Here’s another minor thing I wanted to share.
You know the expert ponies from Fluttershy Leans In? They’re labeled as jerks and antagonists in this episode and on Tvtropes and the like.
They were the obstacles to be overcome, but maybe with the exception of Dandy Grandeur, I don’t think any of them were being particularly jerk-ish. They had it in their minds what they thought was best, but they weren’t necessarily being assholes about it, they thought they were helping.
At least I think.