S06E04: On Your Marks

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Postby Sailor Yue (?) » Sat Apr 09, 2016 1:57 pm

Welp I went in the first couple of Eps blind, this is the first one I'm not
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Postby die Fledermaus (?) » Sat Apr 09, 2016 3:17 pm

Sailor Yue wrote:Welp I went in the first couple of Eps blind, this is the first one I'm not


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Postby The Doctor (?) » Sat Apr 09, 2016 3:18 pm

Fizzbuzz wrote:I was thinking about this earlier today and I was wondering what sort of problem Bulk Biceps could really have. Like, I'm thinking back to how the CMC helped Troubleshoes understand what he was good at, but his cutie mark involved a fair bit of symbolism. Bulk Biceps, meanwhile, has a barbell for a cutie mark, and it's obvious that he's a bodybuilder. What's bothering him?


He's been skipping Wing Day.
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Postby Octavia (?) » Sat Apr 09, 2016 3:40 pm

CUTIE MARK CRUSADER EXISTENTIAL CRISIS! YAAAAAAAY! :anticipation: :ohboy: :scootawoo:
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Postby die Fledermaus (?) » Sat Apr 09, 2016 3:40 pm

Are the CMC confirmed as Mr Meesix now
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Postby Cthulhu Inc (?) » Sat Apr 09, 2016 3:41 pm

Commercial using 'Getting to Know You' from The King and I :v:
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Postby die Fledermaus (?) » Sat Apr 09, 2016 3:48 pm

AB claims to be bad at singing but now she's harmonizing with herself, so what's the truth, this show is full of plot holes!!!!
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Postby Cthulhu Inc (?) » Sat Apr 09, 2016 3:48 pm

Also, Twist!
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Postby Wayoshi (?) » Sat Apr 09, 2016 3:49 pm

Hey, they are addressing how AB is different from the rest of the CMC after all.

Also Tree Hugger as a nude model :plonk:
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Sat Apr 09, 2016 3:50 pm

:-/ Put away the Linkin Park CD and get over yourself, Apple Bloom.
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Postby die Fledermaus (?) » Sat Apr 09, 2016 3:54 pm

I'LL NEVER FEEL AGAIN
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Postby Adelor Lyon (?) » Sat Apr 09, 2016 4:00 pm

Not a single line by a Mane 6 character. Neat!

Lots of fun cameos in the audience: Button Mash, Derpy, Doctor and Rose, Lyra and Bon Bon, and Octavia.

This episode had a ton of really fantastic music; the new CMC theme in the first act was a lot of fun.
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Postby Octavia (?) » Sat Apr 09, 2016 4:01 pm

Cute episode. It's definitely setting up for individual CMC episodes, kinda like their own version of map episodes.

Also I lolled hard at "knitting's poorer cousin" :vogue:
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Postby Adelor Lyon (?) » Sat Apr 09, 2016 4:01 pm

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Watching Tender show off his cutie mark to the ponies walking by and watching their expressions was hysterical and absolutely heart-warming. I think anyone worried about the show losing what made it special doesn't have to worry: It's still got it.
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Postby Factory Factory (?) » Sat Apr 09, 2016 4:02 pm

Wayoshi wrote:Hey, they are addressing how AB is different from the rest of the CMC after all.

Also Tree Hugger as a nude model :plonk:


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Postby Aramek (?) » Sat Apr 09, 2016 4:02 pm

That was really fuckin' cute. :3: It felt busy and disjointed a bit, but, every piece was fun so I'm ignoring the seams.
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Postby Wayoshi (?) » Sat Apr 09, 2016 4:02 pm

There wasn't even a hint of a Mane 6 in the background as far as I saw. Has that ever happened before?

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Postby Aramek (?) » Sat Apr 09, 2016 4:03 pm

"HEY! ADULTS! CHECK OUT THIS BUTT, EHHH?"
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Postby die Fledermaus (?) » Sat Apr 09, 2016 4:04 pm

Octavia wrote:Cute episode. It's definitely setting up for individual CMC episodes, kinda like their own version of map episodes.

Also I lolled hard at "knitting's poorer cousin" :vogue:


I'm gonna use that line as I learn to knit.

Also yea, thought it was a cute show. I like that the CMC have stupid kid problems, that makes them probably the most relatable for the target demo. It wasn't some huge drama bomb it was just 'what, no I said we don't LITERALLY HAVE TO DO EVERY SINGLE THING AS A GROUP, I didn't say we have to stop hanging out forever' ending with 'oh...oh yea ok that makes way more sense, woops'. I like that those are the kinda issues a trio of small children in this universe deal with.
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Postby Sidotsy (?) » Sat Apr 09, 2016 4:04 pm

Weak start but a great episode! Good lesson, too. Also AB might suck at singing but nobody thinks they suck in their own head. She was totes singing in her head.
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Sat Apr 09, 2016 4:04 pm

OK episode. I liked the ending a lot, but Applebloom was made really, really stupid to get there. She's done plenty of stuff without the other 2 before. They even say right in the episode that she enjoys making potions.
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Postby PonyHag714 (?) » Sat Apr 09, 2016 4:05 pm

A good episode. I liiked the cameos for Big Mac, Octavia, Zecora and Tree Hugger. I also thought it worked out well in the end, not only helping the dancing pony acquire his cutie mark, but figuring out how going thier seperate ways could help them help other ponies. Decent song too.

LOL at Applebloom's Harshie-like glares when the others found her in the clubhouse near the end.

And Scootaloo is best Yodely Pony.
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Postby RudeCyrus (?) » Sat Apr 09, 2016 4:05 pm

Cute ep.
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Postby Aramek (?) » Sat Apr 09, 2016 4:05 pm

Sidotsy wrote:Weak start but a great episode! Good lesson, too. Also AB might suck at singing but nobody thinks they suck in their own head. She was totes singing in her head.

We've been over this, Plot Singing is different from actual singing. :spike101:
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Postby die Fledermaus (?) » Sat Apr 09, 2016 4:08 pm

The Doctor wrote:OK episode. I liked the ending a lot, but Applebloom was made really, really stupid to get there. She's done plenty of stuff without the other 2 before. They even say right in the episode that she enjoys making potions.


Honestly of all of them she's the only one that it WOULD make sense to go from 'let's not spend every day in the clubhouse' to 'so...WE'RE NOT FRIENDS?!'. She's had literally that exact fear displayed in the show in the past and it was resolved with a kidna weak 'well I'm sure it'll work out' kinda thing. She's the one of the three that genuinely thought that the CMC as a club thing was the magic thread keeping them together.
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Postby die Fledermaus (?) » Sat Apr 09, 2016 4:10 pm

Aramek wrote:We've been over this, Plot Singing is different from actual singing. :spike101:


My only improvement to this episode would be a shot of Sweetie Belle just angrily glaring at AB from the doorframe as the song ended.

:amazed: "You JUST said you didn't like singing, man..."
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Postby Aramek (?) » Sat Apr 09, 2016 4:11 pm

shotgunbadger wrote:
Honestly of all of them she's the only one that it WOULD make sense to go from 'let's not spend every day in the clubhouse' to 'so...WE'RE NOT FRIENDS?!'. She's had literally that exact fear displayed in the show in the past and it was resolved with a kidna weak 'well I'm sure it'll work out' kinda thing. She's the one of the three that genuinely thought that the CMC as a club thing was the magic thread keeping them together.

The Apples have always been such a close knit family (as opposed to a crochet family, that's for POORS) so it makes sense that she'd worry about losing the CMC sense of family because that's all she knows.

Still, good ep.
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Postby Adelor Lyon (?) » Sat Apr 09, 2016 4:12 pm

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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Sat Apr 09, 2016 4:13 pm

I missed the first act live so I'll have to watch that again later, but the rest of the episode I really enjoyed. I'm with SGB here, we need more episodes featuring the CMC (and Spike) since they're the best for presenting problems and teaching stories that are actually relatable to the target audience. It's like they get to grow up alongside the kids watching the show.

Saying that you don't necessarily have to be good at something to have fun is also a valuable lesson. I mean, I'm still no expert at drawing, but what I have drawn has still been fun (even if I'd rather go blind than look at my oldest art now :wat:) and has made several other people happy too. Lessons about perfectionism like that are something I could've dearly used when I was a kid, so if there are kids out there who are like me then I hope they're taking that to heart.
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Postby Perpetual Lurker (?) » Sat Apr 09, 2016 4:13 pm

What I really liked about this episode was that it actively worked to dismantle the "CMC Hive Mind" problem. Now they're going to be going out and doing more things on their own, and we have more opportunities for individual focus episodes for them.
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Postby Applepie (?) » Sat Apr 09, 2016 4:15 pm

Another great CMC episode. Yodel, ballet and alternative end credit theme again. :anticipation:
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Postby Aramek (?) » Sat Apr 09, 2016 4:15 pm

Human flesh-coloured ponies will never not look weird.

So, yeah, perfect fit for Andy there. :v:

The Dali and the Picasso look fuckin' keeeeen.
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Postby PonyHag714 (?) » Sat Apr 09, 2016 4:15 pm

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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Sat Apr 09, 2016 4:19 pm

Wayoshi wrote:Also Tree Hugger as a nude model :plonk:

Was that really supposed to be the joke? Sometimes it's hard to tell with these things, like with the joke about Fluttershy sleeping "naked" in the opening to SSCS6K, but the show's done this often enough by now that maybe that was the case again here.
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Postby Dexanth (?) » Sat Apr 09, 2016 4:22 pm

The Doctor wrote:OK episode. I liked the ending a lot, but Applebloom was made really, really stupid to get there. She's done plenty of stuff without the other 2 before. They even say right in the episode that she enjoys making potions.


You know how, sometimes, a problem isn't really that big but because you feel really stressed out it becomes massive and overwhelming and OH SWEET CELESTIA WHYYY?

That's what happened here. Yea, it wasn't the biggest thing in the world, but they sold making it SEEM that way to her, IMO.

Good episode. Much cute. Solid A-
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Postby Aramek (?) » Sat Apr 09, 2016 4:22 pm

Fizzbuzz wrote:Was that really supposed to be the joke? Sometimes it's hard to tell with these things, like with the joke about Fluttershy sleeping "naked" in the opening to SSCS6K, but the show's done this often enough by now that maybe that was the case again here.

Yes. But the joke is also that it's Ponyville, and they don't normally wear clothes anyway.
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Postby Davyinatoga (?) » Sat Apr 09, 2016 4:28 pm

I am relieved to see that all of the painting ponies have all of their ears.
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Postby Marimo (?) » Sat Apr 09, 2016 4:31 pm

The Doctor wrote:OK episode. I liked the ending a lot, but Applebloom was made really, really stupid to get there. She's done plenty of stuff without the other 2 before. They even say right in the episode that she enjoys making potions.

The point was she didn't want to do anything by herself, not that there wasn't anything to do by herself. Like how she wanted to do dancing partnered up with somepony and didn't like the idea of solo dancing.
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Postby Wayoshi (?) » Sat Apr 09, 2016 4:36 pm

Once a unified interest is "solved" so to speak, or fully explored, whatever verb you want to call it, kids breaking up over vastly different other interests is a common issue, and that's what this episode tackled fairly well.
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Sat Apr 09, 2016 4:44 pm

Marimo wrote:The point was she didn't want to do anything by herself, not that there wasn't anything to do by herself. Like how she wanted to do dancing partnered up with somepony and didn't like the idea of solo dancing.

Yeah, that's my take on it too. Apple Bloom has turned out to be a big extrovert, someone who straight-up needs other people in her life in order to be happy.
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