Talk:The Mysterious Mare Do Well/@comment-3410511-20150623020204/@comment-5837525-20150623031055

Here's the thing about that. You say they couldn't just stand there and stay quiet while Rainbow rubs her glory in everypony's faces. But guess what?

That's exactly what they did.

At no point do Twilight and the others go up to Rainbow and say "Hey, Rainbow, don't you think you're going a little overboard on the bragging?" or something like that. They only do this at the very end. And at the middle of the episode, after Mare Do Well's gotten a few heroic acts under her belt, what do Rainbow's friends do then?


 * Applejack: That Mare Do Well sure can pull off some pretty heroic feats.
 * Twilight Sparkle: I was impressed by that spell she used to fix the dam. Seems like something like that would take quite a bit of study.
 * Fluttershy: She really cares about everypony's safety.
 * Rarity: Have you seen her costume? It is to die for! If you ask me, she's a hero of fashion.

They brag. Just as Rainbow was. Because they're not talking about Mare Do Well -- they're talking about themselves. You know how this could have been fixed? Have Pinkie Pie be Mare Do Well by herself, and the rest of the Mane Six have no idea that it's her. Because Pinkie Pie is the only one not in that scene, and it makes sense that Pinkie Pie would go to this extreme to teach a lesson.