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I honestly think that Scootaloo is a stronger character as a pegasus that can't fly. And I know we can't be sure if she will ever be able to fly or not, but making things more open-ended creates more space for us to enjoy the real lesson behind the episode. If we knew the answer straight away, it would be pointlessly boring, and that would detract from the point of the show altogether, since it values the friendship and work for the journey and not for the destination. Besides, leaving this kind of cliffhangers doesn't necessarily mean dodging. They could be foreshadowing, setting up, or simply trying to make room for stuff. This is also why I think the CMC will never get their cutie marks: the whole point of their creation is to make a personification (ponyfication?) of discovery and coming of age. Giving them cutie marks would be destroying such entertaining plotline, and the same could be applied to Scootaloo's flying or lack thereof. As for the Pinkie Apple Pie thing, I don't see why being an Apple would change anything. The way I see it, Applejack and Pinkie would maintain the same relationship regardless, since the whole point of the episode was that biological ties don't really mean anything and it's the emotional bonds that count. It will only be bad development if they fail to show that they've effectively learned this lesson in future episodes. All my opinion, anyways.

Ha. I noticed that too. Interesting how almost every reference in this season has been pretty obvious (take the grumpy cat cutie mark in the previous episode for example) and then they throw this in such a way almost nobody notices.

I watched my first episode, Lesson Zero, round April 2013, out of sheer curiosity. Became a brony some weeks after that, but I only recognized myself as such in June.

I personally can't like this movie. Honestly, the story was bland, Sunset Shimmer was totally one-dimensional, the ex-boyfriend subplot was unnecessary and cliché, and Flash Sentry has as much depth as a cardboard cutout of himself. Also, while Equestria Girls (as in the song, or "Helping Twilight Win the Crown", whatevs) was a pretty well done song, catchy and all, i feel I can enjoy it better if I don't look at the animation. Maybe DHX just isn't used to animate humans, because the whole scene is very awkward. The human body type is poor, also. But this is all my opinion. There were several factors that make it better. But I honestly think it could have gone much, much better, and I know Meghan, Jayson and the rest of the team are capable of that. Maybe one day they'll decide to try again.

Welp, just finished watching it. It was good episode. There were parts where it seemed a bit rushed, and the scene where the steering wheel got thrown out was predictable. But the lesson was interesting and I can say it was one of the funniest episodes of the season so far. And the song. Now THAT's catchy. I give it a 7/10, overall.