Dark Qiviut

FINALLY, the stage show scene is over! It only took about 7.5 minutes to complete. This scene is one of the worst in the entire series and ruins the rest of the episode that follows. It's spread way too thin, and the pacing is so lethargic that Dopey would be bored to tears.

Trixie is written and portrayed in the episode as the villain, yet Rarity, RD, and AJ behave just as poorly as she. Oh, wait, scratch that, they're worse, because they heckle her and encroach into her show, which the audience clearly enjoyed. If you don't like the show, walk away or provide constructive criticism to improve it. Neither Pinkie nor FS say anything here, which kinda helps them.

Spike is at his most annoying here, and Twilight fears are absolutely justified because of how her friends portrayed magic usage.