Magical Ponies that learn life changing lessons, and forget about them an episode or two later.

You're welcome bro.

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Stufflikehearts - He is a Sith Lord. I love Blood Lord :3
Jeffffey - Blood, you look at the information someone says, look over what really happened, and reply in a way that makes them realize what they were really thinking.
Mythrrinthael - Blood Lord, our local expert in interpretation of The Grim Tales from Down Below!
Fievel - Numerous campaigns and conquests, countless bodies decaying after the abandonment of victorious battlefields. Such is the life of Blood Lord.
Dusk_Imp - Blood Lord is like a celebrity here. Everything he does is pure awesome. ALL HAIL BLOOD LORD
Doctress Who - Why couldn't there be a Blood Lord in every forum? It would make life so much easier.
Snafu's Mercypostle.

That's pretty much any cartoon show out there without a continuing plot.

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"Cogito, ergo vos es eggo." A.K.A. "I think, therefore you are a waffle."

Actually, the only one who isn't consistent is Fluttershy. Applejack was willing to accept help from others after Applebuck Season. Rainbow Dash was seen reading books here and there after Read it and weep. Rarity can now toss aside her "lady" demeanor to have fun with her sister (latest episode). Twilight went from complete meltdown because of her imaginative tardy to being able to stay calm after getting defeated by Trixie. Fluttershy is just random.

Well yeah, MLP is one of those cartoons that is good with continuity, just like Adventure Time.

But they do forget a few things that could be done instead of what the script wants to to make a story/scene work, often involving Twilight having an answer spell to the situation from a prior episode that isn't utilized. Examples being fixing the dam with magic, but not the Main Hall roof or not catching Discorded Rainbow Dash with magic by the tail done so before. Another inconsistency is that even though everyone supposedly learned a lesson about boastfulness from season one with Trixie's first appearance, season 2's RD episode with her becoming a hero and becoming very cocky and a showoff sort of shows the opposite spectrum of what Twilight did in Boast Busters.

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"Cogito, ergo vos es eggo." A.K.A. "I think, therefore you are a waffle."

behold the cute:


Crime in the Name of Friendship
Mane Six
Flashlights

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Obviously they can't just remove a character flaw an episode. You would end up with a cast of Mary Sues and that would make for a very boring show.

we have G1-3 for that anyway.

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—Anthony DiNozzo on Timothy McGee

everyone ready for christmas?

try this when you see your family for the holidays
Celestia's alarm clock

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Let me get my holidays avatar.
Ok done.

Other that that, no, I'm not looking forward to Christmas this year. No point for that if I can't spend it with my family.

Anyway, here's a Christmas set from Crenair
Fluttershy
Rainbow Dash
Applejack
Rarity
Pinkie Pie
Twilight
Luna
Tia
Cadance

I just saw that yesterday... I always loved those eyes he makes...

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"Cogito, ergo vos es eggo." A.K.A. "I think, therefore you are a waffle."

Xyro is not streaming this week, so I'll just post the episode link here. I will put my comments after watching.

1080p link

Another excellent episode.

   It was great to see some familiar faces in the recruits.   

Best Rainbow Dash episode so far.

   Rainbow Dash didn't let competition get the best of her, and she, the most passionate out of the six about their dream, was actually willing to give it up. The academy is probably just preparation in case there's a spot open in the Wonderbolts, otherwise Rainbow Dash would be one by the next episode.

Drill sergeant Spitfire is understandable, but it would have been nice to show some continuity. She is not even remotely the same as the previous episodes, and she doesn't seem to remember Dash. Other than that, seeing Roid Rage and Cloud Kicker is nice, but speaking about that...   

The worst thing about the episode: No Derpy. It is likely that they have pulled her out completely. Quite a shame.

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Harry intentionally used the occlumantic link to see Voldemort's thoughts. He was flicking lit matches at Lucius Malfoy.
"Your pain bores me," said Darth Nonose. "Go fetch Severus. I have some death for him."
Wazit_Blade: "Gah! J-Dude just invaded the thread!"

Probably, but not certainly. You have to remember that    there is one key difference between the group in this episode and that in the last. The group in the waterspout episode consisted of literally EVERY pegasus in Ponyville, they literally drafted EVERYONE to help get the water up. Whereas this group consisted of those who had been accepted for training from Ponyville (and presumably, other Equestrian cities). For Derpy to be in this episode, she'd have had to 1. apply to Wonderbolt, and 2. Be accepted. It's not like every pegasus is REQUIRED to apply to the Wonderbolts (if it was, you'd have expected Fluttershy to go as well). In fact, with her lazy eye, Derpy may not be acceptable for the Wonderbolts even if she DID want to join (to keep the military idiom going, Derpy may be 4-F) Though the Wonderbolts seem a bit liberal on that point, if Roid Rage got accpeted (he can fly, but we have seen he isn't exactly the fastest or most coordinated flyer). And we already know Ponyville has multiple postponys (if the argument is that she should have been the one to deliver the letter.) So all I am saying is, the fact Derpy wasn't there this time doesn't mean she is gone for good   

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Cogito Ergot Sum, "I think there is somethiny wrong with this rye bread." (Aplogies to Seafrol.)

My little pony, my little pony~

Linked due to being slightly spoilerific.

So yeah, watching this I am also displeased    Derpy didn't show up at all... again... I'm really scared now...   

But this still was a great episode for RD's development. She was way overdue for this.

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"Cogito, ergo vos es eggo." A.K.A. "I think, therefore you are a waffle."

Might as well keep it all spoiled.

   So many pegasi, and no Derpy. She didn't even have to be there for the academy. She's a background pony... she could have made an appearance anywhere.

I think my favorite part was Fluttershy falling to her doom... because she forgot she had wings. The "WTF" look her rescuer gives her is priceless.   

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@Mon
Derpy's appearance has never been based on logic. We have seen her coming out of a well, a chicken coop, and even inside a snow globe. She can appear just about anywhere.

Oh well, we still have the official comic for that: comic spoiler. And it doesn't even have to stay subtle like in the show.

i really loved this episode!

   from the moment i saw Lightening Dust, i thought that she looked and acted just like Rainbow Dash, which was cool....
then she became reckless and rude, not at all like our RD; honestly, she was kind of a b*tch, right?
i really like how she has a lightening bolt train behind her, though. this shows not only Rainbow Dash can leave a trail in the sky

i was surprised by Body Builder Pony indeed, but it was pretty funny that he got accepted with such tiny wings

also i really enjoyed the designs of alot the bg ponies we see, not just the trainees that are with RD, but like the ones when she first got there and such

overall, i REALLY love how they are developing Rainbow Dash's character, but don't we all?   

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Random thoughts on this episode:

Holy sh(yay)t! Rainbow Dash    has become a wonderbolt    that's cool.

I would not be surprised if there was a jump in PinkiexDash fanfics after this one    through out the whole episode Pinkie seems really... close to Dash. I still say they're just friends though   

In time we'll see shipping fics between Dash and the newest character, its just common sense.

Yay Meat Head is back! Who do I refer to as Meat Head, watch the episode and take a guess. And if the fandom has already given him a name I was not aware of it.

Who I think of when I look at Spite Fire now:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=p ... TagU#t=14s
This video may be a minor spoiler... I think.

Now for my not so random thoughts on the ending:
   I don't want to seem like I'm disappointed that RD became a Wonderbolt because I'm glad she is, but the ending I thought they were going for was her quitting and moving on, which at the time I thought would be a mature and real feeling ending that she chose to turn her back on what she wanted when she saw it wasn't what she really wanted it to be. Sure we did get that when she confronted Spite Fire at the end and like I said it is cool she's a Wonderbolt, but dammit did I think it may had been better if she didn't become on provided they did it right and it didn't feel like a copout. Then again the fact that RD is a Wonderbolt now may make the series more interesting   

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Sigh.

WHY AM I NOT ENJOYING THIS LIKE I USED TO?!

Anywho.
   Rainbow Dash being a boss yet not afraid to take a stand, brightly showing her element: kudos kudos.

Lightning Dust: A bitch indeed but she has quite a kick ass name.

Spitfire: Did her voice change? I feel like her voice changed...

Lack of Derpy: T_T You will be missed....

Abundance of ponies from Ponville: a'ight but seems weirdish, only about 3 of them were from elsewhere.

Mane 1 through 5 being saved by cloud without use of a cloud walking spell. Meh, Maybe it works since the clouds were squished together, perhaps giving it a lot more solidity. Whatevs, nobody is perfect. NOBODY!

Did ya notice that one pony when they first showed the academy? The darker colored one with the bright orange stripe in her mane. I think she might get some fan attention, maybe.

Overall nice episode though I yearn for an adventurous one.   

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@Mad-mutt
   Rainbow Dash hasn't become a Wonderbolt yet. It was a training camp that lasted for 1 week, there is no way becoming a Wonderbolt would be so simple. It was simply for choosing potential material, and then train them in case a spot is opened. Dash becoming a Wonderbolt, if ever happened, would be the last episode. She must have a goal to strive for throughout the series.   

About Spitfire, is really was a different VA.

And that pegasus appeared in the beginning has already been given an official name: Midnight Strike

(Those probably doesn't need spoiler right? They don't give out any content of the episode)

   Affirmative action? Actually that could explain why Thunderlane got in as well (with his ganglier than normal build and spiky upright mane, I keep wondering if he may be part zebra   



According to the MLP wiki, his official name is actually Snowflake

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"For I have heard the Song of War, and to me, it sounds just like "Please, Mister Custer.""

Cogito Ergot Sum, "I think there is somethiny wrong with this rye bread." (Aplogies to Seafrol.)

Ha! I knew it. God! I hate when groups I somewhat associate myself with become predictable, makes me feel out of place.

Thank goodness this isn't a purely gaming fandom otherwise I would have found the redundancy loop of time consumption by now. Not that I'm ever happy when I do find one.

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