tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301854188587462574.post8655541833010315452..comments2024-03-28T00:34:40.797+00:00Comments on Louder Yay: Quick thoughts on the S7E03 and S7E04 synopsesLoganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03769758118827489093noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301854188587462574.post-53176456800276916062017-03-24T12:19:17.847+00:002017-03-24T12:19:17.847+00:00I like well-done cartoon torment as much as the ne...I like well-done cartoon torment as much as the next person - I love the Wile E. Coyote shorts, for instance - but I don't go to MLP for that, and sometimes it's too edgy and cynical to mesh well with the show's sweeter tone.<br /><br />I can't speak for Logan(berry), but I dislike "A Friend in Deed" mostly because Cranky struck me as far too sympathetic for me to enjoy watching him get the Pinkie treatment over and over. Pinkie by contrast came across as too selfish, destructive, and intrusive to really root for. Special mention must go to the "Pinkie tries to apologize" segment, which happens right after Cranky loses his cherished memories and ends with Cranky boarding up his house in utter fear. It was gimmicky and unnecessary to make that scene look as horrific as it does. And the fact that Pinkie's smiling while trying to deliver this "apology" - along with her general "my ulterior motive is to add another friend to the list" schtick - is downright repulsive to me.<br /><br />Granted, it's a bit fun at first in a "haha, Pinkie has no clue how to deal with a recluse" sense, but that more than wears out its goodwill over the course of the episode.<br /><br />TL, DR: It's a matter of taste, and I don't have the taste for that kind of thing.Impossible Numbershttp://www.fimfiction.net/user/Impossible%20Numbersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301854188587462574.post-86580182418378948152017-03-24T01:07:42.533+00:002017-03-24T01:07:42.533+00:00Why people hate Baby Cake and A Friend in Deed? I ...Why people hate Baby Cake and A Friend in Deed? I have so much fun watching those two ;3 Pinkie's cartoonish torture porns are amusing to watch and Cranky is the most tragic ass in Equestria ;) I love cartoon violence in S2, we dont see them anymore nowaday, which make me sad, because slapstick humor is what i love about western kids cartoon ;(Lambdadeltanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301854188587462574.post-4970477553329313282017-03-23T20:36:01.466+00:002017-03-23T20:36:01.466+00:00"Though if we somehow get a bit of Marble Pie...<i>"Though if we somehow get a bit of Marble Pie, that will count in the ep's favour!"</i><br /><br />Oh, Mumble Pie's all right, I guess. But she's got nothing on Limestone "Get off Holder's Boulder!" Pie. ;DImpossible Numbershttp://www.fimfiction.net/user/Impossible%20Numbersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301854188587462574.post-13189702134292870302017-03-23T20:02:49.536+00:002017-03-23T20:02:49.536+00:00I've tried to like "Baby Cakes", I r...I've tried to like "Baby Cakes", I really have, and I just can't. Most of it bores me to tears. As xjuggernaughtx pointed out a while back, the creepy segment where Pinkie can't find the foals stands out, but feels very different from the rest of the episode.<br /><br />I completely share your view of "A Friend in Deed", though. I know I'd have been pretty upset if Pinkie had treated me as she treated Cranky. She was a bit of a jerk to him, quite frankly. He asked her reasonably politely (for him) to stop messing with her stuff and she simply ignored him. If it weren't for "Smile" it would be down there with my least favourites in the show's run.<br /><br />The thing is, I <i>like</i> "Lesson Zero", and I <i>still</i> don't have much optimism for episode three. I really hope it's not an episode to be endured rather than enjoyed, but I have my doubts.<br /><br />As for Maud, I'm hoping she doesn't end up moving to Ponyville after all – though again I'm not optimistic. Though if we somehow get a bit of Marble Pie, that will count in the ep's favour!Loganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03769758118827489093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301854188587462574.post-87722712650666548182017-03-23T19:57:36.042+00:002017-03-23T19:57:36.042+00:00I enjoyed "On Your Marks" last time roun...I enjoyed "On Your Marks" last time round – I'd like to have seen Tender Taps make a proper return. But who knows? I liked more than nine episodes in S6, so we'll see.Loganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03769758118827489093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301854188587462574.post-54491408515231033292017-03-23T19:56:34.919+00:002017-03-23T19:56:34.919+00:00I think Maud's great in small doses ("You...I think Maud's great in small doses ("You're the most basic of jokes") but I'm less convinced by a full episode of her.Loganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03769758118827489093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301854188587462574.post-48951096514247979332017-03-23T19:55:31.079+00:002017-03-23T19:55:31.079+00:00I fear you may be right. I did love "Maud Pie...I fear you may be right. I did love "Maud Pie", but they can only really do that once.Loganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03769758118827489093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301854188587462574.post-30650270957294729632017-03-23T19:06:54.395+00:002017-03-23T19:06:54.395+00:00Well, I LOVE Maud, so I'm hopefully about the ...Well, I LOVE Maud, so I'm hopefully about the second one. Pinkie is Best Pony and Maud makes everything better.<br /><br />The first one? Not so much. Baby Cakes isn't my favorite episode, even with Pinkie in it. Taking her out will just make it worse. Of course, maybe they'll surprise me. That would be nice.xjuggernaughtxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286896058684660654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301854188587462574.post-22499700737345415632017-03-23T15:59:55.976+00:002017-03-23T15:59:55.976+00:00Those 2 episodes synopsis didnt interest me. 3rd a...Those 2 episodes synopsis didnt interest me. 3rd and 4th are supposed to be interesting episodes following the premiere, but it look like it isnt a case anymore (S6 only started interesting until Gauntlet of Fire). I REALLY hope the writers can prove me wrong again, Buckball and Saddle Row synopsis are uninteresting but turn out they are best episodes of season, Dungeon and Discord has good premise but turned out disappointing. <br /><br />Sadly, when i think about which episodes i can take episodes to rewatch from time to time in S6, i can only take 9 out of 26, not good at all. <br /><br />S7 MUST be better than S6 at least, that all i ask for...Lambdadeltanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301854188587462574.post-25826092894704041472017-03-23T13:23:47.974+00:002017-03-23T13:23:47.974+00:00Oh gosh no, I like "Baby Cakes". Pinkie ...Oh gosh no, I like "Baby Cakes". Pinkie wanting to be a responsible adult basically addresses most of what I disliked about her character by that point, and there is a vaguely Kafka-esque pleasure in watching her get put through the ringer despite her attempts at babysitting becoming more and more serious. Also, I'm a sucker for the sweet ending. And more Mr and Mrs Cake is fine by me, though I haven't entirely warmed to Pound and Pumpkin Cake yet. Still, it puts me in a cheerful mood.<br /><br />No, if you want a Pinkie episode I dislike, look no further than a few episodes later in that same season. "A Friend In Deed" has one spectacular song and a good new character. Then it squanders both with some deeply unsympathetic moves on Pinkie's part, notably in the second half, and one irritatingly contrived ending to sidestep any actual responsibility for her actions. It's so maddening.<br /><br />"A Flurry of Emotions" I will probably skip, though, unless I hear it's really good. Flurry combines the irritations of Pound and Pumpkin Cake with the awkwardness surrounding alicornification. And honestly, if Twilight does go all "Lesson Zero", there's no hope for this one in my book.<br /><br />As for "Rock Solid Friendship", you almost certainly know by now what I thought about "Gift of the Maud Pie", and therefore can figure out that I'm quite interested in this one.<br /><br />Although her moving to Ponyville seems a shame. Not <i>everybody</i> has to move there, after all, and it's in some ways more satisfying and interesting to go out and about in a larger social network than to bunch it all up in one place. Besides, she seems more the type to live on a rock farm, i.e. in Maud Heaven.Impossible Numbershttp://www.fimfiction.net/user/Impossible%20Numbersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301854188587462574.post-90196971430756507222017-03-23T11:41:13.558+00:002017-03-23T11:41:13.558+00:00I anticipate tedium for that Maud episode, because...I anticipate tedium for that Maud episode, because anything with her is tedious if it contains her in more than small doses.Present Perfecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16195959811544391904noreply@blogger.com