S07E06: Forever Filly

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S07E06: Forever Filly

Postby Wayoshi (?) » Wed May 03, 2017 3:19 pm

When Rarity surprises Sweetie Belle with a special day together filled with all of her favorite activities, she quickly learns that her little sister is no longer the little foal she used to be.


This thread is for discussion of the episode. This episode airs on Treehouse TV in Canada at 11:15 AM Eastern / 8:15 AM Pacific on Saturday, May 6!

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Postby Just Scuds (?) » Fri May 05, 2017 4:27 pm

More marshmallow fun for everyone!


:ohboy: :ohrarity: Enjoy what's left of childhood, darling.
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Postby Juju&Lulu (?) » Fri May 05, 2017 5:05 pm

Hoping this isn't bad, Sweetie Belle episodes are usually good.

Guessing we're going to see more of "doesn't understand the foals" Rarity
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Postby Mechanical Ape (?) » Fri May 05, 2017 10:30 pm

:ohboy: "Business business business!"

I hope we get a terrifying (to Rarity) vision of a grown-up Sweetie Belle, just because I want to see that depicted in the show. Really, all of the CMC's voice actors are old enough to credibly voice the fillies' adult selves, and while they may not grow up on screen, it could at least happen in a dream sequence.

Besides Scootaloo would make a great gangly teen.
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Postby Frith (?) » Sat May 06, 2017 2:55 pm

Rarity and Sweetie Belle are two of my favorite characters so yeah, I'm hyped for this. :vogue: :milkshake:
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Postby Juju&Lulu (?) » Sat May 06, 2017 3:44 pm

Lot of callbacks in this one but that's not really anything special by this point. Some cute moments and Sweetie Belle was good in this.

A decent relaxed episode.

Sheepy Belle was cute

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Postby The Doctor (?) » Sat May 06, 2017 3:45 pm

I really liked the ending to this episode once Sweetie Belle told off Rarity. I thought the episode was pretty meh before that though.
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Postby Wayoshi (?) » Sat May 06, 2017 3:45 pm

Welp.

This was quite a bland episode, arguably more than Fluttershy Leans In, which didn't even have much of a conflict. And Rarity was written quite poorly.. bribing an old lady out of retirement? Seriously?
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Postby PonyHag714 (?) » Sat May 06, 2017 3:48 pm

A good episode, with Rarity at her dramatic best. The CMC getting older is well demonstrated by thier voices. But I'll miss squeaky Sweetie. :amazed:

Nice to see Sassy Saddles again.

I liked how the conflict was resolved by paralleling Sweetie's problem with Zipperwill's.

The CMC Wall of Fame is a nice touch. It was nice to see the CMC help another pony acquire his cutie mark. :good:

Laid back and low key, very satisfying. :ohboy:
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Postby Marimo (?) » Sat May 06, 2017 3:59 pm

Wayoshi wrote:bribing an old lady out of retirement? Seriously?

It's not like Rarity was forcing her to do it. She seemed perfectly fine with just making some ice cream for one day.
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Postby Juju&Lulu (?) » Sat May 06, 2017 5:03 pm

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Oh shit, we got tiny ponies
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Postby Niels Olof (?) » Sat May 06, 2017 5:15 pm

Even after all these years, Sisterhooves Social remains my favourite episode. This is a sequel of sorts, and while it does not reach the pinnacle of its predecessor, it is still a good episode. I found that the best parts were the opening with Rarity demonstrating both her professionalism (her interactions with Sassy Saddles was quite delightful, and they make a great team) and her more dramatic, emotional side, and the end, starting with Sweetie Belle's speech. In between, it lagged a bit.
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Postby MurdER_weapOn '78 (?) » Sat May 06, 2017 5:36 pm

That turned out good, for my money.

Still not been a bad episode this season imo.
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Sat May 06, 2017 6:22 pm

Hmmmm...

Would a picture of Gabby qualify for "Gabby Returns" on the bingo card?
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Sat May 06, 2017 7:03 pm

Wayoshi wrote:Welp.

This was quite a bland episode, arguably more than Fluttershy Leans In, which didn't even have much of a conflict. And Rarity was written quite poorly.. bribing an old lady out of retirement? Seriously?

Poorly? Rarity going to extreme (and extravagant) measures to do something for someone she cares about is nothing new for her, even when it involves roping others into it. And it looked like she was paying very well for the service.


Uh, yeah, anyway, I couldn't resist watching this one over lunch. :fluttershock: I enjoyed even the parts in the middle. I wonder, though, is that not a terribly realistic image of how once-close family members who've lost some touch interact? I thought what Rarity was doing made at least some sense, but I also have no brothers or sisters at all, so maybe I'm underestimating how close siblings are able to remain with each other.
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Postby SlateSlabrock (?) » Sat May 06, 2017 7:53 pm

Fizzbuzz wrote:Uh, yeah, anyway, I couldn't resist watching this one over lunch. :fluttershock: I enjoyed even the parts in the middle. I wonder, though, is that not a terribly realistic image of how once-close family members who've lost some touch interact? I thought what Rarity was doing made at least some sense, but I also have no brothers or sisters at all, so maybe I'm underestimating how close siblings are able to remain with each other.


Rarity's behavior here feels more like a teenager's parent worrying that they're losing touch with their child. It's not the first time we've seen Rarity (or AJ) behave that way. Seems like your opinion of the episode depends on whether you sympathize with the parent side of the dynamic or just see Rarity as acting crazy for the sake of the plot.

Anyway, I tried to get a look at the Crusaders' trophy wall, but it's tricky.

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Postby Aramek (?) » Sat May 06, 2017 7:55 pm

All done in the booth, all done vacuuming, all done with all the dishes!
Ha ha! Time for ponies!
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Instant, goth pony, Fleur and Fancy. Nice.
yay sassy!
She;s so cool and pretty
I love how bad the colour/sound is on this YT rip
Her horn beeg
Rarity is good!
"Has it been that long?!"
Super pout! Auuugh!
Mascara fountain on the chaise
there there with hoof is hilarious.
Rarity is 200% Priss in this, I love it so much.
Are the CMC sliding on a block of....granite?
Cute colt design!
Chip Cutter!
"You think I'm a scuptor? But why?" "Your name is Chip Cutter. We're Orkz, remember?"
Another colt that can fly. Poor Scoots.
Aww, he did a little flip. :3:
Gabby photo!
Zipperwill! "Three puppy paw prints!"
She pointed at her cutie mark with a winger. Cute and gross!
Rarity physically butts in, lol.
"YOU'RE TINY!" hahahaha
"I have responsibilities and..." Oh no...
"Mah puppets!" guy, nice.
"Black Hawk's experimental theatre!" sounds serious.
Gem under cap haha
"A salad?!" The horror...
I love Zipper's accent. "Hey, Reepley!"
She's making faces at her dog. This rules.
"Quick check with the CMC's." sounds so organizational.
Puppy is now a dog, not a puppy. HMM ALMOST AS IF THAT'S THE MORAL OF THIS EP!
We're reaching critical mass of sad horse. :sad:
Twisty is a cute stallion design.
"Oh dear, really should have changed."
Rarity monologues best monologues.
Horsie hug. :vogue:
"Reeply got a steek."
I still love how much Rarity anunciates "Sweetie Belle".
Eat it with your face like a animal.
That was cute. Very low key ep, full of :3:
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Sat May 06, 2017 7:58 pm

SlateSlabrock wrote:Rarity's behavior here feels more like a teenager's parent worrying that they're losing touch with their child. It's not the first time we've seen Rarity (or AJ) behave that way. Seems like your opinion of the episode depends on whether you sympathize with the parent side of the dynamic or just see Rarity as acting crazy for the sake of the plot.
In that sense, I wonder who this episode was even for. It doesn't exactly seem like it's a lesson for 6-to-12-year-olds, nor really for the kids who were in that age range when FiM made its debut and are still watching now. Is this something for the parents, then? Or for kids to remember as they get older?
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Postby Marimo (?) » Sat May 06, 2017 8:50 pm

Fizzbuzz wrote:In that sense, I wonder who this episode was even for. It doesn't exactly seem like it's a lesson for 6-to-12-year-olds, nor really for the kids who were in that age range when FiM made its debut and are still watching now. Is this something for the parents, then? Or for kids to remember as they get older?

Well even in this episode, they didn't use parents and children, they used an older sibling and younger sibling. And the message how people will change and won't be as interested in the stuff you used to bond over also applied to Zipporwhill, who is a child, and her dog, so it's shown within the show itself how this message can be applicable in different ways to those of varying ages.
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Postby Captain Rufus (?) » Sat May 06, 2017 9:52 pm

It was a good episode and every Sweetie Bell :| face for the photos was a classic. I do now have a hankering for Friendly's Ice Cream though. I think I am a bit too old for the Kid's Meal that comes with the face ice cream with the cone hat though.. :(
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Sat May 06, 2017 9:55 pm

Captain Rufus wrote:It was a good episode and every Sweetie Bell :| face for the photos was a classic. I do now have a hankering for Friendly's Ice Cream though. I think I am a bit too old for the Kid's Meal that comes with the face ice cream with the cone hat though.. :(


:starity: Oh wow, that just took me back...
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Postby Wayoshi (?) » Sat May 06, 2017 11:08 pm

Fizzbuzz wrote:Poorly? Rarity going to extreme (and extravagant) measures to do something for someone she cares about is nothing new for her, even when it involves roping others into it. And it looked like she was paying very well for the service.

There was also the cold open, where we spend 90 fairly uninteresting seconds showing Rarity in complete control of the boutique, not that funny, then a picture comes out of nowhere and she turns on the waterworks.

Rarity was just too one-dimensional this episode for me. :pinkieshrug:
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Postby Highbrow Dash (?) » Sun May 07, 2017 12:56 am

I'm not one to complain about writers but I'm starting to think Michael and Wil Fox don't get this show :-I Their episodes so far have been The Gift of the Maud Pie, Applejack's Day Off, PPOV and this. I'm not a fan.
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Sun May 07, 2017 1:00 am

:ohboy: Your puppy is growing up and doesn't enjoy the same things anymore. I think I know the perfect solution...

:smirk: Get rid of this dog and find yourself a new puppy.
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Postby Mr. Big (?) » Sun May 07, 2017 1:47 am

Not the greatest, but some nice bits. I liked the parallel with Sweetie Belle and Ripley.

Also, how would one describe Zipporwhill's accent? It stands out, let's just say :-I
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Sun May 07, 2017 1:50 am

Mr. Big wrote:Not the greatest, but some nice bits. I liked the parallel with Sweetie Belle and Ripley.

Also, how would one describe Zipporwhill's accent? It stands out, let's just say :-I


Eastern Europe.
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Postby Daring Do (?) » Sun May 07, 2017 2:21 am

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Eastern Europe.


"And we were wondering if you would consider performing at my daughter Zipporwhill's cute-ceañera... Or I will be breaking your kneecaps, da?"
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Sun May 07, 2017 2:45 am

A thought I'd had earlier was that Zipporwhill is going to have one hell of an identity crisis when Ripley dies. Barring a tragedy, at least she'll be grown up by then, but still it doesn't seem very good to attach so much of yourself to someone or something else.
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Postby Marimo (?) » Sun May 07, 2017 3:20 am

Mr. Big wrote:Not the greatest, but some nice bits. I liked the parallel with Sweetie Belle and Ripley.

Also, how would one describe Zipporwhill's accent? It stands out, let's just say :-I

The wiki says it's Latin American.
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Postby Daring Do (?) » Sun May 07, 2017 3:44 am

Marimo wrote:The wiki says it's Latin American.


But does the Wiki have a source?

Wikis are fanmade; without a source it's no more reliable than what one of us says.
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Postby Aramek (?) » Sun May 07, 2017 2:53 pm

It has always sounded Latin Americans to me.

Like, Blue Falconi from Harvey Birdman.
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Postby RudeCyrus (?) » Sun May 07, 2017 6:20 pm

Bit of a meh episode for me. Had some funny moments: Rarity is always a treat to listen to, Sweetie Belle eating the sundae in one bite, "I'm more into black box experimental theater." Other than that, it felt static, and Sisterhooves Social was the high mark for Rarity/Sweetie Belle episodes.
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Postby Just Scuds (?) » Mon May 08, 2017 6:58 am

I'm into act one and the dialogue is missing some sparkle, some elegance and pizzazz. Crying on the couch is kinda been there done that.

Aramek wrote:It has always sounded Latin Americans to me.

Like, Blue Falconi from Harvey Birdman.


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Postby Angel Beat (?) » Tue May 09, 2017 1:05 pm

The return of Rarity's butterfly wings. :ohboy:
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Postby Soft Snow (?) » Sat May 13, 2017 12:26 am

So, here we are, adults watching a show about ponies that is trying to teach us the lesson about growing out of childish things. I wonder what the writers were trying to tell us with this one?
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Postby Octavia (?) » Sat May 13, 2017 4:02 pm

A+ Tabitha in this episode. One of my favorites of the season so far. :good: :eugh:
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Postby Mechanical Ape (?) » Sun May 14, 2017 12:11 am

:rariwhat: "I didn't know you could burn mimosas."

• I would tune in for a Rarity's Boutique weekly spinoff, you better believe it.
• One day Sassy Saddles is going to publish a tell-all of these years. It'll be called Never Trust a Naked Fashionista.
:gonkity: "Has it really been five seasons since Sisterhooves?"
• dangerous yet stylish safari
• I bet dressing up in various custom outfits was not 100% Sweetie Belle's idea. Maybe she never even enjoyed dressing up, she just liked the do things with her sister part.
• Oh how efficient, they brought the kid his own tombstone to crush him with.
• "Because your name is Chip Cutter, brainiac."
• Sculpture is easy! You just take a block of marble and cut away everything that doesn't look like a Cutie Mark Crusader!
• Zippoorwill pointing with a wing feather! Oh show, you don't give any fucks and I love you for that. :allears:
• I'd also watch a spinoff where Rarity shoves little kids around. I guess I'm just a cheap date.
• Return of Claude the Puppeteer('s butt).
• Ha, Sweetie loves black box theatre!
• I'm sorry, but you can't replace :milkshake: with a salad! No matter how well-balanced!
• Oh I get it, the dog is a metaphor for all those sourpusses in PPPP. :-P
• Perhaps the dog would also prefer experimental theatre.
Hate the camera.
• The saddest flower :cry:
• why are there prepper kit commercials amidst my pony show
• Twisty has a hard time connecting with ponies.
:smirk: "I think I've crapped this one!"
• Alternatively, get Starlight to turn him back into a puppy with magic! (no refunds)
:iiaia: "Ice cream: it's not just for heartbreak anymore!"

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Postby Soft Snow (?) » Sun May 14, 2017 12:32 am

Little did I actually know, Black Box Experimental Theater is a legit thing. Pony made me lean a thing.
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Postby Captain Rufus (?) » Sun May 14, 2017 10:44 pm

Soft Snow wrote:Little did I actually know, Black Box Experimental Theater is a legit thing. Pony made me lean a thing.
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Postby Aramek (?) » Mon May 15, 2017 2:01 am

Captain Rufus wrote:
Pony got me into Wu Tang Clan. And shaving with a razor instead of electric. Life is funny that way.

My shaving sense went off.
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