• Owls Well That Ends Well: Discussion

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    1. SorrowfulApril 23, 2011 at 2:55 AM

      Replying to an earlier anon commment: ".. I wonder why all adult dragons on this show are portrayed as having anger management issues. Is it like, after dragons go through puberty they become assholes?"

      Not necessarily, but you *never* mess with another dragon's hoard unless you want to fight. Seriously. Don't do it.

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    2. CalicoApril 23, 2011 at 3:28 AM

      @Anonymous
      "Ah... only after dark."

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    3. AnonymousApril 23, 2011 at 4:02 AM

      Scoota's admiration of Dash is adorable! In this and that cutie mark episode.

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    4. MDApril 23, 2011 at 9:27 AM

      I feel like I have seen this ep a million times before

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    5. AcriannaApril 23, 2011 at 9:32 AM

      720p download available:
      http://ponies.asshat.se/

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    6. AnonymousApril 23, 2011 at 10:11 AM

      @Jack Pipsam
      I agree, not that it's a bad thing. This particular story line has been used in almost all cartoons so it makes sense that it would appear in MLP at some point.

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    7. Rainbow DoshApril 23, 2011 at 10:55 AM

      Every time I see 'Owlolicious' or some other brutal misspelling, I cry a little.

      Aloysius is spelled Aloysius. It's the Latin equivalent of Louis/Ludwig/Luigi. If you must owlify it, it's Owloysius.

      (sure I only know this because Aloysius was a character in a Matthew Reilly novel, but still, come on guys)

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    8. SorrowfulApril 23, 2011 at 11:37 AM

      Green dragon is being called 'Reginald Handling'.

      http://ponibooru.413chan.net/post/view/7626?search=Reginald

      Ponibooru's calling the red one Basil for some reason -- haven't gotten a good explanation why.

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    9. NewbApril 23, 2011 at 11:43 AM

      Owl's Well That Ends Well in 720p
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JS_Z-s2Tw_g

      Enjoy everypony! :)

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    10. AnonymousApril 23, 2011 at 12:03 PM

      Haters gonna hate. This is my favourite episode. Maybe because Spike is my favourite character. The scene where he was laughing evilly and throwing feathers around with Twilight standing in the background was hilarious.

      I hope there are more Spike episodes next season.

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    11. Spikefan101April 23, 2011 at 1:08 PM

      I really enjoyed this episode, and not just because I'm a Spike fan.

      I mean, c'mon, who hasn't been jealous of a new sibling and worried they'd be replaced? Considering the show's target audience, that's what the situation mapped to for me.

      Really great characterization of Spike here.

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    12. playboydojoApril 23, 2011 at 2:34 PM

      @Anonymous

      My favorite part as well. He had the gall to *continue* trying frame the owl even as it was obvious he was caught red, er, footed. Good on ya, Spike. A true villain never admits when he's beaten.

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    13. AnonymousApril 23, 2011 at 3:55 PM

      Loved the episode... Aloysius (or should he be "Owloisius"?) is a cute addition to Twilight's family... and a true pet, unlike spike. Plus, he's fun.
      Who?
      Aloysius!
      Who?
      The owl!
      Whoooo?
      (continues ad libitum)
      The other bits are funny as well, up to and including Doormat... I mean, Scootaloo.

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    14. AnonymousApril 23, 2011 at 6:04 PM

      Great episode. I got a lot of good laughs, with Spike Dastardly being my favorite. It's also probably the saddest moment in the series yet. "She doesen't love me anymore?"

      I'm baffled at people's dislike for this episode. I think you people need to lay of the fanfics. Their starting to spoil you.

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    15. AnonymousApril 23, 2011 at 6:37 PM

      @Anonymous
      It might also have to do with how we have had a few really high to Celestia tier episodes the past few weeks so we've been spoiled by that. Maybe some people are being over critical of the episode since it didn't hit such standards?

      I admit I thought it was just an all right episode at first, but after sleeping on it I'm looking at it in a more favorable light.

      It did explore the Spike and Twi dynamic which was sorely needed and helped establish that each really do care for each other. And while it might have had fewer comedic elements than some of the other episodes there were still some clever bits of dialogue.

      So overall, I move it up from solid mid tier to upper mid tier or low high tier for me at least.

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    16. AnonymousApril 23, 2011 at 6:39 PM

      This be good, NEIGH! it is a great episode. i guess im not the only brony here?

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    17. AnonymousApril 23, 2011 at 9:07 PM

      @Spikefan101 You've hit the nail on the head here, I think. This episode is, at its core, all about sibling rivalry, something that is a major factor in the lives of the show's target audience.

      What I liked was not only how they portrayed Spike as a realistic little kid, but how they portrayed Twilight Sparking failing to realize that. Yes, she keeps saying he's "only a baby dragon", but she keeps forgetting that Spike thinks like a child--he lies to cover up embarrassments, he constantly worries over whether Twilight cares for him or not, and he has no moral qualms about framing his rival whom he sees as a threat to his "special relationship" with her.

      Twilight, in her usual emotionally clueless manner, doesn't grasp that she's actually Spike's mother figure, with all the emotional baggage that goes with it. It's no wonder he runs away--the way she scolds him may have been appropriate for someone her own age, but for a young child it was terrible.

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    18. AnonymousApril 24, 2011 at 12:58 AM

      so twilight now has 2 pets?? poor rainbow dash :[

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    19. AnonymousApril 24, 2011 at 2:28 AM

      Don't understand why people are hating on this episode so much. Especially the owl and the dragon.

      Think about this with D&D rules and it kind of makes sense. An owl is like a diminuitive or fine creature meaning it gets a circumstancial bonus to its AC for being so small. A Great Wyrm dragon is trying to hit it, but is so large and unwieldly that it gets a penalty to its attack roll for being so large. It makes sense it might miss.

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    20. Emil BjörnfotApril 24, 2011 at 3:15 AM

      720p Download:
      https://rapidshare.com/files/458922876/My_Little_Pony-_Friendship_is_Magic_-_Owl_s_Well_That_Ends_Well.mp4

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    21. BumblebumbleApril 24, 2011 at 6:28 AM

      @Anonymous

      I'm pretty sure Spike isn't a pet.

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    22. FreeApril 24, 2011 at 9:00 AM

      Someone on TV Tropes noted that this episode finally gave everypony a pet:

      Applejack -- Winona
      Pinkie -- Gummy
      Fluttershy -- Angel
      Rarity -- Opalescence
      Twilight -- Aloysius
      Rainbow Dash -- Scootaloo

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    23. AnonymousApril 24, 2011 at 10:30 AM

      The owl is meh but it will annoy me more if they drop him, just have him in the back ground once or twice just sitting there sleeping or something so we see him but he does nothing

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    24. SandmanApril 24, 2011 at 11:59 AM

      Did anyone else think of The Exorcist when Spike first met Owlicious?

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    25. AnonymousApril 24, 2011 at 12:18 PM

      @Sandman
      Yes! I'm glad I'm not the only one that thought that. Especially after Spike said how creepy it was.

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    26. Everchosen April 24, 2011 at 11:09 PM

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    27. Everchosen April 24, 2011 at 11:34 PM

      Princess Luna must have created those shooting stars!
      Somebody make an art on this!

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    28. Star WhistleApril 25, 2011 at 7:00 AM

      @Sandman
      The head-rotation seemed like a clear reference, aye.

      Though I imagine most of the non-brony audience was unfamiliar with The Exorcist and found it creepy simply because it looks creepy. (And the music/visuals cued it, of course.)

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    29. AnonymousApril 25, 2011 at 11:53 AM

      That owl is adorable! My mom and I may make a plushie of him.

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    30. ProfesorRodApril 26, 2011 at 2:18 PM

      Mutley, you snickering, floppy eared hound.
      When courage is needed, you're never around.
      Those medals you wear on your moth-eaten chest
      Should be there for bungling at which you are best.

      So, stop that owl
      Stop that owl
      Stop that owl
      Stop that owl
      Stop that owl
      Stop that owl
      Stop that owl
      Whoooo!

      Nab him
      Jab him
      Tab him
      Grab him
      Stop that owl now.

      You, silly, stop snickering, it's not worth the chance.
      For you'll be returned by the seat of your pants.
      And clunk, you invent me a thingamabob
      That catches that owl or I lose my job.

      So, stop that owl
      Stop that owl
      Stop that owl
      Stop that owl
      Stop that owl
      Stop that owl
      Stop that owl
      Whoooo!?

      Nab him
      Jab him
      Tab him
      Grab him
      Stop that owl now.

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    31. Loquacious of HerdApril 27, 2011 at 3:18 PM

      Given that owls are night-creatures, I wonder if Owloysius is (perhaps) keeping an eye on Twilight on behalf of Luna?

      Twilight and Celestia are close friends, clearly (and Celestia receives regular reports from her student) -- but we haven't heard from (or about) Luna in quite some time.

      But here, in an episode which is introduced by night-time celestial events (which should probably be a domain in Equestria that is now governed by the younger of the two sister-princesses) a stealthy nocturnal flyer appears and goes out of its way to be quietly helpful to someone who Luna would have quite a few reasons to be curious about. When discovered, it ingratiates itself further, winding up a "junior assistant" for the pony who (as the Element of Magic) ultimately helped restore Luna. Hmmm.

      Perhaps Owloysius is simply a quasi-throw-away minor background character and I'm reading way too much in the way of "foreshadowing" into its appearance. Or perhaps the owl's associations are going to be revealed later ... Spike can get messages to Celestia, but I can't help but wonder: what would happen if something happened to Celestia and Twilight needed to get a message to Luna? Perhaps introducing the owl is all a set up for such an event?

      Regardless, I remain your most humble and obedient brony, Loquacious of Herd.

      Resistance is silly. You will be assimilated.

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    32. LoquaciousApril 27, 2011 at 4:31 PM

      @Loquacious of Herd

      ... or, in simpler terms, might Owloysius be a Chekhov's Gun?

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    33. AnonymousApril 27, 2011 at 10:18 PM

      lan party

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    34. AnonymousApril 28, 2011 at 10:26 AM

      haters are gonna hate. i actually like all of cindy morrow's work - griffon the brush-off gave us gilda, winter wrap-up gave us an absolutely fantastic musical number and showstoppers was honestly the only CMC-centered episode i liked. People complaining about this should remember that episodes have seriously been much worse; pretty much anything by dave polsky is a stinker, for example (feeling pinkie keen, over a barrel).

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