Talk:Spice Up Your Life/@comment-29310952-20161110082306

Well, I get the feeling like I'm going to be hated for this, but this episode was the first one in the season that was so awful in the reviews, I just couldn't bring myself to watch. There is some irony here to consider; the episode is about not listening to other reviews before trying something out, yet because of a review I read, I didn't watch it.

Irony aside, this was the first time in a long time where the writers just plain gutted a character for no good reason. Half the episode is wasted on Rarity being the exact opposite of who she normally is, only to then re-learn a lesson that she learned back in season five. Since when does Rarity ever advocate for conformity and asimilation? She doesn't, she's always about being yourself in order to stand out from the crowd, which means that she should've been REALLY good for this episode. Instead, Vogel just completely ignores everything about Rarity's personality and all of the character development she had throughout the last five seasons.

Even worse though was Zesty Gourmand. Her entire character frankly feels like an outrageously over-exaggerated stereotype based on the writers' feelings about reviews and critics. She doesn't act like a proper critic, instead acting like a spoiled brat too used to having exactly what she wants as she forces any kind of food joints to serve food only she would find acceptable. When you're a critic, your job is to review what kind of service is provided and how it's accomplished, not force everyone to do exactly the same thing.