Regarding Rainbow Dash and the Season Finales

[heavens-champion 1,907]

Excluding Best Night Ever, Magical Mystery Cure, and To Where and Back Again, have you noticed that Rainbow Dash only has three lines in every second part of the season finales?

[MangoFoalix 25,057]

8 minutes ago, heavens-champion said:

Excluding Best Night Ever, Magical Mystery Cure, and To Where and Back Again, have you noticed that Rainbow Dash only has three lines in every second part of the season finales?

Uh... Not really. I haven't really paid attention that at all to be fair. Though, I can't exactly believe this. I would like to see proof of where she only has three lines during almost every season finale.

[heavens-champion 1,907]

7 minutes ago, TwilySparky said:

Uh... Not really. I haven't really paid attention that at all to be fair. Though, I can't exactly believe this. I would like to see proof of where she only has three lines during almost every season finale.

I meant in Canterlot Wedding Part 2, Twilight's Kingdom Part 2, Shadow Play Part 2, and School Raze Part 2.

[MangoFoalix 25,057]

1 minute ago, heavens-champion said:

I meant in Canterlot Wedding Part 2, Twilight's Kingdom Part 2, Shadow Play Part 2, and School Raze Part 2.

Might need to rewatch those then, because I don't remember her having three lines or so.

[Lord Valtasar 12,708]

so excluding half the finales, and half the episodes of those that remained..  it sound something pretty specific, and i'm sure if similar filters(not the exact same necesarily) are applied to other characters there would be similar results, the thing is, the story drives the characters and not statistics, while it can be helpfull to balance some things, we'd end up with unnecesary lines eating time from other, more importand ones if statistics ruled

[Midnight Solace 5,134]

So I've looked up the transcripts, and RD has:

4 (3 if you exclude the one where the Mane 6 all call Rarity.) lines in Canterlot Wedding Part 2

4 lines in Twilight's Kingdom Part 2

8 lines in Shadow Play Part 2

3 lines in School Raze Part 2

 Your welcome.

Edited October 25, 2018 by Midnight Solace

[DonMaguz 1,023]

4 hours ago, Midnight Solace said:

 Your welcome.

 

Regarding OP's topic, I think it is a curious statistical fact, but needs more context for it to grab more attention. 

How about the premieres? How about the rest of the RM5? We know Twilight's the star, but is there a big gap between the RM5's lines on premieres and finales?

Edited October 25, 2018 by DonMaguz
Specifying the referenced quote and entry.

[ShadowPhoenix 153]

I think the best course correction for this discrepancy is, instead of letting Twilight Sparkle or Starlight Glimmer be the driving force and land the finishing blow on whoever villain in the season finale, use one of, I don’t know, the other five main characters and let them save the day for once. As much as I loved Starlight and her gang of four of Thorax, Trixie, Discord and herself wandering into the Changeling hive and Twilight’s epic fight with Tirek, their mutual convincing of Stygian and re-powering of the Crystal Heart with Celestia and Luna, let Rainbow, Applejack, Pinkie, Fluttershy or Rarity have the limelight. No one needs to step aside, just let someone else be at the forefront for one of the finale. School Raze was refreshing in this regard.

[Midnight Solace 5,134]

2 hours ago, DonMaguz said:

 

A curious statistical fact, but needs more context for it to grab more attention. 

How about the premieres? How about the rest of the RM5? We know Twilight's the star, but is there a big gap between the RM5's lines on premieres and finales?

I was only stating how much times Dash spoke. You can see the transcripts for yourself on the MLP wiki.

Edited October 25, 2018 by Midnight Solace

[DonMaguz 1,023]

2 hours ago, Midnight Solace said:

I was only stating how much times Dash spoke. You can see the transcripts for yourself on the MLP wiki.

Ohh no,  sorry... I must have specified my entry and will edit it now... 

My reference to your quote was the usual Twilight joke about her being such a perfectionist in redaction, example:

 

The rest of my entry was directed to the OP.

The info you shared about Dash is 100% relevant to the topic, sorry about the misunderstanding. 

Edited October 25, 2018 by DonMaguz

[Megas 28,124]

Canterlot Wedding is the only finale I feel where this might be an issue. Pinkie planned the party, AJ planned the cake/food, Fluttershy prepared the choir, and Rarity was set to make the dress, while RD they wanted to make a Sonic Rainboom. The rest of the girls felt like they had essential roles for wedding plan while RD felt like they were struggling to find a reason for her to show up. Hell her expression of the announcement at the beginning(before they said they wanted her to do the Rainboom) pretty much tells you she's not a wedding person. They probably could have gotten away with her saying she wasn't interested and have her show up in the end when the Fire Nation Changelings invaded