honk friend

enjoying mlp and being part of its fanbase is incredibly inconsequential, deciding to leave it behind isn't gonna have any impact on your life
more importantly if you're not cutting every bit of it out of your life then there's no point in cutting it out at all

I have an obsession with my self image. I want to be a perfect friend, someone who has the mental and emotional fortitude to stand up for myself and my friends, the integrity to chastise any questionable behavior, the patience and empathy to offer emotional support where it's needed, and an approachable nonchalant attitude. I'm not talking about a change of character here, I like who I am and I do believe I am (for the most part) what I just described, but lately I've been trying to better myself and my own self-image because I know I've been a really toxic person in the past and I know I've been around some negative influences. I've fucked up a lot though, trying to become a better person. Twice I've almost lost a best friend to my stupid behavior, my entire circle of friends are sick of me castigating this one stubborn fucker in particular whom I have a mutual hatred for, and I'm still stuck in some of my old opinions of which I can't be convinced are wrong, even by myself. I can relate to a lot of this and I hope things end up working out for you in the end. As for everything negative you've said to and about me in the past, I forgive you.

This is more or less my entire life philosophy. Everything bad that happens happens for a reason. It's healthy to want to put an end to the negatives of human nature, but without conflict what reason would there even be to live?

I voted for Trump once, I gave him a fair shot, and I'm already disappointed and won't be voting for him again.

So is there any point here that isn't just nitpicking or wild speculation? CoDWW2 had a solid trailer and has potential to be the best CoD game to date, I'm not holding my breath but sledgehammer definitely could drop a bomb ass game on us this November, even if Activision won't let them cut supply drops from the game.

10 hours ago, Lambdadelta said:

Wait what, few episodes after season 1 ended?! You mean there are very few episode you can enjoy in total 5 seasons with over 100 episodes !? 

Season 1 is the season that made me stay away from this franchise in my first viewing... 

Well you probably haven't been watching the show since before season 2

Season 2 had a few really good episodes I admit, but season 3 had practically no entertainment value to save its awfully written episodes. I kinda gave up after season 3, but I plan on finishing up season 4/5/6/7 at some point.

13 hours ago, PrymeStriker said:

blah blah blah

A lot of this really just ties in to "I don't watch MLP for continuity", so to cut this short, you ARE nitpicking by cutting down the episode for inconsistencies that aren't really that glaring or aren't even there. You're allowed to not like the episode and I'm allowed to think your reasoning is bad. I've noticed something critics say way too often is that something is unoriginal, you included, and I hate to burst your bubble, but ALL art is derivative of something. Even if this episode was written from a common trope, I don't see how you can say it doesn't put a unique and interesting twist on it. 

I mean, I don't expect you to agree with anything I say if you think Over a Barrel is a bad episode.

And to address your point of the plot being weak, since when did a show about colorful talking horses need to make a political statement to have good writing? It really spoke to me as someone suffering from anxiety herself, it's not like you can't write about an issue that's already been touched on by a bunch of other people and not bring anything new to the table or entertain new people.

2 hours ago, PrymeStriker said:

Jeez. That's pretty harsh toward season two, given it was a lot better than the first season. Still, different strokes for different PornHub browsers. I wouldn't have been able to get into this episode at all. Way too contrived given we're four seasons into the show and Rarity and Big Mac have never been established as musicians, not even remotely, yet all of a sudden just for this one episode they are, the infamous pitfall that Pinkie Pie is flanderized beyond belief, the stage fright concept is something straight out of a Disney Channel film, and the fact that this episode ended up having no impact on any prior nor future episodes of the show as far as story and character development makes it ultimately useless. Thankfully, the latter is something the episode wins over "Rainbow Falls", 'cause you can actually skip this episode and not miss anything.

Yeah except during seasons 2 and 3, the writers really tried making the show something it isn't. MLP isn't exactly something I watch for continuity. If I wanted a show with a plot that spanned the entire season or multiple seasons, I'd watch SVTFOE or Gravity Falls since the writers of those shows do it WAY BETTER. Each new season seems to give way to obnoxious nods to the adult fanbase and tryhard writing to boot. Filli Vanilli actually follows the season 1 formula very well and it's way more palatable than the rest of the post-season 1 episodes because of it.

And really, the only thing Big Mac is really known for as a character is his bass voice and occasional one liners, is it REALLY out of the question that he does singing as a hobby? Hell, you're wrong saying RARITY has no musical background since most episodes since the show's conception have involved the main 6 singing, there's no need for deep analysis here or anything like that, you're really just grasping and nitpicking.

this episode was genuinely the show's only saving grace after season 3

yes pinkie was annoying, but besides that it's actually one of the few episodes after season 1 ended that i enjoyed 

You're entitled to your opinion even if it is wrong

You might be a Fluttershy if you're a yellow horse with pink mane.

i think you should stay on mod queue until you read the rules and understand why you're on there in the first place

quality post right here folks

because in a show that loves to break stereotypes

All of the characters are walking tropes.

Then you haven't read the rules. 

Go read the global community rules, FAQ, and sectional rules if applicable.

I can understand why your threads were locked, I'm gonna let you figure it out by yourself.

Do you understand why they were locked?

Maybe if you'd read the rules you'd understand why your topics were locked

must be fun thinking everything is worthless

Too many alicorns.

Hey now, Call of Duty is good, it's just the community that's awful.