tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1106648781852702786.post7901591510292774441..comments2023-11-10T00:18:38.053+00:00Comments on A.T.D.I.: My Little Portal: Friendship is Magic. "MMMystery in the Friendship Express" ReviewJames Corckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16994731268585922124noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1106648781852702786.post-1314000700569458462014-01-22T00:08:40.089+00:002014-01-22T00:08:40.089+00:00Well done.
And I agree it was a great episode.Well done.<br /><br />And I agree it was a great episode.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1106648781852702786.post-16204328019467686612012-04-22T09:52:22.892+01:002012-04-22T09:52:22.892+01:00I'm totally stalking you blog in anticipation ...I'm totally stalking you blog in anticipation of your review of the finale xD Of course since it was two whole episodes, I know it probably takes double the time.<br /><br />Anyways, I totally agree with you - the best moments of these series come with the movie times. The silent movie, James Bond, ninja/samurai jack type theme were great and hilarious. I was giggling and squealing the entire time xD Most references this show has go right over my head, actually, so it was nice to have some stuff I actually got.<br /><br />But that was practically the only thing. The rest of this episode felt weak, and especially thanks to it's moral. It was a good lesson, don't get me wrong - not jumping to conclusions is a very important thing to know, but so is stealing is wrong and their has been a LOT of theft in this series and no real moral for it. I mean we've got:<br />-Applebloom stealing Zecora's plant petals<br />-Rainbow stealing a book from the library<br />-Twilight trying to break in a steal scrolls (from a library she was quite welcome in that silly pony)<br />-Sweetie Bell stealing Rarity's diary<br />-and now EVERY PONY STEALING FOOD.<br />Fluttershy, Rainbow, Rarity and the three cooks all should of learned a lesson too. Hell, they barely even APOLOGIZED they just sort of excused their behavior. 'Oh, but pinkie made it sound SO good...' not 'I'm sorry, I did something very wrong.'<br />It was kind of disappointing really.<br /><br />-JadeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1106648781852702786.post-32713570275798591682012-04-10T10:34:45.423+01:002012-04-10T10:34:45.423+01:00Oh, we definitely can! I mean, it's Dash, she ...Oh, we definitely can! I mean, it's Dash, she has eaten everypony's cakes in the fanon of many bronies already.James Corckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16994731268585922124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1106648781852702786.post-76157194018018570222012-04-10T10:33:28.211+01:002012-04-10T10:33:28.211+01:00M.A. Larson might not write the finalle. I predict...M.A. Larson might not write the finalle. I predict it will be either Megan McCarthy or Cindy Morrow.James Corckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16994731268585922124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1106648781852702786.post-45076755325668157772012-04-10T10:32:18.951+01:002012-04-10T10:32:18.951+01:00We were told this in 2011, around September I thin...We were told this in 2011, around September I think.<br /><br />The staff has changed, and the story editor is not the same. Plus, they brought in new writers, and Hasbro wants to make sure if the reply of the audience is as possitive. If it's not, we may lose this show and Hasbro will cancel it.<br /><br />As for MW leaving in Season 3, why do you ask? I think she's an okay writer.James Corckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16994731268585922124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1106648781852702786.post-28061951650926310732012-04-10T00:48:34.009+01:002012-04-10T00:48:34.009+01:00"She can be as loyal as she can, but she will..."She can be as loyal as she can, <i>but she will eat your cake if she finds it tasty.</i>" Can we make this a thing? Like an in-joke or an innuendo? I just found that way funnier than I should have.Nothinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08839936850554581117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1106648781852702786.post-57751617326347343412012-04-09T21:00:59.860+01:002012-04-09T21:00:59.860+01:00Oh man, you almost copy my own review I posted her...Oh man, you almost copy my own review I posted here, although your puns are much better than mine. I should have included the lack of nutritional value in this episode with respect the misused characters, and rushed ending, but I really liked the moral and the episode did his job carrying the moral although a little unsatisfactorily.schris3https://www.blogger.com/profile/12876130265207244869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1106648781852702786.post-54701264551797870512012-04-09T19:33:25.893+01:002012-04-09T19:33:25.893+01:00To me, the episode was much like the MMM cake, big...To me, the episode was much like the MMM cake, big and flashy and great tasting, but ultimately leaving the eater wanting something more. The episode had an interesting premise, amusing, if not bizarre characters, and the great parodies were the sweet icing to the cake. Unfortunately, misused characters, a rushed ending, and a forced moral left any nutritional value out of this cake.<br /><br />I guess I have to be "that guy" this time and disagree with the majority. As much as I loved the sweet stuff (I haven't laughed so hard at a show in months as I did when Pinkie starting throwing around wild accusations and dove us into parody land) I felt this episode ultimately lacking in what I look forward to most from the show. Considering how the show has been able to balance comedy, character development, and a good moral for most of its run, this episode felt unfilling. Pardon the puns.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1106648781852702786.post-790525918511296382012-04-09T04:32:53.890+01:002012-04-09T04:32:53.890+01:00I actually really don't have anything more to ...I actually really don't have anything more to add this week. Good job.<br /><br />I'll go ahead and give my emphatic agreement to the "Eww ew no do not want" sentiment as well.Glamadorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11888796629047317530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1106648781852702786.post-65121763593398144132012-04-08T23:56:14.272+01:002012-04-08T23:56:14.272+01:00Very complete review and I liked the chart at the ...Very complete review and I liked the chart at the end summing it all up. Maybe they'll work into the final a good reason for them all to come together. Lately there have been a bunch of episodes that focused on the interactions of just one or two of the 6 at a time.<br /><br />http://filtered-ink.blogspot.com/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09395037521116108042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1106648781852702786.post-5576047105441118352012-04-08T21:39:43.649+01:002012-04-08T21:39:43.649+01:00Oh actually I judged Pinkie Keen not because of it...Oh actually I judged Pinkie Keen not because of its message at all, but because of everything else. Just read what I told about it in IMDB thread. <br />Over a Barrel surely was better, it could rather good episode if the ending wasn't so silly.Draggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09246513930264445002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1106648781852702786.post-47245846394929966442012-04-08T20:20:41.451+01:002012-04-08T20:20:41.451+01:00I must say I agree with most of this. I preferred ...I must say I agree with most of this. I preferred the Dick Dastardly over the James Bond segment, and Mulias wrinkles didn't ruin anything for me.<br /><br />As for Applejack, true. She didn't do much, but it would have been strange to leave her behind on the train station when everyone else could come with Pinkie.Julien Brightsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01724803891742036494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1106648781852702786.post-85470436946457893332012-04-08T20:11:46.791+01:002012-04-08T20:11:46.791+01:00Let us know if you ever make an MLP "Clue&quo...Let us know if you ever make an MLP "Clue" game!Dogman15https://www.blogger.com/profile/07298688521112688305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1106648781852702786.post-73147293670916498302012-04-08T20:01:03.637+01:002012-04-08T20:01:03.637+01:00Ah, folk are just too hard on Dave Polsky! ...I be...Ah, folk are just too hard on Dave Polsky! ...I bet if the "aesop" were different in 'Feeling Pinkie Keen' it would be significantly more popular. I'm still not entirely sure what's so bad about 'Over a Barrel'. Anyone remember how funny that episode was? The banter on the train? The 'horses drawing horse drawn carriages? Pinkie's "terrible" song? <br /><br />If we are to judge eps purely on the strength of their message, where does that leave 'Luna Eclipsed' with it's near-nonsensical letter to the Princess?<br /><br />Anyhoo, James, your reviews are fabulous, and I make sure to check them out every week!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1106648781852702786.post-69008809578472700762012-04-08T19:50:10.488+01:002012-04-08T19:50:10.488+01:00I'd play it...I'd play it...Samuel Parsonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12833964101056199477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1106648781852702786.post-73914076601082028662012-04-08T19:39:58.030+01:002012-04-08T19:39:58.030+01:00Here you can find out a bit more on where A.K. Rog...Here you can find out a bit more on where A.K. Rogers went to instead of writing for the 3rd season as well as some cool stuff on how she worked on the show. Personally I'm disappointed she would leave MLP for a job of story editor in...Care Bears? So that's a better job for her? What the buck...<br /><br />http://www.mlponies.com/2012/03/24/amy-keating-rogers-interview/Draggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09246513930264445002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1106648781852702786.post-8602873265731829052012-04-08T18:30:25.310+01:002012-04-08T18:30:25.310+01:00I wouldn't call Dave Polsky "original&quo...I wouldn't call Dave Polsky "original" writing staff, he doesn't belong with everyone else for me the same way as A.K. Rogers or Fullerton did. Because he was present only in season 1 and wrote merely 2 weak episodes, one of which "Pinkie Keen" I hate with passion and consider the worst in all 2 seasons. I stated reasons why I hate it so much on IMDB discussion boards here http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1751105/board/flat/194384321?p=2<br /><br />Now, why would they all leave the show like that when it's at its peak of popularity and general recognition as one of the best ever? This pisses me off. And why no more Fullerton episodes? She wrote some really great ones and then she also leaves? I'd say if Cindy Morrow leaves the show at some point too it would be a real emergency and disaster. M.A. Larson is good but he was weaker in writing for season 2. <br /><br />Instead of Mr. Polsky I'd like to see Chris Savino return in season 3...he was a good writer in season 1 at least for me even with only 2 episodes he shone.Draggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09246513930264445002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1106648781852702786.post-16670877802372462122012-04-08T16:20:23.685+01:002012-04-08T16:20:23.685+01:00Wait... 13 episodes in season 3? That's all?Wait... 13 episodes in season 3? That's all?Legion2190https://www.blogger.com/profile/17714753945315316070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1106648781852702786.post-23188217353129492892012-04-08T15:09:08.800+01:002012-04-08T15:09:08.800+01:00Okay, speaking as a convinced, dyed-in-the-wool Ag...Okay, speaking as a convinced, dyed-in-the-wool Agatha Christie fan, I absolutely loved this episode. I'll agree that the behaviour of Fluttershy and Rarity seemed just a little off, but then again, you have to remember the reactions they showed to Pinkie's description of the cake (which, for the record, wouldn't have tempted me in the slightest, because I hate, hate, hate meringues. Eww). It seems that Pinkie, apart from everything else, is a sending empath now, causing lust and hunger in others (wow, that sounds Rule 34-ish, doesn't it?), as also shown with the other bakers. Also, Fluttershy is strange; Rarity is not. She is the greedy one - she tries to hide it, but there's a reason one of the Pony Polka videos could set Kanye West's "Gold Digger" to scenes with her and not seem completely off. She has that side to her (not just under Discord's influence; we also saw it in "Dragonshy"), and Pinkie managed to bring it out. Way to go, little Pinkamena.<br /><br />Pinkie's fantasy sequences were simply brilliant - the Dastardly Whiplash, James Bond and Ninja/Mission Impossible parodies just rocked. And Twilight hunting for clues? Just great. Combine that with a lesson that actually felt organic and meshed with the feel of the episode (unlike some other episodes I won't mention in this context...), and you got one of the season's highlights. This is what MLP:FiM is about - conveying lessons in good fun, while offering something for everyone watching - how many kids will recognize that Bond parody? Or the Dastardly Whiplash, for that matter?<br /><br />A last aside: This episode again proves that Pinkie works best when she plays off others - or rather, when others play off her. I'll admit I didn't go into this episode with the highest of expectations due to it being Pinkie-centric, but it worked brilliantly.Osperonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1106648781852702786.post-30166818676657827422012-04-08T14:55:03.299+01:002012-04-08T14:55:03.299+01:00A very good episode, not the best from Amy Keating...A very good episode, not the best from Amy Keating Rogers, but she will leave in a very good note from MLP with this episode. This episode have everything we were looking for: Sherlock Holmes, James Bond and Fucking Ninjas. This episode was like Pinkie's cake. Extremely delicious but unstable. This is because the flow of the episode was pretty simplistic with some twists and fell flat at the end (Pun intended although bad); and as a man who also read and watched a lot of mystery novels and shows and I already saw a lot of what happened in this episode and I already knew it was going to be Rainbow the culprit, but I couldn't even suspect that Rarity and Fluttershy would be involved. Some guys noticed Rarity change her mane to cover her eye as a clue, but I only could notice how cool she looked with that style. <br />The only thing I regret from this episode is that is the last one from Amy and I was looking for her to write the season finale, but at least we still have Ma Larson to write the two parter episode. He wrote a Lauren Faust's episode. (The return of harmony). Don't forget to answer the question I made early please.schris3https://www.blogger.com/profile/12876130265207244869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1106648781852702786.post-33861825212943178302012-04-08T13:55:39.245+01:002012-04-08T13:55:39.245+01:00Where do you got that information and any idea if ...Where do you got that information and any idea if Merriwether Williams left MLP in Season 3?schris3https://www.blogger.com/profile/12876130265207244869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1106648781852702786.post-66954122053345225422012-04-08T12:47:43.269+01:002012-04-08T12:47:43.269+01:00Yeah, she left because of creative differences wit...Yeah, she left because of creative differences with the team. That's what I read.<br /><br />Of the original writing staff the only ones left are Cindy Morrow, M.A. Larson and Dave Polsky. I am really looking forward to a Dave Polsky episode, even if he wrote "Over a Barrell" I have the feeling he still have a punch of talent in him.<br /><br />I think Megan McCarthy is a worthy successor to Rob Renzetti. She wrote such great episodes like "Party of One", "Lesson Zero", "Sweet and Elite" and "Hearts and hooves day", so she knows how to handle narrative and character development while keeping it in good rhythm.<br /><br />We only have 13 episodes in Season 3. Let's see how they go. Depending on our reaction to these episodes the series will continue or it won't. We have a big responsibility in our hands. We better not screw up.James Corckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16994731268585922124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1106648781852702786.post-91163319562439808662012-04-08T12:44:24.922+01:002012-04-08T12:44:24.922+01:00I didn't thought of that, yer right! I added a...I didn't thought of that, yer right! I added a link to the Wikipedia article on her in the review. Thank you for pointing it out!James Corckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16994731268585922124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1106648781852702786.post-52738033698364938062012-04-08T12:43:47.783+01:002012-04-08T12:43:47.783+01:00I didn't remember until I read your comment th...I didn't remember until I read your comment that she actually uses fake eyelashes. I don't know how to feel about that however. I wonder how Rarity looks like without all that make up on her.James Corckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16994731268585922124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1106648781852702786.post-11289006705055194882012-04-08T12:42:53.332+01:002012-04-08T12:42:53.332+01:00Oh shoot, we need a "Clue: Equestria Edition&...Oh shoot, we need a "Clue: Equestria Edition".James Corckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16994731268585922124noreply@blogger.com