History YMMV / FriendshipIsMagic

*** Compounding this is TheReveal that Applejack has a MyGreatestFailure involving a girl who looks a lot like Little Strongheart and is heavily implied to have died because of Applejack or at least Applejack believes she could have saved her but failed to.

* UnexpectedCharacter: Descent, one of the Shadowbolts turns out to be [[spoiler: Flash Sentry]] of all people.

** At this point, only one of the Carriers of Sin has yet to have their identity revealed, leading to speculation in the comments. The most popular guess seems to be that he's Cheese Sandwich, given that some of the supplementary materials have included him, the two look rather similar (not to mention his cloak shares Cheese's color scheme), and he apparently has an interest in Pinkie Pie (specifically Pinkamena).

** [[spoiler:This comic's version of Flutterbat. Evidently, according to dialogue from Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy turns into Flutterbat every Halloween. Flutterbat is capable of turning people into apples via a sort of magic. The only way you'd be immune to it is if you find a house to stay in and not invite her in. Applejack, unaware it's not a costume, lets her into her house... where [[AdultFear Applebloom, Sweetie Belle, Scootaloo, and Spike are in]]... alone. And Flutterbat has every intention to make them into apples.]]

* BaseBreakingCharacter: Applejack. Her detractors have accused her of giving up on friendship too easily, while her supporters find her reasonings understandable. Moreover, her detractors have gotten inpatient with her RefusalOfTheCall, because of how it resulted in two [[NearVillainVictory instances of the villains nearly winning]], while her supporters believe that her eventual acceptance of the call will be worth it. When the fight against [[spoiler:Berserker!Spike]] came to an end without her help, Applejack’s detractors had given up on her, and believe that someone else needs to become the Element of Honesty, while her supporters believe that the victory against [[spoiler:Berserker!Spike]] wasn’t meant to be hers, and are still waiting for her moment to shine.

* BaseBreakingCharacter: Applejack. Her stubborn RefusalOfTheCall has gotten on many readers nerves. While some find her reasons understandable, others thinks that she’s given up on friendship too easily, and her RefusalOfTheCall has resulted in ''two'' [[NearVillainVictory instances of the villains nearly winning]]. The fight against [[spoiler:Berserker!Spike]] coming to end ''without her help'', has only further left readers wondering why should the Elements even bother trying to recruit her.

** The gathering of the Elements of Harmony and the Carriers of Sin, the webcomic's introduction arc that has started since the beginning of the series around ''2011-2012'' is still ongoing as of mid-2020.
*** Applejack joining the Mane 6 takes up the most chapters out of the five elements and final Carrier of Sin has yet to even be ''revealed''.

** At this point, only one of the Carriers of Sin has yet to have their identity revealed, leading to speculation in the comments. The most popular guess seems to be that he's Cheese Sandwich, given that some of the supplementary materials have included him, the two look rather similar (not to mention his cloak shares Cheese's color scheme), and he apparently has an interest in Pinkie Pie (specifically Pinkamena.

** The gathering of the Elements of Harmony and the Carriers of Sin, the webcomic's introductory arc that has started since the beginning of the series around ''2011'' essentially outlasted it's source material which ended in October 2019. Applejack joining the heroes takes up the most chapters out of the five elements and final Carrier of Sin has yet to even be ''revealed'' as of early 2020.

** This comic being made before ''Equestria Girls'' was even an idea at Hasbro.

*** Even moreso when she finally reveals her reason for not making friends: A bad experience made her believe it wasn't worth it to have any. Not unlike two certain cases in season 5; [[spoiler: Moondancer and Starlight Glimmer.]]

* NightmareFuel: [[SuperpoweredEvilSide Pinkamena]]. Seeing Pinkie go from GenkiGirl to acting like a full blown SerialKiller is disturbing enough, but watching her torture her victims by breaking limbs and then ''pulping their insides'' sends it right over the edge.

* ArcFatigue: The fight against [[spoiler:Berserker!Spike]] has gained this reaction over time. Starting at the tail end of Chapter 9 in August of 2018 and encapsulating ''all'' of Chapter 10 by March of 2020, the fight has begun to wear on people's nerves due to [[spoiler:Berserker!Spike]] being an InvincibleVillain, tanking every attack thrown at them, including one that should have ''killed'' them, yet getting right back up and brutally injuring Dash, Fluttershy, and Pinkie. Add on the rather depressing nature of the conflict [[spoiler:since none of the Elements want to kill Spike]], the frustration over Applejack ''still'' refusing to help despite Celeste outright ''begging'' her at this point, and the month long gaps between pages, and it can be frustrating to read.

** At this point, only one of the Carriers of Sin has yet to have their identity revealed, leading to speculation in the comments. The most popular guess seems to be that he's Cheese Sandwich, given that some of the supplementary materials have included him and the two look rather similar (not to mention his cloak shares Cheese's color scheme).

* ArcFatigue: The fight against [[spoiler:Berserker!Spike]] has gained this reaction over time. Starting at the tail end of Chapter 9 in August of 2018 and encapsulating ''all'' of Chapter 10 by March of 2020, the fight has begun to wear on people's nerves due to [[spoiler:Berserker!Spike]] being an InvincibleVillain, tanking every attack thrown at him, including one that should have ''killed'' them, yet getting right back up and brutally injuring Dash, Fluttershy, and Pinkie. Add on the rather depressing nature of the conflict [[spoiler:since none of the Elements want to kill Spike]], the frustration over Applejack ''still'' refusing to help despite Celeste outright ''begging'' her at this point, and the month long gaps between pages, and it can be frustrating to read.

* EpilepticTrees: At this point, only one of the Carriers of Sin has yet to have their identity revealed, leading to speculation in the comments. The most popular guess seems to be that he's Cheese Sandwich, given that some of the supplementary materials have included him and the two look rather similar (not to mention his cloak shares Cheese's color scheme).

* CounterpartComparison: As soon as Spike's Carrier of Greed form was revealed, many people immediately compared him to [[Characters/DragonBallBroly Broly]], due to their similar body builds, simple-minded destructive character and SicklyGreenGlow auras.
** In fact, just look at the [[https://www.deviantart.com/mauroz/art/Friendship-Is-Magic-09-P5-760843430 page]] he first appears in and [[DrinkingGame take a shot every time you see someone reference]] ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' [[DrinkingGame in some way or form in the comments.]]