“Alright guys! Guess who’s back! I know, I know, you all missed me. I’ve been on a bit of a break, touring all over Equestria and the TumblrVerse to find new stars! (OOC: And by that I mean I had to give our artists some time off due to everyone’s finals going on.) So what’s this week’s blog? Why it’s the newest sensation of Tumblr Pone! Twily and Smarty!”

“Well, where to we begin with this amazing blog? As you may have guessed, the blog centers around the adventures of a young Twilight and her imaginary friend and doll, Smarty Pants, who often tries to keep the ambitious and energetic Twilight in line. Not to worry though, as there are plenty of other regularly occurring characters within the blog, such as Twilight’s mother and father, her brother Shining, and most recently her classmates. With all these characters and Twilight’s childhood imagination, and maybe some of her brother’s, this blog is shaping up to be a great adventure, even if some of the epic parts may simply be imaginary”

“See that? It’s posts like this that let you know a blog’s going to be good.”

“Now, before I go any further, let’s talk a bit about the mod/artist behind the blog, and where they got their start. Some of you may in fact recognize them from DeviantArt, which is where Twily and Smarty got its start. It was quite popular, and the artist has finally joined us ponies on Tumblr Pone! Everyone clap your whooves and go ‘Yay!’ Okay, dramatics and celebrations aside, lets seriously give a shout out to the artist and welcome them among us! Remember folks, if you know anyone else who’s missing out on Tumblr Pone, they’re missing out on half of the fandom!”

“So what about the blog itself? Well, it’s very humor-focused (as opposed to other genres like cuteness overload, story-focused, crossover, etc.), and much of its humor is derived from Twilight’s antics, both at home and now at Celestia’s academy, and is fueled greatly by that childhood imagination and energy that many of us remember fondly, which is what makes a great part of the blog. It takes you back to that age where everything was epic, anything could be an adventure, and you were always an ever shifting heroic persona of your choosing. Couple this with some great jokes and references throughout, and you’ve got a blog that’s really shaping up to be a great show!”

“If you get the reference, you win! If you don’t, well you should, so go play a Kojima game some time. Your leader has spoken!”

“What about the artist style? Well, you can definently see the artist’s improvement over time from their first comic of Twily and Smarty compared to their more recent strips. I’m actually very interested in their style, denoted by sharp shapes and lines (especially found a lot in manes) as well as heavy outlines and shading. It gives it a sort of nice comic-style to the blog that I’m honestly looking forward to seeing more of in the future.”

“Now let’s go more into the story of Twily and Smarty. While many posts up until now have not focused on a clear cut storyline, recently we’ve begun to see a more focused plot of Twilight and her beginning Celestia’s academy. Here we are introduced to some of her classmates and her teacher that she’ll be spending time and interacting with, and yes she does this all with her imaginary friend Smarty Pants to be by her side!”

“And that, class, concludes our lesson on Twily and Smarty! Hope you guys enjoyed today’s lecture, I mean review, and we hope to see you again with our next Spotlight sometime soon! Until then, have fun and keep those suggestions coming in! Be sure to keep a look out for our voice interview with the mod of Twiley and Smarty, RipFrost, in the near future!”

“Until then, remember! EVERYONE deserves a chance in the Spotlight! See you soon!”

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