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Moral of the Story - Princess Spike

Greetings,

In today's edition, I'll be examining the moral behind "Princess Spike", an episode that I've been hearing a lot of differing opinions on - and none of them good.

Some believe it was botched due to the circumstances. Some believe it's a clone of other episodes' morals. I disagree. While I will admit that it shares similarities with "Twilight Time", this is more about what happens on the other side of that problem and deals with the implications that so...

A Buck to the Face - Princess Spike

Even though I'll try just about any sport, combat sports and bowling are the only ones I've ever been somewhat decent at. So when I'm introduced to something new like polo, my instincts tend to get the better of me.

Join AnY Pony and I as we go through "Princess Spike" together and learn something about why you shouldn't try to use your friend's fame to your own advantage...oh...whoops. Oh well. At least I didn't flood a castle hall.

Although AnY is displeased wi...

GBG 2: Fluttershy's Villain Reformation Program

https://www.dropbox.com/s/8pc2ynmr6po5oac/FVRP.mp4
Many of you may remember spring and summer when I was uploading videos for the Grand Brony Gala to my channel.  On the off chance you don't know, this is the Floridian irony convention that I help put on with my friends in the Central Florida Bronies and Tampa Bronies.
Anyway, last year while running their media and photography team, I was also...

Moral of the Story - Slice of Life

Greetings,

Today, I'd like to talk about the general concept of love and how it applies to the episode "Slice of Life" as well as our own slices of life. It's a powerful thing that's essential to both give and receive in order to obtain a happy life.

Even the stories of "Friendship is Magic" started out through love and eventually led to the chain reaction that we know as the brony fandom - a fandom which (though imperfect) continues to grow and spread these message...

A Buck to the Face - Slice of Life

Today, Brawny is joined by Evan from "Mystery Brony Theater 4000", self-proclaimed boyfriend to all background mares, who still can't manage to not get hurt in some way whenever he and Brawny hang out. Maybe his reflexes just aren't as fast. Who knows? I just hope no more buildings catch fire.

Karma gets its revenge though. That horsehead picture was traumatizing.

In terms of raw comedy, this is one of my favorite episodes. There were a number of things I could have never seen...

Moral of the Story - The Lost Treasure of Griffonstone

Greetings, The overt lesson of "The Lost Treasure of Griffonstone" was so simple that I wasn't certain I could cover it without creating mountains from molehills. But then I realized the state of Griffonstone's well being as a community and saw a bigger picture. This being that Griffonstone had fallen into disarray because of the Griffon's greedy nature. That putting all of their pride first into their own hoards and then into a single golden idol meant that they had nothing when it was lost. I...

A Buck to the Face - The Lost Treasure of Griffonstone

Join Brawny and Skan120 on a journey across the sea to the Griffon kingdom. Or is it perhaps a short train ride. Did that official map of Equestria lie to us? Not a big deal, I suppose. But it would be nice for a ballpark estimation on the distance so I can get a sense of how much transportation costs may be. I'm not exactly swimming in bits. Especially since Skan has a pretty considerable markup at his games and comics shop. An enjoyable episode with a fast pace, I felt like The Lost Treasure ...

Moral of the Story - Make New Friends But Keep Discord

Greetings, Today I'll be examining the lesson demonstrated in "Make New Friends But Keep Discord." An episode that demonstrated what kind of person is likely to grow jealous or possessive of their friends, the consequences that ensue as well as how we should handle that type of behavior when we find ourselves on the receiving end of it. Consider the story of many bronies; a lonely person leading a destructive life is inspired through ponies to pursue positivity, leading them to a better futur...

A Buck to the Face - Make New Friends But Keep Discord

I've heard of jealous rage before. Heck, I've even experienced it a couple of times. But I don't think I've ever been "banish someone to another dimension" jealous. I can't even comprehend that. ...I have, however, been jealous enough to flip a desk onto Evan's head. But all the same; Tree Hugger was definitely onto something about musical therapy. If you somehow don't know about the musicians I mentioned, please check them out. Under no circumstances should you combine Buddhist chanting and hor...

Reviews - Upon Worlds of Adventure

Greetings, This video will take a look at what went right and what went wrong with one of V2Rocket Productions' biggest projects to date. It's a concept that I was greatly looking forward to (being one who enjoys Indiana Jones movies and Daring Do episodes a lot). But, even when you've got everything you need at your disposal, there's still a lot that can go wrong. And a lot of the problems I mentioned in this video are persistent through their other productions as well. Be sure to let me know ...

Moral of the Story - Appleloosa's Most Wanted

Greetings, Today's subject is one of great interest to me when it comes to the Friendship is Magic universe. One of the most difficult things to misinterpret here is the denotation of the cutie mark. I could imagine having a bodily mark representing what you do best that appears at the very moment you realize it would make understanding that aspect of yourself much easier. But humans don't have that, do they? At least not naturally. So in order to discover our destiny naturally, we must go thro...

A Buck to the Face - Appaloosa's Most Wanted

The time has come yet again for another rodeo circuit. And this time, Applejack brings home a ribbon of every color INCLUDING blue! Maybe she got into that zen state of mind where one can only truly perform their best once they've cleared their mind and rid themselves of all want. Or maybe she just practiced a bit more. At a certain point, the Cutie Mark Crusaders are going to need to take a switch to the flank for constantly wandering off into dark forests. You'd think after the last two times ...

Moral of the Story - Tanks For The Memories

Greetings, Tanks For The Memories is a great example of how not to cope with the loss of a friend, family member or general loved one. It provides a great opportunity for me to talk about good ways to go about this as well as how to prepare so the loss doesn't hurt as much to begin with. Be sure to let me know what you think. If you spend all of your last moments grieving the loss of a loved one with them, your last memories of them aren't likely to be pleasant. You may also have the same effe...

A Buck to the Face - Tanks For The Memories

Today we're joined by DaWillstanator for some awesome input, a snowboarding competition gone awry and lots of music (relatively speaking). https://www.youtube.com/user/DaWillst... I guess what counts is that Rainbow Dash learned a lesson from going way overboard to "protect" her pet. She may want to consider learning more about reptile biology for future reference. I'm still a little baffled that she got off scott-...

Moral of the Story - Bloom and Gloom

Greetings, In reviewing the lesson of "Bloom and Gloom", I'd like to talk about the uncertainty that can lay within being ourselves and how that can prevent us from being ourselves. In addition, the needless worry that we often plague ourselves with and how to prevent these fears from coming to pass. Although it's incredibly unlikely, it'd be dishonest of me to denounce the possibility of outgrowing some of your friends in pursuing your special talents. Among those I was friends with growing...

A Buck to the Face - Bloom and Gloom

Acceptable alternate titles for this episode may be "Groundhog Bloom" or "How far into the ground can Brawny drive that stupid 'Inception' Joke?" Although I am surprised I didn't think of a 'Groundhog Day' joke to stick in there somewhere while I was watching it. I'll have to watch that movie again and see if I can think of any to upload later. I saw Princess Luna coming from a mile away, I was surprised that Starlight Glimmer didn't make an appearance. I know I'm not the only one that was thin...

Moral of the Story - Castle Sweet Castle

Greetings, Castle Sweet Castle was a cute and innocent demonstration of the "home is where the heart is" concept. In this edition, I examine what it means to have your home where your heart is and how we can spread that to the world around us, no matter where we go.

A Buck to the Face - Castle Sweet Castle

Check out my Patreon page to see how you can support me and what you can get in return: http://www.patreon.com/Brawny_Buck That season opener was intense. It feels nice to kick back with a cute, low stakes episode. I thought for a moment I'd celebrate by getting some treatment for those knots in my back that keep me up at night. And there was my first mistake. The second mistake was assuming I was ever safe from Pink...

Moral of the Story - Cutie Map

Greetings, At the beginning of the new season, we're taking a look at the true meaning of equality in relation to society. That there will inevitably be people who try to lord themselves over each other with their talents. But those who seek equality by bringing everyone else down are the worst offenders of this virtue yet. We need to understand that equality comes from appreciating everyone's talent and contributions to society.

A Buck to the Face - Cutie Map

The hiatus is over! Now it's time to kick back, watch some of our favorite characters go about their daily lives and contemplate the true meaning of individuality and the tradeoffs of free will versus harmony that we often see in graphic dystopian novels. Today's going to be a good day. I'm beginning to think I'm a terrible person. My first thought upon sitting down to script this video was, "How am I going to handle this? I already did a video about demonstrating the problems with socialism/co...

A Buck to the Face - Keep Calm and Flutter On

You know that one guy in your life who's completely obnoxious and you probably hate them but you have to get along with them for whatever reason? Yeah. That guy. Even though I should have guessed it with the precedence set by Trixie earlier in this season, I did not expect them to turn Discord around. When it happened, I was a lot cooler with it than I thought I would be. Some people say it was rushed. I say they did a great job, especially considering their time constraints.

A Buck to the Face - The Original My Little Pony

HAPPY APRIL FOOL'S DAY, 2015! I've heard of being horse famous before. But THIS is ridiculous! Everyone thinks that the original My Little Pony toy line was created by Bonnie Zacherle. But in my research, I found something much older and more disturbing. How it went unnoticed by the bronies after nearly four-and-a-half years, I'll never know. But today, April 1st, 2015 - I will be the first brave soul to dive head-long into one of the greatest uncanny valleys in animation I have ever seen....

Moral of the Story - Wonderbolt Academy

Greetings, Today I'd like to talk about what it means to take your ambition too far as well as what it means to be a part of a team. I'm sure we've all heard the saying, "It's lonely at the top." This is because many people who get there through Lightning Dust's methods trample on everyone around them in the process. Whatever worldly goal you were trying to achieve, they isolated everyone else in the process and now lack the most important thing - someone to share it with. This is considering t...

A Buck to the Face - Wonderbolt Academy

If I were in Lightning Dust's shoes, I'd be doing whatever I could to make sure I was helping the other cadets. If I was in the position of one of the other cadets, I would have been tempted to tackle her for that elitist attitude. I loved this episode for the progress it showed with Rainbow Dash and showing the difference between dedication and recklessness.

A Buck to the Face - One Bad Apple

My float never made it to the parade. It turns out that the motor I found at the junk yard couldn't carry my weight. I made it up to myself with some funnel cake. This was the closest a kids' show has ever gotten to correctly portraying retaliation. I just wish they didn't try to pass off the Cutie Mark Crusaders as villains for giving a bully a taste of their own medicine. Eliyora's channel: https://www.youtube.com/us...

Moral of the Story - The Crystal Empire

Greetings, In this installment, we take a look at the meaning and implications of self-sacrifice for one's community. A concept that many people agree is a good thing, but it is one of the most difficult virtues to enact when the time comes. This also applies to the second virtue that I believe was addressed in this episode; seeking to help our loved ones who are suffering emotionally and/or with their own life challenges and putting forth everything we have to help them as well. I felt this e...

A Buck to the Face - The Crystal Empire

If there's anything I've learned from this episode, it's that the spells cast by the Elements of Harmony have approximately a one-thousand-year shelf life. After that, they're just no good. This was fun and relatively easier to write. Mostly because I've written it once before.

Memoir on the Mountaintop

Follow Brawny through the moments that made him who he is today. All-in-all, things have gotten a little better since when this story leaves off. However, there's still a long way to go. But I intend to go that whole way. That is the choice I make. Featured artists: Swiftyuki: http://swiftyuki.deviantart.com/ https://www.youtube.com/user/Shiotaro...

Brony Debates - Is Rainbow Dash A Good Teacher? (with Dr. Wolf)

Greetings, This is concept I wanted to examine a long time ago, but sort of fell by the wayside. Until recently when the topic was broached by Friends Forever #11, where I believe they misinterpreted Rainbow Dash's character. This is a rare occurrence for me when examining the Friendship is Magic franchise. But I try my best to not make assumptions on something as complex as someone's character. So I reached out to Dr. Wolf, who I knew would have some good insight on the topic. Be sure to let u...

Moral of the Story - Rainbow Rocks

Greetings, Today we'll be examining the importance of looking past the differences between us and our friends or working through them so that we do not cause a rift between ourselves. It can be pretty easy to become annoyed with those close to us when we don't have a lot in common with them on the surface. I believe it's usually best to set those differences aside or use them to understand that we can use our varying tastes and talents to help each other in different ways. But occasionally, we'l...