YMMV / My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic S1 E19 "A Dog and Pony Show"

• Accidental Aesop: This can be seen as a meta-one on Lauren Faust's part: that even characters like Rarity can break away from the Damsel in Distress trope and be strong in their own way.
• Alternative Character Interpretation: Was Rarity saying "Mules are ugly" actually an example of Fantastic Racism or just her trying to annoy the Diamond Dogs?
• Ensemble Dark Horse:
  • Sapphire Shores was somewhat popular within the fandom at the time though not as popular as Photo Finish or Hoity Toity.
  • The Diamond Dogs were popular despite being minor villains and fans were quite disappointed that they were never brought back throughout the show aside from a few appearances in other forms of media of the cartoon.
• Hilarious in Hindsight:
  • Rarity asserts that "A lady is never jealous". The very next episode involves her being jealous of Fluttershy.
  • Spike digs up several gems like a dog would.
• Memetic Mutation: Rarity's "You want to hear whining?!" rant saw more than a few uses for this.
• Rescued from the Scrappy Heap: Those who weren't fond of Rarity finally came to like her as a character in this episode.

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