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First Impressions: MLP:FIM SE3:EP3 "Too Many Pinkie Pies"


Colon Leftbracket

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blog-0172411001353170483.gifWell... I suppose its safe to say we all knew this was going to be quite an episode. I mean just in its description it sounds like a Brony's dream come true! "Moar Pink Pone!" Plus a clone plot is just PERFECT for Pinkie Pie!

 

...And I'm kinda surprised it didn't go as well as I thought it would. Don't get me wrong, I liked the episode, I just think it could've been done SO much better!

 

One major flaw is that the episode is REALLY annoying! If you are like me who hates constant repetition, this episode might drive you nuts! I know that repeated lines are pretty standard in a mass cloning plotline, but they took it to an obnoxious extreme!

 

I didn't like how they handled the clones' personality. They all look identical to Pinkie Pie, but they all don't have the same mind as Pinkie Pie. Without spoiling too much, the clones act more like mindless drones than actual people... err... Ponies, like the real Pinkie Pie! I remember a while back when I said I didn't much care for Pinkie Pie episodes anymore because after Season 1 Pinkie Pie's character became dumber and more annoying. And that's pretty much what the clones are, dumb and annoying. But at least the real Pinkie Pie actually acts like she has character, and seems more like Season 1 Pinkie Pie like in Party of One. So on the plus side, Real Pinkie has actually improved. I thought the way she made the clones was pretty cool, so there's another plus.

 

The episode is a TON of fun, more fun than you can handle really. It has all of the Physics and Logic breaking fun that Pinkie Pie brings, but "the fun has been DOUBLED"... or err... tripled? Quadrupled? I don't know! Things get pretty darn crazy as you would expect from Pinkie Pie, and Pinkie Pie, and Pinkie Pie, and Pinkie Pie, and also Pinkie Pie, not to forget Pinkie Pie, and should I mention Pinkie Pie, and of course Pinkie Pie...

 

Oh? Where was I?

 

So if you like Pinkie, here's pretty much your dream episode! If you don't like Pinkie all that much, then duck for cover because here's your worst nightmare. If you are like me and on the fence about Pinkie, well you might be pleasantly surprised and enjoy the original Pinkie Pie... but you'll hate the clones!

 

As far as cloning plots go, this is a pretty good one! I think its better handled than Pinkie's Murder MMMystery plot done last season (which I was disappointed with, Adventure Time really out did them when it came to a Murder Mystery train plot). Actually, this episode too also has stiff competition recently with Gravity Falls's "Double Dipper" episode. Again, in comparison I feel MLP:FIM was outdone again by the competition, but this one is a much closer race than the Murder Mystery episodes.

 

So in closing, its a mixed bag really. I feel its equal parts really fun, and equal parts REALLY annoying. It fails to live up to the other great Pinkie Pie episodes like "Party of One" but outshines the lesser Pinkie Pie episodes like "Baby Cakes" and "MMMystery on the Friendship Express". Overall, its a good episode that's worth a watch and really has my hopes up for future craziness this season!

 

...So what are you waiting for, go watch it!

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Um...you do know the reason that the clones don't act like Pinkie is because they don't have souls right? They quite literally don't have souls. They ARE mindless beings.

 

The story about the magic mirror is from mythology. Which has the exact same thing. It clones you but the clone doesn't have a soul.

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@, Okay that does make sense. The show doesn't specifically specify if the clones have souls or not, but since its based on pre-existing mythology (like a lot of elements from the show) then I suppose that meaning could be implied.

 

I was just saying that it would be a bit more interesting if they were EXACT copies, or at least in my opinion it would be more interesting.

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@, Okay that does make sense. The show doesn't specifically specify if the clones have souls or not, but since its based on pre-existing mythology (like a lot of elements from the show) then I suppose that meaning could be implied.

 

I was just saying that it would be a bit more interesting if they were EXACT copies, or at least in my opinion it would be more interesting.

 

Though, the problem with that is, how would they solve the problem?

 

I mean, the only reason the real Pinkie won in the end was because she had the ability to care about her friends. While the other Pinkies were basically "programmed" with only fun. If they were exact copies, how would they be able to defeat them?

 

I would actually like to hear what you have in mind. :)

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@, Well obviously the solution would have to be totally different. Quite frankly I'm not entirely sure how they could find the original in a swarm of EXACT copies.

 

But a question I bring up is "Does it really matter?" If all Pinkie copies were exact copies, finding the original would actually have no purpose to it. Think about it, if you make 20 identical copies of a word document on your computer, will it make any difference which ones you delete? No, in the end if all are EXACT unaltered copies than you will have the same results whether the last remainder is the original or not.

 

Just some interesting ideas of how the episode could've been made different.

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While that does make sense, whenever something like that happens it always hurts my brain.

 

Though, I guess that could work.

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That would seem a little too dark. Even if this show wasn't a kids show.

 

So what do you think of the next episode will be like?

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I think it has room to surprise me.

I remember back when "Ponyville Confidential" premiered and I thought it was going to be kinda lame. CMC episodes in my opinion are either really good or just kinda boring, so I thought it was going to be the latter.

 

But... when Diamond Tiara showed up and showed how nasty she can really be, my opinion of the episode flipped!

 

This new bully that's supposed to appear will be interesting to see, but I'll keep my expectations at a neutral level.

 

...now Episode 5 on the other hand has me HYPED!

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