Fillies and Gentlecolts, for a limited time only, I present to you the latest Season 8.5 Holiday Gift for 50% off its usual price!* Hurry, while supplies last!** Today’s comic follows our dear friend Applejack as we explore the repercussions of her decision to buy 3 separate Hearth’s Warmer dolls for each member of her immediate family… only to write them off as being bad gifts for them because they’re too different from each other. I wanted to primarily do a couple things with this comic: one was to show that despite their differences, the Apple family CAN all still appreciate the same thing for different reasons, maybe even make good use out of a toy as supposedly a rip-off as Holly here.
 
I also wanted to give Holly her chance to shine and have Big Mac playing with her, using her flaws to his advantage and portraying her as a sick filly with various medical problems, but still a kind and caring friend who finds friendship among other despite her problems. Part of me (the part that’s a big fan of Toy Story, probably) couldn’t help but feel bad for Holly; after all, it’s not HER fault that she’s an ugly toy!
 
And, of course, we have the adults treating the filly’s toy as intended and the filly using it merely as an asset for her business. I love the Apple family.
 
Hope you all enjoy the gifts you receive, and remember that ugly toys deserve love too! Happy holidays, everypony!
 
*50% off of $0 is still $0.  
**Having been uploaded to the internet and archived on multiple websites, supplies are effectively infinite.