Semi-related tangent: *Frenemies* from Season Nine is legitimately one of the best episodes in the show. It's worth checking out even if you've otherwise lost interest.
[@Myoozik](/forums/pony/topics/pony-venting-thread?post_id=5194098#post_5194098)
[@Penguin Dragneel](/forums/pony/topics/pony-venting-thread?post_id=5194115#post_5194115)
That's kinda why it lives rent-free in my head from time to time. If it was just a middle-of-the-road comic I wouldn't care. But the creative choices are just *fascinatingly* bad.