S05E09: Slice of Life

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S05E09: Slice of Life

Postby Wayoshi (?) » Mon Jun 08, 2015 2:59 pm

As Twilight Sparkle, Fluttershy, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie and Rarity battle a monster, the rest of Ponyville rushes to make it to a wedding on time.


This thread is for discussion of this episode. The episode airs at 11:30 AM Eastern / 8:30 AM Pacific on Saturday, June 13!

Official preview clips and images are okay to post, as is speculation about the episode. In particular, this is the 100th episode of the series! Therefore, quite a bit of previewed content has already come out (over four minutes) as Hasbro has used the three-week lead-up to hype up this milestone, so :gumout: now until Saturday if that is uncomfortable for you.

This episode will also be an unique entry in the series beyond its episode number. You can see why in the hidden tag below where the promo and two previews reside:



Writer: M.A. Larson

EDIT 6/14: The PPPP topic on this episode has some actual good discussion, wade through it if you're looking for more reaction: viewtopic.php?f=36&t=10707
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Postby Mr. Big (?) » Mon Jun 08, 2015 3:17 pm

Wayoshi wrote:Writer: M.A. Larson (first since Magical Mystery Cure)

Er, he co-wrote the two-parter premiere with Scott Sonneborn.
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Postby Throbulator (?) » Mon Jun 08, 2015 3:19 pm

The previews really make it out to be all the brony memes rolled into one episode.
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Postby Perrydotto (?) » Mon Jun 08, 2015 3:25 pm

To quote myself:

Perrydotto wrote:This is gonna be so dumb, and the creators know it, and I'm gonna go in expecting exactly that and likely have a lot of fun. :allears:


And even if it sucks, a week later, pony will return to business as usual. Either way, nothing to lose.
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Mon Jun 08, 2015 3:36 pm

I figure this episode will be entertaining, even if it were to suck. But the combination of Larson and the very strong start for S5 has me pretty confident that this episode will rock.

And here's hoping for more Time Turner and Rose shenanigans. :smirk:
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Postby RudeCyrus (?) » Mon Jun 08, 2015 4:30 pm

Either this episode will be hilarious or it will suck hard. No in-between.
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Postby Aramek (?) » Mon Jun 08, 2015 4:39 pm

I'm so excited, and I just can't hide it. :awesomedash:
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Postby Captain Rufus (?) » Mon Jun 08, 2015 6:11 pm

DERPY SPEAKS ONCE MORE GLORY BE THE SUN IS SHINING AND ALL IS GOOD IN THE WORLD.

JUST THIS ONCE ROSE.

Everybody lives!. :allears:
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Postby PonyHag714 (?) » Mon Jun 08, 2015 8:27 pm

New teaser image:

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Postby Throbulator (?) » Mon Jun 08, 2015 8:36 pm

PonyHag714 wrote:New teaser image:

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"Huh huh. Look at me Beavis, I'm using magic."
"Yeah heh heh. Magic rules!"
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Postby Angel Beat (?) » Mon Jun 08, 2015 8:38 pm

It's going to be dumb and so goddamn crazy and I'm going to love it. :allears:
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Mon Jun 08, 2015 8:48 pm

Like I've said before (not so much in any discussions of FiM episodes, but rather back when I was watching all of ATLA), for this sort of episode to work, the show's creators really have to go all in with the humor. If the episode tries to be serious whilst being too silly at the same time, the overall tone of the episode is dissonant and it just falls flat, but if it's nothing but goofy jokes then it can be really great. I think the 100th episode is a fine occasion for FiM to do such a thing.
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Postby Wayoshi (?) » Mon Jun 08, 2015 9:51 pm

Bakertoons wrote:Er, he co-wrote the two-parter premiere with Scott Sonneborn.

Guess that counts, huh? :v:
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Postby Wildfire (?) » Mon Jun 08, 2015 10:12 pm

PonyHag714 wrote:New teaser image:

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And of course that image has a certain part of the fandom jumping for joy. :fluttershock:

This is going to be awesome. :-D
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Mon Jun 08, 2015 10:15 pm

Wildfire wrote:
And of course that image has a certain part of the fandom jumping for joy. :fluttershock:

This is going to be awesome. :-D


Don't you know? If two ponies look at each other, they must be romantic.
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Postby Wildfire (?) » Mon Jun 08, 2015 11:36 pm

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Don't you know? If two ponies look at each other, they must be romantic.


Oh yeah I knew it. I first learned it during my Phoenix Wright fan years. :-P

Speaking of looks from the trailer:
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Postby Captain Rufus (?) » Tue Jun 09, 2015 1:36 am

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Don't you know? If two ponies look at each other, they must be romantic.


Make that any character in any fiction ever.

But there are plenty of things on the interbutts saying IF X THEN Y ALWAYS BECAUSE WE SAY SO. In fact this website kind of exists because of such wrongheaded thoughts! And they still do have such thoughts. And some of our castoffs are still making it worse because we wouldn't accept them ahh.. maybe being closer to the stereotype than any rational person should be. :-/

(Not that we can be honestly considered that rational watching cartoons for small children no matter how fun they may be. Except you know, they are fun and hurting no one so :ponydrugs: on I say. :conftoot: All hail :smooze: )
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Tue Jun 09, 2015 1:49 am

On that note, if FiM were going to jokingly reference any popular ships (or, heaven forbid, canonize them), this'd be the episode where it happens.
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Tue Jun 09, 2015 1:51 am

Fizzbuzz wrote:On that note, if FiM were going to jokingly reference any popular ships (or, heaven forbid, canonize them), this'd be the episode where it happens.


:twonk: Please no Time Turner/Derpy
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Postby Mr. Big (?) » Tue Jun 09, 2015 1:55 am

I wonder if there will be a 4th wall moment where all the characters thank the viewers for 100 episodes, like how South Park did it on theirs.
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Postby Aramek (?) » Tue Jun 09, 2015 3:21 am

Bakertoons wrote:I wonder if there will be a 4th wall moment where all the characters thank the viewers for 100 episodes, like how South Park did it on theirs.

I'm glad you brought it up first, because this whole time I'm singing "FOR THE WAR? AGAINST THE WAR? WHO CARES! ONE HUNDRED EPISODES!" :ponydrugs:
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Postby die Fledermaus (?) » Tue Jun 09, 2015 5:08 am

As I said in the spoiler thread, because they know how stupid this is, this should be good.
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Tue Jun 09, 2015 5:18 am

What if the entire episode is de-canonized?

:gotcha: Fade out/in shot at the end, revealing the episode was all the dream of some Brony....
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Postby Captain Rufus (?) » Tue Jun 09, 2015 5:23 am

The Doctor wrote:What if the entire episode is de-canonized?

:gotcha: Fade out/in shot at the end, revealing the episode was all the dream of some Brony....


Bonus points for a fedora on their head. Or it being Dan vs.

Other fan fun options: the dream is of an obvious member or number of members of the Youtube horsie review community or similar like Silver Quill, I<3KimPossibleAlot, Snowdrop, ect. Extra fun if it causes the fandom to devour itself alive with nerd butthurt rage. Double extra if they manage to remind us all THE SHOW IS FOR SMALL CHILDREN AND NOT OUR SILLY BUTTS. Triple if they somehow have a crossover with any other Hasbro property somehow.

Starscream's Bad Dream! :yay:
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Postby Factory Factory (?) » Tue Jun 09, 2015 5:40 am

Tina Belcher reading her Equestranauts self-insert's friend fiction.
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Postby Dexanth (?) » Tue Jun 09, 2015 6:26 am

All aboard the hype train WOO WOO :delight:
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Postby Applepie (?) » Tue Jun 09, 2015 7:46 am

After a saturday without no new episode let's see if the episode will all worth waiting for.
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Postby Just Scuds (?) » Tue Jun 09, 2015 8:17 am

Wonder how Derpy and Octavia will be listed in the ending credits.
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Postby Lorce (?) » Tue Jun 09, 2015 8:55 am

Why Octavia? Isn't she Octavia Melody on all merchandise anyway? :rariwhat:
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Postby Perrydotto (?) » Tue Jun 09, 2015 10:15 am

Lorce wrote:Why Octavia? Isn't she Octavia Melody on all merchandise anyway? :rariwhat:


Yes, unless there's new merch I haven't seen.
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Postby MurdER_weapOn '78 (?) » Tue Jun 09, 2015 11:04 am

Hype levels are off the scale! :delight:

The most exciting thing will be seeing who's actually in it (that we don't already know).
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Tue Jun 09, 2015 1:26 pm

Captain Rufus wrote:Extra fun if it causes the fandom to devour itself alive with nerd butthurt rage.



:excellent: Have it be Cutosphere's dream...
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Tue Jun 09, 2015 2:19 pm

As I said in the other thread, this seems like a lot of fun and a good way for the showrunners to let their hair down and do what they want. It'll be awesome to see characters like Octavia in the limelight and more horsie weddings are always a good thing. :allears:
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Postby Davyinatoga (?) » Tue Jun 09, 2015 3:58 pm

The Doctor wrote:What if the entire episode is de-canonized?

:gotcha: Fade out/in shot at the end, revealing the episode was all the dream of some Brony....

If MA Larson totally rips Anthology III and things come full circle, it would the best ever.

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Postby Mechanical Ape (?) » Wed Jun 10, 2015 1:00 am

When Xander proposed to Anya, this was the sort of silly and frantic wedding episode I'd hoped we would get. Instead we got crap. So the way I see it, television, you owe me one (1) silly and frantic wedding episode. Deliver, and I'll consider us even. FOR NOW.

Scuderia Ferrarity wrote:Wonder how Derpy and Octavia will be listed in the ending credits.

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Postby Rainbow Crash (?) » Wed Jun 10, 2015 1:01 am

Preemptive congrats to the ponies on 100 episodes :conftoot:
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Wed Jun 10, 2015 1:10 am

I seriously wouldn't be surprised if, for Derpy's credit, they just slap that one picture of a muffin right there in the credits.
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Postby WandereringPony (?) » Wed Jun 10, 2015 5:08 am

Captain Rufus wrote:
Bonus points for a fedora on their head. Or it being Dan vs.


Triple bonus points if it ends with Dan and Pinkie arguing over the ending narration. Quadruple if random fanpony ends up getting hidden as an easter egg (ie Flufflepuff) Slenderpony style.

This is Larson here. I get the feeling #100 will be described as "How much can one writer get away with in a single episode?".
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Postby Just Scuds (?) » Wed Jun 10, 2015 6:11 am

The Ice King reading his 'Fiona and Cake' fanfic to Finn and Jake sets a pretty high bar. :-I



How about Discord rips a hole straight into an alternate dimension, the DHX media offices, and a few story boarders chase Twilight around with a flyswatter.
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Postby Applepie (?) » Wed Jun 10, 2015 8:31 am

Other fan fun options: the dream is of an obvious member or number of members of the Youtube horsie review community or similar like Silver Quill, I<3KimPossibleAlot, Snowdrop, ect.


That would be funny. :yay:
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