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Cartoon horbses!!!!! Do it!

Damn it I wanna watch the pony show again

@bat2pony this is your fault

I’ve gotta say, I really enjoyed My Little Pony: The Movie. I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect going into it. I think the pacing was done well, and I like the depth that we got to see in Tempest. She was an antagonist, but she also wasn’t a villain. She was just a hurt kid who wanted to feel normal again.

These two scenes really showed us how small and hopeless Tempest really feels, despite the fact that The Storm King seems like the most harmless villain ever. I mean obviously he isn’t entirely harmless; but he doesn’t seem very smart. Without Tempests help, he never would have been able to steal the Alicorn magic. Which makes me wonder why Tempests didn’t just do it all on her own. Is that explained in the movie?

I also love that they didn’t give her the horn back. She doesn’t need to be fixed; the world needs to see her as she is, and she is learning to come to terms with that. I think the movie portrayed this message well. It’s a good metaphor for any kind of disability in our modern society.

This movie also a had a lot of frames with all of the mane 6 together that were very pretty.

I also want to say that I really enjoy that the movie didn’t have the same animation and art style as the show. At first it felt strange, but it quickly became refreshing.

As a little treat, here are some other frames I really super duper like ^^

I just finished watching My Little Pony: The Movie for the first time ever and I’m absolutely obsessed with Songbird Serenades design. She deserves her own post.

Beautiful work, and I adore FlutterBat💕🦇

took me a few more days than i intended but i finished it ๋࣭ ⭑🕸🦇🕸๋࣭ ⭑

She starts using it as a greeting towards the other mane 5 in the EQG universe and they're all staring at her like "????????"

amusing thought: since Equestria is mostly full of creatures that don't have hands, they probably don't have the gesture of giving the middle finger, and wouldn't know what it means if someone did it to them

However, Discord, interdimentional chaos god, has both hands and would absolutely know what it signifies beyond our forth wall.

I.E.: Discord trying to stay good and not upset Fluttershy so when he's annoyed at someone he flips them off, because it makes him feel better, and they have no idea what it means anyway

Funnier thought: Twilight once again visits the human world, and, not knowing what it means (or being convinced it means something else), does it to someone and has to learn in the most humiliating way possible that he's been telling her to fuck off all this time

Lauren Faust originally imagined all her G1 childhood faves in a My Little Pony reboot. So why was Applejack the only one who made it in? We don't know for sure, but here is my theory.

IMO Hasbro went into the MLP reboot wanting each main character to be a different color of the rainbow, similar to TMNT or Power Rangers. (Which is a big improvement over Core 7 G3 when THREE out of seven characters were pink.)

So let's look at the initial G1 crew:

Sparkler - blue Twilight - pink Surprise - white Firefly - pink Applejack - orange Posey - yellow

Already we can see some pink is doubled up. But just wait.

Pinkie Pie was THE face of G3 My Little Pony and Rainbow Dash was nearly as popular. Hasbro made big versions of these ponies, they made small versions of them, they made plush baby versions, and they were immortalized on birthday cards, balloons, ornaments, and other merch. I was so disappointed when I heard Pinkie Pie would be in G4 because I was tired of seeing her, ha ha.

But Hasbro was not tired of selling merchandise of their most popular ponies, so I'm sure one of their first notes was "We absolutely need Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash in the new lineup."

Their personality changes wouldn't matter to Hasbro. What mattered was their marketability as toys / designs.

So Firefly, Twilight, and Sparkler were now out of the lineup, due to also being pink and blue.

Now we have:

Rainbow Dash - blue Pinkie Pie - pink Surprise - white ??? Applejack - orange Posey - yellow

But, uh oh! Pinkie Pie and Surprise both have balloon symbols. So Surprise also must die leave.

IMO the names being trademarked / easily defendable was important to Hasbro, and they already had hundreds of G3 names / designs at their disposal. And also they needed a purple pony for this lineup.

So Twilight Twinkle (later renamed Twilight Sparkle) joined the crew and became a unicorn.

Rainbow Dash - blue Pinkie Pie - pink ??? Twilight Twinkle / Sparkle - purple Applejack - orange Posey - yellow

G1 Glory's colors (white with purple hair) then replaced blue Sparkler. But wait!! Both Glory and Twilight Sparkle-Twinkle have stars on their rumps! So Rarity retained Sparkler's symbol of diamonds.

I don't know why they didn't use one of the G1 names, except perhaps that "Rarity the Unicorn" was already a Hasbro trademark, having been a G3 character.

Rainbow Dash - blue Pinkie Pie - pink Rarity - white Twilight Sparkle - purple Applejack - orange Posey - yellow

So why was Posey changed to Fluttershy? In my opinion she was switched up quite late because the original plot of Dragonshy had her as an earth pony, which is why she was struggling to get up the mountain. (That's why they had to add the bit about Fluttershy's wings locking up from fear.)

In addition to wanting a variety of colors, I think Hasbro wanted two of each main pony species. Originally Pinkie Pie was slated to be a pegasus, but then she was switched to an earth pony. So Yellow Pony was shunted into a pegasus slot instead.

Basically, I think Posey got replaced with Fluttershy because it was thought that butterfly symbols were more befitting for a pegasus. Plus girls love animals and if they needed plots revolving around growing plants, they already had Applejack on deck.

So in the end Applejack was the only G1 pony who remained in G4, not because Hasbro had any special hold on her, but because she had a pretty unique name and she wasn't a repeated color.

Thanks for coming to my Ted Talk

I think of this scene every time I’m sweeping now.

🎶sweep, sweep, sweep🎶 S6 E9

Daybreaker has such a cool design, I love her.

Daybreaker by LUSIE65

G2!!! What a cutie

The sun’s out! Morning Glory goes exploring ❤️

Pinkie pic dump, because she is my favorite. And I have too many screenshots of her.

The Battle of the Two Sisters

So I was doing some research on the pony Pacific Glow because she looks so much like Pinkie Pie. During this research, I found this.

This is the funniest thing I've ever seen and I can't stop laughing.

I just finished watching the EQG Summertime Shorts (I am slowly working my way through my watchlist) and I have to say, I absolutely ADORED Coinky Dink World. The song was so much fun, the concept is adorable, and Pinkie Pie’s outfit is the best I’ve seen yet! I loved the design so much.

If you haven’t watched the Summertime Shorts yet, I highly suggest them. They give us such fun details about the characters with bits and pieces of things that took place between the movies. They’re so fun!! I also love how the creators included scenes that show us what job each girl works, which makes it feel more relatable. I always found myself wondering how they afford their instruments, clothes, and supplies for everything else. I feel like the shorts add so much to their characters.

Star Tracker, you have my entire heart <3 (from one fan boy to another)

S7 E22

His nervousness is the most relatable thing ever, I literally couldn’t breathe when I met my idol. Him standing so close was definitely unacceptable though, Twilight shouldn’t have had to ask him to give her space 😭

This is THE episode!!! Oh my gosh, for forever I've had the faintest memories of a my little pony show/episode/special thing that I used to own on VHS when I was like maybe 6 years old? I was suuuuper young BUT THIS IS IT!!!! THE EPISODE??!

Part 2 of a charming birthday screenshots

THORAX‼️‼️‼️ guys I love him and his happy stims. Every day he works his way my ranks as favorite character.

He is actually so silly!! We need more Thorax fans in the mlp fandom tbh

This is an official Thorax appreciation post because he is SUCH a little guy!!!

I love to see his character growth. He truly was just a selfless changeling who wanted friends. And he learned how to make them, and inspired the rest of his colony. Not only that, but we also get to see him grow as leader of changelings and his friendship with spike develops and I think it’s so wonderful how many details we get about his character.

I just found something cool (and forgive me if this is common knowledge) but I wanted to share it✨✨

The first image is Twilight Velvet, A.K.A Twilight Sparkle's mom in FiM. The last two images are Twilight from g1!

I think it's so cool when shows utilize character designs from earlier gens!

Also as a bonus here is Twilight Twinkle from g3!!

Ah!!! My commission from leo.love333 on instagram is complete!! Isn't she a cutie patootie?? Check out their account for more art like this^^

70% of all FiM episodes genuinely bring me to tears. It's not like I'm sobbing over them, but they definitely leave me choked up. There are so many messages and moments in the show that are so powerful and resonate with me so much more now that I'm an adult than they did when I was a kid.

The show addresses themes like growing, changing bad habits, acknowledging when you're wrong, and caring about yourself, those around you, and the world that you live in. It leaves me thinking how much better our world could be if we all had a little bit of faith in each other to do better.

I just finished watching S7 E13, where we learn about Applejack's parents. That's what sparked this rant. Grandpear crying and saying "I never should've left" genuinely BROKE something inside of me. You're telling me this 90 year old man abandoned his daughter for marrying someone from a family he didn't like, regrets it 40 years later AFTER HIS DAUGHTER IS DEAD? And now he's genuinely trying to change and to connect with his grandkids. Yeah, this is a show for kids, but it's so much more than that, too.

Inky Rose, you are STUNNING!

S7, E9 of Friendship is Magic

Starlight really likes kites. (I’m obsessed with this detail about her character)

I just finished watching the Rarity’s Peak Behind The Boutique shorts, and I’ve gotta say, I genuinely enjoyed them. The shorts that are put out between seasons and movies are so fun to me! We get to see some extra filler content without it taking up entire 20 minute episodes. These shorts in particular I really enjoyed all of the throw backs to outfits that Rarity has designed in earlier seasons. I never really realized how many of her designs genuinely impact the plot!

I also can’t help but think about how these shorts take place after she has opened her boutiques in Canterlot and Manehatten. I can imagine Rarity’s reaction to being featured in her own news segment or appearing on TV for up-and-coming designers. It’s more detail about how successful Rarity has become, compared to how it seemed like a far-off dream in the beginning of the series. These shorts fuel me, I won’t lie.

In case you want to watch them yourself, the names of each short for Rarity’s Peek Behind The Boutique are “Fashion Do’s and Don’ts,”, “Fashion vs. Function”, and “Customer Critiques”.

What a cutie patootie!! I swear I'm gonna have to start collecting g3 fellas!

I redrew Blueberry Baskets from Gen 3!^^

Check my X! :D I have open comms!

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She protecc

Loyalty 🌈

They’re dandy

Discord has one of the best redemption arcs I have ever seen. Everything that drives him is the true and honest kindness he received from Fluttershy from the very beginning. She gave him genuine friendship that he didn’t have to fight for, unlike with the other mane 6. Don’t get me wrong, their wariness and distrust was 100% valid. Especially considering how discord betrayed them more than once after his initial redemption. But this betrayal is exactly what I love most about his growth. It wasn’t instantaneous. He didn’t immediately change into a good person or a good friend, He lapsed back into his bad habits and his old lifestyle because that is where he felt safe. He didn’t know how to be a good friend. And certainly didn’t know the first thing about changing. But he worked to become better anyway. Despite his poor choices, Fluttershy stuck by his side as he worked to turn himself around and break away from the lifestyle he used to rely on.

It is such a real representation of what it takes to change. Mistakes, grace from those around you, and most importantly, it takes time. The writers captured all of this and more while still staying true to the whimsy and the chaos that makes Discord who he is. I love this show.

She will always be peak🩷

G3 Rainbow Dash 🌈

Horbses

horse images to use and enjoy (credit is appreciated) (original under the cut)