DerpyFast 
I don’t mind that they’re revisiting Izzy’s creative block. Pinkie Pride was a revisit of Pinkie’s fear of others not liking her parties anymore, and it’s one of the best episodes in the whole show.
MLP G5 Discussion and Speculation Thread
river mines
@CloudMistDragon
Sprout 🤝 Comet: character who doesn’t appear in the first special of a show despite fitting the theme of the special and now their fans suffer.
Sprout 🤝 Comet: character who doesn’t appear in the first special of a show despite fitting the theme of the special and now their fans suffer.
TheQuietMan 
House of the Arcana
@river mines
We’re suffering because there’s no more mainline show. And the only that cared to do content on tyt is like 1 or 2 not famous people.
We’re suffering because there’s no more mainline show. And the only that cared to do content on tyt is like 1 or 2 not famous people.
TheQuietMan
House of the Arcana
So every creature has a cutie mark now. Even Allura and that seapony. Guess this means the ponies are cross-mating to perma-insert their dominant gene. Also meaning that every creature are 5% pony.
Background Pony #881D
Since the unicorns of Bridlewood seem to like sports, could you see them playing a rugby-style game?
river mines
If humans consider ponies hot, obviously other creatures would too(look Spike and yona)
and also what parent wouldn’t want their children to get a tattoo on their ass showing their talent?
Background Pony #0D70
So every creature has a cutie mark now. Even Allura and that seapony. Guess this means the ponies are cross-mating to perma-insert their dominant gene. Also meaning that every creature are 5% pony.
Do you think the cutie mark crusaders’ work as teachers in the School of Friendship didn’t had consequences? They had not only ponies, but also various creatures from around the world to teach about the significance behind cutie marks that they had acquired unparalleled expertise on. It would not be surprising if the CMC succeeded in making the mysterious magic behind the cutie marks available to non-ponies as well, this is not based on genetics, but on the internal magical structure.
What we do know is that the cutie marks are part of the ponies’ internal magic and had probably been there since the first civilization. It had given them an advantage over everyone else because they could more easily address their magic, especially elemental magic which is the pinnacle of all magic in MLP. This was what Chancellor Neighsay had feared in S8, G4, when he resisted Twilight’s plans to spread friendship magic and magical homework to the rest of the world.
It is possible to say that all these non-equestrian cutie marks are a tribute to the CMC, which left a lasting mark on the world. This would not have been possible without Twilight Sparkle’s empire, which must have existed for a very long time in order for a “ponnyfied” world to occur, when all involved beings had the time and opportunity to raise themselves to the same level as the ponies.
We see signs of this with Destiny when she mentioned the importance of laughter in spreading relief and joy. This could only have happened as a result of the School of Friendship in Ponyville, from which many students had gone out to the rest of the world to spread friendship and knowledge. This must have taken several centuries.
The writers behind the special do a good job despite the circumstances. We’ll see Destiny later in TYT, but it’s an open question whether the IDW comics will have an impact or not. In any case, it is fated that Izzy and Destiny will later meet each other in this season, because they have formed a bond of friendship.
Background Pony #0D70
Have read the comic “Set Your Sail #1”.
Interesting, but the source of inspiration is taken straight from the Japanese manga “One Piece”, more specifically the Fishman Island Arc with all the ingredients taken from the fabled manga - pirates, ghost ships, an alien world at the bottom of the sea, and sea ponies more like fishmen from One Piece than from MLP. But the background is TYT canon, right up to the TYT special, and Misty had helped with spells taken from books and instructions she found in Crystal Brighthouse, as seen in the last episodes of TYT 2.0. And IDW comics are also included - at least the Nova charm Arc.
It seems that it is much more turbulent on the seabed than on the surface, where tense times are going on, and once again the New Mane 6 discovered that myths and tales from the past hold a kernel of truth. Izzy who had immersed herself in studies about sea ponies had learned how to see through conspicuous things in a manner reminiscent of Detective Pinkie from G4. It didn’t help her, so Zipp has to step in - in the next issue.
The sparking sea is a common term for the world’s oceans, and there are seven kingdoms - one for each sea, so we have seven seas in the world of Equus, which possibly has three continents and a larger island (Isle Scaly). Three locations so far; Seadragon Drift, Sea of Shadows and Luna - the last word is omitted, so it could mean the Luna Ocean on the west coast of Equestria. The sea outside Maretime Bay on the east coast is called the Celestial Sea because the sun rises from the east.
One of the seven monarchs is supposed to be Queen Calla Lily, and she probably ruled in the Celestial Sea, which can be called something else for the sea ponies on the seabed - “Shining Sea”.
And the sea ponies eat meat. Crabs, krill and snails. Probably also fish. Pipp and Izzy had no problem with that.
CloudMistDragon 
Misty Shadow
This new TYT special has been garnering quite the response. And I mean quite the response. Reportedly, something unprecedented happened when your typical biased and reactionary negative review was given for the special…the bias was actually called out by a good chunk of people in the comment section for a change. I don’t know who did the review despite having a good feeling about who it was, but it doesn’t matter. I’m just…glad to be hearing this after all the times G5 has been trashed in return for giving us high-quality content and people haven’t stood up for it.
river mines
Although I disagree that that special was of high quality, it’s nice to see more people open to defending what’s good
CloudMistDragon
Misty Shadow
@river mines
I don’t love the special as much as others do and even I agree it was high-quality.
I don’t love the special as much as others do and even I agree it was high-quality.
river mines
@CloudMistDragon
I disagree because for me it was just a good special, it was a fun story it introduced some new characters and had some nice moments.
I disagree because for me it was just a good special, it was a fun story it introduced some new characters and had some nice moments.
but being high-quality content Isa another standard, a B is an great grade an A+ is an excellent grade
TheQuietMan
House of the Arcana
@Background Pony #0D70
At this point, they should just refurbish Canterlot. It’s the only location that’s still recognisable as it doesn’t have a new name. There are only new locations in G5. Maybe Isle of Scaly was the Dragon Lands.
At this point, they should just refurbish Canterlot. It’s the only location that’s still recognisable as it doesn’t have a new name. There are only new locations in G5. Maybe Isle of Scaly was the Dragon Lands.
GoodVibesGorgeous
Grumpy and antisocial
@TheQuietMan
Probably not, as the Isle of Scaly was first mentioned in a G4 book (Daring Do and the Eternal Flower). However, in said book, it was called the Isles of Scaly.
Probably not, as the Isle of Scaly was first mentioned in a G4 book (Daring Do and the Eternal Flower). However, in said book, it was called the Isles of Scaly.
TheQuietMan
House of the Arcana
@GoodVibesGorgeous
The only g4 connection we got the entire time counting the comics are, The Mane 6, Discord, Spike, Canterlot, a Daring Do book and Fluttershy’s Cottage. And that’s it. There’s no Seaquestria or Aris mentioned at all.
The only g4 connection we got the entire time counting the comics are, The Mane 6, Discord, Spike, Canterlot, a Daring Do book and Fluttershy’s Cottage. And that’s it. There’s no Seaquestria or Aris mentioned at all.
Background Pony #0D70
@Background Pony #0D70
At this point, they should just refurbish Canterlot. It’s the only location that’s still recognisable as it doesn’t have a new name. There are only new locations in G5. Maybe Isle of Scaly was the Dragon Lands.
@GoodVibesGorgeous
The only g4 connection we got the entire time counting the comics are, The Mane 6, Discord, Spike, Canterlot, a Daring Do book and Fluttershy’s Cottage. And that’s it. There’s no Seaquestria or Aris mentioned at all.
We don’t know if the Discord Arc from IDW comics will be accepted or not by TYT, which now has good writers of a certain quality judging by the last episodes and the special. Maybe Discord had made the Mane 5 forget about him and Canterlot, and continue being the guardian of Canterlot. Who knows?
Seaquestria could be one of the seven kingdoms in the sparking seas and if the writers know their stuff, they will possibly only have a few names known to us at a time. Seaquestria is far to the south and may have become inaccessible after Equestria’s collapse. Perhaps Destiny comes from there, although she stated that she lives in the Jade Sea, which may be in the southern part of the Celestial Sea.
We now have a good idea that the Dragon Lands - which are always in the plural instead of the singular - are in reality temporary residences for the dragons in their worldwide migration with the exception of the Isle of Scaly which may be their permanent home to which they always return. According to the dragons who saw Sparky for the first time, they hadn’t seen baby dragons in a long time, which could explain that they hadn’t emigrated for as long. Now that Opaline is gone, it wouldn’t be surprising if Spike plans the first dragon migration out of the Isle of Scaly. It could be quite a spectacle for the New Mane 6.
What had gone wrong with MYM was the poor quality of writers who sometimes couldn’t rewrite without creating chaos. With TYT 2.0, it has been seen that things have improved in this area. The special is very promising, because this may herald that things have been sorted out, we now see vague signs of the influence of G4 and Twilight’s empire in the past as with non-equestrian cutie marks that may later come to IDW comics. This suggests a confidence that was not there in the first season of G5.
Background Pony #0D70
Quality? What kind of quality had we seen in the writers’ work in MYM? The only quality we have seen so far is the absence of mistakes and stupidity in TYT 2.0 - even mediocre presentations are better in comparison.
DerpyFast
Unfortunately, a lot of the locations in G4 suffer from what I’m calling “Mona Lisa Syndrome”, where it’s really iconic, but when you actually go there, there isn’t much to say beyond “yep, there it is”. That’s one of the reasons I was originally skeptical of G5 being a sequel.
I think the precedents have been more useful than the locations.
river mines
@DerpyFast
G5 isn’t much different they only have 3 places and they don’t explore most any of them.
G5 isn’t much different they only have 3 places and they don’t explore most any of them.
Zabilac
I didn’t mind, and tbh it made Equestria feel “real” to me. I live in the US, and obviously I’ve heard and know a little bit of other states like Texas, Florida, New York, etc, but I’ve never actually been there. I don’t have to explore those places to know they exist, but I know they do. If I go to New York, is there much to say except “yep, there it is”?
CloudMistDragon
Misty Shadow
@river mines
It’s not only three places now. Even before the new TYT special, we had Starlight Ridge and Skyros.
It’s not only three places now. Even before the new TYT special, we had Starlight Ridge and Skyros.
river mines
@CloudMistDragon
I mentioned 3 cities because theoretically that means they explored those places more, but overall we only know the basics.
I mentioned 3 cities because theoretically that means they explored those places more, but overall we only know the basics.
TheQuietMan
House of the Arcana
You know what, after giving it a thought and overall being bored, I decided to give TYT a shot. It’s actually not that bad. My favourite part in that special was when Destiny went ”It’s Tell Your Talin’ time” and she told her tale all over Izzy. Truly it’s worth Tellyourtalzillion views on YouTube.
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