@SeraphimDawn  
In short, James Rolfe calmly explained why he doesn’t like the new Ghostbusters, and said he’s not going to see it, and not going to review it.
 
The internet responds by freaking out and insulting the living hell out of him, calling him sexist, racist, misogynistic, all manner of offensive synonyms for “nerd”, etc. etc. Nowhere did he say he doesn’t like it because it has female characters, mind you. He never said anything about gender. And yet, all of the raging SJWs were crying “SEXIST MISOGYNISTIC NECKBEARD rants and raves about the new Ghostbusters!!!” and such at him. All because he dared to criticize something that featured female characters.
 
And Patton Oswalt joined in with the insults, albeit with a single tweet, but still.
 
So yeah, that’s just another little thing that makes me kind of wary of this episode. I feel like it’s going to be another episode centering around cringe humor, with this new character being an overly-exaggerated “critic” that throws hissy fits over everything.
 
Said “critics” are honestly very, very far and few between, but since they’re a vocal minority, they tend to give every other critic a bad name, and in general, people don’t seem to like criticism. I’ve had times even in this fandom where I just briefly explained why I didn’t like the episode, and got responses telling me to “stop hating”, and “leave the fandom if you hate the show so much”. So an episode about an overly-exaggerated critic…yeah, I’m really wary of that, because it’s just going to help perpetuate this anti-criticism mindset that already seems quite prevalent in society.

@SeraphimDawn  
It would honestly be kinda pathetic if we end up hating his character just because Patton made fun of AVGN.

@SeraphimDawn  
Fair enough. We’ll see how things actually work out.

@Starswirl  
I don’t follow this drama too closely.
 
But, rest assured that he’s just a guest voice actor for a fictional character. The writers and staff are the ones who decide what goes into the show and characters.

@SeraphimDawn  
http://robek.world/its-time-to-drop-the-angry-video-game-nerd/

@Starswirl  
What happened?

Not sure I’m looking forward to this after the AVGN fight. That was low.

I know jack about celebrities.
 
Who’s this guy?

@Background Pony #9717  
this is my little pony, not the simpsons. i sincerely doubt the writers would try to incorporate petty internet slapfights with whiny neckbeards into their cute, wholesome kid’s show about magical ponies. now if they actually do go the low road then it would be embarrassing and you’d be justified in being unhappy but i have faith in the writers to handle the episode with a little more tact than that. trust me, overzealous fanboys are by no means unique to my little pony. even patton oswalt himself has kinda confessed to being one. i’m willing to bet this episode will just be about the concept of fanboyism as a whole, not a 22 minute long diss track dedicated to murrison.

@Masem  

 
And they’re going to just rub salt all over those wounds with this episode too if they decide to parody everyone with any criticism into an exaggerated gag for the script to antagonize (just like nearly every other guy).
 
Because I’m sure as hell taking off the gloves if they go that low.

@Arcaire  
[deafening fart noises]

[[ deliberately loud moderating noises ]]

@Masem  

 
Correct, hence why I think this episode is going to be referencing those things.
 

 
This isn’t about “making the show for us”, I never said anything about that.
 
A show’s writing quality is not directly linked to who it’s “made for”.

@TexasUberAlles  
No, yeah, the creators have said multiple times it’s not made for anyone, it’s made for everyone. :j
 
Additionally, I cannot fathom why anypony would think this episode is a direct metaphor for bronies and other pop culture fans, or that it will paint the new character in a negative light, on the basis of a one-sentence synopsis… Actually, I can because of all the neuroses in our fanbase. XD

@NostalgiaSchmaltz  
There are a number of people on Twitter that have been well beyond simple criticism and into hostile anger towards the showrunners because an episode didn’t meet their expectations (Which at one point caused Jim Miller to step away from twitter for a few weeks and now that he’s back, he’s not afraid to block these people).
 
My point is that most of us in the fandom know that they are not making the show for us, and “our expectations” are the last things on their mind over 1) selling toys and 2) telling a kid/family-friendly engaging story, and if they can make it funny enough to make us laugh and appreciate it more, hey great.
 
That’s why here, if this is a “take that” story about bronies in general, I do not expect anything scathing because it would fail the first two priorities (and of course, from past performance, it should be a fun ride). But for those that think that they should be making the show for them, any slight negative perception of a brony in Quibble Pants will be extremely distressing.

@Whoknows  
y’see, when a man loves a woman very much, he heaves himself off of hemorrhoid donut…

@Bexar Bandito  
63 year old woman gave birth, and somehow the title of the news article wasn’t “GAAAAAAHHHH!”

 

@Masem  

 

 
Er, using “girl cartoon” to excuse bad writing…kinda goes against what FIM stood for in the first place: that “girl cartoons” don’t have to be bad just because they’re for girls. I hold FIM to the same standards as I would any other media.
 
Even so, I’ve not really met many who are “hyper critical” of it. But from what I’ve seen and experienced, simply disliking an episode will count as “hyper criticism”, to some…
 

 
And again, I don’t think “raging idiot who harshly criticizes and hates everything” is a “typical brony”. Especially after seeing places like EQD where everyone loves everything and criticism is shunned.

OH FUCK TO THE YES.
 
for real tho, patton’s been one of my favorite comedians for almost a decade. to anyone not familiar with his work, i strongly recommend checking out his brutal dissection of “the christmas shoes” as a starter. personally, i think my favorite bits of his would be either his bit on old women giving birth or “uncle touchy’s puzzle basement” (you won’t wear a shirt and you’ll cry.)

Oh, and I’m not going to say anything, but Riddle of the Sphinx is (at this point really) canon. In the official Daring Do books by G.M. Berrow, Marked Thief of Marapore is connected to Riddle of the Sphinx. The main villain, Mojo, has his cutie mark scarred by Ahuizotl. The only way to cure it is with the Crystal Sphere of Khuum. It is said to be underneath an underwater temple by Tehuti Since we have a Sphinx with an Egyptian theme, it is indeed that the Daring Do Adventure Collection is canon.

@PonyPon  
Or, Quibble is Ahuizotl in disguise to attack A.K. Yearling and create chaos in the convention.

@Background Pony #98AE  
Quibble: I can’t wait until Daring Do will get to find more artifacts to give to the Magical Counsel of the Ancients! Only to finally found out that it’s nothing but a joke! The upcoming Riddle of the Sphinx will have her not getting the Crystal Sphere of Khuum for Mojo in book after he has been scarred by Ahuizotl with his cutie mark in Book 8.
 
(Thumbs up if people actually give a shit about this)