My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic - Blog Posts

S8, E18 “Yakity Sax”

Okay but I was actually fully not prepared for this episode to, first of all, portray depression (and mental illness in general) in such an affective way. Especially considering how all of the other mane six tried ignoring what was hurting pinkie by cheering her up in other ways, instead of addressing the problem which is what Pinkie needed. Forcing your friends to be happy won’t help them. BUT THAT SHIT??? Easy pickings compared to HOW THEY DEMONSTRATED SUBSTANCE ABUSE AS A COPING MECHANISM??? I kid you not this had me SOBBING. Obviously this is a kids show, so the substance was ice cream. But very, very, very obviously related to alcohol. For christs’ sake, they had Pinkie sitting there like she was at a bar downing bowls of ice cream and demanding the waitress yak “gets her another”. Oh my god this had me shook.

Yeah

Do y’all see the irony of this scene? It genuinely had me giggling. Because in S4 E6 of FiM “Power Ponies”, Pinkie Pie has the power of super speed due to getting sucked into a book where she becomes the fictional character Filly Second. But in Equestria Girls, Rainbowdash gains the power of super speed during Equestria Girl: Legend of Everfree. During the short “Movie Magic”, Rainbowdash (with the power of super speed, in case you forgot) gets stuck next to Pinkie Pie, while dressed as Filly Second, who has the power of super speed. It’s such a cool detail between FiM and Equestria Girls and it’s one of those things you have to be in the know to know, and I know so I think it’s great.

I absolutely ADORE when we get to see ponies from previous gens in g4 and g5! It’s so much fun, like a one-way trip to nostalgia town.

Here is Toola Roola and Coconut Cream from S7 E14 “Fame and Misfortune”. I also included their designs from gen 3 <33 (also a g3.5 toola roola cause I like her the best)

Here are the many costumes that the ponies wear on Nightmare Night (Equestria's Halloween)

Twilight Sparkle - Star Swirl the Bearded/a gladiator

Pinkie Pie - a chicken/80s Rollerblader

Rainbow Dash - a Shafowbolt/an astronaut

Applejack - a scarecrow/a lion

Rarity - a mermaid

Fluttershy - a masquerade dress (without the mask) and then later Flutterbat

Spike - a dragon/a two-headed dragon

The Cutie Mark Crusaders - the bride of Frankenstein, a vampire, and a wolf

A platypus, a Wonderbolt, and a Victoria era ballgown

And finally a bonus:

Derpy - paper bags/Princess Twilight

Happy Nightmare Night to all!!🦇💕

I’d like to throw in some of my screenshots from “The Scare Master” cause gosh she’s so pretty!!

Here are scenes featuring Flutterbat.

From the MLP episodes "Bats!" and "The Scare Master"

Y'all I fumbled on a thrift store find. I rarely buy my pony toys new- I usually find them second hand and impulsively purchase them, because it's harder to resist when they're right in front of me. So I found this one set of Meet the Main 6 at a second-hand store. They were $5 a piece. $5 a piece for second hand toys should've been the first red flag 🚩BUT THEY WERE RIGHT THERE AND SO CUTE So I paid $30 for the whole set. Today I found the exact same set brand new online for $27. So $3 cheaper (meh not a big deal) but they were BRAND NEW. Verses my Applejack who has suspicious red stains on her 🙁

But alas, I will likely make this mistake again in the future because there's something much more satisfying about buying my ponies irl instead of online. Here's a pic of the mentioned set ⬇️

Is this thing on!??

Princess Celestia dump. (Guys I love her)

🎶cause I am just a pony! I make mistakes from time to tiiiime🎶

Chrysalis appreciation post because her design is just so scrumptious

Screenshots from S8 E13 “The Mean 6”

I WANT TO COLLECT MORE PONIES AND WATCH THROUGH ALL OF G1 CONTENT BUT IM STILL ON G4 AAAAAHHHHHHH

I've been taking a break from watching MLP due to classes starting back up, but I am ITCHING to finish up S8 of FiM, I promise. Stay tuned.

Here's a sleepy Sunburst to keep you fed.

[MY LITTLE PONY: FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC - PINKIE PIE: STAMPS]

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best seen on dark mode

I think it is time I made my statements about the ships I enjoy from gen 4.

Full disclaimer though, these are my personal opinions! Everyone is entitled to their own headcanons and ships ^^ if you don't like mine, that's chill. As long as yours aren't problematic or harmful, I won't judge cause we're all just here to have fun 🙏

Likely my most controversial, but I ship Twilight Sparkle and Flash Centry. I can't help it. Them being canonically flirtatious in eqg wrapped its claws around my throat in 6th grade and I've never been able to escape. A tragic love story for the books.

I also enjoy it because her brother, Shining Armor, is a royal guard and with Princess Cadence. Flash Centry is a royal guard. Twilight is a princess. Do you see my train of thought?Also Twilight with any of the other mane 6 feels strange to me, although I can't express why.

I am a Fluttercord shipper. Fluttershy makes Discord lunches AND has pillows of them together in her cottage. And you know damn well they made those pillows together during one of their tea parties. They're canon without being canon and no one will ever change my mind. Also the tragedy of discord living long after Fluttershy. What is joy? I wouldn't know.

I ship Appledash in FiM and Rarijack in eqg. But also I think Applejack, Rainbow Dash, and Rarity should just be poly in FiM.

Pinkie pie and Cheese Sandwich.

I like it when they're canon.

Honorable mentions:

Flutterdash (because I'm a sucker for the protector x the lover trope) and FlutterHugger because they're stoners.

And Pinkie Favor or Party Pie or whatever (Pinkie Pie x Party Favor) but that's literally just because they're cotton candy together and they're both party ponies. I like pink and blue combos.

Its very likely that I'm forgetting some of the ships I enjoy but meh. That is all.

Do I have a RANT for you all.

I just finished watching S8 E16, “Friendship University” and the entire thing seems kind of silly to me! First of all, I was really hoping that Flim and Flam would actually aim to do better after they began running the resort in Las Pegasus. But at the same time, cons have been their thing their entire lives so it’s kind of refreshing to see people who aren’t particularly evil, they’re just kind shit and annoying as hell. But moreover, why would ANYONE, pony or otherwise, want to attend their school?

Excessive rant ⬇️

Obviously Flim and Flam are professional con artists and they did make a few good points. The legendary Starswirl the Bearded was attending their school (and using his studying as “motivation” or whatever for other students) and the school was located in a bustling city, Las Pegasus, with more opportunities than the small town that is Ponyville. This school was also accredited.

But even so!!! Twilight is the Princess of Friendship. She is an alicorn. ROYALTY. Not only is she Head Mare of her school, but it was endorsed by Princess Celestia, the ruler of Equestria. On top of this, the professors at her school are the other 5 of the mane 6. The school is literally ran and managed by the group of friends who saved equestrian MULTIPLE times. They published their friendship journal that got spread all throughout the lands. The school is wildly successful! Why would anyone ever choose Flim and Flam’s school when they could be taught under the literal Princess of friendship? Please make it make sense. I just think it’s silly. Anyway.

On a similar note, I think other schools of friendship across the lands isn’t such a bad idea! It would make spreading the magic of friendship a lot easier and the education more accessible to all kinds of creatures! I think it would be cool if this was an idea further explored in the series.

If she fits, she sits.

S8 E14, “A Matter of Principals”

Bro is leafing.

Low-quality pony expressions dump bc they’re silly

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”

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

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.

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

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.)

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 😭😭

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.