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S4 Episode 8 - Rarity Takes Manehattan

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Post by Formis_Fluttergod Sat Jan 04, 2014 6:21 pm

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Welp, that was a nice one. Even though Rarity never was the most favourite of Ponies for me I'm starting to warm up to her more (fanfics may have helped a bit too). Spike 
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Post by CamoBadger Sat Jan 04, 2014 8:01 pm

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Not a bad episode. Not the best either, but I actually did enjoy some of it. Song was decent, and Coco made it good for me. Don't know why, but I liked her as a character.
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Post by Harmony Ltd. Sat Jan 04, 2014 8:09 pm

In this episode, there's a pony whose cutie mark is literally Grumpy Cat

The Grumpy Cat



Though I won't finish watching it tonight. Not in the mood, sadly.

Maybe tomorrow, though I doubt it.
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Post by CamoBadger Sat Jan 04, 2014 8:19 pm

Oh, I forgot to bring up the Fedoras.
Fedoras fucking everywhere.
Desire to kill self rises.

Why did Manehattan in AJ's flashback from season1 have everyone dressing like 90's preppies, then suddenly in this one it's the fucking 20's? Seriously now?
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Post by Downloaded Skill Sat Jan 04, 2014 9:00 pm

I really enjoyed this episode. Kind of surprised by this since Dave Polsky wrote it and his episodes tend to be a bit out there and divisive.

Its nice to have a slice of life episode again. I'm not a fan of these recent action heavy ones. It sidelines the characters, imo the shows greatest strength, and really strains the suspension of disbelief. Bats was fun and all but it had plot holes you could drive a truck through and inconsistent, questionable logic. This episode had nitpicks mostly.

This is one of the few episodes that I feel doesn't have pacing problems, the characters were handled well, the song was okay, and the conflict was realistic, relate-able, and doesn't come around because of mind blowing stupidity. Rarity was duped and it really put her element to the test. I could really relate to the struggle and the dark reprise of the song actually got a tear out of me. This episode had legitimate emotional impact which really impressed me. I also thought the humor was pretty well done and I liked the meta humor.

The new characters were nice. Suri is a scumbag, but a realistic one in my opinion. Coco Pommel is just the cutest god damn thing ever (I just consulted Derpibooru and let me just say people are going cuckoo for coco). The cameo of Fleur and Fancy on the boat was nice as well.

All in all I'd say this is a strong candidate for best episode of the season so far.
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Post by Formis_Fluttergod Sat Jan 04, 2014 9:38 pm

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Not a bad episode. Not the best either, but I actually did enjoy some of it. Song was decent, and Coco made it good for me. Don't know why, but I liked her as a character.
To be fair, Rarity never talked about "big cities" in general, just Manehattan in particular. It is kinda naive/extremely optimistic approach, but Ponies on average seem nicer than we do.
Also, they needed to set up some ground for Rarity's generosity backfiring. It wouldn't have much of an impact, let alone make sense for her to do so, if all the city ponies were acting like assholes from the beginning. It's all about plot. Twilight Sparkle 

The thing with Rarity using the hotel's materials to make the dresses bothered me a bit too, but I decided to take it as one of the things solved off-screen. Rarity was handing out gems the entire episode, I'm sure she could pay for it.

As for why she was handing out gems instead of bits... Dunno, she didn't have any on her? Besides, the gems were probably more valuable than the same amount of mass in bits, so she was being double generous by giving out more and in a handy package at that. Spike 

Coco was "kinda" cute, though I can already see the RariCoco fics flowing from the depths of FiMFiction and I'm not sure if I should be happy or terrified.


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Post by Orm Sat Jan 04, 2014 9:41 pm

I liked it.
I thought it was much better compared to last weeks episode.

I thought the song was okay.

But I am starting to get somewhat annoyed by them doing those things at the end of every episode.
You know, zooming in close to something and fading away from it.
Those things better have a point in the end, or I'm just going to assume they don't have any better ideas on how to cut to credits.



Oh, almost forgot to say that I thought Coco (Cocoa? However you spell it.) was nice.
I thought she was a cute character that didn't feel too forced.
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Post by Harmony Ltd. Sat Jan 04, 2014 9:45 pm

Orm wrote:But I am starting to get somewhat annoyed by them doing those things at the end of every episode.
You know, zooming in close to something and fading away from it.
Those things better have a point in the end, or I'm just going to assume they don't have any better ideas on how to cut to credits.
Haven't finished watching the episode yet, but

remember that box they need some kind of keys to open? Maybe that's related?

I don't know what you're talking about, honestly, just pointing out a possible answer.
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Post by Formis_Fluttergod Sat Jan 04, 2014 9:54 pm

Orm wrote:I liked it.
I thought it was much better compared to last weeks episode.

I thought the song was okay.

But I am starting to get somewhat annoyed by them doing those things at the end of every episode.
You know, zooming in close to something and fading away from it.
Those things better have a point in the end, or I'm just going to assume they don't have any better ideas on how to cut to credits.
Weeeeell, have you seen this?
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What people were suggesting is that this could actually be one of the figurative keys for the chest, meaning they'd be items Mane 6 would obtain as part of doing something related to their Element of Harmony (or something like that).

If that theory is correct, Dash could get something rainbow colored too in the 10th episode (As if there wasn't enough rainbow already).

That goes for this episode at least. I think someone already said that the eyes at the end of Castlemania were of no real significance. As for Fluttershy's fangs, I certainly hope it wasn't just a tease and it's going to have some effect in the coming episodes.
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Post by CamoBadger Sat Jan 04, 2014 10:02 pm

Formis_Fluttergod wrote:What people were suggesting is that this could actually be one of the figurative keys for the chest, meaning they'd be items Mane 6 would obtain as part of doing something related to their Element of Harmony (or something like that).

If that theory is correct, Dash could get something rainbow colored too in the 10th episode (As if there wasn't enough rainbow already).

That goes for this episode at least. I think someone already said that the eyes at the end of Castlemania were of no real significance. As for Fluttershy's fangs, I certainly hope it wasn't just a tease and it's going to have some effect in the coming episodes.
On that thread.
Does anyone else find it incredibly creepy that Rarity has a spool of thread the same color as all her friends?
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Post by Orm Sat Jan 04, 2014 10:06 pm

Formis_Fluttergod wrote:
Weeeeell, have you seen this?
S4 Episode 8 - Rarity Takes Manehattan Medium

What people were suggesting is that this could actually be one of the figurative keys for the chest, meaning they'd be items Mane 6 would obtain as part of doing something related to their Element of Harmony (or something like that).

If that theory is correct, Dash could get something rainbow colored too in the 10th episode (As if there wasn't enough rainbow already).

That goes for this episode at least. I think someone already said that the eyes at the end of Castlemania were of no real significance. As for Fluttershy's fangs, I certainly hope it wasn't just a tease and it's going to have some effect in the coming episodes.

That's another thing.
I'm also getting annoyed by the amount of hype they're trying to build up for whatever it is they have planned.

They shouldn't be trying to get people excited for something that's another 16-ish episodes away.
Don't build expectations so high that you can't meet them.


As for the items, I can see that making sense.
But if they end every episode like that, it looses any significance it might have about making one thing look more important then the other.


And I'm going to be honest.
I hope the fangs aren't brought up again, it seems so necessary.


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Post by Harmony Ltd. Sat Jan 04, 2014 10:06 pm

CamoBadger wrote:On that thread.
Does anyone else find it incredibly creepy that Rarity has a spool of thread the same color as all her friends?
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Post by Formis_Fluttergod Sat Jan 04, 2014 10:11 pm

CamoBadger wrote:On that thread.
Does anyone else find it incredibly creepy that Rarity has a spool of thread the same color as all her friends?
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I took it as her simply having the right colored threads on hoof in case she needs to design something for them. Spontaneous inspiration or something.
Also keep in mind that the threads were colored as their coat not their manes, that'd be a chore to make a thread out of. If they were made out of their hair there would be two rainbow threads on the shelf. Twilight crazy


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Post by Formis_Fluttergod Sat Jan 04, 2014 10:17 pm

Orm wrote:They shouldn't be trying to get people excited for something that's another 16-ish episodes away.
Don't build expectations so high that you can't meet them.
That's a lesson for the entire entertainment industry, especially video games. Compared to them the hype of season 4 finale is still fine and dandy. Spike 

And I'm going to be honest.
I hope the fangs aren't brought up again, it seems so necessary.
Aww, but shy would be cute with fangs. Big mac
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Post by Orm Sat Jan 04, 2014 10:23 pm

Formis_Fluttergod wrote:
Orm wrote:They shouldn't be trying to get people excited for something that's another 16-ish episodes away.
Don't build expectations so high that you can't meet them.
That's a lesson for the entire entertainment industry, especially video games. Compared to them the hype of season 4 finale is still fine and dandy. Spike 

And I'm going to be honest.
I hope the fangs aren't brought up again, it seems so necessary.
Aww, but shy would be cute with fangs. Big mac
I understand that compared to everything else, this hype is nothing.
But they practically do this after every episode. It's always "Hope you guys saw this. ;)", or "I wonder what importance this could have? ;)", and then it just shows up on screen for 10 seconds.
It's just bugging me a bit, we can figure stuff out by ourselves. I doubt 7-10 year olds watching MLP are going to twitter to get a hint as to what some thread might mean. They know who is seeing this when they post it.


And they already try too hard to make Fluttershy cute and sympathetic.
They don't need to dedicate 2-3 more half hours to it.
They realize they have other characters right?
I'm still waiting for an AJ episode where she doesn't get outshined by someone else.
*Looks at Derpy and Flutterbat.*
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Post by Formis_Fluttergod Sun Jan 05, 2014 9:44 am

Orm wrote:I understand that compared to everything else, this hype is nothing.
But they practically do this after every episode. It's always "Hope you guys saw this. ;)", or "I wonder what importance this could have? ;)", and then it just shows up on screen for 10 seconds.
It's just bugging me a bit, we can figure stuff out by ourselves. I doubt 7-10 year olds watching MLP are going to twitter to get a hint as to what some thread might mean. They know who is seeing this when they post it.
Well, in 5 episodes.
In Castemania it was simply kind of open ending, Scooby Doo and such had a lot of those. The same could probably be said about Bats! and Shy's fangs. Daring Don't meant to simply properly show the book cover.
In Power Ponies the comic disappearing was a curious thing, but I don't think that is in any way tied to the main plotline.
And finally in Rarity Take Manehattan we have a mysterious, rainbow colored spool of thread. Given how much significance rainbow colored things have in FiM, I'd say that one has the biggest potential of actually being important.

Take it as a riddle. Gotta figure out which of things shown at the end of episodes might bear any significance. Spike 

And they already try too hard to make Fluttershy cute and sympathetic.
They don't need to dedicate 2-3 more half hours to it.
They realize they have other characters right?
I'm still waiting for an AJ episode where she doesn't get outshined by someone else.
*Looks at Derpy and Flutterbat.*
The thing about AJ is sadly true and I'd like it finally sorted out in some amazing AJ episode as well.
However, the thing with Fluttershy is that any character development she'd got in the previous episodes basically evaporated into thin air after the episode ended. Could be that most of the character development would alter her personality in a major way so they discarded it (shouldn't have done the character development in the first place then) rather than to deal with it. I'd like at least for something to stick, even if it's as insignificant as a pair of fangs (though the insignificance is kinda questionable and depending on future episodes).
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Post by OneMoreDaySK Sun Jan 05, 2014 2:25 pm

While looking for Derpy, I found an alicorn stallion near the beginning, according to the mlp wikia, one Rising Star (Unicorn). No sign of her, although there was with similar coloration far off in the background near the beginning.
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Post by Moodyman90 Sun Jan 05, 2014 2:47 pm

Knowing Spike, he volunteered to carry it all and waved off anyone who offered to help. Dragon code non-sense and the fact he's still crushing on Rarity.

And other than Rarity, the others don't usually care around a bunch of stuff to warrant luggage. And I'm convinced Rarity was literally pulling those gems out of her ass since I don't know where on her person she would be carrying them.
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