S05E24: The Mane Attraction

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S05E24: The Mane Attraction

Postby Wayoshi (?) » Wed Nov 18, 2015 4:11 pm

An old friend of Applejack’s has become a huge pop star, but Applejack is worried that the singer’s manager does not have her best interests at heart.


This thread is for discussion of this episode. The episode airs at 11:30 AM Eastern / 8:30 AM Pacific on Saturday, November 21!

Official preview clips and images are okay to post, as is speculation about the episode.

Writer: Amy Keating Rogers (her last episode of FiM)
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Wed Nov 18, 2015 4:13 pm

So long, AKR. :jingo:
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Wed Nov 18, 2015 4:36 pm

I'm going to guess that Applejack met this friend back when she was young and living in Manehattan.
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Wed Nov 18, 2015 4:42 pm

Fizzbuzz wrote:I'm going to guess that Applejack met this friend back when she was young and living in Manehattan.


That'd be a nice little bit of continuity.
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Postby PonyHag714 (?) » Wed Nov 18, 2015 5:20 pm

Looking forward to this one. :eeyup:
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Postby Applepie (?) » Wed Nov 18, 2015 5:57 pm

Let's see if this will be a year worth waiting for.
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Postby Marimo (?) » Wed Nov 18, 2015 6:20 pm

Wayoshi wrote:Official preview clips and images are okay to post, as is speculation about the episode.

So the animatic shown at SDCC counts?

Which seems like the ending of the episode.
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Postby Mechanical Ape (?) » Wed Nov 18, 2015 6:32 pm

PREDICTION: the manager is Flim & Flam wearing a trenchcoat
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Postby Wayoshi (?) » Wed Nov 18, 2015 9:45 pm

Technically yes Marimo, but that's a huge one so I'd say no discussion on it until it airs. :-P
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Postby Wildfire (?) » Wed Nov 18, 2015 11:54 pm

Time to see how far off I am on my prediction for Lena's pony :scootatrue:


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I think the chance her name is in fact Coloratura is pretty high since we're getting a toy with that name, and the definition of that term is a music movement.

coloratura
noun, col·or·a·tu·ra often attributive \ˌkə-lə-rə-ˈtu̇r-ə, -ˈtyu̇r-\

: a style of singing usually in opera that contains a lot of high notes sung very fast

: a singer who is able to perform this type of music


Predictions on her actual colors is harder though.
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Thu Nov 19, 2015 12:39 am

:wingsright: She's going to be red and black and turn into an alicorn and become the Princess of Pop.
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Postby Angel Beat (?) » Fri Nov 20, 2015 2:04 am

I'll be going into this one blind. :3:
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Postby MurdER_weapOn '78 (?) » Fri Nov 20, 2015 11:08 am

I want a good new antagonist out of this :anticipation:
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Fri Nov 20, 2015 4:45 pm

MurdER_weapOn '78 wrote:I want a good new antagonist out of this :anticipation:

Eh, entertainment industry managers screwing over their talent ain't exceptionally huge. Or uncommon. :fluttersmith:

What I'm saying is, I imagine this'll be more like what we got with Sassy Saddles, though her intentions were pure and she was just overambitious.
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Postby Marimo (?) » Fri Nov 20, 2015 6:52 pm

Clip.

https://www.facebook.com/mylittlepony/v ... 995170302/

Also her name is confirmed to be Coloratura.

Marimo wrote:There's a doll listed on Amazon called Coloratura, which is a musical term. I'm betting that's her name.

Called it.
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Postby Applepie (?) » Fri Nov 20, 2015 7:21 pm

That Preview Clip reminds me of Video Kids with Woodpeckers From Space.

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And, let's play spot Starlight Glimmer in the crowd.
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Fri Nov 20, 2015 9:37 pm

That also kills the idea that Coloratura was actually a blank flank. I remember one or two people coming up with that idea in the spoiler forum thread for this episode.

I'm a little surprised that the show was willing to do something as modern-feeling as the song we just saw in the previous clip. I mean, I know Equestria has always been much more modern in cultural aspects, but heavy dance pop like this almost feels too contemporary, you know? Still, I think it manages to fit in thanks to what a wild spectacle these sorts of performances are.


Oh, and here's a YouTube upload of it:
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Postby PaulloDEC (?) » Fri Nov 20, 2015 9:41 pm

Fizzbuzz wrote:That also kills the idea that Coloratura was actually a blank flank. I remember one or two people coming up with that idea in the spoiler forum thread for this episode.

I'm a little surprised that the show was willing to do something as modern-feeling as the song we just saw in the previous clip. I mean, I know Equestria has always been much more modern in cultural aspects, but heavy dance pop like this almost feels too contemporary, you know? Still, I think it manages to fit in thanks to what a wild spectacle these sorts of performances are.


If it weren't for DJ Pon3 I'd probably feel the same. Once you've got dubstep though I guess it's a bit of a free-for-all.
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Fri Nov 20, 2015 11:18 pm

It also helps that, when it comes to musical stuff, the show (just like most any other) has generally been fast and loose with the rules. That's muddied a bit by how Coloratura is actually a good singer (vs., say, the gag in Flight to the Finish where the actual "Hearts Strong as Horses" sequence has the CMC singing well, but afterwards Scootaloo reprises a couple lines from the song and it's in her normally terrible singing voice) and how this is an actual in-universe performance instead of something being put on solely for the viewers, but I think FiM can bear that sort of leeway.
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Postby Mechanical Ape (?) » Sat Nov 21, 2015 12:33 am

Applepie wrote:And, let's play spot Starlight Glimmer in the crowd.

Unlikely, Starlight's more into crunkcore.
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Postby PaulloDEC (?) » Sat Nov 21, 2015 1:00 am

Incidentally, how are we all pronouncing "Coloratura"?

I've been going with CAH-LURE-AH-TOUR-AH.
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Postby Wildfire (?) » Sat Nov 21, 2015 1:06 am

Well the name was right (I think Countess just might be part of her stage name). I missed the colors by a 50 miles though :modesty: (I wasn't expecting to get the right colors anyway).

So here's the updated drawing:

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Nice ripoff of Sonata's colors color combo they picked though.
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Postby Wayoshi (?) » Sat Nov 21, 2015 1:30 am

It's a good, milky, ethereal color scheme you'd expect from a star in pony world

I'm most curious about how AJ knows her, there's apples on her stage so...
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Sat Nov 21, 2015 1:41 am

Wayoshi wrote:I'm most curious about how AJ knows her, there's apples on her stage so...

I still figure Applejack will have known her from her time in Manehattan. Considering how fancy all that stuff on stage was, I figure this performance is happening up there and not in Ponyville or the generally stuffy Canterlot.
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Postby Soft Snow (?) » Sat Nov 21, 2015 5:04 am

I feel like this is going to be a great episode. Can't wait to see it when I get home from work. :allears:
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Sat Nov 21, 2015 7:03 am

Fizzbuzz wrote:I still figure Applejack will have known her from her time in Manehattan. Considering how fancy all that stuff on stage was, I figure this performance is happening up there and not in Ponyville or the generally stuffy Canterlot.


There's also an apple theme. Maybe a distant family member?
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Sat Nov 21, 2015 8:16 am

So, the episode leaked early again on Hasbro's purchase youtube page...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaGK-SB3jRc
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Postby SlateSlabrock (?) » Sat Nov 21, 2015 8:43 am

How egalitarian of them to spread the leaks around! :whatsup:
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Sat Nov 21, 2015 8:54 am

:spoiler: Episode has a singing pony in it.
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Postby Ransom (?) » Sat Nov 21, 2015 3:26 pm

The Doctor wrote::spoiler: Episode has a singing pony in it.

Dude! Spoilers! :gotcha:
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Postby Mr. Big (?) » Sat Nov 21, 2015 4:38 pm

That face Pinkie made when she said "SHE'S HEEEERE" is...terrifying :starity:
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Postby Octavia (?) » Sat Nov 21, 2015 4:38 pm

Rara more like Gaga :starity:
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Postby Adelor Lyon (?) » Sat Nov 21, 2015 4:40 pm

There's a lot of new backgrounds in this episode, and they look great. I like all the background ponies showing up, too. It's making the episode feel more "alive" than some other episodes this season.
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Postby Adelor Lyon (?) » Sat Nov 21, 2015 4:45 pm

Holy shit this is amazing. :amazing:

I love how they made autotune work in the Pony universe.
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Postby Nicotico (?) » Sat Nov 21, 2015 4:55 pm

At least we got to hear the pony national anthem.
Edit: Also thank god I watched the episode on youtube the avoid the spoilers! Watched while it aired too for good measures.
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Postby Octavia (?) » Sat Nov 21, 2015 4:58 pm

Adelor Lyon wrote:I love how they made autotune work in the Pony universe.

Lena Hall sounds better without it. :twiright:
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Postby Adelor Lyon (?) » Sat Nov 21, 2015 5:02 pm

Octavia wrote:Lena Hall sounds better without it. :twiright:

You're missing the point. :seethe:

...holy wow that was the best slice of life episode since Slice of Life. :amazing:
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Postby PonyHag714 (?) » Sat Nov 21, 2015 5:05 pm

I liked this episode a lot. Two great songs and Applejack comes though as the great friend she is.

The unicorn horns lighting up during the concert was a nice touch.

I'm surprised Celestia and Luna weren't there. They are featured on the flag (and they do rule Equestria) so it would have been nice to see them at the concert.
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Sat Nov 21, 2015 5:07 pm

I liked that episode. Sweet and simple.
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Postby Octavia (?) » Sat Nov 21, 2015 5:07 pm

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I'll miss you, Amy :wantitneedit:
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