Re: S06E09: The Saddle Row Review


If I had a bit for every time you made me feel worthless, I'd be worth something by now.
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Soft Snow
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Ragnar wrote:Why is there a dance club with exactly three people in it.
Soft Snow wrote:I wanna say I like the decision they made to change the hoof-quote with Rarity. If I can remember correctly, the last time they did hoof-quotes was with Applejack where she just moved the tips of her hooves like fingers in a mitten. Looked weird. This one is much better, in my opinion.
Daring Do wrote: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.
Mr. Big wrote:That "sweep sweep sweep" scene still gets to me.
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Highbrow Dash wrote:I gotta say, the narrative structure this had was surprising.
PictishBeast wrote:
BEST FRENS
PictishBeast wrote:I can't believe I didn't watch this ep two weeks ago
PictishBeast wrote:
Wasn't the original title "Saddle Row and Rec"?
As thematically confusing as that title might have been, if it's real, it makes sense on some level.
This genuinely felt like a modern sitcom in the vein of Parks & Rec or The Office. Not at all like a My Little Pony cartoon commissioned by Hasbro to sell plastic toys to second-graders.
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AJ, Fluttershy, and Pinkie haven't seen dramatic changes like that, but looking back to S1 they never really had any burning desires like Rarity, Dash, or Twilight. They're still where they were and it makes sense because they've always been okay with that.
Highbrow Dash wrote:
I'd argue Fluttershy's changed a lot. Yeah she's not overcome her shyness or anything, but she's learned to push her limits and be more assertive, while at the same time she realized it's ok if she doesn't, or if she takes things at her own pace
See: this week's episode. That is not s1 Fluttershy.
Highbrow Dash wrote:Yeah I figured. I'm just pointing out she's had a lot more character development than AJ and Pinkie, it's not fair to compare them.
It'd be nice to see Pinkie deal with her abandonment issues, or for AJ to... Grow pears?
PaulloDEC wrote:
It would be interesting to see some of her "Party of One" stuff dealt with again; they've not really touched on that since S1 have they?
PaulloDEC wrote:I think Pictish meant more in the sense of their standing in the world. Rarity for example has moved up a lot in that department, whereas in terms of personal development Fluttershy has changed a lot more.
Headless Horse wrote:
It's not in-depth or anything, but I'd suggest that her brief appearance in Flutter Brutter is a fairly direct descendant of the Party of One storyline.
HEY! HEY! LOOK AT ME! STOP! COME BACK! IT'S ME! PINKIE PIE!
YOUR FRIEND
Who knows if they'll ever really do anything substantive with it again (I doubt it, the original went to as dark a place as I imagine the show's ever going to be willing to go); but by this point it feels completely natural for Pinkie to get just a little bit unhinged if she's not the center of attention and thinks she should be.
Fizzbuzz wrote:Pinkie Pride was also a big look at how she deals with jealousy (as opposed to mere abandonment, as in Party of One), not just a Weird Al vehicle.
That's about how I see it, too. Fluttershy doesn't want to be popular or rich, she just wants to keep living with all the nice animals out by the edge of the Everfree Forest and also do stuff with her friends now and then. She's also not especially outgoing, but she has gotten much better at dealing with others when she has to.
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