Biggest quip with the episode has to do with the Flaming Sky Firework Troupe. On it's face it seems ridiculous that a group of ponies who are preforming in what one would think is a very high honor would suddenly think its beneath them. Though that's basic logic and it needs to be judged by what had been previously established in the show over just us trying to put real world logic onto it. At least harshly. Such a path of criticism isn't unfair all the time but to try to hold this show to a real world logical standard can be unfair based on the limits of it's medium as a 22 minute show that was originally meant to sell toys (even if it has evolved highly past it) and the fact that when I've seen people try to apply it strongly it is often arbitrary and applied unevenly. Imagine some anon saying: "it makes no sense how quickly these ponies act in such a blind heard mentality in NuMLP, they should go back to simpler times! Sweet and Elite was comfy" in the same breath. Truth is, we have seen this dynamic before plenty of times, especially within the elite and upper class. You can still muster an argument against it in the form that within the show's universe preforming for the princesses would probably be the highest honor and the social hierarchy that is at play with them has the princess atop it. But we have seen hints of the elite itself sometimes hinted at having a relationship with the princesses that isn't entirely one of one reverence and respect. So, while it does drive me a bit batty, I cannot say that it's going against the standards set by the show. Though I still would've changed one thing: Fire Flare shouldn't have joined the ponies in being stuck up and quiting. The others I think can get by with the excuse of the fact the based on the dialog with Crissy in disguise when she said they have no room for anypony else that it seems that the others are voluntary/second job over a full term career path. But for her, I think if we go by the show's logic more than likely Fire Flare special talent has something to do with performance since she is the one leading it and it still seems a bit much for the pony whose special talent and career maybe based on performance and art swayed against what her special talent is. Yet even here, that's still just an assumption. Her cutie mark could have to do with killing blueberries for all I know and I'd be done the wiser till it was stated. In anycase, while I did give it a lot of thought and it does indeed annoy me some, can't really hold it against the episode and didn't harm my enjoyment. I didn't even get into how from a storytelling perspective with their 22 minute runtime how they have to have things be simple and quick at the expense of real world logic just to let the plot move along and so the kids can understand the message