Helping Episode Discussion (Patreon)
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Another rather simple episode, but it pairs Starlight and Spike back together to hang out. We also see Spike balancing on his tail, something we haven't drawn since 2015, maybe 2016? lol! The fun bit in this is hearing Moondancer make her quips from off-screen.
Panel one has a creepy vacuum. It is branded as Dalles, based off a city in Oregon called The Dalles. We are people of culture, and we reference the hit online cartoon from the 2000s, Homestar Runner, in panel two. Three characters can be seen as plushes sitting below the mirror; Strong Sad, Strong Bad, and The Cheat. This is the first DIRECT character reference/appearance we have ever done. We have shown a pink starfish and a yellow sponge on a beach before, but they didn't look directly like the famous characters. If you haven't watched Homestar Runner content before, they still have a fun website and silly dates toons. They still make content and it's refreshingly 2000s.
It's kind of nice to see these two hanging out.