I drank a bottle of Shiraz and watched The Legend of Everfree · 1:55am Oct 4th, 2016
And, let me tell you, it was rad as shit.
Admittedly, most things I do are held to that level of radness, but still.
I know I am somewhat behind the curve, as I understand there were YouTubey leaks and such. However, I figured I'd watch pony legitimately for once, and so here we are. It's honestly kind of odd watching pony on an actual TV, as I've gotten used to watching it in YouTube windows, but eh, I'll deal.
The Legend of Everfree particularly pushes my buttons, it's worth noting, as in my youth, I used to work at various summer camps. And lo, those were the days, living in a tent, lighting things on fire, and otherwise getting into trouble. In fact, this latest EQG movie has kiiiind of inspired me for at least one silly fanfic, so we'll see how it goes.
Still, some random thoughts, in no apparent order:
New Character Models/Outfits! Which you probably have to draw more of for a 'girls' cartoon than not. Still, Sunset Shimmer has actual practical-looking hiking boots and socks, which goes a long damn way.
I vaguely recall the wave of Flash Sentry hate that rose 'cause he was gonna steal your waifu, buuuuuut. Timber Spruce is worse by an exponential degree. As he gets ACTUAL DIALOGUE and it is all terrible.
Did the whole gem-coded tentmates thing remind anyone else of Steven Universe, or is it just me?
Also, those tents are SPACIOUS AS SHIT. Seriously, there's enough room for two twin-sized beds, footlockers, and a goddamn nightstand. With room to spare! I have lived in camp tents for weeks at a time, and they never were that comfortable. Cartoons lie to you, kids.
Oh, and while Rarity and Applejack didn't wind up in the same gem-coded tent, I am entirely too pleased to note that this movie-thing was RARIJACKY AS ALL HELL. If they're not lightly bickering, Rarity is fainting into Applejack's super-strength arms. And then they hold hands for the big finale song! By IDW Transformers-shipping standards (see: Chromedome/Rewind) that means they're like robot married or something.
Applejack is an awful belay-buddy, though. I can say this with authority as I taught rock climbing (on actual rocks!) for two years, with no fatalities.
Have I mentioned Timber Spruce is terrible? Cause Timber Spruce is terrible.
It's kind of funny, as a big chunk of the character conflict/development in this centers on Twilight Sparkle coming to terms with the fact she kind of tried to magic-explode the world. Which ... is something I've touched on in my own EQG-themed fics. So, uh, I guess I did it first? Just with more SunLight shippy silliness.
Y'know, Gloriosa Daisy may be my favorite pony-villain ever, 'cause I can totally see where she's coming from. As I mentioned before, I've worked many years at a summer camp, and I would totally go for a Scooby Doo-worthy scheme if it meant I could save the camp of my youth from a Filthy Rich esque developer.
... it's also kind of interesting to note that Pony!Filthy Rich is much nicer than his human counterpart. I blame Trump. POLITICS.
Gloriosa Daisy still gets the best song.
And yaaay, happy ending, everyone gets superpowers, etc. It was still a rather fun ride. As I said before, I'll probably at least squeeze at least one silly fanfic out of it, so stay tuned!
>drinking things that aren't bottom of the barrel shit-tier vodka
i agreet hat timber is much worse than flash ever was ironicly i kinda liked flash in this film
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Friend, I have STANDARDS.
Agreed. Stand For Everfree is sexy as fuck.
This is going to sound terrible, but when I watched the Legends of Everfree, I was like "man, I hope Filthy Rich wins. Summer Camp can really suck at times, I'd much prefer a sweet day-spa resort. Heck, if the kids can raise all this money through fundraisers, why not just raise a bunch of money for the whole class to spend a week at the Filthy Rich Rural Retreat Resort and Spa?"
4239209 standards? Comrade Tumble I believe you have been compromised by kapitaleest false consciousness. But do not be of worrying, we will pump you full of Taaka and sing Katyusha until you are better
Honestly, as far as the romantic subplot went- Gloriosa was the true hero of the movie
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Sir, this means you are a terrible person.
Go watch 'Ernest Goes To Camp' until you feel bad.
4239243 I don't need some internet blogger to tell me that, I already know it. Just for that, I'm going to watch Wet Hot American Summer instead.
You could write a story how Sunset gets jelly(can't spell it on phone) of Sci-Twi's crush on Timber.
Timber actually wasn't that bad when he was being sincere. The problem is that when not interacting with family or opening up to legal minors, his entire suite of social skills consists of "Act cool." He's lived at a summer camp his entire life, so he has no idea what that entails. Result: Physical manifestation of the concept of obnoxiousness.
But yeah, fun movie.
This is the greatest sentence ever written.
She's definitely one of my favorite villains too. I think it's because she has a sympathetic backstory that I can relate to. Her parents died and left her with crippling debt that her lender is breathing down her neck to collect. She's about to lose her nature preserve that's been in her family for four generations. She's under incredible stress for an early twenty-something year old (how old is she anyway?). And suddenly she finds magic geodes that give her super plant powers.
And even then she doesn't have any malicious intent after she goes crazy with power. She does turn her camp into an impenetrable fortress, but she's careful not to hurt anyone.
Also, in my headcanon, Gloriosa's counterpart in Equestria is the earth pony equivalent of Starlight Glimmer, except she's not an immature narcissist.