@Philweasel
I never said I hate “Perfect Pear”. I always mentoin tough how enjoyable this episode was, so that I can rewatch him multiple times. Tough I always note that its a very “lazy” and unoriginal kind of episode, which only made things worse for “Apple Familt Timeline”. The writting in episode is pretty stellar, if not for the character. Pear Butter is a complete Marry Sue, as she has no negative character traits, and Bright Mac is just not very interesting.
The reason why I hate “The Break Up Break Down” is rather similar. It’s generic and boring, with only Spike and Discord saving it from being a trainwreck. SugarMac never really made sense as a relationship, because of how boring Sugar Belle is. She has no “personality” of her own, just the generic traits of a typical background pony. You could argue that, it’s supposed to show that “not everyone in the world is exceptional”, but it doesn’t change the fact that it’s just as boring to watch. As much as I disliked Mudbriar at first, I have to admit that “Some personality” is better then “no personality”.
“Best Gift Ever” had a potential to be extreamly great, but that one scene (which everyone should know what I am talking about) killed the “jolly Christmas” mood. It ruined my first watching of the episode, as even when great things were happening (Pistachio was fantastic and his whole scene was a lovely thing to see) I still had that once, few second fragment in the back of my head. It’s one of the best examples on how to ruin an otherwise good story/episode with one, absolutely not needed scene.