Oh, and a less-cracky headcanon too.
Princess Platinum, like the other two leaders, is shown being really silly and immature in the play, but I figure a lot of that is probably exaggerated, and the historical Platinum was a competent, respected leader. Upon founding Equestria she kept the title “Princess” because she ruled as an equal with the other two tribe leaders, which continued for a time with their successors. Over time the title of Princess became elevated so much that it was respected above King or Queen, which were associated too much with the old world, and so when the current royalty was established they took on that title out of respect for her. Equestria has been ruled by princesses ever since.
Crack headcanon time.
I was thinking about Hearth’s Warming Eve earlier. I always sorta wondered what happened to the original pony lands. I mean, one presumes they remained the frozen wastelands that they became during the events of the play. But I wondered if some ponies might have stayed there and found some way to live. They’d probably be pretty different from Equestrian ponies by this point, of course.
Hmm. They said Princess Platinum was the daughter of “the unicorn king.” He didn’t seem to come with her to Equestria.
I wonder if we have any named unicorn kings who rule over a different kind of ponies in the middle of a frozen wasteland.
ponett:
applejack is great because she’s a total goofball and she has all these odd southern quirks and mannerisms and sayings and she’s obsessed with apples but everything about her is just so GENUINE. she’ll say stuff like “my dogs are barkin’” or “scoot yer boot” or whatever all the time without batting an eye even though no one else around her would even think to use those phrases. and she’s just so ENTHUSIASTIC about being applejack. also she is a very nice pony who helps her friends. and she has freckles and a hat
basically if you don’t like a.j. we got a problem
All those silly country-sounding phrases she uses make Applejack really hard to write well for me cause I have a hard time coming up with them, but also make well-written Applejack one of the most delightful things ever.
Seriously though Wonderbolt Academy wasn’t perfect but it was basically Rainbow Dash meeting her old self and going “Wow what an asshole she doesn’t have what it takes to be a Wonderbolt at all.”
Yes give me that sweet sweet character development.
cartoonpony:
ponett:
ninestempest:
howdoponieswork:
I’m in the process of writing up a longer post comparing the three seasons of FiM so far, and I realized a pattern in the sorts of conflicts they had and the lessons they taught. There are exceptions in each season, so it’s far from perfect, but I think it’s there.
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Yeah except apparently fucking Rarity didn’t grow up at all, what a bitch.
We didn’t need both spike episodes is wear to god
get out
Rarity was already grown up she started the series as a well-established artisan and owner of her own business as well as part-time caretaker of her baby sister
Rarity’s growth was shown by how she willingly went on a camping trip with Applejack.
I certainly would’ve liked to get a Rarity episode, and I might have made some of the choices in planning the season differently, but I’d also agree with the fact that Rarity was already a bit more adult than the others. Applejack too; her entry on the list was a bit of a stretch. You’ll notice Pinkie Pie isn’t on that list either. I think she’s learned plenty too, but I think the writers want to emphasize her childlike innocence, and so her growth isn’t treated in the same way.
They’ve all learned a lot, but I feel like Twilight, Fluttershy, and Rainbow Dash are the ones whose growth is best described as “growing up.” So I feel like they were emphasized a bit more.
I’m in the process of writing up a longer post comparing the three seasons of FiM so far, and I realized a pattern in the sorts of conflicts they had and the lessons they taught. There are exceptions in each season, so it’s far from perfect, but I think it’s there.
Season one was about learning how to live with your friends. The lessons were largely interpersonal, about how to treat other ponies properly. They were all very different from each other and got into a lot of conflicts and they had to sort that out.
I think season two inverted that. I feel the focus shifted more towards the intrapersonal. Learning not to worry so much, to have pride in your home, to be responsible, to believe in yourself, to try new things, to not jump to crazy conclusions. Rather than emphasizing how to treat your friends properly, it emphasized how they help you grow and become a better person.
And season three, I feel, was to a large extent about looking back and seeing how far they’ve come and how much they’ve grown up. Twilight can pass her test and save the Crystal Empire. She can beat Trixie even without being better at magic. Rainbow Dash can show enough vulnerability and kindness to care for Scootaloo (don’t even tell me she could’ve done that in season one). She was in an episode with a brash, thoughtless, overly competetive jerk, and it wasn’t her, because she already learned that lesson. Applejack is taking on more responsibilities, organizing the family reunion and really becoming the leader of her family. Fluttershy had the strength, guile, and compassion to help Discord reform. And we all know what happened in the end. They’ve all come so far, and they’re growing into their place in the world.
It’s sort of funny, realizing this. They told us the theme of season three at the very beginning.
“Turns out you were prepared for this.”
