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Post by Zexoguy on Aug 16, 2014 16:29:42 GMT -5
Knowing how big the next episode is suppose to be, doesn't this feel like a clam before the storm episode, lots of shows do this, anime especially they do a big comic relief episode before an epic game changing episode. I remember Code Geass had those episodes that centered on the academy and the hijynxs that ensue there just before some tragic or big happened., Avatar The Last Airbender had episodes like "Nightmares and Daydreams" and "Ember Island Players" just before big important battles, Teen Titans just before the big fianle to the season arcs also had a comic relief just before it like "Fractured", "Bunny Raven Or How To Make a Tittanimal! Disappear", "Mother Mae-Eye". That is what this episode and it trippy silly tone feels like to me. Not saying anything bad or tragic is going to happen in "The Secret Recipe", but for the LPS world that could be shocking turn of events for the kids that watch the show, so they needed some silliness before a major episode, when things won't get real because LPS is still a slice of show, but within the LPS bubble yay things are going to get real, so the timing for an episode like this is perfect. MLP: FiM also did this with episodes like "MMMystery on the Friendship Express." |
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Post by penny82ling on Aug 16, 2014 16:40:59 GMT -5
Knowing how big the next episode is suppose to be, doesn't this feel like a clam before the storm episode, lots of shows do this, anime especially they do a big comic relief episode before an epic game changing episode. I remember Code Geass had those episodes that centered on the academy and the hijynxs that ensue there just before some tragic or big happened., Avatar The Last Airbender had episodes like "Nightmares and Daydreams" and "Ember Island Players" just before big important battles, Teen Titans just before the big fianle to the season arcs also had a comic relief just before it like "Fractured", "Bunny Raven Or How To Make a Tittanimal! Disappear", "Mother Mae-Eye". That is what this episode and it trippy silly tone feels like to me. Not saying anything bad or tragic is going to happen in "The Secret Recipe", but for the LPS world that could be shocking turn of events for the kids that watch the show, so they needed some silliness before a major episode, when things won't get real because LPS is still a slice of show, but within the LPS bubble yay things are going to get real, so the timing for an episode like this is perfect. MLP: FiM also did this with episodes like "MMMystery on the Friendship Express." So you get where I'm coming from? I think Alice might have been more likable, sympathic, cute, etc. if she was voiced by a a kid instead of an adult. Maybe we would have the cutness and innosence side of Alice I think we are suppose to see. Though an adult can pull it off, Ashleigh herself voiced a little kid characters, she voiced Hansel in Black Lagoon, and Hansel was more cute and likable than Alice and he was a...well if you seen Black Lagoon you know what I mean. Tara Strong of course is a master of voicing little kid characters for example. Ashleigh voiced her as a character that is suppose to loud and a brat. She was toned down this episode. BTW: when I mention a character being cute, I meant personality wise and not physically looking cute. |
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Post by Zexoguy on Aug 16, 2014 19:52:58 GMT -5
MLP: FiM also did this with episodes like "MMMystery on the Friendship Express." So you get where I'm coming from? I think Alice might have been more likable, sympathic, cute, etc. if she was voiced by a a kid instead of an adult. Maybe we would have the cutness and innosence side of Alice I think we are suppose to see. Though an adult can pull it off, Ashleigh herself voiced a little kid characters, she voiced Hansel in Black Lagoon, and Hansel was more cute and likable than Alice and he was a...well if you seen Black Lagoon you know what I mean. Tara Strong of course is a master of voicing little kid characters for example. Ashleigh voiced her as a character that is suppose to loud and a brat. She was toned down this episode. BTW: when I mention a character being cute, I meant personality wise and not physically looking cute. I kinda figured that's what you meant. |
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Post by penny82ling on Aug 16, 2014 20:04:34 GMT -5
So no one noticed Alice and her mom's cameo in "The Expo Factor", they were in that episode. Vinnie even noticed them. Hillarous reaction, nice job by the animators noticing those little thing. BTW Alice's mom is she a single mother. Another single parent in this series? For some reason in my head, my head canon backstory is Alice's dad left them when Alice was a baby. And she has been raising Alice all by herself. For some reason thoughts poped into my head of the women at about 2:10 mark of this clip. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zhaap42I2sc |
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Post by Methid Man on Aug 23, 2014 9:07:23 GMT -5
Okay, quick review for "The Very Littlest Pet Shop" (I know, right before the mid-season finale... Been occupied due to girlfriend from S. Carolina visiting me for the month~)
Loved this episode, it's a perfect example of what I'd like the show to do more of, creating dreams/imaginations to fabricate plots that sidestep the confines of reality. It felt a little short as the shrinking of the pet shop happens a little late in the episode but it was still nice to see something supernatural happen in the show.
The "sub-plot" for this episode is directly involved with the main one which works pretty well. Plenty of screentime for the pets including Pepper, Russell, Zoe, and of course some Sunil/Vinnie bromance. Great episode, thumbs up from me~
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Post by Methid Man on Aug 23, 2014 10:24:53 GMT -5
And another quick episode review from me.
This episode initially seems predictable; even a viewer who hasn't been paying attention to the hype behind this episode would quickly realize where this episode is going. But it's that very premise that brings the viewer to the edge of their seat desperate to know how it'll end. Will Blythe spill her secret? Or will she find a another way to save her recipe?
We see how this episode brings up the importance of telling the truth from the beginning and I thought this episode was a fine example of that moral.
Up until now Buttercream hasn't appeared at all in this season but she finally shows up and it was necessary to bring her in this episode considering she's Youngmee's pet. This is probably her best appearance in the show thus far.
This episode also has a brilliant song which many of us have already seen by now. It was very touching.
Now onto the biggest draw of this episode... Blythe finally tells her best friend her secret and we see Youngmee having flashbacks featuring a bunch of past scenes in the show that hinted at Blythe's ability to understand animals and she finally puts two and two together at last. This very moment is the moment we've all been waiting for and it finally happens much to our delight~
All future episodes from this point on are bound to be much more interesting and I really wish it had happened much earlier in the show. Kudos to the Cahills for finally fulfilling a major fan expectation and advancing this show past the status quo~
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Post by Shokew on Aug 23, 2014 10:57:52 GMT -5
Regarding S03E13 - "The Secret Recipe"...
I can consider this episode God - Tier material, provided future episodes commit to it, that is, OR ELSE. I can say this proudly because a fellow forum poster does have a point (even if just IMHO!):
To quote this person (because I have to here...):
"So she appears to now know her secret, without any irony or last minute gags.
I say "appears" because frankly, after what previous episodes have been like, and considering that the humor has been forced since the first episode of the first season (IMHO),
I don't trust this show's writing. I mean, is that really it?
What's to say Youngmee (or however her name is really spelled) won't suddenly hit her head or something in the next episode and suddenly forget?
What's to say the show won't resort to negative continuity (i.e., where they suddenly go back to the status quo, and essentially pretend as though it never happened)?
All of this said, I do believe in benefit of the doubt, but it's just that, if this show really wanted to be straightforward (about some things at least), it would have done so from the start instead of trying to force its own sense of humor down people's throats.
I guess what I'm trying to say is that I personally feel that it was just too easy, and that it may or may not be just another joke waiting for a punchline, and the next episode (assuming there will be one) will actually determine whether or not what we just saw was in fact the genuine article.
If anything, all of Blythe's friends should have been let in on the secret from the start (IMHO)..."
In short... they could have done this earlier, to tell you all the cold hard truth - so as to improve upon the overall humor in this show, and not just make it funnier, but even dare I say it, that little bit more engaging than the pony show has been, since its (and this show, in contrast's) creation...
Here's hoping the rest of Season 3 can step up from here - if this show does end here (which will be unfortunate if it does...), it needs to go out with a bang and go down swingin'!
Try not to let me down from here on out, LPS. You actually had a God - Tier episode here. Don't ruin that for yourself, alright?
Remember - ALL opinions in that quote BELONG TO SOMEONE ELSE on another forum I post at. I don't agree with a good majority of anything he says about this show's humor or anything else, with all due honesty, other than the ideal that Blythe's secret being revealed earlier could have improved some of the overall humor in this show earlier on, otherwise...
Farewell.
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Post by Zexoguy on Aug 23, 2014 11:46:30 GMT -5
That was just fantastic! I avoided the leaked song for this long and, believe me, I think it was WELL worth it. Hearing it for the first time made the episode all the more touching and great. I loved just about every minute of it.
I did think some of the melodrama felt just a little bit forced, but that wasn't nearly enough to ruin it for me. I was a little concerned when Youngmee put Blythe's treats in her pocket because I didn't know why she would do that, but then it made sense and I was glad for it. I loved the big flashback realization part, too.
Easily Buttercream's best appearance yet. I also liked that they actually let Vinnie have a good idea for once and get recognized for it while still throwing in some good Vinnie humor for good measure.
Overall, I think this is gonna be a great game changer for the series, provided they use it right. Well, that's one person who knows Blythe's secret. Now how about the other four.
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Post by penny82ling on Aug 23, 2014 12:47:51 GMT -5
At last "The Secret Recipe" has aired, ever since I heard about the synophis, I thought this could be the biggest game changing episode of LPS, I thought this was a big episode for the show, not so much the characters, but for the show legacy, for it to be either on the same level as MLP:FiM or just be another cartoon, would the writers take a big chance or play is safe. They choose to take a chance. So kudos. So this is "Mystery Magical Cure", the "Light In The Dark", heck the "Hunter's Moon" of the series.
So we began in class, when Blythe and Youngmee are doing a class presentation, we have a apperance by the Biskits twins who are there usual disinteresting slacker selfs, Youngmee with that bunny puppet, she reminded me of Jerri from Digimon Tamers, I got flashback to that series which is never a bad thing.
So the plot and we see Buttercream make her season 3 debut and she is not in a good mood, as Youngmee is testing her recipe on her, and she is not liking it. Blythe enourages her and says bunnies can be picky eaters, am I the only one who didn't think of Angel in "Puttin Your Hooves Down". Rabbits can be divas on these shows. Blythe makes a big mistake instead of being honest with Youngmee about her pet food, she lies to spear her feelings, and in the long run it is only going to hurt more, and the pets show what great actors they can be.
So we have another reality show, what is it with this cartoon and reality show, I think they go to that well one too many times. Blythe is thinking perhaps it is time to tell the Youngmee the truth, the whole truth, about her abilities. And this is something I have waited for forever, to at least find out why Blythe is so scared to tell anyone, and we find out she is afraid to being called weird. I thought that was a big let down, I was expecting something more than that, perhaps being afraid of being locked up in a mental institution, or being experimented on, but being called weird, okay it is not like the Biskit twins have called her weird a bigillion times. I know she care more what Youngmee thinks than the Biskits, but we have seen her be called weird before and the world is still intact.
What I would like to have seen is Blythe imagine, the worst possible scenereo of Youngmee's reaction of being told about her abilities. Perhaps have Youngmee run away and scream "get away from me you freak".
Than we get the song, awesome song, I think it is best song of the season, I mean it, also most of the seasons have been subpar, and no Biskits twins song all season, come on.
So instead Blythe has this crazy little scheme of switching the pet treats, if it worked what would she do next, would she have to become a baker and secretly switch the pet treats everytime Youngmee cooks, long term she would have found out eventully, but her heart was in the right place. It backfires Youngmee think Blythe is trying to sabatage her.
In the all go to the tv taping, and though Youngmee is still mad at Blythe, I do like how she takes some of Blythe's tweats and pockets it because she realised Blythe would never sabatage her, it was a two street both Blythe and Youngmee learned a lesson about friendship and trust.
In the end, the moment Blythe reveals her secret, I was looking at the time at how much time is left in the episode, I love Christy, I was yelling at her to go away get out of the scene, so Blythe can reveal her secret, we don't have much more time left in the episode. Tell me you all weren't thinking the same thing. And the moment we all waited for, I was worred with how long Blythe dragging this out, that someone was going to intrupt perhaps Christy or one of the judges, but the secret revealed. And the confirmation for Youngmee the pets nodding, showing what a bond Blythe has with them, and than the flashbacks, it looked like she was going Avatar state, we see a bunch of flashbacks including "Standup Stinker" in which Youngmee was not in that episode but I assume she was unseen in the audiance, we see Youngmee put two and two together, I like that, it shows she is not stupid and has some common sense.
The secret revealed, status quo is changed, Blythe and Youngmee friendship is taking to another level, they both learned something, Blythe learned to trust Youngmee not to call weird and be afraid of her, and Youngmee learned to trust Blythe that she would not sabatage her. Also Youngmee gets her own goal and story at the end, just like Blythe has with fashion, and the show by taking this chance, is now no longer just another cartoon, it is on MLP:FIM level now.
So this episode gets a 11 / 10. Yup 11 / 10.
And Zexoguy, when you say the other 4, one of those people is not Jasper is it? He already proven he can't be trusted, did you see "Feud For Thought", he is a security risk.
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Post by Zexoguy on Aug 23, 2014 13:01:01 GMT -5
At last "The Secret Recipe" has aired, ever since I heard about the synophis, I thought this could be the biggest game changing episode of LPS, I thought this was a big episode for the show, not so much the characters, but for the show legacy, for it to be either on the same level as MLP:FiM or just be another cartoon, would the writers take a big chance or play is safe. They choose to take a chance. So kudos. So this is "Mystery Magical Cure", the "Light In The Dark", heck the "Hunter's Moon" of the series. So we began in class, when Blythe and Youngmee are doing a class presentation, we have a apperance by the Biskits twins who are there usual disinteresting slacker selfs, Youngmee with that bunny puppet, she reminded me of Jerri from Digimon Tamers, I got flashback to that series which is never a bad thing. So the plot and we see Buttercream make her season 3 debut and she is not in a good mood, as Youngmee is testing her recipe on her, and she is not liking it. Blythe enourages her and says bunnies can be picky eaters, am I the only one who didn't think of Angel in "Puttin Your Hooves Down". Rabbits can be divas on these shows. Blythe makes a big mistake instead of being honest with Youngmee about her pet food, she lies to spear her feelings, and in the long run it is only going to hurt more, and the pets show what great actors they can be. So we have another reality show, what is it with this cartoon and reality show, I think they go to that well one too many times. Blythe is thinking perhaps it is time to tell the Youngmee the truth, the whole truth, about her abilities. And this is something I have waited for forever, to at least find out why Blythe is so scared to tell anyone, and we find out she is afraid to being called weird. I thought that was a big let down, I was expecting something more than that, perhaps being afraid of being locked up in a mental institution, or being experimented on, but being called weird, okay it is not like the Biskit twins have called her weird a bigillion times. I know she care more what Youngmee thinks than the Biskits, but we have seen her be called weird before and the world is still intact. What I would like to have seen is Blythe imagine, the worst possible scenereo of Youngmee's reaction of being told about her abilities. Perhaps have Youngmee run away and scream "get away from me you freak". Than we get the song, awesome song, I think it is best song of the season, I mean it, also most of the seasons have been subpar, and no Biskits twins song all season, come on. So instead Blythe has this crazy little scheme of switching the pet treats, if it worked what would she do next, would she have to become a baker and secretly switch the pet treats everytime Youngmee cooks, long term she would have found out eventully, but her heart was in the right place. It backfires Youngmee think Blythe is trying to sabatage her. In the all go to the tv taping, and though Youngmee is still mad at Blythe, I do like how she takes some of Blythe's tweats and pockets it because she realised Blythe would never sabatage her, it was a two street both Blythe and Youngmee learned a lesson about friendship and trust. In the end, the moment Blythe reveals her secret, I was looking at the time at how much time is left in the episode, I love Christy, I was yelling at her to go away get out of the scene, so Blythe can reveal her secret, we don't have much more time left in the episode. Tell me you all weren't thinking the same thing. And the moment we all waited for, I was worred with how long Blythe dragging this out, that someone was going to intrupt perhaps Christy or one of the judges, but the secret revealed. And the confirmation for Youngmee the pets nodding, showing what a bond Blythe has with them, and than the flashbacks, it looked like she was going Avatar state, we see a bunch of flashbacks including "Standup Stinker" in which Youngmee was not in that episode but I assume she was unseen in the audiance, we see Youngmee put two and two together, I like that, it shows she is not stupid and has some common sense. The secret revealed, status quo is changed, Blythe and Youngmee friendship is taking to another level, they both learned something, Blythe learned to trust Youngmee not to call weird and be afraid of her, and Youngmee learned to trust Blythe that she would not sabatage her. Also Youngmee gets her own goal and story at the end, just like Blythe has with fashion, and the show by taking this chance, is now no longer just another cartoon, it is on MLP:FIM level now. So this episode gets a 11 / 10. Yup 11 / 10. And Zexoguy, when you say the other 4, one of those people is not Jasper is it? He already prooven he can't be trusted, did you see "Feud For Thought", he is a security risk. To be fair, Jasper was pushed to severe limits in that one, but you're probably right. What about Blythe's Dad and Mrs. Twombly? I was also really praying for Christy not to come in and interrupt Blythe. Thank goodness she didn't. |
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Post by pepperclark1973 on Aug 25, 2014 18:15:47 GMT -5
I love Secret Cupet too. Good to see more Sugar Sprinkles and I hope Baa Baa Lou returns.
War of the Weirds is in my favorites too.
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Littlest Pet Shop is overall pretty entertaining and a good fanbase to be socially invested in.
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Post by guillermogage on Sept 4, 2014 11:38:05 GMT -5
I don't look up synopsises for episodes. So I just suddenly watched this.
I knew that I had to watch this before Monday the 8th, when it would get removed from hubnetwork.com.
I may have glanced over the synopses when I saw on hubnetwork.com.
Indeed, this episode is an excellent game-changer. This "secret is out" episode is like a little kid version of Breaking Bad.
I am listening to League of Petshoppers now, which I usually don't do.
I am quite pleased that they actually did it.
Yes, thank you Julie and Tim Cahill!
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Post by kioku on Sept 5, 2014 18:40:06 GMT -5
Hi hi everyone. I caught up with season 3 not long ago. I've been trying to only watch shows legally lately so I ended up buying the season on I-tunes. I have some mixed feelings, but overall the season seems to be doing alright so far. Sleeper was fairly amusing, and the ferret from Tongue-Tied is adorable. I also quite enjoyed Two Pets for Two Pets, though I'm guessing people would have had mixed feelings on that. I actually like Velvet and Cashmere. Also the names are fitting (aside from it representing the twin's materialism, chinchillas are some of the softest pets you'll find. Aside from maybe alpacas or something... honestly I'm not sure which is softer.) Also secret recipe wasn't bad. I know a lot of people have wanted Youngmee to know, though didn't expect it to happen (as it normally doesn't in the middle of these kinds of shows). Hopefully they will actually have it make a difference later on. Secret Coupet isn't really my sort of episode, but it's nice to see Sugar Spinkles (even though I don't like the role they gave her ;p )I've already mentioned that I don't really care for shipping and romance and such.. though that's just me quite likely.
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Post by penny82ling on Sept 11, 2014 22:45:28 GMT -5
You know I see simularities in Youngmee's rise in inportance in with the series with Jinorra from Legend Of Korra. I see their growth and projecting importance kind of mirrors each other. They both started being part of a three piece character group that were second teer, Youngmee was just one of Blythe's three friends, Jinorra was just one of Tenzin's three (later four) air kids. And they both slowly rising in importance and set up themself apart from the pact, I do think Youngmee is more of an accomplishement, Jinorra is the oldest of the air kids of course she is going to step out first as she matures from kid to soon to be teen first. So she had an advantage, Youngmee was equal with the other friends, Sue (Jasper is a boy so that puts a ceiling on him) at least had equal opportunity to be Blythe's closest human friend, but Youngmee beat her out fair and square.
And they both finally graduated, Youngmee earned Blythe's trust enough that she learned her secret, while Tenzin finally allowed Jinorra to be recongnise as an air bending master and got her tatoos.
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Post by Vint Eastwood on Sept 16, 2014 22:13:54 GMT -5
What happened? Why are we not getting any new episodes?
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