History YMMV / MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E7MakeNewFriendsButKeepDiscord

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Tree Hugger is often portrayed as being on drugs (or doing drugs with Fluttershy offscreen) by fans. Her personality and {{Dreadlock|Rasta}}s don't help matters.

* {{Fanon}}: Tree Hugger's constant mellow tones of speech, relaxed mannerisms, and CloudCuckoolander tendencies made it an easy jump for fans to portray her as TheStoner.
* HilariousInHindsight:

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Tree Hugger is often portrayed as being on drugs by fans. Her personality and {{Dreadlock|Rasta}}s don't help matters.

** BaseBreaker: Others find her insufferable, particularly those who dislike hippies in general.

* BaseBreaker: The episode itself is this. Many people say that the numerous references within it were hilarious and that it was a very good Discord episode while others say that said references were unnecessary and that the way the plot was executed was poor.

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Tree Hugger is often portrayed as being on drugs by fans. Her personality doesn't help matters.

%%*BaseBreaker: The episode itself is this. Is it one of the greatest episodes in the series or is it the worst?

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Tree Hugger was already becoming popular in the fandom even before the episode aired thanks to preview clips. The Smooze is also very popular.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Tree Hugger was already becoming popular in the fandom even before the episode aired thanks to preview clips.

** How exactly does Discord know the Smooze? And where did the Smooze come from, anyway?

* {{Fanon}}: Tree Hugger's constant mellow tones of speech, relaxed mannerisms, and CloudCuckoolander tendencies made it an easy jump for fans portray her as TheStoner.

* {{Fanon}}: Tree Hugger's constant mellow tones of speech, relaxed mannerisms, and CloudCuckoolander tendencies have had fans portray her as TheStoner.

* JerkassWoobie: Yeah, Discord was being a prick in trying to sabotage the Gala if it meant getting Fluttershy's affections and abused the benign Smooze just so he could try to make Fluttershy jealous. But it's shown Discord has never had a friend prior to Fluttershy so he doesn't know how he should act for her and even that his friends are allowed to have other friends besides him. Many Website/YouTube commenters have sympathized with him especially since he's been excluded from things before. Not to mention that, even if the other ponies forgave him, this episode lightly implies he's still on not fully good terms with Twilight and the other Mane Six. It probably would've helped if Fluttershy explained this better as well when Discord was clearly showing signs of jealously before he practically had to spell it out for her.

* JerkassWoobie: Yeah, Discord was being a prick in trying to sabotage the Gala if it meant getting Fluttershy's affections and abused the benign Smooze just so he could try to make Fluttershy jealous. But it's shown Discord has never had a friend prior to Fluttershy so he doesn't know how he should act for her and even that his friends are allowed to have other friends besides him. Many Website/YouTube commenters have sympathized with him especially since he's been excluded from things before. Not to mention that, even if the other ponies forgave him, this episode lightly implies he's still on not fully good terms with Twilight and the other Mane Six.

** Ironically not the first time hippie ponies were shown as Wheat Grass and Flax Seed from the comics long predated Tree Hugger. But Tree Hugger's attitude more or less was just like how they were displayed.

** Furthermore, Fluttershy invites her brand new friend to the Gala without ever confirming that Discord had even been invited. She's not exactly obligated to do so, and it certainly doesn't excuse what comes next, but it ''is'' sort of a raw deal for Discord. You can feel his pain deeply when she tells Tree Hugger, "I've never met anypony as funny as you," a word-for-word echo of something she'd said to ''him'' at the episode's start. She also ignores Discord when he tried to greet her at the gala, which seems rather unfriendly for her.

** Ironicly not the first time hippie ponies were shown as Wheat Grass and Flax Seed from the comics long predated Tree Hugger. But Tree Hugger's attitude more or less was just like how they were displayed. Taking pointers from the comics perhaps?

** There's a universe with [[WesternAnimation/EquestriaGirls humans]], and now one with [[ItMakesSenseInContext Sock Puppets]]. How many other universes are there?

* JerkassWoobie: Yeah, Discord was being a prick in trying to sabotage the Gala if it meant getting Fluttershy's affections and abused the benign Smooze just so he could try to make Fluttershy jealous. But it's shown Discord has never had a friend prior to Fluttershy so he doesn't know how he should act for her and even that his friends are allowed to have other friends besides him. Many Youtube commenters have sympathized with him especially since he's been excluded from things before. Not to mention that, even if the other ponies forgave him, this episode lightly implies he's still on not fully good terms with Twilight and the other Mane Six.

** Furthermore, Fluttershy invites her brand new friend to the Gala without ever confirming that Discord had even been invited. She's not exactly obligated to do so, and it certainly doesn't excuse what comes next, but it ''is'' sort of a raw deal for Discord. You can feel his pain deeply when she tells Tree Hugger, "I've never met anypony as funny as you," a word-for-word echo of something she'd said to ''him'' at the episode's start.

** Furthermore, Fluttershy invites her brand new friend to the Gala without ever confirming that Discord had even been invited. She's not exactly obligated to do so, and it certainly doesn't excuse what comes next, but it ''is'' sort of a raw deal for Discord.

* UglyCute: This new Smooze.

* UglyCute: This new Snooze.

*** This actually seemed to have been as Ascended thing since the ''Reflection'' arc in the comic indeed showcase there were different dimensions.

* JerkassWoobie: Yeah, Discord was being a prick in trying to sabotage the Gala if it meant getting Fluttershy's affections and abused the benign Smooze just so he could try to make Fluttershy jealous. But it's shown Discord has never had a friend prior to Fluttershy so he doesn't know how he should act for her and even that his friends are allowed to have other friends besides him. Many Youtube commenters have sympathized with him especially since he's been excluded from things before.

** Back in 2013 [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVHxls1f0LM one fan cosplayed as Discord in a]] [[Franchise/MetalGear cardboard box.]] Almost two years later...
* LesYay: Given that Discord is acting like a jealous boyfriend, Tree Hugger and Fluttershy hanging out looks a lot like they are dating. Not helping matters is the two always hugging and Fluttershy giving Tree Hugger a couple rather adoring looks.