History Recap / MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS7E9HonestApple

Rarity runs outside and stops construction of the stage. Pinkie Pie arrives and asks what's wrong and Rarity angrily blames Applejack for destroying her hard work. Applejack refuses to recant her opinion just becuase the judges and participants don't appreciate it so Rarity decides to demonstrate her point. She takes Applejack over to Strawberry Sunrise's house and asks for Strawberry's opinion of apples, to which she says they're nothing compared to strawberries, and in fact considers them almost inedible. Applejack gets highly defensive and finally grows offended by Strawberry's frank disapproval. Rarity forces Applejack to realize that Strawberry expressing her opinion without consideration for Applejack's hard work is what Applejack was doing to the contestants, telling them that their work is meaningless if she doesn't like what they make.

Pinkie Pie surprises Rarity with the completed stage and the fashion show goes off without a hitch. When the judging commences, Rarity picks Lily Lace's designs, Hoity Toity leans towards Inky Rose's, and Photo Finish gives Starstreak the nod. Applejack is then charged with deciding a winner between the three contestants. Ultimately, Applejack doesn't pick a winner at all and all three contestants go on to feature their work at the Boutique. While they tour Rarity's design for laying out the three contestants' designs in her shop, they come across a dress Rarity was working on. Applejack tries to critque it but struggles to find the right words until Rarity simply explains that the dress was a failed experiment, which Applejack heartily agrees and the two friends laugh about it.

Applejack decides she has to make up for causing so much distress to Rarity and the others so tracks them all down and brings them back to the Carousel Boutique (in her own Applejack kind of way). She apologizes to the judges and participants and says while she still finds their work confusing, it was no excuse to shoot down the work itself. While the contestants resume their contest pieces, Applejack helps rebuild the stage and work with the contestants to get a better understanding of things from their point of view.

The day of the contest arrives but Applejack is no less disapproving of the contestants' work. She calls out Inky Rose's design for containing far too many buttons, criticizes Lily Lace's hat for being impractically covered with feathers, and mocks Photo Finish and Hoity Toity's idea for adding a belt to Starstreak's outfit by noting that both belts are mostly identical. Rarity agrees both look good but this pushes Applejack over the edge and causes her to declare fashion is "ridiculous". This acts as the final straw for the judges and the contestants, who all leave angrily and ruin Rarity's fashion show.

The day of the contest arrives but Applejack is no less disapproving of the contestants' work. She calls out Inky Rose's design for containing far too many buttons, criticizes Lily Lace's hat for impractically covered with feathers, and mocks Photo Finish and Hoity Toity's idea for adding a belt to Starstreak's outfit by noting that both belts are mostly identical. Rarity agrees both look good but this pushes Applejack over the edge and causes her to declare fashion is "ridiculous". This acts as the final straw for the judges and the contestants, who all leave angrily and ruin Rarity's fashion show.

When Rarity asks Applejack to judge a fashion show, Applejack learns that an opinion, however honest, can still be hurtful.

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* ValleyGirl: Lily Lace speaks in this manner
* YouKeepUsingThatWord: At the end, Applejack expresses this opinion regarding Lily Lace's constant use of the word "literally".
%%->'''Applejack''':

** Applejack hits a '''hard''' one when she says that "fashion is ridiculous". Naturally, Photo Phinish and Hoity Toity are indignant as well the stylist trio.

* TooImportantToWalk: Photo Finish has a pair of porters who carry her around on a platform everywhere she goes. This is even lampshaded when Hoity Toity is itching a ride on her platform:

** Applejack hit '''hard''' one when she say that "fashion is ridiculous". Naturally Photo Phinish and Hoity Toity are indignant as well the stylist trio.
** And, for give her a lesson, Rarity make Strawberry Sunrise hit Appejack's button telling that she doesn't like apples and strawberries are better.

* JerkassBall: Applejack grab one. Normally she should be sufficient smart for understand the difference from express an opinion and an offensive statement.

* TooImportantToWalk: Photo Finish has a pair of porters who carry around on a platform everywhere she goes. This is even lampshaded when Hoity Toity is itching a ride on her platform:

* PaletteSwap: Strewberry Sunrise is Carrot Top, but with different colors.

** And, for give her a lesson, Rarity make another mare hit Appejack's button telling that she doesn't like apples and strawberries are better.

* PaletteSwap: The ''strawberry'' mare is Carrot Top, but with different colors.

** And, for give her a lesson, Rarity make another mare hit Appejack's button telling that she don't like apple and strawberry are better.

** And, for give her a lesson, Rarity make another mare hit Appejack's button saying that she don't like apple and strawberry are better.

%%->'''Applejack''':

* BrutalHonesty: Applejack learns how hurtful honesty can be -- [[AesopAmnesia again]] -- especially if you don't make any effort to be polite.

* BrutalHonesty: Applejack learns how hurtful honesty can be -- [[AesopAmnesia again]] -- especially if you don't make any effort to be polite.

* BrutalHonesty: Applejack learns how hurtful honesty can be. [[AesopAmnesia Again.]]

* BrutalHonesty: Applejack learns how hurtful honesty can be.

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Honesty hurts: This goes to show us that being honest isn't always good.

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