So, MLP season 3 is finally over. What are your thoughts on the season?
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It was alright. I'd say not great, but not bad either. We all know it was rushed, but the Trixie and Discord episodes were awesome, and Sleepless in Ponyville was amazing.
This clearly was something thrown at the writers and they had to try and squeeze it in. With that in mind, I think they did an excellent job of it. I just really hope they don't go around calling her "princess twilight" all the time and bowing. If they are going to sell the whole "she is still just twilight, just with wings" stuff then they need to make sure Celestia, Luna, and Cadance are still more Princessy than twilight. and who the heck knows where the plot will go.
But the part with Celestia singing was pretty touching. Gave me the feels. :'(
This clearly was something thrown at the writers and they had to try and squeeze it in. With that in mind, I think they did an excellent job of it. I just really hope they don't go around calling her "princess twilight" all the time and bowing. If they are going to sell the whole "she is still just twilight, just with wings" stuff then they need to make sure Celestia, Luna, and Cadance are still more Princessy than twilight. and who the heck knows where the plot will go.
But the part with Celestia singing was pretty touching. Gave me the feels. :'(
I hated the last episode, it was all just a tool for selling extra alicorn twilight toys to little girls. Also, obvious Mary Sue fan-pandering to bronies.
They should have remembered what made the earlier episodes good and give us more of that through this season. Also, they shouldn't have gotten so self-referential with more Trixie, and Luna, and Discord and cameos, they should have given us something new.
They should have remembered what made the earlier episodes good and give us more of that through this season. Also, they shouldn't have gotten so self-referential with more Trixie, and Luna, and Discord and cameos, they should have given us something new.
Don't presume to tell me what to do, Faceless One!Entitled said:
No, what this season needed was more Chrysalis.
My reaction to every episode this season, especially the last one can be summed up with 7 characters R, E, A, L, L, Y and ?.
I feel in love with the show for it's way of listening to it's audience but all I can say is "stop trying to please us so much". Everything done this season just seem to reek of desperation. And the twi becoming an alicorn thing........ I mean Christ. Sure, every show will eventually jump the shark so it's possibly better to make a big deal out of it rather than pretending like it didn't happen [cough] return of discord [/Cough]. I won't tell the writers how to do their job but I will hit them in the face with book called 'continuity 101' and go "good luck on season 4"
In my opinion, everything seemed so rushed and forced. Over all, I was disappointed. But hey, for all I know season 4 can be television gold and will put all other cartoons to shame.
I feel in love with the show for it's way of listening to it's audience but all I can say is "stop trying to please us so much". Everything done this season just seem to reek of desperation. And the twi becoming an alicorn thing........ I mean Christ. Sure, every show will eventually jump the shark so it's possibly better to make a big deal out of it rather than pretending like it didn't happen [cough] return of discord [/Cough]. I won't tell the writers how to do their job but I will hit them in the face with book called 'continuity 101' and go "good luck on season 4"
In my opinion, everything seemed so rushed and forced. Over all, I was disappointed. But hey, for all I know season 4 can be television gold and will put all other cartoons to shame.
I already made a thread just like this, with a big old wall o' text and everything.Leemaster777 said:
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/18.401186-MLP-S3-Finale-overview-Spoilers#16515434
Looks like I took too long typing it though, as yours was up first. Anyways if you want to see my thoughts, head there, as I'd rather not copypaste that massive post.
EDIT: I wonder why I can't find my thread when scrolling through the Off-Topic Discussion section. It's seriously not appearing anywhere, even though it's had more recent posts than some of the threads on the front page.
Echoing everyones opinions on the internet, the finale was rushed and was in desperate need of being a two parter. Not to say that it was bad. There needed to be more conversation in the episode and less songs because the songs were half the episode (or at least songs that were a bit more memorable, though there were some standouts.)Ultimately the episode was fun to watch but could've used more development in the plot and not drop the cutie mark story so quickly. Supposedly it's part 1 of a 3 part story, so hopefully we'll see more in season 4.
As for the entirety of the season, it was a mixed bag, some good, some bad, and some just meh. Probably my least favourite season out of the 3. Hopefully season 4 has a better showing.
As for the entirety of the season, it was a mixed bag, some good, some bad, and some just meh. Probably my least favourite season out of the 3. Hopefully season 4 has a better showing.
Pretty mixed honestly.
There weren't any episodes that I considered bad, but my range of emotions went from "it was okay" to "that was pretty good".
And as for the finale, too many songs. Granted I enjoyed those songs but there were WAY too many of them
There weren't any episodes that I considered bad, but my range of emotions went from "it was okay" to "that was pretty good".
And as for the finale, too many songs. Granted I enjoyed those songs but there were WAY too many of them
This question came up a couple of times in the TV Tropes article too.Kopikatsu said:
My personal theory is that, since the swap-up affected the ponies' perceptions of what they should be doing but did nothing to their overall personalities, they would naturally have retained their memories of each other - if only on a subconscious level. Applejack, for example, would first and foremost have associated Rarity's "Three Diamonds" - cutie mark with Rarity herself and her dressmaking business, rather than the concept of mining.
Short answer: Meh
I just didn't feel as happy and sad as I did at the second season's finale (wasn't around for the first). After the second season's finale I watched the BBBFF song and This Day Aria loads of times, yet I couldn't bring myself to watch Love is in Bloom because I felt so sad the show was ending for nearly a whole year. I don't have that feeling with this one. As for the main season, sure I was hyped when it started but by the end it just became a bore for me. I guess most shows have to have the boring season, and quite usually the season after that is the best (Walking Dead Season 3, Breaking Bad Season 4, etc) so I'm hoping that the full-length season next time is better than this one.
Most of you thought I was going to say the Yahtzee joke again. Fooled ya'!
Most of you thought I was going to say the Yahtzee joke again. Fooled ya'!
It wasn't good to be honest, I stopped caring after the first season really and this just shows I don't have a reason to watch it anymore.
The season was to short to have as many standouts, but I think it was about as good as expected. Better then early season one, not as good as season 2. The Crystal Empire has some pretty intriguing world building, and I think that there is a genuinely epic build up with Twilight being an Alicorn (Though they need some practice animating her wings.) Last episode was a tad too musical but eh, they are always experimenting. Music wise, this season was a bit of a let down, with only "Babs Seed" and "Raise this Barn" standing out, and those took me a while to appreciate. Overall, I feel like the same effort, thought, and quality went into the season as the other seasons, and wasn't quite as memorable by sheer luck, the finale was a bit rushed, but they have set up some fantastic places that they can go with the plot. I'm intrigued by a group of female characters who are powerful by there own merits, with nuanced personalities, and with a surprisingly rich list of both allies AND a highly iconic Rouges Gallery.
Overal, I feel like any shortcoming of Season 3 is just a transition period into a story or even greater epicness.
Overal, I feel like any shortcoming of Season 3 is just a transition period into a story or even greater epicness.
If they had split the episode into a two parter and had a better and more realistic transition into the transformation then I would not have this problem, the fact that there were so many songs also meant there was a lack of story progression for the most part and that time could of been used better.Lazy said:
Also, everything seemed derelict e.g. the farm and the dress shop yet it had only been a few hours, no way could of that much damage been caused in that ammount of time!
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Pink pony is best pony. XDLoop Stricken said:
Anyways, long story short - I really liked the episode, even though it has quite a few problems. However, my main concern that the show could become "The Twilight Sparkle Show" still stands. I don't like seeing the rest of the Mane 6 reduced to side characters for Twi's story too often, yet the two previous two-parters and to an extent this episode were all just that. They were more focused on in this episode, fortunately, but it's still in the end all about Twi. As much as I like Twilight, she's only one reason out of six that bronies in general watch the show. If it wasn't for the mixed writing quality of S2 and S3 along with those two-parters' emphasis on Twilight alone, I would probably not have an issue with Twilicorn. But with those in mind, I can't help but still be concerned a bit, even if this ep being surprisingly good and Amy Roger's returned has made me calm down a fair bit about it all.