Are you kidding? It's not only the visuals, which are awesome in their own way (especially the way they animated her). Her voice is pure sex. Kaithleen Barr did an amazing job voicing Trixie by giving her that larger than life presence with her voice, which also happens to be sultry and most adult sounding (apart from Rarity and Celestia).



Her character is a jerk but an enjoyable one. She chews the scenery like nopony and her smugness knows no limits. She acts like a jerk, but only towards those who can take it (unlike a certain gryphon who is a thief, bullies an old lady and bullies Fluttershy). It really is Character Writing 101: how to make a jerk character that is still enjoyable to watch (Trixie) as opposed to a jerk who was designed to be hated from the get go (Gilda).



Lets not forget the fact that despite lying about her defeating an ursa, she still tries to defend the town when those two morons bring in the giant bear.



Also, if you watch the ep again you will notice that NOPONY in the audience has a problem with Trixie boasting. Why? Because she's a fucking entertainer and a showmare - it's her job to boast and act hammy as hell. It makes for a great show, which all these BG ponies seemed to really enjoy. It wasn't until our 'heroes' started heckling Trixie that she was forced to resort to her magic and humiliate the hecklers.



To all you people which still ask yourselves why soo many people love this character - it's because of the visuals, animation, face expressions, voiceacting, being larger than life and the Queen of Smug, and actually trying to stand up to the expectations instead just running away at the first sign of danger.