There are always things about the show I want to talk about, but I'd rather not always dedicate an entire full blown thread to it or it's never the right time to mention because no one would care. Maybe it's a thought that could be answered quickly enough to end discussion or something insignificant and stupid brewing in the back of your head for awhile! Anything you want to throw out to r/mylittlepony and say your piece!
Is there anything you've wanted to mention lately but never got around to it? Anything you want to speak up about for a bit? Any pony topic at all?
You go into a video store and head straight for the HORROR section.
You pick out 7 VHS tapes and rent them and bring them home for a horror marathon with your friends.
If the Mane 7 were horror movies, what kind of horror movies would they be? What type of sub-genre would they belong to? What would they be about?
Hi there! It's Thursday again and that means another chance to talk about what's been happening around here and how you feel about it!
Same as every other time, feel free to discuss whatever it is you'd like regarding our little subreddit good or bad. If you're unhappy we'll try our best to fix whatever problem you're having!
If you want to talk about the MLP fandom in general, that's fine too!
But some people may not want to talk about comics or anything else that hasn't happened yet, so you should be nice and hide those conversations from those people by using the spoiler tag.
If you don't know how it's as easy as making an emote:
[It has ponies!](/spoiler)
Becomes: It has ponies!
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This is the thread for discussing anything pertaining to Fanfiction in general. Like your ideas, thoughts, what you're reading, etc. This differs from my Fanfic Recommendation Link-Swap Thread, as that focuses primarily on recommendations. That will be posted in a few hours.
Although, if you like, you can talk about fics you don't necessarily recommend but found entertaining.
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I thought that, during the Season 5 finale, the Mane 6 were welcoming Starlight Glimmer to become one of them, i.e. forming a Mane 7. However, she seems to have a closer attachment to Twilight than to any of the other members. Is she still just a background character, more like Twilight's assistant than actually being best friends with anybody other than Trixie?
We just adopted a big beautiful Belgian. She's broke to ride and I was told she's broke to drive, but we're new to that world and I don't know how to verify it or tune her up. Before I go and spend hundreds (thousands?) on driving/working tack, are there any verbal or physical cues I can test out with her to see if she has driving or working experience?
In other words...what basic driving tasks can I ask her to do that will indicate that she has a driving background?
Time to hit a question somewhat out of left field, as this is something the show has not and likely will never address. I am nonetheless curious to hear your thoughts on the topic, both answering the question directly and its impact on Equestrian society in general. To be clear, this is unrelated to any discussion of real-life religions. Please don't turn this into a real-life religious debate, mmk?
So, do ponies actively believe themselves to be part of something reflecting some form of higher power or order? Well - jokes about the funeral scene back in Season 2 aside - they've certainly got some reason to. They're surrounded by fantastically powerful supernatural elements, whether the concept of Element-bearing chosen six or the way cutie marks work in the first place. Or, perhaps, would it swing the other way - surrounded by so many greater yet tangible forces, they would not regard them with any reverence?
Some possibilities:
Alicorn worship. Theorized in the fandom for a long, long time. With their apparently unaging nature, incredible power, and penchant for watching over their subjects directly Celestia and Luna are potential points of both respect and fear. We've also heard their names used as expressions before, although how common this is isn't clear. It also doesn't give any thought to what they think about it - perhaps they don't want to be revered like that?
Perhaps worship for Harmony itself as a kind of overriding force governing the world. Not just a passive "karma" that balances itself out, but a sort of semi-agency which actively directs to ensure everything turns out okay in the end. It's also easy enough to believe in context; events so often seem to turn out just right in the end despite blundering on the way there. If that is not because of the deliberate action of a pony, then what causes it?
Alternatively, perhaps Harmony is not regarded as something divine or all-powerful so much as a sort half-philosophical, half-religious path for ponies to follow to ensure Equestria and the world remains in good working order. After all, the last time they really got into each other it resulted in everyone almost dying from ice-demons...
But maybe you have other ideas. Maybe you don't think they're religious at all. Either way, hit me with it!
This is the official place to discuss the third issue of IDW's Ponyville Mysteries series! Spoilers within!
The Cutie Mark Crusaders must solve a dangerous mystery at the Ponyville Retirement Village before it's forced to close! Is one of the curmudgeonly residents to blame or could it be a villain from their past?
Use this thread to discuss the comic! Making link submissions (say, from screencaps) is okay, but be sure to mark them as a spoiler and state what issue it is in the title for the benefit of those who might be behind!
(Want to get into the comics? Get 'em via IDW, Amazon, or eBay for physical copies, and Comixology, iTunes, Amazon Kindle, or Yayponies for digital copies!)
Thanks to RainbowDashShellBash for compiling this information!
