thedenofravenpuff:

Yeah, all this talk about friendship lessons and studiesfrom  off screen. 

I understand Starlight as the Student of Friendship was probably meant as the replacement of the diary entries, which in turn had replaced the letters to Celestia, as a way to hammer in the episode’s moral.

But never sat well with me with this version and how hammered in it gets about “you learn friendship like in school with teacher and student” setup. Yes Starlight has had plenty of lessons on screen, she has delivered morals even to Twilight showing our dear princess is still learning too.

But when it’s not their turn they always talk about the friendship lessons as actual studies you do up to a test. Understandable, since they are both booksmart ponies. ESPECIALLY Twilight who can’t help but freaking write studies the size of full books on everything and got a reference guide for possible friendship problems and solutions. As much good as that ever did for her.

Still, don’t want complain too much about it. Still an interesting concept to let Twilight grow into the role as mentor with a student of her own, as part of her own further growth whole Starlight is still growing too. To become a better mare than she once were. 

I wouldn’t say she’s not making progress. She learned a lot when she met her old friend that one time. And was excited to see him again.