tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301854188587462574.post5565931286001147859..comments2024-03-29T07:38:16.632+00:00Comments on Louder Yay: Episode review: "Filli Vanilli" (S4E14)Loganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03769758118827489093noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301854188587462574.post-69713527739549946632014-02-24T17:08:00.114+00:002014-02-24T17:08:00.114+00:00Yes, mine too! Maybe even my top three. :)Yes, mine too! Maybe even my top three. :)Loganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03769758118827489093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301854188587462574.post-40287827977385512812014-02-24T10:35:56.259+00:002014-02-24T10:35:56.259+00:00This episode ranks in my top 5 of Pony episodes. This episode ranks in my top 5 of Pony episodes. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301854188587462574.post-53787951144761267482014-02-17T02:43:43.044+00:002014-02-17T02:43:43.044+00:00Oh, forgot something too... Zipporwhill's VA w...Oh, forgot something too... Zipporwhill's VA was none other than Tabitha St Germain! Is there anything this woman can't do?Loganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03769758118827489093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301854188587462574.post-31463168693162199502014-02-17T02:10:47.073+00:002014-02-17T02:10:47.073+00:00And I can't add much to that! Reading some oth...And <i>I</i> can't add much to <i>that</i>! Reading some other reviews of this episode, though, it's interesting that <i>most</i> Fluttershy-type people absolutely loved it, and that <i>most</i> of the people who didn't were the more extrovert, Rainbow-type people. Being able to empathise with Fluttershy really helps a lot with this ep, I think.Loganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03769758118827489093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301854188587462574.post-66729964367552906012014-02-17T02:05:51.764+00:002014-02-17T02:05:51.764+00:00You're certainly not the only person to be won...You're certainly not the only person to be wondering about that! Nobody seems to know the answer, though. Maybe he was based on a show staffer?Loganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03769758118827489093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301854188587462574.post-49636949774219165842014-02-16T21:58:20.144+00:002014-02-16T21:58:20.144+00:00Ah, forgot something. I also meant to say that I w...Ah, forgot something. I also meant to say that I wondered if Zipporwhill's father was based on someone. I can't even begin to guess who he might have been based on, but there was just something about him that seemed to suggest he was meant to look like somebody in RL. (They'd gone to a lot of effort to get that facial hair, the actual hair and the glasses in a particular style.)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15825456972207959200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301854188587462574.post-40262458889910209512014-02-16T21:55:59.768+00:002014-02-16T21:55:59.768+00:00I mentioned that "Pinkie Pride" had beco...I mentioned that "Pinkie Pride" had become my favourite episode of S4 at the time I watched it, in my comment for your review, but as I said there, as soon as I'd seen *this* episode, it immediately nudged that one out the way and into second place. I can't think of anything much to really add to your review, because it pretty much summed it up perfectly. Lots of humour, some really good music (I especially liked the first main performance of the Ponytones song - the version where Fluttershy first joined in replacing Big Mac) and some emotional moments. (That one particular moment, which reminded me more than a bit of the infamous "surrounded by eyes" moment, was very chilling.)<br /><br />With the exception of the Pinkie Problem(tm) that you mentioned, it was pretty much the perfect episode. Even as a Pinkie fan, I was very unimpressed by the way she was portrayed here, and it just didn't seem likely *or* necessary at all. I think I'll just have to assume she had been replaced by aliens and the real Pinkie was in another dimension at the time....<br /><br />Another reason I loved this episode so much was because of parallels, which meant I could empathise with Fluttershy totally. I would love love love (sorry Cadance) to be able to perform my own songs live, with a really good light show and surrounded by synths. It's one of those dreams that I'd love to do, but I know realistically that I just can't do it. (I can't play keyboards all that well anyway, but the thought of being on a stage is terrifying.) As much as I'd like to have the chance, I just can't face it, and that's why I can fully understand what Fluttershy was feeling. And why I thought the ending was especially well written. There was no quick fix - just "baby steps" which was far better than just "that's it, I'm cured of all my stage fright problems!"<br /><br />So yes, this was an absolute cracker of an episode! Now excuse me, I have to have a few words with Pinkie....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15825456972207959200noreply@blogger.com