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Season 1, Episode 10.
"Pinkie Pie, you are so random." Twilight Sparkle criticized.
"And you are all so stubborn!" Pinkie Pie screamed in return. Not a single friend of hers believed she had any real contribution to what was going on. They were so wrapped up in their own solutions that they didn't or couldn't pay attention to the solution being formed right beneath their noses.
In spite of Fluttershy's knowledge of nature and critters she was absolutely clueless on what a parasprite was. As a result it was assumed nobody knew how to fix their pest problem, but Pinkie sure knew! None of her friends, or any pony she knew of had to deal with a crop of well cultivated rocks being devoured in a single week, but that was a memory Pinky Pie could not let go and she was determined not to let it happen again.
Pinkie was distressed. She had moments where she held out hope, but she was ignored at every turn. Every pony seemed to have things handled as best they could. "Pinkie is just being Pinkie" as some have put it. A terrible insult to a beautifully glowing personality. And unfortunately something that may come back to bite her and her friends later on..
She stashed her arsenal in the bushes at the southeast end of town so that the parasprites wouldn't find them easily. (the flute was a nasty casualty of this war) As soon as she got the necessary items together, she went to work fixing the problem and saved the day! Good thing she found that trombone first, it was the most important instrument after all.
She was alone in her fight! Pinkie Pie, the unsung hero with all of the music.
"Pinkie Pie, you are so random." Twilight Sparkle criticized.
"And you are all so stubborn!" Pinkie Pie screamed in return. Not a single friend of hers believed she had any real contribution to what was going on. They were so wrapped up in their own solutions that they didn't or couldn't pay attention to the solution being formed right beneath their noses.
In spite of Fluttershy's knowledge of nature and critters she was absolutely clueless on what a parasprite was. As a result it was assumed nobody knew how to fix their pest problem, but Pinkie sure knew! None of her friends, or any pony she knew of had to deal with a crop of well cultivated rocks being devoured in a single week, but that was a memory Pinky Pie could not let go and she was determined not to let it happen again.
Pinkie was distressed. She had moments where she held out hope, but she was ignored at every turn. Every pony seemed to have things handled as best they could. "Pinkie is just being Pinkie" as some have put it. A terrible insult to a beautifully glowing personality. And unfortunately something that may come back to bite her and her friends later on..
She stashed her arsenal in the bushes at the southeast end of town so that the parasprites wouldn't find them easily. (the flute was a nasty casualty of this war) As soon as she got the necessary items together, she went to work fixing the problem and saved the day! Good thing she found that trombone first, it was the most important instrument after all.
She was alone in her fight! Pinkie Pie, the unsung hero with all of the music.
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Think of the first scene where Pinkie Pie showed her obvious disgust (and revealing that she knew the name of it, along with Zecora later on) yet somehow Zecora was asked for on advice, while Pinkie Pie was ignored and dismissed. Not sure about you, but would you not ASK if someone acted as if they knew what they were? I think all sides were at fault, but there was indeed only one answer to their main problem.
Not really. They TRIED asking Pinkie what she was talking about. Pinkie interrupted them in order to be random and then storm out without answering their question.
And then, because she didn't want to explain herself and wanted to do it HER way, she ruined their efforts to work as a team to get the Parasprites out of town. The town would have been Parasprite-free much sooner and with less damage if Pinkie hadn't gotten in the way with her cymbals.
And then, because she didn't want to explain herself and wanted to do it HER way, she ruined their efforts to work as a team to get the Parasprites out of town. The town would have been Parasprite-free much sooner and with less damage if Pinkie hadn't gotten in the way with her cymbals.
Party planning isn't a joke, Pinkie thinks ahead and usually does it alone. She knew her friends were enamored with the parasprites, filling them in on what they were and do would have wasted time so she went right to work. Her way was THE way, it was everyone else in the wrong coming up with failed solutions to the issue. She even told them herself, but they ignored her. Sometimes people do things for a reason, sometimes folks move a little bit faster than everyone around them and sometimes they forget to tell everyone around them every single little step of the way because they assume everyone is as smart as they are if not smarter. And I think anyone and everyone has had that moment, but sometimes it's the base demeanor that can mask the true intent and intellect. In this case "Pinkie being Pinkie" instead of "Pinkie has a solution".
If her friends had taken up the instruments from the start, they would have had a full parade of ponies for Celestia (instead of one using a hodge podge contraption and a trail of insects) and a solution to the problem all at once. Pinkie had a bigger plan, but her friends just weren't being a team about it.
It's why she went for the trombone first, she knew a clever outro was needed just before the credits.
If her friends had taken up the instruments from the start, they would have had a full parade of ponies for Celestia (instead of one using a hodge podge contraption and a trail of insects) and a solution to the problem all at once. Pinkie had a bigger plan, but her friends just weren't being a team about it.
It's why she went for the trombone first, she knew a clever outro was needed just before the credits.
^_^ I hope you're taking this with the same playful manner that I am, and not being extremely serious about it. If you are feeling serious about this, then I'll stop, because I'm just having fun. Not that I'm playing devil's advocate or anything, but I'm just not worrying overmuch that anyone might get hurt feelings from this discussion, as opposed to just finding it a fun diversion.
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If they went into panic mode every time Pinkie put on a serious face and made a ridiculous assertion, they would be in panic mode all the time. She gets serious about bubbles, parties, balloons, streamers, etc. The only difference here was in that she wasn't liking the very cute lil' critter there - and when they tried to ask her why, she cut them off and walked away.
You asked why they wouldn't ask Pinkie what she knew. They *did* ask her what she knew and she blew them off. At which point they decided it must not be very important, because it was very similar to her normal behavior. This is clearly a 'Boy who Cried Wolf' scenario.
Not to mention that no, not all of their techniques were inherently flawed. Applejack's roundup would have worked except that Fluttershy blew it, and Rainbow Dash's microtornado was in the middle of working when Pinkie Pie sabotaged it.
If Pinkie Pie knew that a clever outro was needed, then she also would have had a fair idea of the events leading up to that - and could have actually answered the question they had asked instead of blowing them off, thus alleviating the need for the outro.
. o O o . o O o . o O o . o O o . o O o .
If they went into panic mode every time Pinkie put on a serious face and made a ridiculous assertion, they would be in panic mode all the time. She gets serious about bubbles, parties, balloons, streamers, etc. The only difference here was in that she wasn't liking the very cute lil' critter there - and when they tried to ask her why, she cut them off and walked away.
You asked why they wouldn't ask Pinkie what she knew. They *did* ask her what she knew and she blew them off. At which point they decided it must not be very important, because it was very similar to her normal behavior. This is clearly a 'Boy who Cried Wolf' scenario.
Not to mention that no, not all of their techniques were inherently flawed. Applejack's roundup would have worked except that Fluttershy blew it, and Rainbow Dash's microtornado was in the middle of working when Pinkie Pie sabotaged it.
If Pinkie Pie knew that a clever outro was needed, then she also would have had a fair idea of the events leading up to that - and could have actually answered the question they had asked instead of blowing them off, thus alleviating the need for the outro.
I adore how the earth ponies are characterized in the show.
Lacking magic or supernatural intuition, the humble earth ponies are left to explore the world in all its sometimes nonsensical, magical glory. While the unicorns navel gaze and explore their own arcane cheats of magic and erudite tomes, the pegasi coast through life on their hereditary and inherent abilities, the earthies only power is their inability to not experience all the wacky shit in the universe, get knocked down, pick themselves up IF they can figure out how, and remember how to deal with and overcome such nuisances for a later date. The only magic they have is hearth wisdom.
Pinkie isn't crazy, she's just well adapted to a chaotic universe.
Lacking magic or supernatural intuition, the humble earth ponies are left to explore the world in all its sometimes nonsensical, magical glory. While the unicorns navel gaze and explore their own arcane cheats of magic and erudite tomes, the pegasi coast through life on their hereditary and inherent abilities, the earthies only power is their inability to not experience all the wacky shit in the universe, get knocked down, pick themselves up IF they can figure out how, and remember how to deal with and overcome such nuisances for a later date. The only magic they have is hearth wisdom.
Pinkie isn't crazy, she's just well adapted to a chaotic universe.
Absolutely beautiful!
The line and color work is excellent and the bit of story you wrote to go along with it really captures the nuance of the episode up to this point. I also like the squished parasprite under the symbol, perhaps soon to be joined by the blue one ^.^
Decreasing the opacity on the lines is nice too, makes it look almost like a painting.
Thank you!
The line and color work is excellent and the bit of story you wrote to go along with it really captures the nuance of the episode up to this point. I also like the squished parasprite under the symbol, perhaps soon to be joined by the blue one ^.^
Decreasing the opacity on the lines is nice too, makes it look almost like a painting.
Thank you!
Pinkie Pie is almost frighteningly perceptive (I tend to think her Pinkie Sense is related), and I think that after Twilight Sparkle, she's got the most raw smarts of the Mane Six. She just has a hard time communicating clearly with other ponies. That's why I don't like the "lolrandom" characterization of Pinkie; she's odd and hyperactive, but there should always be a logic behind her actions. It's often a weird and wonky logic, based on premises that make only sense to Pinkie, but it's there. Swarm of the Century made this clear.
And now, after all this rambling, I want to say that this is an excellent pic!
And now, after all this rambling, I want to say that this is an excellent pic!
the trope- if character x had clearly stated a thing none of the resulting confusion or drama need have happened because its all compounded misunderstanding
in all the years ive seen people abuse that concept, pinkie is the only one that it works perfectly and absolutely makes sense- shes too scattered and in a hurry for others to understand what shes trying to say, and everyone else is too worried and in a hurry to stop and listen more. as opposed to antagonist going 'if you knew what was really going on you would be trying to do what you are trying to do' and the protagonist saying 'well then what is going on?' 'ill nevver tell *teehee*'
yet again MLP is great because the characters in it act and react like realistic people exposed to a situation
in all the years ive seen people abuse that concept, pinkie is the only one that it works perfectly and absolutely makes sense- shes too scattered and in a hurry for others to understand what shes trying to say, and everyone else is too worried and in a hurry to stop and listen more. as opposed to antagonist going 'if you knew what was really going on you would be trying to do what you are trying to do' and the protagonist saying 'well then what is going on?' 'ill nevver tell *teehee*'
yet again MLP is great because the characters in it act and react like realistic people exposed to a situation
This episode was a testament to Pinkie's secret brilliance. She's still one of the most deep, well-developed characters in the show, and this was one of the times we got to see it. Shame it took the others so long to realize what she was doing. =P
Anyway, yeah, great art. Love the expressiveness of the faces.
Anyway, yeah, great art. Love the expressiveness of the faces.
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