Re: S05E08: The Lost Treasure of Griffonstone
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Ransom
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WandereringPony wrote:And how the heck does a dump like that manage to pull things like a national sports team for the Equestrian Games?
Toboe LoneWolf wrote:
I was thinking that too! That said, there's still a number of underprivileged/poor countries in real life that still participate in the Olympics. So probably at that time Griffonstone had enough pride (or competition) to scrounge up enough athletes to send to the games (assuming the athletes were from Griffonstone).
Ransom wrote:Pretty cool add on there. Also, can someone confirm or deny that the griffons playing dice were playing with d8 and d10 dice?
WandereringPony wrote:And how the heck does a dump like that manage to pull things like a national sports team for the Equestrian Games?
Bakertoons wrote:Anyone notice that they're seem to be making fun of the show's tropes this season? This episode alone had Gilda sarcastically mentioning that the secret ingredient is friendship (actually baking soda), and Rainbow saying that Pinkie's moral was "sappy".
The show's been running for so long they can do this now.
Ransom wrote:With regards to the Equestria Games, while it's possible for Griffonstone to have scrounged up a team, I wouldn't be suprised if they were just Equestrian residents. We know there are more than ponies living there, and I'm guessing griffons that want to be successful leave Griffonstone regularly.
The Doctor wrote:
Twilight specifically said Griffonstone was in Equestria though. I imagine it's a principality or something like the Crystal Empire.
Ransom wrote:Well, I was thinking of Equestria as a political entity rather than a continent, which isn't quite right I suppose.
SlateSlabrock wrote:Oh, that reminds me: I've seen a lot of theories about what Earth culture traditional Griffon society might represent -- Rome, Medieval Europe, etc. -- but Mongolia is an interesting choice I'd never considered.
I think it's kind of both. A continent, and a country. And there are more than just ponies and communities of mostly ponies, within the borders.
The Doctor wrote:
Twilight specifically said Griffonstone was in Equestria though. I imagine it's a principality or something like the Crystal Empire.
WandereringPony wrote:
One has to wonder that for all that pony country is happy and well-off, THIS part of Equestria is a total dump.
Seriously, Celestia?
The only way it makes sense is the above mention of "Equestria is the world, not just a kingdom of ponies."
WandereringPony wrote:
One has to wonder that for all that pony country is happy and well-off, THIS part of Equestria is a total dump.
Seriously, Celestia?
The only way it makes sense is the above mention of “Equestria is the world, not just a kingdom of ponies."
Captain Rufus wrote:Poor Griffons. But now they have scones. Soon they will have American biscuits and the magic of friendship and fattening baked goods to replace being that Bioshock place. ( I have the first 2 games on clearance but haven't gotten around to them yet. My current project to collect, play, and review every US Sega Master System game is kind of getting in the way of more regular gaming. Plus I am bad at time management.)
I still say there are other Griffons since I ran one in a RPG session at Connecticon last year.
Cagey Bee from Stalliongrad. He was not a fan of silly ponies. Or the bourgeois. He helped save the day though. ( When I RP things GET DONE. )
And me on the words.Bakertoons wrote:(that's Octavia doing the music)
Aramek wrote:And me on the words.
Ransom wrote:Yeah, griffons have had a lot of fanwork done about them, so I'm sure quite a few people had their head canons and fanfictions anihilated in glorious fashion.
But, and I guess I already said this, we know Gilda wanted to get out of Griffonstone and apparently did visit Cloudsdale's school, maybe for that reason, I do think we can guess that there are plenty of griffons who fled Griffonstone for greener pastures.
Wayoshi wrote:Something about this ep rang hollow with me. Fairly good gags as usual but Gilda's sudden heel-turn to get through the plot, how empty Griffinstone and griffons as a species felt, how the Gummy punchline at the very end somehow didn't have time to breathe, I don't know, something felt off.![]()
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