History YMMV / MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E10RainbowFalls

** A character voiced by Creator/TaraStrong in a cheerleader's outfit? [[VideoGame/LollipopChainsaw Just add a chainsaw!]]

** Not to mention that Bulk is voiced by Michael Dobson, who once voiced a version of Starscream.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Aside from Derpy showing up (after being gone for so long) and Bulk Biceps being given an important role, people have also taken an interest in the griffon team... ''because'' they're a griffon team.

* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments: The very fact that Fluttershy, a pegasus terrified of heights and known for being a very weak flier, competes in the relay because she wants to see Rainbow Dash (more than Ponyville) win at the games, and this is how she can help best.

* HilariousInHindsight: A character voiced by Creator/TaraStrong in a cheerleader's outfit? [[VideoGame/LollipopChainsaw Just add a chainsaw!]]

** Thought it certainly did look like Spitfire was the bad guy, one way of looking at it was that she, Fleetfoot, and possibly Soarin' deliberately put themselves in that role [[SecretTestOfCharacter to test Dash]], in which case she (again!) passed with [[JustForPun flying colors]]. It helps that instead of getting mad or even upset at being called out, Spitfire and Fleetfoot are all smiles.

** Much less charitably, it brings into question just how much the lesson of [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E7WonderboltsAcademy caring about your teammates and being a proper leader]] actually stuck, leaving one to wonder how much Spitfire ''actually'' cares about the morality of her actions and the treatment, behavior, and well-being of her teammates so much as [[UltimateJobSecurity just canning Lightning Dust to keep a ringer like Rainbow Dash on their team]] since she just as casually considered dumping her long-time teammate Soarin' to make a spot for Dash.

* ItsTheSameNowItSucks: A common complaint is that the moral and its execution was already used and done better in "Wonderbolt Academy".

* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: The Wonderbolts' training leitmotif is a riff on (appropriately enough) "Gonna Fly Now", the theme from Franchise/{{Rocky}}. There's even a ponified version of Burgess Meredith in the Wonderbolts' camp.
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: Had the writers decided that Rainbow Dash and her team hadn't qualified, an aesop of "winning isn't everything" could have been explored. Given how competitive Rainbow Dash is (and how everypony knows this), having her gracefully accept failure could have been a powerful message.

*** On the other side, Rainbow made a commitment to the Ponyville team and shouldn't decide to switch to a better team just because she doesn't like her chances. Since we're shown that winning isn't of paramount importance to Rainbow (considering she agreed to Bulk Biceps and Fluttershy in the first place on top of passing on the chance to join), and since trying to win at the expense of others is a dick move, as established in ''[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E7WonderboltsAcademy Wonderbolts Academy]]'', there's no good reason for Rainbow to join the Cloudsdale team.

** Spitfire's {{Jerkass}} behavior for the first two thirds of the episode. Whether this is an understandable reaction in her quest for victory at the Equestria Games or an example of continuity from [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E7WonderboltsAcademy Wonderbolts Academy]] being ignored is up to debate.

* NeverLiveItDown: Spitfire has yet to live down trying to replace Soarin' with Rainbow Dash without telling him.

* WhatAnIdiot: Subverted. The cold open shows that Rainbow Dash picked ''Fluttershy and Bulk Biceps'', by far the weakest fliers in town, to be her teammates for the aerial relay team. However, it is quickly explained that all the other pegasi are competing in other events and that contestants are not allowed to participate in more than one.

** A minor case is Fleetfoot's voice. Some think it sounds unique and [[SugarWiki/MostWonderfulSound very cute]] for the character, but others have found it [[MostAnnoyingSound irritating beyond belief]] and too raspy.

** A minor case is Fleetfoot's voice. Some think it sounds unique and [[MostWonderfulSound very cute]] for the character, but others have found it [[MostAnnoyingSound irritating beyond belief]] and too raspy.

** Depending on who you ask, this episode is another good Rainbow Dash-focused episode, or it's a contrived mess full of plotholes, continuity breaks, shoehorned fanservice, and character derailment.

* FreudWasRight: The way Rainbow Dash catches Soarin'. Her big smile helps the way it looks in this regard.

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Thought it certainly did look like Spitfire was the bad guy, one way of looking at it was that she, Fleetfoot, and possibly Soarin' deliberately put themselves in that role [[SecretTestOfCharacter to test Dash]], in which case she (again!) passed with [[JustForPun flying colors]]. It helps that instead of getting mad or even upset at being called out, Spitfire and Fleetfoot are all smiles.