Talk:Applejack/@comment-2.150.17.196-20121205183012/@comment-5502573-20121205222118

No one 'hates' her, at least from the people i know. The reason why people usually rank her the least is because of she hasnt gotten much episodes of her own, most of the few episodes werent that insightful on her character, and maybe it's just her character.

Te writers already trying to fix the lack of AJ in season 3 so hopefully it'll be balanced in next season.

But i will say maybe it is her very character that people dont rank her high enough. Maybe the problem isnt whats missing in her like some goal but just people overlooking who she is really and the lack of screentime. She has no standout abillities outside being good with rope and applebucking. She has no real longterm goal or dream like the others, becoming a Wonderbolt, enhancing her magic, and etc.

From the start of the series, AJ is the most mature of the six. I think Faust purposly designed her the way she is. She's like a farmer: content with their lives, have no real ambitious dreams, and are often modest asbout theselves. And you know what? Thats really the appeal of AJ for me. Shes well developed from the very start, the most grown up. And we've seen it at use many times, such as when she tried comforting Twilight on the train to the Canterlot Wedding and her role as a 'mother' in One Bad Apple.

The real growth in her chracter is in her relationships with others. Especially RD and Rarity. I would have never thought of AJ and Rarity being tht oftenly paired up on screen, and thts been rather recent lately.

So basically, i think sme people just dont get AJ or overlook her character because she is designed the way she is. I wouldnt say shes missing qualities, just screentime. If she is boring compared to the others, then fine, i like AJ's 'boring' and down to earth nature. She realy should've really had the element of Modesty actually