Talk:Rarity/@comment-4756231-20130907153340/@comment-26973802-20130910042618

Because who's really the background pony? Applejack, who appeared in every episode in Season 3, or Rarity, who hasn't had an episode revolve around her (individually or shared with one other pony) since Episode 35, Sweet and Elite.

This is just like the dronkeys in Shrek. They were quite interesting (and somewhat adorable) creatures but they didn't get as much screentime as they should have. And Shrek 4 should have kept up the pattern of increasing their screentime each movie, but no, they got roughly the same amount as Shrek the Third because most of Forever After takes place in an alternate world where they're nonexistent.

...ironic I mention dronkeys and Rarity in the same sentence, seeing Rarity is a pony in love with a dragon, Spike. I know there's a difference between ponies and donkies, but still