History YMMV / MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E4DaringDont

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: JustForFun/DaringDo. Did she really plan to get captured with Dash just happening to be in the way, or did she make it up to cover her earlier behavior? Also, how much is Daring truly dismissive of Rainbow Dash, and how much is it just Daring being lonely in her line of work?

* ShockingSwerve: Daring Do being real comes out of nowhere.

* FoeYay: Pretty much invoked in one scene between Daring and Ahuizotl, when she tells him she loves him and needs to propose to him before giving him the ring, treating it like their engagement ring. Daring even gives Ahuizotl a bedroom eyes look as she slips the ring over her neck in an almost seductive way. Even Rainbow Dash noticed; her expression during that scene pretty much confirms that it was intentional.
-->'''Daring Do:''' Now Ahuizotl, you know I love you, but I can't give you the ring until I've ''properly'' proposed!

* FoeYay: Almost invoked in one scene between Daring and Ahuizotl. Even Rainbow Dash noticed; her expression during that scene pretty much confirms that it was intentional.
-->'''Daring Do:''' Now, Ahuizotl, you know I love you, but I can't give you the ring until I've ''properly'' proposed!

* LoveItOrHateIt: TheReveal about Daring Do being RealAfterAll has been quite divisive.

* FridgeBrilliance: An ahuizotl, according to the legends, is a water-dwelling ambush predator. 800 years of unseasonable heat is almost certainly going to cause a drought. During a drought, there is less water to go around. When there's less water to go around, more animals will come from much further away to find any water, and will likely ignore any dangers there. Ahuizotl was essentially guaranteeing himself 800 years of free food.

* AlternateAesopInterpretation[=/=]AccidentalAesop:
** Stalk your favorite author and everything will turn out fine. You'll get to have an adventure with her and be in the next book!
** OR celebrities are people/ponies too and you shouldn't chase after them... [[SpaceWhaleAesop unless they were just captured by an evil mythical creature and put in a death trap]]. Then they might need some help.

* LoveItOrHateIt: See BrokenBase.

* ShockingSwerve: Daring Do being real. So much to the point of dividing the fandom in two.

* BrokenBase:
** The very concept that Daring Do is real. This idea alone pretty much split the fanbase with either loving this episode or hating it. While most were perfectly okay with this revelation, others did not like the idea at all, finding it jarring, and even pointless and illogical. Some fans were also unhappy with the amount of fan theories and head canon that this episode jossed, such as the idea that "Twilight's mother is the author of Daring Do" that the IDW comics and Gameloft mobile app hinted.

** The very concept that Daring Do is real. This idea alone pretty much split the fanbase with either loving this episode or hating it. While most were perfectly okay with this revelation, others did not like the idea at all, finding it jarring and even stupid and unnecessary. Some fans were also unhappy with the amount of fan theories and head canon that this episode jossed, such as the idea that "Twilight's mother is the author of Daring Do" that the IDW comics and Gameloft mobile app hinted.

** The very concept that Daring Do is real. This idea alone pretty much split the fanbase with either loving this episode or hating it. While most were perfectly okay with this revelation, others did not like the idea at all, finding it jarring and even stupid and unnecessary. Some fans were also unhappy with the amount of fan theories and head canon that this episode jossed, such as the idea that "Twilight's mother is the author of Daring Do" that the IDW comics and Gameloft mobile app hinted.

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything:
** Many fans have compared Rainbow's fan-maring over her idol throughout the episode to be similar to how bronies react upon seeing the show's staff in person or even a scenario where they might see the ''actual'' characters from the show.
** Similarly, Twilight's and Rainbow's debate on the several plot-lines in the Daring Do series can also be seen as how bronies would nitpick each and every single detail when expressing their viewpoints.
** Then there's Rainbow's panicking over having to wait two more months for the new book and worrying she can't take waiting any longer. See also the fandom taking on the hiatus between season.
** In general, the episode seems to show a bunch of {{Affectionate Parod|y}}ies of bronies and fandoms in general.

** The very concept that Daring Do is real. This idea alone pretty much split the fanbase with either loving this episode or hating it. While most were perfectly okay with this revelation, others did not the idea at all, finding it jarring and even stupid and unnecessary. Some fans were also unhappy with the amount of fan theories and head canon that this episode jossed, such as the idea that "Twilight's mother is the author of Daring Do" that the IDW comics and Gameloft mobile app hinted.

* FamilyUnfriendlyAesop: If you like someone's work, you'll get no rewards for maintaining a polite and professional distance. Track them down, find out where they live, and turn up unannounced! They might be a little annoyed at first, but you need to be persistent. In the end, you'll give them some much-needed assistance and get written into the series.

-->'''Daring Do:''' Now, Ahuizotl, you know I love you, but I can't give you the ring until I've ''properly'' proposed!

* BaseBreaker/BrokenBase:

* LoveItOrHateIt: See BaseBreaker/BrokenBase.

* BrokenBase:
** Many fans are unhappy that this episode jossed the idea that "Twilight's mother is the author of Daring Do" that the IDW comics and Gameloft mobile app hinted. Others are taking it entirely in stride and like the direction the show went with instead.
** The very concept that Daring Do is real. While most were completely okay with this revelation and even thought it may be true, others don't like the idea at all, finding it unnecessary and utterly nonsensical even by MLP standards, not to mention being uncomfortable with the weird elements this fact introduces to the show's world-building.

* ShockingSwerve: Daring Do being real, depending on who you ask.

* FridgeLogic: An ahuizotl, according to the legends, is a water-dwelling ambush predator. 800 years of unseasonable heat is almost certainly going to cause a drought. during a drought, there is less water to go around. When there's less water to go around, more animals will come from much further away to find any water, and will likely ignore any dangers there. Ahuizotl was essentially guaranteeing himself 800 years of free food.

*** Equestria Daily even did a poll asking whether people preferred Daring Do to be real or fictional in the show's universe, and it turned out that [[http://polldaddy.com/poll/7630361/?view=results the fandom was more or less split pretty much equally]] between "I like it", "I don't like it", and "I don't care either way".
*** Moreso, many have pointed out that if the goal was the morale "never put anyone so high on a pedestal and forget how important you can be too", the show had already had several other ponies that Rainbow Dash admires (like the Wonderbolts) that they could have used, instead of making Daring Do "real" in-universe.
*** Not to mention that Rainbow Dash is the ''last'' member of the cast who needs that lesson; previous episodes have seen her learning ''not'' to think too highly of herself.

* FanDumb: A somewhat minor case, but a popular image making the rounds is one of [[http://tinyurl.com/lc38o2e Daring Do with a third, very phallic leg.]] Many people have started to freak out over this apparent animation error, even though looking at the episode shows no sign of this error. The image is just an edited still.

* AlternateAesopInterpretation[=/=]AccidentalAesop: Stalk your favorite author and everything will turn out fine. You'll get to have an adventure with her and be in the next book!

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Many fans have compared Rainbow's fan-maring over her idol throughout the episode to be similar to how bronies react upon seeing the show's staff in person or even a scenario where they might see the ''actual'' characters from the show.

* FoeYay: Almost invoked in one scene between Daring and Ahuizotl. Even Rainbow Dash noticed.
-->'''Daring Do:''' Now Ahuizotl, you know I love you, but I can't give you the ring until I've ''properly'' proposed!
** Rainbow Dash's expression during that scene pretty much confirms that it was intentional.

--> Back to the mane page '''[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E4DaringDont here]].'''

** The very concept that Daring Do is real. While some were completely okay with this revelation, others don't like the idea at all, finding it unnecessary and utterly nonsensical even by MLP standards, not to mention being uncomfortable with the weird elements this fact introduces to the show's world-building.

** The entire concept of Daring Do being real. While this was a possibility that some people have speculated and are pleased to see confirmed, others don't like the idea at all, finding it unnecessary and completely ridiculous even by MLP standards, and being uncomfortable with the weird elements this fact introduces to the show's world-building. Equestria Daily did a poll asking whether people preferred Daring Do to be real or fictional in the show's universe, and it turned out that [[http://polldaddy.com/poll/7630361/?view=results the fandom was more or less split pretty much equally]] between "I like it", "I don't like it", and "I don't care either way".

* ShockingSwerve: Turns out Draing Do is actually real, no matter how little sense this makes.