Talk:Spike/@comment-99.120.148.87-20121110161858/@comment-4742142-20121112015657

There's no doubt that the choices Twilight made resulted in her passing the test. For that, she succeeds. However, the choices that affected Spike is what made the difference between passage and failure. She chose to rely on her number-one assistant, and it paid off. Think about it -- the downstairs scene. Spike was able to get Twilight to come to her senses and not continue to believe that she was really failing the test (according to Celestia), which was completely an illusion. Having him definitely helped Twilight focus, also. Finally, she told Spike to deliver the crystal heart, and he risked his own life and taking the plunge, only to not fall thanks to Shining Armor's move to toss Cadance and prevented the fall and the heart from Sombra's reach. At the end, Twilight's choices helped her pass, and Spike delivering the crystal heart saved the day. Sound fair enough? That's how I saw it.