tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301854188587462574.post4309256824614079862..comments2024-03-29T07:38:16.632+00:00Comments on Louder Yay: Episode review: S5E13: "Do Princesses Dream of Magic Sheep?"Loganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03769758118827489093noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301854188587462574.post-61121191926600204932015-11-05T15:30:16.600+00:002015-11-05T15:30:16.600+00:00The Nightmare Rarity arc isn't bad, but usuall...The Nightmare Rarity arc isn't bad, but usually the shows are better than the comics.Sailor Sednahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14654833878523093026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301854188587462574.post-3090258371786567692015-07-16T21:12:56.018+01:002015-07-16T21:12:56.018+01:00Yep, finally putting to rest "the Nightmare d...Yep, finally putting to rest "the Nightmare did it" excuse, is a great thing. It gives Luna so much more depth of character! I liked this episode a lot.iisawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11454386148259666080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301854188587462574.post-42496930600055511762015-07-16T09:18:15.970+01:002015-07-16T09:18:15.970+01:00Having now watched the episode, I don't think ...Having now watched the episode, I don't think it is all that much like the Nightmare Rarity arc, if even similar at all.<br /><br />For starters, 'The Nightmare' didn't detract from Luna's choices by its mere existence. This was the part of the NR plot that annoyed me as it undermined the power of the very concept it was based on.<br /><br />Secondly, the personality of Luna is pretty much the opposite here. In the comic she is almost paralysed with self-doubt, but in the episode she shows a great deal of agency and force of will, believing that she can fix the problem herself.<br /><br />The episode is consistent with the characterization and circumstances the show has previously espoused, whereas the comic kinda threw that out and made up something new.<br /><br />I like the episode much more, but it suffered for squashing something fairly profound into a questionably-paced 22 minute episode.InquisitorMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10209346997929773686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301854188587462574.post-24241241261624097182015-07-15T06:10:13.490+01:002015-07-15T06:10:13.490+01:00Great news! Jim replied to my tweet. I asked him:”...Great news! Jim replied to my tweet. I asked him:” Just wanted to ask that, are mlpfim show staff members allowed to read IDW mlpfim comics?” He answered:” As far as I know”. <br /><br />So show staff is allowed to read mlpfim comics if they so choose but they are not allowed to reference them in the show because like Jim tweeted sometime ago: Rest assured that the comics and show will remain separate".<br /><br />And now we know. :DHopsufinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301854188587462574.post-87138443824085438422015-07-15T02:01:17.416+01:002015-07-15T02:01:17.416+01:00I agree about the thing with the comics and show b...I agree about the thing with the comics and show being separate canons; that's how I see them.<br /><br />I thought Katie Cook wrote the Nightmare Rarity arc, but it looks like I was wrong. That arc looks good to me though (I haven't read it yet though).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301854188587462574.post-31228555927041891942015-07-15T01:52:37.316+01:002015-07-15T01:52:37.316+01:00Yeah, she seems to be so underused; she did have s...Yeah, she seems to be so underused; she did have some moments to shine in Journal of the Two Sisters though, and I did find out that she got her own chapter book, kinda like the Twilight and Pinkie Pie ones you reviewed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301854188587462574.post-53570153160955093022015-07-14T22:52:33.627+01:002015-07-14T22:52:33.627+01:00Ah, that makes more sense to me. Thank you for rep...Ah, that makes more sense to me. Thank you for replying! :)Loganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03769758118827489093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301854188587462574.post-48646502902716002122015-07-14T20:53:44.400+01:002015-07-14T20:53:44.400+01:00Actually I don't remember where I saw that. Bu...Actually I don't remember where I saw that. But now that you asked that I started to do some digging. <br /><br />In twitter Big Jim said that:" I still need to read them" in one conversation so I guess they are allowed to do that. I still have the feeling that they were not allowed to read them and read about it some where. But I am sure that Big Jim tweeted: " Rest assured that the comics and show will remain separate". Here: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LTjQxsPQzHM/VOM_W8wdmgI/AAAAAAACJzo/PS0Yr7aQuxY/s1600/Capture.PNG<br /><br />But yeah comics are basically b-cannon. if the b-cannon stories collide with the show, the show wins and this was imo the chase with this episode and with the Nightmare Rarity arc/Nightmare Moon fiendship comic.<br /><br />Sorry is this caused some confusion? I must have remembered it wrong. Have to ask this on twitter, hopefully I get an answer. :)<br />Hopsufinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301854188587462574.post-73084698578079970382015-07-14T12:15:17.418+01:002015-07-14T12:15:17.418+01:00Completely with you on the Celestia thing!Completely with you on the Celestia thing!Loganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03769758118827489093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301854188587462574.post-9773163009027591902015-07-14T12:15:01.833+01:002015-07-14T12:15:01.833+01:00If you never actually watch it, you can look forwa...If you never actually watch it, you can look forward to it forever and never have to be disappointed. That's always the problem with anticipation. :PLoganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03769758118827489093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301854188587462574.post-25620173348665673832015-07-14T12:13:47.887+01:002015-07-14T12:13:47.887+01:00show staff has said that they are forbidden by Has...<i>show staff has said that they are forbidden by Hasbro to read any IDW MLPFiM comics.</i><br /><br />That seems very strange -- can you point me at a source? I really don't see why Hasbro would forbid staff to read <i>officially licensed</i> comics like these. I know the show writers can't read fanfics, but that's totally different.Loganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03769758118827489093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301854188587462574.post-25555598674683679982015-07-14T09:13:42.644+01:002015-07-14T09:13:42.644+01:00Yeah, I was saying similar when the comic came out...Yeah, I was saying similar when the comic came out. It was like the comics took all the sad-Luna stuff and concentrated it into an overdose of infantilisation – as if they were trying to excuse Luna with one hand ("It was the nightmare!") and assassinate her character with the other ("I have no character traits except being pathetic!"). <br /><br />What a mess.InquisitorMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10209346997929773686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301854188587462574.post-33186467540586758312015-07-14T07:41:22.928+01:002015-07-14T07:41:22.928+01:00I really liked this one. Not as great as the ”Amen...I really liked this one. Not as great as the ”Amending Fences” but very enjoyable episode indeed. Also good review Logan. :)<br /><br />What I really liked about this episode is that imo this episode undid Nightmare Rarity arc and that betrayal that was Nightmare Moon fiendship is magic comic. I know some people like Nightmare Rarity arc but I really didn’t like how Heather Nuhfer has handled Luna and Nightmare Moon in the comics. The whole thing that the Nightmare Forces are the reason for the whole Nightmare Moon thing and that Nightmare Moon is separated thing from Luna just doesn’t sit with me at all. It just cheapens Luna as a character a lot. Plus in those comics there are so many plot holes and continuity errors, it hurts my head.<br /><br />As for show staff referencing comics I highly doubt that because show staff has said that they are forbidden by Hasbro to read any IDW MLPFiM comics. If I recall correctly Big Jim tweeted that the show and the comics will stay separated. Imo some people were opened to the idea that show references comics and I personally liked that idea too but after the ”The Good, The Bad, and The Ponies” and ”Root Of The Problem” fiasco I think that we are not going to see any references to the comic except the Cook and Price OC cameo. And if I recall correctly that was done as a thank you to them for launching MLPFiM comic line.<br /><br />Sorry if this sounds too negative towards comics. There are stuff that I really like in the comics but Heather Nuhfers Luna and Nightmare Moon stuff is just so bad imo.Hopsufinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301854188587462574.post-24450188650957366442015-07-13T19:36:29.695+01:002015-07-13T19:36:29.695+01:00I do agree; the concept of this episode sounds jus...I do agree; the concept of this episode sounds just like the Nightmare Rarity issue, in a good way though.<br /><br />I do wish Celestia would get her own episode though; she needs one!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301854188587462574.post-24832104063182494912015-07-13T17:51:17.170+01:002015-07-13T17:51:17.170+01:00I'm actually looking forward to getting to thi...I'm actually looking forward to getting to this one. Which is saying a lot.InquisitorMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10209346997929773686noreply@blogger.com