History YMMV / MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E2TheCutieMapPart2

* UnfortunateImplications: People can't help but think of Starlight Glimmer as MLP's take on the Social Justice Warriors, or at least what the internet thinks they are.

* UnfortunateImplications: People can't help but think of Starlight Glimmer as MLP's take on the Social Justice Warriors, or at least what the fandom had to endure and witness. ''Especially'' when she snaps at people.

* UnfortunateImplications: [[https://derpiboo.ru/864560 People can't help but think]] of Starlight Glimmer as MLP's take on the Social Justice Warriors, or at least what the fandom had to endure and witness. ''Especially'' when she snaps at people.

** Starlight Glimmer's town carries more insinuations of a cult or malevolent autocracy than of any pre-existing political ideology, as many have pointed out that Communism, Marxism and Socialism are about sharing wealth and resources, not the suppression of individual identity.

** Starlight Glimmer's town carries more insinuations of a cult than of any pre-existing political ideology, as many have pointed out that Communism, Marxism and Socialism are about sharing wealth and resources, not the suppression of individual identity.

* IdiotBall: That moment where Starlight Glimmer forgets that Twilight is an alicorn, whose special tallent is magic and thus [[spoiler:can't understand why Twilight is more powerful than she is.]] Sure it's not the reason Twilight gives, but it's a blindingly obvious one, and there's no reason for Starlight to miss it.

* Idiot ball: That moment where Starlight Glimmer forgets that Twilight is an alicorn, whose special tallent is magic and thus [[spoiler:can't understand why Twilight is more powerful than she is.]] Sure it's not the reason Twilight gives, but it's a blindingly obvious one, and there's no reason for Starlight to miss it.

* LoveToHate: Starlight Glimmer is a hypocritical tyrant who may become the first recurring villain of the series. But she's been well-received as a villain in part because she's so good at what she does.

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: [[spoiler:TheReveal about Starlight Glimmer]] has led to this. Did she genuinely believe in her philosophy, and was being sincere when she said [[spoiler: she only kept her cutie mark to carry out her plan, or was she just a hypocritical dictator who simply wanted power?]]

** I don't think the writers intended for equality in itself to come off as UnfortunateImplications. I think it's more along the lines of Starlight pursuing her dream of equality the wrong way. There are good ways to strive for equality, and Starlight's way wasn't the best way to go about it.

** How does this count as UnfortunateImplications?

* UnfortunateImplications: [[https://derpiboo.ru/864560 People can't help but think]] of Starlight Glimmer as MLP's take on the Social Justice Warriors. ''Especially'' when she snaps at people.

* UnfortunateImplications: [[https://derpiboo.ru/864560 People can't help but think]] of Starlight Glimmer as MLP's take on the Social Justice Warriors.

* MissedMomentOfAwesome/FanficFuel: Starlight Glimmer makes it sound like she wants to steal Twilight's Cutie Mark for herself when Double Diamond brings her the wagon of cutie marks. If its possible she can steal cutie marks, can she also wear another's cutie mark and use its powers?

* BrokenBase: While reception to the episode has been mostly positive, some viewers have taken offence to it, claiming that it [[RetCon completely rewrote]] the established rules and lore about Cutie Marks (with the fact that one of the episode's writers was [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E13MagicalMysteryCure M. A. Larson]] not helping this matter at all). Others have claimed that Starlight Glimmer's drive for equality being portrayed as villainous counts as UnfortunateImplications.

* BrokenBase: While reception to the episode has been mostly positive, some viewers have taken offence to it, claiming that it [[RetCon completely rewrote]] the established rules and lore about Cutie Marks. Others have claimed that Starlight Glimmer's drive for equality being portrayed as villainous counts as UnfortunateImplications.

* WinTheCrowd: Scott Sonneborn ''really'' didn't have [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E17SomeponyToWatchOverMe the best first impression with the fans]], but this seems to be his "Wonderbolt Academy."

* WinTheCrowd: Scott Sonneborn ''really'' didn't have [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E17SomeponyToWatchOverMe the best first impression with the fans]], but this seems to be his "Wonderbolt Academy."

* {{Narm}}: Double Diamond's voice isn't so bad when he's TheDragon, but after his HeelFaceTurn it becomes rather hard to take anything he says seriously when he still sounds like a surfer lunkhead.

-->'''Meghan [=McCarthy=]:''' So the friendship lesson here is never follow weirdos into caves.