Latest Posts by bat2pony - Page 6

Zephyr can’t leave Rainbow Dash alone in any universe ;-;

“Do you know how lucky you all are? With your stories about sharing a-and kindness and getting together with every creature that you care about?”

I love this show. Gallus has my entire heart. You’re telling me that this smart ass little griffon is heart broken and alone??? And his found family is his only family?? Guys I was not ready to add him to my kin list.

But genuinely, this is the reality for so many people out there. Oftentimes, holidays can be a painful reminder of loneliness rather than a time of celebration and togetherness. Not only does this episode capture that, which can show children to be kind, empathetic, and not presumptuous around the holidays, but it also shows the value of recognizing and appreciating different traditions. Shout-out to FiM for teaching kids more than the public education system ever has 👍

S8 E15, “The Hearth’s Warming Club”

Character Spotlight: Dream Drifter

Art commissioned from the amazing @hellspawnsparks!

Dream Drifter isn't one of the main characters, but she's definitely got a role to play. On the outside, she doesn't seem all that powerful, just weird; she lives on her own out in the middle of nowhere, is a bit of a hippie, and regularly zones out of any conversation. She spends most of her time sleeping, as well. Only her special cutie mark, which cascades down her leg, belies her true potential.

You see, while she sleeps, Dream Drifter can visit a special "dream world" that lets her enter the dreams of anyone. Any creature who dreams can have their dreams entered, and no spell can block it. What a being dreams about, combined with how they feel about the dreams, can really tell you something about their character...

Furthermore, Dream Drifter can alter a dream at will once she enters it. She primarily uses this power to get rid of nightmares, especially in children. This power can be used for other things, too, such as sending messages.

However, Dream Drifter is very much a neutral party. She's nice to those she meets, but her refusal to work for a cause can be quite irritating to some. She also refuses to denounce anyone as evil, instead telling everypony to look at things from an outsider's perspective. She's very empathetic and an avowed pacifist. If someone antagonizes her, whether in the physical world or the dream world, she will simply leave. She doesn't see the dream world as any less real than the physical world, and in fact, she thinks that if any world were "real", it would be the dream world, since it exposes the true thoughts and natures of everyone, and everyone are equals there.

When I tell you I was NOT ready for the your mom joke-

“Who is the princess of friendship? YOUR MOM???”

S8, E12 “Marks for Effort”

+ some honorary screenshots because they’re silly

"Is Discord okay? Perhaps someone should check on him." -Said no one in G5

pinkie guy

YES I AGREE!!!

Honestly, I don’t understand the design choice at all. I mean, other toys being released from this time looked so cool! More fluid with a modern feel. These toys feel like they wanted to capture earlier MLP gens retro feel on something that was very much not. Don’t even get me started on the gen 5 toys.

My dream gen4 my little pony toy

The discourse has long since passed on this since MLP Gen 4 has been out for years, and now they have the g5 toys which are even worse, but anyways.

I think its a real shame they didn't make the g4 pony toys have like... any poses.

Lauren Faust has such a dynamic artstyle and I understand how it was hard to make into 3D but I refuse to believe this was the best they could do:

When theyre posed they have ugly little tube legs and no elbow. I think lauren fausts artstyle works with horses because she actually tool the time to look at horse anatomy and make it unique and stylized but these look so bad and not even very dynamic when they do do the poses but usually they dont do any poses at all.

Cutie mark tattoos are cool as hell and no one can change my mind.

I haven't watched any g5 content yet. However, during a rant about the MLP franchise doing call-backs to gen 1-3 ponies, I found this!! Posey from g5!!! Same cutie mark and everything!

I had no idea they did this. It's probably common knowledge among g5 fans, but it's super cool to me. I'm excited to see if they have more instances of this after I finish my g4 rewatch.

G5 leaves a sour taste in my mouth without even trying (let me be gate-keepy about my ponies in peace) but I'm willing to give it a shot and I will attempt shelve my nostalgia for FiM I'm order to give an honest review. Stay tuned folks 🫡

Maud casually breaking open a rock in front of Twilight’s castle in the season 8 intro is really funny to me for no reason.

#013 - Twilight

firefly ⚡

Leave him alone, he’s pouting.

S8, E8, “The Parent Map”

Tree hugger and Fluttershy smoke together and no one can change my mind. Tree Hugger is a pothead and Fluttershy smokes occasionally.

They have the same flavor of autism

These two were so patient with Pinkie Pie and I think that’s great. They’re the best canon couple in the series and no one can change my mind.

LOOK AT THEM SMILE WITH EACH OTHER

As much as I love Rara's character growth and embracing her authentic love for music, Countess Coloratura is an absolute ICON and I love her. I wanna go rewatch her episode now.

🎶✨TIME FOR THE COUNTESS!✨🎶 - jezebel_remedy

I want the Hatsune Miku MLP Bishoujo figure so badly you don't understand.

Pinkie!🩷🎈

You captured her character so well ^^

Pinkie Pie!

And an attempt at actual curly textured hair!

As you see I don't mind the details but my problem is making it not look too messy and muddled

I like bats and I like ponies 🦇

USERNAME LORE GIVE IT TO ME NOW YOU ALL

anyway heres wonderwall

Certain bronies made it weird... ʕ⁠ಠ⁠_⁠ಠ⁠ʔ

When hello kitty girls say they like hello kitty,no one bats an eye.

But when i say i like my little pony ,suddenly I’m weird.

I finished the first two episodes in season 8 of FiM. Oh my gosh??? They were so well written??? (School Daze, part 1 and 2).

I genuinely enjoyed these so much. I loved the commentary on very real issues that our society faces. The most obvious one was racism, with Chancellor Neigh Say making comments like “go back to your kind” and “these creatures”. This was written in an impactful way that resonated with me.

The Chancellor was allowing his stereotypes and prejudice to rule people as a threat, which is something every kind of minority can relate to. In one scene, Princess Celestia tells the Chancellor that, at one point in pre-equestrian history, the different kinds of ponies also treated each other the same way. They fought because of their differences, instead of allowing themselves to embrace them and coexist with one another regardless. The way that the writers addressed this was written effectively and in a realistic way. Especially when the students got into a fight. They were raised on stereotypes, and they had to de-program their brains to see that their differences didn’t have to be barriers to friendship. Literally the best kids show ever.

I’m gonna be honest, when I first heard about the whole Twilight-opening-a-school-of-friendship thing, I was skeptical. After all, doesn’t treating friendship like lectures take the value out of it? BUT THEY ADDRESSED THIS!! In fact, it was heavily based around exactly that. It’s such a good parallel to the effects of the American public education system (I can’t speak on private schools and other country’s policies since I haven’t experienced or educated myself on the topic). The students spent hours going from class to class, sitting through lecture after lecture. They got bored, antsy, frustrated, but most importantly, they didn’t learn anything! Because that isn’t an effective way to educate people, especially children with tons of energy. This is so so accurate to my experience in school, where I succeeded by putting in minimal effort. Showing my teachers what they wanted without actually caring about my education. Guys I love this show.

Also. This parallel. My heart. My itty bitty little pony filled heart.

I just started season 8 of FiM and I can't express how hype I am right now. Banger first episode so far. But. But guys. I'm not ready. I'm not ready to finish my FiM rewatch. What will I do with my life. (Trick question, the answer is watch gen 5 and complain about it.)

My two favorite fellas! I want to devour this artwork. 🧁💕

double trouble

Maybe watching all canon gen 4 content in timeline order was a bad idea. Dont get me wrong, I'm loving all of the Equestria Girls content BUT THERE'S SO MUCH??? So many shorts, and specials, and series, and movies, and my brain is so so small. I only have two seasons left of FiM and I'm itching to get going on them but I still have eqg shit to watch 😭😭

They’re in love, your honor!

I’m having way too much fun with the EQG Choose Your Own Ending series.

Rarity is always an icon, but ESPECIALLY in her “The Other Side” music video. Oh my god, she’s stunning.

I was watching a movie the other day and I heard the word "everybody" but my brain autocorrected it to "everypony". I think I'm cooked.

“Fluttershy Leans In” (S7, E5) is one of my favorite Fluttershy-centered episodes. This episode really shows us her character growth and how she has gained the ability to assert herself when it really matters.

As we’re all well aware, she is the element of kindness. In previous episodes, we saw her be a total push over and doormat for whoever wanted her to be in an attempt to remain kind. But she worked on this through the seasons, like how she learned that saying no can be very important in being truly kind in the episode with the Breezies. We also saw her work on her assertiveness during Iron Will’s workshop episode. What makes “Fluttershy Leans In” so intriguing to me is that we see these lessons truly come together as Fluttershy attempts to clearly communicate her vision as she builds a reservation for the animals. When the contractors she hired ignores her desires, she eventually snaps and tells them that they’ve done the exact opposite of what she wanted and that she wouldn’t have them working for her anymore. I absolutely LOVE that she stood up for herself. I also love that it’s connected to the animals, which makes her more confident in what she has to say. Fluttershy has come so far and I think her character growth was written really well.