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Posts posted by Northern Lights
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At the risk of hyperbole, it was close to a perfect episode (a song would have put it over the top)
The story was based on already established character traits of Twilight, as shown most profoundly in Bird in the Hoof, Meghan McCarthy is EXCELLENT at crazy in a funny way (Party of One) and I honestly didn't expect Twilight to become laugh out loud funny by the third act, but she kept upping the ante here. Notable in that it's crazy in a different way with similar but different visual cues to the Pinkie Pie meltdown, which I appreciate. I also suspect this is why Pinkie wasn't included very heavily in this episode, as Meghan also seems to love to write a zany, crazy Pinkie ("For-EVER!") and probably didn't want to take away from Twilight's zaniness.
The gags were pretty good (not superb, but still good) and surprised me a few times, but what I liked the most was the double lesson. Far too often I've felt they've done their Aesop at the expense of another lesson they also should have acknowledged, but the fact they managed to include BOTH blew me away.
I was saying to Twitter today I'm so nuts I'm starting to track writters to predict what they'll do plotwise in future episodes. Obsessed? Me? Neverrr
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Don't stop us now!
Happy 1 year MLP FiM -
Now, I will proceed to confuse everyone so they leave the thread:
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I'm going to see the plaaaaay! Any other Toronto bronies I'm sure will too.. the tickets are expensive though
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Updated and modified with a cutiemark story and modified cutie mark to emphasize her unique powers more specifically. She's also had her story more clearly linked to her adult interests. Hope this makes for a good finalized pony!
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Yes, several pony icons. I made the ones for mIRC, Malbyte, Winamp & AVG myself. Been planning to ponify all my desktop icons but got sidetracked....
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How is Sarah McLaughlin ever something to be guilty about..? She's awesome
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Fixed the typing mistake. Have to think about the power, though I'm not sure why certain abilities can't run in families?
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Changed the age... thanks
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Extraterrestrial origin of course!
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I wouldn't, because what if this happens:
The humanity!
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Dubstep. Basically all my friends think it's the stupidest music ever. but I wub the wubwub wuuuuuuub
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Depends what size/type of file. Image?
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I'm getting my Rainbow Dash costume together as we speak... even plan on dying my hair!
Anyone else doing a pony themed outfit for their hallowe'en costume this year?
(I'll probably also do a pony-themed pumpkin but that's another story)
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When I was at FanExpo I didn't see any pony cosplay (sadly) but I did see a METRIC TONNE of pony art in the artist alley. A lot of artists had a least one pony themed item in their portfolio to buy, and I ended up getting a couple of sets of pony and humanized pony buttons (also got humanized colt buttons, which is like double fan derived)!
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It's in your head now!
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I wasn't so much sore as going totally ADHD and not able to focus on all the shiny.
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I came in via /co/ in January. Rather I heard that ponies were taking over /co/, and though I'm not a 4channer I was curious so I tried it. I was like GASP! The fan arts there totally sold me on the series!!
I think my favorite fan-made content is still the art, and it changes every week. Currently it's this piece:
I feel bad it took as long as it did, but I was SO hating on the new style ponies, they looked so BIZZARE, like Bratz at first. Then I saw them animated and that was IT. I watched an episode every night on the way home from work on my smart phone
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I really enjoyed it. The complaints are all valid of course, but I felt the emotion was touching and as noted before, the end with the pan and sunrise was impressive and strong. I'd be curious to see what this would be like if it got remade in the future after the people making it have more practice.
Now, the SINGING at the end
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Name: Northern Lights
Sex: Female
Age: Young Mare
Species: Unicorn
Pelt Color: Navy Blue
Mane/Tail/Markings Color & Style: Shaggy, unkempt white mane and tail, with a zig-zag stripe the hue of the Aurora
Eye Color: Grey with a slight hint of ice blue
Cutie Mark: Six pointed white snowflake, outlined in pale blue, over an aurora
Physique: Slightly skinny and gangly, with an upturned 'snub' snout that is pretty uncommon on mares.
Origin: Solstice Heights, but she works outside the Everfree Forest now due to her scientific interest in the way "natural" weather, and to a lesser extent, "wild" animals work.
Roleplay Type: Equestria Mane RP
Occupation: Northern Lights is a research pony! She's currently studying meteorology of the natural world, rather than pegasi driven weather.
Motivation: Her cutie mark relates to her natural ability to make the glow of the aurora appear, but also reflects her passion towards watching the sky. Since she was a foal, she's been fascinated with the natural world outside the care of ponies, that of wild animals, self-growing plants and natural weather.
Character Summary:
Northern Lights is, as previously stated, crazy about the way nature works when ponies aren't involved. When she was little and learned how to make the sparkling lights (and snowflakes) that represent her special magic, she always wondered about what made those things happen outside the confines of Equestria.
Her personality, though, could not be any less naturally studious. Much to the annoyance of her more serious younger sister, Northern never had to work hard in school, and tended to be a bit of a class clown. To this day she enjoys making jokes and being playful, even when involved in her work. She's a rough and tumble silly mare, which suits her rambling in the woods just fine.
She comes from a small but close family from the foothills of Solstice Heights, with her parents, Aurora and Polaris, and her younger sister, Southern Lights. Her mom named the girls Borealis and Australis when they were born, but found the foals had trouble with the names and changed them for a more modern language translation after a few years. Northern just goes by the first half of her name at home because of this. Her family all has the same basic skill of creating aurora lights, but her and her sister each have unique aspects to this power, which they discovered together:
When they were both foals, Northern was very adventuresome, and used to take her sister rambling with her. One wintery day, the little blue filly found she could make the snowflakes dance about with her unicorn magic. Eager to stretch and test her powers, she accidentally caused a small blizzard, causing her and her sister to become thoroughly lost. Fortunately, her sister found she could create strong, piercing, and above all, controlled lights, and the pegasi coming to clear away the unusual weather were able to find the two foals before they froze. Since then, she's been curious about wild strong weather and what causes it, though she cautiously uses her own arctic abilities strictly for frost and snowballs and small scale wintery fun now.
She currently has a pet hedgehog called Ipsum (her sister has an albino ferret called Lorum, and they chose the names to match), who follows her nearly everywhere, even on her trips to the dangerous Everfree forest. Ipsum, being a 'wild' hedgehog, made her curious about wild animals as well as wild weather, though he's so tame now it would be hard to believe he was ever from the Everfree forest.
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WE NEED TO GO DERPER
Muuuuuffins
You recognize me? How rare! I wonder where from?
From knowing you for years... Replace the pony with a skunk of similar hue
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I think I mentioned I wasn't sure where I heard of this place from?
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*ahem*
Sorry.
So, um, hey. I feel like I've heard of Canterlot before, the forums I mean, but not sure from whom? I recognize Skye and a few bronies here.
I'm re-integrating into the herd now that season 2 has started. I'm an art friend, have written one piece of fic, and trying to write others, but given how busy the fic-field is I thought RP might be fun?
I joined the herd the first week of January, I was an old-school pony fan and didn't like the new designs and now.. well, damn..
Ponies! Ponies everywhere!
So, yah, 26 years of MLP fandom here. Thrilled it's mainstream now,, sooo awesome
S02EP03 - "Lesson Zero"
in Friendship is Magic Series
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I'm wondering how many fanfics will involve "inappropriate use of Want it Need it charm"