BaconofChaos

Sounds like someone never got bullied.

You are wrong.

I like the way the episode is for two reasons

1. Having the prank work and then having the lesson being that bullying is bad gives a mixed message. Its saying "We did this thing that is bad, but don't do it."

2. The CMC showed that they are legitimatly good people, which is what showed Babs the error of her ways. They were willing to put themselves at risk to save somebody who was mean to them. Humiliating Babs reinforces that she should be a bully to protect herself. Helping her when she didn't deserve it shows her that there is a reason she should reach out and not be afraid

Fair point.

Something for the Doctor Who fans:

Not a bad episode at all. Not quite as good as last week's, but it's hard to top Pinkie Pie.

Golden Sweetie Belle will have an ask tumblr by the end of the day, mark my words.

Babs was a meh character. I don't think that her being bullied was a good excuse for her behavior. I was really hoping the CMC prank would work. She'd fall in the mud, maybe cry a little, and then she'd say something like "Oh, this is just like Manehattan" and then the CMC will learn about the bullying and say sorry. Same resolution, but with the satisfaction on the bullied getting their own back.

Oh, they're opening a Manehattan branch of the CMC. It's a franchise now.

Song was cute, and some of the animation during it was really good.

Having fallen behind at the brook, Lyra noted the wide open space and decided she needed to make up some time. After taing a quick swig of her water she picked up the pace to a gallop, just for a few minutes. She was still soggy from the rain and that slowed her down a little, but she was determined to catch up and not be distracted.

Moments later Lyra had slowed to a canter to watch some bunnies frollicking off to the side of the trail. [colour=#00cc99]"Awwww, cute little critters!"[/colour] she remarked. [colour=#00cc99]"No, wait! I'm #1! I'm the champ! I'm supposed to be in the lead!"[/colour] she quickly reminded herself.

She got back to her gallop and tried to focus dead ahead, but her mind began to wander. Her victory last year wasn't a fluke... was it? Maybe she'd put on too much weight since then?

[colour=#00cc99]"No matter what, I'll do my best."[/colour] she murmured.

I have two related questions: If a Tier 1/2 app is accepted, will it be posted in the Accepted Apps section? I noted the old cast apps were still there. Also, what do we do if we need to update cast apps for any reason (for example, if Lyra suddenly got a big part in a new episode and I needed to put that in her app)?

And I have to agree with others that its odd nobody thought "This Pinkie is depressed. Maybe she's the real one?"

Spike did. Sadly, Twilight didn't listen to him. I'm starting to think that while Twilight has the book smarts, Spike has a lot more common sense.

I liked this episode at first, but when thinking back on it, I found it completely awful.

Pinkie was shallow this episode and never actually struggles with the lesson itself. It starts out okay, but devolves into a silly unrelatable problem.

In what way is Pinkie shallow in this episode? At the beginning, sure, but are you saying that she didn't change at all over the episode?

I just really like this one for some reason...Trixie is second best unicorn...

http://my.deviantart...sages/#/d5l9wz0

I love the lighting effects on this one. Look at the light rays going past Trixie there. I'm saving this one as a reference image.

Celestia is beautiful. You all know this, but I felt the need to reiterate it.

She looks like she fell over in Rarity's shop here XD

I love how the mane almost glows here.

Lovely pastel colours.

This episode was simply hilarious!

And look! Comic on the new episode:

"The walls are closing in!"

"What walls?"

Welp. There you have it. Official proof that Pinkie can view the 4th wall.

[colour=#800000]"Oof... good hoof on ya there. Lyra, you just suddenly up and started leaving! I thought you were sensibly avoiding good-byes! Dreadful things, good-byes. Hate them."[/colour]

Lyra huffed and looked askance at the earth pony. [colour=#00cc99]"Well I thought you wanted me to go find those ponies while you worked with your doohickeys! I figured it would take you a while. You're always playing with your doohickeys."[/colour] She sat back with her forehooves on her hips, trying the pose that Bon Bon would take whenever she disapproved of something her friend did. [colour=#00cc99]"And you've got to say goodbyes! Goodbyes are important! Sure, goodbyes hurt, but you need them. A goodbye is an ending, but you can always have another beginning after. Without goodbyes, you're just leaving a whole load of loose ends around. And that will just hurt more in the long run."[/colour]

[colour=#800000]"That family's got hours of a head start on you, and running away as fast as they can! Even if you knew where they were ... and I'd suggest starting to look at the first hospital you find ... it'd take you days to catch up with them!"[/colour]

[colour=#00cc99]"I, uh, didn't really think of that, I guess."[/colour] she said, sheepishly. [colour=#00cc99]"Um, sorry about hitting you. I guess I let my temper get the best of me. But, um, I really wanted to see that library you were talking about before! It sounded really interesting! And after all that mess with the clockwork ponies, sitting down to read a book or two sounds very relaxing."[/colour] she finished, a bright smile on her face.

Seeing the leaves falling from the trees as the ponies passed was a rather satisfying feeling, thought Lyra. This was what they were here to do, and they were doing their jobs well. Lyra quickly checked the path ahead of her for obstructions. Seeing that her way was clear, she took a look behind her as she ran. The ground was paved with Autumn colours, reds and orange and gold and brown. This was the best part of the season. Well, usually. The weather was kind of putting a damper on things, pun intended.

Using her magic, she attempted to form a shield over herself to act as an umbrella. Shield magic, however, was mostly taught to the unicorns serving as Equestrian royal guards and was evidently more difficult than it looked. A glowing disc appeared above her head, but was completely insubstantial; a glowing light with no substance. With a little minor change to add her sound magic to it, she was able to create a vibrating disk that shunted a few of the rain drops away from her. Not very effective, and it would probably drain her energy quite quickly. Sadly, she dismissed the spell.

Running beside her, she noticed a somewhat older unicorn, purple with red hair. His eyes were turned skyward to the dark storm clouds visable above the treeline.

[colour=#00cc99]"Looks like we'll be getting a little wet, huh?"[/colour] she spoke in a jovial tone, trying to strike up a conversation. [colour=#00cc99]"Don't worry, I'm sure there are pegasi on the way to sort it out!"[/colour]

Anyone catch the last episode? Wow. Wonder how much of that is...

Canon in the 'proper' universe...Like Finn's last name? Or that Marceline is half demon half vampire? More Fallout vibes..Wasn't Junktown a town in one of the Fallout games? o_o (yep). And poor Billy.

Well, Marceline IS half-demon. Remember, we've met her father already and he was pretty darn demonic.

I don't think he caused it, but was responsible for the bomb that created all the mutations..Since without him, the world was filled with humans...But still very Fallout/Mad Maxxish.

Not quite. Did you notice that when Jake fell into the magic ooze, he began to look like the Lich? I think it's implied that the bomb actually created the Lich. When Finn wished for the Lich to never have existed, he basically prevented the event that caused the Lich's creation: the magic bomb. Of course, nothing in the wish said that the Lich couldn't come later.

Also, have any of you read the comics? I've been reading them recently. They are so good (Issue 5 in particular stands out). And there's a mini series coming out in January based on Fionna and Cake. It's gonna be awesome.

Oh, and randomly, a list of all the episode names for this season.

Spoilers:

"Simon and Marcy"

GLEEEEEEEEE ^__^

Also I heard that "Bad Little Boy" will be a Fionna and Cake episode.

Aaaaaand since I'm on an Adventure Time kick today, here's the theme song for "Hey Ice King! Why'd you steal our garbage!?"

(ooc): Didn't realize the race had started, just found this thread. I think 'Mojo' will sit this one out, sorry everypony.

Cyber or Decker Rarity? Me likey!

I think it's supposed to be pop-idol Rarity

Anyway, here's a pretty anthro Fluttershy I found. I like the soft colours, and the outfit is very cute.

Today was the big day.

Today Lyra the unicorn musician, would defend her title.

Last year, through a combination of luck and sheer determination, the aquamarine unicorn had managed to come first in The Running of the Leaves, besting many athletic ponies (and other creatures) in the process. Not even crashing into a tree, saving another competitor from being trampled, or accidently declaring her love to an earth pony stallion had stopped her. She had made friends, proven her worth and, most importantly, lost weight. Admittedly, she had put that weight back on by pigging out on cake and ice cream after the race, but she'd made the effort, and that was what was important.

Lyra strode confidently up to where the competitors were waiting for the official announcement of the start of the race to begin. She had made sure to polish her shiny gold medal to a gleaming shine, and was proudly showing it off. [colour=#00cc99]"Never fear! Your champion is here! No autographs please, I can do them after I win the race!"[/colour] said said proudly. She glanced at the big number 1 on the sticker on her flank. Number 1. Heck yeah.

Lyra briefly looked for the friends she'd made when she was last here, but she didn't have much time before she needed to get to the starting line. When the old stallion began speaking, Lyra took off her medal; it would be far too heavy for the race. She was, however, carrying a small water bottle attached to a belt around her waist. Last year the Apple family had sold apple juice midway through the race, but Lyra didn't want to waste time queueing for drinks that she'd then have to pay for. The small amount of extra weight would be worth it.

Taking her place at the starting line, she said a hearty [colour=#00cc99]"Good luck!"[/colour] to her fellow racers. Then the whistle blew, and they were off!

Setting herself up at a moderate pace, not too slow as to be left behind but not fast enough to wear herself out, Lyra began looking around for any fellow competitors from last year. She spotted the griffon who had run the race, but didn't particularily want to talk to her. She could have sworn that she'd seen Mojo around, but she'd lost track before the race had started. Oh, and there was Applejack.

[colour=#00cc99]"..."[/colour]

Lyra blushed furiously and moved away from the earth pony mare. After all that embarrassment at the kissing booth...

Simply pretty pictures (the last one is my favourite)

You win.

EVERYTHING

Darn tootin'

I just dug up a relevant quote:

"The door is everything; all that once was, and all that will be! The door controls time and space, love and death!

The door can see into your mind! The DOOR can see into your SOULLLLL!"

"Re-really? The door can do all that"

"Heh, no."

edit: Well, relevant to the door. Not so much to the death scene

You are about to enter...

Well, saw the episode with the local bronie group; used to be there were some 8 or 9 of us for these events, now there are more than 20!

I liked the episode, it was good, not great, but good. I felt the premiere for season one and two were stronger but this one did have something the others did not: It strongly hinted this was the beginning of a much larger story arc.

Some fascinating realizations:

Dark Magic - Ponies, well at least unicorns and alicorns, can use "dark magic" that is appears to be fundamentally negative and based on negative emotions. This all appears to fit right in with the magic lore of the pony universe with the Elements of Harmony, the Crystal Heart fueled by love and hope and so forth. Sombra may have once been a regular unicorn that became corrupted, then consumed by the dark magics he wished to understand and later control. It also opens the question of temptation by others to use such magic arts; now Twilight has touched the dark magic and used it, will she be tempted by it? Or affect her in some other way?

King Sombra - As the antagonist for the story, he was a profound disappointment, but I don't think he really was the antagonist, it wasn't about him at all, he was merely a plot device. The story was about Twilight and her moving to the next stage of her studies and whatever grander plans Celestia and Luna have; no doubt to protect Equestria in the long term from whatever great dangers still lurk. The story definitely left the feeling there is something much bigger going on and that Celestia is thinking "big picture".

That all being said I wish he was utilized a little better. It would have been far more interesting if we discovered Sombra was simply a pawn for a much stronger evil; perhaps even set up to fail to move forward that great evil's plans against Equestria and ponykind. Just a thought.

Crystal Ponies - Clearly we now have a fourth pony type. Cadance is their princess (her cutie mark was the Crystal Heart), but other than their design and shine, I am not sure what makes them different. What I mean by that is each of the three types of ponies are special beyond their physical differences: Unicorns for spell-casting and associated tasks that require fine magic, pegasai to control the weather and the magic of flight, earth who have a magic connection to all life that makes them best for growing food and caring for animals. What about crystal ponies? Well, they could be connected more to the earth itself then others, they may also/or be the fine artists of ponykind (and by art I mean in the broadest terms: literature, artwork, music, poetry, etc.) It also seems apparent their "shine" changes if they are in the crystal kingdom or not. Full shine within the kingdom, that "somber" more normal look outside the kingdom. Just my take.

What do you all think?

Re: Dark Magic: I'm not sure about temptation. It LOOKS bad, but both Celestia and Twilight used it with apparantly no ill effects, though in Celestia's case it might be because she's so strong, and maybe it will affect Twilight later.

Re: Crystal ponies. Their shtick is they they are good with crystals.

Or something.

I got nothing.

Also, Pinkie wearing a Fluttershy disguise was unbelievably creepy. Seriously, what the heck Studio B?

I thought that was hilarious!

Sooooooo good! Goodness me! Spike the hero! Alicornapult! Knight Fluttershy! Shiny shiny ponies! Awesome magic! It was everything I'd hoped for!

Rarity wins best character next to Twilight and Spike. Her lines were simply fantastic these episodes ("I made it work!").

And Twilight slowly moves on the path to darkness.

Rarity is slowly pushing her way back up to best pony, but Pinkie Pie's awesomeness just keeps holding her back.

Best moment: Fluttershy disguise.

Twilight has some awesome teleport dancing, matched only by Spike's ballet (where'd they learn to do that?)

*bouncing off the walls*

Man, and I've already seen, like, 10 minutes of this ep XD

Despite telling SteelEagle that I simply had no time for more RP, I just noticed this thread.

Looks like it's time for Lyra to defend her title as Running of the Leaves champion.