote:
Why, necessarily?
The Doctor wrote:
What if this is his introduction, and the start of a longer story?
Frosthawk wrote:
Why, necessarily?
MochaBean wrote:Rarity -> Trenderhoof -> Applejack -> Apples -> Soil & Water -> The Sweet Embrace of Oblivion and Non-Being
It's a love vector.
Tears wrote:How does this episode thread work with the no shipping rule anyway. Are we... already in violation![]()
Wayoshi wrote:A character needs to be well-developed before having / being a love interest.
Fizzbuzz wrote:So that we'll care about him or her, too. An important part of a love story is that we, the audience, have at least some attachment to everyone involved, so that we'll share in their feelings.
Frosthawk wrote:
With the synopsis of this episode, I was given to understand that Trenderhoof (not Tenderhoof, by the way? Does this dude work for Twitter or somejting?) is mostly just a plot device in order for Rarity to go absolutely nutso throughout the entire episode in hilarious ways. I really don't think the intention was ever to really "care" about her feeling for Trenderhoof, nor for Trenderhoof himself, so I think this whole discussion is kind of pedantic. That's just my initial gut feeling though, if the episode does try to play it straight then yes, it could fall flat. But I don't think it's going to try to play it straight like it did with ACW. Sounds like a pure comedy episode.
HuffyTheMagicDragon wrote:I seriously doubt this will be any more of a serious "canonical relationship" or "romance" than Rarity's little infatuation with Prince Blueblood back in Season 1.
Veradox wrote:
I'd really like to think that, however, because of the whole FlashLight ordeal, I can't help but feel the show is going to begin having canon relationships, and as we've seen with Flash and Twi, it doesn't work out very well.
Veradox wrote:
I'd really like to think that, however, because of the whole FlashLight ordeal, I can't help but feel the show is going to begin having canon relationships, and as we've seen with Flash and Twi, it doesn't work out very well.
Fizzbuzz wrote:EqG was basically the worst-case scenario. Brad was a completely fresh character being squeezed into a world and story that was almost completely new, and they were putting him with Twilight Sparkle, someone who still tends to be introverted and socially awkward (i.e. the total opposite of someone like Rarity). By comparison, this episode is starring Rarity and seems to be using her attraction to Trenderhoof as an event in the story instead of the story itself, so I expect it'll avoid EqG's troubles in that regard.
Fizzbuzz wrote:EqG was basically the worst-case scenario. Brad was a completely fresh character being squeezed into a world and story that was almost completely new, and they were putting him with Twilight Sparkle, someone who still tends to be introverted and socially awkward (i.e. the total opposite of someone like Rarity). By comparison, this episode is starring Rarity and seems to be using her attraction to Trenderhoof as an event in the story instead of the story itself, so I expect it'll avoid EqG's troubles in that regard.
drunkill wrote:Haha, I've been waiting for you to post, Mr. Fhqwhgads![]()
This could be a very fun episode if Rarity tries to ditch her image and impress Trenderhoof. I'm hoping that he isn't even trying to take that much interest in AppleJack and is instead just interested in how she dresses/acts or something like that, trying to be trendy.
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everyponytothelimit wrote:Joined: Oct 17, 2011
Fizzbuzz wrote:So that we'll care about him or her, too. An important part of a love story is that we, the audience, have at least some attachment to everyone involved, so that we'll share in their feelings.
Scuderia Ferrarity wrote:
It could be completely one sided on both Rarity and Trenderhoof's accounts thus ... COMEDY!
Rarity is head over heels for a guy, who ignores her. AJ is the subject of said guy's affections, whom she politely bears and doesn't return.
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I really feel like I'm missing out not having seen EqG, but I'm scared it's going to be a visit to the dentist:Hope your insurance is all paid up cause I found three cavities!
londonarbuckle, yesterday wrote:Five other people joined the same day I did, and they have all of one post between them.
However, two of them still visit regularly! I even recognized them from the Who's Online bar!
Hi, everyponytothelimit and Zork!
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