thealmightypinkone: Glad to see a positive outlook on this episode all I see is people complaining about pinkie in this episode

Wait really? We must hang at different corners of the critical spectrum because even those who didn’t like it so much didn’t complain about Pinkie whatsoever (They mainly thought Gilda’s turnaround and redemption was too quick/rushed or they felt more could have been done. Though admittedly regarding Gilda’s turnaround I felt it was more believable then both Discord’s in Keep Calm and Flutter On and even Sunset Shimmer in Equestria Girls) and those who liked it including myself cite Pinkie as one of the reasons we enjoyed the episode. 

In general I’ve been hearing Pinkie in Season 5 as of so far quite praised more often then the apparent huge concern for her in Season 4. I didn’t think her character was dropping too rapidly myself even back then beyond a few hiccups (Balloon distraction in Three’s a Crowd and Filli Vanilli Pinkie as a whole). So yeah we just might be around different people that feel quite differently.

Though I certainly know the feeling even within this very fandom. I defended the idea of Alicorn Twilight that was enraging perhaps half of the entire fanbase before MMC even aired. So feeling like one of the few dissenters in a sea of hate and vitriol towards something you don’t think isn’t quite as bad as others are saying can be a rather sad feeling. While I’m not saying anything with Pinkie, even the whole Season 4 thing with her is quite as obviously fandom splitting as AliTwi was. I just think that’s a good example for how that must feel. So I can really sympathize here