Talk:28 Pranks Later/@comment-4861270-20160818001331

Ever since this episode aired, I've noticed some people complaining over Rainbow Dash's behavior in the first half, since her pranks were going to out of hand whic, which was kind of going against her character development, and I see what they mean. For example, she pranked Fluttershy in spite of agreeing with Pinkie Pie that Fluttershy is too sensitive to even the most harmless of pranks, and Fluttershy is a close friend to Rainbow since fillyhood. If you ask me, Rainbow should've pranked Twilight in the beginning and never Fluttershy. And to be honest, some of her pranks seemed pretty clever, like the sewing machine cake on Rarity, moving Applejack's bed, Spike drawing a goofy picture of Cheerilee, while some seemed too far like the boulder on Big Mac's wagon, giving Mr. Cake a brick sandwich, and replacing Cranky's wig with a skunk. And at the second half, during the zombie prank, Rainbow didn't fight back nor hurt any pony, she just gave in in fear admitting that none of what was happening now was funny. Then as soon as her friends explained the prank, Rainbow was able to realize and learn that it's best to think about how others will feel if you pull any prank on them.

We know that Rainbow Dash has had some flawed moments like criticizing Fluttershy in Dragonshy and Scare Master, cheating in the Iron Pony competition by using her wings, and letting fame get in the way of heroism. But if we think about moments when she came to rescue Rarity in Sonic Rainboom, encouraged Fluttershy to keep trying in Hurricane Fluttershy as well as giving her all the credit, comforting Scootaloo in Sleepless in Ponyville saying that even she has fears too, standing up to Lightning Dust and Spitfire in Wonderbolts Academy explaining that a representative of the Wonderbolts should look out for their true friends, convinced Scootaloo in Flight to the Finish that she's still awesome inspite of being unable to fly, went out to get Spitfire who was on a wild goose chase in Rarity Investigates as well as standing up to Wind Rider for his heinous act against her. There are even some emotional moments involving her that some of us can relate to like struggling with learning in Testing Tsting 123, and having to leave a beloved pet behind in Tanks for the Memories. Even though Rainbow Dash has had a few flaws in the series, she still shows signs that prove that she really is developing as a character, and she is willing to learn a new lesson after a situation involving her.

What do you all think of Rainbow's development?