@Background Pony #B1A3  
That’s not even my point. Here’s an analogy for you. At the ending of Uncommon Bond, we see Starswirl’s book shine in the barrel. Imagine if Shadow Play had nothing to do with that book. There’s your kite right there.

@hironakamura  
of course, it fucking came out of nowhere dude. we basically don’t know about these two especially their past and interests. are you really surprised that new things came out of these characters? because there’ll be certainly more in the future. besides, Starlight’s interests on kites serves a purpose. it made her connected with Maud, obsessing on weird things. and adds little details on her character, humane side of her character. which Starlight needed it.

@Background Pony #B1A3  
That’s like, your opinion, man. Dragon Pit came out of nowhere and its connected to Sunburst. I didn’t like it because it came out of nowhere. Kites came out of nowhere too but it had no purpose so it was even worse. Why not kill two birds with one stone and turn something that had no purpose into something that has actual lore. So what if it gets connected to Sunburst? It still expands upon Starlight’s character and can potentially give insight even more to her and their back story and childhood. But more importantly, it fixes the writing.

@hironakamura  
that’s exaggerating. they don’t need to connect every single Starlight’s interests with Sunburst. there’s nothing wrong with expanding their characters like this.

@Background Pony #B1A3  
Its called a Checkov’s Gun. If you place it there, you gotta fire it. Not firing it indicates bad writing.
 
@Background Pony #F608  
Instead of Dragon Pit, I would also have preferred them playing with kites. They seemed to have amnesia for most of the episode. Shipping aside, it would be sweet. And there’s nothing bad about making it sweet.
 
Imagine Starlight flying a kite alone. She sees another kite fly close to hers and she sees Sunburst. He walks up to her and says “remember the first time I taught you to fly a kite?” And then 3 other kites show up flew by Trixie, Maud and Twilight.

@hironakamura  
THAT would’ve been SO MUCH BETTER, I can see them kite flying together, after rewatching the episode I wonder if the writers was careful of not going too close into shipping territory? Starlight says she wanted to spend time with Sunburst with just the two of them and not with the others

@hironakamura  
pointless? hell no, that gimmick made me like Starlight even more. it adds humane sides on her character. innocently enjoying such childish thing.  

*headcanon

Well I think I saw Rarity’s bags in those piles. Also Sunburst is the one who taught her how to make kites then Starlight made better kites than Starburst, and it explains why she likes kites

There’s a kite in Sunburst’s baggage? I wonder if there’s an unused route in the story that instead of that game Dragon Pit, it was kite flying they were going for. Starlight’s kite flying gimmick did not resurface in the episode making it even more of a pointless throw away one off.

yes

It looks like a jar of dirt

no it’s a chemistry kit