Skgoa wrote:I know its a pic, but I just had to post this here:
Posted earlier in the thread but I don't think anyone ever noticed it because it was just a link.
Yeah I wanted to post the full version myself but its just so HUGE.
Still, given the members of SD.net they should get a kick out of the sheer amount of awesome math put into that
Also, having watched the new ep a few more times... Have to say a lot of people are saying it felt "rushed" but really I don't know how you could set up everything, and still have enough time to then resolve things in part two. I doubt they want to do a Three parter at this stage.
Also.. Is it just more or did Celestia TOTALLY dodge giving a real reason for why she wanted the mane six to do this instead of her?
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Just watched the episode. Does anyone else think that Discord just made the Elements of Harmony invisible when they opened the box and the whole "Find the elements back where you began" bit means that they have to double-check the room they were in? The mention of how only Celestia can open that door makes me think that Discord waited for Celestia to open it before magiking them away instead of bypassing the security himself.
Fry: No! They did it! They blew it up! And then the apes blew up their society too. How could this happen? And then the birds took over and ruined their society. And then the cows. And then... I don't know, is that a slug, maybe? Noooo!
I have to say that Discord did a fine job of reversing personalities on the ManeSix. The only ones who almost got away were Rarity and Fluttershy, and of them all I think Fluttershy was the most trouble for Discord to warp.
He didn't even need to warp Twilight (possible can't warp magic like that, actually). Without the friendship of the other ponies, Twilight is back to being a bookworm. A leader without followers is useless.
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I do wonder, though: some of these supposedly defining character traits seem to not come up that often. Applejack never lies? Yeah, unless when she does. Rarity is generous? Unless she wants something a lot. Rainbow Dash is always loyal? Unless when she is in a race instead or just wants to take a nap.
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evilsoup wrote:You think it might cause tension amongst the mane cast? It's almost as if the villain is trying to sow discord.
I'm more referring to how they're presented in the narrative. If the others are still able to function on equal ground with AJ and Pinkie even without their horns and wings, then earth ponies really are the loser race. Their "gifts" are already fairly marginalized and vaguely defined, and now Discord's challenge seems to imply they had nothing of significance worth removing.
This is a character driven show. Pinkie and AJ have made substantial contributions before, why should it stop now?
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Crossroads Inc. wrote:Also.. Is it just more or did Celestia TOTALLY dodge giving a real reason for why she wanted the mane six to do this instead of her?
I noticed that. I also notice that when she talks about them using the elements to defeat Nightmare Moon, she only refers to them defeating a great evil. Looks like Celestia is editing Luna's part in that out of the official history.
Rossum wrote:Just watched the episode. Does anyone else think that Discord just made the Elements of Harmony invisible when they opened the box and the whole "Find the elements back where you began" bit means that they have to double-check the room they were in? The mention of how only Celestia can open that door makes me think that Discord waited for Celestia to open it before magiking them away instead of bypassing the security himself.
That was my theory. Easier to hide something then to steal it. And if you're truly a trickster, what could be more satisfying then sending someone on a search for something that was never stolen?
LadyTevar wrote:He didn't even need to warp Twilight (possible can't warp magic like that, actually). Without the friendship of the other ponies, Twilight is back to being a bookworm. A leader without followers is useless.
You need to get out less and spend more time indoors with cheesy anime.
Seriously, the whole thing is the most classic of all setups for the girl to overcome her self and reunite the others. Now she will have to prove that she is more than a book work etc. I've seen it a million times already. Not that it makes it any less brilliant.
Also, I have a different theory about where they will find the elements. Most likely, it will be where it all really began back in that creepy castle in season 1. But thats just me and a lot of wishful thinking.
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It's most likely either that they're invisible or in the Everfree forest. The latter was my initial thought, but the prior seems like it would be more in character for Discord.
I mean, he resorted to machinations and illusions to warp most of them and really didn't need to.
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Oh, did anyone else notice that in the vison applejack got of the groups splitting up that Twilight had her horn while everyone else was missing their horns and wings? So, Discord was obviously not showing the real future (since he gave them all their wings and horns back at the end of the episode) but for some reason singled out Twilight by letting her 'future self' keep her horn in the vision.
I'm guessing that Discord can't simply take away her own element of magic the way he did with the others (or that he's got something else in store for her and needs to truly break up their friendship to really get the element of magic out of way).
And yeah, Celestia should have given the group a bit more support, at the least send some guards with them to keep watch and remind them just how nasty Discord is. At least tell them that he's a trickster god who can't be trusted and he'd cheat if given the chance. Even the cat from Coraline who warned about the Other Mother was more helpful than Celestia was.
Fry: No! They did it! They blew it up! And then the apes blew up their society too. How could this happen? And then the birds took over and ruined their society. And then the cows. And then... I don't know, is that a slug, maybe? Noooo!
Rossum wrote:Oh, did anyone else notice that in the vison applejack got of the groups splitting up that Twilight had her horn while everyone else was missing their horns and wings? So, Discord was obviously not showing the real future (since he gave them all their wings and horns back at the end of the episode) but for some reason singled out Twilight by letting her 'future self' keep her horn in the vision.
I'm guessing that Discord can't simply take away her own element of magic the way he did with the others (or that he's got something else in store for her and needs to truly break up their friendship to really get the element of magic out of way).
And yeah, Celestia should have given the group a bit more support, at the least send some guards with them to keep watch and remind them just how nasty Discord is. At least tell them that he's a trickster god who can't be trusted and he'd cheat if given the chance. Even the cat from Coraline who warned about the Other Mother was more helpful than Celestia was.
The only reason Celestia doesn't solve everything with a clank of her hooves is one reason: that would be boring, and every one knows gods HATE to be bored!
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Also, it seems there will be a gap of more than a week between the next episode and the episode after.
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Also, it seems there will be a gap of more than a week between the next episode and the episode after.
It would seem that the Elements of Harmony were just made invisible, from what i can tell from the clip.
"There is no such thing as coincidence in this world - there is only inevitability"
"I consider the Laws of Thermodynamics a loose guideline at best!"
"Set Flamethrowers to... light electrocution"
It's not enough to bash in heads, you also have to bash in minds.
Tired is the Roman wielding the Aquila.
LadyTevar wrote:I have to say that Discord did a fine job of reversing personalities on the ManeSix. The only ones who almost got away were Rarity and Fluttershy, and of them all I think Fluttershy was the most trouble for Discord to warp.
He didn't even need to warp Twilight (possible can't warp magic like that, actually). Without the friendship of the other ponies, Twilight is back to being a bookworm. A leader without followers is useless.
I was quite liking Discord until Fluttershy. He cheated! All the other ponies, he tempted, and they fell - Fluttershy resisted the bait! What kind of trickster god forces people to do his bidding?
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That was definately a fun episode. I liked the pissed off "roll call" Twilight Sparkle gave:
"Necklace, necklace, necklace, necklace, and big crown thingie!"
And poor, poor Spike...
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The war continues on..." - Angela & Jeff van Dyck, We Are All One (Medieval 2: Total War)
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My favorite parts were Flutterbitch encouraging Angel, Fluttershy getting mad over the prospect of Discord winning, and of course 'I thought we agreed to never talk about that ever again'. Oh and Princess LeiaCelestia giving them their award at the end was pretty neat.
General Schatten wrote:My favorite parts were Flutterbitch encouraging Angel, Fluttershy getting mad over the prospect of Discord winning, and of course 'I thought we agreed to never talk about that ever again'. Oh and Princess LeiaCelestia giving them their award at the end was pretty neat.
For me the Crowning moment of funny was when twilight makes all the others put on there magic necessaries. Does anyone know when the next episode is out?
"There is no such thing as coincidence in this world - there is only inevitability"
"I consider the Laws of Thermodynamics a loose guideline at best!"
"Set Flamethrowers to... light electrocution"
It's not enough to bash in heads, you also have to bash in minds.
Tired is the Roman wielding the Aquila.
This is pre-WWII. You can sort of tell from the sketch style, from thee way it refers to Japan (Japan in the 1950s was still rebuilding from WWII), the spelling of Tokyo, lots of details. Nothing obvious... except that the upper right hand corner of the page reads "November 1931." --- Simon_Jester
well, Celestia did step up this time, sending the letters back to Twilight to remind her what friendship means. Nice StarWars homage at the end. I am surprised Discord didn't recognize that with the ManeSix having their wits back, they would also have their Harmony back. Honestly, a chaos being should have realized it *could* happen. True Chaos never remains stagnant, and reverting back was just one of the possibilities.
Pinkie having one last chocolate milk was giggle-worthy, especially the growl she gave afterwards.
Nitram, slightly high on cough syrup: Do you know you're beautiful?
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Nitram: You -are- beautiful. Anyone tries to tell you otherwise kill them.
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LadyTevar wrote:well, Celestia did step up this time, sending the letters back to Twilight to remind her what friendship means. Nice StarWars homage at the end. I am surprised Discord didn't recognize that with the ManeSix having their wits back, they would also have their Harmony back. Honestly, a chaos being should have realized it *could* happen. True Chaos never remains stagnant, and reverting back was just one of the possibilities.
Pinkie having one last chocolate milk was giggle-worthy, especially the growl she gave afterwards.
Indeed so, was glad to see Celestia having some sort of active roll, even if it was just sending the letters back.
Over all I was very pleased with the episode, the Humor and jokes had me rolling and cackling a few times. I think "You are the new Rainbow Dash" was one of the best jokes of the night.
That said... I did feel the resolution was a bit of a let down. After the attempted use of the EoH half way through was a dud, I thought they were setting up some other way of defeating Discord. After Twilight came back it just felt "Too Easy" when they banished him...It would have felt better if he had actually Noticed they were a team again and fought back instead of just taking it
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This is pre-WWII. You can sort of tell from the sketch style, from thee way it refers to Japan (Japan in the 1950s was still rebuilding from WWII), the spelling of Tokyo, lots of details. Nothing obvious... except that the upper right hand corner of the page reads "November 1931." --- Simon_Jester
Molyneux wrote:I was quite liking Discord until Fluttershy. He cheated! All the other ponies, he tempted, and they fell - Fluttershy resisted the bait! What kind of trickster god forces people to do his bidding?
If it helps, it took the shortest amount of time for Twilight to re-harmonize Fluttershy afterwards, compared to the others.
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And I thought I was crazy for thinking the scenes looked similar.
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