Talk:Make New Friends but Keep Discord/@comment-4215388-20170719012916/@comment-5837525-20170719015051

As Fluttershy said at the beginning of the episode, she thought Discord already received a ticket to the Gala, and once it was clear he hadn't, he played it off like it was no big deal. If he was interested in going to the Gala, he wasn't that open about it.


 * Discord: It probably got lost in the mail. No biggie, as the foals say.

Plus, we aren't exactly given all the details of Tree Hugger's situation. Despite the way she acts, maybe she was nervous about meeting new ponies and Fluttershy invited her to the Gala to help her come out of her shell. Maybe she was only in Ponyville for a brief period and Fluttershy wanted her to experience the Gala while she was in town (after all, Fluttershy and Discord can hang out whenever they want to, not just at the Gala).

As for the accusation of appearing "two-faced", I'd chalk that up to the writing making it look like Tree Hugger is trying to replace Discord as Fluttershy's friend. It IS a little contrived, but in my opinion, it doesn't hurt the story.