History YMMV / MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E10RainbowFalls

* AccidentalAesop: If your friends make you stuff and cheer for you, you have to do what they want and be on their team. Because they can't do nice things for you if you're on another team. You totally can't cheer on both teams. Even though that's what the cheerleaders did at the end.

* CompressedVice: Applied to the Wonderbolts/Cloudsdale members Spitfire and Fleetfoot: where they've been portrayed before as nice ponies, here they lie about the extent of Soarin's injuries so that they could replace him with Dash because they care more about being the best than flying with their friend.
** Though, to be fair, it is a sporting event, and she isn't perfect. Sometimes, you lose sight of what's important. Doesn't mean you can't regain focus.
** Not to mention that Soarin' is shown to be the least focused Wonderbolt who's competing (he injures himself by getting distracted by the cheerleaders), so it isn't out of nowhere that Spitfire and Fleetfoot might want to swap him out for somepony who takes the competition seriously, especially if he isn't fully recovered.

* JerkassBall: Held by Spitfire and Fleetfoot.

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* BrokenAesop: Maybe? If the writers believed that "friendship is more important than being the best" was such a good lesson, why did they feel the need to add in the Wonderbolts holding the JerkassBall so that Rainbow Dash would have a reason other than friendship to turn down the Cloudsdale team? Was friendship not enough of a reason for that?
** Oh yeah, cause Rainbow Dash isn't known to really want to be a winner at everything and dreams of being a wonder bolt. its no wonder she went a third route with this.

* CompressedVice: Applied to the Wonderbolts/Cloudsdale members Spitfire and Fleetfoot: where they've been portrayed before as nice ponies, here they lie about Soarin being hurt so that they could replace him with Dash because they care more about being the best than flying with their friend. Even though in "Wonderbolts Academy" Spitfire was a ReasonableAuthorityFigure who did prioritize things like safety and level-headedness over being the best.

* JerkassBall: Held by Spitfire and Fleetfoot

* TheWoobie: Poor Soarin. Breaks his wing and none of his teammates come to check on him. His teammates even considered outright replacing him with Rainbow Dash!

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: Thought it certainly did look like Spitfire was the DesignatedVillain, one way of looking at it was that she, Fleetfoot, and possibly Soarin' deliberately put themselves in that role to test Dash, in which case she (again!) passed with [[JustForPun flying colors]].

** Oh yeah cause Rainbow Dash isn't known to really want to be a winner at everything and dreams of being a wonder bolt. its no wonder she went a third route with this.
* CompressedVice: Applied to the Wonderbolts/Cloudsdale members Spitfire and Fleetfoot: where they've been portrayed before as nice ponies, here they lie about Soarin being hurt so that they could replace him with Dash because they care more about being the best than flying with their friend. Even though in Wonderbolt Academy Spitfire was a ReasonableAuthorityFigure who did prioritize things like safety and level-headedness over being the best.

* HilariousInHindsight: A character voiced by Tara Strong in a cheerleader's outfit? [[LollipopChainsaw Just add chainsaw!]]

* SpotlightStealingSquad: Much like "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E14TheLastRoundup The Last Roundup]]", Derpy's appearance is what a lot of fans remember about this episode. There's also quite a bit of time devoted to Bulk Bicep's antics.
* TheWoobie: Poor Soarin. Breaks his wing and none of his teammates come to check on him. His teammates even considered outright replacing him with Rainbow Dash!

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: Thought it certainly did look like Spitfire was the DesignatedVillain, one way of looking at it was that she (and Fleetfoot) deliberately put themselves in that role to test Dash, in which case she (again!) passed with [[JustForPun flying colors]].

* SpotlightStealingSquad: Much like "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E14TheLastRoundup The Last Roundup]]", Derpy's appearance is what a lot of fans remember about this episode.
* TheWoobie: Poor Soarin. Breaks his wing and none of his teammates come to check on him.

* SpotlightStealingSquad: Much like "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendhsipIsMagicS2E14TheLastRoundup The Last Roundup]]", Derpy's appearance is what a lot of fans remember about this episode.

* SpotlightStealingSquad: Much like "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendhsipIsMagicS2E14TheLastRoundup The Last Roundup]]", Derpy's appearance is what a lot of fans remember about this episode. Coincidentally, both episodes were written by Amy Keating Rogers.

* HilariousInHindsight: A character voiced by Tara Strong in a cheerleader's outfit? [[ChainsawLollipop Just add chainsaw!]]

* AndTheFandomRejoiced: Derpy, absent in early S4 episodes, was back in '''spades''', not only appearing but as a plot-related element (Ponyville's replacement flyer when Rainbow "drops out"). Though never called by name and doesn't talk, her wall-eyed look is predominate.

* JerkassBall: Held by Spitfire and Fleetfoot

** Once again, Spitfire is portrayed as a {{Jerkass}} for the first two thirds of the episode, and unlike "Wonderbolt Academy", she doesn't have the excuse of [[DrillSergeantNasty being on the job]]. Though arguably that could have just been a case of desperation since cloudsdale could not join the Equestrian game.

** Oh yeah cause Rainbow Dash isn't known to a winning streak a mile wide and dreams of being a wonder bolt. its no wonder she went a third route with this.

** Once again, Spitfire is portrayed as a {{Jerkass}} for the first two thirds of the episode, and unlike "Wonderbolt Academy", she doesn't have the excuse of [[DrillSergeantNasty being on the job]].

* AndTheFandomRejoiced: Derpy, absent in early S4 episodes, was back in '''spades''', not only appearing but as a plot-related element (Ponyville's replacement flyer when Rainbow "drops out"). Though never called by name, her wall-eyed look is predominate.

* CompressedVice: Applied to the Wonderbolts/Cloudsdale members Spitfire and Fleetfoot: where they've been portrayed before as nice ponies, here they lie about Soarin being hurt so that they could replace him with Dash because they care more about being the best than flying with their friend. Even though in Wonderbolt Academy Spitfire was a ReasonableAuthorityFigure who did prioritize things like safety and level-headedness over being the best.

* AndTheFandomRejoiced: Derpy, absent in early S4 episodes, was back in '''spades''', not only appearing but as a plot-related element (Ponyville's replacement flyer when Rainbow "drops out"). Though never called by name, her wall-eyed look is predominate.