>>10042 >Alright, would've been here sooner but have been a bit sick. No rush, this is a thread on /comfy/ pace! And hope you feel better now, or soon if not. >...speaking of time, one week we have confirmed passing in this episode alone. This is one of those things that probably should have not much thought put into it (one episode set in winter, another not) but I still like too. I like figuring out chronology personally, but it is tricky to determine whether this episode is actually before or after Ticket Master, given as you mentioned there's an out of place winter episode, suggesting the episodes are out of sync with the chronology. But if we assume Ticket Master is chronologically first, that took place over the course of a day, so this episode could be as little as 8 days into Twilight living in Ponyville. I have a feeling though that the writers probably have a rough benchmark of the show matching up with irl chronology when not otherwise specified - i.e there's about a week between each episode. So with that in mind, I'd assume something like a week after the two-parter is Ticket Master, and then a week after that is Applebuck Season. I think this theory, just as a rule of thumb since obviously the show will contradict it where it needs or wants to, holds some water given that this episode aired November 5, the tail-end of autumn, and autumn is the harvest season generally. That also would mean that the two-parter probably happened around late summer or early autumn, which I feel is very suitable for the outset of a story. It reminds me of a bit from Lord of the Rings: "For some years he was quite happy and did not worry much about the future. But half unknown to himself the regret that he had not gone with Bilbo was steadily growing. He found himself wandering at times, especially in the autumn, about the wild lands, and strange visions of mountains that he had never seen came into his dreams.” I often think back to this passage in autumn as it perfectly encapsulates the same wanderlust I feel in that season, and that's definitely a feeling I got from the two-parter when rewatching it for the thread.
>>10043 >I associate such a thing with fermentation of alcoholic drinks. Ah, I see - so that really does kind of confirm the fan theory that Applejack is making "hard cider" as opposed to just the American word for juice, then? >Friend finally showed me Rainbow Rocks and I have some new thoughts as well. If you decide to watch any more EQG I'll just forewarn you that Rainbow Rocks is the high point. It doesn't really get better after that, though the other stuff is still ok.
>>10046 >As for the point on Ponyville's pony populace. It was something in later portrayed as somewhat unique but we have seen a few other places. Maybe proximity to Canterlot means it gets a little bit of business and passersby and some decide to settle down even if it isn't an active tourist destination? This made a lightbulb appear above my head, and I'll need to give it it's own reply!
