Is there a logic by which examples for this episode are divided between Continuity Nod and Call-Back? I thought I'd roughly figured out what the difference is supposed to be, but as these here are, they don't follow that logic.
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'scuse me, but just wondering whether or not to add this instead of actually doing it:
Reposted from Rail Ride over at EQD: "Hmm...
Trope Detected: Did Not Do the Research. —-The "conductor" is the on-board manager of the train crew. The one in the engine actually operating the train is called...wait for it... ... ...the engineer
Somebody stick that in the TV Tropes writeup, 'mkay? (I haven't signed up an account there...yet.)
Also, it's all Pinkie's fault. If not for her drool-inducing-ly detailed descriptions of the contest entries, the temptation to surreptitiously sample them may not have become so overpowering. Did anyone else find themselves thinking "Pinkie, quit describing it like that!". Twice.
(there must be a trope in there somewhere too) "
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You should go ahead and add it, I think. That second one is already covered by "Nice Job Breaking it, Hero"
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To be honest, it feels like a minor thing. Most kids would think trains are run by conductors, and I've never edited a page... So I don't really want to screw this up. I'll give it a shot though.
Similar situation to the impression (of Hasbro?) that kids equate queens with evil, anyway. Except this one is probably the fault of a certain other show for kids about trains...
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Moot point. From the Did Not Do The Research page: "This index has no examples and should not be used as a trope elsewhere."
Who else feels like this episode was an apology for the Accidental Aesop in feeling pinkie keen which was seen as "don't bother trying to understand things". This episode tries hard to make pinkie look nuts at first only for Twilight to set her straight with logic and reason.
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Actually, the aesop in Feeling Pinkie Keen was more a case of "Some things you have to take on faith". Heck, Pinkie pretty much tells Twilight she has to take a Leap of Faith in that episode. Literally.
It was pretty much both of those at the same time in "Pinkie Keen".
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Could that Pinkie Pie ate the Fourth Wall mean she literally was chewing the scenery and as much a Large Ham as the others in her Imagine Spots?
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Wow, I've heard of Added Alliterative Appeal but this episode takes it to a whole new level. There's quite a few instances of rhyming as well, particularly when Pinkie indicts the bakers (eclair in his hair). I bet this episode was fun to write for Mrs. Rogers.
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I guess you could say that where Added Alliterative Appeal goes, this episode takes the cake! [cue groan]
Ugh. That painful preposterous pun is probably pungent and positively profligate.
I'm not sure if this is "What the Hell, Hero?", "Designated Hero", "Moral Dissonance" or what. Basically, we have 3 protagonists that represent Generosity, Kindness, and Loyalty who were on that train specifically to make sure the cake got to where it was going in tact. By eating that cake, they not only STOLE, but also BETRAYED the trust of the Cakes and Pinkie Pie. Despite this HUGE laps of moral judgement, they get off scott free! (Karma Houdini might also apply?)
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...It's just a cake. Albeit a cake that probably took a lot of work and effort into it, but it's still just a cake and not worth getting that worked up over (hence half of the jokes in the episode). Rarity, Rainbow Dash, and Fluttershy, may represent the elements of harmony but they aren't perfect, and this showed a major flaw in each of them; that they can't resist temptation and tried to hide their guilt afterward.
And the other contestants weren't any better, eating each other's entries that probably took just as long to make. Really, the only one's who had restraint were Applejack, Twilight, and ironically Pinkie.
Maybe the reason why Big Macintosh had so much trouble with the cake is that the cakes caloric density is so great it actually weighs more than a house which explains why couldn't be carried in a cart because it would just to crush the cart and why it was so delicious, literally tons of sugar.
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Or, y'know, balancing the cake is a lot different than just dragging a house along.
Easily Forgiven runs rampant in this show (though I admit, I would like to see the Cakes be less forgiving than Pinkie Pie was).
Twilight Sparkle destroyed the town with Parasprites and Mind Raped it and the latter only got her a scolding and a reduction in homework. Applejack poisoned the town with her baked bads. Rainbow Dash nearly got Fluttershy turned into ground pizza when she knocked her off the cloud at flight camp and also provoked a dragon into rampaging which could have gotten all her friends barbecued and causes plenty of collateral damage when she proves her status as the "best flyer in Equestria" is an Exact Words sort of thing and therefore does not include landing. Rarity nearly got three celebrities killed when she ignored Twilight's warning against exposing her glitter wings to the sun. Pinkie Pie made a musical number so bad that it turned an already tense situation into an all out war, not to mention her treatment of Cranky Doodle can be considered stalking, harassment, and vandalism. I could go on for some time. Ruining months of work is pretty much par for the course.
Twilight was responsible for the Parasprites? Last I checked, she only cast a spell that she didn't consider would backfire, though that did do quite a bit of damage. Much more of the blame rests with Fluttershy, who introduced the species to the town and kept one in her cottage when the other ponies were trying to expel them, thus ruining their efforts.
^^ Sounds like someone's bitter...
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Bitter? Moi? Of course not. I didn't even really think the parasprites were all that bad.
EDIT: Ah okay, never mind.
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I was referring to Peteman and how he's been demonizing the cast's actions lately.
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When Twilight protest against Pinkie's Imagine Spot theory about Donut Joe, her hat lift from her head. There's got to be a trope for this, but I can't find it. A little help, fellow tropers?
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Anti-Gravity Clothing, perhaps? *shrug* Though that trope seems to cover clothing that floats permanently and not for just one wacky scene.
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I'm not sure, but 1. Did Pinkie Pie just call Big Macintosh "Big Mac"? 2. If so, then does this count as You Wanna Get Sued??
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Even if she did, it doesn't matter; Big Mac has been called that several times throughout season 2, and no other characters ever reference the fact that it sounds like a trademark.
Why exactly does Gustave contribute to the dessert amalgamation at the end? His dessert is the only one that doesn't depend on shape and structure as part of its appeal, so having a few eclairs missing isn't that big of a loss. Perhaps it was simply an act of solidarity?
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Three cake-thieves, three bites taken from the cake. Chances are that Rainbow Dash, who was hovering near the ceiling to avoid detection, took the topmost bite. Fluttershy, less accustomed to flying, would have taken the middle bite. Rarity, being grounded, would have taken the bottom layer... meaning that her "tiny, ladylike bite" was the biggest, taking a good portion of the cake's base.