ghostfacekiller39

Considering I've used the words "I think" numerous times and have acknowledged other people's praises in this very thread, I'm a bit confused as to what would give you that impression I don't see it. I saw something making her upset - actually, feelings of being unappreciated, which was what made Luna upset and take that form, too - and her struggle with it a bit and then go batshit crazy and all NMR on us. They may have explained more about the nightmare forces and whatnot, but I don't see them doing too much more outside of it to make it original in any sense of the word. I don't have one. I'm more or less just going by the majority of what I've seen, and that's a majority criticizes it. Which reminds me of something else I disliked about it - it felt like it was just to springboard Luna and sell copies at some points and I was disgusted that they'd use a character I love more than anything in the world just for that purpose. I'm not the objective police, I was just stating why I didn't think it'd be a good entry point into the comic series. I'm not unreasonable and I won't think everyone should dislike something because I don't

I've never claimed it was "objectively" bad or any of that. I'm just stating why I think it sucks and should be avoided as an entry point to the series. And, like I brought up, subjectivity. You think it's epic, I think it's total crap. I've stated why I dislike it throughout this thread. I don't really understand this line, to be honest, because all I've been doing is saying why I dislike it and why I don't think it's a very good entry point into the comic series. Feel free to argue my points if you like. Where did I say that? I liked that episode, dude. Loved it, even.

Both reasonable praise, even though I disagree. I found the arc itself lacking in much originality and being a bit bland, and the emotional moments didn't evoke the right emotions out of me and just made it feel either completely unenjoyable or totally awkward. The dialogue on NMR's part was troped, generic villain dialogue that was insultingly unoriginal and flat. There were a couple of moments when RD was trying to fight NMR that was almost exactly like Scrappy Do's "Lemme at 'em!" approach (I instantly thought of that character) and that was insulting to her character as well as lacking originality, as did most of the comic. The ending left me rubbing my temples and felt like it tied up no loose ends and only offered poorly executed development to all characters involved. That's why I don't think it's a good entry point to the comic series. Characterization is shite and the dialogue sucks. The only redeeming parts for someone who's just starting off is that NMR has a cool design and it has plenty of darker elements to show the comics general tone in contrast with the series. Other than that, it's just mischaracterization, awkward emotions, wooden dialogue and a WHOLE lotta unoriginality that would really send off bad vibes to someone just starting off on the comics.

Alright, then. Contest me. Where was the comic good? What specific parts did you like about it?

Anyway, got a new shirt today Love it already, and I plan on wearing it to school tomorrow. I'm feeling a bit down because Obsidian had to go somewhere today and he hasn't been online since, and that's got me a bit worried since it's really late over there. Oh well, have the shirt I actually already have the BaB plush and the GGG dress, but I didn't get the saying...damn. Don't think it was in my budget at the time, though

I'd join it, but I don't use Facebook anymore Also, still waiting for these goddamn images to get fixed. I'm not going to torture myself by using the stupid attachments anymore :V Ah, screw it, I'll post something funny that I found

Can we just Sonic Rainnuke the entire concept of a Sonic Rainboom or Sonic Pinkboom all together?

Just because you liked it doesn't mean it needs to be recommended. It destroyed characterization, paced itself terribly, had wooden dialogue, and took one of the most 3-dimensional characters of the show and make her a 1D villain with an already used concept that failed to make it original in any sense and just gave her the most troped lines imaginable. I mean, they couldn't even be original with the main plot point, which was the villain. It was just a recycled concept used on a new character Lazy, LAZY writing right there. It also pretty much made Rainbow Dash the pony equivalent of Scrappy Do a couple of times, which was pretty...fucking annoying. You do like it, and that's fine, but I really don't think it should be recommended to people wanting to get into the comics, because the general consensus is that it sucks, and even fans of NMR have said it sucked. You KNOW it's a special kind of bad when people who enjoyed it say it sucked. It's kind of like the comic equivalent of Tommy Wiseau's "The Room" - it sucked. It sucked really, really bad. It did so in a way that some found entertaining, and of course, some liked it legitimately. Overall, though, most people dislike it. It's just a frequent point of discussion because it made a mane 6 character a villain. Just because it's often talked about doesn't make it popular, and it frequently receives harsh criticisms that I find totally justified, on a personal level. I don't think it'd be a good place to start if someone's just entering the comics, and I usually recommend skipping that arc entirely unless you're torrenting it. The comics are VERY hit and miss, by the way. Either they're just as good - if not better - than the show itself, or they suck so bad that they get near-universal hate and people don't even want to consider it to tie in to the FiM universe. Either knocks it out of the park or swings and misses at a pitch in the dirt, essentially.

I guess Colgate counts as a popular background pony, but she's my favorite BG pony and I didn't see her on that list I think Amethyst Star is pretty legit, though She's my second favorite, followed by Lyra, who'd be my third. Why? Because they're all unicorns. Glorious unicorn uniformity. Unicorn master race.

Good morning, fan club! I'll be spamming you all with Rarity when I get home from school at noon

Like I said, that doesn't mean anything until you give a method to your madness While her being last on your mane 6 list is alright in my book, you can't criticize a character people love based on a "feeling." Give me facts. Evidence. At the very least, personal speculation. Just give me a reason other than "I feel that way and I don't know why" because that's a really silly thing to criticize her for. If you don't even know why you're criticizing her, you shouldn't do it in the first place

She really doesn't, though Take a look at this list: http://mlpforums.com/blogs/?showentry=11548 People opt to see what they please. The facts dictate that the accusations made of her "going against her element a lot of the time" is false. Also, she has a lot of fans Look at the results of the poll in this thread or her fan club, which has over 10,000 posts

If you can't say why, then it doesn't mean much other than just tacking on a number to your post count and maybe a brohoof or two. Where's the rhyme and the reason? The evidence? I honestly believe she displays her Element the most, and you can find a whole list of everything she's done generous in the show by following a link in my signature. I don't really believe you, don't understand how that'd be a valid reason not to like her character in the first place, you failed to take in a lot of factors like "How easy us her element to live up to in comparison to the other elements?" or how generosity in general woul not be generosity at all if it were not done subtly, since it'd just be basking for attention then. Lots of stuff you need to think about, kid.

Indeed Look how well made the...erm, mane is And the socks are nice touch, too Bahh. I want to post pictures but I don't feel like running through an obstacle course just to do it without it breaking :okiedokielokie:

I MUST THROW MONEY AT :D Too bad I spent a lot of money on a backpack to carry my laptop to last me for a while, and we don't have a KMart around for miles -_- Ah well. I'll have to pass this one up, if I were even able to get it

The hype tho They even named a car after her she's so awesome

Something tells me Sonata is going places.

It's just an oddity, I guess. People can like what they like. I'm not gonna flip shit over a background pony, but some people like them, so that's cool with me, I guess. I just don't question it - the only time it really bothers me is, as I've said before, is to go looking for Rarity merch and getting hit with BG Pony merch that I'm not interested it. It's impossible to look for merch and not see Derpy or Vinyl or somewhere, and that wears out its welcome quickly when you're not looking for those ponies. But meh. That's just what they like, I guess.