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Discordant Harmony

Aha! I knew it!   Every since Discord's reformation, I've been hoping for a an episode where chaos lessens or disappears in Equestria (through the efforts of a new villain, a misguided hero, or Discord himself,) and because of that, Discord begins to vanish, get sick, or otherwise become at risk of disappearing for good. It would be a lesson in the value of differences and free will, the charm of the chaos of everyday life, and finally, we got that episode! ...sort of. My main iss
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Secondary Characters, Deus ex Machina, and appeasing fans part 2

Two part episode, two part blog. Why not? Welcome to part two, the ramblier, wishy-washier conclusion to my "To Where and Back Again" review...if you can call it that. *clicks 'play' button*   Now is where we get to the "appeasing the fandom" bit of my title. As much as I love Discord's relationship with Fluttershy, his protectiveness over her is a bit exaggerated, especially when you consider what he's done in the past (see: season 4 finale). I feel like this is the fandom's influence manifes
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Secondary Characters, Deus ex Machina, and appeasing fans.

"Now, isn't this quite the combination of secondary characters?"   I don't know. Is it just me?   I think I've pinpointed one of my main issues with the more recent episodes of mlp...that meaning season 5 and 6 in general. At this moment, I'm about halfway through the Season 6 finale, and I'm almost reluctant to continue because this setup, this forced storytelling just feels like a fanfiction to me, and I really don't want to see this show that I love so much stumble* like this.   No
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Pony Point of View

Three close friends going on a trip together...what could possibly go wrong?   Rarity's account of Cpt. AJ was pretty fun. Pinkie's account of Rarity was also humorous. AJ's account of Pinkie Pie and Rarity was friggin HILARIOUS. It was so mean and exaggerated, but just fun to watch.   And the best part is, at this point I honestly didn't know which was closest to the truth.   ...The worst part is that we never find out. I guess this isn't really a bad thing, considering this wasn't reall
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Every Little Thing she does.

Starlight in one sentence: "Well, when you put it that way, it sounds really bad."   I'm really liking this episode. It's not amazing, but it was entertaining. I enjoyed watching Starlight in this episode.   I love how she does not at all understand what these Friendship lessons are about. It's cool to see how she has these similar anxieties as Twilight, but handles them so, so differently. It was actually kind of hilarious how ignorant she was about what she was doing, or, more importantly,
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Viva Las Pegasus!

Hey, a season 6 episode that I actually liked!   I don't know what it is about season 6, it's just been very inconsistent for me, and not terribly enjoyable. Well, no, I actually DO know what it is. The characters were becoming caricatures, the lore was contradicting itself, and the writers were getting in too deep with the fandom... that all being said, I actually enjoyed this episode, Viva Las Pegasus, quite a bit!   I'm always glad to see Flim and Flam, and the story itself surprised me.
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Dungeons and Discords!

"Fear not, your romantic delusions are safe with me." * "Aren't games fun?" * "You find yourself on a battlefield: a barrage of arrows rain down on you. If you roll a fifteen or higher, the shield protects you, fourteen or lower, and, well, haha, you get the idea!"     Dungeons and Dragons and Discord?? Yes, please!   Heading into this episode, I knew that I always get more excited than I should about 1) D&D things, and 2) Discord, so I tried to lower my expectations before I got star
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A Hearth's Warming Tale

~*~ Merry May, everypony! ~*~ Today, a Christmas episode, at the exact wrong time of the year.   ...But timing aside, I personally think this was the best season 6 episode so far!   I'm gonna be blunt--haven't been liking Season 6.* I wasn't a fan of how quickly Starlight was forgiven and reformed, I didn't care for the royal baby two-parter, and most of the characters have seemed like mere caricatures of themselves lately. (I'm looking at you, Twilight!) Heck, some of the episode
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♦The Crystalling♦

So, after a little break, Season Six has officially begun with a brand-new two parter, The Crystalling, and, well... I didn't like this episode. The whole thing, from character interactions to major plot points, just felt way too hard to believe. It was almost like watching a fanfiction brought to life. Here, let me explain...   To start, I'll get this out of the way: I still don't like how Starlight's character changed so drastically at the end of the Season V finale. I mean, I like how she i
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On Naming characters

I love making characters. I absolutely adore it. In fact, becoming a professional character designer/cartoon writer would be a dream come true! So why is it that naming my characters is so dang hard?   I've been working on a couple characters for a while now, and a story to go with them, but the fact that I can't place names to their faces creates a big roadblock in their development. Without names, they feel too generic. Too much like carbon-copies of the people or characters they're based on
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Nightmare Night Costumes!

Back in October, I drew my character, Amber, dressed up in her Nightmare Night costume. Today, I complete the trio. Here's Amber Dust, Plum Pudding, and Stormjumper as the Ancient trio. Enjoy!   This also serves as a little preview for the kind of vectors I can draw. I'd like to go into selling commissions.
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But at what cost?

I've been thinking for a long time ago about selling commissions, but seeing as I myself am very cheap, I'm having trouble thinking of an acceptable price for, say, a show accurate vector. I'm even more conflicted when i consider paypal fees. What do you think is a good price? Have you--or would you--ever pay for something like that? I do enjoy making vectors, and people have asked me to make them drawings before, but seeing as I'm a student I feel as though I should start doing commissions rath
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Characters Under The Microscope!

Hullo everyone.   I've finally come back to the forums after a few weeks of holiday bliss, and now I'm wondering to myself--what should I do with this? This, as in, this blog?   Thinking about the type of things I do on this site, I'm considering doing an OC/Character Showcase, where I take reader-submitted** characters and put them under the microscope--meaning, review them, consider the good and the bad, and basically do exactly what I do on my OC help thread, just condensed and more in th
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You ready for Christmas?

Because I am!   This is my first school year away from home, and I am more than ready to see my family again for Christmas. I miss the snow, the food, the lights...and I just can't wait to see my brothers and my sister and my parents again. It's only been a couple months, but I'm anxious to see them. Before I head back home though, my sister is coming to visit me for a few days, and it'll be fun to explore the area with her without worrying about homework or exams. Of course, I have quite a b
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The Cutie Remark

I just finished watching the most recent Two-parter, The Cutie Remark, and boy, was it something.   Overall, I'd day it was pretty awesome!   --mostly. Unfortunately, the ending left me a bit disappointed. Here's why:   In this episode, we get a LOT of cool scenes. My favourite among these was seeing Zecora leading a tribe of rebels and getting some solid screentime. Hearing about the war with King Sombra from AJ was pretty cool, too, and I enjoyed seeing all the alternate versions of ea
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She opens to the first page...

Hello everyone! Looks like I've decided to start a blog, for anypony who's interested.   Here I'll post art, advice, and thoughts related to mlp. Hopefully I wont bore you!       For my first entry, I just wanted to post about this subject that simply wouldn't fit anywhere else on this forum: The family of my OC, Amber.   Amber started out as many characters do--based on myself, her creator. But after a while, she became someone else entirely. I did the same with her siblings, initially
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