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Flash Sentry: A Critique of His Character

Author's Note: Credit goes to critiques from Tommy_Oliver, Silver-Quill, and VoiceOfReason for this critique of Flash Sentry. One of the biggest elephants in not only Equestria Girls, but FIM altogether. Both movies have a host of problems, and one of them is Flash Sentry. If there's one point where you can narrow down the laziness of the entire alternate world, it's him. Poor writing, lazy direction, character derailment, playing clichés to the letter. Flash Sentry is a lot like the charac
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Grown REALLY tired of beating this dead horse

Do I need to say this again? FIM is not exclusively "for little girls" like G3, G3.5, or Tales. It's a show for EVERYONE and is written for EVERYONE! The same demographics as Disney's animated films, Pixar, and Harry Potter. Saying FIM "it's for little girls" when it factually isn't is an insult to every single person who watches and adores this show.   In fact, it's also a major insult to Faust herself. Don't believe me? Read this famous screenshot of a reply by Faust to an anti-brony:  
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"The Cutie Map" First Impressions/Analysis, plus thinking of getting into video analysis

Source: S05:E01+02 - The Cutie Map   This was from a little while ago. Now I'll get a little deeper into The Cutie Map.   Even though I was a critic of various executions of Season 4, one of the bigger pluses is how much they approached maturer and grayer morals. Rarity Takes Manhattan talked about how you shouldn't quit your most positive qualities because someone took advantage of you. Pinkie Pride delved into the very mature theme of jealousy over an individual who can not only do the sa
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"Weeaboo" and "Hasdrone" are a lot in common.

"Weeaboo" is an insult people use to bash anime and manga fans, especially ones who behave rowdy. "Hasdrone" is an insult people use to bash bronies who still like the show post-season two or three. "Hasdrone" isn't so widely used anymore compared to the hiatus between seasons three and four, but "weeaboo" is still widely used online. Both of them are a byproduct of cyberbully culture and used by entitled, self-absorbed scumbags who feel it's a great idea to bully or troll others.   Well, news
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DQ's letter grades for various FIM media

One of my biggest peeves in reviewing is giving something a calculated score, because it's very difficult if not impossible to reduce the quality to such a mark. Plus, whenever many people see a score, they tend to not read the review at all and rely on the score/grade itself as proof for purchase. Nonetheless, if I were to grade the following based on the following items below, they would be the followings below the first rule. The grades are respective and separated to the following categ
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A response to Mr. Enter's YouTube account termination (Update!)

Author's Note: As of Monday, January 26, Mr. Enter's YouTube account has been revived. With that, comments here are locked.   As many of you already know, cartoon reviewer The Mysterious Mr. Enter had his account terminated last night courtesy of multiple copyright violations from Viacom (the main corporation responsible for managing companies like Nickelodeon). He had one review taken down two days ago, and then YouTube vacuumed up his account, hitting five total videos with copyright strike
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"My Little Pony: Equestria Girls" Review/Analysis

Warning: This review contains massive spoilers for the movie. If you don't desire to be spoiled, click the back button.   ———   My Little Pony: Equestria Girls is the semi-blockbuster for the My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic franchise. The fourth generation has garnered hype and popularity since its inception on October 10, 2012, with the help of the target audience (families), market audience (families and families of little girls), and periphery demographic (everyone else — the teenager
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A hobby is not worth sacrificing my health.

I talked about this on here and friends on Skype over the weeks, but I'm feeling pretty resigned.   I don't how many users from the Sonic Stadium Message Board are on here, but longtime users there know how fervent I am when it comes to supporting Sonic. I've been a fan since my dad lent me his Genesis and games (including Sonic 1) since 1991. But these days, my health comes first.   You see, ever since I was a kid, if I played games too long or too many times, my eyes started to twitch. The
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The new DeviantArt logo is a failure.

Everyone who's seen DeviantArt knows this logo:   Since 2000, DeviantArt's trademark is iconic. You have the "d" and "a" forming what looks like the roof of a house, representing unity and hominess. Despite its angles and changes over the years, it's been rather consistent. Does it look dated? Maybe, but it's a really bad idea to change an iconic logo, because you risk damaging its already established brand identity. Some have worked. The Twitter canary from a simply cute bird to one where
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Starlight's Redemption Is Better and More Satisfying Than Sunset's

The worst written scene in all of FIM is Vice Principal Luna interrogating Twilight in her office. Luna bought into "evidence" of photos that were clearly cut out and glued together. The whole scene has no tension, because it lasted barely over a minute. Flash's moment of intervention could've been removed in favor of the Mane Six or Luna not falling for that stupid trick. It's so broken, it turned the first film into a colossal failure, and nothing after would save it.   But my most hated par
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Concrete thoughts on IDW writer's Ted Anderson's firing

Equestria Daily reported on the Anderson dramaseen on Round Stable, MLP Forums, /mlp/ (Horse-News), and so forth, and the news has spread around the fandom that writer Ted Anderson has since been fired as of yesterday.   What I have below are concrete thoughts on the drama and Anderson's dismissal. They were on here and EQD combined and tidied.     Anderson doesn't deserve any sympathy for what he did, and he completely deserves to be fired.   David McGuire is a bit more obscure (in my p
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The vile "manchild" slur

I posted a status ranting about it, so I'll say it again here.   According to Wikipedia:   One word I absolutely hate its guts is "manchild." I've hated it since I entered this fandom in 2011, and I've grown to hate it more and more. Although it doesn't have the stinging power of "autism" or "retard," it's no less bigoted. "Manchild" is inherently an ad hominem attack; instead of attacking the argument, you're attacking the person on a really deep level. The second you use "manchild," you'r
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Closet bronydom is part of a major social justice, feminist, and LGBTQ+ issue. Treat it seriously and with respect.

Coming out of the closet as LGBTQ+ is more impactful than coming out of the stable as a brony. But that doesn't mean coming out of the closet as a brony shouldn't be taken any less seriously. I live in a very liberal society, have a very liberal family, and hugely hate gender norms. The liberal feminist in me is proud to live in this type of society. Not everyone is so lucky. Often, people in many socially conservative areas like the Bible Belt depend on living through social and gender nor
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Since I'm in a ranty mood, how 'bout I rant abut The Crystal Empire?

Thank this thread's topic for giving me the muster to be angry.   For a while, Just for Sidekicks was my most hated S3 episode. Two reasons: Spike Torture Porn (and a bastardization to boot) and royal disappointment. I could barely think about JfS without feeling bitter despite Spike at Your Service being much worse.   Today, the bitterness is gone, and I only dislike it. Now I have one S3 that I now truly hate(and this is more recent): The Crystal Empire.   My friends know why, but I'll a
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Princess Murphy, Meet Prince Brokenwriting! (Revised)

Author's Note: Credit goes to @@The Second Opinion, @@Buck Testa, @@~StatesTheOblivious~, @@Wind Chaser, and @ for this analysis. Parts of this analysis were revised to clean up some inaccuracies and add some insight from other reviews. My critique of Fancy Pants was revised as a result of feedback from both @@Nuke87654 and @@Sunny Fox. Also, thanks, Walmart, for the entry image. Since season three, episodes starring Spike are very notorious for being the ones many folks don't look for
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Excuse me while I rant about Nickelodeon's Breadwinners (again)

If I'm allowed to put a swearword in a title, I would, because it needs it.   After re-reading and rewatching angry reviews of Breadwinners, I had the itch to bitch about it again because once isn't enough. I'd stop, but I might've lost a few years of my life, so whatever.   Nickelodeon's Breadwinners really pisses me off! If you think modern Spongebob and Sanjay & Craig are at the bottom of the barrel, you ain't seen nothin' yet. Because Breadwinners is much, MUCH worse!   How bad? T
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"(Male) bronies stole FIM from little girls!" ...Really?

Take it away, Miz! Over the past several weeks, excuses after excuses after bashing after bashing from anti-bronies (and fellow bronies) have been chapping my teeth. First, it was the "it's for kids" excuse, and I wrote a blog calling that excuse (and the general population who uses it) out. Next, it was the bashing of the FIM analysis community (BTW, calling analysts "ANALysts" isn't cute or funny; it's stupid), and I'm seriously thinking of prepping for a defense of that communi
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9/11: Why You Should NOT Forget

Eleven years ago yesterday, a major terrorist attack struck the World Trade Center twin towers and Pentagon (with a fourth plane plunged down in Pennsylvania by passengers who weren't willing to give up a fight and let more people be killed). Once the attacks were over, nearly 3,000 innocent people were murdered. Tens of thousands of people mourned, a whole nation went into pain, and a whole world prayed for the U.S., which is considered to be the focal point of the globe. Normally, the U.S. doe
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Revised Ponysona for My (Eventual) Analysis Videos (Edited)

EDIT: The revision from last night was edited.   Here is my original design of my ponysona.   Below is my revision.     Differences: Three-quarter view and standing up instead of sitting down. Will likely replicate the original pose later. New nose/muzzle. Bigger eyes/highlight. More saturated color for the fur. Simplified the fur edges. As for the edits from last night: The red has been dulled a bit to make him a bit rustic. Darkened the stroke color, too. The steel gray
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"It's for kids/little girls!" is a STUPID excuse!

Have you ever seen a half-assed excuse used so much, it drives you crazy? Way too many drive me nuts, and one of them is "it's for kids" — specifically "it's for little girls" in and out of the fandom — as an excuse for shortcomings. As far as FIM (and this message board) is concerned, when making an in-depth analysis or review of something, the most common response I get and see is the "FIM is for kids/little girls" excuse. Friendship Is Magic's show and IDW comics are for all ages, enjoyable b
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DQ's Final Season 4 Episode Rankings

Author's Note: Initially, this was just a ranking for the first half of Season 4. But as of March 3, it's a personal ranking for Season 4 at large. With Twilight's Kingdom now officially aired, I compiled my final rankings and will link this list back to a review of the entire season.   ———   Like my MLP Micro-Series ranking, I'm ranking the Season 4 episodes as we go along. Here, I'm ranking them from most favorite to least favorite. Unlike my mega-sandwiches, these aren't critiqued objecti
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Using "autism" as an ableist insult is bigotry.

I posted this in my status and will repeat it here.   I LOATHE it when "autism/autistic" is tossed around as an ableist slur. "Autism" isn't something to laugh at or insult. There are thousands and thousands of people young and old with autism and other mental deficiencies. Many can cope, but others sometimes can't. For the latter, when they struggle, it can be HELL.   When you're using "autism" as a slur, you're resorting to bigotry. You're bullying people by using "autistic" as a pathetic
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A few reasons why Secretary Clinton wasn't elected president

Nobody took the Trump campaign seriously, and the Clinton campaign made several key mistakes. Calling Trump supporters "deplorables." This is her "47%" moment. Here's a tip. If you're going to try to get people to vote, NEVER insult the other side! Romney's comment about the 47% helped decide the election, and her comment ignited a sleeping giant. Taking the Rust Belt states for granted. The Clinton campaign assumed they had Michigan and Wisconsin in the bag. They didn't. And when they realiz
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Chick-Fil-A Saga: September 19-23 — My Reaction

Back in late July/early August, Chick-Fil-A president Dan Cathy admitted to the radio that he donated to charities and churcheswho are both against gay marriage and gay rights altogether. One of the most notorious charities was the Family Research Council, an anti-gay rights hate group who famously lobbied money to not condemn Uganda's bill to execute people just for being gay. This topic was heavily talked about here to the point where it was locked because it was becoming uncivil.   Some of
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