S06E10: The Saddle Row Review

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Re: S06E09: The Saddle Row Review

Postby Angel Beat (?) » Sun May 22, 2016 3:53 am

I really liked this episode!
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Postby SneakHorse (?) » Sun May 22, 2016 3:54 am

Can't remember the last time an MLP episode made me laugh this much. Just so much fun from beginning to end. The jokes, the facial expressions, all gold.
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Sun May 22, 2016 3:58 am

Rainbow Crash wrote:Angel Rarity is wearing a HAYlo :rimshot:

I couldn't tell if it was supposed to be that or just golden tinsel.
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Postby Sailor Yue (?) » Sun May 22, 2016 5:16 am

Octavia wrote:It's a rave thing. Ecstasy makes you grind your teeth, and pacifiers supposedly help prevent that. :spike101:

Those things were a fashion rave in the 90s. My old eye doctor had a toy box for little ones which kids would collect and big ones... I remember having a couple giant hard plastic clear colored pacifiers....

And I love that they effectively canoned JoeyWaggoner's Clone that got away tumblr xD
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Postby Angel Beat (?) » Sun May 22, 2016 5:19 am

At one point, Applejack said "a plum-plucking pig poking disaster".

So in short, a PPPP disaster. :gotcha:
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Postby !saak (?) » Sun May 22, 2016 8:37 am

Oh man, best episode this season and... since... uh.. Amending Fences?

Everything about this was on fire, from the writing to the visual gags to Tabitha's delivery. It tread some old ground but the narrative structure is what made it fresh and funny :ohboy:
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Postby Headless Horse (?) » Sun May 22, 2016 3:08 pm

I also love Rainbow Dash in this. I love how she's always sitting all casual-like in the seat, like aggressively casual; and then that she does the "Wait, you're not writing this down, are you?" thing—TWICE :lol:
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Postby Big Boss (?) » Sun May 22, 2016 4:00 pm

Rewatching this episode, it was definitely very good material. Enjoyed it quite a bit, really.

Still think saying "pon-three" out loud is dumb, but eh. :v:
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Postby Sidotsy (?) » Sun May 22, 2016 4:13 pm

Big Boss wrote:Rewatching this episode, it was definitely very good material. Enjoyed it quite a bit, really.

Still think saying "pon-three" out loud is dumb, but eh. :v:

I still hope it's a Twilight and Rarity being out of touch thing. If it IS that, then it's adorable. If that's just how they say it then.. oh well.
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Postby Rarebear (?) » Sun May 22, 2016 4:37 pm

Sidotsy wrote:I still hope it's a Twilight and Rarity being out of touch thing. If it IS that, then it's adorable. If that's just how they say it then.. oh well.


Didn't Pinkie say it the same way during the episode as well? I'm sure she did...
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Postby Dexanth (?) » Sun May 22, 2016 4:56 pm

I remembered thinking during the first DJ-Pon3 (Totally pronounced Pon-EE you damn fogeys, get with the times!!!!) that the raving pony was Pinkie Pie, and then I got confused as to why Pinkie was suddenly downstairs again.

Now I understand why. FUN FUN FUN indeed
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Postby Octavia (?) » Sun May 22, 2016 5:11 pm

I'm pretty sure it was said "DJ Pon-three" in the original Equestria Girls music video, which is where I believe it originated?
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Postby Niels Olof (?) » Sun May 22, 2016 5:26 pm

Can’t remember last time I saw an episode this late, and what a doozy of an episode it was!

The friendship! The characters! The friendship!

If I had any fears going in, based on the synopsis, it was that this was to be a cringe-fest, but no, this was amazing throughout. Even a solid friendship lesson in not only trusting your friends, but also in having faith in your friends’ trust in you.

One of the very best ensemble episodes IMO.


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Postby Rarebear (?) » Sun May 22, 2016 6:02 pm

Went into this thinking it was going to be a run of the mill dress horse episode, and it ends up being one of the best ensemble mane 6 episodes in a long time and certainly one of the funniest episodes of the entire series. Not a single joke fell flat, which is incredibly impressive considering how many there were.
The mane 6 were all characterised wonderfully: weren't flanderized or out of character, all had memorable moments, and none of them felt underutilised.

As much as I love Rarity, I'm really happy this ended up being a mane 6 episode rather than a Rarity solo episode, because I feel like we've been really lacking in ensemble episodes recently, especially ones as good as this.
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Postby Headless Horse (?) » Sun May 22, 2016 6:04 pm

Octavia wrote:I'm pretty sure it was said "DJ Pon-three" in the original Equestria Girls music video, which is where I believe it originated?


It was pronounced that way in the video, but the fan creation of the name "DJ-PON3" predated that. The video was one of the first pieces of evidence of the show creators (/Hub) paying attention to the fans. And we had this exact same argument about the pronunciation way back then.
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Postby Wayoshi (?) » Sun May 22, 2016 6:05 pm

Dexanth wrote:I remembered thinking during the first DJ-Pon3 (Totally pronounced Pon-EE you damn fogeys, get with the times!!!!) that the raving pony was Pinkie Pie, and then I got confused as to why Pinkie was suddenly downstairs again.

Now I understand why. FUN FUN FUN indeed

Yeah, she definitely could have passed as a Pinkie clone, down to the :ponydrugs: reference, literally. :v:

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Postby Headless Horse (?) » Sun May 22, 2016 6:12 pm



This is such a great face BTW.

It (along with a lot of other faces this ep) doesn't really follow any of the established "rules" of how pony faces should emote; it kind of goes off in its own wacky cartoony direction. But even so, it retains all the nuance and detail that the show has always done so well in its expressions.

"You'll pay this, right? OH GOD I ORDERED SO MUCH FOOD I'M SORRY PLEASE DON'T BE MAD but wait I'm doing you a favor so I shouldn't be ashamed of expecting you to pHOLY FUCK LOOK AT THAT TOTAL, IT'S YOU OR THE CAKES AND FRANKLY I LIKE MY CHANCES HERE"
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Postby Octavia (?) » Sun May 22, 2016 6:14 pm

Soft Snow wrote:While I'm sure it will be a good episode, the description of it doesn't sound all that to interesting. It just doesn't seem to have as much impact as the other episode's descriptions did. Not sure what to expect from it.
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This is funny in hindsight :gotcha:

I thought the exact same thing when the synopsis for The Last Roundup came out, and that turned out to be one of my favorite episodes.
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Postby Davyinatoga (?) » Sun May 22, 2016 6:57 pm

Wayoshi wrote:Yeah, she definitely could have passed as a Pinkie clone, down to the :ponydrugs: reference, literally. :v:

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Same eye colors and everything. :starity:
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Postby SlateSlabrock (?) » Sun May 22, 2016 7:35 pm

By the way, this episode is labeled "10 Saddle Row & Rec" on iTunes.
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Postby Sidotsy (?) » Sun May 22, 2016 7:37 pm

It's the correct title on Amazon.
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Postby SlateSlabrock (?) » Sun May 22, 2016 7:44 pm

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This must be my copy of the TV rip, Rarity's teeth and fur are basically the same color here. I'll be downloading the iTunes copy of this one for sure.

Nope, that's just how it is, even in the iTunes copy.

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Postby Wayoshi (?) » Sun May 22, 2016 7:52 pm

SlateSlabrock wrote:By the way, this episode is labeled "10 Saddle Row & Rec" on iTunes.

It is 610 in production. The actual 609 will air in the back half of S6 for unknown reasons.

And ^^ weird. It's like they did a "bright diner" lighting effect.
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Postby Sidotsy (?) » Sun May 22, 2016 8:10 pm

Davyinatoga wrote:Same eye colors and everything. :starity:

She has glow sticks for cutie marks though, so different pony.
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Postby Octavia (?) » Sun May 22, 2016 8:39 pm

Lots of great new Dash faces this season

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Postby SlateSlabrock (?) » Sun May 22, 2016 8:43 pm

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Postby Daring Do (?) » Sun May 22, 2016 8:46 pm

Are y'all saying all pink ponies look the same
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Postby Aramek (?) » Sun May 22, 2016 8:53 pm

Yes.
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Postby Wayoshi (?) » Sun May 22, 2016 9:18 pm

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Postby SlateSlabrock (?) » Sun May 22, 2016 10:04 pm

Cracked up at the first one.

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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Sun May 22, 2016 10:07 pm

Sidotsy wrote:She has glow sticks for cutie marks though, so different pony.

The pink raver also has three straight eyelashes like most mares do, unlike Pinkie's six curved eyelashes.
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Postby Discord (?) » Sun May 22, 2016 10:39 pm

This episode was awesome :lol: Funniest we've had in a while and probably my favourite this season so far. The writing was really tight and the jokes on point. The framing device was also executed well once established. Some A+ pony. :golfclop:
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Postby Soft Snow (?) » Sun May 22, 2016 11:29 pm

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This scene right here, for some reason, reminds of that dinner scene in Who Framed Roger Rabbit where the judge asked if anyone seen Roger and a guy said "my friend seen him" and the judge ask who his friend is and the guy put his arm around his imagery friend's should to mock him. It just looks like Dash is putting her hoof around an imaginary pony to mock the reporter. "This guy right here has the story you want."
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Octavia wrote:This is funny in hindsight :gotcha:

I thought the exact same thing when the synopsis for The Last Roundup came out, and that turned out to be one of my favorite episodes.

You're right, it is funny when I think about it. :gotcha: Even in its 6th season this show still manages to surprise me. There is no way I could ever stop loving this show. <3
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Postby Adelor Lyon (?) » Mon May 23, 2016 2:04 am

Adelor Lyon wrote:When the camera was panning through the cafe the first time, did I see Vincent and Jules from Pulp Fiction sitting in a booth?

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I combined two panning frames to cleanly remove the waitress pony. Vincent has a "Royale With Cheese" cutie mark and Jules has a briefcase. Vincent's is fantastic. :amazing:

So, is it fair to say this the most mature joke/reference they've put in the show to date?
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Postby Octavia (?) » Mon May 23, 2016 2:40 am

Adelor Lyon wrote:So, is it fair to say this the most mature joke/reference they've put in the show to date?

Lebowski is probably equally so, especially since they killed Donny :smirk:
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Postby Daring Do (?) » Mon May 23, 2016 6:34 am

Aramek wrote:Yes.

Oh, okay then.

So, did anyone notice Mr. Waddle in the background at one point? (I didn't; I only saw someone mention it in the EQD comments). I guess he's paying a visit to 815.
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Postby Mechanical Ape (?) » Tue May 24, 2016 7:38 pm

Help me out, fashion ponygoons: the joke with Plaid Stripes is that plaid + stripes is horrible, right?

Niels Olof wrote:… have we seen hairnets for tails before?

Dunno, but I know they weren't wearing them in the "Last Roundup" cherry factory, the filthy animals.
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Tue May 24, 2016 7:45 pm

I know fuck-all about fashion but even I think the combination of striped clothes and plaid (which has a lot of stripes of its own) would be visually noisy and dissonant. Which is fitting for Plaid Stripes, I suppose.
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Postby SlateSlabrock (?) » Tue May 24, 2016 8:25 pm

By the way, this episode and Newbie Dash were the first two episodes this season to have the normal ending theme music.
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Postby LardLad3545 (?) » Wed May 25, 2016 3:10 am

SlateSlabrock wrote:By the way, this episode and Newbie Dash were the first two episodes this season to have the normal ending theme music.

Hope they keep changing up the ending music with at least some of the rest of the season. Having any of the club music play as the credits rolled would've been kickass. :-/
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