Talk:Pinkie Pride/@comment-35301431-20140201171830/@comment-24299367-20140204152535

I thought everyone was in character? It's not that the Mane 6 ever betrays their element (Discorded moments aside), only that the focus character has an extended moment of self doubt in key episodes. It makes sense because those elements of harmony don't have to be associated with something positive.

People can have conflicting loyalties. Laughter can mask sadness. Generosity can be taken advantage of. Kindness isn't always helpful. Honesty can result in hurt feelings. Magic can backfire, causing more harm than good.

I do like that this conflict in this episode was more accidental than malicious. I think it's a good lesson. Nobody meant to make Pinkie feel bad, but that's what happened. Her emotions were still valid.

Twilight did ask Pinkie if she wanted to help, and Pinkie pretended that Cheese being the lead party planner didn't bother her. Rainbow didn't really want to choose the winner of the goof-off but she gave an unconvincing smile and tried to judge it anyway. When Pinkie saw that Rainbow wasn't having fun, she backed down.

Then Pinkie's friends recognized how much party planning meant to her and offered reassurance. Cheese revealed his totally benign motivation, everyone become friends and learned to work together. Nobody was really the villain here. Doesn't mean it wasn't an entertaining episode though. I liked all the character portrayals here.