There wasn't really that much material to work with this episode, and most of the ideas I had were taken in the first 24 hours! This one is a more 'What if' comic featuring Trixie and the Flim Flam brothers!
I actually felt bad for the Flim Flam brothers, they were running a legitimate business and won the competition fairly. Also that song was catchy as hell! If they had used the good cider afterwards or quickly made a fresh batch they would have been fine. Yeah they had there moments of being 'normal badguy routine', but these were few and far between. I guess I really like their character more than anything.
Also, we need Trixie back!
Edit: Some people have raised some points against the Flim Flam brothers, I thought I should clarify my views. Ultimatly I liked them as villans because they didn't do the typical 'bad guy stuff' that so many villans do these days. Gilda pushed ponies around, Trixie was full of herself, the Flim Flam brothers? They were in it for the business, to sell cider to very clear and easy market. At the end they couldn't sell anymore cider and left Ponyville.
As for the bet, YES they started making cider which wasn't drinkable, but think about this: They tried to sell that cider afterwards and were genuinely surprised when the customers didn't like it. While they probably realised it wasn't as good as the filtered cider, they still expected it to taste like cider, which was completely within the rules of the competition. Now while they might not be completely innocent, I still don't think they're 'bad' ponies, they just come off as the bad guys because they went up against our favourite farming family.
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Well, you got your wish.
It never said that the land was actually part of the deal, they just said that they may have a bit of trouble in the future if they dont make enough money. Then after the compitition, Flim and Flam simply claimed the land