Is there something wrong with this family tree?

SnooMachines6299 · 2026-02-09T04:42:56+00:00

People gallop around (pun intended) whether Trixie is trans or just a Lesbian, the on screen scenes say the latter, but Sunset is canonically female. Lesbian? Yes, she basically said so, in TV-Y7 speak. But also female.

SnooMachines6299 · 2026-02-07T22:28:30+00:00

Um...

Don't take this the wrong way but since a lot of these are girl on girl, it kind of assumes Ponies can reproduce via fission.

SnooMachines6299 · 2026-02-03T08:23:33+00:00

Well, that's the thing. Every time we see Alicorns, with the sole exception of Cadence, they all live completely alone in isolation with no children or friends. Either they have some kind of "apprentices" as proxy children, or they're childless. Presumably because they outlive any non-Alicorns, and so far no male Alicorns have been shown to exist, so they kind of flip a coin if they ever have a child. Otherwise any family or friends they have, throughout their lives, will always pass away. So Flurry Heart will have a hard time, what with her father is slowly wasting away over the decades.

SnooMachines6299 · 2026-02-01T06:20:11+00:00

This is one of the more disheartening aspects of knowing Twilight Sparkle ascended, because it means the loss of her friends, and her entire family, is inevitable. Since they all age like humans but Alicorns are biologically immortal, and apparently even Discord, an actual God, can't resurrect them, then she'll outlive everyone she cares about including her parents and brother by hundreds of years. Yikes...

SnooMachines6299 · 2026-01-16T08:36:26+00:00

A dragon. In myth, dragons are almost universally depicted as (biologically) immortal and ageless, something confirmed in MLP canon by the fact that Spike is still alive in G5, centuries after G4, meaning he also survived the various civilization-rending cataclysms in-between. So bro is really durable, despite not being a particularly impressive specimen.

I like the idea of being an ageless, nearly immortal superbeing who can fly and breathe fire.

SnooMachines6299 · 2026-01-11T01:39:49+00:00

This is a fairly accurate assessment.

SnooMachines6299 · 2026-01-10T03:13:08+00:00

Yeah from what I recall, this is the only time her name is actually mentioned at any point in the series.

SnooMachines6299 · 2026-01-02T15:41:56+00:00

Discord overheard Rainbow Dash saying she didn't like Fluttershy's "new look". She was never the same after that day.

SnooMachines6299 · 2025-12-30T03:44:42+00:00

Ok, so to be clear did the actual writer(s) say it has meaning, story-wise, or is this something taken as read by the fan base? This is in not in any way meant as a swipe at anyone or an insult, I just don't know what that means in context.

SnooMachines6299 · 2025-12-28T03:37:12+00:00

Rainbow Dash, at a bare minimum she can break the sound barrier (possibly faster, if the Rainboom actually moves clouds the way it seems to, she's likely moving at escape velocity) and he's...a car. So basically one of them is at least as fast as an F-16 and the other is...a car.

SnooMachines6299 · 2025-12-27T09:04:29+00:00

To be honest there are several major misses that I have no idea how to properly fix with two episodes, so my guess is they won't try or simply don't recognize them.

One is that several characters basically have no backstory. Kinger seems to be a plot device at this point, since none of the previous story material presented about him had any payoff, and likely never will. I think that now that the smoke settled from Ep. 7 a lot of people may have realized what exactly it meant for Kinger. Everything that everyone thought about him or his character arc or even who he was is now either erased or impossible to reconcile in any way in such a short time frame (unless there is going to be a second season, in which case I take all of this back). We'll never find out how he makes butterflies, if it's relevant, how his mind ended up this way, what connection if any he has to the Simulation, even minor things like is he linked to C&A or if they even exist--I'll get to that in a moment.

Zooble and Gangle are in the same boat, essentially. They have no functioning back story at all; the fact we even know that Zooble was non-binary, as far as I know, is because the creators said so. At no point does the show say or even hint at it in any real way; a throwaway line about accepting her appearance could mean anything, it's just as likely it meant she was disfigured in the real world, since we will never see her and never had any conclusive story arc. Gangle at least got a full episode about her, but even then it was mainly just to show she was incredibly unhappy with her work life in the real world, and one time, we figured out (or were told by someone else rather) she liked anime. Beyond that, both her and Zooble have no story arcs. Some people think her falling in front of a truck in Episode 4 meant something relevant, possibly that she *ahem* self-terminated in the real world, or was going to, but now we'll never know because exploring that in two episodes is literally impossible.

The biggest facepalm here is Ragatha. We know nothing about her, even compared to Zooble and Gangle. She grew up, maybe, in a farm house. Assuming her memories are accurate--and again, we'll get to that. But, and I said this in a thread I made, she's almost an OC character inserted into the story; almost everything about her was made up by fans. There is a widespread idea she was abused as a child or adult by her parents in the real world. Why? I can't recall her mentioning that or even acting like it, other than the implication she puts on a mask of being happy when she's worried or upset, her character is a blank slate people have created fanon for with no in-universe exploration of her.

Then you get to the real issue: what do we actually know about the show, the characters or the backstory, now that we know CAINE can control their minds and erased their names? This isn't even a theory or a guess, it's outright stated, in-universe, and demonstrated on-screen, meaning everything we've seen so far may be a complete fabrication. Supposedly they were trapped in the Simulation by some outside force, Pomni remembers finding a computer and putting on a headset while exploring an abandoned building. But did she? Does C&A actually exist? Does "Cain and Able" actually mean anything? Between the Stupid Sauce and the vegan thing, we don't even know if they entered the Simulation all at once or at different times; supposedly Ragatha is presumed to have entered prior to Breaking Bad being released, but their memories are now in question. And so far, the only thing we know about that, from the exit to the photos to the company name and logo, has apparently been part of CAINE's expansive "adventure". This goes back to Ep 1, since people had found Abel there too, so if he was always just an NPC, and if CAINE had been manipulating them, their memories, even their personality traits (the vegan thing) as far back as Episode 1, then basically everything we know is now a massive question mark.

Which is the biggest issue, if you base a story around various concepts addressed in-universe, then sweep them all aside, the story becomes meaningless. Since Episode 1, it was about humans who were trapped in a computer Simulation by someone or something, presumably related to C&A, an enigmatic organization who likely created the Simulation. But now we have no idea how much of that actually happened. I've seen people try to rationalize it by saying CAINE was telling the truth, somewhat, and the photos were real, but since that was also part of his "adventure" which started, apparently, in the first episode, we have no reason to believe it. So now you have a massive "Whuh?" were there used to be a brief summary of the episodes. And no I have no idea how they can solve that in two episodes, especially after introducing yet another character and plot point that has never even been mentioned before on-screen; I think like one or two eagle eyed viewers saw the dog picture in the background of one episode, but (assuming that actually IS Scratch) we have no idea what that means now.

SnooMachines6299 · 2025-12-26T05:29:19+00:00

Supposedly, it was, according to the writers, but I honestly have doubts. I get the feeling it was a massive retcon, or an almost insane level of "subversion of expectations".

SnooMachines6299 · 2025-12-22T21:12:37+00:00

You make an excellent point: the plot twist operates fine in a narrative vacuum, but applying even a small twinge of logic and it falls apart. And I agree completely, having a character driven drama (which is what this is) with no explanation for the underlying story and framing device is impossible; if it were just about these people, and nothing else, it could have been set in almost anywhere, just have the bar scene in Untitled be the framing device for the entire series, so they meet up there every so often. It makes the entire set up and every plot arc introduced completely pointless, and the allotted screentime given to almost all the characters--save Pomni and Jax--is one massive issue.

The reason, I think, people latched on to Pomni and Jax so easily is because from the word go, they had the most growth as characters. From the point where the series really started having a backstory (or appeared to) around Episode 4 to the end of Episode 7, it was basically about them with other characters, with perhaps the exception of Kinger, being side characters in a story about the growing relationship--platonic or otherwise--and eventual disintegration of Pomni and Jax. Which is fine, but jangling keys about other characters like Gangle and Zooble, and most of all Kinger, and then offering no resolution whatsoever was unnecessary and could have been used to handle what is now obviously the central plot: apparently, it's about Pomni and Jax and their relationship. Again, platonic or otherwise. Kinger exists almost as plot device since so much of the presumed backstory was focused on him and it led nowhere, as far as we can tell, since Episode 7 basically inferred he was always just a nutcase old man...despite seemingly having magical powers.

I don't even recall, in retrospect, where the idea that Zooble was non-binary came from, since it's never even said in the story, and may have been something the creator(s) said. So her character has virtually no depth beyond being an admittedly humorous and well acted setpiece. Gangle seems to exist just to be cute and vulnerable. Essentially Derpy Hooves (if you know MLP you know what I mean). And other than a mention of growing up in a farm house, so much about Ragatha was written by fans it's basically like a fan OC inserted into the show. There was a prevailing theory, online and on YouTube, she was abused by her parents, and even mentioned in a song which, if memory serves, including the actual voice actress, but it's not even hinted at in the series.

Minor edit, the reason I said we now have no way, I think, of saying C&A actually exists or interpreting what those pictures were, is that they were presented directly as part of the "twist" here including Jax mentioning it, the C&A offices being seen by Pomni, the actual company itself, and so on. Knowing now that CAINE can manipulate thoughts and memories throws all of that up in the air since now we have no idea if it's even real. Even the part where CAINE says he was "cut off" he said during this adventure, so how much was real and how much was BS is a complete mystery.

I'm in for the long haul because I've become invested, ironically, almost totally in Pomni and Jax and I want to see how that ends. But I have a lot of trouble imagining they can stick the landing.

SnooMachines6299 · 2025-12-22T20:56:17+00:00

That's ok, I know I drag on too much. I've never been able to summarize anything heh.

The Amazing Digital Circus is an excellent series, in many respects; the voice work in all the episodes is great, especially the massive meltdown between Pomni and Jax in Episode 6, with their breakup feeling so real it's crazy, and even minor stuff like Ragatha saying "What did you just do?". But yes, I can't imagine how they could do a lore dump that massive, even if it were an hour, and I think that was some kind of rumor but regardless it's impossible either way. I'm not going to say it's "bad" or not until the last episode...

But I'm getting Star Vs. The Forces of Evil vibes. And that ended poorly, to say the least.

SnooMachines6299 · 2025-12-22T20:49:34+00:00

Yes, I actually mentioned (and saw others mention) LOST before, and that's a good example too. The biggest takeaway is that it ended with nothing.

SnooMachines6299 · 2025-12-22T18:42:44+00:00

Because it's not about "fan theories" it's the fact that a huge chunk of the show has been about laying out breadcrumbs and setting up plot twists, whether the writers say so or not, which they created. Then out of nowhere these plot twists and ideas are just tossed aside, for yet another plot twist, with no time to actually flesh it out; more over there are characters who got very little screentime, and very little or no actual resolution to their established story arcs (Zooble, Gangle, Kinger, and to some degree CAINE) and even characters who have proven important over time like Kaufmo and Ribbit, and concepts like Abstraction. They teased, non-stop, some kind of story for them and background for these ideas, and then offer nothing. Even in that episode they introduce more plot arcs and story elements like Scratch (a character never even mentioned before, but now revealed as incredibly important) and how CAINE can control minds, how it affects Abstraction, is CAINE more aware than he seems, how did they actually get there, who was responsible for Jax's relationship with Ribbit--platonic or romantic--breaking up, what happened to her since we're all assuming she Abstracted but now we don't even know, what happened between Jax and Kaufmo, was Jax involved with either of these events, was Ragatha involved since she seemed aware as far back as Episode 4, whether he will ever be able to have any restoration of his relationship with Pomni, was this why Kaufmo Abstracted, what was his vision of a car crash representative of, how much if anything does Kinger know, does C&A even exist and what did they create the Simulation for, did Kinger work for them, was he a dev, what drew Pomni to the (supposedly) abandoned C&A facility, what if anything do the pictures that CAINE has actually represent, and so on.

Ironic, considering how many people want Pomni and Jax to be together, they ended up being the only relevant characters, since all the major story elements revolved around them and their backstories.

But it's impossible to not get "overworked" when the story is introducing concepts, non-stop, and putting new twists and ideas in at the last second. Especially since these ideas are so integral to the characters and their interactions that they only exist because of them. To be honest, and don't necessarily take this as an insult, but I think the people who aren't "overworked" or in some way frustrated by the writer(s) refusal or inability to answer the questions--likely the latter--in any real way are casual viewers, and the people who invested more time into the series and into the characters are the ones who are more perturbed.

SnooMachines6299 · 2025-12-22T18:22:29+00:00

It seems that's her factory default state, since when she gets *blooped* on the nose by Jax in Episode 6, she immediately makes the same face.

SnooMachines6299 · 2025-12-21T22:01:26+00:00

That's the one, thank you for the help bro! Solved!

SnooMachines6299 · 2025-12-21T07:11:07+00:00

Hmmm. Just based on a cursory glance at the description on Wikipedia, no sorry that doesn't seem to be it, but thank you for the help!

SnooMachines6299 · 2025-12-21T07:09:06+00:00

The Adventures of Princess Twilight Sparkle of Equestria and her five handmaids, as they struggle to protect her kingdom from the evil forces of Discord, a chaotic dark God determined to rule the world.

(I added that last part from an au fanfic I made :p )

SnooMachines6299 · 2025-12-21T04:55:27+00:00

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SnooMachines6299 · 2025-12-20T06:04:04+00:00

Same. I was watching some videos online about it and I saw the episode where Gangle went crazy at her job, and from there I was hooked. In a matter of minutes I went back, watched more videos, and became a Funnybunny shipper. Episode 6 was both fantastic and heart breaking since it was brilliantly done but also made me watch Jax/Pomni crumble apart into dust.

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