Philomena potential?

[ManaMinori 4,145]

I see certain people in the fandom speak up, from time to time, about wanting an episode around the Royal Sisters. And while I, too, am one of those people– although not much a fan of Sunbutt- who would like maybe a Sisterhooves Social or Family Appreciation Day episode around Sunbutt and best princess and champion pollbreaker, Luna, I have to wonder.....what about Philomena, Sunbutt's pet bird? Does anyone care about HER?

 

Sure, she got an episode (Kinda), in “A Bird in the Hoof” (it was mostly a Flutterbutt episode, let's face it), but we haven't seen her since. Does no one wonder just how long Philomena has been with Sunbutt? My own personal opinion is that Sunbutt got her- either raising her from an egg, or finding her near dragon territory, as a hatchling that fell out the nest, and was abandoned by its parents- after she banished Nightmare Moon. Perhaps taking egg/ hatchling Philomena in to try and ease her lonliness from losing her sister, and to serve as a personal reminder from the phoenix’s nature that when hours seem bleakest (as the phoenix dies), a new light of hope is sure to come (from the phoenix's rebirth), and hold to that hope for 1k years that her own sister wasn't beyond saving.

 

Or maybe Philomena was (or supposed to be) a gift and apprentice to Sunset Shimmer from Sunbutt, before she abandoned her studies, but Sunbutt kept Philomena around after Sunset Shimmer left for the human world, and cared for her as her own pet, in memory of her former apprentice. Sunset Shimmer does, later reference- and gain phoenix wings and a tail- in “My Past is Not Today”, short by Hasbro.

 

And moving on from Philomena's past to her future, do you think we'll be seeing more of her in future episodes? (along with Tiberius, Luna's pet possum?) Do you think we could find out more about Sunbutt through Philomena, herself? (since some say that owners starts to look like their pets, and vice-versa, after a time. We've seen Philomena behave playfully, like Sunbutt herself) I think a Philomena and Owlicious episode could prove to be entertaining, since it seems like Owlie doesn't have a playmate. Or maybe a Philomena and Spike episode, since we've already seen Spike with Owlicious a few times. Where Owlicious acts as sort of a conscious for Spike, perhaps Philomena could act more as a mentor, somehow; silently guiding him through what character development some people say that he needs to work on? Or Philomena and Pinkie hijinks? An episode centered around competitive sport with Rainbow Dash and Philomena (can a phoenix fly faster than Dashie?). Perhaps just a Philomena slice of life episode where we can see how Sunbutt might be, through the actions of her pet, as she interacts with each of the Mane 6 and Spike?

 

What are your thoughts on Philomena, her past, her (potential) future, and how Sunbutt might be portrayed through the pet's own actions?

Edited April 29, 2016 by Nightmare Muffin

[Kyoshi Frost Wolf 41,677]

Reading this only makes me want an origins episode even more for the princesses. We could then know how Celestia acquired Philomena and this would potentially give Philly (gonna call her that) more time to shine. I do find it really weird that we have seen her in ONE episode, considering she the is the friggin' pet of Celestia. 

 

I can't really say how Philly would portray Celestia honestly, but maybe we could see an episode where Celestia actually has a conversation with Philly, about her own loneliness at times. Celestia struggling with that at times would add more depth to her character and Philly can be the antidote for such a thing. 

[cmarston1 5,959]

If an origins episode about how she obtained Philomena after she banished Luna to the moon can finally give Celestia some much needed character development and depth, then I am all for it.

[TheSqueelyOne 157]

Anything featuring Celestia would be welcome at this point. Would love to learn how she acquired Philomena, or even just a scene of her feeding Philomena or something.

[ManaMinori 4,145]

If an origins episode about how she obtained Philomena after she banished Luna to the moon can finally give Celestia some much needed character development and depth, then I am all for it.

well, since pets are supposed to resemble their owners the more time spent with them, I just think it would be more creative to show Sunbutt through Philly. A Philly flashback to how Sunbutt got her and why tied into a SoL episode would be a nice twist.

[ManaMinori 4,145]

Anything featuring Celestia would be welcome at this point. Would love to learn how she acquired Philomena, or even just a scene of her feeding Philomena or something.

what would just a scene of the latter tell us, other than "hey, remember the pet sunbutt likely had for a couple hundred years? She's still around, and Sunbutt feeds her, herself!" Doesn't really tell us anything of real significance, would it?

[TheSqueelyOne 157]

what would just a scene of the latter tell us, other than "hey, remember the pet sunbutt likely had for a couple hundred years? She's still around, and Sunbutt feeds her, herself!" Doesn't really tell us anything of real significance, would it?

There are ways of doing it without making it just that. She could casually feed Philomena while having a conversation with somepony else, for example.

[Ziggy + Angel + Rain 11,303]

I'll take an episode where Philomena, Rainbow Dash, and Pinkie Pie go around pulling pranks on ponies.

[Sunny Fox 5,952]

I like your idea about Philomena giving Celestia hope... that should go on the Fridge Brilliance section of FiM on TVTropes...

 

Apart from Philly, what about Pee Wee? I know he got sent back to his parents, but it would have been great for Spike to have kept him as a pet.

 

Luna doesn't have a pet possum, at least not yet in the show. I'd prefer them to avoid tying the comics into the show canon, personally.

[ManaMinori 4,145]

I'll take an episode where Philomena, Rainbow Dash, and Pinkie Pie go around pulling pranks on ponies.

retreading Griffon the Brush Off ground

What would be learned, this time?

[Ziggy + Angel + Rain 11,303]

retreading Griffon the Brush Off ground

What would be learned, this time?

I don't care; I'd just like to see it.  I'm tired of the cast "learning things." xD  Rainbow and Pinkie were established as pranksters in the first season, and we've barely seen any of that since.  The return of Philomena could be an excuse to explore that some more.

[ManaMinori 4,145]

I don't care; I'd just like to see it. I'm tired of the cast "learning things." xD Rainbow and Pinkie were established as pranksters in the first season, and we've barely seen any of that since. The return of Philomena could be an excuse to explore that some more.

all of life is a learning experience. You never stop learning. Why should ponies?

It's one in the morning for me, (and I'm 3 night's sleep deprived) so you'll have to pardon. But i can't see a 22 min. Prank war being anything but Loony Tunes-esque filler, if something isn't learned in some way. We already know Philly and Her owner are pranksters.

[Whirlwind 1,059]

I remember Philomena

She was a well drawn character, the Colors representing the firey sun

It would be nice to see Philomena make an appearance sometime in season 6

[Phanact 333]

I love the idea of a Pheonix, since they're quite an amazing mythical creature, so it would be cool to see more of her.

 

 

Reading this only makes me want an origins episode even more for the princesses. We could then know how Celestia acquired Philomena and this would potentially give Philly (gonna call her that) more time to shine. I do find it really weird that we have seen her in ONE episode, considering she the is the friggin' pet of Celestia. 

 

I can't really say how Philly would portray Celestia honestly, but maybe we could see an episode where Celestia actually has a conversation with Philly, about her own loneliness at times. Celestia struggling with that at times would add more depth to her character and Philly can be the antidote for such a thing. 

 

I agree with this, it would be interesting to get more information into how Celestia and Luna came about.

[weesh 690]

I've had a philomena wallpaper (credit to ginger mint) on my desktop continuously for years.

i wholeheartedly support your suggestion for more philomena time.

 

also, my sister made me a philomena birthday cake:

 

she's my LSBFF.

Edited May 4, 2016 by weesh

[Luna 831 466]

Luna deserves more episode's.And with Trixie as her student. The early seasons showed that celstia was neglectful to luna ,and that is why she turned to nightmare moon.