Re: S07E07: Parental Glideance


I do wonder about the implications regarding Scootaloo's parents. Which interpretation is worse, that she's an orphan, or that her parents are neglectful?

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The Doctor wrote:Adorable as she is, Dash's mom should have been Firefly.
marshmallow wrote:I thought in the Testing, Testing episode it was revealed Firefly was one of the first Wonderbolts. From this I inferred that all the G1 ponies lived 1,000 years ago.
SpaceHowitzer wrote:Did anyone else think Scoots wings looked normal sized? Might have been an animation error or a change for the sesson.
Fizzbuzz wrote:Wow, I seriously was not expecting this to be an episode that got so emotionally heavy. Rainbow Dash basically completely cut her parents out of her life for at least the past six or seven years plus however much longer she was living in Ponyville before the show began, and when they finally get back together she winds up exploding at them before starting to make amends. I figured from the synopsis that there'd be some sort of conflict between her and them, but I didn't think it would get that big.
I wonder if this episode being the first to air (at least, on DF's schedule) after Mother's Day was intentional. Viewers who are be estranged from their parents might possibly think about contacting them again after this.
Wayoshi wrote:6 or 7 years? I don't think the show is 1:1 with real time in its timeline.![]()
Scootaloo as an orphan fanfics will continue forever, but now the door is open for neglectful parents instead. The show keeps pushing on what it's doing, so I'd love to see a Scoots parents episode (or lack thereof a focus) in a future season. Why not?
Wayoshi wrote:6 or 7 years? I don't think the show is 1:1 with real time in its timeline.![]()
Mechanical Ape wrote:• Sweetie Belle's a little out of shape after all that ice cream.
Mechanical Ape wrote:Review: I am the Rainbow Parents to this episode. #1 of the season so far, maybe one of my all-time favorites.
SlateSlabrock wrote:
Gloomy Rube wrote:This episode was great, dash's parents are great, I love especially that the moral was "the parents are good" and not "the parents are overbearing"
Fizzbuzz wrote:I guess this confirms that Rainbow Dash is an only child, then, doesn't it? If she'd had any siblings then her parents perhaps wouldn't have heaped quite so much praise and attention on her alone.
Fizzbuzz wrote:I guess this confirms that Rainbow Dash is an only child, then, doesn't it? If she'd had any siblings then her parents perhaps wouldn't have heaped quite so much praise and attention on her alone.
adiwan wrote:Also the writers don't shy away from inventing new siblings like Maud Pie.
The Doctor wrote:Yup. Lots of grey in this episode, which I find to make for a more compelling story than a simple black and white issue.
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