Dark Qiviut

I don't FIM has ever had such a massive downward quality swing one episode later.

The Perfect Pear is the best episode of the show for being heartwarming, respectful to the audiences, and executing a very daring concept.

The very next episode, Fame and Misfortune, is the worst of S7 and may be in the bottom-five of the series. The more I think about it, the lower and lower the ranking.

1. Equestrian celebrities harassed and abused, an overly cynical and crass tone that contradicts the show's proactive themes and morale
2. Long-established background ponies being out of character
3. All of the (adult) fans are quarter dimensional and represent offensive and nasty geek stereotypes
4. A broken premise that checks off fandom talking points without contextual sense and attention to continuity
5. All of the antagonists are Straw Fans/straw characters. Shallowly-written, broken characters designed to be proven wrong out of plot convenience
6. Two broken morals (the characters singing a loaded statement and suggesting an enforcement of stereotypes is okay to teach to kids)