#secrets and pies

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I just realized Milo Murphy's Law and My Little Pony Friendship is Magic have something hyperspecific in common...!

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Results are in! The Best Milo Murphy's Law Song (as voted by you) is...

It's My World (And We're All Living in It)

Performed by Milo Murphy as the theme song for the show.

In second place...

Rooting for the Enemy

Performed by Milo Murphy in the season 1 episode of the same name.

And in third place...

Chop Away at My Heart

Performed by Zack Underwood and his band, the Lumberzacks, with it's first big appearence in the season 1 episode "Secrets and Pies."

Full bracket here.

Not the results I expected, but certainly good ones. Thank you for participating, and stay tuned for: Best Phineas and Ferb Character!

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Day in Fandom History: March 8…

While waiting for a pizza they ordered following a mishap over at the kitchen, Milo and Melissa reveal their most embarrassing secrets of their lives but Zack, however, refuses to tell his past. “Secrets and Pies” premiered on this day, 7 Years Ago.

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In my pursuit to watch all of My Little Pony Friendship is Magic I have come to the Season 7 Episode 23 "Secrets and Pies" in which Rainbow Dash gaslights Pinkie Pie into thinking she likes pie but in the end it blows up in her face spectacularly.

[mysteriesofmilo]

#10: Secrets and Pies

The song was obviously the most memorable part, but having that spoiled for me made me appreciate the rest of the episode more.

Milo cooking? Perfect way to start.

Why would Milo put yeast in mac n cheese? The question still haunts me to this day.

The only thing better than Milo asking if that's really what he looks like is Melissa's correct response.

The other song? Typical of Dwampyverse jingles: short, funny, and with another joke at the end.

Love that the Murphys already had the whole delivery system set up in their garage.

Zack badgering Melissa. Just... Zack badgering Melissa.

Blink and you'll miss it, but Veronica rode back to Ye Olde Pizza... on an ostrich.

Nice to see The Song added to the pantheon of Dwampy Songs Played When They Just Need A Song In A Specific Situation between that truck driver and the astronaut in the earlier episode. And I love that it was produced by Swampenmire Records, which would be a good record label if this universe ever decided to create one.

One more thing: I have to wonder how the Murphys manage to -- you know -- eat at all, given how much of their cooking ends in disaster.

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Happy Pi(e) Day!🥧

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Linda Flynn-Fletcher

I think Linda Flynn-Fletcher is potentially one of the most misunderstood characters in the show.

It think comes from a natural enough place. Her role in the show is of course, to act as the potential threat to their summers of fun. While they boys never see her as a threat, narratively she's the big bad. If she sees it, its game over.

Here's the thing though. She's a not a bad mom. Her children LOVE her. Similarly to how Phineas and Ferb absolutely adore Candace and would do nearly anything she asked, Phineas, Ferb and Candace all love and respect their mother and don't disobey her. Now a bit of this is clearly Linda being a more permissive parent, but any rules that Linda has Phineas and Ferb never do anything to disobey their mother. While I wouldn't be surprised if there were one or two instances where Candace disobeyed her mother willfully, the closest I can think off off hand is Candace not doing a bunch of chores that she was supposed to do. Really, the fact that all her kids love her, shows how much all her kids feel loved in their household. And I think that's super important. Candace wrote a song about how much she feels loved by her mom, even if her mom is dismissive of Candace. But she still goes with Candace to see what the boys are up to even if she doesn't believe it. She sets boundaries on how often Candace can bust the boys sure. But she hasn't forbidden Candace from doing it altogether. Nor does she punish Candace for presumably lying?

At MOST Linda will say something like: "let's get you out of the sun" after a failed bust. The worst of it I think is probably the time Linda made her promise not to try or suffer the Pharaohs curse. Which, was just some guy in a Pharaoh costume telling Candace curse you. Linda goes out of her way to read books to try and deal with her daughter. She and Candace still clearly hold a lot of affection for each other and do spend a decent amount of mother daughter time together. Linda gives books to her daughter, tries to direct her to other activities, and finds her sleep busting cute, and sometimes goes out of her way to do activities her daughter wants to do with her. All things considered Linda is REALLY patient about Candace's busting. Could she be doing more to get to the bottom of why Candace is presumably acting out? Sure. But Doofensmirtz could also be doing a better job of listening to his daughter and not insulting her (or do we not remember why Vanessa wears earbuds around the house) but we all call him a really good dad.

A LOT of shows have kids hiding a secret from a parent for one reason of another. But while the crux of the show rests on Linda not knowing what her sons are doing, its not because its a secret. The boys aren't hiding it from her. The boys genuinely believe she knows. Lawrence genuinely believes she knows. Candace is the only one in the family who really grasps the situation.

Linda's ignorance, her disbelief of the wild shenanigans that her children get into is easily mistakable for normality. For representing the oppressive day to day. The same thematic antagonist as school. A mom who wants whats best for her kids, and thinks that whats best for them is them being normal, without realizing what's really best for them. After all why else we saw what would happen if she found out in Quantum Boogaloo. But the fact of the matter is aside from that one future (which also featured an effectively evil leader in Doofensmirtz, and therefore implies more factors at play than just Doofensmirtz and Linda's characters), we don't really know how it would play out in the long term. Future Linda even just kinda moves on after discovering the truth.

Linda is exactly like her kids. She just does the same things on a less physics breaking scale. The woman has like 37 different hobbies. She takes a cooking class, donated an art sculpture, is part of a jazz group. She has a background in astrophysics. She was a pop star. She won a meatloaf contest. She takes french lessons. The fact that Linda has several hobbies is part of the reason the formula works at all. Linda is constantly trying new things which gets her out of the house, while her sons are trying their own new things. Her absence is what prompts Candace to have to go looking for her. Also, What Do It Do when the moment Linda gets put in Candace's position she acts the exact same way.

Also it's why she and Lawrence are so compatible. They have a lot of weird hobbies they spend together. She likes Lawrence's history references. They watch car racing together. They went spelunking together. They go bowling regularly enough to have equipment. She has played the bagpipes while Lawrence danced (which sidenote: do you think she taught Candace how to play the bagpipes?).

Not to mention her extended family. Think about it. Her mom was a competitive roller derby skater who once bit a skate and shook it like a dog with a chew toy and pulls elaborate pranks with her identical twin. Really she's a lot like Candace with her aggressive passion. Her dad apparently won a balloon race, but tells the story in the most straightforward way possible, sometimes very oblivious, but is overall a lot like Phineas. Her sister is an adrenaline junky. And back to Quantum Boogaloo for a minute: Her granddaughter is just like Candace, Grown up Candace is a lot like Linda. Do you not see the implications!!?!?!? LIKE???? DO YOU NOT REALIZE THAT LINDA WAS PROBABLY A LOT LIKE CANDACE AND PHINEAS WHEN SHE WAS YOUNGER?!!?! YOU THINK IT SKIPPED A GENERATION OR SOMETHING???

Do you think Linda used to complain about Tiana??? Do you think Linda thought her family was weird and was embarrassed by them??? Do you think Linda ever called herself the only mature/normal member of her family?? LIKE CANDACE DOES????

Anyway, Linda is just like her family. Sure, she is RELATIVELY more normal, but that's relative, and probably simply because the universe bends itself around to keep her from knowing. Linda literally cannot find out about the real nature of her universe. Linda is just a grown up version of her children, seeking to make the most of each day, but within the bounds the universe has set upon her, both as an adult woman and mother, but also in the laws of physics expected of her. But she still makes the most of her life. You don't have to build a roller coaster to make the most of each day and all that.

I think if Linda is representing anything its that even parents can have rich fulfilling lives. Where they make the most out of each day. Having fun with your life doesn't stop with adulthood. Even if you have more responsibilities doesn't mean you can't have fun? Sure childhood is something you can't get back but growing up isn't inherently bad either?

[tygerland]

James Elder Christie The Pied Piper of Hamelin. 1881. Oil on canvas: 69 × 98 cm (27 × 38 in).

[its-your-mind]

HEY LENA???

[ID: Two screenshots. The first is from the MAG 07 transcript. It reads:

“LENA

(Pulling out paperwork)

If you want answers and authority, you'll have you chance to earn them. I am appointing you as the new "Externals Liaison."

GWEN

A... promotion?”

The second image is a screenshot from the O.I.A.R.’s archived website from the TMP ARG. It reads:

“Working with External Associates

The O.I.A.R. engages with a range of External Associates to support various tasks that require specialized skills. These individuals and entities are crucial to our operations and offer services that align with our unique needs. The precise nature of their duties remains within the domain of the O.I.A.R., ensuring operational integrity and data security. For those interested in becoming an External Associate, we invite you to provide your details through our dedicated FR3D1 identification form.” End ID]

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-Now playing: ANGEL’S TEARS-

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Chop Away at My Heart vs. It's My World (And We're All Living in It)

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Day in Fandom History: March 8…

While waiting for a pizza they ordered following a mishap over at the kitchen, Milo and Melissa revealed their most embarrassing secrets of their lives but Zack, however, refuses to tell his past. “Secrets and Pies” premiered on this day, 6 Years Ago.