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Just finished the mail scene.

*takes off earphones* WHAT THE FUCK HAPPENED TO DERPY?!

Derpy's characterization is some of the worst in the entire series. Like Allspark doesn't have a clue what she's like. She isn't just stupid and incompetent, but because of her slow, ditzy-ish voice, horrific short-term memory, and lazy eyes, she comes across as mentally handicapped in a stereotypical form. Many complained about Derpy in Roundup (and I especially did following the edit); this scene reinforces these implications far more than either of those. What the hell happened to her personality from Slice of Life?! There, she made an absentminded mistake, but was very alert about it, wanted to fix it, and showed that she was smart and competent. Here, she's a completely new character.

NOTHING about this scene was funny at all! It lasted way too long, relied on painful cringe comedy, and bastardized her character in a very ableist fashion. It deserves to go back to the drawing board to fix it or scrap it for something more tasteful. If this were part of S8, this offensive scene would be the worst moment by far.

I'm gonna stop watching it for tonight before I get any angrier.