S06E19: Buckball Season

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Re: S06E19: Buckball Season

Postby SlateSlabrock (?) » Tue Sep 06, 2016 4:06 am

I think it can be both. Skelly seems like she was pretty invested in this episode and in getting characterization right, but sometimes writers and animators do things because they were funny in other shows. Reversing Pinkie and Fluttershy feels like one of those moments.
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Postby Wayoshi (?) » Tue Sep 06, 2016 12:11 pm

I kinda read Pinkie's reluctance as a "don't want to let friends down" social issue for her more than a reversal trope, although I'm probably wrong there on reflection.
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Tue Sep 06, 2016 1:09 pm

Wayoshi wrote:I kinda read Pinkie's reluctance as a "don't want to let friends down" social issue for her more than a reversal trope, although I'm probably wrong there on reflection.

Nah, that's how I saw it too. When Pinkie Pie is under enough pressure, she gets sad and then withdrawn. When Fluttershy is under pressure, she gets sad, then angry. Then sad again because she snapped at someone.
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Postby Headless Horse (?) » Tue Sep 06, 2016 2:22 pm

I mean when Applejack replies to the CMCs with "yep" and "nope" and Big Mac lets loose on them with a long-winded tirade, that's a reversal gag that works really well because it reads so clearly. It's obvious what they're pulling off, and the timing has elements of surprise and keeps building and gaining steam toward a climax.

This scene, if that's what they were going for, felt a lot more forced. Partially because a) ranting isn't Pinkie's signature personality trait, it's being fun-loving and effervescent (Pinkie going :rant: is kind of a reversal of our expectations of her already). And b) having her stand quietly in the background doesn't read as "she's behaving like Fluttershy", but rather like "they forgot to have her do anything in this scene".

It just doesn't come across as clearly as a reversal gag needs to, and—well, they've shown they know how to do one by having done several in the past already.
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