Righteous Fury

guys relax no matter how powerful and perfect Twilight gets still nopony will ever become a bigger Mary Sue than Cadence

In a duel, Twilight's levitation/freeze would win instantly. In real life Rainbow could sneak up on Twilight and take her out easily.

Twilight: rhythm guitar/keyboards - handling the bulk of the song while leading the others and letting them shine Rainbow: lead guitar - would want to be noticed Applejack: drums - dependable, filling in where she's needed the most Fluttershy: bass - supports the others without drawing too much attention to herself Pinkie: singer - does her own thing, likes to interact with the crowd Rarity: various - would play guitar/keyboards/percussion depending on what was needed

There is such a thing as an objectively terrible show/movie/book/etc. That doesn't mean you can't enjoy it for whatever reason, but acknowledge it's terrible. if not liking things and giving valid reasons to not like things makes one a hater, the term loses all meaning it was supposed to mean someone who goes around ranting about bronies like a madman what happened? "LOVE AND TOLERATE EVERYTHINGGGGGGGGGGGGG" - no fuck that

Twilight's been overpowered since day one. Anything her friends can do she can do roughly as well. Rainbow's speed? Teleportation. Flying? Spell for that. Bucking apples? Levitation makes it easy. And no, it doesn't ruin the show.

I wanted to give Applejack SO MANY HUGS in this episode. Just... d'aww. this is the greatest post ever Also, why is there no mention of Apple Bloom wearing AJ's hat? OF ALL THE CUTE THINGS THAT IS THE CUTEST http://images.wikia.com/mlp/images/c/cc/Apple_Bloom_wearing_Applejack's_hat_3_S2E14.png

Beautiful Moon. Ick. Well, I guess it implies I'm either related to or married with Princess Luna, which is pretty sweet all things considered.

I'm pretty sure that Chrysalis' attack on Celestia would've turned any other pony into a bloody pulp. Plus Cadence stayed awake and focused on a powerful spell for DAYS. They might not have great physical strength, but their endurance is off the charts.

NO, stop saying Trixie is her nemesis. She's not her nemesis, she was never supposed to be her nemesis. She was a one-time villain that proved popular enough to bring back in S3. The show doesn't need a nemesis, it's about personal character development, not the defeat of an external threat.

Always thought Celestia seemed really flat compared to the other characters. Would like to see her original concept, that sounds interesting...

The main problem is that the designs are WAY too busy and complicated. The proportions aren't cute, they're skinny and look weird. The skin colour is obnoxious and distracting. The boots look both incredibly dumb and ugly. The clothing is too complex for their skinny size. The cutie marks on their cheeks are distracting. They have wings but not horns. Their hair looks like it's made of plastic. RD is either wearing shorts under her skirt, which is dumb, or her underwear is showing, which is creepy. The designers clearly put no thought into this, creating cookie-cutter figures with no thought as to how the characters would actually dress. In short, the original characters were created with several principles in mind: to show a wide variety of personality, to have non-stereotypical female characters, and to highlight each one's unique differences from each other. With one picture Hasbro has taken a steaming crap over that vision. Now, I don't hate Hasbro for this, they're entitled to make money off their IPs and much better franchises have had far worse cash grabs. However, we, as the consumers, have to draw a line. Therefore, if any one of you spends any money towards this shit I will personally drive to your house and punch you in the face. Just FYI.

actually yeah I could see Discord doing something like that sure Celestia says it was a terrible time, but that's just because the johns preferred Luna

maybe really though Twilight's usually been pretty chill with letting others lead/act when the situation calls for it (Dragonshy, The Crystal Empire, Keep Calm and Flutter On) and she's been challenged when she gets out of control (Lesson Zero, A Canterlot Wedding) Rainbow's always acted as the Lancer to Twilight's Hero (see TVtropes), and I think she's generally more comfortable in that role. You mentioned Wonderbolt Academy, I think that's an episode that really highlighted how good a leader Twilight is. Not just because she would never endanger/bully Rainbow, but because she actually listens to her friends and acts on their ideas. Really, she's less of a leader than a mediator, making sure that everypony gets their say and choosing the best course of action.

lead characters (Mane 6 + CMC + Celestia) are all female (except Spike) but brief characters are about as likely to be male as female (or non-gendered/ambiguous)

Discord Sombra (YMMV) Shining Armor Spike episodes more Big Mac really there're a lot more male characters since S1 and that's not counting all the one episode characters like Iron Will

this was a damn good episode I know some people didn't like how the Mane 6 and townspeople treated the CMC - but getting rained on was the worst of it, come on guys, lighten up Diamond Tiara was fabulous in this episode, I liked seeing her as something other than a mindless bully role Rainbow in the spa was great Rarity's flip-out was wonderful yeah... just an all-around great episode

Another Asperger's here. I think. I used to be AS, then I was just autistic, now I don't even care. When the DSMV comes out it's all the same anyway.

seeing how much love is in Equestria there's no reason all the changelings can't just blend in and look cute to get enough food

mentioned this in another thread, but the cast of MLP matches the cast of Community nicely Twilight/Annie = Overachieving, slightly naive bookworm with anxiety issues. Rainbow/Troy = Confident, loyal jock vainly trying to hide their sensitive side. Pinkie/Abed = Genre savvy, hyperactive oddball who has trouble communicating to people. Applejack/Britta = Honest, direct hard worker who's often defiant or self-judgmental. Fluttershy/Shirley = Gentle, sensitive motherly figure with repressed rage issues. Rarity/Jeff = Suave, good-looking charmer that's vain to the point of self-obsession. Spike/Pierce = Greedy, snarky outsider that really just wants to be loved and accepted in the group. both shows revolve around these very different people becoming friends and dealing with their respective problems both shows have numerous meta references and easter eggs Rainbow and Pinkie are shown to have a unique friendship early on, same with Troy and Abed Spike and Twilight are inseparable, Pierce says Annie's his favourite of the group Rainbow and Applejack are the most commonly shipped pair, Troy and Britta start a relationship in S3 they occasionally have to work together to defeat: a chaotic mastermind intent on destroying their world, and someone impersonating an authority figure