Talk:One Bad Apple/@comment-216.66.171.122-20121205042202/@comment-2170890-20121205110847

I think you've kind of missed the point of the episode there. It's not that Babs was given a free pass, it's that they explained why she was doing what she was doing, which was a very refreshing take on the bullying storyline. Too many kids shows either create one-dimensional bully characters who are never explored ever, or (sometimes "and") make it out so that, as long as the "good" guys are doing the bullying, it's perfectly okay to be a bully. It wasn't that the CMC were supposed to feel bad about standing up for themselves either, it was that Babs was, in a way standing up for herself too, and the CMC saw that they were becoming bullies themselves by trying to stand up for themselves. While not being about assertiveness - this was basically Putting Your Hoof Down done correctly.

Diamond Tiara is still a bitch (not hating on the character), and did not stop being a bitch in either of the episodes you mentioned, so no loose logic there. The way SIlver Spoon acted was out of place, and I may even add her to the list of characters who have developed backwards this season. The fact that the last time we saw Silver Spoon was when she took Apple Bloom's side in something (more so taking Granny Smith's side in something) seeing her robotically agreeing with Diamond Tiara seemed a tad jarring. I don't mind if they are still best friends, but Silver Spoon was going to be her own character as well now, I thought.

So yeah, I think this was a good message to kids, when you realize the message is that it is very tepmting to be the bully yourself, when you're having a hard time.