Secrets and Lies! It's All Secrets and Lies! · 11:24pm Feb 2nd, 2014
To start, this is a continuation of my original theory here.. If you haven't read this, I'd recommend it for a deeper analysis, but if you don't feel like it, I will briefly explain my last post and it shouldn't be too hard to catch on. Also, Spoiler alerts for those who haven't seen Pinkie Pride!
Alright, to start off, in my last theory post, I stated two things.
A.) In Rarity's trial episode Rarity Takes Manehattan, she is lied to by Suri about winning the competition, and was deceived into believing she'd only use who one-of-a-kind fabric for accents. However, she obtains her key when the truth is revealed.
B.) In Rainbow's trial episode Rainbow Falls, she is lied to by Spitfire, who claims Soarin is unable to fly for the competition and that they need her. Rainbow herself deceives her own friends by making it see as though she's only playing for their side, and she deceives them again when she fakes being severely injured. It isn't until Soarin tells her the truth that her key is obtained.
Pinkie Pride was no different when it came to this little theory.
First off, we see Cheese Sandwich claiming that he's the ultimate party pony and he's the very best at what he does. He even sung an entire song as a lie claiming he was always a happy-go-lucky party pony and he always loved throwing parties. He unintentionally deceived Pinkie into believing she was nothing because of him. She went the majority of the episode believing she was less than Cheese Sandwich, and was nothing compared to him. She was lying to herself. She may have low self-esteem, but it was a bit extreme when she claimed she should simply stop throwing parties and find a new passion together. However, at the end, Cheese Sandwich admits the truth. He tells Pinkie that he was only trying to impress her, and he never met any harm. That's when she can finally obtain her key. Through Cheese's truth, she made a friend and regained her self-confidence, which led to her finding her key.
From what I've seen, Cheese Sandwich is my favorite supporting character from the key episodes. Coco Pommel never had enough confidence to admit the lie until the very end. She was deceived into thinking it was "Everpony for herself". Frankly, I didn't find her character that interesting. Spitfire was a bitch. That's all I have to say about her. And then we have Cheese Sandwich, who never met to hurt anypony, and was hardly even aware what he was doing to Pinkie in the end.
And there you have it. I'm guessing this pattern will continue as Season 4 continues. Tell me what you think, or id I'm leaving anything out. I hope you're all enjoying the new episodes as much as I am. I hope you all have a wonderful evening/morning/day/night!
Also, for those who are wondering, the next chapter of Raising Rainbow will be out tomorrow night.
-Pizzema Forte
I loved that story!
It was really good 
Hmm, interesting theory, but, did you notice that at the end of each of those episodes they all got an item? I'm wondering if those might also be key related objects, whatever the case, the plot is getting interesting
What if Spitfire, Coco and Cheese are all agents sent by Celestia
to test the elements of Harmony
Personally I see rainbow eye thingy as a moment of clarity for them, a revelation that is linked to their element.