Talk:Friendship lessons/@comment-3410511-20150130160833/@comment-32136229-20150130164900

Haven't they been doing that since Season 2? And didn't Season 4 feature the ensemble a lot more, which fans criticized because the characters that weren't the focus of an episode's story was irrelevant to said story?

And just because an episode decided to focus on an individual character, does not mean their friendship isn't prominent. We still see plenty of interactions between the Mane 6 ponies. Besides, focusing on a certain character individually can allow for a more personal character development for each of the Mane 6.