tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post2960434568724987888..comments2024-03-04T02:09:30.979-06:00Comments on One Man's Pony Ramblings: 6-Star Reviews Part 48: Celestia's TeethUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-45145516062639664482014-12-19T18:25:37.729-06:002014-12-19T18:25:37.729-06:00Gotta say that I agree with Bugs the Curm on just ...Gotta say that I agree with Bugs the Curm on just about all points on this one. I found this story to be a plodding bore, and this didn't feel much like Celestia to me. I can't really complain about the technical, though. The writing flowed well, and I didn't really see much in the way of grammar errors. It just wasn't a story I was interested in.xjuggernaughtxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286896058684660654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-48796662461173944382012-06-13T09:21:53.898-05:002012-06-13T09:21:53.898-05:00You can take some of the credit, considering that...You can take some of the credit, considering that I wrote Celestia's Teeth because I was inspired by Sunny Skies All Day Long. :)Abalidothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08509161469832315171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-57299322639355499572012-03-22T19:17:22.009-05:002012-03-22T19:17:22.009-05:00Neither was I, but those crowds exist.
Though I m...Neither was I, but those crowds exist.<br /><br />Though I may be confusing teenagers for younger children. Seriously, no creature on this earth is crueler than a child. When they don't know better, of course.Present Perfecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16195959811544391904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-33235458719021785922012-03-22T10:37:19.830-05:002012-03-22T10:37:19.830-05:00I had an exam this week, so that's why I'm...I had an exam this week, so that's why I'm late in responding.<br /><br />Chris: Thank you for the kind words. I agree, we have different opinions on a number of fanficts (and will probably continue to do so), although we share some as well (after all you did give a five to my favorite MLP:FIM fanfict (Memories of those Friends) and I wouldn't have found new favorites like "the Liar" without you). Truth be told, I usually write my opinions before I see your review and then make small adjustments after I do. I don't intentional play devil's advocate. <br /><br />So, even if I don't agree with your reviews, I still like reading them. They're intelligent in ways that most comments about fanficts are not. Plus, I feel confident knowing that we can civil about our different views.<br /><br />PP: I had a longer response, but instead of an essay, I will say this, "I simply disagree." No friend of mine or myself as a teen committed anything that might be considered disorderly conduct. Nor were we that callous towards the other living things.Bugs the Curmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12995195569022345933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-58510096253324425872012-03-20T16:06:42.074-05:002012-03-20T16:06:42.074-05:00Aww... someone beat me out for best Celestia story...Aww... someone beat me out for best Celestia story. Ah well, it was a really good story, I must admit. I'll just have to try harder next time.PhantomFoxhttp://www.deepforestcomic.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-81278469796177173072012-03-20T15:06:32.027-05:002012-03-20T15:06:32.027-05:00You're very welcome! And while I'm postin...You're very welcome! And while I'm posting:<br /><br />iisaw: Thanks for the praise! I'm glade I've spurred you to do some (more) reading--that's my goal, after all.<br /><br />Eric: I know, right? Hopefully I'll be able to keep up when all the big stories start piling up.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11581572699330155065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-68538145403276596342012-03-20T15:02:00.382-05:002012-03-20T15:02:00.382-05:00I always like seeing what you have to say about my...I always like seeing what you have to say about my reviews, because it's clear that you and I tend to react very differently to what we read. The fact that you take the time to lay out why you enjoyed a story more or less than I did is much appreciated; it helps me see my "blind spots," so to speak, as a reviewer. I guess what I'm trying to say is, thanks for telling me when you think I'm wrong.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11581572699330155065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-70097314101354376272012-03-19T18:08:17.305-05:002012-03-19T18:08:17.305-05:00Thank you for the great review! I'm glad you e...Thank you for the great review! I'm glad you enjoyed reading the story. I'll definitely be following your reviews now that I know you have great taste. ;)Abalidothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08509161469832315171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-33284975457219341812012-03-19T11:30:56.610-05:002012-03-19T11:30:56.610-05:00I loved this story, too. Your review nudged me to ...I loved this story, too. Your review nudged me to go read it again and it's just as fun as I remembered.<br /><br />BTW, thanks for doing this review blog. I just became aware of it via the Pony Fiction Vault. If I had only found it earlier, it would have saved me many hours of wading through undeserved 6-star stories, waiting for them to get better!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-19672705093388830832012-03-19T08:32:12.722-05:002012-03-19T08:32:12.722-05:00While the male-female analogue is certainly there,...While the male-female analogue is certainly there, you have to remember that teenagers do this sort of thing. I found the portrayal completely believable. What're we gonna do? Go steal stuff! What do we do once we've stolen it? Uh, I dunno, smash it or something.<br /><br />Children are cruel beings.Present Perfecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16195959811544391904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-74728085654916941432012-03-19T02:28:29.280-05:002012-03-19T02:28:29.280-05:00If we want to over-analyze, we could also argue th...If we want to over-analyze, we could also argue the moral is a statement on "Nature-versus-Nurture".<br /><br />Looking ahead in EQD's archives, and hoo-boy do we have some doozies coming up. At the rate this blog is progressing, we've got "Half the Day is Night," "It's a Dangerous Business, Going Out Your Door" and "The Thessalonica Legacy" all coming up in the next 4-5 weeks. Three big, long stories plus some really popular ones like more Dr. Whoves and "tTe Vinyl Scratch Tapes". <br />Hope your eyeballs don't fall out from overuse.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669195581728559852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-50223288584777448782012-03-19T01:17:17.058-05:002012-03-19T01:17:17.058-05:00I didn’t care for this one. Sure, Celestia can be...I didn’t care for this one. Sure, Celestia can be playful (mischievous is a little too strong of a word), but in this piece she's rather on the rude side, particularly during the meeting when she crunches loudly on the onions to disrupt it and get her way. That struck me as out of character for the ruler of Equestria because she comes across as a stubborn teenager. Yes, I would be annoyed at having a personal tooth cleaner but I would think she would find a better way to handle it. Plus, the letter was unneeded. Not only is it too rubber mallet like for my taste and I really felt that a ruler of a thousand years and more would know this by now.<br /><br />Nitpicky but this is contradictory, as well:<br />"It's been a bumper crop year," Celestia explained. She made it a point of pride not to lie to her subjects, even if her advisors would have preferred she be a little more political. <br /><br />I had no idea!" Celestia lied cheerfully. <br /><br />Personally, I also didn’t think it was funny either, my annoyance with the above being a big reason. The funniest bit was the fact that the royal council actually hired a royal tooth cleanser, and quite frankly, that could been portrayed (with adjustments) in a two panel comic and still worked (probably better as well). Otherwise I found this to be a rather dull and forgettable. Not bad, just something I’ll never feel the need to come back to.<br /><br />As far as Celestia ficts go, I still prefer Sunny Skies, which at the very least made me like the character more. This one… made me sign the petition for the Lunar Republic,<br /><br />If Dragonshy hadn’t already.<br /><br />Speaking of dragons, the episode struck me more of a case of male (dragon) vs. female (pony) ways, which still doesn’t make it defensible given how it portrayed one as destructive to the point of murder. It brought to mind that one of my bigger complaints about this show is that it does a rather poor job with males (all males are bland, antagonists, background, or Spike, who’s usually just a token annoying, little brother) and non-ponies (dragons are evil, the only griffin we’ve seen is a jerk, the diamond dogs are both annoying and greedy monsters, the minotaur is a brute), which I feel hurts its message. <br /><br />Which makes it more amusingly coincidental that the next story for review is the only six-story to focus on the show’s zebra. Should be interesting to talk about Zecora.Bugs the Curmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12995195569022345933noreply@blogger.com