Talk:The End in Friend/@comment-4066758-20190906045932

It's been a while since I've seen this episode, so I decided to re-watch it, and... wow.

So, Rarity and Rainbow Dash argue over something petty, declare that their friendship is over, and make up within 10 minutes of screen time? Give me a moment here (RANT/VENT WARNING):

And keep in mind: these are just episodes of shows that I've seen, and the episodes that I remember off the top of my head; there are many more from shows that I haven't seen, and ones that I have that I've simply forgotten about.
 * Digimon Tamers : "Divided They Stand"
 * Spongebob Squarepants: "Naughty Nautical Neighbors"
 * The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius: "The Feud"
 * The Fairly Odd Parents: "Sleepover and Over"
 * Danny Phantom: "Mystery Meat"
 * 6Teen: "Fish and Make Up"
 * My Life as a Teenage Robot: "Last Action Zero"

This is one of my least tropes in all of storytelling (second only to the Bumbling Dad trope). Why? Because, not only is it predictable, but the characters involved achieve nothing, learn nothing, and end up right back where they started, thus rendering the whole episode pointless. This episode is no exception: neither Rarity nor Rainbow Dash learn anything new from this pointless feud, because, as previously stated, they were arguing over something petty; Rainbow especially doesn't learn anything new, because she already learned that you can get along without liking the same things.

On that note, if the biggest problem with their friendship is something as petty as not sharing the same interests, then there's nothing that should be able to ruin their friendship. Alternatively, if something as petty as not sharing the same interests IS enough to ruin their friendship after 8 seasons, then they weren't friends to begin with; at best, they were acquaintances.

TL;DR: this whole episode was predictable, pointless, and infuriating.