The first Rarity episode, and boy was it a good one!!! This episode got me to really start liking Rarity and viewing her as a good, well written, and most importantly very likable character (mind you, it didn't get me to love her... yet. That didn't happen until later in the season). After seeing the episode, I was struck by just how talented, business-focused, and generous Rarity was; that, and I absolutely love her singing voice!!! She definitely has the most mature and refined singing voice out of the Mane 6, and "Art of the Dress" was a great first song to introduce us to Rarity's solo singing voice (it was also the first full-length solo song of the show, not counting any Pinkie Pie numbers earlier in the season, and so quite a benchmark for Daniel Ingram and the show's musical producers)!!!

This little filly also made her first appearance in this episode; who would've thunk that two seconds of screen time would lead to Vinyl Scratch becoming one of the most popular background ponies in the fandom? Then again, guess it's not that surprising seeing as the same thing had already happened to Derpy Hooves, and that all because of an animation error!

Overall, "Suited for Success" is probably the best debut in a starring role that Rarity could've asked for. It handily built upon the foundations laid earlier in the season of her character, further highlighting her character's most admirable traits, namely, her generosity, and firmly qualified that she was not simply going to be a stereotype, but a well-rounded character with plenty of likable qualities to speak of. A very good episode all in all and always fun to return to.

Suppose it's worth also noting that this episode left me with a new appreciation for dressmaking; I mean, seriously, who would've thought that fashionistas could be so... AWESOME!!!