I Hadn’t Heard About 3.5!!! Now I Gotta Redo My Watchlist💔

I’ve gotta say, I really enjoyed My Little Pony: The Movie. I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect going into it. I think the pacing was done well, and I like the depth that we got to see in Tempest. She was an antagonist, but she also wasn’t a villain. She was just a hurt kid who wanted to feel normal again.

These two scenes really showed us how small and hopeless Tempest really feels, despite the fact that The Storm King seems like the most harmless villain ever. I mean obviously he isn’t entirely harmless; but he doesn’t seem very smart. Without Tempests help, he never would have been able to steal the Alicorn magic. Which makes me wonder why Tempests didn’t just do it all on her own. Is that explained in the movie?

I also love that they didn’t give her the horn back. She doesn’t need to be fixed; the world needs to see her as she is, and she is learning to come to terms with that. I think the movie portrayed this message well. It’s a good metaphor for any kind of disability in our modern society.

This movie also a had a lot of frames with all of the mane 6 together that were very pretty.

I also want to say that I really enjoy that the movie didn’t have the same animation and art style as the show. At first it felt strange, but it quickly became refreshing.

As a little treat, here are some other frames I really super duper like ^^

Pinkie 💗

If pinkie split in two

G2 My Little Pony comic #2 (1999)

“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

Whem Applejack said "Oh gimme a break, you're being too kind" to . . . to the element of kindness 🤦‍♂️

From S4 E7 of FiM "Bats!"

Mlp mane six ships:

(Thinking about them ponies again)

- Twilight x Pharynx (my most crack ship out of any ship I have)

- Pinkie x Cheese

- Fluttercord

- Appledash (I also ship Rainbow x that one mare she had a conflict with I think in two episodes, but as like, they dated then broke up type ship)

- Rarity I’m not sure who I ship her with I go between Rarijack and Rarity x Fancy Pants (idk I like some of the stuff the fandom does for the two of them)

One is Fizzy Pop, the other Tempest Shadow via Fizzlepop Berrytwist… 🤔 do you think that…?

I just finished watching the EQG Summertime Shorts (I am slowly working my way through my watchlist) and I have to say, I absolutely ADORED Coinky Dink World. The song was so much fun, the concept is adorable, and Pinkie Pie’s outfit is the best I’ve seen yet! I loved the design so much.

If you haven’t watched the Summertime Shorts yet, I highly suggest them. They give us such fun details about the characters with bits and pieces of things that took place between the movies. They’re so fun!! I also love how the creators included scenes that show us what job each girl works, which makes it feel more relatable. I always found myself wondering how they afford their instruments, clothes, and supplies for everything else. I feel like the shorts add so much to their characters.

Character Spotlight: Dream Drifter

Art commissioned from the amazing @hellspawnsparks!

Dream Drifter isn't one of the main characters, but she's definitely got a role to play. On the outside, she doesn't seem all that powerful, just weird; she lives on her own out in the middle of nowhere, is a bit of a hippie, and regularly zones out of any conversation. She spends most of her time sleeping, as well. Only her special cutie mark, which cascades down her leg, belies her true potential.

You see, while she sleeps, Dream Drifter can visit a special "dream world" that lets her enter the dreams of anyone. Any creature who dreams can have their dreams entered, and no spell can block it. What a being dreams about, combined with how they feel about the dreams, can really tell you something about their character...

Furthermore, Dream Drifter can alter a dream at will once she enters it. She primarily uses this power to get rid of nightmares, especially in children. This power can be used for other things, too, such as sending messages.

However, Dream Drifter is very much a neutral party. She's nice to those she meets, but her refusal to work for a cause can be quite irritating to some. She also refuses to denounce anyone as evil, instead telling everypony to look at things from an outsider's perspective. She's very empathetic and an avowed pacifist. If someone antagonizes her, whether in the physical world or the dream world, she will simply leave. She doesn't see the dream world as any less real than the physical world, and in fact, she thinks that if any world were "real", it would be the dream world, since it exposes the true thoughts and natures of everyone, and everyone are equals there.