S05E16: Made in Manehattan

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S05E16: Made in Manehattan

Postby Wayoshi (?) » Wed Sep 23, 2015 4:20 pm

Applejack and Rarity are called to Manehattan to solve a friendship problem; they find themselves helping Coco Pommel with a major project in her neighborhood, but the three soon discover that they've bitten off more than they can chew.


This thread is for discussion of this episode. The episode airs at 11:30 AM Eastern / 8:30 AM Pacific on Saturday, September 26!

Official preview clips and images are okay to post, as is speculation about the episode.

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Postby Octavia (?) » Wed Sep 23, 2015 4:37 pm

Three Rarity episodes in a row? :starity:

I'm not complaining. :vogue:
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Postby Mechanical Ape (?) » Wed Sep 23, 2015 4:40 pm

There is no writer, they just sent Rarity and AJ to Manehattan and let them ad-lib everything. Didn't even get a filming permit!
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Postby Aramek (?) » Wed Sep 23, 2015 5:35 pm

This is going to be so cute, I might die.

A good way to go, honestly.
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Postby Master_Twig (?) » Wed Sep 23, 2015 5:41 pm

The major project is cleaning out all of the homeless ponies.

Discretely.
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Postby Durandal (?) » Wed Sep 23, 2015 5:54 pm

I am not complaining at all about this awesome Rarity episode streak crowned with a Secret Best Ponies episode. This is so great :allears:

It seems like the theme of this season is "let's make uncommon character combinations pair up and just like do whatever man". It's like Friends Forever: The Comic: The Show
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Postby Aramek (?) » Wed Sep 23, 2015 6:02 pm

Master_Twig wrote:The major project is cleaning out all of the homeless ponies.

Discretely.

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Postby Mechanical Ape (?) » Wed Sep 23, 2015 6:27 pm

Image Rarschach's Journal, September 26, 2015:

Discarded profiterole in alley this morning, tire tread on burst pastry. This city is afraid of me. I have seen its true face.

Doctor Manehattan exiled. Rainbow Dash injured again. Fluttershy a coddled coward, jumping at every half-imagined shadow. Possibly homosexual? Must remember to investigate further.


:angry: "Hey Rarity, you wanna put down that notebook and get us a cab to Coco's place?"
:vogue: "Applejack. You are a good friend. I am sorry ... that it is sometimes difficult."
:eyebrow: " ... all righty then."


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Postby Angel Beat (?) » Wed Sep 23, 2015 6:45 pm

Another Rarity episode! :awesomedash:
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Wed Sep 23, 2015 6:59 pm

Durandal wrote:let's make uncommon character combinations pair up

Stories about Rarity and Applejack have been done tons of times before. I guess I can't complain too much, given that Rarity and Rainbow Dash had done almost nothing together before last week's episode, and at least Applejack actually has a reason to be going on this trip (she's a lot more familiar with Manehattan than any of the others).

Seeing more of Manehattan will be nice, too.
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Postby Dexanth (?) » Wed Sep 23, 2015 7:22 pm

Season 6 needs 0 Rarity episodes to account for this overglut :seethe:
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Postby Mechanical Ape (?) » Wed Sep 23, 2015 7:37 pm

Fizzbuzz wrote:Stories about Rarity and Applejack have been done tons of times before.

Well, this story stars Rarity and Applejack but the plot may not be about them, in the sense of their differing personalities being the main conflict. Maybe it will be, I dunno. I kinda hope not because while I love the Rarity/AJ dynamic (both when they annoy one another, and when they complement one another), the specific conflict "they are so different, how will they ever cooperate" is well-trodden ground at this point.

Also I don't want too many distractions from Coco!
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Postby Applepie (?) » Wed Sep 23, 2015 8:17 pm

Finally. I had been waiting for months for another Manehattan episode with Rarity and Applejack again.
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Postby Aramek (?) » Wed Sep 23, 2015 8:18 pm

Angel Beat wrote:Another Rarity episode! :awesomedash:

Best pone triple blitz! :black101:
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Postby Master_Twig (?) » Wed Sep 23, 2015 9:15 pm

Dexanth wrote:Season 6 needs 0 Rarity episodes to account for this overglut :seethe:


You typoed there. I'm sure you meant to put a 1 in front of that zero. And the last half of your sentence was just incomprehensible gibberish. :vogue:
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Postby Highbrow Dash (?) » Wed Sep 23, 2015 10:57 pm

Dexanth wrote:Season 6 needs 0 Rarity episodes to account for this overglut :seethe:


They're still making up for season 3 :pinkieshrug:

Look forward to season 6's 20 Celestia episodes.
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Postby Wylie (?) » Thu Sep 24, 2015 3:20 am

I'm on record as saying I would watch 5 seasons of "Tabitha St. Germain Talks To A Microphone For 22 Minutes," so I say bring on all the Rarity episodes*.



*Any episode containing Rarity is, by definition, a Rarity episode.
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Thu Sep 24, 2015 1:25 pm

Highbrow Dash wrote:
They're still making up for season 3 :pinkieshrug:

Look forward to season 6's 20 Celestia episodes.

S6 will be nothing but Celestia stuffing her face with cake and occasionally raising the sun or reading a letter.
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Postby Wayoshi (?) » Thu Sep 24, 2015 7:36 pm

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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Thu Sep 24, 2015 7:43 pm

"That particular neighborhood" on the map looks like the Equestrian equivalent of Hoboken or Jersey City. :squintyjack:
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Postby Applepie (?) » Thu Sep 24, 2015 7:54 pm

A Ponyfied version of Jersey City would be interesting. Going to the Stone Pony.

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Postby Mechanical Ape (?) » Thu Sep 24, 2015 8:31 pm

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Postby Wildfire (?) » Fri Sep 25, 2015 1:20 am

Well this face won't be exploited by the fandom anytime soon: :liarjack:

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Postby Mechanical Ape (?) » Fri Sep 25, 2015 1:54 am

[FASHION INTENSIFIES]



ETA:

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Postby Headless Horse (?) » Fri Sep 25, 2015 1:55 am

Between the haypacking district and the fashion district? Why, that's where I am right now
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Postby Aramek (?) » Fri Sep 25, 2015 2:20 am

Headless Horse wrote:Between the haypacking district and the fashion district? Why, that's where I am right now

Well?

What's the friendship problem in your area?

I bet it has to do with bicyclists.
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Fri Sep 25, 2015 2:43 am

I like Rarity and AJ interactions.

I don't care about Coco's return though. Didn't think she was an interesting character at all.
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Postby MurdER_weapOn '78 (?) » Fri Sep 25, 2015 11:51 am

Well after this episode we should know her better. Last time we only really saw her at the end, the rest of the time she was getting dominated by Suri.
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Postby Master_Twig (?) » Fri Sep 25, 2015 1:40 pm

I think most of the like for Coco is because of her character design.

Look at her. She's adorable!

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Postby PonyHag714 (?) » Fri Sep 25, 2015 1:59 pm

Image Here we are in Manehattan, Applejack...isn't it exciting?

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Postby Mechanical Ape (?) » Fri Sep 25, 2015 2:19 pm

Headless Horse wrote:Between the haypacking district and the fashion district? Why, that's where I am right now

A neighborhood that houses the haypacking and fashion districts has got to be a metaphor for Rarijack writ large.

My guess is, the two districts will be at each other's throats until AJ and Rarity arrive and share their own hard-won techniques for cooperating despite their differences. Maybe they'll organize a massive slumber party.
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Postby Angel Beat (?) » Fri Sep 25, 2015 11:02 pm

So many Rarity noises. :vogue:
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Fri Sep 25, 2015 11:08 pm

Am I the only one who isn't especially excited about seeing Coco Pommel again? I mean, it certainly ain't a bad thing to bring back past characters so long as they have unexplored potential (Gilda's return earlier this season was a good example of that, I think), but every time I watched Rarity Takes Manehattan, I just couldn't see Coco Pommel as being anything other than Fluttershy Lite. I hope this episode will find something interesting for her.
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Postby die Fledermaus (?) » Sat Sep 26, 2015 12:36 am

I like Coco
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Postby Highbrow Dash (?) » Sat Sep 26, 2015 2:53 am

Coco is cute but she didn't have a chance to really display a personality :pinkieshrug: It all depends on what they decide to do with her this episode.
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Postby Angel Beat (?) » Sat Sep 26, 2015 3:27 am

Suri out-charactered her in RTM, so I'm glad she's getting her own chance to shine. :vogue:
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Postby Captain Rufus (?) » Sat Sep 26, 2015 9:21 am

More Rarity is never a bad thing. All of Equestria gets to be fashionafied.

And hat pony is there too. That's ok. I guess.
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Sat Sep 26, 2015 3:37 pm

Neat tie-in hook with next week's episode.
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Postby drunkill (?) » Sat Sep 26, 2015 3:40 pm

[01:36:38am] <@drunkill> Preventing crimes against fashion

Called it, 30 seconds later Rarity ssays it. :vogue:
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Sat Sep 26, 2015 3:47 pm

:smirk: That was totally a Christian Bale pony at the newstand.

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