@Starswirl  
Well that too. Not too mention the fact that Fluttershy kept one inside her house. If not for that, the whole rolling them far away thing would have worked. (It kind of felt that they were forcing Pinkie’s way to be the only sure fire way…though if you think about it, it is since the other ways that worked were not as foolproof.)

@Starswirl  
*for

@Evowizard25  
Also, Rainbow Dash had them handled as well! If not doe Pinkie, the tornado plan might’ve worked perfectly.

@Background Pony  
1: Pinkie had the parasprites handled. If she just explained to her friends that she knew a way to get rid of them it would have been over quickly. But she’s Pinkie. The short way isn’t fun.
 
2:Hitting the dragon with the Elements would have been unnecessary. In reality, Celestia herself should have gone and talked with the dragon in person. I”m sure he’d have listened to an ageless goddess. (Also, even if she sent the main six, why not send some guards with them? Just in case things get hectic.)

@Mayojar77  
sigh  
In “Swarm of the Century”, they didn’t want Celestia to see the town when it was a mess. I didn’t see anything in the transcript that indicated they would have avoided asking her for the use of the Elements of Harmony in order to get rid of the parasprites, if they thought it would’ve worked.
 
As for “Dragonshy”, the smoke from that dragon’s breath threatened Ponyville’s existence, and once roused the dragon threatened (to harm? kill? eat?) most of the mane 6. Wouldn’t using the Elements of Harmony to move the dragon and his hoard to another cave have been so much easier and safer?

@Starswirl  
Well in the season 1 finale, the trip to Canterlot for the Grand Galloping Gala seemed to have taken a few hours by coach. (Two stallions pulling.) Since it seemed early-midday when they were leaving and about nighttime when they arrived.
 
Though, that was probably done on a leisure pace.

@FamusJamus  
Give us Blueblood/Trixie shipping. That would be pandering!

Roll on Season 4. We’re in desperate need of fresh material.

Actually- the ponies usually travel to and from Canterlot by train. How long would walking have taken, I wonder… Anyhow: We don’t know how much Luna knows of obscure magic. We know that Zecora knows about it; I think that was Twilight’s reasoning. She didn’t want to contact Celestia to send her after Trixie, after all, but to get her counsel. Somehow I doubt either Princess would’ve had the power to stop Trixie by force…

@Background Pony  
In Swarm Of The Century, they went out of their way to keep Celestia from finding out.  
And it was just a dragon. Not like it could do too much.

@Mayojar77  

@Evowizard25  
Yes, the method I can’t argue with. And Pinkie said this to her:“Hey! You’re lucky a rock farm would take the likes of you!”, thus making herself a target.

@Starswirl  
Still, it was the way they picked her that gets me. If they had discussed it out instead of just forcing her to do it, then it may have been better.
 
(Also why was Trixie torturing Pinkie? She wasn’t even in ‘Boast Busters’ except for a couple back-ground appearances.)

@Evowizard25  
Though it does kinda make sense- they sent out the girl that Trixie frankly didn’t care about humiliating. If any of the others left she might’ve gotten suspicious.

@Mayojar77  
3: Point taken. And yes I thought the same, but Zecora was good too. Let’s not brush her aside as incompetent. (It’s also good to see Celestia putting trust in her sister.)  
(The only thing in that episode I couldn’t stand is that the others ignored Fluttershy and then sent her on the mission to find Twilight. All on her own. Really jerkish of them.)

@Mayojar77  
They ran her out of town?  
…
 
No. No they didn’t. She left. Of her own free will. They did not run her out of town. And seeing as how little trouble Trixie got for her second stunt in Ponyville, she didn’t need to run off like she did in the first place.

@Evowizard25  

@Mayojar77  
1:Not everyone god mad at Trixie during her first stay. Just some of the main six.
 
2: It more likely have just destroyed the amulet and shown Trixie all the evil and bad things she’s ever done, making her feel guilty…about as guilty as she was anyways at the end of the episode.
 
3: It never stated Luna was in Canterlot….But they infered that just Celestia was going on the diplomatic trip and that we just see her in Ponyville with the dignitaries.

@Background Pony  

Muh panda rings. Muh pandaaaa rings.

@Background Pony  
Before it aired, I had an idea of their second duel being the entertainment for the Arabian horses.

@Background Pony  
Eh, I give Twilight this that it was a clever plan to play of Trixie’s vain need for power.
 
As I said before, I loved this episode. Actually, I can’t really find any real flaw in it.

Trying too hard

@PonyFlea  
No more so than the majority of episodes of the series, I think.
 
@Evowizard25  
What would have been a more logical way to get Trixie to remove the amulet? Remember, Trixie was the only one who could take it off.
 
@Mayojar77  

@Evowizard25  
It was a serious situation. It deserved her serious face.