S08E03: The Maud Couple

Episode, movie, and comic book discussion threads are kept here once they have been released.

Moderators: Wayoshi, Venusy

Wayoshi
User avatar
Paper Fluts
Stare Masters
Posts: 306
Joined: Mon Oct 30, 2017 10:53 pm
Gender: Male

S08E03: The Maud Couple

Post by Wayoshi (?) » Tue Mar 27, 2018 6:30 pm

Pinkie Pie's super-best-friend-sister bond is challenged when Maud gets a boyfriend that Pinkie can't stand.
This thread is for discussion of the episode. This episode airs at 11:30 Eastern / 8:30 Pacific on Saturday, March 31!

Official preview clips and images are okay to post, as is speculation about the episode.

The Doctor
User avatar
Turner Of All Things Timey Wimey
Celestia's Champions
Patreon supporter
Posts: 806
Joined: Mon Oct 30, 2017 11:42 pm
Location: Time & Space

Re: S08E03: The Maud Couple

Post by The Doctor (?) » Tue Mar 27, 2018 6:42 pm

I'm curious what a character that Pinkie can't stand would be like.

West Filly
User avatar
Stare Masters
Posts: 767
Joined: Tue Oct 31, 2017 6:46 am
Gender: Male

Re: S08E03: The Maud Couple

Post by West Filly (?) » Tue Mar 27, 2018 6:50 pm

The Doctor wrote:
Tue Mar 27, 2018 6:42 pm
I'm curious what a character that Pinkie can't stand would be like.
Fluttershy's Brother.
👉👉🥜🏠

Fizzbuzz
User avatar
Stare Masters
Posts: 1048
Joined: Sat Oct 28, 2017 10:54 pm
Gender: Male
Location: TN
Contact:

Re: S08E03: The Maud Couple

Post by Fizzbuzz (?) » Tue Mar 27, 2018 7:56 pm

The Doctor wrote:
Tue Mar 27, 2018 6:42 pm
I'm curious what a character that Pinkie can't stand would be like.
Sunburst. You just know he'd respond to every single joke with a fact or an explanation that completely ruins it.
Image

PonyHag714
User avatar
Here comes the helmet!
Posts: 317
Joined: Mon Oct 30, 2017 11:14 pm
Contact:

Re: S08E03: The Maud Couple

Post by PonyHag714 (?) » Tue Mar 27, 2018 9:04 pm

Sounds like a straight up case of jealousy on Pinkie's part. She wouldn't have Maud all to herself anymore. :deflated:
Image ("Don't try to reform me, Hag, because I'm made of cold stone.")

Mechanical Ape
User avatar
Not slim, definitely shady
Posts: 582
Joined: Mon Oct 30, 2017 11:23 pm
Gender: Male

Re: S08E03: The Maud Couple

Post by Mechanical Ape (?) » Tue Mar 27, 2018 9:19 pm

No doubt a stereotypical Gneiss Guy.
Image

PonyHag714
User avatar
Here comes the helmet!
Posts: 317
Joined: Mon Oct 30, 2017 11:14 pm
Contact:

Re: S08E03: The Maud Couple

Post by PonyHag714 (?) » Tue Mar 27, 2018 9:23 pm

It's one relationship that's bound to get off to a rocky start. :maud:
Image ("Don't try to reform me, Hag, because I'm made of cold stone.")

Octavia
User avatar
Octavia's Orchestra
Patreon supporter
Posts: 1360
Joined: Mon Oct 30, 2017 11:59 pm
Gender: Male
Location: Chicago, IL
Contact:

Re: S08E03: The Maud Couple

Post by Octavia (?) » Tue Mar 27, 2018 11:15 pm

Mechanical Ape wrote:
Tue Mar 27, 2018 9:19 pm
No doubt a stereotypical Gneiss Guy.
At least it wasn't a cummingtonite joke
ImageImageImageImageImage

Adiwan
User avatar
Patreon supporter
Posts: 379
Joined: Tue Oct 31, 2017 2:40 am
Gender: Male
Location: Germany
Contact:

Re: S08E03: The Maud Couple

Post by Adiwan (?) » Tue Mar 27, 2018 11:59 pm

It's a wild guess but I wouldn't be surprised if Maud's boyfriend would be as emotionless (from the outside) as Maud herself but Pinkie is struggling to comprehend his emotional reactions (or lack of) but accepting Maud's.
"The knack of flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss." - Douglas Adams

Aramek
User avatar
Your MRI results have shown total infection to now be approximately one fifth of the full mass of the tissue.

"So you're saying..."

Your brain is about 20% tumor.
Rarity's Roughnecks
Patreon supporter
Posts: 314
Joined: Tue Oct 31, 2017 6:46 am
Gender: Male
Location: Chicagoland

Re: S08E03: The Maud Couple

Post by Aramek (?) » Wed Mar 28, 2018 8:52 am

He'd better at least be hot.
Image There was a link here, it's dead now and I'm sad.

West Filly
User avatar
Stare Masters
Posts: 767
Joined: Tue Oct 31, 2017 6:46 am
Gender: Male

Re: S08E03: The Maud Couple

Post by West Filly (?) » Wed Mar 28, 2018 10:44 am

Maybe it's someone like Maud but where Maud enjoys Pinkie's antics this guy is like "nah, don't do that"
👉👉🥜🏠

Mechanical Ape
User avatar
Not slim, definitely shady
Posts: 582
Joined: Mon Oct 30, 2017 11:23 pm
Gender: Male

Re: S08E03: The Maud Couple

Post by Mechanical Ape (?) » Wed Mar 28, 2018 12:56 pm

Aramek wrote:
Wed Mar 28, 2018 8:52 am
He'd better at least be hot.
:maud: “I may be taciturn, but I’m not dead.”
Image

PonyHag714
User avatar
Here comes the helmet!
Posts: 317
Joined: Mon Oct 30, 2017 11:14 pm
Contact:

Re: S08E03: The Maud Couple

Post by PonyHag714 (?) » Wed Mar 28, 2018 2:54 pm



:maud: Ok
Image ("Don't try to reform me, Hag, because I'm made of cold stone.")

Soft Snow
User avatar
Posts: 108
Joined: Mon Oct 30, 2017 11:52 pm

Re: S08E03: The Maud Couple

Post by Soft Snow (?) » Fri Mar 30, 2018 2:39 pm

Aramek wrote:
Wed Mar 28, 2018 8:52 am
He'd better at least be hot.
I concur...
:-P
Image
If I had a bit for every time you made me feel worthless I'd be worth something by now.

Madeline
never existed
Semper Pie
Posts: 1003
Joined: Tue Mar 20, 2018 3:45 pm

Re: S08E03: The Maud Couple

Post by Madeline (?) » Fri Mar 30, 2018 3:04 pm

Will it be:

—“opposites attract”
—“Maud’s bf is also taciturn and deadpan”
—“Wacky re-use of an existing character”

:thunk:

The Ghost of Ember
User avatar
don't you feel so scared sometimes?
Posts: 104
Joined: Tue Oct 31, 2017 10:01 am
Gender: Male

Re: S08E03: The Maud Couple

Post by The Ghost of Ember (?) » Fri Mar 30, 2018 3:57 pm

It'd be funny if it turned out to be Tom
Image
RIP Syndrome wrote:
Tue Sep 17, 2019 4:56 pm
this universe is cursed

Adiwan
User avatar
Patreon supporter
Posts: 379
Joined: Tue Oct 31, 2017 2:40 am
Gender: Male
Location: Germany
Contact:

Re: S08E03: The Maud Couple

Post by Adiwan (?) » Fri Mar 30, 2018 3:59 pm

Consider the following: The boyfriend is a mule.
"The knack of flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss." - Douglas Adams

The Doctor
User avatar
Turner Of All Things Timey Wimey
Celestia's Champions
Patreon supporter
Posts: 806
Joined: Mon Oct 30, 2017 11:42 pm
Location: Time & Space

Re: S08E03: The Maud Couple

Post by The Doctor (?) » Fri Mar 30, 2018 4:01 pm

She's litteraly dating a rock.

He breaks it off when he feels she takes their relationship for granite.

Adiwan
User avatar
Patreon supporter
Posts: 379
Joined: Tue Oct 31, 2017 2:40 am
Gender: Male
Location: Germany
Contact:

Re: S08E03: The Maud Couple

Post by Adiwan (?) » Fri Mar 30, 2018 4:20 pm

Or another idea: A former clone of the mirror pool appears and he befriends with Maud. When Twilight hears of that she wants to blast the clone away but then Twilight gets a bad conscious for destroying a friendship and "killing" hundreds of Pinkie Pies.
"The knack of flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss." - Douglas Adams

Octavia
User avatar
Octavia's Orchestra
Patreon supporter
Posts: 1360
Joined: Mon Oct 30, 2017 11:59 pm
Gender: Male
Location: Chicago, IL
Contact:

Re: S08E03: The Maud Couple

Post by Octavia (?) » Fri Mar 30, 2018 5:25 pm

The Doctor wrote:
Fri Mar 30, 2018 4:01 pm
She's litteraly dating a rock.

He breaks it off when he feels she takes their relationship for granite.
Gneiss.
ImageImageImageImageImage

drunkill
User avatar
me @ ur posting
Patreon supporter
Posts: 67
Joined: Sat Oct 28, 2017 10:49 pm
Gender: Male
Location: Melbourne, Aus

Re: S08E03: The Maud Couple

Post by drunkill (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2018 10:56 am

He might have... chiseled abs.
Image

Soft Snow
User avatar
Posts: 108
Joined: Mon Oct 30, 2017 11:52 pm

Re: S08E03: The Maud Couple

Post by Soft Snow (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2018 11:28 am

It's about to start. I'm so excited, I've never been this excited... Well, expect for the last episode. But, who would stop that, really?
:party:
Image
If I had a bit for every time you made me feel worthless I'd be worth something by now.

Octavia
User avatar
Octavia's Orchestra
Patreon supporter
Posts: 1360
Joined: Mon Oct 30, 2017 11:59 pm
Gender: Male
Location: Chicago, IL
Contact:

Re: S08E03: The Maud Couple

Post by Octavia (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2018 11:32 am

:maud: You ever notice how Earth Ponies do THIS!?

Whoa, new intro. :starity:
ImageImageImageImageImage

drunkill
User avatar
me @ ur posting
Patreon supporter
Posts: 67
Joined: Sat Oct 28, 2017 10:49 pm
Gender: Male
Location: Melbourne, Aus

Re: S08E03: The Maud Couple

Post by drunkill (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2018 11:35 am

Maud dunking on Earth ponies. :racis:
Image

Octavia
User avatar
Octavia's Orchestra
Patreon supporter
Posts: 1360
Joined: Mon Oct 30, 2017 11:59 pm
Gender: Male
Location: Chicago, IL
Contact:

Re: S08E03: The Maud Couple

Post by Octavia (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2018 11:39 am

Is this pony supposed to be Sheldon from The Big Bang Theory?
ImageImageImageImageImage

Adiwan
User avatar
Patreon supporter
Posts: 379
Joined: Tue Oct 31, 2017 2:40 am
Gender: Male
Location: Germany
Contact:

Re: S08E03: The Maud Couple

Post by Adiwan (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2018 11:45 am

DO YOU GET IT?! HIS CUTIE MARK IS A STICK IN THE MUD!!!
~hilarious~
I already hate him
"The knack of flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss." - Douglas Adams

The Doctor
User avatar
Turner Of All Things Timey Wimey
Celestia's Champions
Patreon supporter
Posts: 806
Joined: Mon Oct 30, 2017 11:42 pm
Location: Time & Space

Re: S08E03: The Maud Couple

Post by The Doctor (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2018 11:45 am

PONYZINGA!!!!!

Octavia
User avatar
Octavia's Orchestra
Patreon supporter
Posts: 1360
Joined: Mon Oct 30, 2017 11:59 pm
Gender: Male
Location: Chicago, IL
Contact:

Re: S08E03: The Maud Couple

Post by Octavia (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2018 11:49 am

Adiwan wrote:
Sat Mar 31, 2018 11:45 am
DO YOU GET IT?! HIS CUTIE MARK IS A STICK IN THE MUD!!!
It could also be someone hitting a bee with a stick because he's such a buzzkill.
ImageImageImageImageImage

Octavia
User avatar
Octavia's Orchestra
Patreon supporter
Posts: 1360
Joined: Mon Oct 30, 2017 11:59 pm
Gender: Male
Location: Chicago, IL
Contact:

Re: S08E03: The Maud Couple

Post by Octavia (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2018 11:51 am

:-I I NEVER LEARNED TO READ
ImageImageImageImageImage

drunkill
User avatar
me @ ur posting
Patreon supporter
Posts: 67
Joined: Sat Oct 28, 2017 10:49 pm
Gender: Male
Location: Melbourne, Aus

Re: S08E03: The Maud Couple

Post by drunkill (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2018 11:52 am

Okay, that was a great gag.

"I never learned to read :-I "
Image

Applepie2017
User avatar
Nostalgia nerd
Posts: 236
Joined: Tue Oct 31, 2017 4:25 am
Location: Land of Fire

Re: S08E03: The Maud Couple

Post by Applepie2017 (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2018 12:01 pm

deleted.
Last edited by Applepie2017 on Fri May 04, 2018 12:07 pm, edited 1 time in total.
But...
This one's too young

The Doctor
User avatar
Turner Of All Things Timey Wimey
Celestia's Champions
Patreon supporter
Posts: 806
Joined: Mon Oct 30, 2017 11:42 pm
Location: Time & Space

Re: S08E03: The Maud Couple

Post by The Doctor (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2018 12:01 pm

That wasn't a very good episode.

Pony Sheldon is Pony Sheldon, and Pinkie was just an idiot.

Vision of friends was good, as was the rock farm

PonyHag714
User avatar
Here comes the helmet!
Posts: 317
Joined: Mon Oct 30, 2017 11:14 pm
Contact:

Re: S08E03: The Maud Couple

Post by PonyHag714 (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2018 12:03 pm

This was an okay episode. You always know what you're getting with Maud. I wasn't crazy about Sheldon Pony but I guess Maud sees something in him. At least he got her to smile a little more.

Pinkie's visions of the Opposite Mane 6 were good.
Image ("Don't try to reform me, Hag, because I'm made of cold stone.")

SlateSlabrock
User avatar
Celestia's Champions
Patreon platinum
Posts: 485
Joined: Tue Oct 31, 2017 12:02 am

Re: S08E03: The Maud Couple

Post by SlateSlabrock (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2018 12:08 pm

I think Maud was better at the, "This pony is weird, but for the sake of good relations, we'll get along" shtick.

And I never want to see Mud Briar again.

The bits with everyone else were okay. :pinkieshrug:

Niels Olof
User avatar
Rarity's Roughnecks
Patreon supporter
Posts: 49
Joined: Sun Dec 17, 2017 8:42 am
Gender: Male
Location: Aarhus, Denmark

Re: S08E03: The Maud Couple

Post by Niels Olof (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2018 12:23 pm

The highlight of the episode was seeing the other Pie sisters again. Limestone Pie is one blunt pony. Not really a fan of BBT, so Mudbriar did not do much for me.
Still, we got to see Maud smile.
In omnibus requiem quaesivi, et nusquam inveni nisi in angulo cum libroEverywhere I sought tranquility but found it nowhere save in a corner with a book

Adiwan
User avatar
Patreon supporter
Posts: 379
Joined: Tue Oct 31, 2017 2:40 am
Gender: Male
Location: Germany
Contact:

Re: S08E03: The Maud Couple

Post by Adiwan (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2018 12:41 pm

I think it was the whole point to make him as unlikable as possible (unlike Sheldon from BBT) to make clear that sometimes there are hidden qualities that don't come to light at first glance, or second, or third...

But man... I HATE this stick in the mud.

I want to see more Limestone and Marble instead.

BTW: Did Pinkie Pie suggest stoning Mud Briar?
Image
"The knack of flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss." - Douglas Adams

CastletonSnob
Posts: 34
Joined: Thu Nov 16, 2017 3:39 pm

Re: S08E03: The Maud Couple

Post by CastletonSnob (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2018 12:51 pm

Gonna be honest, S8 isn't off to a great start.

RudeCyrus
User avatar
nightmare eyes
Rainbow Racers
Patreon supporter
Posts: 135
Joined: Mon Oct 30, 2017 11:01 pm
Gender: Male
Location: Illinois

Re: S08E03: The Maud Couple

Post by RudeCyrus (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2018 2:10 pm

It's always nice to see Maud and the other Pie sisters, though overall it was a "meh" episode. I kinda wanted them to focus more on the dynamics between Maud and Mudbriar. Pinkie was weirdly shitty the whole episode, and I don't get why, other than Mudbriar annoyed her that one time.

"I never learned to read" was definitely the highlight.

Adiwan
User avatar
Patreon supporter
Posts: 379
Joined: Tue Oct 31, 2017 2:40 am
Gender: Male
Location: Germany
Contact:

Re: S08E03: The Maud Couple

Post by Adiwan (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2018 2:29 pm

I think Pinkie Pie was so "shitty" this episode because she is jealous that another pony has a better relationship with Maud than the self-proclaimed best friend herself. Firstly it was the mystery why an unlikable pony can be friends with Maud, and then it was that the unlikable pony has a better understanding of Maud's likes and dislikes.
"The knack of flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss." - Douglas Adams

The Doctor
User avatar
Turner Of All Things Timey Wimey
Celestia's Champions
Patreon supporter
Posts: 806
Joined: Mon Oct 30, 2017 11:42 pm
Location: Time & Space

Re: S08E03: The Maud Couple

Post by The Doctor (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2018 2:52 pm

Mechanical Ape wrote:
Tue Mar 27, 2018 9:19 pm
No doubt a stereotypical Gneiss Guy.
He wasn't gneiss at all... :fluttersmith:

Post Reply