S05E09: Slice of Life

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Re: S05E09: Slice of Life

Postby PonyHag714 (?) » Sat Jun 13, 2015 5:17 pm

I also appreciated how Spike got a front row seat to the proceedings for a change. :here:
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Postby The Ghost Of Ember (?) » Sat Jun 13, 2015 5:20 pm

It occurs to me that Celestia, Luna, Cadence, and Shining Armor didn't do shit to help the main six.
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Postby Chronos30 (?) » Sat Jun 13, 2015 5:21 pm

Scuderia Ferrarity wrote:It ruined a lot of things :-I


What is life?
Is it nothing more than the endless search for a cutie mark?
And what is a cutie mark but the constant reminder that we're all only one bugbear attack away from oblivion?
And what of the poor gator, flank forever blank, destined to an existential swim down the river of life to an unknowable destiny?
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reminds me of



Or better yet
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Postby Lorce (?) » Sat Jun 13, 2015 5:22 pm

Oh yeah, after what everyone was saying about Octavia's voice i was expecting a lot worse, i think it ended up being fine, apart from maybe an odd word or two. :-I
The Ghost Of Ember wrote:It occurs to me that Celestia, Luna, Cadence, and Shining Armor didn't do shit to help the main six.
Celestia knew Agent Sweetie Drops was on the case. :gotcha:
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Postby Bremen (?) » Sat Jun 13, 2015 5:22 pm

The Ghost Of Ember wrote:It occurs to me that Celestia, Luna, Cadence, and Shining Armor didn't do shit to help the main six.


So, par for the course then? :gotcha:

I kid, I kid. I assumed the bugbear may have been dealt with, or at least no longer present when they showed up. IIRC in the last scene with him it looked like they were driving him out of town?

Edit: I thought Octavia's voice was over the top, but that fit this episode just fine! :-P
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Postby Just Scuds (?) » Sat Jun 13, 2015 5:26 pm

The Ghost Of Ember wrote:It occurs to me that Celestia, Luna, Cadence, and Shining Armor didn't do shit to help the main six.


:) :"We got this well in hoof! Just a minor bugbear."

:cheese: :"It's not like we're caught on the horns of a dillama!"

:nnngh: :"Dillama's don't have horns, Pinkie."



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Postby WandereringPony (?) » Sat Jun 13, 2015 5:29 pm

Lorce wrote:Oh yeah, after what everyone was saying about Octavia's voice i was expecting a lot worse, i think it ended up being fine, apart from maybe an odd word or two. :-I
Celestia knew Agent Sweetie Drops was on the case. :gotcha:


And given the episode, we know she has her very own monster-hunting organization that even Twilight knows nothing about.

Bonus: Celestia had an agent in Ponyville watching over Twilight the second she flew into town the very first time.

Just let that sink in. Equestrian Secret Service. Sweetie Drops is Bon. Bon Bon. Likely reporting in regularly, burn noticed when the Tartarus Breakout happened, but still keeping tabs on the Elements for the Princess.

She's in 21/26 of the Season 1 episodes. 20/26 for S2. 7/13 of S3. And half of S4, too.
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Postby PonyHag714 (?) » Sat Jun 13, 2015 5:30 pm

:unenthused: Fine. Raise the moon yourself tonight.

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Postby Discord (?) » Sat Jun 13, 2015 5:38 pm

That was really something special.

Admittedly I felt the premise was laying it on a little thick with the callouts, but it turned out pretty hilarious and awesome as it went on. Gummy and the bickering princesses were my highlights. And the ending was actually really sweet. :allears:
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Postby ilcane87 (?) » Sat Jun 13, 2015 5:48 pm

Huh, I suppose this ep. was a godsend for fans of BG ponies, but I just felt like I was watching a different show throughout.
I mean, it wasn't bad by any meaning of the word, it just didn't feel like FiM at all to me; it's the same feeling I get from reading most of the comic books.
But I guess it's okay to experiment new things after a 100 episodes run. :pinkieshrug:
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Postby Niels Olof (?) » Sat Jun 13, 2015 5:52 pm

WandereringPony wrote:
And given the episode, we know she has her very own monster-hunting organization that even Twilight knows nothing about.

Bonus: Celestia had an agent in Ponyville watching over Twilight the second she flew into town the very first time.

Just let that sink in. Equestrian Secret Service. Sweetie Drops is Bon. Bon Bon. Likely reporting in regularly, burn noticed when the Tartarus Breakout happened, but still keeping tabs on the Elements for the Princess.


Not the only, either. Note the pony, who brings Spike’s egg to young Twilight. Then, note the pony who asks her if she’s alright post flashback.
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Sat Jun 13, 2015 6:29 pm

The Doctor wrote:
:twonk: Please no Time Turner/Derpy


Credit to Larson. He played around with the Time Turner and Derpy thing, while still keeping the Time Turner Rose bit I love intact. :golfclop:
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Postby Mr. Big (?) » Sat Jun 13, 2015 6:31 pm

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Venusy appeared in the episode for one frame
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Postby Aramek (?) » Sat Jun 13, 2015 6:33 pm

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Postby Waffles (?) » Sat Jun 13, 2015 6:38 pm

The Doctor wrote:Credit to Larson. He played around with the Doctor and Muffins thing, while still keeping the Doctor Rose bit I love intact. :golfclop:


Fixed that for you, as per the episode credits. :D

It should still be Time Turner. Also, Sweetie Drops should've been credited as such since she's like that on the merch.
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Postby Mr. Big (?) » Sat Jun 13, 2015 6:42 pm

The episode listed 17 voice actors in the credit.

Is that the most a single episode had?
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Postby Aramek (?) » Sat Jun 13, 2015 6:42 pm

And remember, Doc clearly called the DJ "Blaze". All the merch just has her stage name, so, I'm curious if there's more than "Blaze".
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Sat Jun 13, 2015 6:45 pm

Waffles wrote:
Fixed that for you, as per the episode credits. :D

It should still be Time Turner. Also, Sweetie Drops should've been credited as such since she's like that on the merch.


Even as a giant Doctor Who fan I really like the Time Turner name more than Doctor Whooves. Time Turner not only makes the time traveler reference, but it's totally in line with other pony names.
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Postby Lorce (?) » Sat Jun 13, 2015 6:48 pm

Aramek wrote:And remember, Doc clearly called the DJ "Blaze". All the merch just has her stage name, so, I'm curious if there's more than "Blaze".

Pretty sure that was just "Please! You've got to help me!"? :pinkieshrug:
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Postby Aramek (?) » Sat Jun 13, 2015 6:50 pm

I looked it up again on YT, and, it really sounds like a B. :ponder:
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Postby Corpy (?) » Sat Jun 13, 2015 6:53 pm

Re-watching this in the Pasture in about 8 minutes!

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Postby Wayoshi (?) » Sat Jun 13, 2015 7:05 pm

I wonder how Tabitha felt about voicing Derpy Muffins again.

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Postby londonarbuckle (?) » Sat Jun 13, 2015 7:12 pm

My verdict:

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuckit, I liked it a lot. Don't know if it'll hold up to repeated viewings or even repeated reminders that it exists, and don't care. It worked on me, even if I rolled my eyes at parts. It's the most fun I've had watching a pony episode in ages, if nothing else. Thumbsup.
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Sat Jun 13, 2015 7:18 pm

What I thought was hilarious is how they pointedly no longer gave a shit about things like how ponies hold bowling balls or how Octavia was able to spin her cello bow. It seemed like, back when we first saw the bowling alley in The Cutie Pox, the animators were careful to never show any of them actually throwing the ball, but now? Fuck it, dude, let's show ponies bowling.
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Postby Dulset Tarn (?) » Sat Jun 13, 2015 7:25 pm

Welp, it happened. You know it, I know it, and the animators know it :P

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Postby The Doctor (?) » Sat Jun 13, 2015 7:26 pm

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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Sat Jun 13, 2015 7:34 pm

I loved that they put in tiny things like the stuffed shark and the people in those horse masks. I didn't see the latter at all (likely since I was on a rather choppy stream) and I wouldn't have noticed the former had someone not pointed it out in the preview clip.
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Postby Angel Beat (?) » Sat Jun 13, 2015 7:49 pm

This episode was dumb and stupid...


Hilariously so. I loved it! :ponydrugs:
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Postby Blarghalt (?) » Sat Jun 13, 2015 8:10 pm

100th Episode, and what an episode it was. The references, the in-jokes, Gummy monologue, holy shit.

Well, here's to 100 more. The horse must flow. :amazing:
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Postby Factory Factory (?) » Sat Jun 13, 2015 8:22 pm

kefkafloyd wrote:The Gummy monologue slayed me.


This is such a cliche, but God I wish they'd gotten Patrick Stewart to do it.
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Postby SlateSlabrock (?) » Sat Jun 13, 2015 8:25 pm

ilcane87 wrote:Huh, I suppose this ep. was a godsend for fans of BG ponies, but I just felt like I was watching a different show throughout.
I mean, it wasn't bad by any meaning of the word, it just didn't feel like FiM at all to me; it's the same feeling I get from reading most of the comic books.
But I guess it's okay to experiment new things after a 100 episodes run. :pinkieshrug:

That's more or less how I felt. It was funny, it was unexpected, but it really was a different beast than the pony show I watch for.
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Postby londonarbuckle (?) » Sat Jun 13, 2015 8:39 pm

Factory Factory wrote:
This is such a cliche, but God I wish they'd gotten Patrick Stewart to do it.


I wonder if they thought about giving Jeff Bridges a call.
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Sat Jun 13, 2015 8:41 pm

Factory Factory wrote:
This is such a cliche, but God I wish they'd gotten Patrick Stewart to do it.


Should have been Christopher Lee's final role.
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Sat Jun 13, 2015 8:47 pm

SlateSlabrock wrote:That's more or less how I felt. It was funny, it was unexpected, but it really was a different beast than the pony show I watch for.

I think I would've felt this way (and indeed, I was prepared to feel this way) had it not been for Mayor Mare's speech while she was officiating the wedding. I think that took all the episode's goofiness and really tied it all together into something meaningful.
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Postby Chronos30 (?) » Sat Jun 13, 2015 8:54 pm

londonarbuckle wrote:
I wonder if they thought about giving Jeff Bridges a call.


Or Fred Tatasciore, he did a spot-on Jeff/Clu in Tron Uprising.
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Postby londonarbuckle (?) » Sat Jun 13, 2015 8:55 pm



No one's pointed it out so I guess I will, but I'm pretty sure Berry's drunk.
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Postby cuddleloveloves (?) » Sat Jun 13, 2015 9:39 pm

Well, I haven't posted here in about a year, but I had to duck in to express my hype for today's 100th episode.

It was awesome. :awesomedash: I loved everything about it. It really made me want to go back and marathon the whole series so I can pay special attention to background pony shenanigans.

Favorite moments:

Muffins and Dr. Hooves being cute together!

Lyra and Bon Bon being cute together!

Celestia and Luna bickering like sisters.

GUMMY.

All in all, this was a 10/10 episode for me. This show can throw panda rings at me any time.
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Postby Wayoshi (?) » Sat Jun 13, 2015 9:42 pm

Fizzbuzz wrote:I think I would've felt this way (and indeed, I was prepared to feel this way) had it not been for Mayor Mare's speech while she was officiating the wedding. I think that took all the episode's goofiness and really tied it all together into something meaningful.

It was a nice tie-in, but the Mane 6 haven't really interacted with the BG ponies in quite awhile now

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No one's pointed it out so I guess I will, but I'm pretty sure Berry's drunk.

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Postby The Doctor (?) » Sat Jun 13, 2015 10:03 pm

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