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  1. OK, this premise sounds like it could lead to a positively hilarious episode. The idea of Princess Celestia performing badly in a play just tickles me silly in all kinds of ways, so here's hoping we get a fun episode with a solid lesson while we're at it.
  2. Gooooooooooooooood morning everypony!  Much to my delight, for the first time in a few weeks I get to watch the new episode with ya'll today!  Now that my move back to Saint Joseph is fully finished, I've got all Saturday morning to kick back, relax, and watch some ponies with ya'll.  Should be great fun, especially if the new episode description is anything to go by! :D

    1. Vicke

      Vicke

      Morning

    2. Johnny1226

      Johnny1226

      Good morning batbrony 

    3. Mirage

      Mirage

      Sounds like a great day ahead!

  3. I disagree with that take concerning AJ, I really don't think this episode or the writers at large have anything against her. She's frequently depicted as being the most mature member of the group, especially when it comes to basics and practical matters, and her biggest fault is when she overthinks things or gets stuck into a routine even if the routine doesn't make sense. Here's what I said above about how she was depicted in this episode: "I don't think they were trying to critique AJ very much. Her guidelines may have been overly stringent, but I have a feeling that if she'd been chaperoning them, things probably would've gone smoother just because she knows all of those ponies so well and what kind of fun they can and shouldn't be getting up to way better than RD could. My theory is that RD was (very justifiably) worried that AJ would kick her ass if she let anything happen to them, and couple that with the fact that she really doesn't know any of these ponies much, not even Granny Smith all that well, it was really easy for her to go overboard. She needed to watch out for them, but there was a far healthier balance to be struck between chaperoning and having fun with them than she initially achieved." I'm sure RD wanted to enjoy the roller coaster, but it seemed that the beginning of the episode was mostly implying that she wanted to ride it since every other Wonderbolt had and she'd feel slightly less a part of the group if she didn't. Is that kind of petty and shallow? A little, but if anypony in the Mane 6 would worry about that kind of social acceptance, especially in the group she's been trying to get into her entire life until recently, it'd be RD. She's always trying to be the best Wonderbolt she can possibly be and has frequently proven that she's willing to take every step necessary, even little ones that might not seem all that important to most ponies, in order to do so.
  4. I don't think they were trying to critique AJ very much. Her guidelines may have been overly stringent, but I have a feeling that if she'd been chaperoning them, things probably would've gone smoother just because she knows all of those ponies so well and what kind of fun they can and shouldn't be getting up to way better than RD could. My theory is that RD was (very justifiably) worried that AJ would kick her ass if she let anything happen to them, and couple that with the fact that she really doesn't know any of these ponies much, not even Granny Smith all that well, it was really easy for her to go overboard. She needed to watch out for them, but there was a far healthier balance to be struck between chaperoning and having fun with them than she initially achieved.
  5. Not a terribly strong episode as far as the lesson goes, or rather, it was just hard to say what lesson at all they were trying to convey. Not that I'm saying the show always needs to be on the nose with their lessons or anything, this just felt like an episode where the lesson learned itself wasn't terribly important. That said, it was certainly a step up from last week's episode and was wildly entertaining to boot, especially the antics that Granny Smith and her relatives all got up to! Would've been nice to see the whole group doing a few different activities at the end of the episode, but overall this was just a fun, solid, entertaining episode for me, and I'm totally OK with the episode for what it was.
  6. Is... is one of those magicians Trixie's dad? Like, they had the EXACT same color scheme, coat and mane! Makes ya wonder if he might show up in another episode later this season. I highly doubt they'd introduce him just as a one-off character if he practices the exact same career as his daughter. The fact that he's a very successful magician makes the idea of seeing him later this season even more interesting. Maybe Trixie has some hidden insecurities about being in her father's shadow and not living up to his rep? Ooooooooooo, the possibilities are endless!
  7. Good morning everypony! Sorry I missed chatting with ya'll for last week's episode, but I promise I had VERY good reason to miss it given that I was serving as a groomsman for my sister's wedding. Anyways, glad to be back, and can't wait for this morning's episode. Sounds like it should be quite fun, though hopefully it's better written than last week's very confusing and, if I'm being honest, chockful-of-misfires episode was. Having Granny Smith as one of the main characters, much less alongside Rainbow Dash, is a very unique premise though and I'm optimistic that this should be some good fun indeed! Alright, I find it more believable that Applejack was just trying to buck with RD, because if she really thought that RD is responsible enough to handle this chaperone gig, she is giving RD WAYYYYYYYYYYY too much credit. Still, it is gratifying to see once again that, as usual, AJ is the most mature member of the Mane 6.
  8. Good morning everypony!  OK, I swear I haven't dropped off the face of the earth, and I'm soooooooooo sorry I missed the new episode yesterday.  In my defense, I had a pretty good reason.  Several, actually.  Between getting a few new jobs finalized in the past two weeks, getting an apartment situation set up with my girlfriend in a matter of days, and spending the weekend celebrating and partaking in my little sister's marriage, you could say things have been hectic for me lately, to say the least. :please:  Things will be hectic for a little while longer, though not quite as much, and Lord willing I'll have more time to give to all you fine folks.  Love you all, and can't wait to have more fun going forward!

    1. Johnny1226

      Johnny1226

      Good morning batbrony 

  9. Good afternoon, everypony!  I wish you all a blessed and Happy Easter Sunday!  Christ is risen, He is risen indeed, Alleluia! :muffins:

    1. Johnny1226

      Johnny1226

      Good afternoon batbrony

    2. That Guy with the CMB
  10. Actually I just realized something... the bad guy isn't Twilight or even racism (well not entirely)... the bad guy is basically Equestrian Common Core and school administrations inability to create any flexibility in it for the sake of a better learning experience. As the son of a teacher and coming from a teaching family, this greatly pleases and amuses me.
  11. And once again, the villain of the day is... Twilight's OCD. Yayyyyyyyyyyy, great job Twilight. Look, I know Twilight over-thinking shit is a long-established character trait, but at this point it's getting a little ridiculous that she is still bucking up major projects as much as she is because of it.
  12. OMG, Maurice LaMarche, this is not a drill, BUCKING MAURICE LAMARCHE IS IN MLP!!!!!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  13. Oh holy shit, wow, a DIRECT tie-in to the movie as the starting point for the season's events? I gotta admit, that was the last thing I was expecting, but I have to say that I like the boldness of such a move. Kudos, DHX, kudos, especially to the writers.
  14. Good morning everypony! Well, well, well another hiatus has come to an end and more MLP is upon us once again! No idea what Season 8 has in store for us, but I'm sure it will be absolutely splendid and delightful! Here's to another fun season of ponies and friendship, for everypony one and all!!!
  15. Ahhhhhhhhhh, just rewatched the S7 MLP finale in prep for the S8 premiere tomorrow!  I'm sorry I haven't been very active lately everypony; just been very busy and super-stressed with job hunting and trying to make my way closer to where my girlfriend's living at right now, but trust me, I haven't forgotten my pony family and can't wait till I can be more involved in our community again.  I love you guys so much and can't wait for a new season of pony and friendship lessons, and promise that my S7 finale/season review is still coming.  Unfortunately my premiere review for tomorrow's premiere may have to wait since my girlfriend will be up here this weekend, but we will probably be watching it together so that should be fun!  Here's to another season of pony and the magic of friendship!!! :muffins:

    1. Woohoo

      Woohoo

      Hugs incoming!

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  16. 40 MINUTES LEFT IN WORLD CUP VOTING FOR THIS ROUND EVERYPONY, TIME FOR A LAST DITCH EFFORT FOR THE GOOD DOCTOR!  WE NEED THREE VOTES TO PUSH HIM INTO FIRST PLACE YA'LL, C'MON, LET'S SEE THE FAN FAVORITE TIME-TRAVELING HORSE UPEND THE ONE-TIME VILLAIN!!!  CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW TO GET THERE AND DO YOUR PART IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY!!! :angry:

    https://mlpforums.com/topic/173986-mlpf-world-cup-wild-card-final-groups-3-4/

  17. TIME FOR A LAST DITCH EFFORT FOR THE GOOD DOCTOR! WE NEED THREE VOTES TO PUSH HIM INTO FIRST PLACE YA'LL, C'MON, LET'S SEE THE FAN FAVORITE TIME-TRAVELING HORSE UPEND THE ONE-TIME VILLAIN!!!
  18. I don't understand what's happening! Huh? How in the hay is my beloved Doctor struggling against a... whatever that Tantabus-thing is?! I don't know mom, these moo-hams have proven already that they have weird tastes. Well let's change those tastes starting now... c'mon everypo-... er, every-moo-ham, please vote for my beloved Doctor and my sweet little Dinky! They're both super awesome and talented and deserve to help save the world. Soooooooooooooooooo... pretty pleaseeeeeeeeeeee!!!! Pretty please? Really? That's what you're going with. OK fine. Vote for both of them and get them to the final teams, and I'll bake you all as many muffins as you want! Oh wow, you are taking this seriously! Well, you heard her folks, ya wanna vote for my dad and lil' sis, go right ahead, it sure would be cool getting to compete with my whole family... that is of course assuming I get through as well. Oh I'm sure you will, sweetie. Now then, VOTE DINKY AND VOTE THE DOCTOR, PART OF THE CUTEST FAMILY IN EQUESTRIA!!!!!!!!
  19. *exhale* Sorry I kinda dropped off the map over the weekend guys, I was visiting my girlfriend in St. Joe, MI and we were off looking at apartments.  Found a few we really like, now just need to get a job in the area and I can get over there in a jiffy.  Here's praying God blesses me with good news in both respects real soon! :muffins:

  20. A GIANT THANK YOU to Littleblackraencloud on this absolutely wonderful piece she made for me and my girlfriend of our OCs, Silver Lining and Topaz Blossom, for our anniversary! It was wonderful commissioning her, and I couldn't be happier with how it turned out! :wub:

    A Cute-iful Kiss [COMMISSION]

     

  21. Ahhhhhhhhhhh, that was a most satisfying meal. Anyway, now that we're back, what did I miss? Not much, just a whole city of ponies rioting. That... doesn't sound like not much. Why are you being so nonchalant about that? Oh my bad, that had nothing to do with the contest. It's Fillydelphia, knowing them they're rioting over some giant sporting event or something. A... dream-world/chaos-world Fillydelphia is rioting over a sporting event? Hey, I don't make the rules, and if we're being honest we've seen far stranger than that during our time here. Fair enough. So who won? Well we backed Sassy Saddles and Big Mac, and they did just fine, but goodness gracious does Nurse Redheart have some fans out there or what! We thought for sure Roseluck would be far more likely to get more than her. Pffffttttt, well of course she has fans, she's got that sexy nurse get-up after all. Hard to top the sexy nurse look. CLOUD! I'm just saying! So who do ya'll like today. Hmmmmmm... odd round... I know, Apple Bloom! OK I know this is hardly the first foal or colt who's been backed in this contest, but does anyone else find it kinda bucked up that we're supporting the notion of putting the fate of the world and all reality, in part, in the hooves of some kids? I don't know, seems to happen in movies and TV all the time. THAT'S NOT A VALID JUSTIFICATION!!! I'll have you know, Star, that us smaller ponies are perfectly capable of taking care of ourselves, as well as doing things you smelly big ponies can't! Like what? And that smelly remark was totally uncalled for. Well, we can sneak around in tight spaces... hide in tight spaces... and... uh... Don't hurt yourself overthinking it, that's good enough. Next, I guess Cheerilee seems like a pretty good choice out of this lot. Especially if a foal gets voted in to, they could use a responsible adult to watch after her. Now that makes far more sense. OK, last spot, who we wanna give it to. FLUFFLEPUFF!!!!!! *squee* Who? You know, Flufflepuff. *squee* No, I don't. I don't think I've ever seen a pony as fluffy as her around town. Mom, c'mon, Mrs. Cake's in that group and you've known her for years! Oh I know, but c'mon, look at her! She may be new, but she's so so so cute and fluffy and... *squee* I just wanna huggle her all day long! Would you stop squeeing. And fine, we'll float for... Flufflepuff, I guess. Man this was a weird round.
  22. Ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh... what the hay happened? I... don't honestly know. Why won't my head stop spinning? Are you idiots done? Done with what? You, Shining, and Daring have been beating the shit out of each other since your round started (and ended) over a week ago. It's been like watching a really bad shōnen anime, only a lot dumber. What exactly happened? Well first Shining insinuated that Derpy wasn't qualified to make the team on account of her eyes and that Daring shouldn't because an imaginary character shouldn't in principle be on the team and he didn't trust she'd be clutch when it mattered most. That led to Daring saying something REALLY rude about Shining's mom and Derpy slugging him while he was recovering from the shock of what Daring said. So that's why my face is numb. Then Daring made matters even worse when she suggested that Derpy shouldn't go on since she has two kids to worry about, which Derpy took as an insult as well and led her to challenging Daring to an Iron Pony competition. Huh? We didn't actually do that, did we? Oh yes you did. Horse feathers. So you guys did the usual Iron Pony events - and once Shining woke up he joined in - and that led to absolutely no solid conclusions and affected the voting in no way whatsoever. Hold on... Iron Pony competitions don't take that long. No... they do not. You guys didn't stop there. Crap. What did we do? What didn't you do? An essay-writing contest, a spelling bee, mixed martial arts, a muffin-baking contest, a muffin-eating contest, flamenco dancing, archery, skydiving, Greco-Roman wrestling, flaming-javelin tossing, go-cart racing, a very confusing beauty pageant, and for some reason a haiku contest. Oh, and let's not forget the four variations of drinking contests you threw in there. Oh, that explains the headache. Nah, that might also be from when Daring hit you across the face with a loaded book-bag. Oops. So uh... what happened? Oh you won. You and Vinyl, that is. Me, Photo Finish, Daring Do, and Shining Armor are in the Wild Card. YAY! I'm so proud of you, Star! You should really be proud that I didn't get into the idiocy you three got up to. That too... So... what else did we miss? Let's see... Mayor Mare and Rainbow Dash took the next round (Dinky was VERY upset that Pipsqueak didn't win). Lyra and Pinkie's sister, Maud, won after that, and the next day Minuette and that bipedal cat, Capper won their round. And Sunset Shimmer, Sweetie Belle, Bon Bon, and Somnambula won the last two. Oh wow, so many of our friends are getting in, that's awesome- ow, OK, don't talk so loud, head still hurts... so who're we going for today? Well... we got a bit of an awkward situation. THIS IS AN OUTRAGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The buck? Of all the ponies we had to face, OF COURSE FATE WOULD POSE US AGAINST OUR EVIL PERSONA!!!!! HOW IS THIS EVEN POSSIBLE??? A POX BE UPON YOU, OH WICKED REALM WE'VE BEEN CAST INTO! Princess Luna? What's wrong? Ah, Derpy, perfect, just the mare we were looking for. It's an outrage, I tell you, simply an outrage. What is? Also, indoor voice please, my head is killing me from... well, Celestia only knows what I drank. Whatever cruel being set these rounds up has set me up against my darkest incarnation, the fell creature known as Nightmare Moon. Oh... well that is a problem. Wow, that's bucking weird, that'd be like me competing against my Batmare persona. Yeah, or me competing against A.K. Yearling. Why would you competing against the author of your book be like that at all? Also, how the hell do you know you have an author who created you? Uh... MAGIC! Derpy, we call upon you for assistance! You have lent us much aid in the past and we would be honored and ever so grateful to get more from you now. Oh of course, princess, it'd be our pleasure. I don't know... Princess Luna may be hotter but I'm pretty sure Nightmare Moon's far kinkier. Cloud, NO! May I remind you that we are the Princess of the Night. There is no corner of the night and all that happens in it that we are not intimately familiar with. And I do mean NO corner. You make a valid point... everypony, vote for Princess Sexy-Times! I refuse to call her that, but fine. So who else should we be pulling for? Well pairing Princess Luna with Nightmare Moon is probably a really bad idea - I just get the feeling they wouldn't get along all that well - but Pinkie seems like the obvious choice. As for the Wild Card spot, I still really don't like the idea of Nightmare Moon getting on the same team as Luna, so let's see who else we got here. A whole lot of ponies I don't know, a stoner, a cherry farmer, Ponyville's vet, and, OOOO, hey princess, your pet's in here! *gasp* He is! LOYAL SUBJECTS, VOTE FOR OUR BELOVED POSSUM OF THE NIGHT, SIR TIBBLES!!!!!!!! You heard her, everypony! Vote Tiberius!!!!!!!! So we're just gonna pretend that you didn't just spend over a week doing some of the stupidest shit I've ever seen with an imaginary character and the prince of the Crystal Empire. Oh no no no no no, Star, we're not gonna pretend it didn't happen. We're just gonna repress that memory HARD. Bury it deep down, and forget it EVER HAPPENED. Now if you'll excuse me, I need to get something to eat. Right behind ya, ya crazy mailmare.
  23. Sorry I've kinda dropped off the face of the world, guys.  This week was... pretty crummy.  Long story short, contract at my job didn't get renewed, so I'm BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD on looking for work.  The job itself wasn't anything special, but I was doing something and getting nice money for it.  Now, I've got nothing, and on top of that I feel pretty bad that I'm way behind on my own reading and writing in my down time.  Just feel like I haven't contributed much of anything lately for anyone.  So yeah... things aren't great.  I'm blessed to have a very supporting family and a super loving girlfriend, but it's still hard to keep my spirits up right now, especially since I'm all by myself in Ypsilanti just bunkered down in my apartment, wondering, "What now?"  Just really hope something comes along quickly...

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    2. That Guy with the CMB

      That Guy with the CMB

      Prayers for you, pone. I'm so sorry. :c God bless.

    3. Valencia

      Valencia

      positive thoughts and hopes for a swift new employment opportunity to you my friend! :D  I know it'll come along for you! :P

    4. Adamgreen

      Adamgreen

      I hope things will be better for you soon. Stay strong, okay? :) 

  24. You wanna know what's wrong with Sony's Venom movie already?  Half of the MCU fandom seems to be under the impression that it's in the MCU, the other half is pretty sure it isn't.  Basically, NOBODY KNOWS WHAT CANON THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE IN AND SONY HASN'T EXPLAINED IT WELL AT ALL!!! :angry:

    1. Castle Bleck

      Castle Bleck

      For that matter, is Carnage finally going to make his live-action debut?

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