I was reading the comments
here and one person somehow things this comic series aims to post "unnecessary plot shots." WHAT? Lol! Are they kidding?
I have never once when reading this comic thought that having different angles of scenes be "unnecessary plot shots." So with their reasoning, because the artists choose to have a different angle in a comic panel, and if it just so happens to show a mare's rear, it's an "unnecessary plot shots."
I truly don't get it, lol. Apparently now one else did either.
Anyone have anything to add? I will include the person's post below as well as some rebuttals by others, but I removed their names.
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PERSON 1:
"The only reason I never really liked this particular comic series was all of the unnecessary plot.
Now here it's finally addressed that the artist is obsessed with plot, while recognizing how it is indeed unnecessary.
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I have no idea how to feel about this."
(((Whaaaat? How on earth did they get that outcome from
this episode?)))
PERSON 2: "For all the times this series talks about Twilight having a bigger butt than other ponies, she's not really drawn that way."
PERSON 3: "I was never even aware there was unnecessary plot in this series. The only time I saw plot was when they had different angles. That isn't unnecessary to have different perspectives. It sounds like a made up "complaint" to me.
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PERSON 4: "I just did a search for "plot" and I see nothing scene as unnecessary. I don't even get how you can have "unnecessary plot." Can you have unnecessary face shots, unnecessary leg shots, low angle shots, high angle shots? Like what? Lol! Their rears are shown if the camera is angled that way so the viewer has other perspective and we don't get the same boring angle all the time. You are truly confusing me.
https://www.derpibooru.org/search?page=5&q=artist%3Aadorkabletwilightandfriends%2C+plot And for the silly count, everyone likes plot.
You are not the only one. Far from it."
PERSON 1:
"I know I'm in a very unpopular minority here, so it's not really a complaint I feel is legitimate, just a personal pet peeve of mine, and even then just a little. Enough I'm willing to make fun of myself for it.
In moments where the angle is particularly reflective for the whole of the picture for effect (i.e. 3/4 walking in on a scene), fine. But the artist seems to enjoy finding excuses to have the plot of a female character, extremely often, facing the viewer, where it serves very little purpose except to expose us to see it.
It's just the nature of the comic series itself, but one case-in-point:
https://www.derpibooru.org/images/2415114 The comic is introduced with us seeing RD's plot, not Soarin's, just RD's. And Soarin' is specifically implied mentioning it as part of "enjoying the view". Throughout the series, the only instance you see a male's plot he's wearing pants and the fine detail crack isn't there.
Also, I try to spoil the tag "the ass was fat" because it's generally used showing a gross, heaving, barely-past-explicit images of a butt in the face of the viewer or a thong or something, and people won't quit adding the tag to images (like this one) that are generally ok or ok-ish, and it's a little aggravating on what content I seem to miss out on. (I managed to see this pic before the tag was added).
On top of this, the artist follows the trend of drawing a full-on butt crack from every angle, which is in of itself, unnecessarily added detail. Even so, realistically speaking, most of the time this crack line wouldn't be visible because the tail would cover it, but the artist also follows the same trend with the tail curling up and around to give readers a view of most or all the full plot.
I demonstrate what I'm talking about here:
https://www.derpibooru.org/images/1359118"
PERSON 4: "I really appreciate you responding and in such detail. I see where you are coming from but I really don't see it like that. Especially the one you used as an example where I truly think it was done artistically to add depth. While there are times the plot is much more in view with certain episodes, even being the focus (I think of that time with Spike and Lily in the car) I really don't think it's done unnecessarily. I think most of the time it is just done for different perspectives. Spike doesn't have a rear end, but we see his back angle quite often. Other male characters are rarely seen compared to the females so it makes sense we see their back side more. I know we have seen male rear ends in this series before, and the crack line isn't drawn the same. You point out some good points, but I think the crack line is a stylistic choice. There isn't a 'right' or 'wrong' way. It's a style just as every artist can choose to draw things a certain way. Just like the rounded facial cheeks that puff out from certain angles by an artist, while others choose not to draw it. It's stylistic to how they choose to draw it. Not right, or wrong.
I did quickly find this comic that shows Lawrence's plot. Twilight's is also in it, but it's perspective, not like they choose to do this.
https://www.derpibooru.org/images/2618477?q=artist%3Aadorkabletwilightandfriends%2C+plot I guess in short, I don't see that the artists of this series go out of their way to find excuses to draw plots. I really don't.
I also think we can both agree this isn't really worth discussing over (pony plots, lol). But again, I am SUPER appreciative you posted this and I do understand where you are coming from. Thanks for sharing and having this little convo. :-)"
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