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Appledash and Fluttercord were both planned to be canon according to the new leaks.visitors can't see pics , please register or login
Quote from: Al-1701 on October 15, 2019, 02:53:50 PMLeave stuff ambiguous for fans to debate strikes me as weak writing. Your job is to tell a story, not leave a bunch of loose threads for the fans to pick at.This. Usually, I’m for stuff being left to interpretation, because IMO, it’s also bad to hold the reader/watcher’s hand throughout. But yeah, it was pretty weak writing in this case. Though... Spoiler I think I’m mostly bitter about them just hinting at Granny dying, rather than showing how that was dealt with. How did AJ react? Did her passing break the family for a bit? Big Mac obviously held some strong emotions about his parents, so how did he take it when the current matriarch passed? What about Applebloom? Did she rely on her friends? Could have been a really amazing episode, because every kid experiences the loss of a grandparent at some point... But the Apples are just fine and dandy in the end while AJ wears GS’s shawl. They seem to want to be able to tackle tough subjects sometimes, but they just skip over the obvious loss of a fan favorite. You want to be as groundbreaking a show as you claim, FiM (you’re not), then go all the way rather than kinda-sorta hinting at difficult subject matter and then pulling a JK Rowling on fans via Twitter.
Leave stuff ambiguous for fans to debate strikes me as weak writing. Your job is to tell a story, not leave a bunch of loose threads for the fans to pick at.
Quote from: tailrustedtealeaf on October 16, 2019, 08:46:39 AMAppledash and Fluttercord were both planned to be canon according to the new leaks.visitors can't see pics , please register or login But they aren't in finale production. I love Fluttercord but I have to admit its in no way official. Probably due to outrage.
I'm not sure why FiM constantly dodged anything serious like that. If Disney Junior could do an episode like that, so could they.
Quote from: tailrustedtealeaf on October 16, 2019, 08:46:39 AMAppledash and Fluttercord were both planned to be canon according to the new leaks.visitors can't see pics , please register or loginJudging by their role in the final episode (and the obviously deliberate wording of their introduction in the epilogue), I'm honestly not surprised (assuming you've read the Eliza Hart treatment for the final episode also included within the leaks, the ending line with Twilight admitting that the entire coronation was a ****show was also a highlight).SpoilerOn a related note, the leaks themselves are fascinating stuff - one could easily write an entire 'art of' book on FiM and then some with it, particularly in light of the uber-detailed animation revision notes and the plethora of premises (particularly for seasons 4 and 5 - I assume you've uncovered the various early incarnations of the 100th episode (including that document with the Doctor Whooves scene's DW references turned up to eleven), the rejected season 3 episode where Twilight temporarily assumes Mayor Mare's position, the infamous canned deer episode from season 1 and the entire rejected first draft for that Legally Blonde parody with Rarity M.A Larson referenced way back in 2015?) and drafts (the first draft of the season 3 finale in particular is shockingly different, particular Steven Magnet's climatic verse). Although I haven't downloaded them myself (a contact sent a number of screenshots depicting the material they found most noteworthy to me), they were a fascinating read and it's compelling being in a position to view documents which accurately reflect the undiluted 'styles' of the show's crew - note that the Faust-era writers seem to have a more lighthearted energy about their work, whereas the style of the documents' text noticeably changes upon Haber and co. assuming the reins into a more sardonic style, basically reflecting the show's shift in tone at large.
Quote from: caseysealia on October 16, 2019, 11:24:50 AMQuote from: tailrustedtealeaf on October 16, 2019, 08:46:39 AMAppledash and Fluttercord were both planned to be canon according to the new leaks.visitors can't see pics , please register or login But they aren't in finale production. I love Fluttercord but I have to admit its in no way official. Probably due to outrage.A lot of things happened in this show due to outrage. So let us non-shippers have this one thing to cling to
That is true. I feel they should of left ships out, except for maybe Cheesepie?? I mean I think it was to be expected.
Quote from: caseysealia on October 16, 2019, 12:01:40 PM That is true. I feel they should of left ships out, except for maybe Cheesepie?? I mean I think it was to be expected.That's my problem, they should have left ships out completely. There was no hinting to Cheesepie at all. I'm a loose shipper and I'm mad they confirmed anything. It just sparks fighting in a show where shipping should have been left out from the start because of the nature of the show. Jeez, they got me to fight, too. Urgghhh.