I know everyone gives the Fame and Misfortune Episode a lot of Flak and most obviously the Flawless Song in which it had no effect on the Rabid Townsponies.
but answer me this question: What would happen if the Flawless Song DID work?
let me know down in the comments what do you think if it did.
Reason why it could of worked was based on this scene right here:
Immediate thoughts: There's a lot aimed at the fandom here, and I'm not sure how I feel about that. Most notably the compaints about Fluttershy learning the same lesson repeatedly. Rarity's issues are also in that vein, as is the comment about Twilight being better before she got wings. Not sure about the part about Twilight staying in Canterlot: never heard that.
Good news: a bulk of my frustration aimed at a certain clumsy, poorly thought-out meta episode has been lifted. Once again, writing helps me ease the burden of emotion, and I feel better.
Bad news: this means a fic based entirely on that episode, so my ranting hasn't finished yet. It's simply taking on a new form. This will be either my worst written work ever received, or it will be my magnum opus. Either way, it helped me alleviate some of this anger, so I really don't care.
Was reading the episode review and some of the comments on EQD, and I have to say, this one really struck home for me. It is on the way to becoming one of my favorite episodes of the series.
I rode the city bus today... it was fun spending a few hours downtown... just singing songs and going from corner to corner, square to square. I think I'm getting noticed by my fellow civilians. I might actually become famous, since Asheville is a tourist hotspot and all. Yay me! If any of you live in Western North Carolina, you probably know what I'm talking about. Anyway, I'm gonna go back to writing my stories and songs.
I found this episode hilarious. It finally dawned on me that this episode was full on meta when the old mare said "Twilight was better before she got wings!" It was then that I completely and utterly lost it!XD I was laughing so loudly and hard that my BF heard it from the other side of the house! XDD
This is my (and two buddies) hall of fame, where there are some things to do to make it here, my (and two buddies) hall of fame will be like the three most famous brutally honest people combine. If you are on here, then you have done the near impossible! Made all three of us agreed on something, and one of the buddies has a high standard. Like to be there friend they would have to trust you with there life. While the other is like impressing a steel door with your bare hands.
This is a personal perspective on Fame and Misfortune. I first jotted down the idea for this post after the episode aired in August, but didn’t write it then. Partly because I was chasing an eclipse in the US and had more interesting things to write about. And partly because the episode seemed to animate some people so much that a cool-off period seemed a good idea.
When I first heard that the newest generation of My Little Pony was gathering an adult fan base, I presumed that it would be because the show had some kind of edgy self awareness to it - that it would deliver the sort of sardonic humor that pushed the boundaries of children's television back in the 90's and early 00's.
I gave pony a shot thinking I might end up liking it somewhat ironically.
I'm just gonna get this out of the way... this is not an easy episode to review. Once again, this is yet another episode that is hard to review because of how it's written.
This episode is quite amazing, insightful actually. Whether or not fans agree with what the episode has to say, remains to be seen, but if they were to act in the same way the fans of the journal did here... then there may be more truth to the episode's portrayal of fandoms in general than we realize.
“I tell my younger friends that one day they'll be at a bar playing pool and they'll look up at the television set and there will be a picture of Princess Leia with two dates underneath, and they'll say, 'awww -- she said that would happen.' and go back to playing pool.”
Everyone's at Bronycon and there's new episodes airing. Could this day get any worse? D: The answer is yes, but thankfully, it wasn't the fault of today's episode.
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