Season 8 Episode Discussion [Spoilers, possible leaks, rumours etc.]

@Penguin Lagann  
I mean, if I thought this short was bad, I wouldn’t have pointed to the lore as a saving grace.

I haven’t watched thepony shorts, but judging by the comments I keep seeing I can assume they aren’t very good.

I get the feeling that Sundae Sundae Sundae exists for literally no other reason than to renew Hasbro’s trademark on Minty. While Fame and Misfortune did this with Toola Roola and Coconut Cream, it had more of a purpose, even if that purpose was basically all adults are complainers or pedos

@Anonycat  
They’re alright

@DerpyFast  
Then again, Voice of Reason said Shadow Play was his favorite episode of season 7 SPECIFICALLY because of lore.
 
So yeah.

@Penguin Lagann
 
I don’t think there’s anything wrong with that. A fan can adore an episode for whatever reason they want.

@gingerninja666  
This

@gingerninja666  
There’s people in the fandom that HATE that fans enjoy episodes for the lore. They even think the writers are pandering to lore fans and not focusing on the kids watching.

@Marx  
I like lore.

@Marx  
That’s essentially what they did for Season 8.

@Marx  
Wow, those people are dicks
 
 
@PonyPon  
Same, though i’m more of a settings type of person

@ILoveMyoozik  
No, they aren’t. You gotta realize that kids don’t want lore and setting. They want heartwarming and funny scenarios.

@Penguin Lagann  
You know that not all kids are like that? Also, shows like Adventure Time and Steven Universe were very lore heavy and yet they were popular with kids.

@ILoveMyoozik  
The difference is, they were MADE for teens. MLP just adds it in to get Brony points, without trying to make it appealing to the 2-11 year olds that the show was MADE for.

@Penguin Lagann  
And this stops kids from enjoying the show how?

@Egil  
Your missing the point. They target DIFFERENT DEMOGRAPHICS.

@Penguin Lagann  

 
[Citation needed]

@DerpyFast  
I’m sure a 3 YEAR OLD wouldn’t remember that kinda stuff.

@Penguin Lagann  
And that’s a problem how? It seems like you’re complaining about lore purely for the sake of it.

@Egil  
Because at this point, the writers add it in for the sake of praise.
 
The lore we got in Daring Done had NOTHING to do with the story. They INTERUPTED the story just to dump it on us.

@Penguin Lagann  

 
I’m pretty sure a three-year old wouldn’t be watch FiM. The minimum age for this kind of show would be the same as shows like Dexter’s Laboratory or Powerpuff Girls, which is 6-8 at least.
 
Three-year old would be watching stuff like Dora The Explorer or Little Einsteins.

@Scrabbleman  
You’d think other people would realize that, but then you remember the show has the same FCC rating (TV-Y) as Dora and Little Einstiens, and you wonder how stupid the FCC truly is.

@Penguin Lagann
 
Please, tell me more about how you, a man presumably in his early to mid 20’s, know what kids enjoy watching.

I just dislike this notion that you can’t have both slice-of-life stories AND lore.

@Jarkes
 
@Jarkes  
It’s not that lore is bad. It’s just that it needs to be better implemented into a story and moral, and NOT be the main focus of an episode.