(Neigh! Winny!) Unpopular Pony Opinion Thread!
Anonymous #0C8D
@Havoc
That’s fine, but it doesn’t change that they never gave her a character and that she and Mac had little rapport with each other.
That’s fine, but it doesn’t change that they never gave her a character and that she and Mac had little rapport with each other.
Fleur de Lis 
déanaim seitreach
Even though there are many good or even great episodes after it, A Canterlot Wedding was a major breaking point for the show. Even though other aspects may still be very good, the show’s mythological aspect is destroyed here. Because this is the episode that nukes the mythological status of the alicorn princesses. It introduces a new alicorn who at least at this point completely was not a participant in the mythology, and Celestia is easily defeated by the villain of the week. After all this it makes a lot of sense for the main character to become an alicorn as well, even if that does not be a positive change.
It also marks a major shift in the depicted world-view. “Where before there was a sort of contempt and mockery of high society culture, now there is indulgence and outright celebration.”
>>381085
It also marks a major shift in the depicted world-view. “Where before there was a sort of contempt and mockery of high society culture, now there is indulgence and outright celebration.”
>>381085
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@Fleur de Lis
You can’t forget that it also introduces a big brother to the protagonist out of nowhere (though Twilight at least gives an explanation as to why she never mentioned him before then). Either way, Twilight’s parents have some serious connections. Is her mom the head of the Canterlot Intelligence Agency or something?
You can’t forget that it also introduces a big brother to the protagonist out of nowhere (though Twilight at least gives an explanation as to why she never mentioned him before then). Either way, Twilight’s parents have some serious connections. Is her mom the head of the Canterlot Intelligence Agency or something?
RavenandWritingDesk
@Fleur de Lis
Cadence and Shining are fine in concept, they need major re-working to be interesting characters and to slot Cadence into the mythos properly but their useful characters to have on hand to add dimensions to Twilight as well as have a Younger Goddess to bridge between the new diety and the old immortals.
Also, with a few extra lines of dialogue you could work Celestia takeing an L to Chrysalis, like as Goddess of the Sun I could see her being like Head Captain Yamamoto from Bleach where he rarely fights because even a little of his power causes major collateral damage. So Celestia might be able to vaporise Chrtsalis with ease on a battlefield but in the middle of a city at a crowded wedding it would have done more harm than good. Also I think Celestia starting to heat up and Cryssy chastising her for not being careful with her temper would have been a great character moment.
Either way it needs more work to iron out the holes.
For me Canterlot Wedding’s real issues is it the first time the higher ups stuck their nose into the story for the sake of product placement, which would become a running theme and open the door for more corperate dickery as time went on.
Cadence and Shining are fine in concept, they need major re-working to be interesting characters and to slot Cadence into the mythos properly but their useful characters to have on hand to add dimensions to Twilight as well as have a Younger Goddess to bridge between the new diety and the old immortals.
Also, with a few extra lines of dialogue you could work Celestia takeing an L to Chrysalis, like as Goddess of the Sun I could see her being like Head Captain Yamamoto from Bleach where he rarely fights because even a little of his power causes major collateral damage. So Celestia might be able to vaporise Chrtsalis with ease on a battlefield but in the middle of a city at a crowded wedding it would have done more harm than good. Also I think Celestia starting to heat up and Cryssy chastising her for not being careful with her temper would have been a great character moment.
Either way it needs more work to iron out the holes.
For me Canterlot Wedding’s real issues is it the first time the higher ups stuck their nose into the story for the sake of product placement, which would become a running theme and open the door for more corperate dickery as time went on.
Anonymous #6FBE
I was really hoping the pandemic might help kill Pony Life by staggering the release of the second season. Seems it’s coming back for season 2 soon… and it looks like it’s introducing furries full stop.
It might still die, depending on how it’s toy sales and ratings are doing, only having a single season for over a year now may have hurt its popularity but I don’t know. Furthermore G5’s release at the end of the year might cannibalize interest in it. Actually, now that I think about it, I wonder if it was a mistake on Hasbro’s part to have too many pony-related things out at once. That seems like a good way of creating brand confusion and fracturing viewership.
It might still die, depending on how it’s toy sales and ratings are doing, only having a single season for over a year now may have hurt its popularity but I don’t know. Furthermore G5’s release at the end of the year might cannibalize interest in it. Actually, now that I think about it, I wonder if it was a mistake on Hasbro’s part to have too many pony-related things out at once. That seems like a good way of creating brand confusion and fracturing viewership.
Fleur de Lis
déanaim seitreach
@Anonymous #6FBE
Hasn’t brand confusion and fracturing viewership been going on for a long time?
I wonder if that contributed to falling interest in MLP generally.
Hasn’t brand confusion and fracturing viewership been going on for a long time?
I wonder if that contributed to falling interest in MLP generally.
Anonymous #6FBE
@Fleur de Lis
Oof, that’s actually a good point. I hadn’t thought about it before, but now that you mention it, this is all looking eerily similar to the things Hasbro was doing to devalue the MLP brand before Friendship is Magic revitalized it.
Oof, that’s actually a good point. I hadn’t thought about it before, but now that you mention it, this is all looking eerily similar to the things Hasbro was doing to devalue the MLP brand before Friendship is Magic revitalized it.
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@Anonymous #6FBE
The fandom has been fractured ever since EqG. It’s a problem that’s gotten worse, not a new problem with Pony Life and G5.
The fandom has been fractured ever since EqG. It’s a problem that’s gotten worse, not a new problem with Pony Life and G5.
Dex Stewart 
Ecto-Phase,Activate!
@πʊßƛįϰ
So far I’ve liked Pony Life. Not sure what my thoughts on g5 will be until I see it.
So far I’ve liked Pony Life. Not sure what my thoughts on g5 will be until I see it.
Anonymous #6FBE
@πʊßƛįϰ
I was talking more about splitting the audience and casing brand confusion rather than splitting the fanbase. EqG may have split the fanbase, but it was created at a time when FiM was at its height and was a clear offshoot meant to go for a slightly different market.
I was talking more about splitting the audience and casing brand confusion rather than splitting the fanbase. EqG may have split the fanbase, but it was created at a time when FiM was at its height and was a clear offshoot meant to go for a slightly different market.
ANoobis 
Ghibelline Omnipotens
@Anonymous #6FBE
Brand confusion. Such a rabbit hole to get lost in. Just a few more knockoffs to grow their own exclusive fanbases, and we’ll collectively be demonized as ‘unpleasable man-babies’ just like the Sonic fandom.
Brand confusion. Such a rabbit hole to get lost in. Just a few more knockoffs to grow their own exclusive fanbases, and we’ll collectively be demonized as ‘unpleasable man-babies’ just like the Sonic fandom.
Anonymous #6FBE
@Havoc
You’re going to have to try and articulate that. I’ve gotten over my dislike of that ship, but it still seems like bland mixed with bland to me.
You’re going to have to try and articulate that. I’ve gotten over my dislike of that ship, but it still seems like bland mixed with bland to me.
πʊßƛįϰ
@Dex Stewart
I hear that Pony Life was a pleasant surprise to most skeptics. It has the same problem as Steven Universe in getting me to actually watch it: I dislike the art style. It’s good that they visually differentiated themselves to show that it’s a different kind of show from FiM but the style screams “90 second fan animation”, not “official MLP media”
@ANoobis
As if this wasn’t already our proud reputation.
I hear that Pony Life was a pleasant surprise to most skeptics. It has the same problem as Steven Universe in getting me to actually watch it: I dislike the art style. It’s good that they visually differentiated themselves to show that it’s a different kind of show from FiM but the style screams “90 second fan animation”, not “official MLP media”
@ANoobis
As if this wasn’t already our proud reputation.
Absol95
#PSvitaNation
I hope G6 of MLP is where the Franchise comes back at least slightly from the rut that is most of G5.
TheBridge
I know NOTHING
@πʊßƛįϰ
Neighsay would come to mind. Love him or hate him, he isn’t somepony one would naturally describe as cute.
@Dex Stewart
Do you not like the Best Gift Ever (I assume you count that as bad movie, though I see a special as something different).
Neighsay would come to mind. Love him or hate him, he isn’t somepony one would naturally describe as cute.
@Dex Stewart
Do you not like the Best Gift Ever (I assume you count that as bad movie, though I see a special as something different).