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There are things I like about the show, and things I don't like about the show. Season one has some technical errors (Most of which I can't even see until someone else points it out.) and arguably didn't get to develop characters as much as they did in Season 2. Depth is nice, but I found almost all of the lessened emphasis on personal flaws and ponies being jerks to be part of a nicer, friendlier world I enjoyed escaping into. It was light, kind, and really only ever made glancing references to darker sides of life (Often buried in pretense of song). Season 2 has made character flaws that were only barely hinted at in Season 1 entire foci of multiple episodes. Pinkie's been disconnected before, but never seemed to be intentionally making others miserable or being more ignorant of the feelings of others than a brick wall ( Luna Eclipsed) and Twilight was more a socially awkward snarker than a pony trapped in logic loops (Lesson Zero, It's About Time). I'm not sure I want these ponies.
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@retl I believe the term for this type of "personality compression" is "Flanderization". I've noticed it too, and find I'd rather rewatch first season stuff than second season stuff as a result, because it doesn't feel like I'm watching the same group.
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@ceruleanspark I'll look more into the idea of flanderization later today. But I do often find myself rewatching more Season 1 for my feelgoods than I do of Season 2. (Though, just for pretty pictures without the storystuffs, Season 2 does some really neat things.)
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@retl I find the episodes in S2 I enjoy the most are the ones that recall S1. Sweet and Elite in particular, had more "Old Rarity" in it than new melodrama fainting couch Rarity.
Wednesday, 28-Mar-12 13:27:19 UTC from web-
@ceruleanspark Rarity wasn't always melodrama fainting couch?
Wednesday, 28-Mar-12 13:28:08 UTC from StatusNet Android-
@redenchilada No. She was not. Rewatch the Rarity focused eps of S1. She is an independant career woman.
Wednesday, 28-Mar-12 13:38:07 UTC from web-
@ceruleanspark *rewatches 1-14* "LOOK AT ME I'M SO PATHETIC BAWWWWW"
Wednesday, 28-Mar-12 13:39:08 UTC from StatusNet Android-
@redenchilada You'd better not be talking papayas about Suited for Success because I am logged into the user database right now.
Wednesday, 28-Mar-12 13:39:59 UTC from web-
@ceruleanspark Those second dresses sucked and Rarity shouldn't have let them be made.
Wednesday, 28-Mar-12 13:41:22 UTC from StatusNet Android-
@redenchilada Suited for Success is basically my life, only instead of things stopping after the second iteration of applesty dresses, we get an infinite number more.
Wednesday, 28-Mar-12 13:42:39 UTC from web-
@ceruleanspark Adult life sounds terrible. Mine's more like Fall Weather Friends.
Wednesday, 28-Mar-12 13:43:58 UTC from StatusNet Android-
@redenchilada Well, don't become any sort of developer unless you wanna spend the rest of your life making second-dresses.
Wednesday, 28-Mar-12 13:45:05 UTC from web-
@ceruleanspark Eh, I'll learn to deal then, I guess. Programming is too interestiiiing.
Wednesday, 28-Mar-12 13:46:30 UTC from StatusNet Android
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@redenchilada This happens in real life. The episode is meant to show people that they shouldn't be like that. This show teaches good morals that are applicable to reality.
Wednesday, 28-Mar-12 13:45:09 UTC from web
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@ceruleanspark I'm hoping it's sophomore slump, and if there's a third season it picks back up rather than continuing down.
Wednesday, 28-Mar-12 13:31:56 UTC from web -
@ceruleanspark Continuity nods are fun. x3
Wednesday, 28-Mar-12 13:56:14 UTC from web
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