Silent episode

[tripfly 264]

Do you think they could pull one off? 

No sound at all, just music to help set the mood of the situation

[Pastel 7,627]

I'm not sure, 22 minutes without any talk or sound can be boring.

[tripfly 264]

I'm not sure, 22 minutes without any talk or sound can be boring.

I've seen other shows pull it off but even then it wasn't the full 22 minutes just most of it

and I dunno, a life of kinda of episode would work with this motif 

[~SadisticFluttershy~ 779]

that's a terrible idea.. sure they may be able to pull that off.. but that'll hurt the shows reputation.

 

I agree with @Blobulle that it'll be insanely boring. I wouldn't watch even a minute of it.

[Vertigo_95 572]

I don't see why they wouldn't be able to. It makes me think of one Adventure Time episode where Finn and Jake decided to do that.

[Tabe 216]

With only music, pretty boring

With sound effects and music but no talking, could be interesting.

 

Maybe a episode where you have one storyteller to tell the story, and no voices for the characters?

[crazitaco 596]

I think they could pull it off at least with sound effects or music. But I really see no purpose in it. Not like it would be the first show to do that.

[Mywas 687]

Didm't you see how many people were Complaining that Sombra wasn't a massive ham galore?

[Megas 27,087]

I remember that originally planned to have one starring Big Mac. 

 

I still want it

[M'aiq the Liar 5,804]

If they go full blown old timey with it then yea. But they need the dialog cards and the piano track.

[Frith is Magick 1,471]

I don't think an episode of MLP could pull it off. It works in some situations to set the mood, and it may be possible to have a short scene without words, but I feel like it would be a challenge to the story and not really compatible with the show's atmosphere.

[BrawnyBold 11]

I'm not quite sure. Maybe? :L

[Dattebayo 2,850]

I definitely would.

If Ren and Stimpy and Kids Next Door could, FIM definitely can.

Have some faith in the music department, fellas.

Edited April 17, 2014 by Dattebayo

[FlitterFlutter 1,569]

I think it could be cool but only if they do it right. What i mean by that is if they get some great music in the background and just make it crazy like a parody of an old 1600's movie.

[Teller 360]

I could imagine Discord casting a spell that makes everypony mute.

 

Then the Mane Six have to try to nonverbally communicate and figure out a solution. Hilarity would then ensue. Bonus points of Discord was the only one who could talk.

 

"What was that? Could you try speaking up?"

Edited April 18, 2014 by Teller

[Denim&Venöm 16,594]

I say go for it. Cram it full of music and sound effects and make it a little more action driven than usual. I don't see why i couldn't work.

[Wind Chaser 4,767]

It would be a great showing for the talents of the animators, composers, and SFX people to have that kind of episode where their work could be put on display without being completely or partly overshadowed by the writers and the VAs, but I doubt that it can be done in 22 minutes. It would be best left for a short no longer than 7 minutes.

 

"Music to My Ears" was a great example of what this crew can do if given such a situation.

[NavelColt 22,876]

No sound? Eh, maybe. I think it'd be far cooler to have an episode with minimal to no talking, but focus on the sound effects and maybe some music. Shows like Samurai Jack did that all the time, and they pulled it off masterfully. It may be a bit more difficult to find an episode plot where it would not only work, but exceptionally blow people away, but DHX's staff have always been creative.

[BastementSparkle 20,312]

Samurai Jack did it, and that episode was fantastic. This show is different though, I'm not sure how well it would work for Mlp.

[Nameless Knight 1,001]

I'm not sure, 22 minutes without any talk or sound can be boring.

Spongebob did it and it wasn't boring

they could do a hub short that they can show during the episode

Edited April 19, 2014 by Times S. Hay

[ShadOBabe 18,984]

 

 

Didm't you see how many people were Complaining that Sombra wasn't a massive ham galore?

 

I don't think it was about him not talking.

It was about him having no personality. Just "grr" and "evulz".

If they did a completely silent episode, it would have the characters we already are familiar with. And silent expressions and body language can get across a lot of emotions and thoughts.

[Something Floaty 1,333]

They could make it a Spike episode, that way they could get the season's Spike episode out of the way without me having to hear his stupid voice. 

[Rainboom Dash 1,055]

I think it would work if it was 5 or 10 minutes. Don't think it'd work for 22 minutes.