jagzilla:
nightingales:
jagzilla:
I should create another blog for this, but fuq it & skip this if you don’t want to read it. You really don’t have to read about my very serious feelings about ponies ok
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Yes, I agree with you! Rainbow Dash is my least favourite pony but I don’t hate her … I CAN…
May, I don’t think I can argue with the things you said, because they are exactly what I thought in the first place. (except for the fact that I like RD and that those two episodes just made me shrug, because the rest of the main cast will probably get the same treatment? We’re only eight episodes in, after all!)
Also I wasn’t talking specifically about you in that post, because you already made your arguments pretty clear, but I’m still just gritting my teeth at all the unjustified hate going around for RD. It’s exactly as if everyone just forgot how amazing her great moments were, and how good of a friend she can be.
I was really wary of S2 when it was first announced. Then I was pleasantly surprised that even if Lauren Faust had stepped down from Executive Producer, the quality of the content would remain the same. However, after May the Best Pet Win! and The Mysterious Mare Do Well, I’m starting to have doubts about the main cast getting badly portrayed. I mean, Lesson Zero? I honestly was just “WOW NO”, because Twilight just deserved a smack in the face for going dowright insane about writing her report. I understand what they aimed for (comicly insane character when stressed), but it hit me as annoying (as much as ONE episode of RD’s).
Then again, I’m saying “annoyed”, but it’s not that bad. Would we have gotten two episodes in a row, I’m fairly certain people would’ve gotten on Twilight’s case as well.
SHRUG I knew I wouldn’t be as pleased with S2 as I was with S1, but this is kinda part of every fandom. I fell in love with the original look and feel each of the main characters had, but I have this feeling that now they’ll just keep stretching it as wide as they can.
IT’S OKAY I’M AN ADULT TOO MAY LET US HAVE SERIOUS TALKS ABOUT PONIES. In fact everypony should join in nod and puts fists on waist
I definitely don’t hate RD or any of the ponies (how could anyone hate a pony?!), but she’s been frustrating me this season. I’ve actually… thought about this (lol), and I think that part of the problem is that all of the characters have become more cartoony and exaggerated this season (Twilight going from being organized, studious and meticulous to having OCD, for example) and it just happens that the characteristic they choose to emphasize for RD is especially unbearable in large doses. I agree that Twilight would be getting more haters if she had continued on that way for more than one episode; I was actually cringing a little expecting hate because I love Twilight and I didn’t want to see that happen.
While every pony has flaws, RD’s flaw- her boastful “I’m awesome and better than everyone else!” schtick- is such a big part of her character that I feel the writers have been playing it up instead of having her learn and grow from it. For example, you can tone down Twilight’s neurosis and she’s still Twilight; she’s bookish, resourceful, talented and a leader, and those are the characteristics that are emphasized. Applejack can be really stubborn and rough around the edges at times, but that’s not her one big THING. She’s also strong, hardworking, loyal and honest, and that more than balances out her “flaws.” (I say “flaws” because I don’t think her flaws are so bad, but maybe that’s because I’m also stubborn. XD) I feel like Dash has been getting the short end of the stick because her good traits are getting pushed aside this season. I thought she was a good model of loyalty in the first season- she stuck by Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie when they were being taunted and she didn’t think twice about abandoning her sonic rainboom act when Rarity was in trouble- but sadly that’s not what’s being emphasized now that the characters have gotten more cartoony. :(
Another problem I see with the season in general is that too many of the episodes have been character-centric. I think the show works a lot better when it deals with the dynamic between friends with different personalities and interests, how said friends work through conflicts, and how they deal with broader issues like prejudice, jealousy, not fitting in, etc. For example, Fall Weather Friends gave Dash and Applejack an equal chance to shine and dealt more with friendly rivalry and being a good sport than it did any single pony’s faults. Similarly, Look Before You Sleep paid equal attention to Applejack and Rarity and their eventual ability to compromise and put differences aside, and Griffon the Brush Off had Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash dealing with different issues and growing from them. Whenever the spotlight is focused on a single pony I tend to get a little annoyed with that pony, but that might just be me!
Lastly, I think part of the hate stems from the fact that the other characters’ flaws are a little more relatable or forgivable. I’d wager that more people can relate to Fluttershy’s timidity and lack of assertiveness than they can Dash’s boastfulness. That doesn’t make RD’s flaw worse; just less relatable. Twilight’s flaw also seems more forgivable to me because it doesn’t seem like something she can easily control (again, that might just be me because I can really relate with the anxiety and OCD). Again, that doesn’t necessarily mean RD’s flaws shouldn’t be forgiven, but I think it might explain why she’s getting more hate right now despite Twilight having an admittedly annoying episode herself.
THAT SAID, I realize the season is still young and I’m still enjoying the episodes and loving this show despite everything I’ve said! I just hope the characters are toned down a little as the season goes on, as I thought they were all lovely and well-rounded in the first season and I’d love for them to continue being the good, well-rounded, three-dimensional characters I fell in love with in season one.
