My Little Pony XXXIX: There is no Pegasus Mafia!

[Deadly]

Wait... the new episode already aired? Did they change the schedule again?

[otakuryoga]

repeat of putting your hoof down...random thought...
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson(aka "the Brahma Bull") would have been great as Iron Will voice

1st thoughts on Dragon Quest

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great dragon migration? ooooo

No means No Dash!

Day-ammmmmmmm! Fluttershy straight up whupped her ass

interesting look between RD and AJ

more rarispike for the Commodore

great costume

pansy pony princess? i DARE you to say that to her face punk

oh, you gotta be kidding me...it actually IS a good costume

forever? --awww, that would have been a perfect spot for Pinkie to pop up

[Kairaven]

episode review:

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I must say I had my misgivings when I saw that it was a Merriweather Williams episode, but I guess that would be her best written episode. (and it barely had ponies.)

decent aesop, ok characterization, overall pretty good for world building, since we now see some young dragon behaviors and phoenix forest.

Only complaint is...

-what happened to Fluttershy! would be nice if some how get an aftermath scene there.
- and baby phoenix... more additional pet? not sure what I feel about that. I feel that if Spike were to have a pet, he should probably have something more unique.

[Pokonic]

Wait... the new episode already aired? Did they change the schedule again?

Yep, airs at 1pm now.

[Deadly]

Yep, airs at 1pm now.

But... they just changed it last week, or the week before that. Seriously?

[Pokonic]

But... they just changed it last week, or the week before that. Seriously?

I don't know, either.

[otakuryoga]

short answer is no..they did not change the schedule again
it airs at 1pm eastern..same time as last week

the wrinkle that messed Deadly up is that the US ended daylight savings time and so jumped ahead one hour since last week

(i assume you are not in US anyway Deadly)

[Kairaven]

Wait... the new episode already aired? Did they change the schedule again?

schedule didn't change since two weeks ago, but US did switch to daylight savings time. So if you were in a country with no Daylight savings the episode would have been 1 hour earlier.

edit: pinkie'd

[Deadly]

short answer is no..they did not change the schedule again
it airs at 1pm eastern..same time as last week

the wrinkle that messed Deadly up is that the US ended daylight savings time and so jumped ahead one hour since last week

schedule didn't change since two weeks ago, but US did switch to daylight savings time. So if you were in a country with no Daylight savings the episode would have been 1 hour earlier.

Oh... Why wasn't this mentioned on EqD or something?

And we do have DST here, just haven't changed yet. I guess that comes later than in the US.

Guess I'll have to wait and watch it on youtube this week, then.

[Nameless]

I don't know, either.

Perhaps The Hub are using Pony Logic. Either that, or Pinkie Pie is the new CEO. Knowing her, she probably put Derpy in charge of scheduling.

[otakuryoga]

yeah the change to and from DST used to be the same as everyone else until last year or year before when they moved the change around to
"help save the planet"

[Deadly]

yeah the change to and from DST used to be the same as everyone else until last year or year before when they moved the change around to
"help save the planet"

Really? Dammit, as if time zones weren't messing things up bad enough

Good thing they're pretty quick about getting the new episodes uploaded

[Pokonic]

Perhaps The Hub are using Pony Logic. Either that, or Pinkie Pie is the new CEO. Knowing her, she probably put Derpy in charge of scheduling.

" I just dont know what went wrong!"

[erikun]

Ah yes, I'd forgotten that the U.S. decided to change when daylight savings time happens. Quite silly, but I can't exactly pretend like it doesn't happen.

Re: Season 2 Episode 21 (Dragon Quest)

Fun episode. I liked it better than Secret of My Excess and Owl's Well That Ends Well. I think that will be all from me for now.

[Nameless]

" I just dont know what went wrong!"

This mental image amuses me.

[Kairaven]

OMG, I still had Hub up and they showed a clip of the next episode during commercial!

it was awesome... and now I need a forward-time machine.

[Deadly]

Wohoo for Youtube and quick uploading.

New Episode, first thoughts

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I guess Fluttershy never got over her fear of big dragons.

Really, Rarity? If that's some of your best work on that custume, I think you need a new special talent

Hehe, loved the "one of Crackle's cousins" part.

Oh, and I'd love to see Celestia kick that dragon's tail to show him up.

Phoenixes! Oooh... and now Twilight has a dragon, a phoenix and an owl living with her. Sure hope she's not planning on getting any more pets/assistants, because we're already barely seeing Owlowiscious any. Will we see this phoenix again, I wonder?

Nice episode, good to see Merriwether Williams write one that (hopefully) won't be torn to shreds. I was getting kinda sad for her.

[Anarion]

Hehe, Derpy as a Hub television manager. Needs fan art.

New episode thoughts

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I think that was the best of the Merriweather Williams episodes for certain. She made use of Fluttershy's new assertiveness (and slight hints of FlutterDash shipping with the whole butterfly migration thing) and then had a fairly internally consistent episode. The lesson was similar but not the same as Sweet and Elite, since that one was more about remembering where you come from and this one was more about how self-identity is distinct from physical traits.

I also liked that they reused the red and green dragon models from previous episodes, as that added a fair bit to continuity as well.

Twilight's magic got a nice bit of definition here as well, as we saw that
1) her teleport doesn't have much a range limit since she got all the way back to Ponyville
2) teleporting more than one target or teleporting moving targets (or some combo of both) is hard.
2a) Specifically, 3 running ponies and a dragon all moving at the same pace is just about at the limit of Twilight's abilities.

Phoenixes living in the wild was interesting. I wonder how they protect their nests during the dying and rebirth period. Maybe they stagger each other so that one parent is always at full power?

Anyway, good overall episode that showed that Spike is a good guy and that the ponies will always look out for him. Too bad we didn't get to see Rainbow Dash tangle with some airborne dragons before Twilight ported them out, but oh well.

[Soras Teva Gee]

Wait... the new episode already aired? Did they change the schedule again?

No same time its been for awhile now.

Oh wait... Daylight Savings Time in America.

[MCerberus]

Episode:

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It seems like Spike's big motivation is that he's worried about the 'friend zone' with Rarity.

[Nameless]

Wohoo for Youtube and quick uploading.

New Episode, first thoughts

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I guess Fluttershy never got over her fear of big dragons.

Really, Rarity? If that's some of your best work on that custume, I think you need a new special talent

Hehe, loved the "one of Crackle's cousins" part.

Oh, and I'd love to see Celestia kick that dragon's tail to show him up.

Phoenixes! Oooh... and now Twilight has a dragon, a phoenix and an owl living with her. Sure hope she's not planning on getting any more pets/assistants, because we're already barely seeing Owlowiscious any. Will we see this phoenix again, I wonder?

Nice episode, good to see Merriwether Williams write one that (hopefully) won't be torn to shreds. I was getting kinda sad for her.

I'm in that awkward faze I get into every Saturday; To watch the episode on Youtube now? Or to wait until someone's uploaded it in half-decent quality so that I can actually appreciate the animation. DAMN YOU pixelated 360p! >_<

[Deadly]

I'm in that awkward faze I get into every Saturday; To watch the episode on Youtube now? Or to wait until someone's uploaded it in half-decent quality so that I can actually appreciate the animation. DAMN YOU pixelated 360p! >_<

I don't mind the bad quality for my first viewing, because I always watch the new episodes three or more times during the evening and the first time I just watch it for the plot I can appreciate the animation and details on my second and third viewings.

[Nameless]

I don't mind the bad quality for my first viewing, because I always watch the new episodes three or more times during the evening and the first time I just watch it for the plot I can appreciate the animation and details on my second and third viewings.

I've done this before, but hear that is a Fluttershy episode. FLUTTERSHY. It requires full appreciation first time round.

[Pokonic]

Interesting note:

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Anyone else think they missed the chance for a epic brick joke when they had the Dragonshy dragon breath on him, rather than the green one a few feet away?

[MCerberus]

Interesting note:

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Anyone else think they missed the chance for a epic brick joke when they had the Dragonshy dragon breath on him, rather than the green one a few feet away?

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You mean the two dragons so far seen in this show other than spike got in a fight and 'accidentally' assaulted the jerkwads in the trench?

[Deadly]

I've done this before, but hear that is a Fluttershy episode. FLUTTERSHY. It requires full appreciation first time round.

Fluttershy? It's a Spike episode.

Anyway, I find that I can't pay attention to the animation and details when I'm also following the plot anyway. So I barely notice the bad quality.

[Bayonet Priest]

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Ohmigod Crackle is best dragon

Also Spike has a pet phoenix, this is cool.

And Dash at the butterfly migration was hilarious

[Soras Teva Gee]

For those interested:

Hurricane Fluttershy clip

That I'm guessed aired. Imma have to stop watching rewinds and start watching reruns.

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Anyone else think they missed the chance for a epic brick joke when they had the Dragonshy dragon breath on him, rather than the green one a few feet away?

Yes, yes I do

[Beacon of Chaos]

Hey. I've been lurking around here for a while now, but decided to make my prescence known in order to comment on this picture.

Welcome!

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Ah, I thought I saw it referred to as a dub. Yes, boku is acceptible although slightly masculine for girls to use and fits Rainbow well.

My comments still apply to BrazilDash though.

Brazilian Dash is male?

Say it out loud.

...Oh, I see.

Eh.

I don't mind the bad quality for my first viewing, because I always watch the new episodes three or more times during the evening and the first time I just watch it for the plot I can appreciate the animation and details on my second and third viewings.

You-

Nah... too easy.

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Pretty good episode I thought. A very good episode for Spike, and some really good stuff for the mane 6, well, except Pinkie (who has been stealing the spotlight for the past few eps anyway) and AJ. Glad to see Fluttershy is getting the hang of this assertiveness thing (and she's pretty tough to knock down Rainbow like that!). Pity she hasn't gotten over her fear of dragons though. Phoenixes are pretty damn awesome. No wonder Celestia has one.

Speaking of the pony princess, interesting that the dragons knew her, but weren't particularily afraid. I wonder what was in that letter? It was clearly directed to Spike.... Maybe it was along the lines of:

Dear Spike,

I just thought I should warn you, don't go on the dragon migration. It'll suck.

Love Princess Celestia

Also, best line:

"I thought you were pretty nutty, but I've done plenty of nutty things!"

"WE KNOW!"

[MCerberus]

Another thought about the episode

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Dragons seem to be better parents than what many fans assumed.

There appeared to be a lot of them making sure that the kid dragons don't do anything too stupid, yet letting them play and take lava baths. They also seemed to have provided a hoard for the youngsters to eat.