S06E12: Flutter Brutter

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Re: S06E11: Flutter Brutter

Postby The Doctor (?) » Mon Jun 06, 2016 10:16 pm

Fizzbuzz wrote:This episode felt to me like it was the first time where Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash actually felt like they were friends. Like, so many other episodes featuring them together (MTBPW, Hurricane Fluttershy, Trade Ya! all come to mind) always felt to me like one of them was mostly just dragging the other one around instead of them actually seeming like they were equals. You know what I mean?


I think those episodes still showcase their friendships. They can drag each other along to things because they're friends. Dash will drag Fluttershy to the Cider Line. Fluttershy will drag Rainbow to the Butterfly migration. They both (though especially Dash) seem to be a more open around each other. Dash, who is usually dense as a rock, is usually more empathetic to Fluttershy and her problems.
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Postby Soft Snow (?) » Tue Jun 07, 2016 2:17 am

The way they introduced Zephyr felt natural and made the world seem much bigger. Fluttershy didn't have to introduce him to her friends and none of them seemed shock that she had a brother. In fact, they all seemed very familiar with him. It made it feel like they knew him for a long while, but the audience is just now discovering that they have always known him, so there is a lot of the ponies lives that we don't know as an audience yet. Possibly the ponies could have dozens of well known friends we haven't seen yet. This feels like a great way to introduce new characters or concepts this late in a series. You know what I mean?
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Now if they introduce Rainbows' family in a similar fashion it would feel right.
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Tue Jun 07, 2016 2:39 am

Soft Snow wrote:The way they introduced Zephyr felt natural and made the world seem much bigger. Fluttershy didn't have to introduce him to her friends and none of them seemed shock that she had a brother. In fact, they all seemed very familiar with him. It made it feel like they knew him for a long while, but the audience is just now discovering that they have always known him, so there is a lot of the ponies lives that we don't know as an audience yet. Possibly the ponies could have dozens of well known friends we haven't seen yet. This feels like a great way to introduce new characters or concepts this late in a series. You know what I mean?
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Now if they introduce Rainbows' family in a similar fashion it would feel right.
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Yeah, it felt a lot more natural than with Shining Armor or Maud, who really did feel wedged into the show.
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Tue Jun 07, 2016 3:04 am

It helps that Zephyr Breeze was rather known for being a jerk, making his lack of mention make way more sense than for someone as immediately sympathetic as Shining Armor or even just emotionally distant like Maud Pie.
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Postby SlateSlabrock (?) » Tue Jun 07, 2016 2:36 pm

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Also, one more from another episode I haven't finished yet: Image
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Postby Doctor Wheeze (?) » Tue Jun 07, 2016 2:41 pm

Fizzbuzz wrote:It helps that Zephyr Breeze was rather known for being a jerk, making his lack of mention make way more sense than for someone as immediately sympathetic as Shining Armor or even just emotionally distant like Maud Pie.

Fluttershy's immediate and obvious annoyance with him really helped sell it for me. Given how non-confrontational she normally is, it really helped show that she'd been putting up with his shit for a long time. Even Fluttershy doesn't have patience for this guy, and she hangs out with Discord!
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Postby Sidotsy (?) » Tue Jun 07, 2016 3:08 pm

SlateSlabrock wrote:Image Image Image Image Image Image Image Image

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Also, one more from another episode I haven't finished yet: Image


Someone please request that these be added. Please.
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Postby Octavia (?) » Tue Jun 07, 2016 5:30 pm



These 4 I think would be the most useful
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Postby Mechanical Ape (?) » Tue Jun 07, 2016 7:09 pm


I would use these, like, pretty much all the time.
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Postby Headless Horse (?) » Wed Jun 08, 2016 12:44 am

I love how Fluttershy has absolutely perfected that eyebrow-raise expression, to the point where we see it a bunch of different times from different angles—and yet it's never ever been seen on her face before.
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Wed Jun 08, 2016 1:25 am

Headless Horse wrote:I love how Fluttershy has absolutely perfected that eyebrow-raise expression, to the point where we see it a bunch of different times from different angles—and yet it's never ever been seen on her face before.

Well, before moving to Ponyville I guess she got years of practice at doing it.

In fact, I imagine now that this is about where her occasionally seen passive-aggressive side developed. Before she moved out, she had to put up with Zephyr's crap and with parents who would take his crap. Any chance she might've had at learning some assertiveness would likely have been put down by her parents, so that'd be the only way she could really act on her feelings until she moved to Ponyville and made some friends and grew a bit of a backbone.
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Postby Durandal (?) » Wed Jun 08, 2016 3:27 am

me: "Hey, what's my cousin doing as a pony??" :eyebrow:
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wife walks in: "whoa, doesn't that guy look like your cousin?" :whatsup:
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Postby Octavia (?) » Wed Jun 08, 2016 4:05 am

One thing I've noticed this season is ponies have been doing this hoof twirl thing a lot:

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Postby Just Scuds (?) » Wed Jun 08, 2016 4:14 am


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Image Aww, c'mon. Tell me you're not overjoyed to see your little baby brother?
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:fluttersmith: Is this a thing now?


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Image Spike, too? What the heck is it with you guys?
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Postby Soft Snow (?) » Thu Jun 09, 2016 3:11 am


I vote for all these faces as well. I'm overly abusing the current Fluttershy emote selection and I would appreciate some more options. Please and thank you.
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Fri Jun 10, 2016 2:50 am

SlateSlabrock wrote:Image
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I think of him more as Tenderfoot.

This deserves more love.
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Postby Frith (?) » Sat Jun 11, 2016 2:32 pm

Overall this was a good episode. Fluttershy was the star of the episode and she really shined here. She was more assertive than usual which was great to see. It was also nice to finally meet her family, even thouh Zephyr was quite annoying at times.
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Tue Aug 16, 2016 11:41 am

FrostyMage posted this GIF on Discord and I want to remind everyone that it exists:
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Postby Ransom (?) » Thu Dec 29, 2016 5:28 am

Okay, I watched this afresh and boy, I'm amazed at how they really got across 'assertive Fluttershy' without her ever seeming extreme or out of character. I don't think she could have done this in season one. I also agree, it's neat to, without being explicit, confirm that Dash and Shy seem to be long time friends.
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