Re: S04E17: Somepony to Watch Over Me
Most of the Mane Six have gone crazy in one episode or another, so I suppose it was Applejack's turn. It is within her character to be overly protective, though they could have made it more believable by having a progression. AB having inadvertently made a mess out of the kitchen is not quite sufficient—if she had been in actually danger (from something else than spaghetti), I can see Applejack becoming protective, but Applejack basically started out at 11. OTOH, she has a history for overdoing stuff (bucking ALL the apples, raising ALL the money to fix town hall, handling ALL the planning of the family reunion).
Good going crazy episodes include Sonic Rainboom (Rarity gradually losing it to the fabulosity of her wings and the reinforcement of the admiring pegasi), Lesson Zero (Twilight trying again and again, being frustrated at every step), Best Night Ever (Fluttershy ditto), and all three are great. I'd have on balance to place this episode among the least of the going crazy episodes, alongside Simple Ways in that the protagonists both were twisted too hard for comedy's sake. It's not that they go crazy (I'm absolutely fine with that), it's the manner and celerity I find problematic.
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Niels Olof
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