tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post8695567975534028214..comments2024-03-04T02:09:30.979-06:00Comments on One Man's Pony Ramblings: Mini-Reviews Round 87Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-87093813647972386232015-06-20T13:52:11.793-05:002015-06-20T13:52:11.793-05:00Negative about the episode. I did see complaints a...Negative about the episode. I did see complaints about Tree Hugger. And I disagree with those too. Tree Hugger is best pony.DannyJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13273313206696087395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-45123708563630903592015-06-19T22:40:47.422-05:002015-06-19T22:40:47.422-05:00Are you kidding? Tons of people were complaining ...Are you kidding? Tons of people were complaining about Tree Hugger, despite her being the best part of that episode (that freakin' whinny bit was hysterical!), so while it was well received, I'm hardly the first person to say anything negative about it. Not sure where you were that you didn't see that. I actually enjoyed the episode overall. It was just Discord that I didn't likeHolly Oatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01703437987958922954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-56080492539219883602015-06-19T17:49:33.381-05:002015-06-19T17:49:33.381-05:00Honestly, you're the first real person I'v...Honestly, you're the first real person I've heard express negative sentiment about the episode. Even 4chan was raving for it, and I've found that they're the hardest segment of the fandom to please.<br /><br />It also happened to me my personal favourite episode of the season so far, so I'm afraid I must ask you to stand down and surrender yourself to the Holy Inquisition for questioning.<br />DannyJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13273313206696087395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-43020296996693707432015-06-18T11:40:12.892-05:002015-06-18T11:40:12.892-05:00Pretty sure most people found Discord annoying in ...Pretty sure most people found Discord annoying in <i>Make New Friends</i>, so that wouldn't be hereticalHolly Oatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01703437987958922954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-86549291141014464832015-06-18T10:55:06.668-05:002015-06-18T10:55:06.668-05:00Summoned, I come...Summoned, I come...InquisitorMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10209346997929773686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-65476670571169262015-06-18T10:46:39.858-05:002015-06-18T10:46:39.858-05:00>with the exception of Discord
HERESY>with the exception of Discord<br /><br />HERESY<br />DannyJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13273313206696087395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-66041085062899105452015-06-17T19:39:45.180-05:002015-06-17T19:39:45.180-05:00If it's an onomatopoeia, what sound is it imit...If it's an onomatopoeia, what sound is it imitating? And if you say "the sound of someone saying 'whoa'" I'll smack you through the internet.<br /><br />http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whoa<br />http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suggestions/woahPascoitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05861834765162800926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-5846445341316386432015-06-17T11:33:45.917-05:002015-06-17T11:33:45.917-05:00@ PP: depends on what you want. If you liked the ...@ PP: depends on what you want. If you liked the sheer goofiness of the idea, you should check out Augie's, Caliaponia's, and Sharp Spark's first stories. If you're interested in the Versebreakers as a worldbuilding concept, the whole collection is worth looking through, as long as you go in thinking of it as a loose anthology rather than a coherent whole.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11581572699330155065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-47025526259951473722015-06-17T11:30:24.873-05:002015-06-17T11:30:24.873-05:00(spoilers)
@horizon: fair enough, but I definitel...(spoilers)<br /><br />@horizon: fair enough, but I definitely didn't pick up a "temporary, reversible" vibe from the story. Lyra's been fighting against the music her whole life, and that battle is the cornerstone of her identity as a pony. That fear/hatred of being sucked up into song is what <i>defines</i> her, more than any one thing... until one day, she's forced to participate in Harmony, and within four verses she "accepts" the inherent goodness and <i>rightness</i> of being part of the musical, and desires now to act in accord with Harmony where before she hated and feared it.<br /><br />Now, perhaps that's just a case of Lyra realizing, of her own volition, that everything she knew about music was wrong. But what it <i>looks</i> like is some high-level personality destruction: a pony goes out on the roof, and a different pony comes back down, wearing the same skin. My reading was that, by exposing herself fully to Harmony, she ceded her essential identity, and the casual instant acceptance of that which was anathema to her moments ago only reinforced the idea.<br /><br />As for the purpose of the Versebreakers... I like the idea you put in that post a lot more than the one I came away with from the anthology, courtesy of <i>Master Class</i>: "she was proud to be one of those who safeguarded the music of Harmony and prevented ponies from twisting it into something unhealthy or malicious." What I got from <i>that</i> story was that the Versebreakers were an essential functionary of Harmony, rather than safeguarders against it.<br /><br />Of course, that's not what <i>you</i> wrote. I probably should have taken my advice to treat each story individually a bit more to heart!Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11581572699330155065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-78080684874013328822015-06-17T11:18:05.231-05:002015-06-17T11:18:05.231-05:00Glad you enjoy the blog, zz! As for the show: epi...Glad you enjoy the blog, zz! As for the show: episode 100 notwithstanding, I've felt like season 5 to date has been a significant improvement over season 3 and 4. Of course, if your problem is "the show doesn't hold my interest anymore" rather than being a season-specific thing, there's nothing here that's likely to change that. Up to you, I suppose!Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11581572699330155065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-44848343431238581722015-06-17T11:15:07.115-05:002015-06-17T11:15:07.115-05:00I may be mindless, and I may spell "woah"...I may be mindless, and I may spell "woah" the way I think it ought to be spelled, but I'll have you know that my doctor thinks that I'm at an <i>excellent</i> weight, thank you very much *sniff*Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11581572699330155065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-71612456940057571182015-06-17T10:47:19.552-05:002015-06-17T10:47:19.552-05:00Surely in modern terms it's just an onomatopoe...Surely in modern terms it's just an onomatopoeia? There's no 'correct' spelling for it.InquisitorMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10209346997929773686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-7762725630821026832015-06-17T09:47:26.141-05:002015-06-17T09:47:26.141-05:00I am blind :(I am blind :(InquisitorMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10209346997929773686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-51952374006349164942015-06-17T09:24:33.587-05:002015-06-17T09:24:33.587-05:00The Regalia was the very first story that I read b...<i>The Regalia</i> was the very first story that I read back when I joined Fimfiction. It's amusing for what it is.xjuggernaughtxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286896058684660654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-20468707090294727842015-06-17T08:50:32.146-05:002015-06-17T08:50:32.146-05:00I think it's closer to a murder mystery anthol...I think it's closer to a murder mystery anthology titled "101 Killings in which a Detective Becomes Involved." Icy Shakenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-33908514684784804602015-06-17T08:43:10.077-05:002015-06-17T08:43:10.077-05:00I would say so. One of the key points here is that...I would say so. One of the key points here is that it's not extending the joke. It's running with the concept behind the joke in a bunch of different directions to set up stories with various types and tones. Some were better than others, and if you end up reading it I'd suggest giving a little space between the rest and "Heart of Silence," as although it's enjoyable in its own way the tonal, setting, and stylistic disconnect with the others can be pretty jarring.Icy Shakenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-76790891102203042332015-06-17T08:16:00.318-05:002015-06-17T08:16:00.318-05:00FoE vs. FiO? Of course FoE won. At least you reall...FoE vs. FiO? Of <i>course</i> FoE won. At least you really know your hockey, Chris. I will never question your evaluation thereof in the future.<br /><br />While I loved the Canterlot courtroom fic, I really never saw the appeal in extending the joke. You talk about a couple of the entries, but is that collection overall worth reading?Present Perfecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16195959811544391904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-21375666687256543412015-06-17T07:32:20.457-05:002015-06-17T07:32:20.457-05:00Of the Versebreakers stories, I've only read h...Of the Versebreakers stories, I've only read horizon's original one, and I found it clever fun. But the whole reason the versebreakers were funny is because it came as a surprise. Knowing that a musical would happen and that they'd turn up again going into a whole series of stories ruins that surprise, and for me at least, takes away the whole point of reading them. Now if they're good stories on their own, such that this is just an anthology of shorter works in which the versebreakers turn up, though the musical itself and their appearance aren't important plot elements, then I suppose that's fine, but then I think there's a branding issue here, since that's what's getting the advertising. It's like reading a murder mystery anthology titled "101 Killings in which the Butler Did It."Pascoitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05861834765162800926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-42086978993419433262015-06-17T07:24:03.669-05:002015-06-17T07:24:03.669-05:00Nooooooooooooooo! Please, Chris, say you're no...Nooooooooooooooo! Please, Chris, say you're not one of the mindless masses who can't spell "whoa" correctly!Pascoitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05861834765162800926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-39976369133260105162015-06-17T06:12:50.256-05:002015-06-17T06:12:50.256-05:00...Ooooh, Pizza Roles. I get it. Sigh. Will there ......Ooooh, Pizza Roles. I get it. <i>Sigh</i>. Will there ever be a sentence I write that I don't have to go back and correct?<br /><br />Pizza Rolls Pizza Rolls Pizza Rolls Pizza Rolls Pizza Rolls Pizza Rolls Pizza Rolls Pizza Rolls Pizza Rolls Pizza Rolls Pizza Rolls Pizza Rolls Pizza RollsSeeVeenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-44683418992166462632015-06-17T05:26:26.282-05:002015-06-17T05:26:26.282-05:00It should also be noted that the mere title of the...It should also be noted that the mere title of the second story puts it firmly into <i>I will never, ever read this</i> territory.InquisitorMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10209346997929773686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-15111664685200762592015-06-17T05:24:20.962-05:002015-06-17T05:24:20.962-05:00I am long past anyone's help, Chris.
Anyway, ...I am long past anyone's help, Chris.<br /><br />Anyway, it seems I enjoyed that first one a lot – albeit quite a while ago. Re-reading it now, I find it a bit too forced, and it could definitely use a title change, but it's hard to have too many issues with such a short story that works.InquisitorMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10209346997929773686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-4044943868897824402015-06-17T04:57:44.117-05:002015-06-17T04:57:44.117-05:00Now I'm imagining a tabletop game where each p...Now I'm imagining a tabletop game where each player controls individual toppings: bacon, mushrooms, extra cheese, capers and acrobatHolly Oatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01703437987958922954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-50969741263858656892015-06-17T04:46:36.437-05:002015-06-17T04:46:36.437-05:00Season 5's been surprisingly good so far (with...Season 5's been surprisingly good so far (with the exception of Discord). Couldn't hurt to give it a shot, right?<br /><br />ALL HAIL CHRIS, LORD OF REVIEWS!!!Holly Oatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01703437987958922954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-23520163118742953562015-06-17T01:37:04.962-05:002015-06-17T01:37:04.962-05:00One time I burned my mouth while eating Microwavea...One time I burned my mouth while eating Microwaveable Pizza Roles, but I kept eating them, so I get what you're saying.SeeVeenoreply@blogger.com