johnnyappleshy asked: Great thoughts on EqG3, I quite liked reading that. ^^ I gotta say I think it might be my fav of the 3 as well, I just loved it for the reasons you said and more. I also felt there were less 'villains' in it too, and that even the ones that were you could understand more. They seemed to be a result of the culture at the school that was all about success and self interest. I have tons more to say, but ah this movie was wonderful, I'm glad you enjoyed it so much~
Feeling is mutual ^^ Glad you enjoyed it too. I also actually kinda like what you said over at Equestria Forums about Cinch. That maybe at one point Principal Cinch was like Twilight perhaps years ago at the very same Crystal Prep (We don’t know how old these schools are, it’s very possible) and the culture there was the same as ever even way back then and could of led Cinch to a path where she’d lead the school but her experiences over the years have made her jaded and corrupt enough to do what she must do to continue Crystal Prep’s winning streak as well as better then average grades rather then helping the students themselves.
It’s something that you can only make a theory about but for once it’s something to talk about Cinch rather then what most seem to be saying right now is the weakest part of the film in terms of her being the main villain (Even though of course I don’t count her as THE main antagonist given what I said over in my thoughts)
seminoles8-deactivated20161124 asked: I'll give you this though, while I still think that the villain wasn't as great as Adagio Dazzle, alongside the music not being as good as its predecessor, Friendship Games I do think had the strongest story out of all the EQG series.
That’s good to hear. I figure at the very least a movie that covers this alternate world’s Twilight and her struggles provides a more intriguing base storyline then in the previous films.
Even if course the execution may vary depending on opinion. But I thought they did it really well myself.
Maybe to give a good idea of what I mean of what I personally liked from each of the films that effects what I liked. I thought I’d put a list of things I can think of on the top of my head that I enjoyed in each film. I’ll even say list some things on the first film. Even if that’s obviously going to be the shortest of the list.
EQG1
*The Opening Scenes that are still in Equestria
*Spike’s Characterization
*The Cafeteria Song (Helping Twilight Sparkle Win the Crown)
…and that’s about it
EQG2
*The Sirens themselves
*Every Song that the Sirens were involved in:
- Battle of the Bands
- Under Our Spell
- Their part of Welcome to the Show
*Trixie’s Song, Tricks Up My Sleeve
*While maybe I technially already mentioned this since Welcome to the Show technically already is this, the final battle was pretty cool
*And last but not least Human Twilight’s debut in the Post-Credits Scene!
EQG3
*Pretty much anything and everything involved with Human World Twilight (Which is a pretty big part of the movie ^^)
*Most of the Songs I find on par with some of the Main series music (And better then most EQG1 Songs that aren’t the Cafeteria one). Even if none reach as far like the Siren’s songs. But the closest to that level was Unleash the Magic
*The Sports/Competition Theme
*Dog Spike is nearly as, if not just as good as Spike was in EQG1
*Least Flash Sentry involvement of the 3 films (And not even one real cringeworthy scene related to him. Both the first and Rainbow Rocks had at least one of those)
*The Ponying up from the HuMane 5 happening as a result of showing their respective element rather then just playing an instrument.
*And The Ending setting so many things up that I’ll be invested in whatever else comes in the future of the EQG series. (Ex: The Stinger with Human Twi and Pony Twi meeting)
seminoles8-deactivated20161124 asked: For me, even though I thought Friendship Games was great as well, I still actually find Rainbow Rocks to be my favorite of the EQG series.
Yeah, don’t get me wrong. Rainbow Rocks being the best of the 3 seems to be the consensus from what I’ve seen. And Rainbow Rocks was pretty good all things considered.
But I just personally enjoyed Friendship Games for personal reasons that Rainbow Rocks doesn’t have.
I’m perfectly fine with anybody who says they still preferred Rainbow Rocks. Just as long as they respect that I have my own reasons for enjoying Friendship Games the most. ^^
((tl;dr Warning. This may be quite long to read since I talk about every notable scene that I wanted to talk about regarding this movie. And of course if you haven’t seen the movie do not read this, as the spoilers are major. But if you have seen the movie, and don’t mind some gushing about Friendship Games then please read all you can ^^))
Don’t worry no spoilers here and this will be real short.
But I really did like Friendship Games. It’s automatically my favorite of the three. And one EQG film I can say I throughly enjoyed pretty much completely. Let me give you a overview of what I’d give each of the 3 films in an out of 10 score.
For Equestria Girls 1 it has always been pretty much a 5 out of 10 where it just wasn’t impressive in the slightest. Though I wouldn’t say it’s the worst thing ever either.
Rainbow Rocks was a large improvement at about 7 out of 10 for me. With the best soundtrack out of the three to boot.
Friendship Games for me may just be a solid 8 or 9 out of 10. I enjoyed what I was excited for, and there were many small things that also helped out with my liking. I’ll have a full detailed thoughts up by either Monday or Tuesday to fully explain why I actually really liked this one. As someone who’s kinda been a critic of Equestria Girls stuff in the past, I can safely say Friendship Games got alot right. You can kinda say it’s actually won me over a little. But I don’t want to go on for too much here, just wait for when I manage to get a rewatch and then I’ll give my full detailed review of why I liked this one so much even as someone who wasn’t fond of Equestria Girls at first.
Whenever a Rarity episode comes up, the smartest thing to do is usually come at the episode from an Artist perspective. Because for the most part, Rarity episodes often can be most relatable to those seeking an artist career. This episode is no exception. As this episode covers the dilemma of milking the heck out of one art piece that becomes a hit, or trying to get a variety out there even if altogether it may not be as initially successful as the “signature” piece.
Any good artist should strive for the variety, but sometimes you can get caught up in the success of just one of your pieces that you can’t help but keep doing the same pic over and over and/or pics similar to it because you know it’s successful. Especially when you really need the money. But do it too long and you end up having that picture as your only identity as an artist and you end up being a one trick pony (No pun intended given the show we’re talking about here…).
Rarity and Sassy represent the two sides of this dilemma as the episode starts. And the flaws of milking the signature piece is probably why Sassy had those failed boutiques that she implied she had before. It was also good that Sassy wasn’t an antagonist that planned on taking over Rarity’s new boutique because at first it seems like it was going that direction when Sassy steps in front of Rarity right as she’s introducing the boutique to their first customers.
Another fear I had was when I saw the synopsis that it was going to be a repeat of Sweet and Elite because the episode vaguely said that Rarity was getting a boutique in Canterlot but at a price she may not be willing to take. Which made me afraid it was going to be like that she would have to move to Canterlot and as a result less time to spend with her friends. Of which of course would end with her giving up the Canterlot Boutique and going back to Ponyville. But thankfully it avoids that and Rarity even gets to keep her expansion going by having Sassy who has learned her lesson heading up the boutique while the Ponyville one remains the home base. It leaves something that can return for if there’s another episode where Rarity returns to Canterlot either later this season or even next Season. Whenever there’s potential for continuity to show up again in the show it makes me happy cause it’s definitely something the later seasons have done quite a bit in comparison to earlier ones and is part of why I think the show’s improved.
Anyway, this is actually only Part 1 of what will be pretty much a Rarity-thon for the next 2 weeks. We’ll also have Equestria Girls 3 on the same day as the 3rd of these. So it will be an interesting time for sure. Next episode I’m kinda interested because it involves Rarity being Rainbow Dash’s defense when she’s charged with a crime she didn’t commit. Now, this may be just me since I’ve been playing a lot of Ace Attorney recently but I have this hope that Rarity will yell OBJECTION just for the fun of it regardless if it’s an intentional reference or not. (It definitely makes me feel I picked the wrong episode for an Ace Attorney reference to show up in Episode Responses given I’ve already did one for Make Friends But Keep Discord. But hey looks like I may get to do another one, I don’t mind really ^^)
Anonymous asked: On the main blog, can I wish for Zathir, to sleep forever with endless nightmares of being brutally murdered by demonic versions of Twilight and company, over and over till he dies for real? And if so, what are the chances she'll grant it?
As Genie Twilight stated to him at the end of the story, he’s already in his personal nightmare with Twilight who’s a genie and somepony of significant rank too.
Adding something like this would only make Twilight seem sadistic. Getting put behind bars with a straight jacket and not even one possible way for him to commit suicide is enough. It’s an elongated torture that doesn’t give the same satisfaction of immediate torture such as giving him constant nightmares like you’ve described. But over time it builds up and up and pretty much becomes a worser punishment because his own mind will end up keep reminding himself of his failure that he might as well have nightmares about it anyway. Or he could even dream about what would of happened had his plan succeeded only to wake up to the harsh reality of what really happened the next morning.