This is not the first time I’ve talked about Pinkie Pie. I’ve said a couple of things of what I thought about her in these two topics.
https://derpibooru.org/forums/pony/topics/what-the-hay-happened-to-pinkie-pie
https://derpibooru.org/forums/pony/topics/did-you-stop-watching-the-show-if-you-did-it-why
But… after seeing some images from the Pinkie and Maud Pie episode months ago, I think I should be a bit reflexive, this time with a more relaxed perspective.
Whenever the writers wanted Pinkie Pie to be annoying or disturbing, that tells me they didn’t give a shit. Like that, “Oh, let’s make her annoying ¯*(ツ)/¯”.
“I have a great idea: Let’s make an episode where Rarity falls in love with a hipster and, to conquer his heart, she changes her personality to appeal him. The message is: Don’t change yourself just because you love somebody”
“Ok, what about Pinkie Pie?”
“Oh, let’s make that scene from The son of the Mask ¯*(ツ)/¯”.
“I’ve got this idea: Let’s make Rainbow Falls where Rainbow Dash learns to be honest with herself”
“Ok, what about Pinkie?”
“Oh, let’s make her scream to Fluttershy with that megaphone ¯*(ツ)/¯”.
“I have an idea: Let’s make an episode where Fluttershy has to get along with his brother who’s a dick and he has to find a job.”
“Ok, let’s make~~”
“Wait, hold on, let’s make a moment with Pinkie Pie even though she doesn’t contribute anything to this episode.”
“Ok, what do you have in mind?”
“Let’s make her screaming to Rainbow Dash ¯*(ツ)/¯”.
“I have an idea: Let’s make the mane 6 to be in an adventure to a suspicious town. They have to investigate something and they meet Starlight.”
“Ok, what about Pinkie Pie?”
“She says she doesn’t trust Starlight.”
“Oh, well, let’s make this episo~~”
“…And 10 minutes later she says to Starlight: Some ponies were teeling us how they missed their cutie marks ¯*(ツ)/¯”
When I see moments like these, I think the writers don’t have inventive ideas to make good and nice moments with her. I see 0 effort. My question is: Why are these moments so constant since season 3? Is it because there are the easiest moments to write and to animate? Like, you don’t have to be worried about quality and they play safe? At first I thought Pinkie was the elemnt of laughter and she represented happiness. But after these moments, the writers are like “Pinkie Pie is the element of random and screams. That’s the only thing we need to write her ¯*(ツ)/¯”.
It’s still one of the reasons why I stopped watching the show. I was very patient with season 6, but even in that season Pinkie Pie was more annoying than in season 4.
Maybe that’s what it sells, what it makes tons of money: screams and disturbing faces. ¯*(ツ)*/¯
EDIT: That being said, I think she looks ok in the trailer from the MLP movie. I think she’ll be likeable in the film.
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