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  1. "Normal" is such a useless word.

     

    Anyway, it grows inside you in a strange way, at least from my experience. Quick and swift, yet slow and uncomfortable. The biggest part of the battle is indeed overcoming the oddity of it and accepting the fact such feelings exist, but people forget the constant war we wage in either blurring the lines of reality for our heart's desire, or maintaining sanity for what you will never have. The choice is obvious to those not in our shoes, yet it is much more of a battle than not only seem be, but need be.

     

    Oh well, I'm tired. Nice blog post, Pega.

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  2. As you may love a character (and so do I) you have to realize she does not exist and there's not a girl in the world who's gonna be too much like her. In real life, people are unpredictable, you can never know exactly what a person is thinking, although in a tv show its a set reality. I know it doesn't make any sense but a real girl is better than one in a show or video game. I can't explain it all that great but when you find someone who sorta "clinks" or connects with you well you may enjoy it much more. You may run into trouble from time to time but it's worth it in the end.

     

    At least that's what I believe. I'm not trying to make you do things or change the way you are if that's what it looks like. I'm just saying ya know, maybe give it a shot. If you find the right person you won't believe how many amazing things can happen.

    Meh.

     

    Love is love. That's my personal philosophy. It should not be bound by social taboos or even reality. While I do think believing in the character to be real is far fetched, I don't hold it against those members of this little side-fandom that do. Also, keep in mind that is not the case with most pony lovers, anyway - we've just fallen in love with a character. It doesn't necessitate an actual belief in the character's existence. It's a bit weird and a social taboo, but limiting the mind is what holds us back as human beings and is what creates prejudice and other things of that nature. If it's not creating problems for you, then I believe it isn't anything for you to worry yourself over. Let him be happy, my man :D It's all good pour tout le monde, so to speak.

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  3. Then they follow it up with this... thing... and it seems that the idea is being overplayed (already happened in Sisterhooves Social; same FREAKIN' characters, BTW). I got bored after the first five minutes and didn't finish it for three days. THREE DAYS.

    It's a far cry from having "already happened," darling.

     

    In Sisterhooves Social, Sweetie Belle and her family show up to Rarity's home, invite themselves in and immediately make a mess of things. Sweetie Belle, out of good will, proceeds to mess with a lot of Rarity's things uninvited. While the frustration of Sweetie Belle always ruining Rarity's things was understandable, Rarity did lash out a bit too much and Sweetie's hurt was understandable, especially since she just wanted to help.

     

    In the end, Rarity goes to hell and back to make it up for her sister, including posing as Applejack, completely immersing herself in mud, running the race, and going against everything she's about just to make it up to her sister, having realized her wrong and putting herself aside for her own sister.

    However, the wrong is executed in a much more darker and selfish way in "For Whom the Sweetie Belle Toils." Rarity tries to help her sister by making her the best outfits she can for her play, despite having a career making-or-breaking client who's order she was really lagging behind on. She not only took the time she didn't have to work on her sister's clothing, but she also put 110% of her work in there, and it required assistance that she likely didn't want to ask for just so she'd be able to finish Sapphire Shore's ensemble.

     

    Sweetie Belle's play was meh at best, apparently, but the outfits Rarity helped her with were met with universal praise and stole the show, so to speak. This frustrated Sweetie Belle who got really angry and took it ALL out on her undeserving sister.

     

    What happened next? She sneaks into Rarity's room and sabotages the outfit for Sapphire Shores. It went further than just a contest - she was sabotaging Rarity's lifeblood, her passion - all out of jealousy and spite because the outfits shehad Rarity help her with stole the show.

     

    There's a huge difference right there - more was at risk. Rarity's whole career was at risk, and Sweetie Belle essentially just wanted to run in a race with her sister.

     

    Another difference that I mentioned much earlier was that Sweetie Belle also did things wrong in Sisterhooves Social, as opposed to Toils, where Rarity didn't deserve any of it. Sweetie deserved some of what she got, but definitely not all of it. Rarity didn't deserve a damn thing, let alone the potential loss of her lifelong passion at the hands of a greedy younger sibling.

     

    Another difference is that Rarity realized her mistake. Sweetie Belle was content with letting Rarity's life crumble around her and didn't realize anything - and likely wouldn't have - until Luna intervened. Rarity was able to figure out by herself and correct the mistake - but what if Sweetie Belle didn't figure out on her own? Rarity's life would be ruined.Sweetie Belle showed no signs of remorse until Luna showed up.

     

    So it was executed in a much different way, one that was much darker.

     

    Furthermore, there was a huge ordeal at the end where they ran out and stole the headdress to fix it, this prompted running away from Rarity to fix the mistake, as opposed to Sisterhooves Social, where they had to work together. This time, to mend the mistake, they had to go up against each other, and that created a whole different feeling of urgency and anxiety.

     

    The differences stop past the sibling bickering between Rarebear and Sweetie Belle. Overall, Toils was handled in a much darker way that emphasized pulling the viewer in by high risks and incredibly dark themes for this show, whilst Sisterhooves was much lighter and just focused on the sibling bickering in general.

     

    Toils was much more of a personal battle of overcoming envy and selfishness on Sweetie Belle's part, and realizng how much it could hurt others, as opposed to Sisterhooves which was essentially Rarity needing to learn to be more appreciative and patient with her younger siblings.

     

    Similar, yet very different, even to the untrained eye.

     

    But the execution is horrible.

    Part of being an analyst is providing supporting evidence as to why you felt that way, not just saying "it's like that" and then leaving it there. This whole analysis of these two episodes is laden with loose ends such as this that offer no explanation as to why you feel that way. How was the execution horrible? How was this character flanderized? Those statements mean nothing unless you can back them up with evidence supporting this.

     

    Personally, I found the execution in Toils amazing. It created a real dark atmosphere that had me very worried for Rares and made think about about what a little bitch Sweets was being - Sisterhooves execution was much weaker in creating the emotions and feels because it showed Sweetie Belle doing wrong herself and there was much less at stake, as well as focusing more on Sweetie Belle when the development was meant for both her and Rarity, as opposed to Toils, where there was little development needed for Rarity.

     

    If you feel the execution was bad, you gotta give it some evidence - because the execution in that episode was pretty great, honestly, and you can see why I feel that way by looking above.

     

     

    Because OF the reference. It goes on for way too long and holds little substance towards the plot. I could have liked the dream sequence, but we got too much exposition and filler for me to decide what I think of the scene.

    It was entirely crucial to the episode and what happened later. It built atmosphere and it helped Sweetie realize her mistake - otherwise she wouldn't of. It wasn't dragged out at all, it was all very crucial to helping Sweetie Belle see the error of her ways. If she didn't do that, she wouldn't have received any development and would have essentially become a villain for ruining Rarity's life - which she would've done, since Luna showed her in that dream sequence what *was going* to happen - not would *could have* happened, but 100% *was going* to happen.

     

    Without that dream sequence, Sweetie Belle never would've seen what she did wrong, would've ruined Rarity's life, and never would've headed to Canterlot to mend her mistake, meaning that the rest of the episode wouldn't have happened and the dream sequence would've took it's place, meaning that cute little Sweetie Belle totally ruined her sister in the eyes of the public and the eyes of herself, and she'd be the only one to blame, making her, for all intents and purposes, a villain.

     

    That dream sequence was not only completely necessary to the episode itself, but it was crucial to the series from that point forward, meaning that the criticism of it being "exposition" is completely false and nullified.

     


     

    I only skimmed through your review on The Best Night ever, and I don't feel like typing out a long wall to defend it - ultimately, though, as a reviewer, I think you have a lot of things you need to work on. There's a lot you need to work on - I'll be glad to help you if you ever want it :D Until then, peace!

     

     

     

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  4. @@ghostfacekiller39, Sweet & Elite is an episode I really don't like, but it's not one of the worst episodes of the show, and this three-parter is describing the best and worst of FIM.

     

    The sixteen episodes in your first quoted passage are the ones where I graded an "F."

     

    Sweet & Elite has a C-.

    Doesn't really answer my question, though, dude...like, you originally listed it in your top 10 least favorites, but it isn't even in the bottom 16 by the end.

     

    For someone who puts such emphasis on objectivity, I can't help but find this subjectivity to be very disconcerting, if the case is as I perceive - which means my initial thoughts on your review of that episode would be correct and you analyzed with a subjective mindset as opposed to an objective mindset.

  5. There is one huge thing that confuses me about this list.

     

    On this, here's the worst 16 on this blog:

     

     

     

    To complete the guessing game, here are the lists, starting with the F episodes from worst (One Bad Apple) to best:
    • One Bad Apple
    • Bridle Gossip
    • Dragon Quest
    • The Crystal Empire
    • Rainbow Falls
    • Putting Your Hoof Down
    • Owl’s Well That Ends Well
    • The Mysterious Mare Do Well
    • The Show Stoppers
    • Equestria Games
    • Boast Busters
    • Daring Don’t
    • May the Best Pet Win!
    • Somepony to Watch Over Me
    • Games Ponies Play
    • Spike at Your Service

     

     

    Right now, I’ll give you my current ten favorite and least-favorite episodes in order, starting with my ten least-favorites:
    • Rainbow Falls
    • Equestria Games
    • Just for Sidekicks
    • The Mysterious Mare Do Well
    • Owl’s Well That Ends Well
    • Somepony to Watch Over Me
    • Flight to the Finish
    • Hearts and Hooves Day
    • Sweet and Elite
    • Bridle Gossip

    Just a quick question, because this is something I'm curious about.

     

    What happened to Sweet & Elite? To be blunt with you, DQ, I've written your past analysis on that episode off as partial with intent to criticize rather than impartial in the majority of the criticisms you leveraged against it. Didn't see it on this list, unless I'm missing something, nor do I see it on the top 16 you posted.

    So, yeahh, what happened to it?
     

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    Femme Fetale from The Powerpuff Girls

    That character was actually based off of the kind of feminists who spout this shit :please:

    +1 for female equality. That's not only fair, but it's right. Female supremacy is another thing, and the feminists who write that sort of nonsense are essentially going against the original cause of the feminist movement just by the gender inequality-laden rants that they spout off on Dumblr.

     

    Just thought I'd share my two cents on that, although you may have stated it in your blog. Just sort of skimmed through it, to be honest.

     

    Ultimately, though, anyone with half a brain would be able to see through the over-exaggerated piles of crap these people promote. If we're stealing the show from little kids, why aren't you criticizing the adult-laden fandoms of shows like "Adventure Time?" 

     

    Because you're just bashing bronies to capitalize on the controversy they've spawned with the creation of their fandom so that way people will notice the articles you're putting out - which is really, in all likelihood, just a desperate grab from the writer for attention, which is probably because no one really cared about anything else they had to say.

     

    Just weak-minded and full of logical fallacies, really, but you can't stop the world from having people who do stuff like that.

     

     

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