Talk:Amending Fences/@comment-1023843-20151130065702

Is it just my imagination or is this episode basically just a slightly modified version of A Friend In Deed? Both episodes are identical in almost every way. Think about it, both episodes involve one of the main characters (Pinkie Pie in one and Twilight in the other) trying to befriend a new character who angrily refuses their friendship (Pinkie tries to befriend Cranky Doodle Donkey and Twilight tries to befriend Moon Dancer), becoming obsessed with befriending them (Pinkie begins annoying Cranky with all of her attempts to befriend him and Twilight resorts to stalking Moon Dancer and appearing inside one of her books) eventually starting to win them over by giving them a gift (Pinkie gave Cranky a new toupee and Twilight gave Moon Dancer the key to her library), causing the character they were trying to befriend to have an emotional breakdown (Cranky angrily yelling at Pinkie that he will never be her friend and Moon Dancer bursting into tears after telling Twilight how much it hurt her that she didn't show up to her first party), and eventually befriending them after some sort of grand gesture (Pinkie reuniting Cranky with Matilda and Twilight throwing Moon Dancer a party to make up for the one she didn't show up to). The only difference is that Pinkie was trying to start a new friendship and Twilight was trying to re-establish an old friendship. Personally, I think that it's a sign that the creators of the show are running out of ideas for new episodes when they have to basically recycle an old episode.