what honestly irks me about that ep is the line “you’re no wingpony, rainbow dash. you’re a leader.” why, exactly, is she a leader? other than ultimately meeting the minimal expected standards of behavior, rainbow dash repeatedly showed she’s a terrible leader.
Perhaps because she was also the only one who actually did speak out. I don’t recall seeing anyone else from the group Rainbow was with showing up to complain about what was going on, after all.
@DanielTepesKraus
she was willing to seek an audience with a superior to demand better treatment for herself but not to report the potentially dangerous behavior of lightning dust
Except her meeting to ask why she wasn’t lead took place before any of the stuff that put others at risk had occurred.
@DanielTepesKraus
and repeatedly followed along with actions in spite of knowing it was the wrong thing to do.
I’d argue they make it pretty clear she isn’t 100% on board with what’s going on. In fact I feel that issue is kind of a big point of the episode. If you forget the whole military-esque academy training situation for a second, the episode is very much about the inner struggle Rainbow Dash has to go through to decide what she ultimately wants. To be the kind of pony she already is, or the one she’s always dreamed of being. And seeing her decide that no dream or amount of prestige is worth compromising who she is at heart elevates the episode for me considerably.
@rdibp
@Spinny
I find it kind of funny how incredibly split Twilight’s Kingdom is.
Either you think it’s one of the most amazing episodes ever or it’s a disgrace to the series. There seems to be no in the middle.
I think overall it’s a pretty good story myself. What I like best about it, though, are some of the little things it gave us. Like the fact that Celestia apparently has visions. And some of the things the episode suggests about how magic works.