History YMMV / MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E13FallWeatherFriends

* IdiotPlot: Rainbow Dash uses her ability to fly to cheat in various events. Until Applejack points it out, none of the ponies think it unfair, and neither do they bother rerunning the events she cheated in. Let's face it, when even ''Twilight Sparkle'' doesn't object to Dash '''lifting Applejack into the air during a ''tug of war''''', this trope is ''definitely'' in play.

* AccidentalAesop: The whole 'cheating using wings' argument Applejack and Rainbow Dash have after the Iron Pony competition delves into Rainbow saying that there was no rule against using her wings. Despite's [=AJ=]'s retort that the rule was implied, it does give a subtle lesson about how you should establish rules in order to have a fair game, including rules that will kibosh whatever unfair advantage your competition has.

* AccidentalAesop: The whole 'cheating using wings' argument Applejack and Rainbow Dash have after the Iron Pony competition delves into Rainbow saying that there was no rule against using her wings. Despite's [=AJ=]'s retort that the rule is implied, it does give the implication that you should establish rules in order to have a fair game, including rules that will kibosh whatever unfair advantage your competition has.

* FridgeBrilliance: On their respective character sheets, both Applejack and Rainbow Dash are listed as [[FourTemperamentEnsemble cholerics]]. This episode sees quite a number of ''defects'' associated with the temperament come into play. What starts out as a perfectly rational explanation during an innocent game of horseshoes triggers an EscalatingWar. They become fiercely competitive, going so far as to [[XMustNotWin disrupt the progress of the other]] [[DickDastardlyStopsToCheat by whatever means are available to them]]. By contrast, the key ''attribute'' of the melancholic temperament is on full display, as Twilight Sparkle pulls out a fifth-place finish after a leisurely start.

* DesignatedVillain: More than a few fans see Applejack as this, at least in comparison to Dash. Which isn't entirely without merit, given how Dash is the instigating cheater in both the Iron Pony competition and the Running of the Leaves, not to mention how Applejack still keeps trying to make things fair until she finally just crosses the RageBreakingPoint.

* {{Jerkass Woobie}}s: It's hard not to feel sorry for Rainbow Dash and Applejack when they find out that they came in last place.

* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: After Rainbow Dash deliberately trips up Applejack with a tree branch and Applejack uses the branch as a [[{{Treebuchet}} slingshot]], the background music has snippets similar to "March of the Swiss Soldiers" from Music/GioachinoRossini's ''William Tell Overture''.

* TheScrappy: Rainbow Dash gloating over winning the Iron Pony after she blatantly cheated makes Applejack a hell of a lot easier to root for in the cheating war than she really should be.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: After Rainbow Dash deliberately trips up Applejack with a tree branch and Applejack uses the branch as a [[{{Treebuchet}} slingshot]], the background music has snippets similar to "March of the Swiss Soldiers" from Music/GioachinoRossini's ''William Tell Overture''.

* FridgeBrilliance: On their respective character sheets, both Applejack and Rainbow Dash are listed as [[FourTemperamentEnsemble cholerics]]. This episode sees quite a number of ''defects'' associated with the temperament come into play. What starts out as a perfectly rational explanation during an innocent game of horseshoes triggers an EscalatingWar. They become fiercely competitive, going so far as to [[XMustNotWin disrupt the progress of the other]] [[DickDastardlyStopsToCheat by whatever means are available to them]]. By contrast, the dominant ''attribute'' of the melancholic temperament is on full display, as Twilight Sparkle pulls out a fifth-place finish after a leisurely start.

** Or it's the results of the writers who had no idea yet that the show would have an audience would be interested in continuity, and far older than 12.

* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: After Rainbow Dash deliberately trips up Applejack with a tree branch and Applejack uses the branch as a [[{{Treebuchet}} slingshot]], the background music has snippets similar to Music/GioachinoRossini's William Tell overture.

* TheScrappy: Rainbow Dash gloating over winning the Iron Pony after she blatantly cheated makes Applejack a hell of a lot easier to root for in the cheating war than she really should be.

* IdiotPlot: Rainbow Dash uses her ability to fly to cheat in various events. Until Applejack points it out, none of the ponies think it unfair, and neither do they bother rerunning the events she cheated in. Let's face it, when even Twilight Sparkle doesn't object to Dash LIFTING APPLEJACK INTO THE AIR DURING A TUG OF WAR, this trope is ''definitely'' in play.

* {{Jerkass Woobie}}s: It's hard not to feel sorry for Rainbow Dash and Applejack when they find out that they came in last place.

* {{Jerkass Woobie}}s: It's hard not to feel sorry for Rainbow Dash and Apple Jack when they find out that they came in last place.

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