@Mousa: Yeah, funny about giving Twilight her umbrella apropos of nothing in the chocolate rain, right? Weird how such a pathetic pony has any friends at all.

You know, the absolute worst we see of Rarity's fear of dirt is in her own friends' Imagine Spot of how she is dealing with being captured by the Diamond Dogs. So, yeah, even her friends Flanderize her into a pathetic narcissistic lump in their minds when she obviously isn't that bad. Otherwise she just tries to avoid getting dirty if she doesn't have to, and hell, I avoid getting mud on myself as much as possible in real life too. Add to that the fact that she was willing to get dirty for her sister, and all of her other flaws that she actively fights against, and you have what is probably the deepest character out of the mane six (IMO).

Actually, that mini-rant has pretty much made me pick her as my favorite, even though I don't usually rank characters like that. She just gets the best character moments.

edited 30th Jan '12 9:34:01 PM by PerpetualLurker

What spiel?

I think that might have been to get anybody who had either started watching just that season or hadn't been involved with the MLP fandom in between seasons 1 & 2 a quick glimpse at what her personality was like.

Matter of fact, the whole intro of Return to Harmony Part 1 seemed like a personality recap for everyone.

@Red, Mousa: You're viewing both separately. She didn't want to go out from under her umbrella at first due to her tendencies, but then noted that Twilight needed it more than she did.

And seriously, Red, you're starting to flare up. I can tell. Calm down.

edited 30th Jan '12 9:33:02 PM by nomuru2d

In the same fic as before, Discord is posing as a dentist and strapping a pony into his chair. I fear for him greatly.

@AHR, "I'll help as long as I don't get wet, or dirty, etc."

Oh, I figured that was Rule of Funny.

The worst we see of Rarity is when she goes bonkers over her butterfly wings.

What spiel?

I assume it's "...without getting wet. Or dirty. Or out from under my umbrella."

I knew I'd be ninjaed. Damn dial-up.

edited 30th Jan '12 9:35:59 PM by Sydxelia

I viewed it as a quick Establishing Character Moment for everyone involved, until they all got called to help Celestia.

She's just saying that, if push really comes to shove she won't be afraid to dirty her hooves.

The worst we see of Rarity is when she goes bonkers over her butterfly wings.

And she genuinely regrets it afterward.

@ Syd, and that's part of why I love her so much. She handles personal failures so maturely.

I agree, but what bugs me is she always goes and falls back into the same exact failures later on. Yet I haven't started hating her yet so I guess it's not too big of a problem.

I have the same problem myself. Falling back to the same failures, I mean, not being a princess prissy-pants.

Old habits die hard, as they say.

I suppose it in the end depend on the sort of person each of us is. I cannot stand inflated egos and self-absorbed types which puts me instantly at odds with Rainbow and Rarity and their worse moments are only going to validate my feelings more than their good moments are going to convince me they're likable.

I can really relate to that, as I know I have some issues, but I still fall into the same traps every now and again. It's not like she makes the exact same mistake over and over again, either. She just has flaws that aren't instantly resolved with a single realization.

edited 30th Jan '12 9:46:22 PM by PerpetualLurker

I love inflated egos and large hams, so long as I feel the person underneath is good enough to back it up. They're entertaining.

In my case, I can forgive Rarity because she often has these moments where she catches herself in a fault. Being conscious of her own failings is something I admire about her.

Rainbow Dash, on the other hand, can just be plain insensitive, so she's one of my least liked characters. Not that she doesn't also have her good points too. I don't particularly dislike her either, but... I guess I just sort of tolerate.

All of them are insensitive at times, except possibly Applejack. Even Fluttershy.

AJ as her moments.

Note that the falling back on old habits makes a lot of sense realistically, even if it's a little handwavy for the Reset button in show terms. They're habits, after all, and all of the girls have been living their lives in their own ways for years before Twilight arrived and drew them all together. I know for a fact that people don't just up and change forever after one incident, no matter how well-worded the moral soundbite is. It takes time to change, and we're seeing the girls become better people slowly but surely.

Sigh...Rarity. <3

This needs to be a feature aesop in the show eventually.

edited 30th Jan '12 9:53:54 PM by KylerThatch

I think my opinion on ego comes down to how they treat other people. I'm fine with RD going around talking about how amazing she is - she's got a right to, even if she has a long way to go - but she can at least admit when someone else is good. I know people who claim that their the best, and anyone else is irrelevant, and they like to rub how good they are in peoples read: my faces. Those people bother me. But RD and Rarity both at least have a shred of humility and compassion, so I can accept that.

edited 30th Jan '12 9:56:31 PM by kegisak