Dark Qiviut

They just did it because they needed to set something at a big event to emphasize Twilight's importance, and probably to counterbalance the idea that Spike wasn't getting his due in S4 while ironically feeding into the very problem of his episodes.

This episode started with a plot that could have been avoided with better communication. It started like "Swarm of the Century", or (worse) "Games Ponies Play". Combine that with a typical Spike conflict and resolution, and you have a zero-sum game on this episode contributing anything except adorkable Twilight meme bait.

The annoying trend of dumbing down Spike as a bumbling idiot while ignoring his more thoughful/mature side continued in this episode though I am not all that surprised. It really seems like the writers aren't even trying with Spike which is a shame because he is a character with a great deal of potential.

May I join in on this "Rainbow Bash" session? 

@Sparklefan1234 sure but don’t forget to join our Pie a Pinkie after party! 

@Cwanky

@TwilySparky There's no "both sides" at all. Left-wing terrorism has declined following the Cold War. Right-wing terrorism, OTOH, has risen. Last year, white-supremacist propaganda activity rose by 182%, and almost all of the attacks were by right-wing extremists. Of the 313 killed last year by right-wing terrorism, more than 3/4 were by white supremacists.

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Quite literally the other side of the world, why even bring Trump into it?

The terrorist himself, a hardened Trump supporter, credited him (along with Brevik) for the creation of his neo-Nazi manifesto and the extreme ideology he embodies and practices.

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but calling him a "white supremacist" and part of the "alt-right" is just flat out wrong.

Wrong.

1. Intentionally stokes the fear and hatred of minorities, notably Latinos and Muslims. His travel ban, border wall, and crusade against sanctuary cities are all prime examples.
2. Referred to Haiti and African countries (predominant homes of people of color) as shitholes.
3. Completely ignores the Latino-dominant Puerto Rico, which is still struggling following Maria.
4. Directed the rise of birtherism by accusing Obama of not being a naturalized citizen.
5. Nominated Jeff Sessions, one of the most conservative Republicans, who continued to stoke the War on Drugs and voted "no" to the Civil Right.
6. Trusts the words of white-supremacist pundits and "reporters" from Fox News over his own intel.
7. Downplays and reluctantly condemns white supremacists, and there's a big reason why. White supremacists and right-wing Republicans (most of them Caucasian) ARE his base!
8. Intentionally attacks the media/press as the enemy of the people, an authoritarian tactic. His administration also made Wikileaks a hostile intelligence agency.
9. Recently issued violent rhetoric while interviewed by Breitbart.
10. His racism and bigotry as a whole empower white supremacists to be more open in what they say and how they act. Trump gives them a platform.

Trump is the face of the cult-right, the face of the Republican Party, and is a white supremacist, period.

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There's no "both sides" at all. Left-wing terrorism has dropped following the Cold War.

Yeah... no. You are dead wrong with that. Antifa and the Black Lives Matter terrorist groups are examples of far-left organizations.

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Right-wing terrorism, OTOH, has risen. Last year, white-supremacist propaganda activity rose by 182%, and almost all of the attacks were by right-wing extremists.

Honestly, I can't take that "evidence" since it's from the ADL. The ADL is pretty heavily biased even saying that milk and the ok hand sign are hate symbols which is absolutely ridicolous.

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Of the 313 killed last year by right-wing terrorism, more than 3/4 were by white supremacists.

I really want to know where you get this evidence from. I would like to see evidence based on sources that are as unbiased. Hell, show me some statistic and I'll be happy.

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The terrorist himself, a hardened Trump supporter, credited him (along with Brevik) for the creation of his neo-Nazi manifesto and the extreme ideology he embodies and practices.

A hardended Trump supporter? Where did you get this from? I have heard of him crediting Brevik but I don't know where it says anything about Trump. Plus, he expliciting states in his manifesto that does associate himself with neo-nazis and that he calls him an eco-fascist. Yes, his manifesto might have some strange views in there but please at least try to skim through before false information like that is spread.

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travel ban

Obama had a travel ban. One that lasted for 6 months mind you.

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border wall

Yeah, his border wall idea is a bit botched but it is a good idea if done the right way. Take this anyway you want but a bunch of mexicans trying to get over the border and getting into America without being legal is a big no no. Mexicans as is every other race and people from different countries need to go through the process of becoming a legal citizen. Yes, this can takes years at times, but it is the only way to do it legally.

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crusade against sanctuary cities are all prime examples.

Sancutary cities that host a bunch of illegal immigrants. These people are in the United State of America illegally.

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Referred to Haiti and African countries (predominant homes of people of color) as shitholes.

I wouldn't exactly call them shitholes but it is well known that African countries are among the poorest countries in the world. Yes, they are still developing and won't be as much of a "shithole" eventually.

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Trusts the words of white-supremacist pundits and "reporters" from Fox News over his own intel.

Honestly, I would like to see evidence that backs this up.

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Downplays and reluctantly condemns white supremacists, and there's a big reason why. White supremacists and right-wing Republicans (most of them Caucasian) ARE his base!

Reluctantly condemns white supremacy? I'm pretty sure he fully codemns white supremacy. If he were in any supporting white supremacy, I think he be out of office by now.

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His racism and bigotry as a whole empowers white supremacists to be more open in what they say and how they act. Trump gives them a platform.

I still personally wouldn't call him a racist though. Yes, he is a loud mouth and has said some really stupid shit, but I wouldn't say it's in a "racist" manner. The thing with Trump and white supremacy is that most actual white supremacist and neo-nazis condemn Trump due his association with Israel.

@TwilySparky

1. Antifa isn't merely not a terrorist organization. It's not an organization at all. It's a catch-all term for anti-fascist, usually from the anarchist spectrum. Antifa is an ideology, not a group.
2. BLM isn't a terrorist organization, either. It has continued to expose what it's been doing since the start of the decade: the systemic racism against African-Americans, from militarization of police to police brutality of AAs, to the disappearance of black wealth following Wall Street's collapse, to conservative District Attorneys persecuting people of color, to redlining. The right-wing slander of BLM is based on lies and misinformation.

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I really want to know where you get this evidence from.

It's in the second link (an ADL PDF) in my status reply.

And I have severe disagreements with the ADL (its unwavering support of Israel, opposition of BDS, and recent vile smearing of Ilhan Omar *thumbs down*), but when it comes to researching hate crimes and domestic terrorism, they're usually thorough and on the mark.

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A hardended Trump supporter? Where did you get this from?

From reports of the manifesto itself. Here and here are two of 'em.

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Obama had a travel ban. One that lasted for 6 months mind you.

False.

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Yeah, his border wall idea is a bit botched but it is a good idea if done the right way.

1. The border wall is a gigantic waste of finance based on right-wing, nationalistic propaganda. We have no business turning people escaping tyranny and hopelessness from their home countries away. They deserve the right to step in this country, take refuge ("legally" or "illegally"), seek asylum, and become citizens.
   
   What determines a good country is their ability to help the most vulnerable. Demonizing their citizen status, splitting families apart, snatching babies from their parents, locking them up in concentration camps and for-profit prisons, and using the rogue ICE to terrorize communities contradicts the humane values a good country SHOULD stand for.
2. Most undocumented immigration doesn't come from escaping Mexico. Where does it mostly come from? Overstayed visas. Building a neo-Berlin Wall won't solve anything.

We should be building bridges, both figuratively and literally, instead.

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Honestly, I would like to see evidence that backs this up.

1. Fox News is his favorite channel, watches it all the time, and references it often in his tweets.
2. Trump shut down the government after big-named Fox News pundits unleashed heat on the president for considering to sign a bipartisan bill that didn't have a border wall budget.
3. Trump's lack of trust with intel is deep. And after intel concluded that Saudi Arabia plotted to assassinate Jamal Khashoggi, he chose to remain allied with Saudi Arabia.

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Reluctantly condemns white supremacy?

Yes. His condemnations of white supremacy are much softer than condemnations of Ilhan Omar, black football players who kneel during the anthem, "illegal" immigrants, and Muslims, to name a few. White supremacists are his primary base, and he panders to them in his rallies; that is a fact.

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I still personally wouldn't call him a racist though.

He absolutely is a racist, and all his actions back it up.

Miley seems like a really typical case of a family friendly person that is trying too hard to be 'edgy' and controversial, to the point it all seems soulless, so I have never been a fan of her.

@DQ: I read somewhere that she said, of her infamous VMA performance, that she wasn't trying to be sexy. And I verily believe that.

@Kyoshi: At least she isn't going by the moniker of Hannah Montana for her recent work. xD

@Dark Qiviut I already forgot why I hated my hated lists in the place. Only good stuffs will remain in my memories soon

I already like Flight to Finish in my first viewing. This ep and Rarity Takes in Manehattan are two first episodes that i take this show more seriously. In the first 3 seasons, i watched ponies just for laugh and curiosity but after Flight and Manehattan, i'm invested for this show.

Did you intentionally spell Rainbow Falls as Rainbow Fails? 

Totally understand your list, though. I would agree that most of them are bad episodes. I don't hate MMDW anymore, but I still think it's a stinker.

@Wolfhog

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Did you intentionally spell Rainbow Falls as Rainbow Fails? 

Eeyup.

@Dark Qiviut @Tacodidra GREAT News! http://disq.us/url?url=http%3A%2F%2Floonex.eu%2Flive%2Fcountdown%2F%3Aphj16SXQ8bgRbEr5my0244yy3AI&cuid=848025

@TheAnimationFanatic I don't think that's a credible source.

If you check the weekend of June 1-2 on TV Passport, you'll see that only one new episode is airing that weekend.

https://www.tvpassport.com/tv-listings/stations/treehouse/163

Doesn't matter, it's streaming in 40 minutes.

@TomDaBombMLP Whoa! Really cool!

@Sparklefan1234

Adding more off topic. Yesterday I got "Tangled" on Blu-Ray at a thrift store. It's still sealed, brand new, and I got it for $2 bucks!

I deleted my illegal download.

Now I just need the whole series on Blu-Ray!

(Also got the first and second season of The Regular Show, box set, used, on DVD, for $1)

I hardly know about The Regular Show, but Eileen is such a sweetheart!

This may be an episode where I might revert to my old review format.

I bet you are going to tear Zeypher Breeze a new one, aren't you?

Eeyup.

And I might tear apart the moral's execution, too.

@Mesme Rize Wait two weeks. You'll really like Surf.

ooooh

Alright DQ, i keep that in mind.

@Mesme Rize I have seen the leaks too. All of them are at least good except one dud. A good portion of the leaks I would even put into the “excellent” tier.  

@Ezio: Season four had many lows.

"Fan service" ain't one of them.

I actually didn't mind season 4 to be completely honest, by fan service I more meant the fact that I saw at least like 10 episodes in those seasons that I had seen requested by the fandom, and I guess I felt like the writers might be feeling constricted.

@Ezio: Just like fanfics, DHX likely can't see any story concepts, either, out of fear of being sued for plagiarism.

StFF was good tho

It's not.

ok

@Dark Qiviut That clip is hilarious!  'I can see the food situation is f****d so we'll be on our way.' Or Twilight actually twice saying 'Shoot' becoming 'Sh*t.' 

My second anniversary was only last May.  You're lucky to have been around during the peak.  Looks like so much fun looking back. 

@Dark Qiviut @cuteycindyhoney 

My first MLP video was "Epic Pie Time" by Alligator in the Tub Productions. 

@Sparklefan1234

I remember Epic Pie Time!

"Hay-Bacon strips! Hay-Bacon strips! Hay-Bacon strips!"

@Sparklefan1234 I wanted to like the show and gave it many many tries but I ended up hating it every single time. So I definitely fall into the first one. 

You are probably the same thing. 

I don't watch TBBT, so I can't give any input about that.

@Captain Clark

Probably.

I manily disliked the episode for the "Technically..." "joke"

& the fact that Pinkie Pie was "loud & obnoxious Pinkie Pie" which, is my least favorite kind of Pinkie.

So I guess I need to have some faith in Season 6 after all. I am sorry for overreacting.

No need to apologize yo. Your opinions are your opinions.

Yeah no need to apologize, if you didn't like an episode that's fine, I just don't think that's any reason to worry the whole season will be awful. We've had bad episodes before, and I have yet to see any ruin a season or doom one.

>mayonnaise

@Dark Qiviut They should have made "cupcakes" a banned word. That would've been clever. 

@Sparklefan1234 That woulda been such a hilarious reference. XD

to each their own i guess

Right.

That shit was so terrible, yet so hilarious to read about

This is getting really sad. Here she is acting like she's above all these SJWs and then she goes to the extremes that they do. What a hypocrite.

Big time. I PM'd a friend about a year ago about how she's becoming the same person she claims to be against after seeing this in response to her death threat.

How dead wrong I was. She IS no better than those bullies.

In case you're wondering:

http://zennistrad.tumblr.com/post/131477125978/tenaflyviper-luchagcaileag-tenaflyviper-is

Read the last paragraph of Tena's reply to this Tumblr user. Reading this last night made me decide to not want anything to do with her.

@VG: Mostly because the characterization of everyone minus Spike and Twilight were arguably worse here than in RF. The worst of them all is AJ (her worst appearance of the show by far) for outwardly lying just to spite Rarity and Pinkie (while not helping Twilight at all), completely casting Pinkie as an idiot who can't tell what's the sky or the ground, and Rarity as a stereotypical rich bitch.

Oh no! Were Applejack, Rarity and Pinkie Pie about to kiss their relationships with each other goodbye in that episode?

Was kinda heading that direction.

Found it!

http://www.fimfiction.net/story/980/the-cutie-mark-conspiracy

Huh, interesting. Might check that out sometime.

You should. It's very good. ^^

It's a shame that the Brony Youtubers can't get along as well as the members of this forum. 

@Nyactis Mewcis Catlum And Josh is, in fact, a former Marine. Clip below (recorded by his father) is his promotion to Corporal.

@Dark Qiviut

I think I actually watched that video where Lily called Josh a "Fake Marine". 

Wow. 

I can't remember if I heard it in the last couple months but I know I've heard Lily say that recently.

It's a show, but no one knows if it's an youtube show or if it's on the Discovery Family(maybe it's already confirmed, someone correct me if that's the case)

@Kiryu⚡Chan DF confirmed: https://kidscreen.com/2019/11/15/my-little-pony-gallops-into-a-new-era/

From the looks of the characters it feels like Pony Life will be something that takes place during commercials.

Spahn has the most wins by not just any lefty, but any PITCHER in the Modern Era: 363. Agreed, arguably the best lefty of all-time.

Greg Maddux is the only pitcher closest, with 355.

Hmmm...Maddux and Spahn had pretty similar pitching styles too, I believe. Didn't overpower the hitter, they just were calculating and smart with the way they pitched

Both were really great in their time, though, without a doubt

One extra stat about Kershaw's no-no tonight: He's the first to ever throw a no-hitter while striking out at least 15 and walking nobody.

*fail to see

There was obviously affection between Flash and Sunset if Flash was Sunset's ex-bf, or at least there used to be, at some level.

That's true

Still, its not right to illegally take down government owned property because it doesn't agree with a political agenda.

And I got I involved in something I hate again. Celestia damn it.

Just send me help, I need it.

@Midnight Controller

Well, these sorts of things happen when the people are unhappy, recent events have not put the biggest of smiles on people, in and out of America. And when you have unhappy people unhappy things start to happen, Trump seems to just be brushing the unhappy people off and they've had enough. Trump needs to cater to the needs of all Americans as best he can, but he's very one sided throughout his time in office.

No, what I mean is that I made a blog post saying "I hate politics" and here I am.

Like I said, help. Send it. Please.

Which is pretty dark of the eoh considering they're essentially rewriting a person's character in favor for a more acceptable one.

Magical Lobotomy is fun kids.

On that, we can agree. The EoH are pretty freaking creepy :V