Talk:A Kirin Tale/@comment-27578467-20181008061624/@comment-27578467-20181008193357

Oh I'm with you on the quality of the vocal work. I didn't mean to suggest less material, just a different approach to it.

In terms of the self-awareness bit, I realize it's more about preference so I'm not saying there's a right or wrong view, but I would highlight one of innumerable moments of similar silliness: Rarity's line that ends with "so sparkly..." from The Crystal Empire. To me her very deliberate lack of awareness was what made that bit so great, and adding something like "oh sorry, I can be really self-absorbed sometimes" would have completely undermined the punchline. The way I see it, silliness is about absurdity, so explaining silliness removes the absurd element, making it something else altogether for better or worse.