TheTrueMelissa

Rarity asks Fluttershy to mind the Manehattan location of Rarity For You. Fluttershy's insecurity leads her to take on various snooty personas, and she then gets so into her LARPing that she drives all the customers away. Rarity points out that she asked Fluttershy because she wanted Fluttershy's own kind personality, and Fluttershy relaxes. This was frankly terrible. Kindness is both part of Fluttershy's special talent *and* her designated Element of Harmony. I have trouble believing that she so easily slid into meanness when she wore a different costume. In fact, it implies that her real nature is rather mean and her standard kindness is a crafted pose ... which makes no sense for the rest of her history. Anyway, lame episode, but I did enjoy Spike understanding the racoons' charades.

Maud Pie, who lives in Ponyville now, finds a boyfriend. Pinky Pie can't stand him. Not only is he taking Maud away from her, he's incredibly annoying! She consults her other sisters, who point out that he makes Maud happy, and Pinky realizes that what matters is that Maud likes him. He even gives Pinky good advice on how to throw a party for Maud: with lots of advance notice and with Maud not in attendance. I liked this. The rest of the Mane Six learned that lesson re Pinky herself, and now Pinky has learned it too.