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>I liked Rainbow Dash's part the best as it departed to a more rock style just to show her personality.
It's hard not to at least mouth along to that part in the song.
>Not sure if it is superior writing or the relative simplicity of the plot.
I think it can be, and perhaps is, both! This episode has been written, seemingly from the get-go, to revolve around giving each of the six a bit of the spotlight, all having a unique way to contribute that makes sense for them. The one part where I'd say there's a potential misstep is where I'll concur with you on Fluttershy, which I'll get to later. Keeping things simple allows for this great execution to shine through, whilst there are both simple and complex episodes later on that fail to do the same, which is where I'd say it's both good by design and good by execution, that is, planned to be simple and written well within the solid framework of that planned simplicity.
>Rainbow Dash was the one whom I related to, in the sense of feeling awkward at such a get together and being unable to break in while others socialize.
My solution for a while now has been to not even try, and to simply withdraw. Worst case scenario is I "miss out", and I don't feel I'm missing out on all that much anyway, and best case scenario I then have the people that actually do want to talk to me coming to find me, and that way we can have a more uninterrupted conversation. How exactly such a 'throng' is meant to be navigated with either ease or enjoyability, even for extroverts, is beyond me, and I have a strong suspicion that it isn't actually something that is enjoyed for it's conversational function at all (rather for the sensation of being in a group).