My Rise and Fall: How I succumbed to MAGICAL FRIENDSHIP

[Aldurin]

Originally Posted by Fenris

It took me until the bird caught on fire to figure it out. And then I was like, derp.

Same here, I was totally buying that the Princess was senile in the animal care field before that.

Also it's nice to have another Fluttershy episode.

[DarkDrgon]

Originally Posted by Aldurin

Same here, I was totally buying that the Princess was senile in the animal care field before that.

Also it's nice to have another Fluttershy episode.

this. definitely a good one

[Donomni]

Originally Posted by Locke cole

When Philomina burned to ash or when Celestia talked to the pile of ashes?

Oh, sorry! It was when the poor thing (pfft, yeah, what a prankster) appeared to have died on the statue.

Originally Posted by Locke cole

I wonder if the feather Philomina gave Fluttershy will be seen again.

Well, it is the down of a phoenix... or at least a feather of one.

So, you know, maybe!

[Osterbaum]

Can someone help me sum up why we enjoy watching this show much. You know, how we enjoy it beyond a "well made kids show" and "enjoying it ironically" etc. 'cause I'm having a hard time explaining to some of my friends.

[Shyria Dracnoir]

I'd say part of it is because it helps us feel happy even when the rest of the world seems determined to bring us down.

[Osterbaum]

I liked how that Calvin & Hobbes comic that someone posted summed it up. But a friend pointed out, that that alone isn't necessarily enough to explain the amount of devotion and worship fans seem to have for the show.

But hey, maybe it's just that and I'm letting my over-analyzing friend make me over-analyze it.

[Flarecobra]

Just so we don't have to go digging for it.

[Locke cole]

...Wouldn't Calvin usually be the one to berate Hobbes for what he thought was sissy behavior?

[The Kneumatic Pnight]

Originally Posted by Osterbaum

Can someone help me sum up why we enjoy watching this show much. You know, how we enjoy it beyond a "well made kids show" and "enjoying it ironically" etc. 'cause I'm having a hard time explaining to some of my friends.

It has well developed and relatable characters, a good sense of humor, a charming environment, silly faces, and an almost Simpsons-esque tendency to rapid-fire little hidden references at you.

Originally Posted by Osterbaum

I liked how that Calvin & Hobbes comic that someone posted summed it up. But a friend pointed out, that that alone isn't necessarily enough to explain the amount of devotion and worship fans seem to have for the show.

To this tack, we're all probably over-relating to it because we clearly like it, but culturally shouldn't, so our super-ego assuages our ego by convincing us that we enjoy it more so that it's worthwhile enough to let us continue embarrassing ourselves with it without sacrificing our self-image.

Or maybe it's just because it's good and also popular and popularity takes on a life of its own. When was the last time 'that thing everyone was obsessed with' was actually as good as promised anyway?

[Osterbaum]

I'm going to quote you from now on if someone asks me why I like MLP: FiM.