It Takes a Village/YMMV

• Easily Forgiven: Razorfang, who cared about Spike before their duel to the death but tried to go through with it anyway.
• Mood Whiplash: Most of chapter 10 is pretty light-hearted, in keeping with the spirit of the show. Then a harpoon nearly takes Spike's head off.
  • After the duel with Razorfang, everyone is having a great time at the party for Spike, until the leader of the anti-dragon protesters comes running up screaming for Spike to tell him that there's an anti-dragon riot going on in Ponyville.
• Harsher in Hindsight: Arguably, this is true for one of the reasons why Razorfang is reluctant to either use Spike's name or give the 'hatchling' his own (Spike later considers it's probably not his real name). It's because one dragon wishing another to call him by their actual name is to imply that they are considered family. Razorfang lost his mate and two young sons, to hunters 'a long time ago'. Even worse that Spike has no idea that what he thinks is a demand for some common courtesy means something else entirely to the older dragon.
• Moral Event Horizon: In chapter 10 someone launches a harpoon at Spike while he's in midflight and carrying other ponies. Fortunately, it missed.
• Complete Monster: Blarney Stone.
• Tear Jerker: Spike finally giving up on Rarity at the end of chapter 12. Ouch.