After the Fact: The Good the Bad and the Ponies

[@Godzillawolf1]

Another flaw is there's a FREAKING WANTED POSTER of those bulls. So they're LITERALLY wanted criminals! WANTED CRIMINALS! NOT 'citizens'.

[@electricheartpony]

Almost all prisoners of a nation are still citizens. Yes, they're still wanted criminals but still

[@deathsheir2035]

@@electricheartpony They don't have to be a citizen to be a wanted criminal in a nation. But in this instance, they are citizens of Equestria. However there is a bigger problem: First, for the home to legally transfer hands, the previous owner must either sell the land, OR be legally declared dead. Then, one must make sure that the land hasn't been given to anyone in a will. If the land has been given to the town itself by means of a will, then government ownership counts as the land being owned. If the town does not receive the land by means of a will, then government ownership of the land, doesn't count as the land being owned. After the conditions have been met, for the land being unowned, THEN, and only then, can someone live on the land, to later claim ownership, SO LONG AS, they are not caught trespassing, and they are not wanted criminals... At which point, if they live on the land for 8 years (that seems to be the average), then they can claim legal ownership of the land. This of course varies from country to country, and some countries don't even allow such land claims to exist. that entire paragraph, is also, bare-bones, scratching the surface, and extremely simplified. It is far more complicated, than people might think. The fact that the previous owner is only declared missing, there is 100% no way, anyone can claim that land as theirs, simply because they've been living on the land for x amount of time. The homeowner is only missing, and has not been declared dead, so the "unowned land" requirement hasn't even been met yet.

[@electricheartpony]

@@deathsheir2035 I did say almost all. But yes, you are correct.

[@deathsheir2035]

@@electricheartpony my bad.

[@koalafromtomorrow5656]

They were a possibility that that discord Were writing the story

[@0ptera]

"Alicorn Prime Directive" you had me there. Now I see Alicorns bound by nonsensical rules of non intervention that will get bent or broken for plot reasons anyway. I wonder if Twi is the Kirk, Picard, Sisko or Janeway kind of rule-bender.

[@NeoAguni]

You know what'd be hilarious? A crossover between Silver Quill and the Nostalgia Critic

[@godsyoung7779]

Something about Silverquill holding Gaburivolver is somewhat satisfying

[@odst_1185]

"He rode a blazing saddle! He wore a shining star!" best western movie ive ever seen.

[@djlaen7375]

At exactly 3:03, I paused the video, set my smartphone down, and laughed for 15 minutes. I gave myself a headache. Thanks SQ. Also, you get props for the multiple Mel Brooks plugs. :D

[@BunnyLove5763]

"evil will always triumph because good is dumb" damn I love space balls XD

[@kirinbobarcana]

You know, sometimes, that's kinda true.

[@it_Nexus562]

When silver explained twilight's reason for not using magic, my keys fell over in agreement. No seriously, right as he said that, my keys fell over as if they said, twilight wtf.

[@Lunacorva]

To be honest, I don't think Twilight's magic needs nerfing. For two reasons: 1) It's been shown in both the fight between Celestia and Chrysalis, and the battle against the Tatzulwurm (Though I still find both of those hard to stomach) that Alicorns are not NEARLY as powerful as fans originally thought them to be. Becoming an Alicorn grants one extra wisdom. It doesn't actually raise their Power Level. 2) Most enemies that Twilight faces are either: A) con-men and tricksters who do not recquire violent methods to defeat. B) Dime-a-dozen mooks whom ANY of the Mane Six could take out, which renders Twilight's power a moot point. C) DemiGod's like Discord who's power eclipses even an Alicorns.

[@sethmoss8671]

Also the one enemy she proved a match for whom was a big threat, she only did so because the 3 other princesses transferred their magic to her

[@junglehero1274]

Wouldn't a good number of the plot holes in this comic be solved by simply not having Twilight come along? Just say she has some Royal Princess stuff to do and send any of the other Mane 6 to do the job.

[@soundtea4939]

Even better, have her go with Spike, who was explicitly mentioned as going to a con of sorts. It would 1. Keep Twilight from being stupid and overshadowing AJ, and 2. Make for a fun little mini comic with Twi and Spike.

[@Sothalic]

Sadly that's the kind of plot device that quickly overstays it's welcome, "We need to tone down the power level on the good side so the villain doesn't have to be equally super powerful, let's make Twilight go away" gets old quickly, it's one way to deal with the issue of her having no restrictions anymore past the Idiot Ball which is another way to "nerf" her, but over time it'll become painfully obvious that they're just reusing the same methods to keep the overpowered character away. People are going to complain that their "Favorite" (Gag) character isn't there to rain down unlimited magic and status on her enemies, and it'll turn into a "Damned if you do, damned if you don't" situation, which... pretty much is what happens again and again ever since the end of S3.

[@taddad2641]

***** that can be easily remedied by them going on their own adventure. and showing us what has happened.

[@Yemto]

***** Which is why I believe it was a terrible idea to make her into an alicorn in the first place.

[@22439384]

Yemto no it is not a bad idea. they could have fixed this with cleaver writing. All you need is for the villains to be shades of gray, and have problems that cannot be solved by magic. or have problems caused bey magic that have no bad guy at all. alicorn twilight made sense in the course of the story, now we just need clever writing to make it work.

[@anewchallenger2825]

I've always known Twilight to be Lawful Good. I just never knew she was more Lawful than Good.

[@schwarzerritter5724]

If a character is more Lawful than Good, it is Lawful Evil.

[@supergamer1388]

@@schwarzerritter5724 A much more fitting term would be Lawful Stupid.

[@MetaGrave]

Here's something I would have done: Just don't bring Twilight along at first. Have AJ just bring Pinkie, Rarity, Fluttershy, and RD, saying Twilight was taking Spike to the Pony Trek convention. Bam, no complaints about Twi not using her powers/princesshood. Have AJ send Rainbow to go get Twilight for Princess help. Bam, no complaints about RD's ineptitude. Have Pinkie come up with the plans. Bam, more forgiveness in regards to the silliness/ineptitude of the ponies' plans. And I'd have just added a quip about... Applejack: "What about Uncle Chili Pepper? He should still come back and take back his ranch." Twilight: "Well, he's clearly not here, but the ranch should be okay for a while now. I'll ask Princess Celestia to expand the search for him. Don't worry, Applejack. We'll find him!" I dunno. I was generally entertained, but this two-parter clearly wasn't Katie Cook's best work. Linkara was right. Even good writers can write bad stories from time to time.

[@melodysmusicaladventures596]

It’s sad how these somewhat minor changes could have fixed the plot and saved the comic from being one of the worst in the series

[@iceluvndiva21]

Hell, I'd add that longhorn had taken uncle chilipeper hostage and make that the second comic. The first one is saving the town, the second is saving a family member

[@jeramahia123]

I loved this comic because it was fun. I was never once bored.

[@MohammadAl1997]

whatever

[@animegx45]

The good...a Silver Quill video. The Bad...this comic. And the pony...well, it's my little pony anyway.

[@Ironysandwich]

What irks me about this the most is how easily they could have fixed things. Option 1: Leave Twilight out of the story. She was far from necessary in this story arc, so she could have just not been there. However, they may not have been given the freedom to make that call, so... Option 2: Have the bulls intimidate the town, but skirt the edge of legality while doing so. What's most infuriating is that Twilight did nothing while they committed acts of assault and vandalism right in front of her. Instead, the bulls could have simply been intimidating and implied that they would do such things without doing them. The lead bull could have not been right next to the barn when it burned making him suspicious, but not to the degree he could just be arrested for it. This would have made the whole "I can't just use my magic against a citizen" thing more justifiable. The ending better to boot because it wouldn't have the unfortunate implication that doing damage to ponies homes and the ponies themselves is perfectly acceptable behavior but damaging a "historical site" will get you thrown in prison.

[@kirinbobarcana]

I have an idea, replace the bulls with a villain more subtly.

[@ComicSansPony]

This is why I like watching other reviews of the comics. It provides a new perspective that I wouldn't have thought of my first or second time reading each comic. Though I'm months away from reviewing this arc myself, it won't get as good a review as I thought it would after you pointed out the flaws.

[@TheTimon64]

That's why i like reviews in general really lol

[@irishhuskie2585]

So, what you're saying is that this story is...complete bull?

[@MrPikaFan]

rushfan2596 You went there, really? For you, I give the "Lame Pun" award! *Slow clap*

[@irishhuskie2585]

MrPikaFan *sniff* I'm so happy right now!

[@MrPikaFan]

rushfan2596 I'm glad you got a good sense of humor.

[@MLPSilverQuill]

Puns in my comments section. I'm so proud!

[@longrua1231]

Chuggaaconroy must be so proud.

[@Senwyn1]

As always, a great review! One of the things I really like about your analyses is that even though they may criticise, they always remain positive and humorous. You're pretty much the only pony reviewer I follow anymore. It's a shame that they sacrificed Twilight's personality for the sake of the story, as I felt before reading that the premise had the potential to make for a very good Applejack themed plotline. Ah well, onto the next arc!

[@Hewylewis]

I wrote my own western story for my MLP fan series and it was eerily similar to this comic...but done WAY better in my opinion.

[@SunGodNika-bi2jr]

Can u send me a link?

[@RedCordPlayer]

Oh Silver Quill...you are hilarious! I've never read the comics but after seeing this...I'm kinda steering clear of the comics. I mean this comic reminds me of that episode of Powerpuff Girls where Blossom doesn't want to fight in the episode Fallen Arches. OMG, this comic reminds me of the movie Home on the Range!!! Seriously, what the hell is with the ponies in this comic!?

[@Ironysandwich]

Keep in mind this is just one arc. The first arc of the comics is great, the rest vary. This one is bad but the comics themselves are far from bad. Just look up some basic reviews ahead of time so you know which issues are worth your time and which ones aren't.

[@7Seraphem7]

For the most part, the comics are pretty damn good. This was just one bad apple in a long line of great stories. And a few meh, and one, nearly as bad, except it's so much of a mess and makes so little sense it's hard to really hate it other then for how it wasted such an awesome idea as a mirror universe to tell a z-rate love story that turns everypony into an idiot and has the biggest Deus ex Machina ending in the series. But other then this and the Reflections arc, the comics are great. Especially the Micro's and the Friends Forever ones.

[@eagc7]

Redcord CHN not all of the comics are bad, this one is so far the one of the few they are out of characters, but the rest of them are really good and totally enjoyable, like the Big Mac Arc, the Luna comic, The Shining Armor and Cadence arc, The Rarity comic are on my top favorites stories they've done, and the characters stay in-character for most of the comics they've published, trust me i've read most of them. but i am not forcing you to read them, its your choice, just saying do not judge the entire comic series because of one single arc, because this is just 1 arc out of many story arcs IDW have done so far

[@RedCordPlayer]

I know some comics are great but it's just comics like this I don't get the point of.

[@aceotaku]

7Seraphem7 I liked the relfections arc for the msot aprt, I liked how it expanded celestia's character, I just wish it expanded mroe ont he alternate universe thing and showed us more than a few brief cameos. Also, the ending could've been a bit better (also, wouldn't turnging the evil celestia and luan cause their prime counterparts to eventually change allignment as well?)

[@dafiltafish]

You have some of the best presentation and oc characterization of all the annalists on youtube. why oh why did i not start watching you sooner?

[@AntonyCannon]

Happy New Year, Mr. Quill! Hmmm. This story seems to suffer the same lack of proper world building. What are the laws? What are the customs? If it's supposed to be the wild, wild American west, then what were the laws of the wild, wild American west? I liked the idea of dosing the town with stupid pills though. Now THAT would be funny. Peace!

[@AubriGryphon]

I totally agree with almost everything you said, but in the writer's defense, the basic outline of Longhorn's plot is sound. In most English-speaking countries, long-term squatters can file for ownership of land they live on if it's uncontested by the owner. This is called "adverse possession". It's usually used when, say, there's been a surveying error and your fence is a foot onto your neighbor's land. Rather than move the fence, you can file for adverse possession to move the property line on the basis that you've been maintaining that strip of land, you put a fence on it, and your neighbor never complained. The same applies, however, for an entire plot of land -- this makes it incumbent on a non-resident landowner to check by every so often, and if someone is squatting, report them to the local officials. (That's all that's necessary to establish that the land isn't effectively abandoned.) Note that in the absence of a complaint, the police (or county sherriffs, or whomever) have no right to eject someone from private property. That said, it takes months or years to secure an adverse possession claim, and Longhorn's use of violence and intimidation to scare Chili Pepper off the land was totally illegal and should have landed him in jail in about five seconds -- not even mentioning his assaults against the sherriff himself and citizens of the town, and his outright robbery under threat of violence. You're absolutely on target about that.

[@khuzang]

MLP-Silver-Quill The funny thing about this arc is that this will totally work pre-Twilicorn age. Knowing how much of a scrub Twilight was in the previous seasons, this arc would be hilarious. The comic has the potential to be a Bugs Bunny-esque comedy skit if done right. From a creative standpoint, I feel the writers were torn between doing a comedy set (slapstick optional) or writing something intensely edgy. In some wild scramble (alcohol might be involved), I guess they decided to mishmash the two together. They weren't really sure what to do with the arc, I think. One glaring evidence of this is Longhorn. There were *two* Longhorns in the comic: one, is the hardcore brute that rampaged the town, harassing its townsfolk and taking anything that's not bolted down the floor; the other one is the sly conniving Longhorn who tried to take the town in some ridiculously stupid loophole and pretending he did nothing wrong. It should have worked because this is relatively close to a textbook "Palpatine" scheme. If they still want Longhorn to be involved in the raids, the least they could do is give him a disguise as a raider while the _true_ Longhorn worms his way through the system and tries to grab the town for himself or be the sheriff -- like you mentioned in the video. By and large, it's a lack of focus on the part of the writers in this arc -- which I find weird because they did so well in the "Two Worlds" arc prior to this. Hopefully, they spring back to form on the next issues. If there's any redeeming factor for this, it's the quality drawings in these two issues. Andy and Heather consistently did a marvelous job on the comic art. I would the buy the comics just for the art, honestly -- if it wasn't selling out like pancakes over here... Dammit.

[@aaarghzombies640]

The bit about taking the land because you are camped there is actually a real thing in some places. You can claim land through residence if the owner can be deemed to have abandoned it, or if they can't demonstrate ownership. It used to be called squatters rights

[@TheBlueGryphon]

"And I'm keeping [the Twilicane] because this thing is comedy gold." Perhaps literally. It does looks like gold.

[@hifibrony]

Somepony needs to watch The Seven Samurai. Great analysis as usual, SQ.

[@numatruehome100]

The artists could make excellent horror comics

[@missedthebandwagon976]

So, she stopped the bulls because they destroyed a building, something she had described as "just stuff" earlier. Okay. I haven't read the comic myself, but from what I gathered, she was saying it was stuff so they shouldn't worry about it, so long as ponies were still okay, which they weren't because Longhorn was fine with attacking ponies, but then the stuff that she herself said didn't matter is the downfall of the villains? Also on a sidenote Twilight is the pony that said items can hold a sentimental meaning back in "Trade Ya!". Oh Twilight, you didn't shine(Sparkle.) in this story.

[@dracothedrangonful]

Loved the reference to Blazing Saddles, Silver.

[@zamu2]

I personally would love to see an After the Fact for Kyoryuger since I'm guessing Silver Quill is a fan considering he was dressed up Kyoryu Red in one of his reviews and has the Gaburivolver in the title card for this video.

[@minervatheEchidna]

This was a real eye-opener for me. Thank you so much.

[@asterprotoflora]

I heard that Fall Out Boy song and I was like "SILVER YOU ARE NOW MY FAVORITE PERSON OMG."

[@HeatherBlossom]

I'm glad someone shares my views on this recent arch, you know its all downhill when from the beginning you can call foul

[@Mr.EintheMorning]

Let's not forget that Twilight didn't have a problem using magic on Alicorn Amulet Trixie or on Lord Tirek in the show.

[@BigbluaceG4]

Ya gotta do more comic reviews! This was great, and I know you can pull off more!

[@SketchBookShortFilms]

So we're going all 'Atop the Fourth Wall' today? Heck. Yes.

[@TG5455]

1:35-1:40 It's a official Rarity is a jewel digger. XD

[@BronyNumber4096]

"The laws of Equestria do more to hamstring the just than defend against aggressors." It's official. Equestria is America!

[@dom9683]

loving all the mel brooks referances

[@FlapHedge]

At some point in a the story Twilight Sparkles friends should have realized that she was acting different and that she could have possibly been replaced by a changeling or some other shape shifter

[@Kraigon42]

Absolutely love all the Mel Brooks clips. That's about all I can meaningfully add to this.

[@darkizuku7591]

5:23 And, "Only sith deal in absolutes!!"

[@kirinbobarcana]

Luke: duh, that's an absolute!

[@drow_Lilith9940]

i normally hate using the term OOC but this comic yes someone hit our fav ponys with the stuiped stick but great video as always quill

[@MayAnastasia]

Hey SilverQuill I got to ask Katie Cook which were what she thought was her best works and worst works she has made for IDW. She wandered that the issue she believes is best was the Return of Chrysalis. Mostly due to the idea that it was the first book. The writers weren't sure if it was going to strive afterwards and gave it their all. There weren't any boundaries and they did what they wanted with it. She admits that this issue was her least successful but not because of the story in general. More like she had 9 producers tell her to change the story over and over again. She was so tired of the story to the point that she just wanted to get it over with and the result of it was this story. She isn't proud of it and wished she could've went with the first story to focus on finding applejacks uncle. And that the she wished she didn't rush it because of the multiple rewrites. She hopes to continue to write stories she intends to write and I think IDW has learned from that as well.

[@dereckc1]

Loved that Fall Out Boy bit with the burning bulls!

[@jamescorck]

I hit the Like button I broke my finger. I think, when we get to review this comic for the MBS Show, I will just say "Here's Silver Quill's review, all you need to know is there".

[@rosyramona6246]

Twilight doing absolutely nothing in this arc is one of the reasons I don't consider the comics canon anymore.

[@LanceCorporalHawk30]

6:07 excellent use of a Blazing Saddles line XD

[@MrMarinus18]

One comic I would love to see you make a after the fact video of is root of the problem.

[@Mr.EintheMorning]

I'm not so sure that Alicorn magic is the Game-Breaker some fans think it is. After all, Celestia and Luna couldn't use theirs on Discord; they needed the elements of harmony. And Twilight and Cadance needed a lot of effort to beat the Tatzlworm in Three's a Crowd. I mean, considering Twilight was powerful enough as a normal Unicorn, what real indicator do we have that her magic would easily resolve such situations? Especially since even the power of four alicorns couldn't beat Tirek and the Rainbow Power alone couldn't beat the Dazzlings.

[@Lobomaru02]

When I pulled this up, I was expecting a review of a fic by the same name. A fic that was far too short!

[@perrilewis180]

The arc with the deer made me even more annoyed. Okay apparently there is a kingdom of deer in everfree. Which is part of Equestria seeing as the Castle of the Two Sisters is there and the freaking tree of harmony was there. The big issue was a theme park was going to built there. Nevermind the fact that it's right up on the border but it's near a freaking forest where many dangerous creatures have homes in there. That rollercoaster is just going to be an enrichment toy for Marty the Manticore. He has to pounce on the cart at the right time to get his snack

[@ajcook3146]

For making a blazing saddles reference, yu get a sub. Best movie of all time

[@SirArtanis7]

I like this, I could stand for more of this.

[@keythetrashking7491]

i fangirled so hard when you played the blazing saddles song

[@TheNinjaDC]

The problem with this comic ties into one of my biggest gaming philosophies; don't nerf when you can buff. This comic is very obviously meant to highlight AJ, but to do so they nerf Twilight and everypony else. The obvious solution is if they did not need the rest of the main 6, then don't bring them. The rest of the other main 6 were not in the Fluttercord issue after all. So instead of hitting them with the stupid cane they should have just left them out. AJ on her own sets up allot more tension as she lacks her Equestria saving A-team, and would have to deal with things outside her field (the legal stuff). Though said legal stuff would have to be simplified into less bull.

[@7Seraphem7]

Except it doesn't even highlight AJ, cause it isn't "AJ stepping up and beating the villains after Twi is nerfed out of the fight." it's "Twilight for no reason refuses to help defend ponies from being assaulted, robbed, and terrorized, until she suddenly is fine with stopping them." If they didn't want Twi to fight, then they should have just left her out of the story.

[@TheNinjaDC]

7Seraphem7 That's what I said...

[@ZGuy0fSci]

I take it you don't play games by WarGayming then? XD World of Tanks was so good back in early 8.0 times up til about 8.4/5 and with 8.6 things fell fast. ALL they had to do was put a hard-limit on SPG to 2 a side and keep Lights strong, keeping a balance of power and the like. Perhaps make SPG's need others to target a tank for them to taget them from on the map and not have the overhead camera but rather use the map with no 'god cam'. So far all WG have done is kill mame or remove any good tanks that proplayers love or that grow too popular to keep people from being happy, as they force new lines and more power-creep on the game, placing the masses of asses above those who matter. (slight PC issues as my excuse I've pretty well quit WoT as most if all great or seasoned players do and are doing that have about 2 years in. at least til if they fix the game and I can fix any issues with my PC from bugging me while playing)

[@lukelichtenthal5407]

Matthew Chenault Just like the movie.

[@NelsonDemifur]

I've always been a follower of the notion of "There's usually one or two that you don't talk about" in a series. I'm guessing this is that for the comics. If this is really their first attempt at the comics, I'm hoping this is just those growing pains everyone goes through.

[@douchevick309]

me too, i always think of the comics as away of portrait the characters in canon on a way that under normal circumstances would never be shown in the show, that's why i really wish this can be forgoten once the next story begins...

[@aceotaku]

Spiderman has one mroe day. Superman has that oen storyline where he travelled america after a woman blamed him for her husbands death. Batman had no man's land, to an extent. MLP has this comic.

[@seancushing5103]

Nelson Demifur I needed to have watched this sooner. I loved "Blazing Saddles" and Other Mel brooks Works.

[@MogofWar]

I call bullshit because in both "Daring Don't" and "Magic Duel" she used her magic against other ponies.

[@kemblabunny464]

Mog of War Trixie is magic though... However, I don't believe she would do nothing. It wouldn't be wrong to use her princess position to protect a town that is being overtaken by arsons who I can only assume are murders. They commit many counts of assault and needed to be stopped.

[@thefanwithoutaface8105]

5:52 Anyone else feel like this comic reminds them a lot of how things were last year? Namely people commiting ass tons of property damage and yet most facing no punishment for it

[@yasterday5377]

Or... this is alternate universe Twilight.

[@TUG3284]

yes... YES we have wanted some one to shout at this good job

[@gutsmasterson2488]

SilverQuill's second western and first real rant

[@sawyerpatton2932]

I think that this comic is exactly why Hasbro said that it was up to the fans to decide whether or not the comics were cannon, which in turn means that we can make some comics cannon and others not.

[@chipsleftwing]

2:22 O MAH GAWSH IT'S LONGHORN FROM FREAKAZOID!!! THANK YOU, MLP!!!!! Super teen extrordinair! Freakazoid! Freakazoid!

[@HumrihaFrost]

funny how a few youtubers made me wana watch my little pony XD thank you Silver Quill and Ink Rose.

[@brentramsten249]

so glad i learned to turn the analytics part of my brain off. it just makes everything magical. then i can quickdraw it against the ignorant. which is even more magical.

[@Yenastuundepaspris55]

What does these comics teach ? That authority figures can't act against **BLOODY CRIMINALS !** They. Are. CRIMINALS ! These comics are so ''criminally'' stupid...

[@blondepiratesarecool]

Oh, a new video. (Halfway through the video) Holy shit, only 6 views?? Awesome Spaceball reference by the way!

[@starvoltnexus3139]

If they wanted to balance Twilight they would've been better off blackmailing her by saying it you use Magic on us It'll make you look like a Tyrant or we'll just unleash this against the town two fold.

[@Kibaoftheleaves]

I giggled hard at the doctor/hydra joke.

[@Nickmaster8811]

this is where I write my comic's ethical code which I call The Guardian's Codex a book of rules and regulation. the Biggest rules include one can not use their magic to attack only to defend unless the attacker wishes to continue the fight (thus binding spells that can disable an attacker from attacking but discussing is in the rules of the code) one cannot use weaponry against the unarmed even if their arming is magic based like fire breath. (I use this as a joke because my character is an outdoorsman he sleeps outdoors under the stars in a hammock the hammock is held up by 2 swords) and a minor rule is one cannot use finality magic against a foe unless the foe intends to do harm to multiple lives and these multiple lives are not fellow guardians) another rule is don not be reliant on magic (magic is a finite ability meaning if they use too much magic at one time they have to rest and recover for awhile in order to use magic again) so its to be rarely used in survival situations like Ok to use magic occasionally to star camp fires. but not to magically catch fish without much effort. its ok to use wards to fend off predators temporarily but only on occasion. now this codex is a rules for those who are students under the power of the deities of time, life, storm, light, and dragon. (dark, curse, death are also students but I haven't developed an ethics book because these elements are the stereotype that break rules (and yes I do hate media stereotypes but some of these stereotypes are needed to keep a story interesting such as the light vs dark motif

[@supermlpfan2028]

Eeeeeeek I'm such a fan. You are my favorite KZbinr

[@felixisdying2974]

Honestly, I think a better reason for Twilight to not use her magic would be that if she used it catched them immediately, the town might end up relying on her too much to the point where something similar happens again and the town doesn't know how to react.

[@martiqueheisler5959]

Yeah.

[@DeathGodRiku]

Good to see you alive and well good sir

[@lukelichtenthal5407]

His feelings are exactly the same I feel about the Pound Puppies episode Catcalls.

[@Imamarat]

lol the Twicane is comedy GOLD X3

[@andyreacts]

Wow... watched this before actually reading the comic. But now it doesn't seem like it's worth reading anymore. Will check it out anyway. Great points though. I was shocked how bad Twi was chatacterized in the comic by your description. This shouldn't happen -.- THanks for your effort. ROck on!

[@j365383]

yet again we here from the voice or reason form none other then our beloved and adorable i might add silver quill i mean look at him he is half eagle witch is my favorite animal and half pony from my favorite show sometimes i am somewhat glad that these ocs are not real i think i would end up hugging silver to the point of near chocking but thats just my inner fan boy rising talking but im not afraid to say that i somewhat idolize silver he is like i said befor the voice of reason he rarely misses a point i may take up reviewing someday and if silver is reading this at all i just want to just keep being amazing

[@j365383]

also my cat stepped on my backspace key right as i hit post sorry for the type but at the end i said reading this at all i just want to say just keep being amazing again sorry for the typo x.x

[@assassinofsorrow71]

I think Long Horn is pulling an Alamede Slim, where he robs a farm or town then buys the property for money.

[@Aqua-Marine-UK_1991]

those 2 comics reminds me of disney's home on the range

[@sisterlillybug3142]

4:10 Big Hero 6 reference!!! Squeeeeeeeeeeee!!! Love that movie!!,

[@jodieella6677]

Oh no, poor Twilight she'd be lost without Spike the number one assistant!

[@renamon5658]

It seems ever season rarity has a crush on a new stallion

[@MrMarinus18]

As Sketchy said; Twilight, Rainbow and Pinkie shouldn't have been in the story. They only dragged it down.

[@Werezilla]

I have this foreboding feeling. TwiQuill fan art. It's coming. And soon.

[@simbasorariku3]

This is why I watch the comics on KZbin instead of buying them.

[@florenceb1031]

Longhorn's plan to take ownership of the barn legally is based off of a real-life property law called "Adverse Possession," which allows squatters to claim the land that they're squatting on. On the other hand, the fine print of Adverse Possession creates some flaws with his plan. If the Equestrian equivalent of Adverse Possession is like how it is in real life, then Longhorn would have squat there for several years (usually five years, but may differ depending on local laws), occupy the land for the entirety of the time specified by local law, be sufficiently open with his squatting that there's a reasonable expectation that the owner would discover his squatting and come to a decision about whether or not to evict him before the time limit is up, and use it to the exclusion of any use that the owner intended for the property. If, at any time before the time limit is reached, the owner uses the property himself or objects to Longhorn's use of the land, then the time limit would reset and Longhorn would have to wait the full five years from the point instead of from when he first began squatting. TL;DR: Longhorn is TECHNICALLY allowed to take ownership of the barn, but the context seems to imply he hasn't met the full requirements to be allowed to invoke that rule when the comic takes place.

[@SuperCaptureDevice]

What's the word I'm looking for that sums up this 2-parter? 11:56 Oh, yeah, bull. Thank you Fluttershy.

[@BuenoExcellente123]

The resolution of this comics makes about as much sense as US law.

[@500werewolf]

Man I wish the comic was closer to the cover on the left shown at 0:15

[@Peekofwar]

_The Good, the Bad, and the Ponies: Retconed Edition"_

[@dirwael]

Twi, how do you, Spike and everypony else put up with this?

[@sarahpowers1919]

Yes it can Mr.Silver Quill it can be an a western pardy.

[@lukelichtenthal5407]

And speaking of violating the prime derivative I can count the numerous times the Pound Puppies did that. They actually sometimes call humans to confirm adoptions, sneak in homes though in a good way and sometimes even speak to humans directly like in episode 40. Granted they’re in disguise but still. And do I even need to bring up Lucky revealing the secret to Dot in episode 26 which yes while he did eventually get in trouble for it still turned out to be a smart decision.

[@karsten69]

so.... the golden twillight stick, totally canon now.

[@xtremegamer7198]

You should've done a "most hardcore character" with Mr. Cake winning 1st prize; Mouthwash.

[@Cutie_Kitsune]

In all fairness, if a farm of any kind springs up a community follows. Since life tends to be dictated on what necessities you have in the area and the fact that families like the Apples, Cherries and other farming ponies provide a very basic, important necessity. It stands to reason they'd be the central hubs of their respective communities. Have food? Will Town. So to speak.

[@Godzillakingofkaiju1]

See, this is why I prefer the Godzilla comics from IDW. Yeah, they were relatively rocky, but at least the people writing them knew how to write Godzilla and his fellow Kaiju as well as had the liberty of creating their own stories for Goji and his co-stars to thrive in.

[@QuestionDeca]

Your review... makes me think they missed an issue or episode before this issue, one where Twilight got sued or something for the very thing she seems afraid of in this one, as then it'd be a good explanation.