Talk:Rainbow Falls/@comment-14570754-20140122154840/@comment-5264252-20140123064840

Yes, it's "similar to the pilot episode", but realize that Rainbow Dash knows these are actually the real deal now rather than some random clones that praised her. She's learned since then Now, she would get to work with the people she's idolized for so long. It wasn't just about the competition, it was about the fact that she'd get to be a part of the team that the Wonderbolts were representing, and getting to be a part of that herself would mean a lot to her as a pony. And at the same time, she was still trying to be loyal to her friends, anyways. It's a huge step in character development for not just Rainbow Dash, but the Wonderbolts as well. From what I've seen, all the characters struggle with their elements. They do represent the best of each of their elements, but at the same time, they'll try too hard to push it. Twilight is excellent at magic, but sometimes she'll push herself too hard in it and ends up messing up spells. Pinkie Pie wants to do nothing but make ponies happy and laugh, but can also come off as annoying to a lot of ponies. Fluttershy is incredibly sweet and kind, but sometimes is too shy to take action with her kindness. Rarity is incredibly generous, but as you can see in Rarity Takes Manehattan, sometimes she tends to use others for herself to get what she wants. Given lack of character development Element-wise for Applejack, I can't really say the same with her. But, hey, her element is based on telling the truth, so there isn't much you can go for there. Rainbow Dash struggles with loyalty all the same. She knows she needs to be loyal to her friends, as she tried to do in this episode, but at the same time, she still had the want to be with the ones she knew for a fact would win the tryouts, as she loves to win as well.

Bulk Biceps being a worse flyer than he was in Hurricane Fluttershy is because of actual character development. He was a one-off background character at the time used as a joke, while here he was a major character of this episode. As for Fluttershy, she pushed herself in Hurricane Fluttershy to keep up with the others. But since that episode, she's grown to be comfortable with herself as a flier, so here she was a bit more relaxed and easy-going about flying, not trying to push herself too hard. Plus, she doesn't even fly THAT fast as proven in Hurricane Fluttershy, despite how dramatic her flying scenes made it seem.