My Plot Device Rant (SPOILERS, about the Deux Ex Machina)

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Okay so here's the deal. For the 43545345 million time in the show (especially S3), when there is a problem, or the show needs to explain or build up very cheaply a plot in 2 min?

GUESS HOW DO THEY SOLVE IT??!?!?!

A MOTHER BUCKING BOOK OF COURSE!!! :sigh:

The show used this Deus Ex Machina A LOT of times when there would be a problem in Ponyville or just a big problem in general, mostly books from Twilights Library. I know it is a kid's show, but it feels like cheap writing too me, using this cheap plot device to skip the slightest complex writing to come up on a interesting way to find the solution. But my biggest problem is the ease they find these books, or the ease how they just happened to find an ''secret entrance to a secret section in the library'', and for all the problems Ponyville has, you would think the whole library would be full of those.

here are some ''fine'' examples

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The Coincidence from ''Too Many pinkie Pies''


(I could not find a proper image for ''The Crystal Empire'', but there is a library in that one sooooo......)::S:


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My Breaking Point from ''Magic (its time to) DUEL''



You get the idea, but i wonder if they realise that it is just annoying and cheap, or that they just think logical, becuase i get it, Twilight has books and books have information on a lot of subjects, it just feels like it al just fits in a little to perfectly, where they just miss out in some great opportunities to maybe, Develop characters or make the Conflict at hand Stronger.


End of Rand.



(PS: this is quickly writen, and i probably and i did not look trough my
background resources as well as i could, excuse me for that little fact)



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btw: lol wut?!
Dec 2, 2012
  • Glorious Rex's Apostle
    Glorious Rex's Apostle Dec 2, 2012
    Yeah, I know. It's like a Deus Ex Machina or something...

    But, it doesn't ruin it for me. After all, it's a children show and it DOES sorta make sense.
  • Aragnoth
    Aragnoth Dec 2, 2012


    i do agree, i get why they have to do it because of the time slot, but it still feels like cheap ass writing for me.
    btw what did you think of the new episode? i BUCKING LOVED IT!
  • Glorious Rex's Apostle
    Glorious Rex's Apostle Dec 2, 2012
    One of my favorites. I love ALL of the new S3 episodes.
  • Aragnoth
    Aragnoth Dec 2, 2012
    me too, execpt the crystal empire, but that is probably because is was over-hyped

    but my favorite episode(s), will still be ''The Return of Harmony'' and ''A Canterlot Wedding''
    in the first one, Discord makes the whole episode for me, i just love the characteristics of this character, And
    for the other one, i Just enjoy the change of setting, from marriage to invasion, And it has the only song in the series that is honestly can call a legit Good song (This Day Aria). (although i ENJOY most of the other songs)
  • Glorious Rex's Apostle
    Glorious Rex's Apostle Dec 2, 2012
    I liked Find a Pet and Babs Seed's song better than the Aria, but that's just me...

    I dislike "Smile, Smile, Smile!" and just about all of Pinkie's songs... :sigh: I do not like the pink menace.
  • Caberea
    Caberea Dec 2, 2012
    I didn't mind it so much in episode 5. Because it would actually make sense for there to be a book in the library on something that powerful. If it IS that strong, then why wouldn't there be? The only thing that irked me was that it was obvious what they were doing. I sorta actually expected Trixie to just put on the other amulet as well, and be all "Lolnope" for their plan, and that we would see some epic fight...But that was just my hopes getting away with me.

    The main thing I got annoyed with was the book being HIDDEN in episode 3. What was the point of that?
  • Aragnoth
    Aragnoth Dec 2, 2012

    I like the ''Pink Menace'', i do agree i don't like the Pinkie Songs too, but if there is one that i just can't listen to are the solo songs of rarity (btw i kinda hate her), but that is also just my opinion on things.
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