Talk:MMMystery on the Friendship Express/@comment-4979046-20120407173853/@comment-4969874-20120408042940

Part of it, I believe, has to do with the concept of misdirection. In most of the scenes prior to Pinkie's nightwatch, Applejack behaves like she would be the first to cave. However as it turns out, it was Rainbow Dash, a pony that has a weakness to selfish actions; Rarity, who often succumbs to temptation; and Fluttershy, a weak-willed pony, who would be too shy to publically admit her mistake; who ended up 'taking the cake.'

As for the "Mary Sue" claim by @222.127.223.73.... You do realize that the fundamental basis of a Sue character is that the are spotlight stealers, they possess excessive amounts of abilities and skills that are unexplained with no purpose other than to accentuate their "awesomness," and they are often very persuasive with little chance of being corrupted... So, consider AJ rarely gets the spotlight, and even more rarely gets an episode centered around her... her skills are all related to years of physical labor and farming lifestyle... and that while she is the most morally sound of the mane 6, she still has her flaws that in fact, "corrupted" her in 'Return of Harmony'; you're choice of such a derogatory term as "Mary Sue," is an unjust offense to Applejack's character. And use of that word should be backed by solid evidence.