>>40397843it would be fine if they leaned more into the "rainbow dash is more interested in the fame than actually saving ponies" angle, or if she was expecting special treatment in public locations due to her heroism (all her fans came to HER, not the other way around, so she wasn't really doing anything wrong by reveling in it).
instead, it comes across as "stop expecting ponies to thank you for saving lives" because rainbow wasn't being obnoxious enough to ignore the fact that she is stopping ponies from literally dying. she was a little annoying, but she saved LIVES (plural).
especially when the mysterious mare-do-well still attends the celebration near the end with the mayor, or when the mane 6 are talking about how "humble" mare-do-well is (after we know they're talking about themselves, i.e., bragging).
like said before, though, this is just a bad episode for season 2 standards. if this exact same episode, uncut and unedited, were to appear in season 8 or 9, it'd be a godsend comparatively