Review Roundup: March 14th - April 1st · 10:24pm Apr 3rd, 2016
It occurred to me, as I was assembling screenshots of Carrot Top from The Gift of the Maud Pie to include in tomorrow's blogpost on OMPR, that I do a lot of stuff with Carrot Top. Which is fine, of course; I wouldn't if I didn't enjoy it, and she is definitely the cutest representative of a race/cartoon defined mostly by their/its cuteness. But it all happened gradually enough that it kind of snuck up on me; my most popular early story happened to be the one starring Carrot Top, and then I took her for an avatar pic because of that, eventually wrote another relatively popular story starring her, and before you know it, BAM! I'm collecting screenshots of her every episode and piecing together elaborate theories about what she's up to this week, most of which I never even bother to share because they're asinine and/or I'm too lazy to type them out.
Having a favorite pony is hard work.
But enough about ponies; on to words about ponies! No wait, actually, just on to links to words about ponies. Here are the last two three, since I'm behind I guess!, weeks' worth of OMPR horsebloging:
Monday, March 14, 2016: Reviewing: What's Good vs. What You Like (Part 2 of 2)
As the title implies, part the second blogpost (part one is here) discussing how a reviewer can and should differentiate between various flavors of fact vs. opinion.
Wednesday, March 16, 2016: Fandom Classics Part 155: Schemering Sintel
My review of N00813's tale of Twilight's search for an abducted Spike--and where it left her, ten years on.
Friday, March 18, 2016: Mini-Reviews Round 125
Short reviews of Twilight Sparkle Solves Love, by Biplane; and If Horses Had Gods, by Ponky.
Monday, March 21, 2016: Fandom Classics Part 156: Regarding the Need for Sex Education
My review of GaPJaxie's comedy of (Twilight's) errors about everyone's favorite lavender unicorn realizing she's pregnant--lack of any stallion's involvement notwithstanding.
Wednesday, March 23, 2016: Mini-Reviews Round 126
Short reviews of Memories of Shadow, by Distaff Pope; Wild Card, by Akumokagetsu; and The Smile, by ToShyShy.
Friday, March 25, 2016: Fandom Classics Part 157: The Witch of the Everfree
My review of MagnetBolt's AU tale of Sunset Shimmer deciding to escape to somewhere a bit more "local" than through Celestia's mirror, and what became of her thereafter.
Monday, March 28, 2016: Episode Talk: S6E1-2: The Crystalling
Thoughts about the S6 premier and/or screenshots of Carrot Top, apparently.
Wednesday, March 30, 2016: Fandom Classics Part 158: Pinkie Pie is an Eldritch Abomination
My review of PonyAmorous's dark tale of Twilight's ongoing investigation into "Pinkie Sense," what conclusions she eventually arrives at... and the weight of that realization.
Friday, April 1, 2016: Fan Un-Classics Part 1: Alicorn
An April First review of a story that you've never read, because there's nowhere you could have read it. It's really good, though, so as soon as it's written, you should totally read it!
I would love to hear your theories about what Carrot Top is up to. Is she dating Written Script? Is she related to Carrot Cake? Can she see in the dark?