Personally, I have not seen an episode, so I cannot judge it. However, I am simply just not interested enough to watch an episode.
That, and some of the fandom, which is seemingly borderline Sonic the Hedgehog fandom at times.
That, and some of the fandom, which is seemingly borderline Sonic the Hedgehog fandom at times.
When I babysit my sister's twins (who are 3) they love to watch it.. and its def more tolerable than a lot of kid's shows. Its not something I'd seek out and watch on my own, but I catch myself actually being a little entertained by it from time to time.. but yeeeeah some of the fandom kinda scares me. Then again some of the really fanatical fandom for the shows I actually am really crazy about scare me too (Doctor Who, Sherlock, Supernatural)
This covers the show from an angle I've never considered before, but which I think is at the core of why it is excellent.
Look at, for example, Hurricane Fluttershy. How many times, and in how many ways, has that story been told throughout the ages? It’s in everything from the Bible (the story of the widow’s mite, where her tiny offering was celebrated because it was all she had to give) to Shakespeare to movies to anime. And it’s a damn good story, with a good moral behind it. But if the characters telling the story aren’t real to us, everything falls apart.
I think this is the biggest difference between previous animated versions of Pony and this one—previous-gen pony wouldn’t touch a story like Hurricane Fluttershy with a ten-foot pole. And if they did, they’d have been sure to remove all the narrative tension beforehand, so that nobody got their feelings hurt along the way. Also, someone would break into song out of nowhere. That kind of toothless storytelling just doesn’t ring true to us.
But life doesn’t do toothless storytelling. Life gives you an older sister that has no idea how you tick, for example. Life gives you the innate ability to provide 2.3 wingpower when everyone else is pushing 10. And then, because one-in-a-million shots happen way more often than that, circumstances present themselves so that your 2.3 wingpower is exactly what everyone else needs. That’s real. That’s true. When Fluttershy has her save-the-day moment at the end of the story, we celebrate with her because we’ve all been in her position before- we’ve all felt like the slowest kid in class, or the guy at work who’s next for a pink slip, and it feels good to see her triumph for us. TenNapel uses G.K. Chesterson’s quote: “Fairy tales are more than true; not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.” Watching Fluttershy beat that particular dragon is one of those more-than-true moments that we’re all here for.
Look at, for example, Hurricane Fluttershy. How many times, and in how many ways, has that story been told throughout the ages? It’s in everything from the Bible (the story of the widow’s mite, where her tiny offering was celebrated because it was all she had to give) to Shakespeare to movies to anime. And it’s a damn good story, with a good moral behind it. But if the characters telling the story aren’t real to us, everything falls apart.
I think this is the biggest difference between previous animated versions of Pony and this one—previous-gen pony wouldn’t touch a story like Hurricane Fluttershy with a ten-foot pole. And if they did, they’d have been sure to remove all the narrative tension beforehand, so that nobody got their feelings hurt along the way. Also, someone would break into song out of nowhere. That kind of toothless storytelling just doesn’t ring true to us.
But life doesn’t do toothless storytelling. Life gives you an older sister that has no idea how you tick, for example. Life gives you the innate ability to provide 2.3 wingpower when everyone else is pushing 10. And then, because one-in-a-million shots happen way more often than that, circumstances present themselves so that your 2.3 wingpower is exactly what everyone else needs. That’s real. That’s true. When Fluttershy has her save-the-day moment at the end of the story, we celebrate with her because we’ve all been in her position before- we’ve all felt like the slowest kid in class, or the guy at work who’s next for a pink slip, and it feels good to see her triumph for us. TenNapel uses G.K. Chesterson’s quote: “Fairy tales are more than true; not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.” Watching Fluttershy beat that particular dragon is one of those more-than-true moments that we’re all here for.
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