S07E15: Triple Threat

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S07E15: Triple Threat

Postby Wayoshi (?) » Wed Aug 16, 2017 10:22 pm

Spike accidentally invites Ember and Thorax to Ponyville on the same day. He's sure the two new leaders are not going to get along so he does all he can to keep them apart and cover the fact that the other is there.


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Postby The Doctor (?) » Wed Aug 16, 2017 10:58 pm

#TeamEmber
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Postby PonyHag714 (?) » Wed Aug 16, 2017 11:21 pm

I'll be interested to find out why Spike thinks they won't get along. Maybe there's some dragon/Changeling history that we don't know about. :spike101:
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Thu Aug 17, 2017 2:26 am

Maybe he thinks he'd be dishonoring them by hosting the both of them at the same time without making it into a political summit or something.
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Postby DerFurShur (?) » Thu Aug 17, 2017 2:37 am

I preferred the fake synopsis for this episode.

Anyway, I'm not sure about this one, seems like Princess Spike 2.0
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Postby Aramek (?) » Thu Aug 17, 2017 3:33 am

Ember killed many Yaks during her assault on Yakyakistan.

Can King Steve fare any better?!
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Postby adiwan (?) » Thu Aug 17, 2017 4:33 am

The Doctor wrote:#TeamEmber


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I couldn't help myself but to think about the criminal gang of The Legend of Korra when reading this episode title here.
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Postby Highbrow Dash (?) » Thu Aug 17, 2017 1:46 pm

The Doctor wrote:#TeamEmber


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Postby Octavia (?) » Thu Aug 17, 2017 2:48 pm

This seems like the plot of a Three's Company episode
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Postby Mechanical Ape (?) » Thu Aug 17, 2017 4:27 pm

Spike's become quite the go-to guy for farce. He must be auditioning for Noises Off.
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Postby Mechanical Ape (?) » Thu Aug 17, 2017 4:40 pm

Aramek wrote:Ember killed many Yaks during her assault on Yakyakistan.

Image Will you stop talking about the war!!
:whyme: Me? You started it!
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:here: Yes you did, you invaded Yakyakistan.


:facehoof: :yikes: Listen, Twilight, don't mention the war! I mentioned it once but I think I got away with it all right.

:shepspike: So! It's all forgotten now, and let's hear no more about it. So that's two egg mayonnaise, a prawn Garble, a King Torch, and four Smaug salads.
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Postby Applepie (?) » Thu Aug 17, 2017 8:08 pm

I'm also on #TeamEmber.
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Postby Aramek (?) » Thu Aug 17, 2017 10:19 pm

Don't me me decide who is more huggable.
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Postby adiwan (?) » Fri Aug 18, 2017 4:45 am

I'm on team #stupidMisunderstandingThatCouldHaveBeenSolvedIfEverySideTalkedToEachOther
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Postby SlateSlabrock (?) » Fri Aug 18, 2017 9:15 am

I know what I want to see in this episode.

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Postby Ransom (?) » Sat Aug 19, 2017 2:12 pm

adiwan wrote:I'm on team #stupidMisunderstandingThatCouldHaveBeenSolvedIfEverySideTalkedToEachOther

But I like Jane Austen.

Seriously, I understand people like to pick those plots apart but they're fun and frankly, more true to life than people admit.
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Postby adiwan (?) » Sat Aug 19, 2017 4:04 pm

Ransom wrote:But I like Jane Austen.

Seriously, I understand people like to pick those plots apart but they're fun and frankly, more true to life than people admit.


Telling the truth is sometimes painfully funny.
That's how I expected the episode to be and it turned out somewhat that way. As a typical Spike episode it could have been worse.
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Apart from the cringy "two dates at once" plot it was fine. The interaction between Ember and Thorax at the end was the episode's saving grace.
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Postby Aramek (?) » Sat Aug 19, 2017 4:06 pm

That was adorable. I wanna pick up and hug both Ember and Thorax.
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Postby PonyHag714 (?) » Sat Aug 19, 2017 4:07 pm

Good episode as I thought it would be. Thorax is still a huge geek and I love it. Image

I like how they set up To Change A Changeling when Thorax was talking to Spike. Also, I liked how Starlight was more of a supporting character in this one. She and Ember seem to get along well.

I liked how Spike's scales glowed for his friendship assignment. :here:
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Sat Aug 19, 2017 4:10 pm

OK episode. I like competent Spike. And I don't care that it was called out, I wish he had actually solved the problem (was nice to see him solving others problems though).



Between this and Royal Problem I like the idea that if anyone other than the Mane 6 gets called by the map they don't fix the problem, they create one that others have to fix.
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Postby SlateSlabrock (?) » Sat Aug 19, 2017 4:37 pm

The Doctor wrote:Between this and Royal Problem I like the idea that if anyone other than the Mane 6 gets called by the map they don't fix the problem, they create one that others have to fix.

I think the common thread in a lot of map episodes is that there's a friendship problem, but the protagonists are sent so they can learn about helping without mistakenly passing judgment. The map was just being especially pissy about it this time around.

Agree that this one was average. Not bad, not amazing. I like Starlight being able to help out without stealing the show, like in the previous episode. And there was a bear fight, sort of.
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Postby Just Scuds (?) » Sat Aug 19, 2017 4:39 pm

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Postby SlateSlabrock (?) » Sat Aug 19, 2017 4:51 pm

Also, that's a bingo square.
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Postby PonyHag714 (?) » Sat Aug 19, 2017 5:04 pm

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Postby Niels Olof (?) » Sat Aug 19, 2017 5:07 pm

The highlight of this episode was for me definitely Ember's observations on ponies and their customs. A meta level commentary I found much more amusing than last week's episode.
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Postby Applepie (?) » Sat Aug 19, 2017 5:44 pm

One of my favorite Spike episodes. :eep:
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Postby Octavia (?) » Sat Aug 19, 2017 5:50 pm

The plot has been done a billion times before, but they really did a good job of keeping it entertaining. Both Thorax's and Ember's personalities shined through, and I laughed out loud a whole lot this episode. It's definitely one of the best Spike episodes in the entire series. Honorable mention to Glimmer, who had a few really good one-liners as well.

And I love Ember's pony racism :snicker:
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Postby VGAddict (?) » Sat Aug 19, 2017 5:55 pm

After today's episode, should they not make any more Spike episodes? I mean, it sounds like it wasn't good, and Spike was an idiot in it.
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Postby SlateSlabrock (?) » Sat Aug 19, 2017 5:57 pm

VGAddict wrote:After today's episode, should they not make any more Spike episodes? I mean, it sounds like it wasn't good, and Spike was an idiot in it.

Maybe you should watch it and decide for yourself?
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Postby Octavia (?) » Sat Aug 19, 2017 6:05 pm

SlateSlabrock wrote:Maybe you should watch it and decide for yourself?


Also watch Fame and Misfortune, especially the song :-P
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Postby Wayoshi (?) » Sat Aug 19, 2017 6:30 pm

Spike this episode with "The Idiot Ball":

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Postby RudeCyrus (?) » Sat Aug 19, 2017 6:34 pm

I thoroughly enjoyed this episode, mostly because of Ember and Thorax. Ember's observations about Twilight and Starlight were great.
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Sat Aug 19, 2017 6:35 pm

Wayoshi wrote:Spike this episode with "The Idiot Ball":

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I did like Spike instantly solving other friendship problems instantly, showing that he should be the Princess of Friendship
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Postby DerFurShur (?) » Sat Aug 19, 2017 6:43 pm

I think we can confirm the map is the biggest troll on the show. Also Spike saved the day by sucking.
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Sat Aug 19, 2017 6:45 pm

DerFurShur wrote:I think we can confirm the map is the biggest troll on the show. Also Spike saved the day by sucking.



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Postby Ransom (?) » Sat Aug 19, 2017 8:15 pm

Spike messed up so badly that God, I mean, the Map, actually intervened.

I feel like I should dislike this episode for this reason or that...but I actually really liked all the interactions, especially Ember. We get a good feel for Thorax, and also a little more of a dragon's perspective on Pony culture. Nice fish out of water stuff. Though, did Ember's walk cycle seem odd to anyone? I'm thinking specifically as she first enters the castle.
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Postby Captain Rufus (?) » Sat Aug 19, 2017 8:30 pm

A cute little episode. It's about all I got really.
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Postby Mechanical Ape (?) » Sat Aug 19, 2017 8:42 pm



• Friendship with competition? They should get AJ and Dash to give a TED talk.
• "How are you going to entertain them both?" Maybe by -- and I know this sounds crazy -- entertaining them both? :fluttershrug: I dunno, would have liked more elaboration of the problem before the credits.
• I am, though, warming to Thorax as a big ol' dork despite appearing like a noble alien king or whatever.
• I wonder how dragons and changelings got along under Chrysalis and Torch. Those would've been some badass wars.
• Ember with the Iron Man landing :awesomedash:
• Ha, this close to devouring the band.
• Also this close to saying "you ponies all look alike to me".
• Starlight digs Ember and is best pony once again.
• Ember, quit chewing the scenery! :rimshot:
• Spike gets a map quest! Why not!
• We had to wait a long time for Thorax to become a bear. Kinda worth it, though.
• Yeah exactly, so what?
• "May the flame of friendship burn for eternity! OK let's get this flame extinguished, the rental place closes at 5."

WHAT I THOUGHT: This one didn't do much for me. The stakes were low and Spike's anxiety didn't make a lot of sense. But all the individual characters were great! So I think this was an episode that sabotaged itself by being all about keeping the characters apart, when character interaction was its main strength all along.

Also Ember rocks (which I knew already) and Thorax kinda rocks (which I didn't) and Starlight super rocks (which I totally did).
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Postby Soft Snow (?) » Sun Aug 20, 2017 12:14 am

Ponies make racism entertaining again!
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Postby PonyHag714 (?) » Sun Aug 20, 2017 1:05 am

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Image Back off, Changeling, or I'll open up a can of dragon rage!

Image Is that a threat, Tiny?

Image I'll tell my father you said that, and he's got big long hairy arms!

Image Okay, that's just gross.
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