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(?) · by **Scuderia Ferrarity** (?) » Wed Jul 04, 2012 2:25 pm

Hi Rarity!

You are an imp sent by Discord himself from the pits of blackest hell to drive me down the path of madness and ruin!
:ohboy:

............... what?
:smirk:

sorry, I don't speak big-sister-ese. Can you translate, Applejack?
:bluh:

Rarity says she needs to have some time alone and it's totally ok to have a sleep over at Applebloom's. Isn't that right, Rarity?

Out damned spot!
:ohboy:

allll Riiiight!
:gah:

....

(?) · by **Aurora** (?) » Wed Jul 04, 2012 5:43 pm

What do the numbers mean, Mason?

(?) · by **Wayoshi** (?) » Wed Jul 04, 2012 6:01 pm

...

Not liking that at all, nope. Let's keep that out of canon please...

(?) · by **kidcoelacanth** (?) » Wed Jul 04, 2012 6:05 pm

My precious pony canon :gonkity:

(?) · by **Wayoshi** (?) » Wed Jul 04, 2012 6:24 pm

In the EqD comments on the big card pack I just posted in the toy thread:

When we pitched the cards, we did not include anything about another Element. That had to have been a Hasbro decision, as it was out of our hands! We're just as puzzled as you are. ~Wendy

Wendy is in that EqD interview on the three who worked on what cards would go into this, so I think this is trustworthy... yet another thing to keep an eye on, I guess. Maybe the Octavia / DJ-PON3 thing was these three being hopeful fanboys on the matter, but I can potentially see the Elements of Harmony forcefully expanding to 7 elements / 8 ponies ... it wouldn't be the worst thing in the world, hopefully giving Shining & Cadance time to be characterized more, but potentially progressing the mandating of the wedding set beyond... the actual wedding... :nngh:

tldr: There's signs pony structure may change soon and I'm speculating & worrying when I probably shouldn't be :v:

(?) · by **Headless Horse** (?) » Wed Jul 04, 2012 9:42 pm

Twilight is officially royalty. :flattered:

(?) · by **PhoolCat** (?) » Wed Jul 04, 2012 10:42 pm

Well, she was already upper echelon in the Canterlot aristocracy - personally tutored by the ruling Princess, brother captain of the Royal Guard, foalsat by another Princess and now that same Princess is her sister-in-law :-I

Yep, she's a magical unicorn princess :pcstare:

(?) · by **Artificer** (?) » Wed Jul 04, 2012 11:29 pm

Man. Succession is gonna be super hard to figure out. :gotcha:

(?) · by **PhoolCat** (?) » Wed Jul 04, 2012 11:40 pm

Don't think that's going to be an issue for some millennia, if ever :pcstare:

(?) · by **itinerant nomad** (?) » Thu Jul 05, 2012 12:47 am

PhoalCat wrote:Well, she was already upper echelon in the Canterlot aristocracy - personally tutored by the ruling Princess, brother captain of the Royal Guard, foalsat by another Princess and now that same Princess is her sister-in-law

Yep, she's a magical unicorn princess

The tutoring could be explained by talent. The latter part, not so much.

Twilight's place in society prior to her being selected has been left undefined, though she at least got some parents out of her flashback.

She did live in Canterlot, which we've seen referred to as being a place that has a reputation for being refined and cultured, and in other episodes we see it has a lot of the upper crust there.
That doesn't mean Twilight's family was one of those elite, as the depiction in "The Cutie Mark Chronicles" showed many apparently average festival goers. That episode avoided the more classist subtext that popped up at the Gala and smacked Rarity across the face in "Sweet and Elite", but if we were to extrapolate a bit from other cases of getting into an elite school, that could imply they weren't lower-class.
One possible writing slip-up in the flashback was that Celestia knew Twilight's name when she stopped her rampage. If that were accepted as being intended, that meant Twilight's family moved in higher circles even prior to her being taken under Celestia's wing.

The Canterlot wedding episode and the decision to make Cadance an alicorn and a princess had a constricting effect on the world setting by putting Twilight in contact with royalty at the very outset, prior to showing a talent in magic. Are we to expect that just anyone could have foalsitter from a few branches to the side of the monarch?
Given Twilight's social obliviousness, she might not have thought overmuch about her place in the strata of Canterlot, a rarified setting that has been explicitly more class-based than anywhere else.
Even the richest of the Rich family in Ponyville fit in with the struggling farmers, his spoiled daughter being the exception.

(?) · by **Zuzie** (?) » Thu Jul 05, 2012 1:04 am

It is a bit interesting when you think about it, but Twilight's upbringing is basically the exact opposite of Rarity's.

(?) · by **Headless Horse** (?) » Thu Jul 05, 2012 1:10 am

Which is why Rarity in the opening to ACW is so funny. :cheese:

(?) · by **The Doctor** (?) » Thu Jul 05, 2012 1:18 am

Artificer wrote:Man. Succession is gonna be super hard to figure out.

Cadance isn't in the line of succession with those glue-on wings. :v:

(?) · by **kefkafloyd** (?) » Thu Jul 05, 2012 1:25 am

I've been pondering Twilight's position in society. Even taking away Cadence, look at Twilight's room. That's not a room of someone who is lower class. Her family is probably like those of upper middle class working professionals—doctors, lawyers, so on. She's a bit sheltered and her needs are taken care of. Nobody had really pushed her... and that's what PC finally does in the pilot of the series.

Rarity goes ga-ga over Twilight's Canterlot roots, but Twilight is never fazed at all. Her place in society isn't much of a concern to her. It's an interesting picture of a misfit.

(?) · by **Artificer** (?) » Thu Jul 05, 2012 1:47 am

kefkafloyd wrote:I've been pondering Twilight's position in society. Even taking away Cadence, look at Twilight's room. That's not a room of someone who is lower class. Her family is probably like those of upper middle class working professionals—doctors, lawyers, so on. She's a bit sheltered and her needs are taken care of. Nobody had really pushed her... and that's what PC finally does in the pilot of the series.

Rarity goes ga-ga over Twilight's Canterlot roots, but Twilight is never fazed at all. Her place in society isn't much of a concern to her. It's an interesting picture of a misfit.

Have you seen Mr. Twilight's attire at the wedding? What a smooth looking stallion.

(?) · by **SlateSlabrock** (?) » Thu Jul 05, 2012 2:17 am

You get an element of harmony! You get an element of harmony! Everybody gets an element of harmony!

The Doctor wrote:Cadance isn't in the line of succession with those glue-on wings.

Don't press them too hard or they'll break. :fluttersmith:

(?) · by **ROBOT B9** (?) » Thu Jul 05, 2012 7:01 am

Elements of Harmony for some, tiny American flags for others! :v:

(?) · by **Perrydotto** (?) » Thu Jul 05, 2012 8:06 am

Yeah, I'm thinking too that Twilight's family is upper middle class, some sort of profession that allows them to provide for their daughter and give her good education. And once Twilight had been taken in by Celestia as her personal student, it was no wonder she just slipped more and more into high society and such.
No surprise that she didn't care for it, either - She would have had to be interested in "society" to begin with which was definitely not the case.

Also, Element of Love? Can't we have something powerful and magical that's NOT an element?
Really wondering what Hasbro is trying to imply with this one ... :iiam:

(?) · by **Whitenoise Poster** (?) » Thu Jul 05, 2012 8:08 am

Six new elements in season three starting with Love.

(?) · by **Daionus The 23rd** (?) » Thu Jul 05, 2012 8:20 am

is that meaning there is element of helpfulness?

(?) · by **Pingcode** (?) » Thu Jul 05, 2012 8:28 am

Whitenoise Poster wrote:Six new elements in season three starting with Love.

So now we have 5/6 of the elements we need for season 3:

- Love
- Lots of Control
- Screaming
- Hollering
- Passion

:v:

Step aside Elements of Harmony, here comes the Elements of a Good Cheer!

(?) · by **Admiral Bonetopick** (?) » Thu Jul 05, 2012 11:13 am

I would absolutely love it if there were an episode featuring a B-team of Elements of Harmony, because the actual team is incapacitated for whatever reason.

:memories:

-Love

-Je-ne-sais-quois
:gumout:

-Moderate conservatism
:smirk:

-Green

-Aptitude at installing light fixtures
:derp:

-Derpy

(?) · by **Bag of Magic Food** (?) » Thu Jul 05, 2012 1:02 pm

For months I've had this idea kicking around for a B-team composed of obvious expies of the original stars of Generation 3, where they cover all the same bases as the Main Six, but they aren't very good at what they do, though they often believe they're the best. This group of six may have been formed out of a rival neighborhood by Princess Luna in an attempt to do everything as well as her big sister. By amazing coincidence, they even have their own butler, a little orange dinosaur named Needles! :lol:

(?) · by **Mechanical Ape** (?) » Thu Jul 05, 2012 2:43 pm

Inspired by the bad-imitators idea: I would like to see the school put on a HWE-style play about the defeat of Discord by the Mane Six. Even though it only happened a year ago and the ponies it portrays are sitting in the audience, it still manages to get lots of stuff completely wrong.

Spike is played by Fatkid, Twist plays Twilight Thparkle, and Princess Celestia is Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon in a horse costume.

(?) · by **Daionus The 23rd** (?) » Thu Jul 05, 2012 2:43 pm

That is a great idea.

(?) · by **Dexanth** (?) » Thu Jul 05, 2012 3:36 pm

Didn't someone do something like that in a story once? I recall it being kind of amusing, but I don't know if it would make for a good episode.

If there is a 7th Element, then Element of Helping Others had better become the 8th.

(?) · by **Scuderia Ferrarity** (?) » Thu Jul 05, 2012 8:16 pm

Headless Horse wrote:Twilight is officially royalty.

Princess Twilight Acorna Sparkle :sheepish:

Daionus The 23rd wrote:is that meaning there is element of helpfulness?

Why that this an emote already.

The Legend of Yellowstar: The Seventh Pony

I am a helping!

(?) · by **Toboe LoneWolf** (?) » Fri Jul 06, 2012 1:56 am

We've got a fall episode (and three if you count Nightmare Night and Applebuck season), one winter episodes, one winter/spring episode, and technically one spring if you count Hearts and Hooves day. But no summer episodes!

Come on, ponies at the beach. It would be awesome.

Can Pinkie Pie just say BEACH PARTY already? XD

(?) · by **Chaos Sonic** (?) » Fri Jul 06, 2012 2:04 am

Another perfect post/sig rotator combo.

(?) · by **Mad Surge** (?) » Fri Jul 06, 2012 8:54 am

Mechanical Ape wrote:Inspired by the bad-imitators idea: I would like to see the school put on a HWE-style play about the defeat of Discord by the Mane Six. Even though it only happened a year ago and the ponies it portrays are sitting in the audience, it still manages to get lots of stuff completely wrong.

Spike is played by Fatkid, Twist plays Twilight Thparkle, and Princess Celestia is Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon in a horse costume.

So you're asking for an episode like "The Ember Island Play" from Avatar the last Airbender? If they poke fun at the fandom like that series did, I'm totally down with this. :lol:

(?) · by **drunkill** (?) » Fri Jul 06, 2012 2:55 pm

They did have a desert/western episode but yeah, not quite the same as 'summer fun vacation'

... hot nuts[/optimus prime]

(?) · by **ROBOT B9** (?) » Fri Jul 06, 2012 4:04 pm

Pony Beach Party, eh? Well, I'm game if there's a Beach Boys parody somewhere in the episode.

(?) · by **Rainbow Crash** (?) » Sat Jul 07, 2012 1:22 am

Well, today I started wondering about what I'm going to do when I graduate college and I got an idea for an episode.

How about Twilight graduates from Celestia's school with a PhD in magic and is totally lost on what to do next. She'll worry that she might have to move back to Canterlot to get a real job. In the end, the Princess can give her a research grant to continue studying the magic of friendship, showing that government subsidies for scientific research are a good idea for the betterment of society.

Or maybe she can just continue to work as the town librarian, whatever works :-I

(?) · by **Mr. Big** (?) » Sat Jul 07, 2012 1:46 am

I always felt that "Twilight Graduates" episode would be a perfect series finale. Like, it's exactly what the name implies. Twilight graduates. Show's over. The End.

(?) · by **Kronos** (?) » Sat Jul 07, 2012 6:19 am

Voice/personality swap episode.

I mean, who DOESN'T want Twilight to start trying to say long sentences of complex words in AJ's southern accent? Or Pinkie Pie to become so shy that she ends up being a giant ball of energy that freaks out at everything due to Fluttershy's timidness becoming accelerated at the speed Pinkie's attention span works? Or, hell, Diamond Tiara's mind in Sweetie Belle and Rarity's reactions? Even the VA's want this!

Or better yet, a redemption episode for Trixie. We haven't had an episode where a previously established antagonist comes back, nobody trusts her due to previous actions/reputation, and in the end she proves she's reformed.

drunkill wrote:... hot nuts[/optimus prime][/size]

Megatron, actually.

(?) · by **Stuff** (?) » Sat Jul 07, 2012 6:39 am

I want more pet episodes! With Peewee as the star!

Rainbow Crash wrote:Well, today I started wondering about what I'm going to do when I graduate college and I got an idea for an episode.

How about Twilight graduates from Celestia's school with a PhD in magic and is totally lost on what to do next. She'll worry that she might have to move back to Canterlot to get a real job. In the end, the Princess can give her a research grant to continue studying the magic of friendship, showing that government subsidies for scientific research are a good idea for the betterment of society.

Or maybe she can just continue to work as the town librarian, whatever works

She can't find a good job related to her degree, becomes a barista for the rest of her life, and the series end after she finally pays off her crippling student debt 25 years after graduating. :gotcha:

(?) · by **Headless Horse** (?) » Sat Jul 07, 2012 2:12 pm

Kronos wrote:Even the VA's want this!

Yeah, which means they haven't recorded one yet. :pinkieshrug:

(?) · by **kidcoelacanth** (?) » Sat Jul 07, 2012 2:28 pm

Headless Horse wrote:
Yeah, which means they haven't recorded one yet.

Or maybe it was a subtle hint (sneaky smilie)

(?) · by **Pocket** (?) » Sun Jul 08, 2012 8:52 pm

Bag of Magic Food wrote:For months I've had this idea kicking around for a B-team composed of obvious expies of the original stars of Generation 3, where they cover all the same bases as the Main Six, but they aren't very good at what they do, though they often believe they're the best. This group of six may have been formed out of a rival neighborhood by Princess Luna in an attempt to do everything as well as her big sister. By amazing coincidence, they even have their own butler, a little orange dinosaur named Needles!

Sounds like that one episode of Recess where Lawson gathers up a bunch of one-shot characters and starts his own rival... club... thing, with each one taking the same role as a specific one of TJ's friends.

Admiral Bonetopick wrote: -Green

I just want to say, for the record, that I freaking lost it when I got to that part. Keep bringing the funny, guys, there's still a lot of summer left to go.

(?) · by **hihohe** (?) » Mon Jul 09, 2012 4:29 pm

I would like to see a gag,

CELESTIA'S HAIRS STYLES THROUGH THE CENTURIES

She'll never forget when she went through that powdered wig phase

:gotcha:

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