>>5322
>Exactly. Though it may be wishful thinking to hope for a show to retain it's original style and feel over time, if the writers were less self-aware of the work they're contributing to and the way it's audience perceives it, you end up with something that, in my opinion, is a bit more immersive.
Agreed.

>moreso I think since there's pretty much nobody else around to impress or split into factions, leaving just genuine love for the show.
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>I've got the text of it all at least. We could set up a pastebin or something to preserve it.
Thanks 5050. Remember, you are 100% welcome and invited to postgen4general. I know you feel a bit awkward with disrupting us here but honestly you were another one on the ride of this thread with us, just for the most part silent. Besides, if you've know us since 2018 you've almost an oldfag by /endpone/ sortlifespan if not one. I know that IRL stuff can get in the way and you may not get to post as often but I do hope you stick around. I have really enjoyed talking to ya and wouldn't mind you posting along with us.

Also, this posts serves as a PoLS. I've been pretty busy with stuff. The good news is a lot of it is /pone/ related.

>>5324
>In fact, I am surprised that there hasn´t been a seasonal rot because of this lack of knowledge and original passion.
I think that can be somewhat attributed to quite a well thought-out show bible, as well as Hasbro realizing that this generation was getting a better reputation than previous ones.
>/mlp/ spends a lot of time at discussing how comfy the early seasons were but I see no one appreciating its growth and adaptability to mature along with the fans.
That's true, but nostalgia is such a powerful sentiment that it often submerges the idea of anything new being good. I still think the show went slightly in the wrong direction, but it made the best out of it anyway, and did a really good job of it to boot.
>>5325
https://pastebin.com/0GRsGtC1
part 1
https://pastebin.com/P3u0FzWc
part 2
As I say I have all the text so I can reformat it any way we want at a later point. I was also toying with the idea of saving all the images posted in the thread.
>>5333
>Thanks 5050. Remember, you are 100% welcome and invited to postgen4general. I know you feel a bit awkward with disrupting us here but honestly you were another one on the ride of this thread with us, just for the most part silent.
Thanks! If it turns out that I stick around for all of the next generation, I'll be a little surprised, but I definitely want to see at least the beginning of what they do next, good or bad.

>>5335
>I think that can be somewhat attributed to quite a well thought-out show bible, as well as Hasbro realizing that this generation was getting a better reputation than previous ones.
yeah, a strong base really helps at anytime. I wish that Hasbro didn´t only realize that this gen gets a better reputation. They could apply that for gen 5 in one go and milk much more money and reputation, that trend shouldn´t simply die with gen 4 alone but...eh, we´ll see if the corporate heads actually care about that reputation over the years...

>but nostalgia is such a powerful sentiment that it often submerges the idea of anything new being good.
considering that I have seen endless discussions of gen wars among Pokemon fans, that exercise comes as nothing new to my eyes. It reaffirms that we are doomed to repeat the same cycles and steps like everything else. Wait a couple of years until they get nostalgic about the latest seasons...

>I still think the show went slightly in the wrong direction, but it made the best out of it anyway, and did a really good job of it to boot.
it cannot please everyone I guess and I didn´t like all the episodes but I was surprised by the amount of quality put after such a long lifetime and even surpass a few older seasons at times. It ended up nicely (which is why I am relieved with gen 4 overall) and can stand on its own so from there, the subjective views can vary in diverse ways.
The only clear conclusion that I have towards the show is that season 3 was the worst because of its rushed nature but as for the rest, I could like almost the rest of the seasons indifferently according to the coffee that I take each morning....so yeah, that´s a good sign.

>I was also toying with the idea of saving all the images posted in the thread.
nicely done. About toying with the inclusion of the images, what´s preventing you from doing it? Go for it if you want.

>I definitely want to see at least the beginning of what they do next, good or bad.
well, get ready for the rollercoaster of a thing called Pony Life. Then gen 5 is like the biggest mystery for us now. It can be anything really despite the leaked content.

>>5335
> I still think the show went slightly in the wrong direction, but it made the best out of it anyway, and did a really good job of it to boot.
For me I think of it as wrong dynamics but not necessarily wrong episodes. Like, Dolores, she really wasn't a bad character but it put Twilight Sparkle in a weird place of being in the middle of being a retired teacher yet still being the protagonist for Season 6 and in Season 7 being slightly dialed back to Season 8 and 9 where she becomes a side character that fits a bit better but only because of other clutter Yet I say that I still enjoy the episodes themselves for the most part.

>I was also toying with the idea of saving all the images posted in the thread.
Thanks! and can you show me if you figure out something better than my attempts of just downloading the webpage.

>If it turns out that I stick around for all of the next generation, I'll be a little surprised, but I definitely want to see at least the beginning of what they do next, good or bad.
That is understandable. Though I could see some value in it myself just comparing it to the old series, that could still feel hallow (especially if it's just a large hatedom). Still, as I said, stop by once in awhile if ya have the time maybe a couple of things that could interest you coming in awhile. or if you just wanna chat, that's fine too.

>>5255
5050anon here, still lurking.
I'm not good at committing to posting, but I've said most of what I wanted to say to the regulars here already anyway, apologies for bump btw.
but I do keep thinking back to this, a sort of untied ending. you said you'd make a new thread but I don't see one that looks like it in the catalog.

Dashfag actually posted one last message in the old endchan so I am replying to it.

Also we have to report that the thumnails are lacking, either we repost them for each thread or we simply tell about in /operate/

Anyway:

>>4498
>i DONT Read every post but yes I do lurk fairly often. I view things like this important to the health of an imageboard.
well, that´s quite a bit of time for a board about ponies. You haven´t caught us in the best period though because of how hostile things are lately, not to mention that there are outsider/private factors that leads to make a PoLS quite often.

>That is something that does more to establish a culture here than just repeating old memes and shitposts.
I mean, we could repeat everything from /mlp/ as it is. However, I realize that this imageboard will never reach that number of users. I accept the circumstances and I give it a twist so it feels inspired but one cannot put it as the carbon copy of it. For example, this thread is the main general and in theory, /endpone7 should have called it MLPG but there was a random shitposter that simply said: "Not much activity" so it turned into the name and the main acronym when one talks about it.

>Your board is a board of somewhat stronger personal connection and communication out of pure necessity and POLS reflect that.
we do have Derpi accounts to back it up. While that might hurt a little bit the activity, it´s pretty obvious that after a year and a half, one knows where the response will come from.

Also, if you want to know what happened to the polish BO, check the /flutter/ board because one of his mates has explained about ""one particular"" reason why he left this place all of a sudden.

I wanna say my last words. We are about to step into a new NMAiE. When we started this one the season had yet to begin, endchan hadn't had it's great 11 day outage, and...

>>3497
Our old and true BO had only recently re-revealed himself. Now with all that has happened I look at this upcoming NMAiE with a since of taking a step into a new era. One of unknown.


So, God bless /endpone/. Live Long and prosper and keep trudging along, for we know not what the future holds.

>>3485
>because Equestria was too big for /endpone/to handle that size so it went to Seaquestria instead not mention that we are the dead squad but even those can dance edition
pic related

>-FRESH MATERIAL

>Golden Oaks general, a project that investigates and discusses underground parts of the fandom besides the well-known MLP sites: >>3148

>The Revolution fic by the Bridgefag: >>2747

>The Mirror of Fire (the first two parts so far): >>2131

>The Mascot General, Dolores Umbridge: >>2992

>-OLD MATERIAL

>Bat Pony General: >>125, including Cadencebat fic by >the Bridgefag (provisional name): >>1134
>Comic Thread: >>1627, including the comics of Tempest >Shadow and the Nightmare Knights arc.

>Personal project by L23: >>656 , including the Comforts >of Darkness: >>1445; Novo´s fic: >>1548 and the >celebration of the >>2000 posts: >>2022

>>4960
>At least I helped a little
helping doesn´t always make the world better if those decisions go into the wrong direction. Look at what you have suggested...

>>4962
somehow. Don´t ask me the formula nor the survival guide. It´s almost a miracle that this board has seen the end of gen 4.

Congratulations.


>>4964
Dolores confirmed for being guilty of Bronycon´s death this year.


>>4966
>Our old and true BO had only recently re-revealed himself. Now with all that has happened I look at this upcoming NMAiE with a since of taking a step into a new era. One of unknown.
eeeyup, he could have waited until the end of this gen but his personal case was beyond the passion towards this franchise.

>>4967
>>4968
and do you know the funniest thing about that? It doesn´t end up right there...


ready for the unknown? Good, because we are leaving the seas for more chaos instead.

>>4721
This looks interesting. I will say that my experience with animation is rather... mixed. I do have an interest. May actually look into this opentoonz program.

So after almost 6 months since this fic has been published/posted over here, I think that I should review or give my personal comments towards this piece of fiction.

Review of: The Mare in the Mountain (Bridgefag, April 2019)

So, in this fic, unlike the original Cadencebat fic in which she had to hide her entity and falling into corruption as something appealing to her, Cadence here is shown as a more "mystical" creature than usual.

The Revolution fic went to some confusing and extraordinary settings that were highly related to political movements/strategies that despite its proper context into this world, it needs a few tries and a little bit more of effort from the reader in order to see how it follows a cohesive logic and progression.

However, The Mare in the Mountain doesn´t rely on real life elements except for justifying a plot device and a motif for moving the plot forward >>3856 (hipster/anti/poor art that kind of points out the sense of art from society´s standards, even though the editing thread could be a reason to bring this topic on the table).

So by leaving reality aside, this fanfic is much more straight forward than the Revolution fic and it introduces (with more additions to her transformation) the Mare in the Mountain with a clearer idea of how she is than the original Cadencbat fic.

It´s as certainly confusing for the reader why she is called like that at first as as one gets to know that the actual Princess Cadence has earned a second life of fame.

I am not going to say that this fanfic would work as complete canon because there are aspects from it that obviously prevent from having this dark direction.

Nonetheless, the funny dialogue between the CMC before meeting Cadence, the fact that this story advances through a dream, the attempts at justifying its context (Luna could be the one manipulating the dream for Apple Bloom, the inspiration that Apple Bloom had that could have come from Cherilee´s lectures in the school), the recurrent drawings that become relevant in order to transmit a message through the story, etc; all of that could have perfectly fit for a standard story of MLP.

Backing up what I say about feeling like FiM, it´s that the fic offers room to breathe within its development and let lines like these:
>"Are ya sure ya can't tell me what this Mare on the Mountain is?"
>"Mare in the Mountain, Apple Bloom," Sweetie Belle corrected.
>Apple Bloom rolled her eyes.

I personally see where this is coming and I can tell that this actually criticizes the constant spelling mistakes written in this board. Not only the sense of comedy is there but the CMC really show their characteristic tropes until the climax, meaning that the author actually acknowledges their personalities even if the story is going through muddy waters that could feel off if it was shown so directly to the reader.

So for the most part, this fanfic will sound familiar to the average fan but where the questions will begin from the start and the climax (not to mention the strange actions from Scootaloo and SB while walking to the place where Cadence appears). The philosophical questions aimed at Apple Bloom, the grim imagery constantly present in her mind and how Cadence goes even further by twisting an intimidating technique: reading the minds of other creatures. She doesn´t only change to a more questionable side of actions, she doesn´t only become a guide for Apple Bloom but she also displays a really creepy yet powerful weapon that she could have exploited in the past:

>Cadence let a light hearted chuckle that contrasted with the fearsome atmosphere.
>"Of course I can. How else do you think I fix, manipulate and twist ponies love lifes?"

Mind f*yay*king blown by reading this. As much as she sounds certainly out of place with those questions, she proves that her true potential and lack of fears towards the wrong things actually drive her to take a step forward, like she knows way more than in theory she should have in the first place.

The concept of her being a bat isn´t something that one would have explored al that much. This fic doesn´t jump right away to the center of her new feature like the original Cadencebat green did, but instead she receives almost a mystical presentation, wondering who she is and when one gets to her, there are far more questions than answers. There is always a haunting feeling that pays off with a mysterious climax (yet with dark imagery) and one could define it as mental edginess. Not a single moment of violence was brought onto the table yet those tense feelings manage to happen while reading this piece, like a horror movie that is slowly building up before murdering harshly the characters.

>>4640
I've been lurking this website for a good few years now. It's only when /pone/ (8ch) went offline that I decided to go be more active in other places. /mlp/ is basically a chaotic toxic wastebin, not to mention the spoilers, and /mlpol/ is nice but a lot of the time they seem more focused on politics than pastel horses (which makes sense, they're part pol). A lot of the other decent alternatives either seem like Ponychan ripoffs or are really good but extremely inactive. Coming here and staying for a little while seemed like a good decision.

>>4640
>Truth be told I'm not going to judge until I see it.
this

>>4650
>I've been lurking this website for a good few years now.
big plot twist here. Did you post on this imageboard around 2016 when 8chan migrated over here for a little while?

>/mlp/ is basically a chaotic toxic wastebin, not to mention the spoilers
this is why we are judging the episodes slowly and without rushing the thoughts about them. Even if someone brought the spoilers onto the table, I would need to experience completely for myself in order to make it justice.

>/mlpol/ is nice but a lot of the time they seem more focused on politics than pastel horses (which makes sense, they're part pol).
I am not saying that this board is a huge exception towards that.
Let me explain this,/endpone/ has had periods of pure political topics through the generals (the show discussion ones are safe from that) and they weren´t really easy to deal with and analyze. The difference here is that politics should be a topic not only about spamming preprogammed propaganda but more like didactic material and use it as an exercise to think and try to learn, watching closely what motifs behind drive that discussion (especially the context behind the events).

This board has had a more laid back mentality because there are fewer users and as you say, /mlpol/ is more the proper target to do it. That doesn´t mean this board is free of it all the time from those topics even though we agreed to leave them aside (or at least, take a break) for a while after getting oversaturated of them during a certain month (September 2018).

>>4652
Nope, found it mid 2017. I think I posted maybe once or twice on here? I don't remember. I do remember posting on /b/ like once

>>4650
>Coming here and staying for a little while seemed like a good decision.
Though I know some of the threads probably seem a bit intimidating with the long sometimes bloggy conversations, but feel free to drop in!

>A lot of the other decent alternatives either seem like Ponychan ripoffs or are really good but extremely inactive.
(cough cough mlpg.co and poni.fun cough cough)

>>4668
sounds about like I would've been if I hadn't run into the other two pillars first and true BO and L23

>>4668
Alright. Then you had posted in the initial era of 270 posts or so. The two/three main users came right at the end of December of 2017 so definitely I haven´t seen you in action.

>>4673
>some of the threads probably seem a bit intimidating with the long sometimes bloggy conversations
and those kinds of conversations don´t appear too often in the chan culture because oh boy, they go through let´s say ""sensible private"" content (I don´t know how to describe it in a general sense) that goes from direct blogs to original content and long discussions.

>poni.fun
wasn´t that site supposed to replace /mlp/ and offer a greater level of kindness/tolerance than them? It´s quite inactive and honestly, I´d rather stick to the "no promises from my part, don´t expect them" that I have always said. Otherwise, you lead to newfags to a huge diisappointment after a while. I´d rather say: it is what you see. Imitating /mlp/ can be done at any moment but offering the same product doesn´t seem to be a good business practice either.

>I would've been if I hadn't run into the other two pillars
thanks but honestly, I think that for me at least, I was supposed to shitpost simply my favorite pictures, get bored and leave after a while....

the results shown over here definitely weren´t what I was expecting from this place...

Sleepy trips?

>>3111
sleepy trips. I am checking them inside your dreams.

>>3111
Have a CARROT

>>4014
>I thought the BO did. It seemed to be a reply to you wondering if the BO was the one who shitposted at >>798
>See the lyrics?
I see. Now that I think about it, he´s only one that has cared and spent a bit of time of his life dedicating a few posts and discussions over here. Nobody else would care that much in comparison.

>Not as much as me.
hold my beer...

>>4016
>A fun one.
erm Twilight? Why are you so happy? It´s like you are reflecting a mix of...


oh, oh dear...

>>4017
>Nobody else would care that much in comparison.
True. Though it seems we have a handful of post that don't fit us three. Though the BO is mysterious in his ways, that doesn't seem like him.

>hold my beer...
Can I drink it?

> Why are you so happy? It´s like you are reflecting a mix of...
Awesomeness. That is the word you put there.

>>4027
>Though the BO is mysterious in his ways, that doesn't seem like him.
yeah,oh well, unless someone guesses the IP, you wouldn´t have a clue

>Can I drink it?
go ahead. I prefer wine and...the good cider

>Awesomeness.
then you are not Twilight. You are the mascot from Horse News.

Test. I'm testering the test test testy test for Test.

>>4344
the big test is that there are infinite tests.One never stops at doing them.

Also,PoLS before replying to anything that has happened lately.

>>4139
>this couple has finally been confirmed
>mfw I see the priceless reactions on /mlp/

oh boy,this is going to be good. I will need a good amount of popcorn this time.

>>4139
Cool, we finally get to see Scootaloo's biological parents. going from the synopsis, my bet they are going to offer to take Scootaloo with them.

>>4141
Oh boy, another implied lesbian relationship that will never be shown formally. I truly don't get this reaction when we already crossed this threshold with Lyra and Bon Bon. I'll get the butter.

>>798
How do you feel about Scootaloo's parents? Lost son of /endpone/

I think /endpone/ position is pic related.

>>4142
>I truly don't get this reaction when we already crossed this threshold with Lyra and Bon Bon.
they would show fear of having a lesbian couple because I guess that the Legend of Korra did it, so MLP could be the next on the list......and it happens. Lyrabon was like a petition from the fandom so it´s like it doesn´t count for the drama (?) and they summarized it the "Just friends" phrase.

>I'll get the butter.
Here comes the sun do do do
I mean, the drama ---->>>4145

I had already seen that thread but I didn´t know that it would get reported so soon on /endpone/

>>4146
>I think /endpone/ position is pic related.
no season/year is free of drama from this fanbase. It´s an unwritten tradition to overreact quickly over certain things. The latest fresh material gets the hate while other previous dramas (Changedlings for example and they have stayed pretty silent towards them as a way to show the dislike towards them) get overshadowed by this years´ happenings.

Lastly, the shipping tag has over 150k pictures, a half of them (almost 75k) have the lesbian tag as well (pic related has received over 2100 upvotes by the way). I suppose that the seed planted has grown by now.

I don´t know what they were expecting....