You got ma Dapper what? · 6:42pm Jul 13th, 2015
They say hell hath no fury than a woman scorned. I'd like to request we change this. Hell hath no fury than the eldest apple sibling discovering some Wonderbolt knockin' up his sister before marriage. Doesn't roll off the tongue per say but the message is clear, Mac is out for blood.
Big Mac is a hard pony to define, mostly because of how little he talks. Most people write this off as he's sagely, 'speaks only when necessary', down-to-earth kind of pony. Perhaps this is true but I see it as he doesn't bother with mindless gossip or rather he keeps his thoughts on the farm that three ponies are trying to run by themselves. This would explain as to why he's got an immense amount of self control and also unfathomable anger. He's been born and raised by his grandmother and hasn't had much to do with his life (that we know of).
Out of every conceivable way to tell your older brother that you're pregnant, I can't fathom as to why Applejack would be direct. She's not one to lie though being the bearer of the Element of Honesty may have a part to play in this. After dumping the news there's going to be a new addition to the family, Mac reacts as well as a chained bull having a red cape waved in front of his eyes. It's horrifying yet entertaining to see Mac's inner fire released.
Soarin, the lucky (or unlucky if you were to stand on his side of the fence), touches down on Sweet Apple Acres with high hopes that Macintosh will bless the marriage. While this worked out for three whole seconds, Mac charges down the Wonderbolt who hightails it out of the farm before being mauled to death. As the giant red stallion clear cuts the land where houses once stood, we get a small cut scene with AJ and Rainbow Dash striking up a deal to stop the early arrival of Ragnarok. RD wants something sweeter than first dibs on cider this season, something that leaves even AJ boggled, which is revealed soon enough.
Returning to Big Red, he's catching up to Soarin just before a certain rainbow interrupts the chase. Big Mac is pulled out of his mission to kill Soarin as Rainbow decides that this is the perfect time to ask him out on a date. We can hear the gears grinding to a halt as Mac's taken unaware by this sudden question. Sadly, we don't get to find an answer as Mac and Soarin are arrested by the Royal Guard under orders of Shining Armor. Now, naturally, we would expect for the two to be seperated so that the janitor wouldn't need to haul in a body bag and a vat of industrial cleaner for mopping up the cell. No, Soarin is not that fortunate however it wasn't as brutal as I was lead to believe. Mac does give his blessing for the two, only slapping the pegasus upside the head for missing his date with Rainbow Dash. As the two reconcile about this crazy day, Applejack is happy to hear along with a still living husband, Mac's temper has finally cooled.
Macintosh to me is the stereotypical farm boy in virtually every story I've read to a point I find it tiring. Honestly, it can't be helped because the writers in the show haven't put much time into him for us to show other wise. Yes, he's been raised by 'country' ponies but at times I want to see a different side of Macintosh. This plays along with another point, primarily his anger. I could see it, no doubt in my mind that he could muster this amount of anger. So much energy spent yet in the end it comes out to nothing because he hadn't planned to tear Soaring a new one. It just felt like it pulled away from the plot. I didn't want Mac to maim Soarin but after the build I was at least expecting him to bend Soarin into a pretzel after all said and done.
There is an alternative, second chapter but I felt the main attention was on the first part. Mac is much more composed with his actions but still makes Soarin jump a few hoops to save face. Wasn't much to drag me in but Mac wasn't an overzealous, wrecking ball that up heaves Ponyville.
Final Verdict: 7.5/10 Mac needs love and it was good to see how despite playing the Big Brother/Father role, he's not insane. Well, not that far off the deep end anyways.
Waitaminute. Did I miss a link to a story that you're reviewing here? Because this sounds entertaining!
My standard for Big Mac characterization is still the "Art of Gazebo Repairing" comic arc. Track it down if you haven't seen it yet, it is absolutely amazing.