The first two episodes of MLP are oddly inconsistent with the rest of the show, which is more slice-of-life with odd mythological world-building than the show opener. While I'm not fanatic about the show—I played with ponies the first time they came around and have my own notions about them, and anything that comes after is a curiosity—I am rather bemused by episodes with themes like "pleasing clients is hard for artists" and "management and organization is a valid talent even though it's not as exciting as being athletic or artistic" or "just because someone's ladylike doesn't mean they can't take care of themselves when they meet trouble."
I don't know why other people love the ponies. But watching it, I wish there had been a show like it when I was a kid, because it's not just clever, it's wholesome, and its messages are startlingly useful. I could have used the lesson of the finale, where all the ponies go to the grand gala expecting it to be the best night of their lives (all for different reasons), and they're all disappointed because it was nothing like they imagined... it would have helped me get over how boring prom was. ;)
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Date: 2011-09-02 08:02 pm (UTC)I don't know why other people love the ponies. But watching it, I wish there had been a show like it when I was a kid, because it's not just clever, it's wholesome, and its messages are startlingly useful. I could have used the lesson of the finale, where all the ponies go to the grand gala expecting it to be the best night of their lives (all for different reasons), and they're all disappointed because it was nothing like they imagined... it would have helped me get over how boring prom was. ;)