Misty Shadow

...Well, this is certainly unexpected. Even if it's just the final part of MYM's initial order that's done, a $100 toy based off of MYM being released?! 

I mean, very glad to see that we're still getting G5 merch, but still, I did NOT see that coming. 

I'm very honored to be included in this banner and I love the kind words that were said about me and everyone else! 

Interesting how a popular topic asking members if they would visit China for MLP just recently blew up, because to coincide with that, we have this news...

https://www.equestriadaily.com/2024/01/my-little-pony-make-your-mark-set-for.html

Albeit not in a Western part of the world, Make Your Mark is going to be free from its Netflix prison for the first time, granted you don't count clips Hasbro posts on YouTube. I hope it is not just "some episodes" they make available though, since MYM is a plot-heavy show where you need to watch all the episodes to know the whole story.

Hope this place helps you overcome your fear of forums! We wish you a great time on here! 

3 minutes ago, Stancet said:

My name question might seem weird but is the comic still better than Make Your Mark? I've been out of touch with the fandom for a little while and I've been learning Make Your Mark ended up being a huge disappointment.

It is 100% dependent on who you ask, the comic was also torn to shreds by certain people even back in the day. You just have to be your own best critic, especially in this day and age where it's easy to get all kinds of false impressions from people online.

No one can convince me now that Sparky isn't better than Flurry Heart. Not only did he do something that actually had a major impact on the story of Make Your Mark, unlike Flurry in Friendship is Magic, Tell Your Tale recently added more to his character too. Flurry only caused problems for the sake of comedy and crying for attention while Sparky, despite causing problems too, recently inadvertently caused one because of his relatable desire to have a sibling. Sparky's relationships and interactions with the other characters are many times more interesting too because he has bonds with them that actually develop. 

Flurry and Twilight's bond was hardly developed and built to nothing. Sparky, by contrast, has an actual story in his bonds with Misty and Hitch. He doesn't trust Misty at all initially, starts warming up to her once he sees the first signs of a change of heart in her despite still maintaining suspicion, and trusts her completely after seeing the evil in her overtaken by good. Sparky also causes Hitch to grow more mature and responsible, chooses to be with Hitch over his own kind, and even directly acknowledges Hitch as his father.  

Sparky is just Flurry Heart but with no destiny? That could've never been more wrong. 

1 hour ago, SCS said:

Thank you so much everyone for providing your OCs! We are still missing several. We want to make sure we give the opportunity to include all donor OCs in the banner.

 

@Misty Shadow, @GeneralDirection, @Brony Number 42, @Luna the Great of all the Russias, @Samurai Equine, @Captain of Fun, @Planeswalker Silky, @North Star, @Sophie, @CocoCody, @Trot Shuffle, @Iforgotmybrain, @Lleys, @Hadrien

If you're in the above list, please reply to this thread with the image of your OC you would like adapted for the banner. Otherwise let me know if you don't want your OC included or if you don't have an OC. Thank you!

Roger that! 

This is art someone did of Cloud Shroud way back. 

Oh my hoofness, this episode totally ruled! I only needed something on par with Icy Prints after its mildly disappointing follow-up and I honestly thought this one was even better than Icy Prints. Even though, of course, Sparky has to be the one causing the problem, I love how the problem involves the main characters actually battling a threat and that Hitch gets to be the one saving the day! I agree that the element poetry is already getting old, but at least it was just one pony doing it this time. With genuinely good gags thrown in the mix too, like my favorite Poseyabuse gag since the one at the end of Moon Festival, I think this is the best Hitch episode since Foal Me Once and one of the best episodes of the show! 

Just one problem though...still no Comet. 

6 hours ago, Fiendish Patty Snow said:

Don't believe what most of the critics say. You have to watch it to judge for yourself.

I second that. "Critic videos" have become more untrustworthy than ever, so much bad info that gets spread on YouTube now about almost every new show it seems, including shows that are legitimately god-awful. 

I've watched every episode of the show that's currently out. I do relate to the disappointment of heaven seemingly being bad guys for the sake of it. Adam was a pretty funny jerk character to me, but I really want there to be something more to the angels that depicts neither heaven or hell as in the right. Most everything else is good though, I love the new voice actors, the songs, and how I'm growing to like characters I wasn't that into initially more like Niffty, Sir Pentious, and even the Egg Boiz. Best episode to me was Masquerade, no contest. Poison is a killer song, loved seeing another side to Husk, and given how we all love Angel Dust, there was no way I was going to dislike what was essentially that awesome music video for Addict turned into a full-length episode. This show isn't flawless, it can use some polish, but I've not been let down by it so far. 

On 2024-01-18 at 11:30 PM, Otaku-sempai said:

See the Mane Six totally transformed.

I can not wait to see Hitch as a seapony. 

3 hours ago, Otaku-sempai said:

First, Pipp dragon-sitting Sparky becomes a hairy situation when she mixes up her mane products and Sparky grows some luscious locks.

Hmm...I wonder if this is inspired by the Tell Your Tale episode, Very Bad Hair Day. I do enjoy how this will make Sparky the first male dragon in G5 to not be bald too. 

It's alright, definitely not on par with Icy Prints though. I thought it was weird how rainbow magic just gave Misty a costume despite the costume being cool and I hope the new Mane 6 don't start reminding us what their elements are in every single episode to magically solve a problem, especially if it's just for a fruit crown. 

Also, where's Comet? 

1 hour ago, Iforgotmybrain said:

FiM being only 7.7 kind of blows my mind. Especially since Bluey is a whole ass 9.4 and I'd consider them both at least on equal footing. That said, looking around a bit they also have Puss In Boots The Last Wish at 7.8(!!), Shrek 2 at 7.3 (Really??) and My Neighbor Totoro at only an 8.1... Yeah okay I can't take IMDB ratings too seriously knowing that. I'd personally put MYM at around 7 or 8 and FiM at 9 or 9.5.

Wow.  I like Bluey enough to have watched every single episode of it, but come on. If you're going to be that generous to a surprisingly good toddler's show, why can that generosity not be shared with surprisingly good pony shows? 

I really don't care what IMDb says (they only have FiM rated at 7.7/10), but I do feel that rating is too low. Way to bolster my argument about this show being underrated because that is quite literally underrating the show. I mean, I do at least fully agree with how Missing the Mark and Roots of All Evil Part 2 are rated as the best episodes of the show, but only 8.1/10 and 7.8/10 respectively? Get out of here. 

MLP will never be done with "Shoo Be Doo!". 

I like how they're keeping up with this "X Your X" title tradition and hope that they can do something really cool involving the main characters exploring more of the world as seaponies. 

Fluttershy Leans In. Fluttershy is flawless, yay. Where's the conflict? 

Shocked that no one has said Non-Compete Clause yet, the all-time most hated episode of Friendship is Magic. 

56 minutes ago, WickedGames said:

Apparently Hasbro has been caught using A.I for foreign dubs of Tell Your Tale 

There's no proof of this right now whatsoever, only speculation. I've even heard that the Brazilian VA for Pipp was replaced with another VA. 

There's no Comet. This season is already terrible! 

Actually, with that joke out of the way, I think that this is a pretty good example of how you start a season. The animation looks more polished, they're already setting up a threat, and the new Mane 6 emphasizing who they were through poetry was cool. I also love how everyone's going nuts over the Violette Rainbow cameo while I'm just sitting here like...

...Eh, I prefer the Onyx cameo. 

11 hours ago, CastletonSnob said:

Would you call chapters 4-6 an improvement over chapters 1-3?

Yes. However, Chapters 1-3 were great, even Chapter 1 had its moments of genius. I appreciate the early chapters even more when I see what they were building up to. The foreshadowing with that end scene in Growing Pains was brilliant. 

2 hours ago, North Star said:

Dr Wolf manely hits the nail on the hoof by saying that MYM feels directionless, story-wise

A plot-focused show...directionless, story-wise...isn't that an oxymoron? 

This show was so good, I love it, I am in full support of it getting renewed/revived/followed up by another show of a similar nature. The G5 critic community is definitely exaggerating with their critiques as a whole. They're obviously, in general, faltering MLP fans who need to roast something to get views because "cringe roasting" is what the YouTube algorithm loves. Perfect example is that beatfox guy. Praising MYM didn't get him jack all views, and when he started trashing it again with his "review" of MYM Chapter 6, telling his audience what they wanted to hear even when it didn't even make any sense (Opaline is a sympathetic villain...and Secrets of Starlight is filler...is this a satire?), KA-CHING.  

Spike's return was awesome. His design is actually better than his adult G4 design to me and his characterization is spot-on.  

"You lost magic all by yourselves? I'm going back to sleep."

Yup, let's just ignore gold like this, the perfect capture of Spike's comedic wit, because cheap shots judging something based on appearance need to be taken. 

Are you prepared to look at Sunny Starscout in a completely different light?  

https://www.deviantart.com/mistybrightshadow/art/Understanding-Sunny-Starscout-MLP-Essay-1007900134

Have I got an essay for you. 

5 hours ago, Steve Piranha said:

I think this guy makes a good case on G5 hate

 

Oh yeah, Quantum knows his stuff here, I admit to getting mild inspiration for a few of my essays from this take of his in the past. He did a good job scratching the surface then and just recently, this guy did a really good job going balls deep. 

This is just the very first part too.  This guy has told me that he likes my essays. Those don't even compare to this and what he has planned for the future.