nobodysuspectsthebutterfly:

Now, as for this picture…

Am I the only one who finds it a little disturbing? Sure, they look happy together, but Rarity’s aspect is supposed to be generosity. Yes, she loves gems too, but seeing her snuggled up with a gem-hoarding dragon (even if it is Spike, who loves her) — well, it’s a wonder she’s not greyed out, is all.  I think a better ideal is something closer to the “Dog and Pony Show” episode, where he helps her find gems so that she can make beautiful things for other people — although with less of the one-sided slavish sacrificing on his part, of course.  Though I suppose cheek kisses make him happy enough for now…

Well, Rarity does already stockpile tons and tons of gems, if only so she has them on hand when she uses them in her designs.  So maybe in the picture she’s just doing that while living in a cave.

As far as Spike’s “ideal” destiny goes, I can’t see him ending up with Rarity.  I mean, he’s primarily attracted to her because she’s so stylish and graceful—not to dismiss her inner beauty, but it’s her outer beauty that makes him act all goofy.  I think that if the writers were really going to go somewhere with it, they’d probably decide it’s more interesting to introduce a new character that is a better match for Spike, and do the romantic comedy spots where he’s the last one to figure it out.  (Said new character would probably just happen to be a dragon his age, but that’s neither here nor there.)

I’ve seen people on Tumblr acting like this episode made Spike/Rarity canon but I still don’t get that vibe.  I think she stopped him from admitting his crush because a) she knows, b) she doesn’t reciprocate but she also doesn’t want to hurt him, so c) she wants him to be able to enjoy his juvenile fantasy as long as he can, until he outgrows it himself.  If it seems like more than that, I think it’s just because Rarity is so darn nice that she appears receptive to Spike’s pursuits.

maestro-lorenzi:

Nothing, since I don’t have a sister.

Bullshit, here is what you should have learned:

1. Don’t demand perfection from other people, let them have a chance to try.
2. Participate with others, don’t try to do it all yourself.
3. If you’re going to surprise somebody with something you think they’d like, you should kinda check with them before messing with their stuff.
4. Don’t be an asshole to your family, even if they’re being assholes to you.