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Title: MLP:FiM - "A Rockhoof and a Hard Place"
Post by: Soda on 2018-09-14 22:50:58
MLP:FiM - "A Rockhoof and a Hard Place" is the 21st episode of season 8 and the 190th episode overall.  It will be released September 15, 2018.

It is written by a new writer, Kaita Mpambara.

SYNOPSIS: The Mane Six help Rockhoof fit in to modern-day Equestria.
Title: Re: MLP:FiM - "A Rockhoof and a Hard Place"
Post by: Soda on 2018-09-14 22:52:46
The synopsis has me wondering about this episode.  I'm a bit worried it won't be good, but I hope it is.  New writer is always kind of a worrying thing.

I am guessing they are helping someone who lives in like the dark ages... heh and they have to move into the modern age of pony.  Cleverly this is the 21st episode of the season.... 21st century, get it? ;)
Title: Re: MLP:FiM - "A Rockhoof and a Hard Place"
Post by: Binkyt11 on 2018-09-15 10:46:44
It was a very good episode. :)
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Post by: Daisyy on 2018-09-15 12:31:01
Did it aire officially yet?? iwanttotalkaboutitnow
Title: Re: MLP:FiM - "A Rockhoof and a Hard Place"
Post by: Silverwing on 2018-09-15 12:33:41
Did it aire officially yet?? iwanttotalkaboutitnow

Aired today.
Title: Re: MLP:FiM - "A Rockhoof and a Hard Place"
Post by: Binkyt11 on 2018-09-15 13:55:29
Here's A link to the episode here!
Boop (https://mega.nz/embed#!ezZT3a4Z!n1tT2rKGO8hnM6HkFr-HLNCTOqLimdUyQv37UrZD3fA)
Title: Re: MLP:FiM - "A Rockhoof and a Hard Place"
Post by: Soda on 2018-09-15 17:42:44
Thank you.  Looking forward to watching this tonight.
Title: Re: MLP:FiM - "A Rockhoof and a Hard Place"
Post by: Binkyt11 on 2018-09-15 19:38:28
Thank you.  Looking forward to watching this tonight.
No problem! Can't wait to see your response. It's the best thing to read after a new episode!
Title: Re: MLP:FiM - "A Rockhoof and a Hard Place"
Post by: Soda on 2018-09-15 22:26:21
Time for a live watch of today's episode folks.
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Post by: Soda on 2018-09-15 22:26:43
That location reminds me a lot of the village in How To Train Your Dragon.
Title: Re: MLP:FiM - "A Rockhoof and a Hard Place"
Post by: Soda on 2018-09-15 22:27:00
Archeoligist pones!
Title: Re: MLP:FiM - "A Rockhoof and a Hard Place"
Post by: Soda on 2018-09-15 22:27:12
Who is this Rockhoof guy?
Title: Re: MLP:FiM - "A Rockhoof and a Hard Place"
Post by: Soda on 2018-09-15 22:27:25
I like his voice. :D
Title: Re: MLP:FiM - "A Rockhoof and a Hard Place"
Post by: Soda on 2018-09-15 22:27:49
This dude doesn't seem to understand preservation. 
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Post by: Soda on 2018-09-15 22:28:03
Who the heck is he?  Did he like grow up in the past? 
Title: Re: MLP:FiM - "A Rockhoof and a Hard Place"
Post by: Soda on 2018-09-15 22:28:21
He's a pillar of Equestria?  I don't remember what that is anymore.
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Post by: Soda on 2018-09-15 22:28:35
Theme song.
Title: Re: MLP:FiM - "A Rockhoof and a Hard Place"
Post by: Soda on 2018-09-15 22:28:58
I really don't remember much, but The pillars are starting to reappear.  I just didn't remember they lived in the current time now.
Title: Re: MLP:FiM - "A Rockhoof and a Hard Place"
Post by: Soda on 2018-09-15 22:29:04
Thats kind of odd they do.
Title: Re: MLP:FiM - "A Rockhoof and a Hard Place"
Post by: Soda on 2018-09-15 22:29:19
Okay, back to the show.
Title: Re: MLP:FiM - "A Rockhoof and a Hard Place"
Post by: Soda on 2018-09-15 22:29:32
Twi is having him speak in front of the class.
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Post by: Soda on 2018-09-15 22:29:51
He seems to be a bit rough.
Title: Re: MLP:FiM - "A Rockhoof and a Hard Place"
Post by: Soda on 2018-09-15 22:30:04
Smolder! :D I like Smolder.
Title: Re: MLP:FiM - "A Rockhoof and a Hard Place"
Post by: Soda on 2018-09-15 22:30:11
I really don't like Yuna.
Title: Re: MLP:FiM - "A Rockhoof and a Hard Place"
Post by: Soda on 2018-09-15 22:30:25
That guy just break through a wall?  What the heck?
Title: Re: MLP:FiM - "A Rockhoof and a Hard Place"
Post by: Soda on 2018-09-15 22:30:48
Stories?  No, it's history!
Title: Re: MLP:FiM - "A Rockhoof and a Hard Place"
Post by: Soda on 2018-09-15 22:31:10
Tell us about the Ursa Major!!!
Title: Re: MLP:FiM - "A Rockhoof and a Hard Place"
Post by: Soda on 2018-09-15 22:31:26
It's hard to settle into modern times...
Title: Re: MLP:FiM - "A Rockhoof and a Hard Place"
Post by: Soda on 2018-09-15 22:31:37
And is she paying him to teach?  Does he have a place to live?
Title: Re: MLP:FiM - "A Rockhoof and a Hard Place"
Post by: Soda on 2018-09-15 22:31:58
He is destroying that classroom!  But the class loves it.
Title: Re: MLP:FiM - "A Rockhoof and a Hard Place"
Post by: Soda on 2018-09-15 22:32:13
I still like this guy.
Title: Re: MLP:FiM - "A Rockhoof and a Hard Place"
Post by: Soda on 2018-09-15 22:32:23
They don't make things like they used too. 
Title: Re: MLP:FiM - "A Rockhoof and a Hard Place"
Post by: Soda on 2018-09-15 22:32:39
Twilight, give it to him easy.  FIRE HIM, Lol.
Title: Re: MLP:FiM - "A Rockhoof and a Hard Place"
Post by: Soda on 2018-09-15 22:32:59
You totally got carried away bro.  I love how he keeps walking into the planters.
Title: Re: MLP:FiM - "A Rockhoof and a Hard Place"
Post by: Soda on 2018-09-15 22:33:03
FIRE!!!
Title: Re: MLP:FiM - "A Rockhoof and a Hard Place"
Post by: Soda on 2018-09-15 22:33:22
Shovel?!  Lol!
Title: Re: MLP:FiM - "A Rockhoof and a Hard Place"
Post by: Soda on 2018-09-15 22:33:30
He just shovels them away!
Title: Re: MLP:FiM - "A Rockhoof and a Hard Place"
Post by: Soda on 2018-09-15 22:33:39
There ya go! Fire's out! :D
Title: Re: MLP:FiM - "A Rockhoof and a Hard Place"
Post by: Soda on 2018-09-15 22:34:12
You shouldn't have a fire breathing comp indoors!  Thats reckless!
Title: Re: MLP:FiM - "A Rockhoof and a Hard Place"
Post by: Soda on 2018-09-15 22:34:25
Applejack just gave it to him hard APPLE CORE. ;)
Title: Re: MLP:FiM - "A Rockhoof and a Hard Place"
Post by: Soda on 2018-09-15 22:34:49
He's sentimental for a big burly stallion.
Title: Re: MLP:FiM - "A Rockhoof and a Hard Place"
Post by: Soda on 2018-09-15 22:35:06
Applejack has a lot of lines in this episode.
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Post by: Soda on 2018-09-15 22:35:32
Hahaha!  Thats a rough flashback.
Title: Re: MLP:FiM - "A Rockhoof and a Hard Place"
Post by: Soda on 2018-09-15 22:35:39
Lol!  Female scream.
Title: Re: MLP:FiM - "A Rockhoof and a Hard Place"
Post by: Soda on 2018-09-15 22:35:49
He could be a construction worker.
Title: Re: MLP:FiM - "A Rockhoof and a Hard Place"
Post by: Soda on 2018-09-15 22:35:57
Or a mover.
Title: Re: MLP:FiM - "A Rockhoof and a Hard Place"
Post by: Soda on 2018-09-15 22:36:12
And thats how Zecora died...
Title: Re: MLP:FiM - "A Rockhoof and a Hard Place"
Post by: Soda on 2018-09-15 22:36:27
Yeah, how are the others doing?  Who were they again? 
Title: Re: MLP:FiM - "A Rockhoof and a Hard Place"
Post by: Soda on 2018-09-15 22:36:50
Flash Magnus!!!  I liked him.  I remembered him.  Being a soldier fits him perfectly.
Title: Re: MLP:FiM - "A Rockhoof and a Hard Place"
Post by: Soda on 2018-09-15 22:37:15
Apparently a soldier who still wears old times uniform.
Title: Re: MLP:FiM - "A Rockhoof and a Hard Place"
Post by: Soda on 2018-09-15 22:37:26
Who is she?
Title: Re: MLP:FiM - "A Rockhoof and a Hard Place"
Post by: Soda on 2018-09-15 22:37:38
I don't really remember this lady.
Title: Re: MLP:FiM - "A Rockhoof and a Hard Place"
Post by: Soda on 2018-09-15 22:37:58
She's nice though.
Title: Re: MLP:FiM - "A Rockhoof and a Hard Place"
Post by: Soda on 2018-09-15 22:38:08
I liked her! 
Title: Re: MLP:FiM - "A Rockhoof and a Hard Place"
Post by: Soda on 2018-09-15 22:38:19
But now it seems like she is just a mumbo jumbo guru.
Title: Re: MLP:FiM - "A Rockhoof and a Hard Place"
Post by: Soda on 2018-09-15 22:38:42
I liked how Rockhood says they didn't need these types of pones back in the day, lol.
Title: Re: MLP:FiM - "A Rockhoof and a Hard Place"
Post by: Soda on 2018-09-15 22:38:57
Oh, that medicine pone!
Title: Re: MLP:FiM - "A Rockhoof and a Hard Place"
Post by: Soda on 2018-09-15 22:39:10
I like her voice, it's cute.
Title: Re: MLP:FiM - "A Rockhoof and a Hard Place"
Post by: Soda on 2018-09-15 22:39:51
Twilight is nuts about books.  Nice reference to that medieval pone guy writing books now.
Title: Re: MLP:FiM - "A Rockhoof and a Hard Place"
Post by: Soda on 2018-09-15 22:40:15
You actually brought up a good point, Rainbow Dash.
Title: Re: MLP:FiM - "A Rockhoof and a Hard Place"
Post by: Soda on 2018-09-15 22:40:24
Dash actually did something right?
Title: Re: MLP:FiM - "A Rockhoof and a Hard Place"
Post by: Soda on 2018-09-15 22:40:34
He doesn't fit in with a navy uniform.
Title: Re: MLP:FiM - "A Rockhoof and a Hard Place"
Post by: Soda on 2018-09-15 22:40:47
The hypogriffs have a navy?
Title: Re: MLP:FiM - "A Rockhoof and a Hard Place"
Post by: Soda on 2018-09-15 22:41:02
You're exactly right Applejack. Lol!
Title: Re: MLP:FiM - "A Rockhoof and a Hard Place"
Post by: Soda on 2018-09-15 22:41:23
If they are having an emergency just exiting their harbor... then they must suck as a navy.
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Post by: Soda on 2018-09-15 22:41:46
Rockhoof at least knows his stars... until they crashed.
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Post by: Soda on 2018-09-15 22:42:08
Admirably discharged.
Title: Re: MLP:FiM - "A Rockhoof and a Hard Place"
Post by: Soda on 2018-09-15 22:42:31
He pretty much wants to commit suicide.  Thats dark.
Title: Re: MLP:FiM - "A Rockhoof and a Hard Place"
Post by: Soda on 2018-09-15 22:42:38
Like assisted suicide.
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Post by: Soda on 2018-09-15 22:42:55
No.  That is right, Twilight.  Don't kill him.
Title: Re: MLP:FiM - "A Rockhoof and a Hard Place"
Post by: Soda on 2018-09-15 22:43:22
Untouched... when he said that, it made me sad. :(
Title: Re: MLP:FiM - "A Rockhoof and a Hard Place"
Post by: Soda on 2018-09-15 22:43:51
Twilight's gonna turn him into a statue for a bit?  Wow.
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Post by: Soda on 2018-09-15 22:44:11
Prof Spike is the best prof. ;D
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Post by: Soda on 2018-09-15 22:44:24
I like Prof Spike. ;D  Lol.
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Post by: Soda on 2018-09-15 22:44:39
Spike just shrugs it off. LOL
Title: Re: MLP:FiM - "A Rockhoof and a Hard Place"
Post by: Soda on 2018-09-15 22:44:49
Spike is best professor.
Title: Re: MLP:FiM - "A Rockhoof and a Hard Place"
Post by: Soda on 2018-09-15 22:45:05
Rockhoof! Don't leave this world!
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Post by: Soda on 2018-09-15 22:45:19
Okay, that was kind of sweet of Yuna to come.
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Post by: Soda on 2018-09-15 22:45:40
Oh wow.  Yuna is doing a nice job here, reading her essay.
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Post by: Soda on 2018-09-15 22:45:48
Broken english, but it's sweet.
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Post by: Soda on 2018-09-15 22:46:00
I like how she has a tiny shovel.
Title: Re: MLP:FiM - "A Rockhoof and a Hard Place"
Post by: Soda on 2018-09-15 22:46:19
He's found his calling, Twilight.
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Post by: Soda on 2018-09-15 22:46:26
Class outside it seems. :D
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Post by: Soda on 2018-09-15 22:46:46
I love Rockhoof's accent.
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Post by: Soda on 2018-09-15 22:47:07
Wow, he still wants to go through with it?
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Post by: Soda on 2018-09-15 22:47:16
You can be a story writer dude.
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Post by: Soda on 2018-09-15 22:47:43
Equestria's keeper of tales?  Can you do that? EHHH!  Lol.
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Post by: Soda on 2018-09-15 22:48:03
I love how Twi did that.
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Post by: Soda on 2018-09-15 22:48:35
You are a living legend bro.  You need to be doing stuff alive.
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Post by: Soda on 2018-09-15 22:48:53
Lovely. :D  I'm glad he's staying.
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Post by: Soda on 2018-09-15 22:51:03
So overall, it was a good episode.  I enjoyed it more then last week's but I feel a 9 may be too high a score.  But I'm giving it a 9 out of 10.  I really liked Rockhoof and who he was.  He seemed thoughtful if a bit reckless and rough, but thats not his fault.  He grew up in a different time.  I was happy to see him explore himself and the other Mane 6 actually be written well together trying to come up with ideas.  There weren't many funny bits, but I enjoyed Spike, Twi, and everyone.  It was a good episode that gets a 9!
Title: Re: MLP:FiM - "A Rockhoof and a Hard Place"
Post by: 1234 on 2018-09-15 23:29:20
A great episode. Well written and enjoyable. :))
Title: Re: MLP:FiM - "A Rockhoof and a Hard Place"
Post by: Binkyt11 on 2018-09-16 00:09:51
I'm really glad that the did this episode. Ever since the season 7 finale, a lot of people noticed that Rockhoof wouod have had the hardest time compared to the others.

Starswirl is remembered as a legendary figure in Equestrian history.

Mist mane had a loving descendant who still took care of the garden.

Somnambula had a whole town named after her that worship her.

Flash Mangus had the now large royal guard.

Medowbrook's home was still standing and watched over by a descendant.

Hell, Stygian probably got laid at some point before being banished since he has a living descendant of his that remembered him.

Rockhoof however?… His home became an excavation site and was scoffed off as a non existant figure. Not even a descendant to be seen or mentioned.

So seeing this episode really made me happy. His character has been shown be very fun, energetic, and caring in the comics. And it is no exception here. You can tell that he's happy to be here, but since He's had so many fond memories of the past that it makes it hard for him to adjust. He can't go home since well… what I said above, a lot of the world he's explored has changed a lot, and he desperately wants to find some familiarity of his old life. You just felt bad for him and wished that he would find something. And as many others have pointed out, his pleasure to become stone were all too familiar to someone wanting to commit suicide, more specifically having it assired since they feel like it would be scary to do it themselves, or just be downright dishonorable. </3

As for the other character interactions, Twilight and AJ were good in today's episodes in supoorting him, but the real MVP has to go to Yona. It was nice on how they used her character to relate to him, seeing as she did face similar issues throughout this season. Hell, design wise they even look similar! Having her look up to him was one thing, but having her then actively help him just made her character great. It really does show how much she has been growing as a character by having her be more helpful to others and selfless.
Title: Re: MLP:FiM - "A Rockhoof and a Hard Place"
Post by: ✨proponypal✨ on 2018-09-16 02:36:55
Episode gets an 8/10 for me. Pretty good! I like Rockhoof’s character.
Title: Re: MLP:FiM - "A Rockhoof and a Hard Place"
Post by: FoxTail on 2018-09-16 12:18:03
I was very happy with this episode.  I was surprised how dark it got thought with Rockhoof willing to end his life of not fitting in.  But I was happy the balance between the school students and the main students.  It was a fine balance with no particular group dominating too much time. 

Rockhoof seemed like a kind soul and very strong.  I liked him and was happy to see him and some of the other legendary Equestrian's return.  It was nice to see what they were doing now.

8/10.
Title: Re: MLP:FiM - "A Rockhoof and a Hard Place"
Post by: Kiwi on 2018-09-16 12:49:33
Good episode overall.  Rockhoof was well written and his wish to end it all was rather surprising.  I thought maybe he would just walk off away forever.  He seemed to be fine and at terms with his end.

Of note, Twilight saying no to him was funny. ;)

8/10.
Title: Re: MLP:FiM - "A Rockhoof and a Hard Place"
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2018-09-16 14:11:05
Don't forget to rate on a 1 to 10 scale the episodes!  I am making a graph to see what PSF's fav episodes are and if we liked season 6, 7, or 8 the best. :D  It's pretty fun.



I am giving this episode an 8.
Title: Re: MLP:FiM - "A Rockhoof and a Hard Place"
Post by: Wolfwood on 2018-09-16 17:21:31
It was a good episode thoroughly.  I didn't feel a down time and I felt the pacing was on par. I liked being able to glimpse at some of these character's lives and seeing how they are doing sometime later in their new found world.  It was a nice episode. 8/10.

As per usual, have some fun screen caps.

(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vVZMUV6jArI/W552DO1a4aI/AAAAAAAAF2U/l2zITBjiX6AKgVsAnFh_V3mFfqctZwbIgCLcBGAs/s1600/BRHP-2018-09-16-09h42m17s880.png)
"Hey ladies."

(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Zffg18xcX8I/W552IlEUNzI/AAAAAAAAF3I/6t9nu76EZe8a1ZxPeyLOWdd2MxiGt8U-ACLcBGAs/s1600/BRHP-2018-09-16-10h04m16s163.png)
Flash Magnus is cool because he's cool.

(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gA_54xBk6FI/W552P6GD56I/AAAAAAAAF4U/XVPOY6exMz4Embv1XRCjnUdNSgn6Wyx1QCLcBGAs/s1600/BRHP-2018-09-16-10h19m16s288.png)
"Eh."

Not many caps to share as there wasn't much noteworthy to share.
Title: Re: MLP:FiM - "A Rockhoof and a Hard Place"
Post by: Darrin on 2018-09-16 18:39:35
It was a real good episode that had good pacing and I enjoyed the dilemma.  I can't think of episode quite like this one as it dealt with some heavy handed stuff. It talked a bit how the world is changing and possibly that the world is becoming wussified a bit. ;)  I liked the episode a lot and it is one of my favorites this season. 9.
Title: Re: MLP:FiM - "A Rockhoof and a Hard Place"
Post by: Daisyy on 2018-09-16 18:58:05
Some real serious stuff but it was executed very well with the whole statue thing! It's nice to see that not everything's good and perfect with the pillars after they suddenly came back from limbo after 9090909 years and the idea with not fitting in was well-written and reasonable. Going around to look at the other pillar's occupations was cool

I like Rockhoof's accent owo

I feel like the ending was a bit rushed (like most other episodes in this season), but still they did good with the time they had to deliver the story the episode had. 9/10
Title: Re: MLP:FiM - "A Rockhoof and a Hard Place"
Post by: ✨proponypal✨ on 2018-09-16 23:49:20
I love that Twilight screencap, she’s cute :P
Title: Re: MLP:FiM - "A Rockhoof and a Hard Place"
Post by: Silverwing on 2018-09-17 09:26:17
It was a good episode overall.  Not at all what I expected.  We got a lot of detail about the world in a short amount of time and I thoroughly enjoyed this.  Professor Spike was very funny and Twilight's, "meh" was funny too.  Very good episode. 8/10.
Title: Re: MLP:FiM - "A Rockhoof and a Hard Place"
Post by: Wolfwood on 2018-09-18 12:53:30
I love that Twilight screencap, she’s cute :P

I like it too. :D