tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1106648781852702786.post2847141621798169519..comments2023-11-10T00:18:38.053+00:00Comments on A.T.D.I.: My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. "Secret of my Excess" REVIEWJames Corckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16994731268585922124noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1106648781852702786.post-62324897382457232052014-01-06T09:41:56.538+00:002014-01-06T09:41:56.538+00:00We talked about this episode in Babble with Bronie...We talked about this episode in Babble with Bronies yesterday. Funny enough the episode aired on my Birthday. This episode ranks among my favorite episodes of S2.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1106648781852702786.post-29471815012392355542011-12-12T21:39:48.088+00:002011-12-12T21:39:48.088+00:00@ELT
Apparently :/
I welcome everyone to comment...@ELT<br /><br />Apparently :/<br /><br />I welcome everyone to comment here, even anon posts. I have no problem with it, I just want to share my opinion with everyone, because that way they share theirs with me.<br /><br />So, feel free to comment!James Corckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16994731268585922124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1106648781852702786.post-76885054349359151172011-12-12T20:47:33.078+00:002011-12-12T20:47:33.078+00:00:v so wait..that's why no one ever commented o...:v so wait..that's why no one ever commented on these things? Cuz no one knew!?!?!?ELThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07248312990643524043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1106648781852702786.post-86131934792132495412011-12-12T04:38:06.629+00:002011-12-12T04:38:06.629+00:00I liked this review and I loved the episode. I ju...I liked this review and I loved the episode. I just had a thought about Spike's growth. When Zecora was talking to Twilight, she said "A dragon's heart is prone to greed, a steady diet to make growth speed."<br /><br />The first thing I noticed was that she referred to greed speeding up a dragon's growth. We've seen accelerated growth in Spike before, during the Cutie Mark Chronicles. In that episode, he didn't look anything like a regular dragon. Perhaps, if a dragon grows too quickly, it changes their appearance?<br /><br />The second thing I noticed was her usage of the words, 'a steady diet'. His "diet" wasn't exactly steady, and this might have also been a factor in his strange appearance.<br /><br />Or, you know, he could just end up looking like that when he's older.Treebohrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13064674780138119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1106648781852702786.post-26866499039376462322011-12-11T22:21:33.687+00:002011-12-11T22:21:33.687+00:00@Nope
Thank you!
You can check the previous epis...@Nope<br /><br />Thank you!<br /><br />You can check the previous episodes I've reviewed on the "TV Reviews" section.James Corckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16994731268585922124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1106648781852702786.post-9577441976087866992011-12-11T21:48:31.426+00:002011-12-11T21:48:31.426+00:00I've seen blogs that review tv episodes in thi...I've seen blogs that review tv episodes in this format before, but I don't know why I haven't seeked out an FIM-centered one. Thanks for mentioning this in the Excess follow-up EQD thread. I dig the casual candor and the references, and the awesomeness timeline is a nice touch. If you've done other episodes, I'm gonna go check 'em out! Cheers.Nopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00602638265410713198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1106648781852702786.post-14298948214123434052011-12-11T21:01:41.865+00:002011-12-11T21:01:41.865+00:00@schris3
That's a bit overanalyzed for the sh...@schris3<br /><br />That's a bit overanalyzed for the show's sake, don't you think?<br /><br />Also "The Mysterious Mare do Well"'s moral is more to counter the moral in "Boast Busters", and I don't think it's forced. But I loved Spiderman 3, so I doubt my opinion has any weight, right?James Corckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16994731268585922124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1106648781852702786.post-10387279272816297562011-12-11T20:42:52.721+00:002011-12-11T20:42:52.721+00:00Let me tell you James that if your not a massive f...Let me tell you James that if your not a massive fan of Spike, you are not my equal as a Brony. Leaving that, this is a great episode, but if would be perfect if it weren't for Twilight, it was pretty stupid that she apparently didn't have a book of dragons to rely on instead of looking at a pony doctor and a vet, before recurring to Zecora. The episode was very action packed and filled with gags but Im not so fond in how Twilight and AJ were tied up to the tree because I remember perfectly how in Season 1 they were the most sharpest ponies there and now the are being reduced to fill comedy gags. The moral is classic and fell so good in this episode: "Giving is better than receiving", because instead of pushing the episode to reach the moral (The mysterious mare do well), the moral pushed the episode to be awesome. Other moral i get from this episode is that giving love is best when it gets the best out of you and not the worst.schris3https://www.blogger.com/profile/12876130265207244869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1106648781852702786.post-91522778973184620392011-12-11T19:34:40.716+00:002011-12-11T19:34:40.716+00:00You know that an 22 minute episode is goon when yo...You know that an 22 minute episode is goon when you can talk about it for easly more than two hours.<br /><br />Wen i went to sleep last nigh i went with a smyle on my face, and "Secret of My Excess" is the only thing to blame. And I dont think you can give an animator a better complement than that.<br /><br />You know, this episode made me realize something. Fuck the people that don't wanna watch My Little Pony because is girly, the don't know what they are missing.Evil Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16316134587828616881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1106648781852702786.post-52487391860967755742011-12-11T16:10:06.186+00:002011-12-11T16:10:06.186+00:00@Evil Monkey
No worries for the typos man, I love...@Evil Monkey<br /><br />No worries for the typos man, I love your comment :D<br /><br />You also mentioned a lot of elements I left out of the review and I really thank you for that. This episode is massive, it has a lot of elements to it and if I stopped to address and everyone of them I wouldn't have ended the review anytime soon >_> I'd still be writing it.<br /><br />Thanks a lot for your opinion :DJames Corckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16994731268585922124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1106648781852702786.post-3329828056288880652011-12-11T15:29:28.023+00:002011-12-11T15:29:28.023+00:00Oh, and sorry 'bout the typos, my english isn&...Oh, and sorry 'bout the typos, my english isn't the best.Evil Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16316134587828616881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1106648781852702786.post-10734790451978100772011-12-11T15:28:47.852+00:002011-12-11T15:28:47.852+00:00Sooooooooo... Text wal ahead, hope you don't m...Sooooooooo... Text wal ahead, hope you don't mind but i just heave to talk about this episode with someone.<br /><br />So far was my favorite episode, not only of this season, but from the whole series.<br /><br />For Real.<br /><br />It satarted very promising, for some reason i was very impressedwith the animation when Twilight lifts all the books then drop them in the floor, not shure why but i loved it.<br /><br />Then it comes the Kiss scene, and even though everypony is joking that she seduced him to give her the gem I think is pretty obvious that for spike a Rarity's Kiss is worth one thousand rubis.<br /><br />And for me this episode only got better from that moment, I really love when Twilight take Spike to the doctor and the Vet, those characters are really cool and I hope to see some fanfiction of them.<br /><br />I also love the Zekora scene because the revelation of the dragon's nature explains alot.<br /><br />Ony thing I amazing about this episode is that not only M.A. Larson NAILED the Characterization in this episode, but every character had his chance to shine, Applejack had the hilarious tied up scene, Rainbow Dash Laughting out loud afterwards... And the ergument with the dragon...And the last minute saving, Pinkie Pie "Not giving him cake but assaulting him with cake" and her face when the sugar cube corner is destroyed, Fluttershy in the argument scene and when she saves them, Twilight sparkle in, well, several moments and of Course, Rarity in her best Characterization so far "... Witch I understand because you are adragon an all. But THIS! This is a crime against fashion!".<br /><br />I loved when I realized that for Rarity the beauty of the ruby wasn't so meaningful to her as the fact that Spike gave it to her.<br /><br />You know, the supreme evidence that this episode is marvelous is that since i could'nt watch it on the live stream I ended up watching during the VGA's, i knew that it would be a Mass Effect 3 trailer, a Diablo 3 trailer, A new Epic and bioware debut trailers, and a Metal Gear Solid Rising trailer... And I was not giving a Fuck for that.<br /><br />I was never so pround to be a Brony.Evil Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16316134587828616881noreply@blogger.com