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Postby The Doctor (?) » Sat Nov 28, 2015 1:22 am

I'll miss AKR. After Lauren herself, AKR seemed to have the most ideas for how to handle the show's lore. The Two Sisters book had a lot of heart put into it.
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Postby Soft Snow (?) » Sat Nov 28, 2015 1:50 am

I wonder how the quality of the show will be effected from now on? Maybe she knew the sixth season would be the last so she took the opportunity to leave early?
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Sat Nov 28, 2015 1:54 am

Well, she ultimately in the show was just a writer. Not the show runner, I don't know how much input into the grand scheme of things she had. I had hoped that her writing that book would result in a lot of things from it finding its way into the show and I guess it still could.

She had a very solid track record of episodes. Only one I didn't like was "MMMMYstery on the Friendship Express". Losing a good writer like that will probably be noticed going forward, but I don't think it will be the end of the world. I would have loved to see her become the showrunner with Meghan getting that promotion.
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Postby Highbrow Dash (?) » Sat Nov 28, 2015 3:12 am

The Doctor wrote:Now it's more "It's not what's inside you, but what's on your butt that defines you."


Not really, your butt reflects who you are but it doesn't make you who you are. Fillies still have talents, they just haven't been fully realized yet. I don't see how any of that's changed, other than you not liking the CMC's marks :pinkieshrug: (I don't either, but c'mon)

Don't forget Cutie Pox exists, and it's an early season 2 episode.
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Postby Dexanth (?) » Sat Nov 28, 2015 4:34 am

We still have M. A. Larson and I believe in Larson :party:

And others, too! :party:

And in 12 hours 27 minutes this thread will need to be closed as it will no longer be in-season :consternation:
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Postby Musings (?) » Sat Nov 28, 2015 4:42 am

So, I've been pretty busy lately, and had fallen behind by quite a few episodes...

...but tonight I sat down and said "Enough is enough!" and binge watched "Made in Manehattan" all the way through to "The Mane Attraction", all for the first time. :ponydrugs:

As you can imagine, that ran quite the gamut of emotions. :starity:

There was some solid gold stuff in there, though. :allears: :awesomedash: I feel like I'd have to watch most of the episodes a second time to start to dissect some of the crazy going on. I guess I've got quite a few episode threads to read. :party:

Oh, and I'm sure it's been brought up before, but I was somewhat surprised that there were zero (?) appearances of Celestia or Luna in those episodes. Like, even by their standards, they seemed absent. :v: I guess they're too busy appearing in comics of questionable canonicity. :pinkieshrug:
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Sat Nov 28, 2015 11:46 am

At least we've seen more of them, especially Celestia, here than in S4. After the premiere, save for a single gasp in Equestria Games, she literally did not have a speaking part until the finale.
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Postby Wayoshi (?) » Sat Nov 28, 2015 6:07 pm

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Postby The Doctor (?) » Sat Nov 28, 2015 9:06 pm

I wonder if Meghan is done writing for the show. She had two story-by credits in the season, but not a single writing credit.
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Sat Nov 28, 2015 11:01 pm

The Doctor wrote:I wonder if Meghan is done writing for the show. She had two story-by credits in the season, but not a single writing credit.

I think she's working hard on the movie, too.
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Postby Soft Snow (?) » Sun Nov 29, 2015 1:51 am

Jayson is leaving too? It feels like everyone is jumping ship. Could this really mean the movie will be the end of the series? :saddershy:
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Postby PaulloDEC (?) » Sun Nov 29, 2015 1:56 am

Soft Snow wrote:Jayson is leaving too? It feels like everyone is jumping ship. Could this really mean the movie will be the end of the series? :saddershy:


Well, he doesn't really address what'll happen once the film is done. Hell, we don't even know if there's going to BE any more pony after the film is done.
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Postby Wayoshi (?) » Sun Nov 29, 2015 2:13 am

Jayson was transitioning out this season anyways to the movie
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Postby Soft Snow (?) » Sun Nov 29, 2015 3:33 am

Looks like the In-Season General Show Chat thread is about to be locked. I made such fond memories of this place. It kind of saddens me to see it go. It also reminds me that the season is over as well. I had a great time with the show as well and now one of things that I looked forward in life, that brought me such joy, is over. No reason to rush home after work on Saturdays now. No more exchanging thoughts with other fans about the new episodes. It's over, it's all over, everything is over. It was fun while it lasted but now I think I got postpartum depression.
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I'm just going to go crawl back into my shell and hide until the next season comes out. If it even does.
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Postby Wildfire (?) » Sun Nov 29, 2015 5:45 am

Man it's going to feel empty not having new pony to look forward to for so long. Time to go into hibernation. http://i64.tinypic.com/2modpvm.jpg
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Postby InsertAuthorHere (?) » Sun Nov 29, 2015 5:49 am

Well, it's been a season of ups and downs. We had our solid episodes, and our disappointments, but overall it was a fun and enjoyable ride. It's been fun spending this last season with y'all, even if I've been silent for most of it, and here's hoping the next season (and movie) will continue to be enjoyable bits of entertainment, wherever we are when it airs.

Here's hoping for some good times.
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Sun Nov 29, 2015 6:00 am

This was a pretty great season. Few duds, and even if the finale fell a bit flat in places, we still got the solid opening episode out of it.
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Postby PaulloDEC (?) » Sun Nov 29, 2015 6:35 am

Great season overall, and definitely one of the strongest yet. The highs were as high as they've ever been, and the lows were, for my money, a lot higher (and less frequent) than several prior seasons.

That this silly horse-toy commercial is firing on all cylinders during its fifth year is an amazing testament to the team producing it. Looking forward to seeing what they have for us next.
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Postby Just Scuds (?) » Sun Nov 29, 2015 8:01 am

Wildfire wrote:Man it's going to feel empty not having new pony to look forward to for so long. Time to go into hibernation. http://i64.tinypic.com/2modpvm.jpg


There's probably a comic or ten you haven't read. :flutterunsmith:
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Sun Nov 29, 2015 10:44 am

I also think S5 was better than ever. Really, what I'm hoping is that FiM will keep finding new stories to tell and ways to innovate on how it tells its stories. I'd rather have the show do that, and possibly make a few mistakes along the way, than to retreat into the comfort zone it established in S1 and possibly become stagnant.
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Postby MurdER_weapOn '78 (?) » Sun Nov 29, 2015 12:53 pm

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I wasn't around to know how previous seasons of the show went down but this one was very good, with a handful of duds. I'd say that the first half of the season was stronger than the 2nd imo.

Best episodes

The Cutie Map
Tanks For the Memories
Make New Friends and Keep Discord
Amendeing Fences
Do Princesses Dream Of Magic Sheep
Crusaders of the lost Mark
Hearthbreakers

Worst episodes

Appleoosa's Most Wanted
Princess Spike
Made in Manehatten
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Postby Musings (?) » Sun Nov 29, 2015 3:26 pm

Well, I didn't contribute much to this topic, but before it closes, I wanted to say how much fun it was to read everyone's reactions in here and in the separate episode threads. :flutterunsmith:

Fizzbuzz wrote:Really, what I'm hoping is that FiM will keep finding new stories to tell and ways to innovate on how it tells its stories. I'd rather have the show do that, and possibly make a few mistakes along the way, than to retreat into the comfort zone it established in S1 and possibly become stagnant.


Agreed. To be honest, even though I've been following FiM since the S2 to S3 hiatus, I probably love the show more than ever now. Not to argue that any season is better than another, but more that I feel there are episodes in every season that relate to just about everyone. Sometimes I figure out that the message/quality/humour of an episode means much more to me than I realise quite a bit later, too, which makes revisiting episodes a lot of fun.

(And I hope you get the chance to read some of the comics when circumstances allow it, Fizz! I love a number of them, though they vary greatly in quality/style per writer, probably more so than the show itself. Some of the mini-arcs and Micros are top-tier, though)

Anyway, yes: as long as they keep trying to tell new stories - or tell old stories in new and interesting ways - I'm all for keeping this ride going. :yay:

A couple of personal S5 highlights were probably:

  • The Cutie Map
  • Tanks for the Memories
  • Amending Fences
  • Crusaders of the Lost Mark
  • The Mane Attraction

But honestly, there were so many more (Rarity's episodes; the finale; etc.)... I was just trying to keep the list short, there!
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Postby Wildfire (?) » Thu Dec 03, 2015 10:56 pm

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Postby BurningBright (?) » Fri Dec 04, 2015 3:16 pm



More Cheese Sandwich!

I loved this season in general, the only honestly total dud to me was Party Pooped. It really felt like the final season of the entire series, with so many threads wrapped up such as the CMC's "quest" being completed. I'm really curious about what the show will look like going forward.
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Fri Dec 04, 2015 5:02 pm

I'm not terribly sure what S6 will contain, short of at least one or two episodes featuring Starlight Glimmer. Maybe this'll be the season that the show finally gets to do more with the CMC and Spike? I know I'd seen Big Jim saying on Twitter that he'd like to have Spike involved in more stories about actually growing up, instead of leaving him stuck in the rut that he's kinda in now, so maybe we'll get something on that front.
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Postby Mechanical Ape (?) » Fri Dec 04, 2015 5:05 pm

One thing that wasn't wrapped up was the map. That's still a thing, so we can probably expect more map quests and glowing butts in S6.
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Postby PonyHag714 (?) » Fri Dec 04, 2015 5:07 pm

I'd like to see a lot more of Celestia and Luna. :pcstare:
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Postby Bremen (?) » Fri Dec 04, 2015 6:09 pm

Yeah. I expect more map episodes, at least one Starlight Glimmer ep, and at least two episodes about the CMC helping someone identify their talent, maybe more.

I'd also like a Celestia episode, but that's one of those things the fandom has been wishing for since season 2 :pinkieshrug:
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Postby Thaddeus (?) » Fri Dec 04, 2015 6:33 pm

John DeLancie more or less said he'd done more recording for Discord, so him showing up's a guarantee.
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Postby Highbrow Dash (?) » Sat Dec 05, 2015 2:43 am

Papyrus wrote:John DeLancie more or less said he'd done more recording for Discord, so him showing up's a guarantee.


Discord's continued existence makes me fear for Diamond Tiara and Starlight Glimmer. Please don't make them boring, writers :flutterdear:
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Sat Dec 05, 2015 3:18 am

At this point I'm pretty sure there's no way JDL wouldn't come back for future seasons of FiM, unless someone should make a new Star Trek series that stars Q in every episode. And even then, I think he'd still have time to do a couple of episodes of FiM as well.
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Postby SlateSlabrock (?) » Sat Dec 05, 2015 3:29 am

Season 6: oh no, the map was evil all along
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Sat Dec 05, 2015 3:38 am

I'm....

Getting tired of Discord. Trek knew not to overuse Q, and I don't think MLP has figured that out yet.
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Sat Dec 05, 2015 4:40 am

I wonder if it'd be possible for him to show up and not have the whole episode revolve around him. Princess Twilight Sparkle is the best case of that so far.
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Postby Headless Horse (?) » Sat Dec 05, 2015 4:41 am

Well, or the one we just saw :v:
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Postby Mechanical Ape (?) » Sat Dec 05, 2015 4:51 am

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Postby Thaddeus (?) » Sat Dec 05, 2015 5:23 am

Okay, when the fuck did that happen, because I need to watch whatever episode that was in right now.
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Postby Bumble-B (?) » Sat Dec 05, 2015 5:27 am

Papyrus wrote:Okay, when the fuck did that happen, because I need to watch whatever episode that was in right now.


Season finale :-I
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Postby Mr. Big (?) » Sat Dec 05, 2015 5:27 am

Papyrus wrote:Okay, when the fuck did that happen, because I need to watch whatever episode that was in right now.

It's from the two-part Season 5 finale.
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Postby Thaddeus (?) » Sat Dec 05, 2015 5:30 am

Well, shit, I might actually have to catch up now.
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