"Somepony stop me? Why in Equestria would I want them to do that?" |
This is filler. Now, before you get up in arms, that's not necessarily a bad thing; almost nobody wants every episode of the show to be part of some great and portentous Arc of Doom. For filler, it's pretty good, and it's certainly entertaining. Spike, who seems to be getting a good deal of attention lately, has another decent showing, Big Mac is good fun throughout and Discord is thankfully much better than in the very sub-par "What About Discord?" from his last focus episode, back near the end of Season Five.
"Dungeons and Discords" is certainly entertaining, too. I am thrilled that Confalone made the role-playing game the guys play Ogres and Oubliettes, a direct reference to the well-remembered Neigh Anything arc of the IDW comics. (Shame Shining Armor couldn't join the fun this time, but then he has so many more responsibilities these days.) It's definitely a good decision to keep the D&D references fairly light – what would it actually have added to the story to include lots of "saving throw"-style jargon? Nowt.
Pinkie seems comfortable in a world rife with devastation |
When Discord becomes tired of the way the O&O game is going – especially since the jokes all seem to be at his expense, which seems a little mean of Spike & Mac towards a reluctant newcomer – he ramps things up several notches. Here we see a few reminders of just how unpredictable and dangerous Discord once was, and indeed still can be if he puts his mind to it. Presumably he never actually intended for those arrows to hit, given the 17 die roll, but you can't be quite certain – and that's as it should be for the character.
The "jazz club" interlude is nicely done, and of course Discord's outfit is a clear reference to The Mask. A subtler shout-out, which I didn't notice until a few people pointed it out, is that one of the ponies in the club is modelled on Josephine Baker. Naturally, she has bananas for her cutie mark! I wouldn't be at all surprised if we see a slew of fanfics covering what would have happened if Spike and Big Mac had agreed to stick around there for a while; it seems a fertile setting for all sorts of adventures.
But wouldn't Negative Discord be terribly calm and ordered? |
Best quote: Big Mac: "Parsnips."
Yays
- Ogres and Oubliettes!
- Discord feels like Discord
- Excellent Fluttershy early on
- Good fun, with some nice references
- Feels somewhat out of place in this show
- A little on the fragmented side
- That "Guys' Night" dance gets old quickly
You're right, that is the best quote. :)
ReplyDeleteAnd I'm surprised the fandom hasn't been flooded with Opposite Fluttershy stuff yet. I was sure that would be the big meme from this one.
I suppose that was pretty much covered back in "The Return of Harmony". I wasn't around then, but there seem to be a lot of "YOUR FACE!" clips in older PMVs etc.
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