Talk:Applejack/@comment-16424758-20130203140832/@comment-5502573-20130203153946

The problem with her goal is that not only is her goal never mentioned/brought up (she never says: "Sorry, girls, but I need to prove myself and take care of mah family") but also the goal itself isn't that challenging

Taking RD, as example, we're shown pretty early that she wants to be a Wonderbolt. That's a pretty cool dream worth working towards. Sure, the others like Pinkie and Fluttershy dont have a goal but Pinkie is a random character and Fluttershy makes up for her ever-growing assertiveness (character growth). Applejack neither is a random character, shows any major growth because she is already mature when we're introduced to her, and she has no goal worth achieving.

Suppose it IS to not disappoint her parents and take care of the family. In theory, a worthy goal, '''BUT the problem with that is... the family isn't dysfunctional. '''Applejack's family is pretty much functional. There's very little wrong with it as a whole. If Applejack and Applebloom had issues with one another, if Big Mac refused to work and wanted out of the farm life, if Granny Smith refused to listen to the new generation, or the farm was in jeopardy because they dont have enough money, THEN it would be nice to see Applejack try and bring harmony to the family just like what her parents would've wanted.

It's a shame they missed this opportunity to provide Applejack with a challenge/goal. They almost did with Ticket Master (how she needed money from the Gala to pay for the barn) but even tho Applejack got no profit from the Gala, Season 2 started the family being in pretty good shape for no apparent reason. Besides, it's already too late to give Applejack this dysfunctional family problem.

I'm sure the writers can come up with something in season 4 because... I'm really tired of the family stories and the overly predictable and non-spectacular episodes she's given