S06E13: Spice Up Your Life

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Re: S06E12: Spice Up Your Life

Postby Adelor Lyon (?) » Sun Jun 12, 2016 1:19 am

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Postby PonyHag714 (?) » Sun Jun 12, 2016 1:32 am

That's really cool. Pony has done it again with cameos. :party:
:speakest: The fun has been doubled!
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Postby Aramek (?) » Sun Jun 12, 2016 1:34 am

I clocked Ramsay, Child, and Mr. Food (RIP) right away. Didn't parse the other three, which bugs me because that is so clearly Cora.
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Postby Soft Snow (?) » Sun Jun 12, 2016 2:16 am

It was a descent episode, good moral, not bad. A nice slice of life episode.
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The only down side seems to be the theme of the season. Explore Equestria is quickly turning into "explores different areas of places we have already been." I was hoping this season would have been a good lead into new play sets. I mean there is still a half season left, there is still hope, but that light is slowly dimming.
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Sun Jun 12, 2016 2:18 am

Soft Snow wrote:It was a descent episode, good moral, not bad. A nice slice of life episode.
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The only down side seems to be the theme of the season. Explore Equestria is quickly turning into "explores different areas of places we have already been." I was hoping this season would have been a good lead into new play sets. I mean there is still a half season left, there is still hope, but that light is slowly dimming.
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Yeah, "explore Equestira" needed to be more than "few trips to Manehattan and Canterlot"
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Sun Jun 12, 2016 2:36 am

Of course we're getting new playsets! I mean, Hasbro is finally making one of Twilight's old library. Explore a time before the return of Tirek! :-P
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Postby Headless Horse (?) » Sun Jun 12, 2016 3:51 am

I really enjoyed this for whatever reason. This was honestly the first time I've rocked out to a pony song since like what, S3? That's the Ingram I remember from all those seasons ago. And since when are the lyrics of pony songs ever better than this anyway :rariwhat:

The whole "critic" premise is weird, but then it felt to me more like Vogel got a bug up his butt to do the Ratatouille tango, and the result is no more unrealistic or bizarre than Pixar's. To hear it from Hollywood, a critic has life-and-death clout over every restaurant's lifecycle, and is highly focused on his or her own social standing and reputation. The difference is that in Ratatouille the guy was just super picky and impossible to impress, whereas here Zesty is all obsessed with trends like molecular gastronomy and thinks all food should be modern art. It's a small difference and pretty inconsequential as far as plausibility goes (real critics aren't out to get anyone, and um the whole point of being a critic is to go to places anonymously so you don't get biased service); but this direction they took it allowed them to spin the story in a few interesting novel ways, like the whole emergent thing about Canterlot culture being a conformist wasteland of social climbers who secretly hate the standards they've grown accustomed to holding each other to.

If "map episode" is a thing with identifiable characteristics, I guess it's that they're bound to spend a lot of time immersed in a non-Ponyville culture/location and emphasize a few memorable new characters, often at the expense of Mane 6 character stuff. But I've definitely seen worse as far as that goes. And this was some excellent Pinkie. I liked her face-vacuum eating method :byopinkie:

The banter between Saffron and Coriander was stellar though. I loved the realism of their background conversation, and the little tossed-out tidbits like Saffron hiding ingredients she doesn't like (which got a callback as a visual gag shortly after).
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Sun Jun 12, 2016 4:05 am

I still think the best map episode was the Griffonstone one. Like the ones that came later, it involved them helping out a group of others to make their home a better place, but it had that extra punch of having to fix a friendship of Rainbow Dash. There really hasn't been that personal link to the problem for the ponies in the other episodes.
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Postby PaulloDEC (?) » Sun Jun 12, 2016 4:56 am

Headless Horse wrote:I really enjoyed this for whatever reason. This was honestly the first time I've rocked out to a pony song since like what, S3? That's the Ingram I remember from all those seasons ago. And since when are the lyrics of pony songs ever better than this anyway :rariwhat:


So none of the songs in "A Hearth's Warming Tail" did it for you? I thought that was one the most musically strong stories we've had in a very long while, personally.

The Doctor wrote:I still think the best map episode was the Griffonstone one. Like the ones that came later, it involved them helping out a group of others to make their home a better place, but it had that extra punch of having to fix a friendship of Rainbow Dash. There really hasn't been that personal link to the problem for the ponies in the other episodes.


I think Griffonstone and Hooffields and McColts would both be my top contenders for Map episodes. Griffonstone is great for the reasons you've described, but I think Hooffields is a little underrated, and the combo of Twilight and Fluttershy is a rare and precious thing.
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Postby AmericanErrorist (?) » Sun Jun 12, 2016 5:11 am

Isn't Zesty Gourmand doing to the Canterlot restaurant scene what Glimglam did to "Our Town"?
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Postby SlateSlabrock (?) » Sun Jun 12, 2016 6:27 am

AmericanErrorist wrote:Isn't Zesty Gourmand doing to the Canterlot restaurant scene what Glimglam did to "Our Town"?

As we see in this episode, the restaurateurs can choose what to serve; it's merely this critical standard they've all chosen to abide by that holds them back.
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Postby SlateSlabrock (?) » Sun Jun 12, 2016 6:31 am

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Mike, no :gonkity:
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Postby PaulloDEC (?) » Sun Jun 12, 2016 6:33 am

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Mike, no :gonkity:


What's the bet that someone is already working on an erotic fanfic inspired by this tweet?
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Postby Daring Do (?) » Sun Jun 12, 2016 7:02 am

PaulloDEC wrote:
What's the bet that someone is already working on an erotic fanfic inspired by this tweet?


I don't get it. The question is... Do I want to?

Also the implication that Indian food is better than actual fine dining kinda rubs me the wrong way. Being a vegetarian (a vegetarian in the South, no less... Though I'm in more hippie-ish territory atm), I can appreciate the range/number of vegetarian options they've got, but... If you gave me a choice of one or the other, well. Just sayin'.
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Postby PaulloDEC (?) » Sun Jun 12, 2016 7:18 am

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I don't get it. The question is... Do I want to?


Well, if you do, here you go: The phrase "magic map and chill" is a derivation of the now-popular phrase "Netflix and chill", which refers to a scenario where relaxing and watching Netflix is code for (or ultimately becomes) a sexual encounter. I can only assume that Mike used the phrase without actually knowing what it meant :amazed:
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Postby Daring Do (?) » Sun Jun 12, 2016 7:27 am

PaulloDEC wrote:
Well, if you do, here you go: The phrase "magic map and chill" is a derivation of the now-popular phrase "Netflix and chill", which refers to a scenario where relaxing and watching Netflix is code for (or ultimately becomes) a sexual encounter. I can only assume that Mike used the phrase without actually knowing what it meant :amazed:

Well, least you've kept me from ever making the same mistake as him. Thank you kindly.
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Postby Strangepony (?) » Sun Jun 12, 2016 4:21 pm

See, the phrase "Netflix and chill" only became a euphemism for sex after that "20 minutes into Netflix and chill..." meme.

It bugs me that such a cute and evocative phrase has lost all the nuance it had.
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Sun Jun 12, 2016 7:19 pm

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Upon reflection, I am now disappointed that there wasn't a Chairman Kaga pony.
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Postby Adelor Lyon (?) » Sun Jun 12, 2016 7:51 pm

The Doctor wrote:Upon reflection, I am now disappointed that there wasn't a Chairman Kaga pony.
I'm disappointed that Canterlot isn't confirmed as Flavortown™.
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Postby Daring Do (?) » Sun Jun 12, 2016 8:23 pm

I'm disappointed that I don't watch enough cooking shows to understand your references.
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Postby Aramek (?) » Sun Jun 12, 2016 8:37 pm

Adelor Lyon wrote:I'm disappointed that Canterlot isn't confirmed as Flavortown™.

That restaurant is so bits.
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Sun Jun 12, 2016 9:13 pm

Daring Do wrote:I'm disappointed that I don't watch enough cooking shows to understand your references.


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Postby Daring Do (?) » Sun Jun 12, 2016 9:16 pm



I never realized cooking could be so dang epic.
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Postby Durandal (?) » Sun Jun 12, 2016 9:48 pm

So, knock a "Bollywood-style" song off of the list, I guess. At this point, the list of music genres not done by pony looks something like:
  • Space opera
  • Bebop
  • Drum & Bass
  • Christian Gangsta Rap
  • Math Rock
  • Disco
I'm eager to see what they do next.
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Postby Mr. Big (?) » Sun Jun 12, 2016 10:55 pm

You know, I'm surprised Twilight hasn't sung a Math Rock yet :ponder:
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Sun Jun 12, 2016 11:04 pm

Does Pinkie Pie's rap in TT123 count as an educational song? :v:
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Postby Soft Snow (?) » Sun Jun 12, 2016 11:33 pm

Popular critics often have a powerful influence on society. I often adopt my thinking to match that of what ever Headless Horse tells me to think.
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Postby Headless Horse (?) » Mon Jun 13, 2016 5:13 am

You should see me posting on SA, there I'm a laughingstock
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Postby Just Scuds (?) » Mon Jun 13, 2016 5:18 am

The Doctor wrote:Upon reflection, I am now disappointed that there wasn't a Chairman Kaga pony.



*zestfully attempts to bite into a bell pepper with great relish*

*pepper rolls off of his hoof and under the table"

"Guys, a little help..."
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Postby SlateSlabrock (?) » Mon Jun 13, 2016 7:18 am

Is that... a jockey cutie mark?
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Also, it looks like Rarity really can get snooty ponies to show up.
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Postby Aramek (?) » Mon Jun 13, 2016 1:12 pm

It might be the hiatus setting in, but damn I loved Saffron's design.
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Postby Angel Beat (?) » Mon Jun 13, 2016 5:06 pm

I really like her design. :3:
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Mon Jun 13, 2016 5:16 pm

Yeah, Saffron is really neat and cute.
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Postby Octavia (?) » Mon Jun 13, 2016 5:31 pm


This one would have a ton of good use here.
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Postby Sailor Yue (?) » Mon Jun 13, 2016 7:29 pm

She's quite very uniquie'!
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Postby Big Boss (?) » Tue Jun 14, 2016 2:13 am



Having a real hard time deciding between these two
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Tue Jun 14, 2016 2:17 am

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I think this one is better.
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Postby Octavia (?) » Tue Jun 14, 2016 2:30 am

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I think this one is better.

Agreed
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Tue Jun 14, 2016 2:33 am

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This one looks a little more disgusted, therefore I think it's better.
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