Boast Busters: Is it really so bad?

[colt .45 259]

An fake magician is not that amusing in the world of magic. Though that isn't her career which is obvious, but if I was to play your game and say she was playing out a fake magician and letting everyone know it her career would of flopped before it even started no matter where she performed.

She is not a "fake" magician. As Twilight says to Spike at the beginning of the episode "most unicorns only know a few spells" and Spike says "wow Twilight, you must know more spells than any unicorn in Equestria". Therefore, when Trixie is preforming her magic act, the ponies in the audience are impressed by the amount of spells she can preform. Except for AJ, Dash, and Rarity, who apparently have never seen a performance of any kind, and decided to be dicks and start heckling the performer in the middle of her act. To further the point that she was there to entertain the audience. The first magic trick she did, before being rudely interrupted, was to materialize a bouquet of flowers. That's almost a cliché as a magician pulling a rabbit out of a hat. They are practically hitting you over the head with the fact that she is a stage performer.

[Singe 2,111]

Magicians/wrestlers will boast and brag about being the best. The story about her dealing with an Ursa Major was to showcase those amazing fireworks and effects.

Edited June 20, 2015 by Singe

[cider float 2,538]

She is not a "fake" magician. As Twilight says to Spike at the beginning of the episode "most unicorns only know a few spells" and Spike says "wow Twilight, you must know more spells than any unicorn in Equestria". Therefore, when Trixie is preforming her magic act, the ponies in the audience are impressed by the amount of spells she can preform. Except for AJ, Dash, and Rarity, who apparently have never seen a performance of any kind, and decided to be dicks and start heckling the performer in the middle of her act. To further the point that she was there to entertain the audience. The first magic trick she did, before being rudely interrupted, was to materialize a bouquet of flowers. That's almost a cliché as a magician pulling a rabbit out of a hat. They are practically hitting you over the head with the fact that she is a stage performer.

If they know she was faking her way to do magic how come the ponies were not amused when she couldn't scare away the Ursa Minor as she claimed? When you boast you have to back it up, she couldn't back it up and that's why she was shamed.

 

And exactly I'm glad you brought up the point that Twilight said "most unicorns only know a few spells." That's why they did expect Trixie to actually do the magic she was showcasing because she is an unicorn and she claims to be better than others.

 

If it was an earth pony doing tricks people would see the fake act and believe there is a trick behind it.

Edited June 20, 2015 by cider float