You knew this was coming eventually.

For some reason, Twilight Sparkle's Fighting is Magic theme always gets me into that analytical sort of mood, and how I haven't made this a blog yet is boggling my mind

Any episode that featured Rarity in a leading role will be counted, whether the spotlight was given to her or she shared it with somepony else

I'll be starting with #1, since I'm in that kinda mood at the moment (and you all know it anyway, I think )

So, let's get started, eh?

1. Rarity Takes Manehattan

:D :D :D :D :D :D

For me, this is THE Rarity episode! It not only showcases her generosity extremely well (I noticed most of the people calling it "forced" also complained previously that she never showed it. Go figure.) But it also touched upon her dreams of being a high class fashionista; the part that got me is how she overcame her flaws in the end, though :D

She was a broken mare; she had the fashion line she work SO hard on plagiarized from her (If I recall, she even made that fabric herself. That's a huge Rarity in the fashion business, believe it or not ) she had let her flaws get the best of her and was awful to her friends as a result.

She had been so excited to go to Manehattan to showcase her designs in that famous fashion contest, but the outcome of it showed Rarity's true character

She lost it; she was over-emotional and cost herself big-time. She was bad.

She then realized her mistakes, and ran out of what would've helped her achieve her dreams, her passion, all to redeem herself of her sins she committed to her friends.

That's who Rarity is. She'll be bad, but she's a great friend who realizes her mistakes and goes to the end of the world to rectify them.

So many people write her off as being "snobby" or "bitchy," which, honestly, I question if the people who say that actually want to give her a shot, or watch the show for that matter (Hey, bronies are a big deal right now. You know people are going to claw to get that title, even if they don't like the show, and that leads to a lot of false claims.)

This episode disproves that, though.

I mean, she can be a bit uptight, but never looks down on others (although, she can be a bit assertive of her feelings when it comes to cleanliness and tidyness )

In reality, she likes to be comfortable, and she likes what she likes. I read a fanfic the other night that characterized her perfectly on that matter; she kept telling AJ to "look after herself" for a while, instead of always doing things for others, but, in reality, she was worried for AJ and wanted her to be a bit happy and make things better for herself sometimes rather than just do things for others all the time.

Rarity does quite a bit of giving, as seen in this episode, but also likes to pamper herself and is worried about her own happiness just as much as those around her. That's good; she loves to make others happy by giving and giving, but she also likes to be happy herself. She's balanced in that aspect, and it's honestly unhealthy to live your whole life pleasing others, and it's just plain rude to just please yourself. She's balanced in that regard.

But, of course, people see her and think "ELEMENT OF GENEROSITY CARES ABOUT HER OWN HAPPINESS WTF" which, is ridiculous, honestly. She's generous as all get out, and it's been displayed NUMEROUS times throughout the series (I have a goddamn list, m8.) but it was always something you had to realize, other than just something up-front and obvious like Twi's Magic and Pinkie's Laughter.

This episode put her generosity up-front for the world to see, which, was excellent; she's been that generous all along, guys; I have a list

But the clincher was this one gave us the best of both worlds by showing us her passion for fashion as well as her element of harmony; the only other episode to do that, in this reviewer's opinion, was "Suited for Success." She went to fashion week, these lovely dresses in tow, and was utterly ripped off by that slimy, manipulative bitch Suri Polomare. Uggh.

She was distraught, and, overreacted; she took it out on her undeserving friends, and, in return, nearly lost them.

What makes Rarity special is that she's loyal, though, just as she is generous.

She RAN out of the fashion show that might've elevated her to superstar fashionista status; it's her personal dream to be a superstar fashionista, ladies and gentlemen, all to fix her (what she felt) to be broken friendships.

She was willing to toss out her dream, her passion, all to mend her mistakes and redeem herself to the friends she cared about so much.

That's how Rarity is. She's generous, creative, overly-dramatic, generous, flawed, and caring.

She's a wonderful, wonderful pony, and so many people seem to overlook that because of the negative stereotype bore by her character arc.

And even though I'll get (metaphorically) bloodied, battered, and bruised, I don't give up defending her; I'm just that passionate of a fan.

*A-HEM*

Whoa. Got a bit dramatic there. Anyway, this episode showcased who she truly is perfectly, and for that, 12/10, it's that fucking great

Next Time: #2: Suited For Success