Talk:Canterlot Boutique/@comment-24245960-20160321042102

DBZFan12's comment and the events of this and prior Rarity episodes have given me an idea for a future Rarity story.

Rarity's fashions are becoming quite high-profile, so if one of her designs was to become an absolute failure I think it would be quite a blow to her confidence. She would become depressed and start eating the ice cream again and isolate herself from her friends. As she eats more and more ice cream she gains weight and her self-esteem declines even further. Eventually her friends have to join forces to get her out of her depression and to help her restore her self-image, and Rainbow Dash takes on the role of her physical trainer to help get her back into shape.

I imagine someone will say this plot sounds a bit far-fetched and it's unlikely that the creators would do such a story, but among the problems that young girls face are eating disorders and struggling with self-image. I think these would be worthy issues for the writers to deal with in an episode.