Every single nanosecond of Just For Sidekicks I wanted to say "Hey, quit being such a dick weed to Spike!" Even Granny Smith of all ponies, who is nice to bees so their honey will taste better, manipulates him into giving him one of his gemstones. And then at the end of the episode Corey Powell, who was my new favorite writer after Sleepless in Ponyville, has the nerve to make all the hard work Spike put into taking care of the pets for naught. Powell, what happened to ya' man, you used to be cool but you've changed