tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post4055688121472782442..comments2024-03-04T02:09:30.979-06:00Comments on One Man's Pony Ramblings: Mini-Reviews Round 133Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-86945279087365128282016-05-11T05:18:15.810-05:002016-05-11T05:18:15.810-05:00"...Well in that case," said Lucky, glan..."...Well in that case," said Lucky, glancing around to make sure nopony else was listening, "perhaps you might instead be interested in a 'slightly used' crocodile?"SVnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-91833302343459088152016-05-10T18:35:58.580-05:002016-05-10T18:35:58.580-05:00It's true! You could fit a couple of AJ's...It's true! You could fit a couple of AJ's backup stetsons under Rarity's monstrosity with room to spare.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11581572699330155065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-30515953630185652772016-05-10T18:34:03.177-05:002016-05-10T18:34:03.177-05:00I imagine that their conversation in that scene we...I imagine that their conversation in that scene went something like this:<br /><br />"Heya, Missus Top!" cried Lucky, cheerfully dragging his wagon up the street. "Care to buy a bushel of clover?"<br /><br />Carrot Top could already feel a headache coming on.<br /><br />"Lucky, what have I told you every single time you've dragged that wagon full of clover into town?"<br /><br />Lucky scratched his chin thoughtfully. Carrot Top waited patiently for him to speak. At length, his eyes lit up, "Was it--"<br /><br />"I told you," she interrupted, "That clover is a <i>weed.</i> Do you know what farmers do with weeds, Lucky?"<br /><br />"...Buy them in bulk for greater savings?"<br /><br />"We <i>weed</i> them, Lucky. Hence the name." Carrot Top sighed. "I spent all Thursday afternoon pulling clover out of my garden. If, for some unfathomable reason, I wanted some, I would have kept <i>that</i> clover, instead of throwing it on my compost heap." She eyed the wilted pile of greens in Lucky's cart dubiously. "And in any case, it'd be fresher that way. Where did you even get these? They look like you picked them and then left them out in the sun for a week."<br /><br />Lucky straightened. "Actually, I grabbed these from a magic pile of clover that suddenly appeared right next to your house a few days..." he trailed off, slicking back his hair unconsciously as the gear inside his head churned, "...which I'm starting to suspect wasn't really a magic clover pile after all..."<br /><br />"'Magic clover pile,'" Carrot Top repeated, her nested quotation marks clearly audible.<br /><br />Lucky brightened. "You know what that means, right? These <i>are</i> just as fresh as the ones from your garden!" He grabbed a hoofful. "Sure you don't want to buy some?"<br /><br />His only answer was a sigh.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11581572699330155065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-58844899292963306602016-05-10T01:03:08.644-05:002016-05-10T01:03:08.644-05:00He probably didn't even see her. She just ble...He probably didn't even see her. She just blends into the background so well :P<br /><br />Yeah, I'm <i>that</i> guy. Also, Second Best Horse wears a perfectly sensibly-sized hatHolly Oatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01703437987958922954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-71714161476890265942016-05-09T20:25:12.897-05:002016-05-09T20:25:12.897-05:00Well, based on this episode, she still hasn't ...Well, based on this episode, she still hasn't figured it out.iisawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11454386148259666080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-46421443944171176892016-05-09T17:26:36.844-05:002016-05-09T17:26:36.844-05:00But part of the problem here is also that she'...But part of the problem here is also that she's already done that, flying with them as a backup before and presumably training with other reservists for other potential cases where they'd be needed. It's something that, if we were going to see her learn how to do it, we should have seen before now.Icy Shakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00490981784760484964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-323251014217732902016-05-09T15:51:16.351-05:002016-05-09T15:51:16.351-05:00Is Applejack's hat not giant and view-blocking...Is Applejack's hat not giant and view-blocking enough for you? <i>WHAT DOES A POOR MARE HAVE TO DO TO GET SOME HAT RECOGNITION FROM YOU, SIR?!</i>xjuggernaughtxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286896058684660654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-49113885293381944432016-05-09T15:38:08.672-05:002016-05-09T15:38:08.672-05:00Maybe it's because that "trying too hard&...Maybe it's because that "trying too hard" cringey stuff was pretty much how I responded, with fairly similar results. (Except the "being a Wonderbolt" bit, regrettably.)Loganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03769758118827489093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-8576124925451026982016-05-09T15:36:45.768-05:002016-05-09T15:36:45.768-05:00Heh, and here I am, not usually one of Rainbow'...Heh, and here I am, not usually one of Rainbow's greatest defenders -- and I really liked the episode, despite <i>not</i> particularly enjoying the teasing. I had a nickname years ago that everyone but me thought was amusing, and it hurt. I still feel a little uncomfortable when I remember it (which is why I'm not repeating it here, despite its being SFW). And yet I came out on the side of the episode fairly conclusively, silly impersonations and all.Loganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03769758118827489093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-82594129934371313682016-05-09T12:26:24.566-05:002016-05-09T12:26:24.566-05:00I was really hoping for a reasonable plot in this ...I was really hoping for a reasonable plot in this episode. Yes, Dash is an amazing flyer, but learning to work with a team where she has to fit in rather than stand out would have involved character growth as well as realistic conflict. Instead...<br /><br />Well, at least her strength is impressive. How she carried an idiot ball that huge for so long was amazing. iisawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11454386148259666080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-27546889385826352382016-05-09T08:53:26.148-05:002016-05-09T08:53:26.148-05:00I'm gonna write a whole blogpost on this soon,...I'm gonna write a whole blogpost on this soon, but -- Dash's emotional vulnerability portrayed in this episode is characteristic of a foreclosed identity struggle as studied by James Marcia.<br /><br />If this were true, it would have come out of left field, but is still consistent with everything beforehand -- we see no evidence of identity exploration in the show, at least. It would also have enormous consequences, morally, for the children watching this show.Bulbasaurnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-41413597108770724472016-05-09T08:52:34.538-05:002016-05-09T08:52:34.538-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09065975026755069038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-33824082180409354152016-05-09T08:42:06.514-05:002016-05-09T08:42:06.514-05:00Holy crap! Carrot Top is Talking to Lucky! And hol...Holy crap! Carrot Top is Talking to Lucky! And holy crap! Lucky has his fabled cart, not seen since the events of Winter Wrap Up! From the looks of it, it seems he's transporting... flats of broccoli, maybe? Or giant green books? Perhaps a crocodile?<br /><br />Point being, despite the otherwise arguable quality of this episode, I think we can all agree that that was a landmark moment. We also learned something very important about pegasus anatomy when Rainbow Dash was hit by lightning and we got a peek at her skeleton. Apparently they <i>do</i> have finger bones in their wings, along with a weird... cloud shaped bone where their stomach should be, which I can only assume is used to maintain buoyancy. I guess pegasi are more like some strange bat/fish combo than actual horses.<br /><br />As for the stories, the first one—oh, wait! Clovers! That's what Lucky must have been hauling around. Of course. It's so obvious in hindsight. The fact that I didn't think of it first is kind of embarrassing. I mean, come on... what could Lucky possibly have needed with a crocodile?SVnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-18108502900051954742016-05-09T05:26:01.405-05:002016-05-09T05:26:01.405-05:00I actually enjoyed the episode well enough (except...I actually enjoyed the episode well enough (except for The Return of Faic). Guess that, after nearly thirty years of watching television, I've become desensitized to the idiot ball. Dunno that Dash was <i>totally</i> out of character, though. People with big egos can take things a little too personally at times (often resulting in them not being able to take what they dish out), and she had a bad history with that particular name<br /><br />Can't say I'm surprised at some of the defenses you saw, or the parallels with rape apologetics. This fandom scares me sometimesHolly Oatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01703437987958922954noreply@blogger.com