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  1. Here's a mini thing I did with this gal I met on youtube. I wrote the lyrics (just adapted "This Night Aria") and she sang. As you can hopefully tell, this is a song about Princess Luna becoming Nightmare Moon
  2. I updated the original post with how it would sound when sung with the words. I'm not a singer and have a very slurred way of normally talking so rather than getting more into the song and having no one know what I'm saying, I just tried to make the words clear even if it sounds a bit unemotional . Does anypony here like making Pony Music Videos? Or like singing anyways? Would be cool to make some sort of collaboration. Anyways, if you're interested then private message.
  3. Although it my be difficult to figure out what's disturbing or not due to different cultures, it's still an interesting idea. (For example, some things like metal pieces nailed to toenails, i.e. horse's horseshoes, are probably no more odd than pieces of metals placed through stabbed body parts, i.e., human's piercings or ink placed into the skin, i.e, human's tattoos) - is kinda akin to flayed human skin stretched and distorted and then posted up by skewers?... something out of Psycho Rarity's Carosel Boutique impaled ponies? how cute... It's like Vlad the Impaler. In Return of Harmony, it's no fair that the pegasi with their wings or the unicorns have horns - better remove those body parts... Imagine equalizing all limbs or appendages becuase they may give certain individuals advantages? Everyone cut down to size. Pinkie and her cloud baby From Suited for Success: "In other words, you shouldn't look a gift horse in the mouth."... Slavery is Magic
  4. - Sweetie Belle looked at the dinner menu and the courses. She really liked the main. - Applebloom: "Applejack, look! I got my cutie mark on this picture! I'm going to be an paleontologist" Applejack: "That's an ex-ray" - Spike is getting sick: "I'm a little hoarse today". Twilight, "No, you're a little dragon" - Applejack: "I'm a bit low on bits, but I do have horse cents" - (think Stare Master) Fluttershy: Twilight, why weren't you answering my calls? + Twilight: I was stoned. (These require images for the joke, so I hope it works) In Soviet Everfree Forest Why is Princess Molestia always like that? If Derpy when insane like the mane cast, what would she do? Why do they call her Princess Luna? and one last one - How does Rainbow Dash make some money? She makes change in the weather (oh yeah!... works on so many levels)
  5. This is my first fanfic of anything ever and I'm not a writer but if you like Trixie and don't mind reading a sad story then this might be worth a read. There's only as much background on Trixie that is given in the show, thus there's virtually nothing. I'm very dedicated to canon and wouldn't want to add things that aren't really there. I even added quite a few little references in the show apart from the overall retelling of Boast Busters from her point of view. My biggest assumption is that the "Great and Powerful" Trixie was all a stage persona and how she's grossly misunderstood. Anyways, if you read then please tell me what you think. A Diary of Trixie - A Boast Busters retelling I used to be a travelling performer promoting my business. Made my money during short stops in many towns. I advertised my expertise, but, I admit, like most, I embellished it. But I had to sell myself and my skill. As a performer, I need to, um, I needed to impress to make money. About one third of the ponies are unicorns and like all unicorns, I have a magical ability. But, unlike most unicorns, mine isn’t to one special talent. Well, kinda... My magical ability is in my special talent of showponyship. I entertained others with a magical performance. It’s a show: it’s my show. I kept the audience in the mood by talking about myself and my talents. Unfortunately, having a unique talent can give one an ego. Even more unfortunately, show biz can as well. Ever since I got my cutie mark a long time ago, every successful show made me feel as happy as school filly with fancy new ribbons. I know what you’re thinking: “Isn’t it strange and even sad that a unicorn with innate magical ability uses hers to put on a show of stage magic to imitate actual magic?”. I understand the irony, but it’s my cutie mark and it makes me me (I couldn’t change; I cannot change). My unicorn magic is only powerful in my talent and my talent is tricks. And it’s my trick, as a showpony, to make it appear as if I am powerful in many things. My magic ability allows me to do various magic tricks but they aren’t very powerful since I’m not a specialist in that specific talent. btw, I’m no con-artist or fraud. I think? I had no real magical ability other than showing I had actual ability. I tried to believe and pretended it was real but I always knew it wasn’t. But I could never say this to my audience because that would spoil the illusion. (An actor saying it’s all an act?) And that’s what my magic is all about: illusion… It’s tricky, I know, but hopefully somepony understands. I couldn’t do anything else (anything ‘real’) even if I tried. I’m not powerful enough in other kinds of magic to do anything practical. I guess I tried to give the impression I was a unicorn who had real and multiple talents. To emphasize the illusion, I even added flash and fireworks to my traveling wagon. Ah, my wagon. A homemade cart with foldable stage set, all my props, stage curtains, special effects, and more. I invested most of my earnings in that capital good. Invested almost all actually back in the early days when I was a starving artist who lived hoof to mouth. That wagon was my home and we went everywhere. Together we moved around, never doing the same old tricks to the same old audience. Always wanted, always needed something fresh. And besides, I kinda like traveling; it’s kinda uncomfortable being in the same place for too long. Makes me anxious. That wagon had carried me though the ups and downs. Always been there for me at my side. Always reliable. Now this might sound crazy, but it was my friend. Gave me what nopony else could give: independence, freedom, possibility, opportunity. It was everything a performer could want. It had everything. It was everything. And it was all mine (I had actually just finished the payments on it)… It had my whole life in it, it was. Anyways. I called myself “the Great and Powerful Trixie!” It was my stage persona during my performance and it gave a great effect. It was an image of myself as something great and powerful. This image also shielded my personal image as well. (Unfortunately, doesn’t look like it shielded me from failure?) I might have come off as boasting, but seriously, what could I boast about? The Great and Powerful Trixie was all an image. It was the image of everything I hoped to be but couldn’t. I knew this and I kept it in mind as needed for professional detachment, but it was hard since I had developed that persona ever since earning my cutie mark. That was my life as a show-pony. When I arrived to Ponyville, I had already drawn a crowd. A positive reaction and ponies seemed impressed by my introduction as the Great and Powerful Trixie. I wow’ed the crowed with the beginnings of a spectacular performance. I used harmless and casual hyperbole that any street performer would use. As usual, I hoped to show them the most spectacular feats of magic ever witnessed by pony eyes. I agree it was egotistical and that personality flaw of mine might have undermined my performance a little it but didn’t seem to matter too much. The audience was awe-struck with the character I was creating. I continued on. Eventually, and unfortunately, I made some claims (ursa major and being the most talented pony, etc.) I apparently shouldn’t have but, at the time, how was I to know? It was just a story. A tall-tale about an Ursa Major that was unlikely to be disproved. In retrospect, I probably should have made up something more plausible or something less specific. Oh well, doesn’t matter now…Anyways, a little embellishment isn’t a bad thing; in fact, it’s very virtuous in expressive arts such as mine. Just like my magic tricks, it’s not really real. And in the context of my show, that fanciful fabrication with all its grandeur and hyperbole was only to add to the aura of the act. It wasn’t a lie else my magic would be a lie. Everything about me would be a lie. I’m just a showpony and it was just for show. Unfortunately, there were hecklers. Well, “hecklers” may be too strong a word but it’s safe to say there was some sort of misunderstanding. Soon after my introduction I realized there were some ponies in the front row who didn’t think too much of my show. They were some distance away from the stage but they made comments loud enough for me to hear. I’m sorry they felt this way. I just wanted them to know that I wasn’t “showing-off” but rather putting on a “show”. But no, it seemed like they wondered “who does this stranger think she is?” and “lets put this show-off in her place”. But, if I could hear it then certainly other ponies in the audience could? If they continued on they would ruin the whole mood of the show that I had worked so hard to make. The audience pays to see the performer, not the fellow audience. Imagine, being upstaged by the average pony? At your own art and craft, even! It looked like the other ponies in the audience were too polite to tell them to be quiet and I’d rather not draw attention to them by telling them myself. It’s not like I haven’t had hecklers before, but they just say something and then leave. I could have ignored that distraction but I couldn’t since they might change others opinions of me and since reputation means a lot to a performer I could have lost my reputation in that town, or even elsewhere? I’m sorry, but they had to be stopped. One seemed to be a simple yet practical cowpony. Quite the opposite of showponyship. But don’t cowponies do rodeo shows? The other seemed to be some fashionable pony. I really liked her mane but she said that “Just because one has the ability to perform lots of magic does not make one better than the rest of us.” I had never made such a claim (well, not yet.) But certainly she could understand where I was coming from, hasn’t she been the centre of attention in a fashion show before? And yet another one, a tomboy Pegasus dared to say “Magic, Shmagic” and then boo’ed me!... now I know attacking my opponents is bad practice but those neighsayers could have cost me money. Also, if I had let their comments stand then I might have just proved their point? If only I could have afforded security to tell them “it’s only a show and it’s an act and either don’t take it so seriously or don’t watch” (There was also a baby dragon with a purple unicorn. As a showpony, I know appearances can be deceiving but this pony really proved that true as I would later find out) Although it was a practiced and staged performance, interacting with these neighsaying ponies might help make the show look more realistic and organic. I decided to play along with them and incorporated them into my show somewhat. It’s fun to feed off the audience but I never thought I’d do it like this. What I think happened was that they let their egos get the best of them. I know, it happened to me as well… Anyways, I was caught up in the moment as it was my show at stake and I was centre of attention. Not to mention my cutie mark, my calling, my identity, was being threatened. As everypony knows, that’s bound to cause trouble. Since showponyship was my calling, I would revert to showponyship in my time of need. Rather than them humiliate me, I would humiliate them. Only these few ponies were upset and they went out of their way to call me out. I decided to play a little game with them. It was harmless even if it was a bit dirty. I might have been too condescending or insulting but it wasn’t that bad, relatively speaking… This was my show and I challenged them to outdo me. Hopefully they would take the bait and hopefully they would ultimately look like another prop/tool in my show. My plan was this: ask them to challenge me and I’d wait till one of them accepts, then they would make the first move as I’d watch, then I’d adapt one my tricks to their particular skill and then in one simple action I’d trump their move! I would make sure I’d get the final word and hopefully I’d make it look like it too little effort. (At the time I was still the Great and Powerful Trixie and certainly she wouldn’t miss a chance to flaunt her supposed greatness?) It wouldn’t be a harsh retaliation, only a brief humiliation. I decided to humiliate them to silence them. I didn’t know if I could actually beat them but I could make them look stupid with very little effort. I’ve heard that was a common way of dealing with heckler; doesn’t justify it though. The cowpony did some lasso trick and ate an apple, thus I hogtied her up and put an apple in her mouth. A simple little trick: dirty but effective. The audience liked both our shows. The Pegasus did some flying around, thus I made her fly around again. But seriously, I cannot fly so what was I supposed to do? Btw, that pony also seemed to have an ego but I guess she can talk if she can back up her claims. Having claimed my second victory, in an antagonistic way, I zapped her. I probably shouldn’t have but she wasn’t hurt and the other ponies laughed. (I’m really proud of my cloud trick. It’s an actual cloud and lightning bolt, and not just the appearance of one). For the unicorn, I noticed her hair was really nice so I made a hair-specific taunt. Anyway, the unicorn made a dress but I couldn’t do that so I just followed up with my taunt and gave her green hair. Interesting she likes a showy dress but not my show? I guess she has a difference sense of what’s “fabulous” and what’s not. My methods were mean but it did silence quickly and effectively. The cowpony had an apple in her mouth, the Pegasus was too dizzy to talk, and the unicorn ran away. Hopefully with that I could continue on with my shows in Ponyville. They were little pranks not to be taken too seriously or objectively. I was still doing my show and I was staying in character. In a way, after all those years as a self-taught showpony, that little show was a display of my experience and ability to adapt. (It’s not as if I was a gifted child prodigy who was hoof-picked by the Princess or something? or an asocial nerd who studies and practices different magic spells all the time?) All in all, the reaction from the citizens of Ponyville was good. The crowd liked the show and my showiness and they didn’t seem to mind my one-upponyship. Besides, if it went the wrong way and if they didn’t like me I could possibly take that negative reception to my advantage? As an shock artist or insult comic? No such thing as bad publicity, right? Oh well, it was an interesting thought. Anyways, after that incident I suppose neither of us were ‘innocent’ buy, hey, no pony is perfect. Everypony involved just got caught up in the moment. Afterwards, These two fancolts who were at my show delivered me a hay smoothie. Although they were kinda cute, they were also kinda annoying. They also seemed to a bit too involved in my theatrical persona and it was my mistake to continue to humour them. That mistake would turn out to be a very big mistake. (In retrospect, I guess I was more spoiled than I thought or maybe because I just had a successful show, I too, got carried away with myself?) Maybe they were too young? Maybe they were too stupid? But I thought everypony realized it was a ‘show’ kind of magic and not a ‘strong’ kind of magic. I suppose my enthusiastic little admirers got too carried away in the illusion and the stories. It was all drama. And, I got caught up in my own drama and, unfortunately, that would turn out to be a disaster that would ruin me. Those two fancolts actually brought an Ursa Major, which would turn out to be a baby, an Ursa Minor. They actually brought one! I thought they were out of their little pony minds. I could have ran away since it’s not my town. But no - I was going to try, knowing I couldn’t do anything. I made some rather ineffectual attempts at vanquishing it. As always, I’m a show pony whose magic is all cool explosions and smoke; I’m not all that great and powerful. (I could have perhaps lied and say I was too tired but that probably wouldn’t have done any good either). I did, however, make another storm cloud - but it only slightly annoyed the Major. Being beaten at my own game, and having lost everything, all I could do is admit defeat. The Great and Powerful Trixie persona was no more. I regretfully shed my stage character and started talking honestly, like I normally do when I’m all alone. Talking in first-person. I don’t want to write about that purple pony. Outclassed in virtually every way. (I’m so lucky that purple pony didn’t take me on) btw, I’m not mad at those two fancolts who pretty much ruined everything. I guess I could be, but it doesn’t help. (Just had a random thought, maybe I might inspire them to do a magic show for a school talent show? Hmm…) All my confidence was revealed to be helplessness and my so-called talent was only a pathetic show. That’s the life of a showpony, I guess. Easy come, easy go. Anyways, I couldn’t stay there. I decided fleeing was the best thing. I would only face further ridicule with my lost persona having been shown up by another unicorn. Even though I was the primary victim of the Minor’s rage, I might have been blamed for the whole incident. Hey, the audience might even want their money back? At best, I might be able to restart somewhere else and regain another reputation? (I hope I’m as resourceful and adaptable as I used to be) I just need to be a showpony and fulfill my cutie mark else I’d go insane. With all the bravery and strength I could muster, I had one last say as the Great and Powerful Trixie. And it was true, I did have amazing, show-stopping ability. (The catch: it was my show) Ponyville. I was supposed to come, set up, entertain, earn my money, and moved along. But now, all I could do is move along. Hopefully my retreating hoofbeats covered the sounds of my whimpering and crying. No wagon: I’m homeless. No props: I have to restart. No clothes: I’m naked. No reputation: I might be jobless. I’m alone. I’m tired. I’m cold. and I’m also hungry… I really have few means of earning a living. Believe it or not, I’m a very social pony but as a travelling performer I’m perpetually lost and almost always alone. I’m the kind of pony who gives herself flowers. I was the kind of filly who would receive only one Hearts and Hooves day card, sent from myself. Even in the crowd, I’m alone. Even if I got to know somepony, would they really know me? The true me. Alas... But I got used to the loneliness of the road. At least I thought… I’m, I’m still the Great and Powerful Trixie, Right?
  6. Some of this is based on what you think are popularly "hated" or "loved" so some things may seem a bit off. Basically what character do you find yourself disagreeing with everypony. For simplicity and organization, please split your post into two duo sections 1a) Mane Six Characters many seem to LIKE that you DISLIKE or don't LIKE as much 1b) Non-Mane Six... 2a) Mane Six Characters many seem to DISLIKE that you LIKE or don't DISLIKE as much 2b) Non-Mane Six... (Episode version of this thread) - 1a) Rainbow Dash. For all of S1 I disliked her and even though I don't dislike her as much she still below some minor characters. 1b) Derpy. Oh my Celestia. What wouldn't I do to correct that animation error that started that snowball. If it wasn't for that I almost guarantee she wouldn't have been noticed. Virtually all her appeal is fan-made and now I just consider her to be famous for being famous. Mind you, if she had underp'ed eyes and was fan-named Bubbles, wouldn't be awesome? Go Sunnyvale! 2a) Rarity (although this seems to have changed due to some great episodes of hers in S2). I don't care if anypony out there says she's superficial drama queen. In fact, I love all that about her for some reasons. I liked Rarity from the very beginning and if I was to be hipster I liked Rarity before she was popular. 2b) Diamond Tiara. She's a bitch and I love it.
  7. Some of this is based on what you think are popularly "hated" or "loved" so some things may seem a bit off. Basically what episodes do you find yourself disagreeing with everypony. For simplicity and organization, please split your post into two duo sections 1a) S1 Episodes many seem to LIKE that you DISLIKE or don't LIKE as much 1b) S2 ... 2a) S1 Episodes many seem to DISLIKE that you LIKE or don't DISLIKE as much 2b) S2 ... (Character version of this thread) - 1a) Dragonshy. Frankly I found myself agreeing with Rainbow Dash most of the time (and that's something odd for me) Even if I reluctantly give Fluttershy some leeway about her being shy and scared, she was bascially the burden the entire episode... In fact, the only thing I really like is Applejack's treatment towards Fluttershy. She was a saint. 1b) Canterlot Wedding. In so many polls it's considered one of the favs. I've even seen it compared to Disney. Seriously? I don't necessarily dislike it but I certainly don't necessarily like it. It would easily be on the bottom of my list. 2a) Owl's Well that Ends Well. Although I don't like seeing Spike upset nor do I really care for the Owl, I really don't find the episode bad at all. In fact, I love Spike's melodramatic interpretations of everything and his complete ineptitude in framing the Owl. 2b) Mysterious Mare Do Well. That episode almost single-hoof'edly made me like Rainbow Dash. The fact that fame went to her head was a great character "flaw". And when she was being upstaged she became very insecure and vulnerable, and I found that to make her much more endearing. Before that episode she was just self-centered and brash; after that episode I started to like her.
  8. Since only Pegasi would could live in clouds then only Pegasi would move there... but what about if somehow a non-pegasus was born there? or a weak flying pegasus was born there? Would they just fall to ground? Sure Fluttershy may have survived but what if those butterflies weren't there?
  9. (Here I'm focusing on music but actual episodes are cool too) Anypony have some non-English versions of MLP that you like? that you dislike? Or perhaps comment on how the show is dubbed in your own language. Here's a Multilanguages channel that has various dubs of the same song in one vid. also, on the MLP song page, there are pages for international versions for individual songs in one language. - So, for anyone who knows or likes German, here are my favs 1) - the ending is especially cute. muffins! 2) sounds really good 3) it's worth watching just for the buildup of Fluttershy. She's too soft saying "Come out" but her pitiful screaming afterwards is hilarious. I burst out laughing, lol. Sorry Fluttershy, but you're too adorable when you're angry. Honorary is pretty good but the Sweetie Belle voice sounds too mature (especially speaking) She's like older than Fluttershy. Impressive pronunciation And just a terrible cover of but props to singing this hurricane of syllables."Wow, das geht rein".... Twilight more chill and deadpan than ever. Overall Anyways, after watching the German songs, it's usually hit or miss because 1) the language can become very awkward in pronunciation 2) the translation doesn't usually work nicely so it's adjusted to rhyme and keep the idea of the song 3) the voices just don't suit characters. The 'worst' ones are usually Pinkie's, I find. Here's the Grand Galloping gala song: "It's the most amazing incredible tremendous super-fun wonderful terrifically humongous party in all of Equestria!" = "das ist die unglaublichste, fantastischste, sagenhafteste, hinreißenste, sensationellste party in ganz Equestria" and "Cause it's the most galarrific superly-terrific gala ever In the whole galaxy" = "auf der wohl prächtigsten, tollsten, mächtig wundervollsten Gala unserer ganzen großen galaxie " ... yeah, quite a lot to say. Giggle at the Ghosties is even worse when it gets faster. It is, however, cute when Pinkie has to sing Laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-chen. (the fast part: und sag dem gruseligen Dummie, er soll sich verdrücken und dich in Ruhe lassen und wenn er dir weiter Angst machen will, dann kann er was erleben und allein der Gedanke daran bringt einen schon zum) Amazing to even attempt to sing it.
  10. What do you think of the theme song? When you watch an episode, do you watch/skip over the theme song? Which is your fav: normal; remastered; extended? Do you watch the end credits, and if so, what do you think of the song? - I don't usually watch the theme song but I don't dislike it - I just don't need to hear it everytime I watch an episode. I do, however, like the end credits song.
  11. Basically, do you have a little sister or brother, young cousin, or know any little girls or little boys who like the show? And what do they think about it? How is their like of the show comparable to Bronies? - To me, the only people I interact with in real life are adults and so even if they like the show it's different than how a kid likes the show (I think). I would be very interested to know what the 'target audience' thinks.
  12. (Episode version of this thread) for me, ) Mane cast ) Non-mane cast Increased in Appeal --Rainbow. When I first met her I practically hated her. She was everything that I don't really like: competitive; brash; sneaky. But during S2 when she was being turned into a joke (the egghead/reading dilemma, the cider, the MMDW) I really started to see her softer side. She's still my least fav but she's no where as low as she used to be. --Cheerilee. The first time I watched S1 I probably didn't think about her character at all and I all but forgot about her. But now, she's one of my favs and I really look forward to her scenes. Decreased in Appeal --Pinkie Pie. I loved her at the start but that only lasted during my inital introduction to MLP (and even then it was during the first few episodes). The lowest was during the 1st 3rd of S2 when there was like no singing of hers. She's also become a bit too visually cartoon'y or personally wacky for my tastes. --Octavia. The only reason I say this is because I was totally fanboy'ing over her and was elevating her pedestal way too high. She's still great but "halo" is gone.
  13. Which character's eye design do you like the most? the least? - My fav is Zecora, especially when she looks straight at you.
  14. Don't be embarrassed or ashamed at admitting you didn't notice things. As others may have noticed things you haven't, you may have noticed things they haven't. - In Bridle Gossip, the first time around, I could have sworn that there was no sound effects in the forest. After mutliple watches I eventually realized that the bushes rustled and now it's almost "deafining". I went from not knowing their existence to having it be the only thing I notice. Also, in that scene, I finally understan how Twilight's horn got joaked/joked = Rainbow touched her horn after flying through the plants. (edit: actually, after reading some replies that might not be how it happened?)
  15. Here's a list of similarities that I find: Family: good qualities of the 'working' class Family: farming Applejack: "we gotta collect them all for the pigs to eat." (Sisterhooves Social) Applejack in Applebuck season is basically "I will work harder!" Applejack: faithful and strong; represents honesty (and very loyal as well) Applejack: simple "don't use your fancy mathematics on me" Big Macintosh: smart "one pony plus hundreds o' apple trees just doesn't add up" Big Macintosh: one of the strongest, if not the strongest, pony in Ponyville but still a gentle giant Big Macintosh: Eeyup; Nnnope Big Macintosh was injured when we first met him Apple Bloom: somewhat impressionable (but that's probably because she doesn't have her cutie mark) - And here's something I wrote about Big Macintosh and Boxer a while ago: Physically Introduced as an "enormous beast" who is "as strong as any two ordinary horses" and facial features that "gave him a somewhat stupid appearance". Is this Boxer from Animal Farm or Big Macintosh? Both are very physically impressive with strong muscular bodies and at least for Big Mac his half-closed eyes give a bored, tired, or dull appearance. Intellectually Boxer is said to have "had great difficulty in thinking anything out for (himself), but having once accepted the pigs as (his) teachers, (he) absorbed everything that (he was) told, and passed it on to the other animals bysimple arguments." Personally, the ability to teach others and break down hard arguments into easy ones is very smart. Speaking of simple arguments, when Big Macintosh is talking to Applejack, he does makes fairly simple statements about tree and ponies which are even accused of being "fancy mathematics". Thus, I'm not going to say that Big Mac isn't smart, and, frankly, I wouldn't even say Boxer wasn't smart; it's a different kind of smart. Being both workhorses/ponies, both possess a practical wisdom of physical labour of working with the land in harmony with nature - a "work smarts" that can only be learned via experience. Prowess Now, after thinking about Applebuck Season, it seems pretty apparent to me that Sweet Apple Acres rests (or did rest upon) the work done by Big Macintosh. Sorry AJ, but as strong or as hardworking as you may be, Big Macintosh probably did a majority of the physical labour and, on a farm, work has got to be done when it's needed. As for strong, it takes AJ two legs to buck while Big Macintosh not only uses one leg but with a lot less effort on his part. Industry Stressing that fact that "nothing could have been achieved without Boxer, whose strength seemed equal to that of all the rest of the animals put together." I'm going to compare it to Applejack's ability of only harvesting 1/2 the apples from Sweet Apple Acres. Not taking that away from her, it is amazing but, in context, it was extremely hard on her. Even though she took time off from bucking for her friends, she was already out of it when she tried to help and thus, relatively speaking, helping her friends didn’t really account for her weariness. She just couldn't handle 1/2 the farm. Now, why was she so tired after doing 1/2 the farm? I think it’s either she doesn’t do 1/2 the farm or she doesn’t do 1/2 the farm in that amount of time. As we’ve seen Big Macintosh is insanely strong (to the point Pinkie Pie-extremes) and, given his common-sense attitude he’s probably much better at pacing himself. He’s also a lot better at estimating things, "too big for you to handle on your own" and "biting off more than you can chew is just what I'm afraid of." It's as if he is the super-stallion and he knows he's the super-stallion but doesn't really care about it in regards to being 'super', i.e., his humble soft-spoken attitude rules everything about him. Applejack, however, might have thought it a bit condescending when Big Macintosh thought it was too much for her? The point of the previous paragraph was to suggest that Big Macintosh probably does/did well over 1/2 the trees of Sweet Apple Acres and probably 3/4 of them. Like Animal farm without Boxer, Sweet Apple Acres without Big Macintosh isn't really going to work. The fate of the farm rests on their shoulders.
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