[hippoface]

Probably a writer's goof, but it would be awesome if she were 100+.

This fanfic called "The Sweetie Chronicles: Fragments" for my favorite with "On A Cross And Arrow". I've only read up to chapter 10 so far, so if something happens after that making it stupid or not appropriate to post it on the forums, don't blame me!
What happens is Sweetie Belle gets trapped traveling through different fanfics (to her they're just other dimensions), a few years in the future where she is Twilight's student. It's pretty awesome, sad and funny at once:
http://www.fimfiction.net/story/2593/1/ ... s/prologue

[kingofturves]

What are your guys' favorite songs and episodes?

Favorite song?
Oh tough one.
Since the song's are tied up with the animation and usually work well to support the episodes' story.
Choices... Choices...
Maybe Smile, Smile, Smile, definitely helps after a rough night at work.
Probably Winter Wrap as well, it's one of the first big songs and is still nice to listen to.
Quite like all of the Season 1 and 2 songs, season 3 songs have been a bit harder to stand out.

Favourite Episode?
The season 2 2-parters are both very strong in my opinion.
I love the freakout episodes. So Party of One, Lesson Zero, It's about Time , Too Many Pinkie Pies, Suited for Success.
Also quite like Sonic Rainboom, Swarm of the Century, Best Night Ever and Super Cider Squeezy 6000.

But the winner for me is probably Party of One.

I think the only episode I'm not that keen on is Feeling Pinkie Keen with it's religious overtures.


Out of all the starting episode intros which do you like the best?

Also Which single Episode do you think would be the best introduction to the show for someone who hasn't watched the show?

[dlgn]

Also Which single Episode do you think would be the best introduction to the show for someone who hasn't watched the show?

I think it would depend on the person. I got my dad to watch The Crystal Empire, but he didn't really care for it. I think it's better to show them a two-parter if they're more inclined to be judgmental, just so they can lose that, but if they're coming in open-minded, there are several episodes that could work. Any decent Pinkie episode. Winter Wrap-up. Sonic Rainboom is a good one. Maybe The Staremaster.

~dlgn

[hippoface]

What are your guys' favorite songs and episodes?

Out of all the starting episode intros which do you like the best?

Also Which single Episode do you think would be the best introduction to the show for someone who hasn't watched the show?

Starting intro? Party Of One.
Thiiiiis is your singing telegram, I hope it finds you well!


And number two depends of the age group. If you're trying to get an 8 year old to watch it, episodes like Party Of One and Lesson Zero might freak them out, and It's About Time would confuse them. But, on the other hand, if it were someone 13 or older, they'd find all of those hilarious and get them.
My best friend, who has started to watch the show, said one of the first episodes he watched was "the one where the purple one becomes a princess and their cutie mark are all messed up".
....
*facepalm*

[dlgn]

Thinking about what hippoface said, Magical Mystery Cure makes absolutely no sense whatsoever if you haven't watched a significant number of other episodes. I can't imagine watching it first o_o

Not to mention that while the first part has good songs, the actual plot is minimal, and as for the second part...well, let's just not talk about the second part.

[kingofturves]

Thinking about what hippoface said, Magical Mystery Cure makes absolutely no sense whatsoever if you haven't watched a significant number of other episodes. I can't imagine watching it first o_o

Not to mention that while the first part has good songs, the actual plot is minimal, and as for the second part...well, let's just not talk about the second part.

Too much fanfare, not enough plot exposition for the next season?

I don't mind musical episodes in cartoons they can work quite well and this one had some nice songs.
I don't mind Twilight achieving some higher rank/ status because thats what the series seemed to be working towards. It's what Lauren seemed to intend.
Although another alicorn does possibly water down Luna and Celestia's god like statuses.
(admittedly they still might be quite different from Cadence and Twilight)
Twilight's alicornination seems a bit redundant if she's already a powerful magic user.
Also for all the OCD fans out there it ruins the pretty pattern of Unicorns, Pegasi and Ponies.
I guess we'll need another Unicorn... heh Spike? Or maybe Trixie?
Should be interesting how they manage with Twilight vs. the other main cast in season 4 as Twilight will potentially be a very overpowered character in the group.
Still it's nice to see a character develop and achieve a goal. Doesn't happen with a lot of other cartoons?
The season 3 finale could've worked potentially as a series finale. (That's what it felt like) But there was a bit too much to be crammed into one episode. Too rushed.

[hippoface]

Thinking about what hippoface said, Magical Mystery Cure makes absolutely no sense whatsoever if you haven't watched a significant number of other episodes. I can't imagine watching it first o_o

Not to mention that while the first part has good songs, the actual plot is minimal, and as for the second part...well, let's just not talk about the second part.

Too much fanfare, not enough plot exposition for the next season?

I don't mind musical episodes in cartoons they can work quite well and this one had some nice songs.
I don't mind Twilight achieving some higher rank/ status because thats what the series seemed to be working towards. It's what Lauren seemed to intend.
Although another alicorn does possibly water down Luna and Celestia's god like statuses.
(admittedly they still might be quite different from Cadence and Twilight)
Twilight's alicornination seems a bit redundant if she's already a powerful magic user.
Also for all the OCD fans out there it ruins the pretty pattern of Unicorns, Pegasi and Ponies.
I guess we'll need another Unicorn... heh Spike? Or maybe Trixie?
Should be interesting how they manage with Twilight vs. the other main cast in season 4 as Twilight will potentially be a very overpowered character in the group.
Still it's nice to see a character develop and achieve a goal. Doesn't happen with a lot of other cartoons?
The season 3 finale could've worked potentially as a series finale. (That's what it felt like) But there was a bit too much to be crammed into one episode. Too rushed.

Totally agree. And honestly, one of biggest problems was that the balance was messed up. There's supposed to be 2 of each, and NW IM ENGREE

Random gifs:





Also, the last pic reminded me, when I learned that Timmy Turner was a girl and that he also played a pony, it was a serious blow to the childhood. I'm still not over it

[kingofturves]

LoL! gosh those made me laugh, just what I needed.

Season 3 has been interesting, it's the first season without Lauren Faust's influence as there was still a bit of influence over season 2.

I've enjoyed it overall and we've had some good episodes and some good comedy that made me laugh.
There's been a dramatic improvement to the animation overall, especially looking back at the first season and comparing. I think there has been some more experimentation with format and animation techniques, even trying out some cgi with those timberwolves.
There have been some more awkwardness to some of the episodes, either the episodes premise may of been weak or the execution of them was a bit... strange at times. (King Sombre meant to be a looming menace but whose face is revealed too soon)
I felt at times that the staff thought Season 3 might be the last, so they crammed all the loose ends they wanted to tie up before the series 'finished'.
But with season 4 on the way and a 26 episode season again, Huzzar!
Perhaps they panicked too quickly.
Looking forward to season 4, with hope, fear, eager anticipation and everything in between.

[dlgn]

I certainly hope season 4 is more...you know...easygoing. Not that all the episodes in season 3 are bad, but none of them were really exceptional, and Rainbow Dash's complete confidence/arrogance is starting to get to me...there are so many things they could've done with that, but didn't. Like, you know, making her more realistic by making it a cover for her insecurities, which pretty much every single fanfiction does to such great success that no one questions it.

Anyway, gripings aside, I hope that they'll have much more space for all sorts of different things in season 4, which seems relatively likely because

1. They have more episodes,
2. They probably won't have an overall goal for the season (like making Twilight a princess), and
3. They won't have King Sombra.

The only thing I'm worried about (other than them making it like season 3) is that they'll make too many episodes about petty conflict with alicorn/princess Twilight. Personally, while I feel that it's always definitely been a thing for Twilight to work towards, they should have waited until the last episode of the entire series, then spent a huge amount of time on it, rather than cramming it into the end of a normal 30-minute episode. Like, they could have waited until like season 11 or something, or whenever The Hub stops ordering it, then ended with an epic four-parter where Twilight eventually becomes Princess Twilight, probably in the beginning/middle of the fourth part. Hey, it worked with Avatar: The Last Airbender.

~dlgn

[hippoface]

Hey, it worked with Avatar: The Last Airbender.

I never finished watching that. Aang became an alicorn princess?


But besides that, totally agree with both of you. It felt way rushed. And also, they should make an episode where Rainbow shows something other than complete confidence and the occasional bragging, because she's starting to seem a bit arrogant.

Also, take this test and post your results:
http://www.bronyland.com/pony-personality-test/
I think I confused their system, I got AJ and RD with a dash of Pinkie. Soo, that means I'm lazy and a bit arrogant like Rainbow (kind of a bit true sometimes), but hard working and honest like AJ. Plus, if you add Pinkie into that mix, it makes no sense at all.