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Forgot to put title again. UH, I'll just stick it here. Green Isn't Your Color.
Da magicks!
Twilight Sparkle causing Fluttershy to do stupid things is further evidence of the idea the magical auras can't be seen.
Herd mentality
On real strong display. Rarity showing apporval and looking the part completely changed the opinion of the crowd in an instant on what was a disaster in the making. I used to dislike this strongly in the show and considered it evidence of most ponies being, IDK, jerks, morally bad in someway. Though now I see it less as a moral failing and almost can rationalize it as something natural to a species in a herd. Maybe not always, sometimes the writing is stupid, but I don't find myself disliking this so strong all the time and here it does arguably satirize how modern culture can be.
Fluttershy brief molding career
Burned very bright and was very short. This one, unlike the eventual fame from saving Equestria, I can buy her not getting recognized much after she withdrew from the public eye, even if she seemed to be quite the sensation for awhile. This only time I really see this episode brought up as a point that Fluttershy must be really attractive by Equestrian standards, even if I suspect their standards a little more innocent than we are in judging that and her demure nature plays a large part as well.
Photo Finish
Stupid fanfic idea of her name and cutie mark meaning she should've been doing photographs for races and not fashion modeling.
Spike's disappearing shirt
In one brief scene where Spike is wearing what I guess would be called an "I Heart Rarity" T-shirt. I can try to explain away a lot of cartoon logic as pony magic, but I can't explain something like this away outside of the context of an illustrated cartoon gag. Like, uh, did Spike briefly magic up a tee with his dragon breath and then magicked it away?
Sidemouth
A fair bit this episode. At least at the first scene in Rarity's Boutique.
Applejack exploiting Fluttershy's fame
Funny as a gag and not 100% out of character but part of me thinks she could just as easily be someone dismissive of such fame or be also critical of such a thing.