Re: S04E12: Pinkie Pride
oh nuts, new page. Now I feel bad. Hopefully this wasn't posted already:

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doodlesplat wrote:Sorry to interrupt the discussion about Spike, but,
Ponies know about rocket ships..
doodlesplat wrote:Sorry to interrupt the discussion about Spike, but,
Ponies know about rocket ships..
Perpetual Lurker wrote:Honestly, it just seems to me like Spike runs in a different social circle from the rest of the cast, if he runs in any social circle whatsoever. He's way younger than the Mane 6, and really, how often does one's kid brother get invited to the party full of adults who just want to hang out? Plus, Spike seems like the type that would want to goof off on his own rather than participate in the standard party activities. Just look to Best Night Ever for a great example. When deprived of the opportunity to hang out with his older friends as a group, Spike opted to not participate in the party at all.
I'm probably reading into things too much, but when you combine this with his weirdly imbalanced level of emotional maturity and the fact that about 90% of his episodes are about his ongoing personal identity crisis, it feels to me like the very peculiar circumstances of his species, upbringing, and choice of associates leads him to be probably about as socially damaged as Twilight was back in the pilot, but in a less outwardly awkward way, and more of an internally tormented way. He just has trouble feeling like he fits anywhere.
And that's my crazy over-analysis for the day.
Perpetual Lurker wrote::-I Welcome to The Round Stable. We like :words: here.
Perpetual Lurker wrote:Honestly, it just seems to me like Spike runs in a different social circle from the rest of the cast, if he runs in any social circle whatsoever. He's way younger than the Mane 6, and really, how often does one's kid brother get invited to the party full of adults who just want to hang out?
Perpetual Lurker wrote:Honestly, it just seems to me like Spike runs in a different social circle from the rest of the cast, if he runs in any social circle whatsoever. He's way younger than the Mane 6, and really, how often does one's kid brother get invited to the party full of adults who just want to hang out?
Lion Heart wrote:
To be fair, my post had words. Like boneless. And rubber chicken.
I was joking around though, sry.
SlateSlabrock wrote:Meanwhile, Rarity agonizes over the possibility of rubbing shoulders with high society, and Spike just casually mentions to Hoity Toity that there's this designer in Ponyville putting on a show he should see.
PonyHag714 wrote:The thing about Spike is...he's a dragon. He may have been raised by a pony, he may live among ponies, he may consider them his family (and I have no doubts about his sincerity there.) But he's still a dragon, and carries certain inborn behavioral patterns, some of them undesirable, such as greed and jealousy (SOME, OWTEW). Although played for laughs, we see traces of his greed pop up from time to time. I agree, there's that conflict...his dragon self and his wanting to be a pony playing tug of war. We have yet to see which side triumphs.![]()
Spike must also wonder what the future holds. Unless some dramatic change happens, he's going to outlive the Mane 5, he may outlive Twilight and Cadence, and have only Celestia and Luna in the end. How could anyone not wonder what that would be like.
I hope Spike is yet to get his due. It would be nice to see his key moment, to see the rainbow in his eyes. I know it's not happening, but it would be nice. He's not a fifth wheel. He's the seventh wheel.
SoundMonkey44 wrote:I can't stop listening to the songs from this episode! This now tied with the Frozen soundtrack for my toon musical addiction.
Minty wrote:Why would a little boy hang around all the old ladies at a party the whole town is invited to? Or maybe Spike was asleep. He has trouble staying up late.
doodlesplat wrote:Sorry to interrupt the discussion about Spike, but,
Ponies know about rocket ships..
kefkafloyd wrote:You could say this was one "Al" of an episode!
Throbulator wrote:Guys, what on earth is Derpy doing?
Angel Beat wrote:If so, it MUST have a Space Oddity parody.
ROBOT B9 wrote:
So...does this mean we might see a Space Pony episode in the future? I think that would be pretty cool.
Perpetual Lurker wrote:Honestly, it just seems to me like Spike runs in a different social circle from the rest of the cast, if he runs in any social circle whatsoever. He's way younger than the Mane 6, and really, how often does one's kid brother get invited to the party full of adults who just want to hang out?
Orange Fluffy Sheep wrote:i am not ready for the transhumanist revolution to begin with my butt
Pocket wrote:This would be more convincing if we saw any indication that he hangs out with the other kids in town either. And outside of that one photo of him dancing with Sweetie Belle at the end of "A Canterlot Wedding", we haven't.
ROBOT B9 wrote:On another note, I would love it if they did Jules Verne. That guy had so many awesome creations, they'd fit right in the world of Equestria.
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