Snails achieved enlightenment.

the one time i actually like snails…thank you.

But why do they call them flea markets if they don’t sell fleas?

@Spinach  
This explains everything!!!

I love this episode.

Except dresses.

@rdibp  
and with that he enters my list of “favorites”

His mind is like a void to the deep unknown enigma…

@MrXemnas1992  
Honestly, i can see it working for other people, but in my case i have to overthink everything, that is the only way things work out.

This actually turned out to be one of my favorite episodes of the season. Yeah, sure, it seems like a rather mundane and cliche plot. But, I feel like that’s the only thing you could criticize. And, even then, the episode was extremely solid in making the very good moral play out with the proper characters. Many people think that thinking of the goal and the stakes is what causes you to get the job done. More than you would think could be the case, with such a basic moral. But, you’d be surprised how often people have good intentions to help someone do better at something, but don’t consider how that individual handles pressure.
 
Instead of really focusing on the cliche of the episode, I was looking at how incredibly well the characters fit the mold of the conflict and how they learned from it. As well as just how intriguing the subject matter was with what was essentially the pony version of 3-on-3 hoops. Pinkie, Rainbow, and Fluttershy had never played the game before, and yet Pinkie and Fluttershy turned out to be better than experienced athletes. One of them actually knowing the game inside and out. Because, their playstyles cleverly fit more naturally into this game. For example, I was watching how Rainbow Dash was playing as the goalie, versus how Fluttershy was playing. And, Rainbow Dash spent too much time swooping around to catch Pinkie’s shots, while Fluttershy played more gracefully and reserved to properly block Applejack’s. And, the best part of that was how Rainbow and Applejack admitted with humility that they played it better. As experienced athletes, they could see that Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie had more solid playstyles. And, it makes sense that they would then conclude that pushing them with goals and training would only make them better. Because it’s what worked for them. A very honest mistake. Good intentions, but just not the way to get Pinkie and Fluttershy perform any better. Their mindsets were different in a completely in-character way.
 
And, I just love how Rainbow and Applejack were the ones that really enforced the moral, while Pinkie and Futtershy couldn’t understand why they were failing. The ones who really made the mistakes, realized what they were doing wrong, and made up for it in a clever, logical, and good natured fashion. I also loved the animations and character interactions in this one. Fluttershy’s goalie skills were very believable with the way they animated her. And, of course, Snails was an absolutely fantastic inclusion. Supplementing the moral further by being the one who was the neutral party from the start. Not only having the episode teach that having fun could be the way to do better than working with pressure, but also that not thinking about the pressure makes that easier.

Funny how the best line from the episode came from Snails of all ponies.

Snails definitely stole the show

My school years in a nutshell

This is actually pretty sage advice. Many a time I overthink something and fail because of it.

@Dark Tail  
yep, the best part are the male characters with a good script

Snails just became awesome. What an interesting season we have had so far.

Empty mindedness is zen life.

snails just became one of my favorite characters XD

That explains so much and yet so little.

Snails is a Zen master