MLP G5 Discussion and Speculation Thread

@Dex Stewart
Hang on, it’s explicitly confirmed or still the classic case of never say die?

@Phoenixflambe
They made it pretty obvious

@DerpyFast
just missing one alighment for the full chart.

@Vortaxonus
Alphabittle

@Phoenixflambe
Imalou already said he is dead. Even the movie director himself confirmed it.

Some people need to understand that Argyle is never coming back. He is gone. The movie staff decided that while making the movie. Yes, in early scripts of the movie Sprout would just put him in jail but they decided to kill him instead.

@Background Pony #5BF1
I also remember hearing that they were originally going to have a scene where Sunny runs into Argyle at some point on her quest, but that was cut for time, so they just went with “he dead”.

I like to imagine a scene like this.

Teacher: (teaches about how non-earth ponies are evil)
Sunny Starscout: (raises her hoof)
Teacher: Yes, Sunny?
Sunny Starscout: What if we can become friends with them?
Classmates: (gasp in horror or laugh at her)
Teacher: U R GOIN TO DETENTION, YOUNG LADY!

I think the whole “this scene from this film wasn’t like it was previously planned” argument is not very good.

Making an animated film is really really HARD. You don’t just write something. It requires producers, directors, ideas that are gonna be greenlit or not, writers, concept artists, character designers, background designers, creative decisions, corporate decisions, storyboard artists, animators, animation tools, editing tools, sound effects, voice actors, composers, editors, budget. It’s a whole can of possible problems.

Film is a product of its time and conditions. All the conditions the animators had when they made it, constraints of money, constraints of time and everything else, created that original film.

@Ring Team
What’s the argument?

@Lord WyrmSpawN
As far as I’m reading the comments (about Sunny’s father), yes.

@DoctorWTF
Where did you guys hear this?

@ichiban iceychan 1517
Imalou confirmed he was dead. Hearing that they cut a scene of her bumping into him is news to me(and one I’d like to see receipts of) unless it was a dream(or he was a ghost)

@Kiryu-Chan
Oh i knew he was dead, i was talking about there apparently being a scene where he gets arrested and sunny sees him later on in the movie, that’s the first im hearing of it lol

@Spoopygirl
That works.

I was so certain that I had seen something on Equestria Daily relaying something to that effect from the G5 staff, but now I can’t find it.

@DoctorWTF
Found it. Took a bit of looking to find, but I remembered it existing.

@TheFinite
again i know that Sunny’s father is dead, what im confused about is where people are saying that he wa either gonna be arrested at the start of the movie, or be seen lateron in the movie by Sunny.

this is the first time i’ve heard about it and idk where those bgps got that infofrom

@ichiban iceychan 1517
A bit of misinterpretation on my part. No, I have no idea where anyone got the other thing from.

I’ll upload it properly after work.

An episode in G5 where Sunny finds out more about Argyle.

As a filly, Sunny thought her dad knew everything and could solve any problem. As a mare, she realizes that he didn’t.

@Background Pony #3B69
It would certainly be interesting to have her continue her father’s work, and end up having to come face-to-face with whatever killed him.

Where do you guys think Sprout’s dad is?

@Background Pony #B75D
exatly like Sprout but wiht a moustache

@Background Pony #B75D
In town, but only they know.

Ponies don’t have paternity tests.