enjoy the characters of snips and snails simply for their comic relief. I never saw these two as characters to lead a lasting emotional impact .
But then they had that scene in flight to the finish where they suggest that they could be the ones to carry the ponyville flag and everyone gave them looks that say "Are you serious? I mean...seriously...you guys?" and they smiled nervously and said "it could happen."
I don't know about anyone one else but when I was in my younger years people would laugh at the idea me being part of a big sports competition and for a good time in my life it really didn't bother me. But as time went own I began feeling useless. Other students in my life were either athletes,artists or ever exam-passing material and I didn't know where I fit in. I was just a face in the crowd. So one day when the schools annual swimming gala came round I decided to participate to prove those doubtful faces that I was very much capable of competition.
I lost by a huge margin.
When the annual sports competition arrived and I wanted to compete, the coach ,who had been supporting me at the swimming gala, suggested that it would be better if I just cheered from sidelines like I had always done.
I don't believe the writers would give these two such a story arc but if they did I would have even more of reason to love these two. For now I love them due to how I can relate to that scene.