Naive Wolf Josh

"The stare?! Oh, no, please! Not that! Anything but your disapproving eyeballs!" - Discord

Yep, open and on display on my dresser. Can't wait to pick up Cadence and Shining Armor tomorrow!

Shadows. Mischievous shadows. Causing fear by their mere presence in Ponyville or the Everfree.

Yeah, going to have to take the side of Doctor Whooves. 3D glasses ftw.

Yeah, http://bronysquare.com/ is the one that I use for the most part, but about the same as I do facebook, twitter, and tumblr really.

Doctor Whooves: Dragon/Psychic Moveset: Roar of Time Special Rend Supersonic Teleport

But, what about Neon Lights? Would you take away his princess status?

Not as much predicated on learning their lessons once it is given to them and more paying heed to lessons they reached themselves. Pinkie Pie had reached the conclusion on her own and as such the lesson was a realization, an epiphany, earned by herself. These lessons often have greater impact on the individual, and while new situations may challenge these lessons, causing characters to seemingly relapse, this is often an evolution of the lesson itself, adapting for the new, unforeseen circumstance. For a hypothetical example if I have a friend who I give a playful nickname. Despite the several signs saying he doesn't like the nickname, I continue to call him by such, until I eventually catch. and realize I should stop. I may slip up in the future, calling him the nickname, but the lesson learned would still be in my mind, helping me to overcome my fault, and maybe eventually learn my lesson completely. In other words the lesson Pinkie Pie reached in "Pinkie Pride" would likely, not certainly, be a factor of her actions with in "Filli Vanilli". I don't find otherwise to be impossible, or for Pinkie Pie to be even acting out of character in relation to former episodes, but it raises the question of "if so, then why?". Why did the lesson she reached in "Pinkie Pride" not factor into her rationale in "Filli Vanilli"? And while not a strict continuity, there is an implied continuity, which helps us perceive an episode order that is reinforced by the air dates. This is especially apparent within season 4, where episodes often reference former episodes, even the former episodes of this latest season. Again, this isn't a certainty, but the presentation does exist. I do agree though, these particular two episodes could be switched about without affecting the continuity of the show, beyond how it would present Pinkie Pie's actions within "Filli Vanilli". As it appeared by the air dates, one happened after the other, but it doesn't necessarily mean that's the case. Would people have been annoyed with Pinkie Pie in either case? Yeah, can't imagine otherwise, she made Fluttershy cry for Celestia's sake, but the question is really aimed at those who were annoyed by her actions in "Filli Vanilli", and felt it too contrary to what she had leaned in "Pinkie Pride".

With some out there irritated with Pinkie Pie in "Filli Vanilli", as established by Gilda the fastest way to get you to villain status is to make Fluttershy cry, my friends raised an interesting point. Considering that two episodes ago, in "Pinkie Pride", she learned she should back off when her friends are not having fun, would this episode have been far better placed after Filli Vanilli? Would it have made a difference in how Pinkie Pie was viewed during "Filli Vanilli". or perhaps put her actions in context with "Pinkie Pride" following it, and making "Filli Vanilli" a step to the lesson?

The first answer is contain the threat, and the next answer, especially a fantasy setting, is of course research. The type of zombie matters as curative magic would be completely inappropriate upon the undead, as you cannot cure death, but that doesn't mean that life cannot be restored. If undead then you must destroy the one who had risen as a zombie and then conduct further research in to resurrection magic, if it exists, to bring the victim back. If the undeath was caused by a disease, unlikely, then you make sure the corpse is clean of the disease before the resurrection, or they will suffer death, and eventual reanimation. If the undeath was caused by magic, dispelling the magic upon the corpse should be satisfactory before conducting the resurrection, or they will once again suffer death, and eventual reanimation. If the victim is not of the undead, ergo alive, then you must use a combination of curative and restorative magic to save the victim, with restorative being to greater priority, or risking their actual death, as what inflicts them may be actually keeping them alive. This is true whether the infliction is magical or mundane in nature. In any case the means to do such is possible in a fantasy setting, and likely within the realm of Equestria, where the Elements of Harmony and the Alicorn Amulet, both capable of great arcane and/or divine power, and clear indicators of the presence of other artifacts, in case if magical spells wont suffice on their own. In short I wouldn't lose hope.

I really didn't think I my opinion of an episode could be swayed by a single reference, but seeing the Doctor in 3D glasses and with Roseluck... well, it apparently is enough. Well played. I can say I loved the episode, but did I love it for the right reasons?

I'm definitely in the camp of seeing a Vinyl Scratch episode. The musicians of Ponyville in general would be a killer episode.

Wait... that means that she was dreaming of Flash Sentry... huh... *due to technical difficulties, Naive Wolf Josh's brain has gone offline, please wait patiently for service to be restored.*