S05E06: Appleoosa's Most Wanted

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Re: S05E06: Appleoosa's Most Wanted

Postby Wildfire (?) » Sat May 02, 2015 4:00 pm

Sweetie's using her magic! :awesomedash:
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Postby Wayoshi (?) » Sat May 02, 2015 4:01 pm

Couple of plot points that didn't make sense:

-AJ only came to compete since Braeburn was hurt? Why isn't she coming on her own anyways? :pinkieshrug:
-Sweetie does a cute thing to get the keys... but the sheriff is lured out anyways, there was no need to get the keys early.
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Postby Aramek (?) » Sat May 02, 2015 4:01 pm

Fantastic episode. I love Westerns, and all the characters and voices and shit.

Love it.
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Postby Picklepaige (?) » Sat May 02, 2015 4:01 pm

I was getting some serious "To Kill a Mockingbird" vibes from this.
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Postby Dexanth (?) » Sat May 02, 2015 4:03 pm

Cute episode and holy hay that was a big horse
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Postby PonyHag714 (?) » Sat May 02, 2015 4:03 pm

Troubleshoes reminded me of Eeyore at first with his (understandably) gloomy atitude, but I'm glad things worked out. I like him. :allears:

Sweetie is getting better at magic. :ohboy:

This was a pretty good episode to shift gears down a bit after all the action last week. :twasnothin:
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Postby Toboe LoneWolf (?) » Sat May 02, 2015 4:03 pm

Wayoshi wrote:Couple of plot points that didn't make sense:

-AJ only came to compete since Braeburn was hurt? Why isn't she coming on her own anyways? :pinkieshrug:


Maybe it was because "all the rodeos nearby Ponyville" were canceled. Presumably they're location-based (you win locally, then move up to bigger rodeos like city/state/etc). AJ was allowed to compete because she's Braeburn's cousin or some other fine print.
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Postby Perpetual Lurker (?) » Sat May 02, 2015 4:05 pm

Overall, a really cute episode. Troubleshoes's backstory harkens back to when Cheerilee explained cutie marks back in Call of the Cutie. She talked about how she had no idea what her cutie mark meant when she got it. Troubleshoes had the same thing happen to him, but over a much longer time.
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Sat May 02, 2015 4:06 pm

Yeah, this is an awesome episode. Has some good humour but, more to the point, a really interesting and fascinating storyline to explore and Troubleshoes is probably one of the most awesome one shot characters to date.

Picklepaige wrote:I was getting some serious "To Kill a Mockingbird" vibes from this.


He definitely had some Boo Radley vibes to him. Hell, the entire forest scene is similar to how Scout was saved by Boo.
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Postby Kiith Soban (?) » Sat May 02, 2015 4:09 pm

A cute, slightly slow-paced episode with some great little details. I especially liked the focus on Sweetie despite it being a Western ep, with her being a little bit clumsy and still practicing her magic. Braeburn being the target of all the jokes was great, and the moral was pretty good too.

Perpetual Lurker wrote:Overall, a really cute episode. Troubleshoes's backstory harkens back to when Cheerilee explained cutie marks back in Call of the Cutie. She talked about how she had no idea what her cutie mark meant when she got it. Troubleshoes had the same thing happen to him, but over a much longer time.


I hadn't remembered that - good catch.
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Sat May 02, 2015 4:10 pm

Well, that was nice. It felt a lot like S1 in how simple it and its moral were. (In fact, if Sweetie Belle hadn't used magic at all, I think it would've fit right into S1.) I'm not phrasing that as a bad thing, but it is definitely different, and I did kind of get the feeling that it doesn't jive too well with where the show has gone now.

I did really like the moral of the story, though. It is worth knowing that perhaps you can't be good at what you dreamed of doing as a kid, but perhaps you can parley what you are good at into something else enjoyable. However, I am concerned that this moral might be lost behind all the layers of abstraction provided by these characters being cartoon horses with magic butt stamps that say exactly who they are and what they're good at. It might come off more as a magical curse on Troubleshoes than an actual situation that some folks have to face when they're growing up. It'd be worth hearing what parents and their kids think of this.

Dexanth wrote:Cute episode and holy hay that was a big horse

I'm pretty sure he's at least as big as Celestia.
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Postby acksed (?) » Sat May 02, 2015 4:11 pm

That wasn't bad. Troubleshoes is best horse, and the entire town had a great design.
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Postby PonyHag714 (?) » Sat May 02, 2015 4:16 pm

So we've had balloon master pony and now clowning act master pony...Pinkie could have the makings of a real party team. :-)
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Postby Aramek (?) » Sat May 02, 2015 4:24 pm

Celestia no longer fattest horse. Troubleshoes had the mass advantage.
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Postby Wayoshi (?) » Sat May 02, 2015 4:25 pm

Toboe LoneWolf wrote:
Maybe it was because "all the rodeos nearby Ponyville" were canceled. Presumably they're location-based (you win locally, then move up to bigger rodeos like city/state/etc). AJ was allowed to compete because she's Braeburn's cousin or some other fine print.

AJ came to Appleoosa to compete in The Last Roundup. Biggest rodeo in all the land or some such. She should be trying every year, at least in my headcanon.
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Postby Just Scuds (?) » Sat May 02, 2015 4:26 pm

Some ponies are just looking for an excuse to carry pitchforks and torches. :v:
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Sat May 02, 2015 4:27 pm

Wayoshi wrote:AJ came to Appleoosa to compete in The Last Roundup. Biggest rodeo in all the land or some such. She should be trying every year, at least in my headcanon.
A rodeo circuit was specifically mentioned, so obviously there are rodeo competitions that travel all around the various cities and little towns of Equestria. Seeing as Applejack has family there, it would've been easy for her to travel and join in this particular event.
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Postby Perpetual Lurker (?) » Sat May 02, 2015 4:34 pm

IIRC, the rodeo in TLR was in Canterlot, not Appleoosa. They then went to Dodge Junction afterwards.
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Postby Toboe LoneWolf (?) » Sat May 02, 2015 4:34 pm

Wayoshi wrote:AJ came to Appleoosa to compete in The Last Roundup. Biggest rodeo in all the land or some such. She should be trying every year, at least in my headcanon.


If the local ones are canceled though, you may not be allowed to move up to the bigger leagues. For instance, you can't just enter the Boston Marathon without qualifying beforehand.

That said, the whole qualifying/local-based explanation is still rather unlikely. :pinkieshrug: Perhaps AJ was still competing in other events, but the episode only focused on the event where she replaced Braeburn?

EDIT: Or perhaps this was a completely different type of rodeo circuit: AJ competes in "Circle A," but Braeburn competes in "Circle B." Because AJ is in top-tier "Circle A" she is allowed to replace Braeburn in "Circle B" but it isn't her main rodeo circuit following.
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Postby Applepie (?) » Sat May 02, 2015 4:35 pm

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Postby SlateSlabrock (?) » Sat May 02, 2015 4:36 pm

Dear Princess Celestia, today I learned country ponies are as easy to entertain as the Pie twins.

This episode deserves credit for getting a lot of mileage out of the final act. It's pretty long -- possibly a little fiddling with the timing of the commercials -- but sometimes the solution gets rushed, and this one nailed it. Thanks, Polsky. Tholsky.

Also, Owlowicious has lost some weight.
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Sat May 02, 2015 4:41 pm

Thought it was interesting that the elderly judge pony basically shared the same character model as Granny Smith. Seriously, just switch the colours mentally and you'll see it.
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Postby Strangest Letter (?) » Sat May 02, 2015 4:45 pm

Wayoshi wrote:AJ came to Appleoosa to compete in The Last Roundup. Biggest rodeo in all the land or some such. She should be trying every year, at least in my headcanon.


The rodeo competition in The Last Roundup was stated to be held in Canterlot. The rodeo in this episode is most likely a separate event.
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Postby Wayoshi (?) » Sat May 02, 2015 4:59 pm

ROBOT B9 wrote:Thought it was interesting that the elderly judge pony basically shared the same character model as Granny Smith. Seriously, just switch the colours mentally and you'll see it.

And the same voice.

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The rodeo competition in The Last Roundup was stated to be held in Canterlot. The rodeo in this episode is most likely a separate event.

And there goes my argument. :v:
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Sat May 02, 2015 5:00 pm

Wayoshi wrote:And the same voice.

It sounded similar enough to where I had to think about it, but not quite similar enough for me to think that voice was exactly the same.
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Postby LardLad3545 (?) » Sat May 02, 2015 5:16 pm

Fun episode. Funny too, as is expected from Polsky. He's always been good with sharp dialogue and comedic timing. Only beef is the whole episode is rather inconsequential. I get the feeling that, by the end of the season, the episode could have never existed in the first place and the season as a whole would be unchanged. :pinkieshrug: No biggie though. As long as fun was had, it's worthwhile.

Also, Sweetie Belle falling on her face whilst climbing over things is funny and cute. :smirk: I guess one can never be too old for falling down jokes.
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Postby SlateSlabrock (?) » Sat May 02, 2015 5:20 pm

LardLad3545 wrote:Only beef is the whole episode is rather inconsequential. I get the feeling that, by the end of the season, the episode could have never existed in the first place and the season as a whole would be unchanged. :pinkieshrug:

Counterpoint:
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Sat May 02, 2015 5:22 pm

First episode to feature only the one of the Mane 6?
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Postby Mr. Big (?) » Sat May 02, 2015 5:28 pm

The Doctor wrote:First episode to feature only the one of the Mane 6?

Technically that would be "Bloom and Gloom". Rarity and Pinkie appeared, but neither spoke, and they were only in dream sequences anyway, so it really doesn't count.
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Postby Perpetual Lurker (?) » Sat May 02, 2015 5:33 pm

Hearts and Hooves Day only had Twilight in it, and only for 30 seconds at that.
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Sat May 02, 2015 5:36 pm

I wonder if we'll ever get an episode without the Main Six in it at all. Just For Sidekicks was almost there but they had the framing devices. :ponder:
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Postby Just Scuds (?) » Sat May 02, 2015 5:37 pm

There's Hearts and Hooves Day, which I'll put down as my favorite CMC episode. Image


BTW, There's a disturbing lack of Nicole Oliver this season. Image :pcstare:
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Sat May 02, 2015 5:43 pm

Eh, I think we'll see her again later on this season. She's not busy with any other project, as far as I know.
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Postby PonyHag714 (?) » Sat May 02, 2015 5:43 pm

I think Flight To The Finish only had Rainbow Dash in it among the Mane 6. Image :awesomedash:
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Sat May 02, 2015 5:45 pm

SlateSlabrock wrote:Counterpoint:
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What do you mean? We've seen Sweetie Belle legitimately doing magic a couple different times in S4. This isn't especially new.
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Sat May 02, 2015 5:48 pm

I'm not sure about the message for this episode...

"You want to compete in the rodeo? Why not settle for being something people laugh at, AT the Rodeo!"

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Scuderia Ferrarity wrote:BTW, There's a disturbing lack of Nicole Oliver this season. Image :pcstare:


Celestia should at least appear in the next episode in two weeks.
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Postby Octavia (?) » Sat May 02, 2015 5:52 pm

It was a cute episode. :3:
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Postby SlateSlabrock (?) » Sat May 02, 2015 5:59 pm

Fizzbuzz wrote:What do you mean? We've seen Sweetie Belle legitimately doing magic a couple different times in S4. This isn't especially new.

But have you seen her... LIFT A BARREL? :rage:
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Postby ilcane87 (?) » Sat May 02, 2015 6:08 pm

LardLad3545 wrote:Only beef is the whole episode is rather inconsequential. I get the feeling that, by the end of the season, the episode could have never existed in the first place and the season as a whole would be unchanged. :pinkieshrug:

Well, hypothetically speaking, IF the CMC were to get their marks this season (as some circumstantial evidence might indicate), the events in this episode could help them find a new calling: helping other ponies find their talent.

It would make sense, as it's what they've been doing for themselves all this time.
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Postby RudeCyrus (?) » Sat May 02, 2015 6:12 pm

Pretty funny ep, with Troubleshoes being the horsiest looking horse so far.
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