S02E23: Ponyville Confidential

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Re: S02E23: Ponyville Confidential

Post by shotgunbadger (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2012 6:12 pm

Jesus, this is already hilarious. I love DT going full blown scumbag editor, and Scootaloo being unable to fly is hilarious and adorable. Rarity 'improving' Sweetie's news outfit also was great, more feathers=more classy!
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Post by Wonkadoo (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2012 6:14 pm

Extra: DT calls CMC "Geniuses." :smirk:
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Post by The Doctor (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2012 6:17 pm

And Seth just had a heart attack
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Post by Emtu (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2012 6:17 pm

Holy crap, a mention of Trixie.
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Post by The Doctor (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2012 6:18 pm

The Mare isn't a natural grey :awesomedash:
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Post by Emtu (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2012 6:19 pm

I think someone in the layout department likes fezzes.
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Post by The Doctor (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2012 6:20 pm

So much continuity...
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Post by Wayoshi (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2012 6:22 pm

VERY solid Act II. Tons of references for us, Mane 6 interaction for the first time in awhile, and underscoring the moral early... Diamond Tiara will get pwned again soon, I hope.

Quick mentions of Trixie, Smarty Pants are a happy medium. Now what are those Trixie secrets... :gotcha:
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Post by Mr. Big (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2012 6:23 pm

Great episode so far.

And yeah, the Trixie mention was out of nowhere.
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Post by shotgunbadger (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2012 6:23 pm

We're gonna need a gif of Fluttershy slowly hiding from the tail extension rumor, ASAP. Great callbacks in all of that, I loved "I DO HAVE A PROBLEM!!!" too
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Post by MochaBean (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2012 6:23 pm

Twilight in that oversized finger-spacer thing made me laugh. :iamapony:

They also did a callback to Mac and Smarty Pants, tons of continuity in this ep. :awesomedash:
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Post by The Doctor (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2012 6:27 pm

HE SPEAKS!
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Post by shotgunbadger (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2012 6:27 pm

Well it took a few episodes since we wanted it, but we finally got our Big Mac Silent Bob speech.
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Post by Emtu (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2012 6:27 pm

Damn, that's more words than Mac has had since Applebuck Season.
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Post by Wayoshi (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2012 6:30 pm

Fluttershy manages to be cute even without a line, hugging them. :allears:

Pretty solid B+/A- material, I have to say. I thought the ending with a public apology letter was clever enough, after I saw Featherweight take a picture of DT blackmailing the CMC I thought a blackmail revenge turnaround would finish it up (and have DT really learn the lesson), but I guess that was just submitted to Cheerilee to get her demoted. The buildup to that, with some of the Mane 6 denying Gabby Gums in their own ways, was interesting, and then Big Mac had an actual important line! OMGWTFBBQ
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Post by shotgunbadger (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2012 6:31 pm

Ok that was the best, I love CMC episodes and that was a great one.

I need an av of...just...any Diamond Tiara scene? Like, I can't pick at all, I throw myself to the skills of av makers, any good bit of her would be perfect.
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Post by MochaBean (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2012 6:31 pm

I loved the role reversal with Mac and AJ. :crack: Best gag of the season.

So, who will be the first fan artist to draw the Mayor with pink hair? Place bets now!
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Post by DarkMatter (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2012 6:32 pm

I lost it when Big Mac started talking.

This episode was hilarious.
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Post by Super Karoru (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2012 6:32 pm

Oh man. This episode was amazing. :gotcha:

All that continuity!
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Post by The great M (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2012 6:32 pm

Pretty good episode, probably my favourite CMC.

RD is a jerk :awesomedash:
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Post by JaceNV (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2012 6:32 pm

God tier episode. Squeakie Belle, Big Mac lines, Rainbow Dash making it rain on the CMCs, all kinds of callbacks, so awesome! :awesomedash:
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Post by Lazy (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2012 6:33 pm

Trixie mention, Fluttershy tail extensions, that horn flick+force-field, Scoots and the birds, jerky RD, and Big Mac=Silent Bob...
This was pretty much just great. Can't wait till it's uploaded to youtube. :allears:
Also, I don't care what anyone thinks, Featherweight is adorable.
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Post by Emtu (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2012 6:33 pm

MochaBean wrote:So, who will be the first fan artist to draw the Mayor with pink hair? Place bets now!

I would guess either John Joseco or SpeccySY, they're both pretty fast at the new episode fanart.
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Post by rudecyrus (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2012 6:33 pm

Calling av of Rainbow Dash raining on the CMC.

As soon as Big Mac opened his mouth this became the best CMC episode.
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Post by Mr. Big (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2012 6:33 pm

I felt it was a solid episode. That fat kid finally speaks. Big Macintosh's Silent Bob moment surprised me.

The ending with the public apology was a nice touch.
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Post by Wayoshi (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2012 6:34 pm

I can't believe Gabby Gums printed something about Fluttershy have a partial fake tail... the rest sure, but a fake tail? That doesn't even make sense made up, Gabby Gums, how could you. :fluttersmith:
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Post by MochaBean (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2012 6:35 pm

I halfway expected the CMCs to publish the embarrassing photos of themselves on their own, preempting Tiara so she'd lose her pull over them. Good thing Ponyvillians are a forgiving bunch.
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Post by The Doctor (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2012 6:35 pm

Set up for Celestia eating Pinkie's Cake next week? :gotcha:
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Post by Super Karoru (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2012 6:36 pm

Meanwhile, Cheerilee was zoned out the entire time until the end. Or she just sat back and watched the chaos reign. :iamapony:
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Post by Mr. Big (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2012 6:36 pm

MochaBean wrote:I halfway expected the CMCs to publish the embarrassing photos of themselves on their own, preempting Tiara so she'd lose her pull over them. Good thing Ponyvillians are a forgiving bunch.

I was expecting them to publish an embarrassing story on DT, but it wasn't even brought up. That surprised me.
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Post by Nissl (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2012 6:37 pm

I wasn't hyped at all from the previews this time, but that was a really nice episode. Pretty much every gag worked for me. So much continuity! I loved the Big Mac/Applejack speech inversion in particular. I have a feeling we'll be seeing lots of cake eating Celestia and fez-wearing Fatkid from the fans. A few issues with timing - were all the stories on the main 6 other than RD in the same issue? - but that's a common issue with this show.
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Post by shotgunbadger (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2012 6:37 pm

Super Karoru wrote:Meanwhile, Cheerilee was zoned out the entire time until the end. Or she just sat back and watched the chaos reign. :iamapony:


Look kids, this cider won't drink itself. :memories:
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Post by Wayoshi (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2012 6:38 pm

I could imagine the entire Foal Free Press being Gabby Gums in that craze for a bit, Nissl. :gotcha:

The ending also avoids any blackmailing-is-right-at-times implications, which works well.
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Post by mpyro (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2012 6:39 pm

Cute episode. Lots of laughs.

Someone please post Celestia pic :gotcha:
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Post by Mordja (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2012 6:40 pm

Super Karoru wrote:Meanwhile, Cheerilee was zoned out the entire time until the end. Or she just sat back and watched the chaos reign. :iamapony:

She called it "independent study" and got drunk on apple cider in the staff lounge.
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Post by Ramarren (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2012 6:40 pm

That was pretty good in general and definitely the best "CMC in cutie mark acquisition program mode" episode. And for once the pacing felt pretty much perfect.
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Post by Adelor Lyon (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2012 6:40 pm

Great episode for fans of the show. I love everything everyone else has mentioned (Big Mac, Trixie mention, cute CMC antics), and we got to see more micro-scale Rainbow Dash weather manipulation, Twilight's force field, Big Mac with Smarty Pants, and the spa scene was awesome. And Sweetie Belle screaming at Rarity when she caught Rarity snooping was absolutely adorable. It was like one long voice crack. :awesomedash:

Sweetie Belle slapping Rarity's horn was a heck of a thing. And when Snips and Snails lost their fur, they lost their cutie marks. :starity:

It's a very fun episode, but you really have to be a fan of the show to appreciate the humor and characters. A non-fan and very skeptical friend was over when two other friends watched Hearts and Hooves Day for the first time, and I think it really turned him off to trying more episodes of the show. This one's not much better for first-timers.
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Post by Mordja (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2012 6:41 pm

Ramarren wrote:That was pretty good in general and definitely the best "CMC in cutie mark acquisition program mode" episode.

That's because it served as the impetus for the plot line, rather than the actual focus.
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Post by Adelor Lyon (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2012 6:42 pm

Mr. Big wrote:I was expecting them to publish an embarrassing story on DT, but it wasn't even brought up. That surprised me.

I expected that too, but doing so would teach the viewing audience that revenge is acceptable. Ah well. The open letter replacing their letter to Celestia was a much better (and original) idea.
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Post by shotgunbadger (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2012 6:43 pm

Yea good message for the kids to not stoop down to DT's level to win, the whole 'ok it was bad to do this to our family but to YOU it's ok' messages always feel wrong, so good on the writers avoiding it.
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