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My Little Pony Season 6: To Where and Back Again Part 1
sombertempest posted a blog entry in Season 6 Finale
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic's sixth season was an upgrade from season five. From hearth's warming tales, to hordes of changelings, this season is one for all Bronies to remember. After the great Lauren Faust left us, the remaining staff did an excellent job picking up the responsibility and moving the train forward. However, this Season 6 finale stood on it’s own. As if straight from the mind of a Brony, season 6 revives a villain from years back, when the Fandom was nearing its peak (Personally, I had not become a Brony until season 3 was halfway through). This was, in my view, a fantastic viewing. However, the episode started off on a sour note with me. The beginning scene featured a disgruntled Spike, following Twilight Sparkle and Starlight Glimmer. From out of the blue, a letter gets delivered (via Derpy/ Muffins ). Good job writers, including a fan favorite background pony! The letter was addressed to Starlight. So far, everything had been pretty well executed. Suddenly, Starlight reveals that it’s a letter from the ponies in her old village inviting her to none other than… a Sunset Festival. Ugh. Yet another slew of trash containing, “What if they don’t like me?”, “What will I wear?”, blah blah blah. I was extremely disappointed in the writers. How can you possibly make the season FINALE about a festival? This resulted in immediate dissatisfaction from me, yet I continued to uncomfortably watch. Starlight has a bad dream before visiting the village (props for bringing on Princess Luna ). She then visits her village, bringing Trixie, has a terrible mental breakdown, and leaves. Boo hoo. Then, Starlight comes back to everyone acting strangely. My poor mood worsened. I assumed that everyone acted odd to teach Starlight some kind of friendship lesson. But, then things began to get interesting with her dream that night. The dream started off poorly, with Starlight’s fears coming to be of the Mane 6 chastising her. Again, boo hoo. However, my ears perked up when Princess Luna shows up again, obviously being dragged back by something. That something was revealed to be the Changlings. Hm. There may have been more to this plot than I realized. After a quick “Changeling check”, Starlight recruits Trixie. They rush over to Twilight’s castle, only to find a group of Changelings reporting to Queen Chrysalis herself. Even SPIKE had been replaced. That was just the beginning of the horrible news. Princess Celestia, Luna, Cadence, and Shining Armor were missing as well, as reported by the Mane 6’s Changeling replacements. If you remember “A Canterlot Wedding” back in Season 2, Shining Armor and Cadence’s love had expunged all the Changelings from Canterlot. This time, they had been captured! At this point in the show, I was literally bouncing in my seat with excitement. What were they going to do now???? After almost being discovered by the Changelings, Starlight and Trixie teleport out of the castle, back to Trixie’s trailer. Here, the reformed Changeling Thorax meets them and gives them the bad news. In the Crystal Empire, the Changelings had even taken Cadence and Shining Armor’s Alicorn baby, Flurry Heart! Just as hope for a being with powerful magic seemed lost, Discord appears!!! Here I give MLP writer’s enormous amounts of credit for including him, as he is a fan favorite as well. I love Discord all the way around too: in the scene, he breaks the fourth barrier, and creates his own little world of crazy just to show he is not a Changeling. Priceless! As the situation is being explained to Discord, of course he gazes on with his comical indifference. When Starlight mentions that Twilight and her friends had been taken too, here we see a change in Discord. Reflecting back to previous seasons, in every episode that Discord appears in he steals the spotlight. Whether he was evil or (kind of) good, he always had a smile or was his usual light-hearted self. Even when expressing his anger, he would always have a joke behind it. In this instance though, when Starlight clarifies that Fluttershy had been taken, Discord expresses true seriousness and anger. In that brief moment, where his eyes become slits and his voice deepens, you can feel his anger through your TV set. In that second, as funny as Discord is, I was struck by the reality that Discord is no joke. I will publish part 2 soon, if you enjoyed or hated it please comment below and tell me why! I always encourage feedback. Warmest of Breezes, Somber Tempest -
How do you feel about this clown situation?
sombertempest replied to Peppermint Larry's topic in General Discussion
This clown epidemic, it seems, is no more than a harmless prank. However, people have said that grown men in clown costumes have attempted to lure children into the forests. So all of you children who enjoy candy... please stay away from clowns! I've watched the movie "It" too many times. -
Truthfully I hadn't even started watching the show until near season 3 ending. However, I went back and honestly it's one of my favorite season 1 episodes. It's quite clever and funny seeing how things dont always go well in this happy go lucky show. Their expectations were so high; for sure, I thought, flutters will get her way! Lol, turns out her flipping out was the best scene of the season (in my opinion)
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I'm surprised that they're trying this again. With equestria girls, they were like "we're coming out with a movie!" After the bad reviews however, Hasbro seemed to retract that EG was an official movie, more like a spin-off special. Here's to hoping the movie is 1000 times and 20% better than the RF series! (Even though I enjoyed EG 2 & 3) Warmest of Breezes, ST
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Banned for being a staffer
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Which fictional character does the user above you remind you of?
sombertempest replied to Odyssey's topic in Forum Games
Sword art online, kirito? -
So far, MLP seems to be one of Hasbro's money making machines. According to Brian Goldner, President and CEO of Hasbro, in the second quarterly report MLP toy lines took a downturn. However, sales of the EQG toy line has exceeded their expectations. I don't think the upcoming movie in 2017 will have any effect on the show ending. As stated by Brian Goldner, "This leads us to next year, when on October 6, 2017, MY LITTLE PONY: THE MOVIE will hit theatres with an all-star cast and global distribution from Lionsgate. The film introduces new characters, new worlds and new play experiences for the MY LITTLE PONY fan." (http://files.shareholder.com/downloads/HAS/2749064019x0x900024/DA34F53C-1154-40F0-83A5-34E7724DC177/Hasbro_Q2_2016_Earnings_Management_Remarks_FINAL.pdf) I think this is a good sign for us though! Warmest of Breezes, ST
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TELLING MY BROTHER HOW UNWORTHY I REALLY AM
sombertempest commented on RealityPublishing's blog entry in RealityPublishing's Tales of Unfortunate Tails
Goodness, I definitely understand the feeling of that! I told my brother, and Good Lord he raised quite a stir. It toned down after a while, and after some good convincing on my part that yes I am heterosexual and no I am not brainwashed by society. I told him it recently came about that I developed a love of ponies.. even though it began back in 2013 before season 3 ended. Best of luck between you and your brother! Warmest of Breezes, ST -
S06:E17 - Dungeons & Discords
sombertempest replied to Ashen Pathfinder's topic in Season 6 Discussion
Truth be told, I'm not usually a fan of the "Dungeons and Dragons" type games. This episode put an interesting spin on it, though. My initial reaction was from Discord's point of view, like the kind of ponies you don't want to hang out with. When they mentioned guys night, I hoped maybe they would go out and "paint the town red" (as Discord so cleverly worded, simultaneously holding up a red paint bucket and brush). However, it took a downturn when I saw Spike and Big Mac sit around a table with role playing pieces and an icosahedron (20 sided dice). I enjoyed Discord's witty comments and cynicism through the episode, especially when he played the Squizard ("And Rarity will be mine! I mean Schmarity.."). Overall from 1 to 10 (10 being best), I give this episode a 6. If you disagree, I encourage your point of view! Warmest of Breezes, ST -
Not gonna lie, probably the Alien Xenomorph. It is already an intelligible creature (debatable), therefore it can be convinced by Fluttershy's powerful kindness. Not to mention her stare. Buck Testa, you were pretty much on point with your explanation. The Xenomorph does not have eyes, however I do think that it does see in a way (again debatable). If Fluttershy had the power of a Cockatrice, she would be freaking unstoppable. Warmest of Breezes, ST
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S05:E13 - Do Princesses Dream of Magic Sheep?
sombertempest replied to Jeric's topic in Season 5 Discussion
Honestly this has to be one of my favorite MLP episodes. It dives further into Princess Luna's character, which was completely underutilized in the previous seasons. It showed that although the world has moved on, Luna could not forgive herself for her past mistakes. It could be said that Luna, even though five seasons have passed now, is still going through character reformation. Which is understandable; living 1000 years on the moon left to your wicked thoughts would more than likely permanently scar you for life. Warmest of Breezes, ST -
My Favourite Mane 6 Pony: Rainbow Dash How did you find MLP Forums?: Random internet searches How you became a fan of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic: Randomly happened upon the show (I watched it so I could poke fun at my Brony friend lol). Well after watching an episode.. Two came.. Then 10... Then the first two seasons. I just came upon this forum yesterday! My username is Sombertempest, though Tempest will suffice ^^ I try my best to implement the elements of harmony into my life whenever I can. Which is why I chose Dash as favorite pony (Although it was a toss up between her and AJ), because she represents Loyalty. Honesty is a close second. Hopefully I get to know lots of ponies on here and develop incredible fan fueled friendships on here, and I look forward to seeing season 6 with the lot of you Saturday! Warmest of Breezes, ST
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THIS happens to be my absolute favorite game! I got MH4 Ultimate a few months ago, and seriously could not stop playing it. My favorite weapon is the Insect Glaive, designed from the Brachydios called the Dios Rod, upgraded to the Demolition Press. With this I usually crush the Gore Magala G level to try to get its armor. If anyone needs help or wants to help me out (I need it lol), just go to my profile and message me! Warmest of Breezes, ST
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Before diving deeper into the world of MLP and the fandom that surrounds it, I did not fully understand the Elements of Harmony. However, I became interested by the shows use of them. The Mane Six do not really flaunt their spirit of harmony at all times; for instance, Rarity does not exactly show the spirit of Generosity 24/7 (you all know what I mean). The one pony that displays their spirit at all times happens to be Fluttershy, and there is not a mean bone in her body. She defends her friends and her idealism (stealing Philomena in "A bird in the hoof"), but this does not display that she is unjust or deceptive. Her kindness shines through when everyone needs it most, and she handles situations to the best of her ability. Her timidness does get old at times (I thought she would grow out of it by now) though it does not overshadow the fact that she is the sweetest pony in Ponyville (probably Equestria). This world definitely needs Fluttershy in it, it would be such better place Warmest of Breezes, ST
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general Longest time you've ACCIDENTALLY slept in
sombertempest replied to Kyoshi Frost Wolf's topic in General Discussion
Well a little while ago when I was expected to report in to my work (military), I was supposed to leave at a certain time so I had an alarm set for an hour prior to that... Well it didn't go off but thank God I had a secondary alarm. The bad news about that: my secondary alarm was set for 5 minutes before I had to leave xD. Warmest of Breezes, ST -
Bacon mane Sunset is cute or insulting?
sombertempest replied to ManaMinori's topic in Equestria Girls
Bacon itself is pretty good. Although I never really heard of her being associated with bacon prior to the fandom grabbing hold of it, it does kind of look like it (lol). While I personally do not use any food related subjects when referring to MLP characters (except Derpy with muffins), I think it could possibly just be a cute nickname developed for Sunset Shimmer. Or an insult, if you remember back to the first Equestria Girls movie she was a villain so maybe? I don't know but Sunset is still totally my favorite character ^^ (even though my profile pic is currently Thunderlane's cutie mark, just to match with my name). Warmest of Breezes, ST -
spoiler Does it bother anyone else that Cadence and Shining Armors foal will be....
sombertempest replied to Azureth's topic in MLP:FiM Canon Discussion
I am more intrigued than perturbed, for right now anyways. In the coming seasons, I just wonder how Princess Flurry Heart will play into the grand scheme of things. How she will contribute to the primary plot surrounding the main six will be interesting indeed. Also reflecting on the episode "Baby Cakes", Twilight and Rarity instructed the Cakes to be wary of a baby unicorns magic (as it can be unstable). Taking a look at the season 6 promotional video, I can see that a baby alicorn's magic is downright catastrophic. This will certainly be an interesting entrance to season 6. Warmest of Breezes, ST
