Rainbow doesn't have to be an ass about it or act like a smug b*tch. BlackGryffon is friends with AB's VA and you don't see him acting like a smug jerk because he knows her and her certainly doesn't get angry at people who say Apple Bloom is a bad character. Dash is just so petty and unlikeable in this episode. I get the feel Rainbow feels she's entitled because she knows te author. And then, at the end when Quibble tries to make amends and stop them from fighting and saying they like the books for different reasons, what does Dash say? Be mature and accept it and agree? HahaHaha, no that would actually make her likable. No, she tells him he's got terrible taste in books. Out protagonist people.
I've always hated Dash, but this is a new level. I've only hated her more in Rainbow Falls and Tanks for the Memories.
She had every right to act the way she did. The guy went to a convention just to spit in the face of Yearling. How the hell can you even begin to think he was the decent one in the episode?
You're really grasping at straws to find contrived reasons to make RD seem like the bad pony here. She stuck up for her favorite author like a loyal fan. And that "terrible taste in books" line was clearly a joke. Do you just not understand humor? Because I've seen some really shallow reasons to attack RD, but yours takes the cake.
And I don't care how old this thread is. Somebody needed to call out your BS.