Clarity

Applejack became my favorite pony after I finished watching the Last Roundup. The emotion was so deep in that episode, and if only some stupid background pony didn't butt her nose in, it would have been amazing. I can't and will never be able to relate to Applejack in any way, except for maybe the fact that she's not flashy or famous, just like me. You all say she's "boring" and "uninteresting," but there's much more to this character. I bet some of you are rolling on the ground laughing when I say that she may be the most complex character of the main six. Stellafera's post in this thread sums up the reasons why I think so.

Omitting two characters from the show entirely is completely different from, say, making Twilight an alicorn. At least, for the latter, there's a reason for it, however outrageous some people may find it. Removing two characters essential to the plot is simply unreasonable. It'll take a while, longer than just a week, for people to get over it. Rarity and Applejack may be unpopular compared to the rest of the main six, but they still have thousands of fans nonetheless.

Thing is, if you drop these two amazingly developed, important characters, let's just say that the show will capsize. Yeah, that's right. It'll be ruined to the point of no return. Why so? Applejack is not very popular. We all know that. She holds the title of being the only main six who had a joke made of her, having been called a background pony on numerous occasions. But. Does her popularity matter when seeing how the show will survive without her? Think about it. I don't care how popular she is in the brony fandom, she's vital to the show. In keeping her friends straight (i.e. not crazy), in supporting her friends, in being one of the Elements of Harmony, as many people mentioned before me. Applejack is the anchor of the group that holds them together. Without the anchor, the whole ship is pretty much doomed. Rarity is not very popular, too. After being called many descriptive names after Sonic Rainboom, in which she tried to "steal" Rainbow Dash's glory, she was shunned to a side by many Rainbow Dash fans (and other fans, as well, but usually RD fans, from what I saw. Obviously, I don't mean most of them, but many of them did criticize Rarity quite a lot). She was also the only one of the main six who had no episode in Season 3. But, again--does popularity matter? I say no. A character who's essential to the plot, no matter what bronies think of them, should stay in the show. Rarity is a character essential to the plot. She inspires some of us to aim for the top. Yes, Rainbow Dash does that, as well. So why should we even look at Rarity? Because she does it in a different way that some bronies can relate to, while others relate to RD's way. I compared RD and Rarity cause the two groups are usually at each other's throats. Anyway, children. The moral of the story is that you don't remove an anchor from a ship because the crew doesn't like the rust on the iron.

Looks like I have an unpopular opinion right here. :/ Too Many Pinkie Pies annoys the hell out of me. "Fun fun fun!" Oh, give me a break.... Sweet and Elite, in my opinion, was one of the better Rarity episodes. And that song. It's my favorite one out of all of them except for possibly Raise This Barn, and I used to sing it in the car.