S04E12: Pinkie Pride

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Re: S04E12: Pinkie Pride

Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Mon Feb 03, 2014 4:49 pm

Unless...Derpy can see into the 4th dimension like Pinkie and Cheese can. :gotcha:
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Postby SlateSlabrock (?) » Mon Feb 03, 2014 5:19 pm

Tears wrote:The bubble... making... thingie. The thing. That makes bubbles. You blow through i- Look I don't know, okay? Turns out I've managed to live this long without knowing what constituent parts of the bubble-blowing apparatus are called.

It's a wand. :spike101:
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Postby SoundMonkey44 (?) » Mon Feb 03, 2014 5:35 pm

Animation Errors are Magic! For a split second after jumps dancing on stage near the end of the episode, Rarity is an Alicorn. XD

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*The downside to HD. It shows all the wrinkles. :gotcha: *
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Mon Feb 03, 2014 5:36 pm

First we had the Fluttershy toy, now this. Is it subtle foreshadowing? :gotcha:
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Postby Gloomy Rube (?) » Mon Feb 03, 2014 5:37 pm

This was a fun episode, because you could tell Weird Al was having a blast doing the episode, and his energy really meshed well with Pinkie's. Though I feel that they're starting to overuse flat-haired (or semi flat-haired as the case may be) Pinkie, since they used her AGAIN here.

Best part was when Weird Al Polka-ized Smile :awesomedash:
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Postby SoundMonkey44 (?) » Mon Feb 03, 2014 5:39 pm

ROBOT B9 wrote:First we had the Fluttershy toy, now this. Is it subtle foreshadowing? :gotcha:



Discord did it. :gotcha:

Or maybe cheese is to blame. :hiiiii:

Or more realistically the animators probably goofed giving Rarity wings mistaking her for Twy and then forgot to take em out of every frame.
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Mon Feb 03, 2014 5:52 pm

ROBOT B9 wrote:First we had the Fluttershy toy, now this. Is it subtle foreshadowing? :gotcha:

Hey now, Fluttershy ain't the only one to have been (mistakenly?) alicorn-ified in the toys.
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Postby SoundMonkey44 (?) » Mon Feb 03, 2014 6:06 pm

ALL HAIL PRINCESS RARITY! Ruler of all things fashion!! :vogue:
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Mon Feb 03, 2014 6:07 pm

Aha! That just adds more proof to the totally not ridiculous theory that this is all foreshadowing! Now I wait for a Pinkie alicorn to show up... :amazing:
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Postby SoundMonkey44 (?) » Mon Feb 03, 2014 6:11 pm

ROBOT B9 wrote:Aha! That just adds more proof to the totally not ridiculous theory that this is all foreshadowing! Now I wait for a Pinkie alicorn to show up... :amazing:



Making Pinkie an Alicorn would be the most irresponsible thing anyone could ever do!


.... I approve! :-P


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Postby SlateSlabrock (?) » Mon Feb 03, 2014 6:23 pm

So does Rarity being a stealth alicorn count toward the "mysterious appearances of alicorns in each key episode" conspiracy theory?
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Postby SoundMonkey44 (?) » Mon Feb 03, 2014 6:32 pm

Conspiracy theory time. The magic box does turn them All into Alicorns but they hate it (accept Rarity XD) & Twilight uses a spell to convert it to Rainbow Power instead! Because :ponydrugs: I mean toys!
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Mon Feb 03, 2014 6:34 pm

Outside of a prank on Discord's part, I do not think the show would unnecessarily make such a huge change to any of them. Assuming the Rainbow Power thing was a Hasbro mandate, I think Meghan and the gang would do just that and otherwise try to keep the show free from corporate meddling.
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Mon Feb 03, 2014 6:35 pm

That...makes a lot of sense. I wouldn't be surprised if they actually took it in that direction. Are we sure you don't work for DHX, SoundMonkey? :squintyjack:
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Postby Highbrow Dash (?) » Mon Feb 03, 2014 6:42 pm

SlateSlabrock wrote:So does Rarity being a stealth alicorn count toward the "mysterious appearances of alicorns in each key episode" conspiracy theory?


Wait, there was one in RD's too? That's intriguing :gotcha:
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Postby SoundMonkey44 (?) » Mon Feb 03, 2014 6:42 pm

ROBOT B9 wrote:That...makes a lot of sense. I wouldn't be surprised if they actually took it in that direction. Are we sure you don't work for DHX, SoundMonkey? :squintyjack:



Of course not! :liarjack:

And we are totally not making Big Mac a genderbent apple princess in season 5.
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Postby MasterOfKnees (?) » Mon Feb 03, 2014 6:48 pm

Filly Pie juggling those rubber chickens is seriously one of the cutest things in the show. I can't put words on why or how disgustingly cute it is, it's just so fantastic :-D
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Mon Feb 03, 2014 6:58 pm

I thought it was completely adorable as well. She made everyone happy after coming to Ponyville almost instantly. :shenanigans:
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Postby Ransom (?) » Mon Feb 03, 2014 7:06 pm

You know, it does actually bring up some questions: So Ditzy, Lyra, Bon Bon and Cheerilee are all confirmed for having grown up in Ponyville, or at least having visited there as fillies? Is the Pie Rock Farm really close to Ponyville or had Pinkie moved in with the Cakes already?

:deflated: It was difficult, but my parents agreed I ought to go live with the Cakes, as a bakery was better suited to developing my party education than a rock farm.

It brings back the question of how well and for how long the other ponies had known each other before Twilight.
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Postby Perpetual Lurker (?) » Mon Feb 03, 2014 7:08 pm

You know, Bon Bon's early awkward phase lends more credence to the theory that she's Twist's mom. They even share a candy theme! And awkward voice problems. :gotcha:
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Mon Feb 03, 2014 7:09 pm

I'd assume that the Rock Farm is near Ponyville unless that book or a future said otherwise. She probably didn't stand out at all until she got the Rainbow Dash Cutie Mark Factory™ .
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Mon Feb 03, 2014 7:13 pm

Yeah, I always thought the rock farm was literally right next to Ponyville, but the other Pies wouldn't go in the town for some reason.
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Postby MochaBean (?) » Mon Feb 03, 2014 7:15 pm

Ransom wrote:You know, it does actually bring up some questions: So Ditzy, Lyra, Bon Bon and Cheerilee are all confirmed for having grown up in Ponyville, or at least having visited there as fillies? Is the Pie Rock Farm really close to Ponyville or had Pinkie moved in with the Cakes already?

:deflated: It was difficult, but my parents agreed I ought to go live with the Cakes, as a bakery was better suited to developing my party education than a rock farm.

It brings back the question of how well and for how long the other ponies had known each other before Twilight.

She does mention in CMC that the Rock Farm is just outside of Ponyville, so it might be that her family's been closer than we've been imagining it. Kind of like how Sweet Apple Acres is just outside of town.

Unlike AJ, Pinkie doesn't work or live there anymore, so the show never really has any reason to go there. Maybe Pinkie went to school in Ponyville growing up, and was able to come into town every now and then when she wanted to.
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Postby SoundMonkey44 (?) » Mon Feb 03, 2014 7:16 pm

Ransom wrote:You know, it does actually bring up some questions: So Ditzy, Lyra, Bon Bon and Cheerilee are all confirmed for having grown up in Ponyville, or at least having visited there as fillies? Is the Pie Rock Farm really close to Ponyville or had Pinkie moved in with the Cakes already?

:deflated: It was difficult, but my parents agreed I ought to go live with the Cakes, as a bakery was better suited to developing my party education than a rock farm.

It brings back the question of how well and for how long the other ponies had known each other before Twilight.



I don't take much stock into BG ponies anymore. Cheerilee has a clashing cannon of being older & the same age as the mane six, and Bon- Bon is A Clony so yeah... But still a cute little piece of Fanservice.

And I agree it would be nice to know how long the rest of the mane six knew each other before Twy came to town.
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Postby Perpetual Lurker (?) » Mon Feb 03, 2014 7:22 pm

The only thing with Cheerilee that clashes is her cameo in the comics, which should be taken with a grain of salt, anyway. :pinkieshrug:
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Postby MochaBean (?) » Mon Feb 03, 2014 7:24 pm

Yeah, in the show she's been consistently depicted to be around the same age as the Mane 6.

At this point the comics have their own pocket continuity separate from the show as far as I'm concerned.
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Postby Perpetual Lurker (?) » Mon Feb 03, 2014 7:27 pm

Eh, I wouldn't write off the comics entirely, since they add an interesting flavor to things. I just take it as canon with the caveat that any detail that's contradicted by the show isn't. :pinkieshrug:
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Postby SoundMonkey44 (?) » Mon Feb 03, 2014 7:29 pm

Perpetual Lurker wrote:The only thing with Cheerilee that clashes is her cameo in the comics, which should be taken with a grain of salt, anyway. :pinkieshrug:



Not really. 80s Cherilee originated in the show in Call of The Cutie, that's probably where Cook/price got the idea, but then later in CM Chronicles & now in the weird Al ep we have a supposed filly Cheerilee. Or at least a filly with her colors. But again I chalk em all down to just gags & Fanservice so not a big deal in the long run. Both 80s & Filly Cheerilee are usable, just whichever you wanna go with I guess.

Personally I prefer 80s Cherry.
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Postby Perpetual Lurker (?) » Mon Feb 03, 2014 7:30 pm

You do realize that there's a period of time between when she's a filly and when she's an adult, right?
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Postby SoundMonkey44 (?) » Mon Feb 03, 2014 7:32 pm

Perpetual Lurker wrote:You do realize that there's a period of time between when she's a filly and when she's an adult, right?



Yes. But it would still make more sense for 80s Cheerilee to be in Shining & Cadence age group. But I'm arguing over silly nitpicks so I digress.
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Postby MochaBean (?) » Mon Feb 03, 2014 7:46 pm

Perpetual Lurker wrote:Eh, I wouldn't write off the comics entirely, since they add an interesting flavor to things. I just take it as canon with the caveat that any detail that's contradicted by the show isn't. :pinkieshrug:

Not necessarily writing them off, its just that it makes things easier to follow than trying to reconcile the diverging plotlines, and it gives both camps more freedom in the end without having to worry about each other's minutiae.

But that's me. :-P And there's nothing keeping them from cross-pollinating from time to time, so it's ultimately no big deal.
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Postby SoundMonkey44 (?) » Mon Feb 03, 2014 7:55 pm

I've decided to reconsile the fact Minor/BG ponies will be whatever the narrative calls them to be, thus the reason we have regular, Pegasus & filly Bon-Bon... Question have we ever had a Unicorn Bon-Bon in the BG? I can't seem to recall.
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Mon Feb 03, 2014 7:59 pm

I also considered the comics to exist in a different univerese then the show, sort of like the same thing with the Futurama comics.
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Mon Feb 03, 2014 8:10 pm

The Doctor wrote:I'd assume that the Rock Farm is near Ponyville unless that book or a future said otherwise. She probably didn't stand out at all until she got the Rainbow Dash Cutie Mark Factory™ .

If we look at the map...
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Rambling Rock Ridge is right there near Ponyville; if you cross the river and skirt the north edge of the dark Everfree Forest, you'd get out into those badlands. I always assumed that Pinkie's rock farm was there.
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Postby SlateSlabrock (?) » Mon Feb 03, 2014 8:45 pm

SoundMonkey44 wrote:Yes. But it would still make more sense for 80s Cheerilee to be in Shining & Cadence age group.

Since MLP was off the air for most of the '90s, maybe they just skipped over that decade entirely, along with its obsession with flannel. :notgonnadoit:
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Postby Aramek (?) » Mon Feb 03, 2014 8:57 pm

SlateSlabrock wrote:Since MLP was off the air for most of the '90s, maybe they just skipped over that decade entirely, along with its obsession with flannel. :notgonnadoit:

AJ didn't forget.

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"Feelin' a little outshined, outshined, outshined, outshined here..." :applejargh:
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Postby Wayoshi (?) » Mon Feb 03, 2014 9:00 pm

I'm still on a zen high on this episode, even though I viewed it too many times over the weekend (while doing the FFT, I let the episode play in the background, sometimes with a let's watcher since I was curious how others reacted to some moments. So I got plenty of hearing, at the minimum.)

I truly believe we haven't seen the culmination of excellence - perfect characterization, great gags, heartfelt plot - since S2, specifically <----------- that episode in my AV. (Note I'm not even talking about the fact it was a musical.) People can say S3 was still decent and good in some spots and yadda yadda, but nothing in S3 quite got to what I saw in beautiful, watermark-less HD on Friday morning. (I guess many will say Sleepless did do that, but I've went over that more than once - still some nagging issues in that one for me, but it was close. Little nagging things can ruin the full impact sometimes, I can't help but relate to Pictish's "That guy" reaction this week to mine on Sleepless. Subjectivity ahoy!)

Now, Magic Mystery cure. While still great, didn't have the build-up or time needed to really develop the excellent concept that is switched-up cutie marks. Nailed the heartfelt song in the middle, and Celestia's ballad song, so I'm not taking anything away from it - I'm saying Pinkie Pride DID take full advantage of its excellent concept to beat MMC. This is exactly the type of simple plot that A) fits a musical great and B) is still crafted enough to explore Pinkie in a meaningful way.

This episode was a great reminder that the show still has plenty of juice at its peak powers, even if those powers aren't peaking as often anymore.

And Pinkie Pie... shouldn't plan parties at alllllllllll...
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Postby ShieldedDiamond (?) » Mon Feb 03, 2014 9:08 pm

kefkafloyd wrote:So, Semper Pies, are you bad enough partiers to be on this week's RT?

(it's not xclusive to Semper Pies but it would be great to have Pinkie fans and their opinions)


If it's not too late, I would really like to take part in this week's episode review. :modesty:
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Postby Just Scuds (?) » Mon Feb 03, 2014 9:08 pm

ROBOT B9 wrote:Aha! That just adds more proof to the totally not ridiculous theory that this is all foreshadowing! Now I wait for a Pinkie alicorn to show up... :amazing:


:pcstare: Absolute power corrupts absolutely.

:shenanigans: Lucky for you, Absolute Pinkie Empinkens Absopinkly!
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Postby MochaBean (?) » Mon Feb 03, 2014 9:19 pm

Scuderia Ferrarity wrote: :shenanigans: Lucky for you, Absolute Pinkie Corrupts Absopinkly!

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