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[Rares]

S4E13 Simple Ways



I suppose I had to get it over with eventually. Well I mean it doesn't really bother or hurt me like it used to, but it's definitely not a pleasant experience. I guess I'll start with the positive. Despite... other feelings for this episode, I feel like it has one of the most powerful and applicable lessons in the entire series. That being, if someone doesn't want to take the oppurtunity to get to know you and appreciate you for who you are, it's their loss, and you should never go out of your way to please them because they don't deserve it. I also think Tabitha St. Germain has a fantastic range, and her portrayal of Rari is still always great. Other than that, well this isn't really a pleasant experience to watch. Obvious reasons aside, it feels like it relies way too heavily on that cringe humor of characters heavily embarrassing themselves, which I never enjoy, and Trenderhoof comes off as a generic, awfully dis-likable hipster anyway. And less Rarity/Applejack stuff for the love of god.

It's not the absolute worst episode, heck it doesn't even make me angry. And the lesson does make up for a lot. But that doesn't make me feel better about the whole thing. At least it's dealt with.