S06E08: A Hearth's Warming Tail

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Re: S06E08: A Hearth's Warming Tail

Postby Sailor Yue (?) » Sat May 14, 2016 4:02 pm

DerFurShur wrote:
This is like the second or third time she's sung

Is it? I mean aside from singing with others... cuz I feel this is her first true solo
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Postby Octavia (?) » Sat May 14, 2016 4:02 pm

That episode put a big dumb smile on my big dumb face :hilarious:
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Postby Wayoshi (?) » Sat May 14, 2016 4:02 pm

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Postby Adelor Lyon (?) » Sat May 14, 2016 4:02 pm

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Postby Juju&Lulu (?) » Sat May 14, 2016 4:03 pm

I'm just glad this confirms that no matter the fictional universe Snape is a dock who ruins everything.
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Postby Aramek (?) » Sat May 14, 2016 4:04 pm

I'm so, so looking forward to all the HD screenshots of background ponies.

Victorian Scratch/Octavia were there.
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Sat May 14, 2016 4:04 pm

DerFurShur wrote:
All is right with the world


Ghost of Christmas Past being a beacon of light I guess wasn't enough of a hint. :fluttersmith:


DerFurShur wrote:I'm just glad this confirms that no matter the fictional universe Snape is a dock who ruins everything.


:lol: It really was flat out Pony Snape.
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Postby Juju&Lulu (?) » Sat May 14, 2016 4:04 pm

Sailor Yue wrote:Is it? I mean aside from singing with others... cuz I feel this is her first true solo


Oh solo yeah, I thought you meant just actually sang
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Postby Octavia (?) » Sat May 14, 2016 4:05 pm

Aramek wrote:Victorian Scratch/Octavia were there.

Yeah that'll probably be my av in 24 hours
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Postby Aramek (?) » Sat May 14, 2016 4:08 pm

I like it when Muffins impaled herself on the tree.
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Postby Wayoshi (?) » Sat May 14, 2016 4:09 pm

There's not a ton to say long-term on this episode since it was an adaptation of Carol within a story. Starlight needs a reminder of what Hearth's Warming Eve means, etc. It was cute.

Allocating the musical of the season to it... I mean, I guess I'm neutral on that overall, guess I've been spoiled by the past two musicals being so important. :-P I think Pinkie's song was the most interesting/new in terms of music, and only once did I notice a blatantly awkward lyric.

Given Starlight's past I could have totally seen her actually trying to do this, which would have been awesome but different with some trade-offs.

Adelor I was ready today with a Youtube livestream up :ponynet:
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Sat May 14, 2016 4:10 pm

shotgunbadger wrote:Awesome episode but loses a bit of the same punch that Christmas Carol had when it could have all be summed up with 'wendigos are real, idiot, we'll literally die'.

But hey, still by far the best pones in a long ass time. :awesomedash:

I couldn't help but see that as more of a metaphor saying that life would be worthless if we did not take time to celebrate it and each other, if instead we all acted bitter and icy towards everyone else and focused solely on achievement and gain. I mean sure, Equestria also has that whole thing where the world would be completely frozen in that case, but I still think there was a moral there that we could take away from this episode.

Anyway, I'm ready to take back what I was grumbling about earlier with regards to FiM doing something based on A Christmas Carol, since this was yet another fantastic episode.
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Sat May 14, 2016 4:10 pm

:twiright: I declare this episode to be the third best musical adaptation of A Christmas Carol ever.

Also..

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Postby Adelor Lyon (?) » Sat May 14, 2016 4:11 pm

A cute little detail I noticed: While "flashback" Scratch was talking, "real" Scratch just bobbed her head in time with the words everyone else was singing and didn't sing herself.
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Postby Lapis Infinitas (?) » Sat May 14, 2016 4:12 pm

This ep owned, yo.
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Postby Aramek (?) » Sat May 14, 2016 4:14 pm

Scratch is mute.

(Also, the moment she doesn't sound like Nowack will ruin everything.)
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Sat May 14, 2016 4:15 pm

If Vinyl Scratch ever does talk then I won't particularly mind what she sounds like since I've never seen whatever fan video it is that she was famous in. But I do think it's a funny recurring gag that she never talks.
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Postby Aramek (?) » Sat May 14, 2016 4:17 pm

It's more like literally every single fan video. (I'm sure there's some where she isn't, but, Jessi plays her in, like, everything everything.)
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Postby PonyHag714 (?) » Sat May 14, 2016 4:17 pm

It was funny when Twilight used her wing to block Spike, even though he had a point when reminding Starlight of her own past. Image
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Sat May 14, 2016 4:18 pm

PonyHag714 wrote:It was funny when Twilight used her wing to block Spike, even though he had a point when reminding Starlight of her own past. Image


Straight-man Spike is best Spike.
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Sat May 14, 2016 4:19 pm

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Straight-man Spike is best Spike.

Spike cracking a joke about the commercial break is actually the best Spike.
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Postby Wayoshi (?) » Sat May 14, 2016 4:20 pm

Aramek wrote:I'm so, so looking forward to all the HD screenshots of background ponies.

Victorian Scratch/Octavia were there.

I spotted Blossomforth as well as this familiar face: :crack:
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Postby Highbrow Dash (?) » Sat May 14, 2016 4:22 pm

Wait so Windigos are literally still out there and Equestria will freeze without Hearth's Warming? That's harsh :v:
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Sat May 14, 2016 4:30 pm

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New Luna singing voice? Kazumi did sing for her previously, right?
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Postby Wayoshi (?) » Sat May 14, 2016 4:31 pm

Highbrow Dash wrote:Wait so Windigos are literally still out there and Equestria will freeze without Hearth's Warming? That's harsh :v:

It's a story within the episode so probably not. But yes, totally. :crack:
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Postby Octavia (?) » Sat May 14, 2016 5:16 pm

I was worried about this season because it started out a bit slow, but the last 3 episodes have all been incredible. :awesomedash:
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Postby Davyinatoga (?) » Sat May 14, 2016 5:29 pm

One detail I noticed and loved was when Snowfall and GoCPast were looking at the party through the window and both put their hooves up and Pastie Pie's go right through.
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Postby Big Boss (?) » Sat May 14, 2016 5:33 pm

On the one hand, the only time Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come can ever speak is when Black Pete does it in Mickey's Christmas Carol

On the other hand we got a real Luna song out of it so I'll forgive it :v:

Also, an "Aloma Steele" sang for Luna.
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Postby LunarRainbow92 (?) » Sat May 14, 2016 6:39 pm

I really loved this episode even though it's weird for a hearth's warming episode to be shown in may but anyways it was good! (Loved Luna as Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come LOL!)
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Postby RudeCyrus (?) » Sat May 14, 2016 6:50 pm

The most :ponydrugs: episode in a long time. I loved it!
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Postby Octavia (?) » Sat May 14, 2016 7:01 pm

Big Boss wrote:Also, an "Aloma Steele" sang for Luna.

Previous times when Luna's sang, it's always been Kazumi, right?
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Postby PhoolCat (?) » Sat May 14, 2016 7:15 pm

A villain song without a villian! Even Snapony wasn't a bad guy, just driven and mistaken.

The production team must be gutted this showed in May instead of December, though...
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Postby Sidotsy (?) » Sat May 14, 2016 7:17 pm

Fizzbuzz wrote:If Vinyl Scratch ever does talk then I won't particularly mind what she sounds like since I've never seen whatever fan video it is that she was famous in. But I do think it's a funny recurring gag that she never talks.

I have no idea what people are referring to about this.
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Postby Wayoshi (?) » Sat May 14, 2016 7:25 pm

Wayoshi wrote:I spotted Blossomforth as well as this familiar face: :crack:


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Postby The Doctor (?) » Sat May 14, 2016 7:36 pm

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Postby Niels Olof (?) » Sat May 14, 2016 8:00 pm

Due to social obligations I didn’t get a chance to see the episode live:

1) Boy, that song has an awkward chorus
2) Muffins derping
3) Starlight Glimmer is The Worst
4) That haircut is a good look for Rainbow
5) Somepony is a Grumpy McGrumpyPants
6) Villain Song! Much more catchy than first song
7) Grumpy McGrumpyPants has a fabbo hat
8) AJ Song! Best one yet in this episode
9) OMCelestia. Professor Flintheart would have been voiced by Alan Rickman in a just universe
10) PP Song! These songs keep getting increasingly catchy. Also tap-dancing.
11) Princess Twilight Sparkle doing a PP voice. Lovely.
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12) PP working that ominous echo like a pro.
13) LUNA SONG of DOOOM. DOOOOOM.
14) Dragon toe nail. In a bottle.
15) Final song? The chorus is still awkward.

Nice episode overall. The structure was hardly surprising given Dickens, but it was ponified in a satisfactory manner.

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Postby Angel Beat (?) » Sat May 14, 2016 8:25 pm

This was a fun and fantastic episode. :vogue:
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Postby Dexanth (?) » Sat May 14, 2016 8:38 pm

No one else has commented on Holmes and Watson yet? For shame!

He even has a beekeeper cutie marl!
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Postby Aramek (?) » Sat May 14, 2016 8:46 pm

Dexanth wrote:No one else has commented on Holmes and Watson yet? For shame!

He even has a beekeeper cutie marl!

I noticed maybe a tenth of the BG gags. Post stills.
Niels Olof wrote: 3) Starlight Glimmer is The Worst

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Postby Rarietty (?) » Sat May 14, 2016 9:22 pm

I just wanted to drop in and say that Applejack's song was the most gloriously :ponydrugs: thing for me since Pinkie Pride.

That is all (well, also, even though I haven't posted here since April 2015 and I've drifted away from the fandom, I still really like this show).
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